Hang it in the Louvre; I hear there's room... (Photo @aaronscott_dp)

Fred Done is worth an estimated £1.8bn - his business model is misery. At 82 yrs old it’s time he realised that his empire exploits the poorest & disproportionately costs them their security and health (which is a cost society shoulders). Tax #Betfred into nonexistence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is excellent news - these bet shops ruin lives. Fred Done is saying 7,500 jobs are at risk. He could give each of those employees £100,000 and still have at least £250m left.

➡️ "Fucking suck it up!"🚨 Leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council. Footage reveals Kent leader, Linden Kemkaran, berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims. @reformexposed.bsky.social via @theguardian.com #JackieWeaver

Prosecutors accuse #JohnBolton of illegally transmitting top secret information about US national defence via personal email & messaging apps’ but #Hegseth gets a pass for sharing attack details on Signal (unsecured)? News flash: US Citizens, your nation is corrupt 😂 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@rosatkins.bsky.social gonna need you to explain the #ChinaSpyTrial situation because I cannot fathom it 😆🙏

Today, we rejoice in the sight of children celebrating in Gaza, but we mourn for the children whose laughter we will never hear. My statement on the announcement of a ceasefire.

@milestaylor.bsky.social just listening to @newsagents.bsky.social America podcast with you, @maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social - hearing you describe the living nightmare that is the continual anxiety about a knock on the door. Powerful example of oppression in action. 😮

I have to hand it to @zackpolanski.bsky.social - he handled his interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today very well. He was clear about the impact of hatred on faith and other minorities, condemned it also. No ‘gotcha’ moment for Justin Webb (despite his best effforts). #BBCR4 #R4Today #GreenParty

Stephen King, Jodi Picoult among most-banned authors in schools A new report by PEN America documents more than 6,000 instances of restrictions on books in the 2024-2025 school year. Gift link: https://wapo.st/473lwMV

Latest @theguardian.com cartoon #Gaza #Blair #Trump www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’m a few days late to this (busy life, what can I say)... 🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨Guardian data analysis shows how a public Facebook network helps incubate far-right ideas in the UK. The scale is staggering: the combined membership is >600k and rising week-on-week👇 www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Here's Michael Knowles a month ago once again calling for the "eradication of transgenderism" and here is a man who threatened to shoot up a gay bar because he wanted to "eradicate transgenderism." This was retweeted by prominent conservatives such as Chris Rufo. This is stochastic terrorism.

The narrative needs changing inequality is the real problem, if all the world’s billionaires were taxed just 2.3% annually on their net worth that money could end world poverty for good!

Find somebody who wants you like Labour wants ID cards.

A man who suggested injecting disinfectant as a treatment for Covid now expects us to listen when he says #Tylenol is a cause of #autism? No thanks, Donny.

Every major talent that works for ABC and Disney should refuse to show up for work until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated. Marvel movies need to shutdown. Ditto the sitcoms. Collective boycott. Corporations love money more than anything,& this will harm them and force them to do the right thing.

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

Nigel Farage says his party is a break from the political establishment but it is funded by the super rich. Reform has an unusually high number of overseas backers with links to tax havens. Fossil fuel interests fund Reform, party will expand their trade.

Still time for #UK citizens to sign this petition demanding #Trump doesn’t get a #statevisit: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

The guy that threw the sandwich at an ICE Agent. The girl who threw milkshake at Farage. The farmer that threw eggs at Deputy PM, John Prescott. Arguably even these are unacceptable, but in each case it made a point without making a martyr.

Privatisation of the NHS. Govt asks private finance investors about backing 200 neighbourhood health centres. PFI is a disaster. Guarantees corporate profits. £1 investment, £6 repayment. Higher taxes, bigger govt debt, poor value for money. Cheaper for govt to build. Nothing learnt from the past

The murder of Charlie Kirk was criminal, wrong, and should be condemned. And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized. I refuse to sanitize him.

It’s awful that he was shot and murdered - however that doesn’t negate the fact that people need to stop sanitising what Charlie Kirk stood for.

The BBC are constantly fawning over Farage's every move despite Reform only having four MPs. Our national broadcaster should reflect the whole country, not just one man’s ego.

The USA has become garbage under Trump’s watch. Such a pity but hardly a surprise.

Adulthood can basically be expressed in terms of ‘pre-old people feet’, and a nonspecific point in your early 40s when you look down and realise you now have old people feet.

Shein UK accused of moving ‘vast bulk of income’ to Singapore to cut UK tax. £9.6m corporation tax on £2bn sales. Profit hard to know, 84% or the sales transferred to a Singapore company as a “purchasing” cost. UK loses billions due to profit shifting. HMRC poorly equipped to challenge it.

'Hypocrite' Nigel Farage didn't pay £44k stamp duty then blasted Angela Rayner www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on £400,000 GB News earnings. Poor attendance record in parliament, collects £94,000 salary+expenses. Has used a trust fund in an offshore tax haven. Previously described people who try to avoid tax as the “common enemy”.

This is a huge story. Don't let him get away with it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Anyone harbouring sympathy for Reform should listen to the crash interview with Richard Tice on #r4today. An empty vessel making lots of noise. Nick Robinson having a field day.

Thank you Mr Tice.. #r4today

Richard Tice appears to admit you can’t trust a Reform UK manifesto. #r4today

#r4today #BBCR4 please ask #RichardTice about this: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Let's roll the tape

Nigel Farage is not on the side of working people.

JUST IN: Harvard won summary judgment against the Trump administration with the court finding that the admin violated Harvard's 1st amend. rights. The court has vacated the funding freeze orders and termination letters and issued a permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

BREAKING: Trump unlawfully canceled Harvard's research grants, US judge rules reut.rs/46m6HVu

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

Lush have closed their stores in the UK today in solidarity with the people of Palestine: “Whilst Lush is losing a day of takings, this also means that the UK Government is losing a day of tax contributions from Lush and our customers.” (weare.lush.com/lush-life/comp…)

The USA is rotting from the inside. The current administration is destabilising it through their ignorance and stupidity.

It's being reported that the Pentagon is authorizing military lawyers to serve as immigration judges. This is a threat to the Constitution. Don't say we didn't warn you. From the archives:

Lol. Real, "the Dropkick Murphys are too political" energy.

This guy is talking my language.

Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Starmer could have said: Vandalism isn't patriotism; daubing red crosses on Chinese takeaways and writing racist graffiti isn't patriotism; perfomatively sitting in front of a flag or tying one to a mosque isn't patriotism; Patriotism is about making this country safe, happy productive for all.

UK govt handed £895bn of QE to banks. It bought bonds/gilts, now selling them at a loss. It also pays interest on banks' central reserves. Costs the public purse £22bn a year and is avoidable. Profits at big four banks doubled since the pandemic. Windfall tax could raise £8bn. Tax the banks.

People are sold the illusion of freedom, but hierarchies always try to police knowledge and thoughts and normalize worldviews. The accompanying link has list of 20 banned books. Remember what happened to Socrates and Galileo. Dissent and critique remain essential for emancipatory change.

Latest @newsagents.bsky.social on YouTube - where @lewisgoodall.com makes a compelling argument about what is holding back Labour: Content (a byword for communications in the modern era) youtu.be/lotEdIfIFso?...