This article is spot on. Republicans always going to play hardball, no matter how many got hurt. Dems picked the wrong battle, putting forward unrealistic demands, which they cared about more. Like the Mayor in Blazing Saddles, holding a gun to their own heads. www.vox.com/politics/468...

Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell

Like why would the bbc need to ‘balance’ its cover of the US in this way? When the BBC covers, say, Xi critically should it also run a programme dedicated to the CCP’s achievements?

Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …

A cracked photo of Virgin Mary (as) found at the scene of a Christian massacre committed by lsraeI 21 Lebanese Christians were slaughtered. More buried under the rubble where they suffocated slowly If it wasn’t Israel this would be front page news & Trump would tweet about it

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥

I must admit, I do like my emojis. But, a bit worrying that the ones I use most are these 😬🙄🤦‍♀️🤮😥😳 and 😡😡😡

I’m fed up with Labour politicians feeling they have to cosplay the far right. By all means, let’s have a serious debate about migration, but without dehumanizing migrants, or uttering facile soundbites. 😡

Depressing that we’re haggling over food benefits. Depressing that a Supreme Court Justice has to maneuver around her colleagues in this way. But this explainer clarifies why Justice Jackson acted as she did, in order to try to get a swifter, more sustainable, decision. 👏👏👏

Court battles over whether children should have food. What a disgrace.

Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling? Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it: www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf

Yep. And to think that so many people think this man is some sort of hero is such a sign of our twisted times.

How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...

I’m not in the room, so can’t tell who is stiffing who. UK definitely has weaker hand; is entirely to blame for Brexit; still gives mixed signals about EU. But, in today’s geopolitical environment, bad for both sides to let UK-EU relations fracture further. At some stage, finger pointing shd stop.

I’ve been pretty quiet recently. I’m still here, but resting my brain. Apparently I’ve started grinding my teeth while I sleep. Wonder why? It’s exhausting to be on full outrage mode all the time. Sending calming thoughts to friends here. Stay healthy to stay strong! It’s a marathon not a sprint.

“In Israel, Leaking Evidence of Rape Is a Bigger Scandal Than Raping a Palestinian” According to Israel and its supporters, the scandal is not the vile sexual assault depicted in a leaked video last year – it’s that someone released the tape, writes Minnah Arshad for Zeteo:

Very poor headlineby Guardian, making it seem she was guilty of something. What she actually did, was try to maintain a last shred of respect for human rights in Israel. More evidence of grotesque abuse of Palestinians. Israel long ago lost its legitimacy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

For ten glorious days, I’ve been able to pretend everything else going on in the world wasn’t happening. Am I turning into a sports junkie as a coping strategy? www.mlb.com/news/dodgers...

When you're no longer the most popular Will Smith in LA

The most unbelievable, jaw-dropping World Series ever. Astonishing plays; clutch hitting; and phenomenal pitching, above all by Yamamoto. Heartbreaking for the Blue Jays, who came breathtakingly close; but, wow, those Dodgers. Yamamoto surely MVP, but every player had their exceptional moment. Wow.

The fear that stalks many of us. You don’t believe it can really happen, until it does, yet, Maga folk still have the gall to claim freedom of expression is threatened in Europe….Opinion | Katie Miller had a podcast meltdown and threatened the citizenship of a critic - Guardian US

As recently as 2016, it was legal in every state. It should be illegal in every state.

Same people who go on about grooming gangs, turn a blind eye to stuff like this

Every society produces its share of good and bad ‘uns. It’s just that, in America, it’s such extremes. Btw, it’s not just right wing religious nutters backing child marriage, but some completely contorted liberals, whose embrace of “child rights” has led them to endorse this as “free choice” 😡😡😡

34 States in our country. THIRTY FOUR. Child marriage isn’t about love, culture, or tradition. It’s the civilized face of coercion, a contract where one party can’t truly consent. Every exception keeps that door open. What’s wrong with you, USA? 💔🇺🇸

Child marriage alive and well in the United States of America in 2025… Unbelievable!

A good example of the USA doing one thing abroad whilst championing something else at home. Yes, it's a big country encompassing a very wide range of views and daily trying to accommodate those views but this feels a really odd position to get into As hypocrisy goes...it's up there Read the thread

It’s possible to live a normal, happy life in America, and it produces many brilliant, enlightened, warm, generous people. But, on some issues it remains a deeply alien, troubling, almost medieval place eg death penalty, gun rights, bigotry, religious extremism. The best and worst of mankind.

I had to read this several times to believe it - in 34 states, child marriage still legal; in 4 states, with NO minimum age- provided one parent and a judge consent. Usually girls. Often, for pseudo religious reasons, including to avoid an abortion after rape 😡😡😡. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...

Gotta love Private Eye. Always cuts through the crap.

Labour continues to disappoint. They had a mandate to clear out the rot of the Tories, not carry out a watered down version of their mistaken policies.

I’m more engaged in US politics these days than every twist and turn of UK politics, but this strikes me as a thoroughly well argued, persuasive piece - advocating keep Starmer, for now, but change operation behind him, esp McSweeney. For sure, govt can’t continue as is. Change definitely needed.

Reluctant to give Question Time any time - save for this:

💯 agree. UK is long overdue a constitutional overhaul. We’ve taken our democracy for granted, and trusted too much in the absurd “good chap” theory. Time for a serious national debate about what kind of country we want to be, what to preserve of our best traditions, and what we can improve on. 🧵

I just can’t fathom why any ‘strategist’ would have recommended the strategy of “chase the voters who won’t ever vote for you while pissing off those that might”.

None of us can say we weren't warned. He couldn't have been clearer about the destruction he'd bring. We'd had eight years of him. It was even worse than expected, but we knew to expect the worst. Anyone who voted for him knew what he or she was voting for. Anyone who supports him today knows too.

Still recovering from last night’s unbelievable WS Game 3. Getting nothing done today. I had no idea I’d become such a baseball junkie, but watching all-time great Ohtani play is like seeing Federer, Woods, Brady and all other superlative athletes at their best,combined. www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/s...

Tbf, Doritos are a form of poison….

There’s endless warped coverage of UK in US papers, often quoting British sources with their own agenda, especially those trying to undermine Starmer/moderate centrist politics. But, some British coverage of US politics is equally distorted, too. We don’t understand each other as well as we think.

We now have a stream of garbage in US newspapers, like this one in @washingtonpost.com denigrating London, all coded attacks on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Well, I live in London, love it, and am delighted to have Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk as my mayor. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

This is quite brilliant🤣

The rich are doing very well, while the poor get poorer. I read that 42 MILLION Americans rely on food stamps and food banks to get by. Thousands of federal workers going without pay. Healthcare costs about to go up. Still, at least there’ll be a brand new gold infested ballroom at the White House!

But, hey, that ballroom, eh? The people’s ballroom. Or, will this vulgarity also only be available for Republicans and tech donors.

Anyone want to pay me $1,000 to “pumpkinscape” their porch? Photo below is my front door….all hand crafted and installed by me for a fraction of the price……😊

One of the worst parts of parenting- having to nag your children over their grades. Why do I come away feeling like a mean mom and bad parent?😥

Trump’s America: Thousands of furloughed federal workers in Hyattsville, Maryland waiting in line for food.

Oh no! 😬 🐸🐸

The #NoKings protests were good, but need to attract wider support, focus on core issue of Trump’s threat to US democracy, get elites behind it, and be sustained over the long haul, to build momentum and achieve success. This is Americans fight alone, but we all have a stake in its success.

The #NoKings protests were good, but need to attract wider support, focus on core issue of Trump’s threat to US democracy, get elites behind it, and be sustained over the long haul, to build momentum and achieve success. This is Americans fight alone, but we all have a stake in its success.

“It is important to demonstrate that authoritarian gains are not permanent. That liberal society has the will to undo their grotesqueries. Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.” www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...