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Whatever happened to Dr Hussam Abu Safiya? Or to Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi? Or to Major Jason Watson? What? Can we please not forget about these people? They stood up for what was right at huge costs to themselves and their families. They are the true face of bravery.

Because nothing screams "We're the only civilised country in the Middle East !" like collective punishment. Appalling regime.

“Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” 💯

2 down, 3 to go 🇷🇸 Serbia — Vucic lost 🇧🇷 Brazil — Bolsonaro lost 🇮🇱 Israel — 27 Oct 🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 1 Nov 🇺🇸 USA — 3 Nov

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei: “Tehran’s hosting of senior military and security officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is a key development toward establishing regional diplomacy.

💯The case for democracy is not that voters are always right, or wise, or good. It's that they can correct their mistakes. That's why it's so dangerous to have billionaires controlling the media or regulating the flow of information. It shuts down the immune system of democracy.

It's all they've got. Bigotry, hate, violence and corruption. Nothing else.

I understand the “yes, but…” takes about Serbia. The country has been kleptocratic for years, has a lot of unprocessed anger and complexes. Reform, progress are hard. But look at Budapest 6 months on from Magyar’s victory. You can start to turn it around with determination and hard work!

The election results in Brazil and Serbia suggest the polling error at the moment understates the anti-authoritarian sentiment around the globe.

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

Israel is acting like a rogue state, the IDF as a rogue militia. Nothing civilised about them. They should be treated like other rogue states and isolated. And shame on the Israeli citizens who don't condemn this terrorism.

Fascinating Jeremy, now tell us about the time you cut national insurance twice as an electoral game despite knowing we couldn't afford it.

Gas prices are “temporarily” high, says the president. That’s because Republicans are temporarily in power. Vote.

Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

The whole world is having to deal with the terrifying and expensive chaos caused by this country's temper tantrum, and then we have to hear them mytholigise themselves on top of it all. Just can't be fucking dealing with it.

A prominent Tory party member organising contract killings should be being given wall to wall news coverage. But not with the UK’s corrupt billionaire controlled media. The BBC hasn't even mentioned it on their site.

Reform UK's Suella Braverman claims massive taxpayer-funded water bill at home equal to 18 baths a day Claim to have used 1,504 litres of water daily at her £1.2million four-bedroom pad in a five-month period. Reform have promised benefit cuts for the disabled, old, sick, poor, unfortunate.

Beware of finance industry lobbying. It hired PwC (the firm that delivers dud audits) to produce a report, claiming that UK banks face highest rates of tax. The report included taxes not borne by banks. Omitted countries that levy higher rates of taxes. Integrity never gets in the way of profits.

They've always defended the perpetrators and attacked the victims.

Obama: "The one thing that the current president is focused on other than home improvements is enriching himself ... we've got a US ambassador shaking down a donor to pay off her credit card bills. We learned a Venezuelan billionaire wanted a pardon so he paid one of Trump's lawyers $50 million"

On November 3rd, 36 states will elect their next governor. The outcome of these races will make a real difference in the lives of millions of people — but only if you vote. So join me in electing @demgovs.org: democraticgovernors.org

FUN FACT: Making a big, showy spectacle of praying in public is one of American Evangelicals' "Top 10 Favorite Ways to Ignore Jesus." See, e.g., Matthew 6:5-6.

OBAMA: They can't hear your boos. They'll hear your vote

You wanna know why billionaire mega-donors are spending $200 million against me? Because I don’t take their corporate PAC money — and I never will. I don’t work for them. I work for you.

The *second* best thing about a James Talarico win would be how angry this annoying, interfering dork will be at not being able to buy a Senate seat for $200,000,000.

“A taker, you say?” 👇👇💪

Apparently a paedophile rapist doesn’t care if someone commits paedophiliac rape.

Iran’s Foreign Minister:

🧵Historic England have published a new report that shows how repairing and reusing existing historic buildings across the country could provide up to 670,000 sustainable new homes, particularly in areas of Yorkshire and. historicengland.org.uk/research/her...

Slamming into reverse so fast you can hear the gears crunch

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Fake ladies and real threats - Brazil is on the front lines of the technofascist wars. Pay attention... @astra.bsky.social @democracynow.org

A strong woman standing up for another strong woman in the face of an amoral man is a wonderful sight.

There is something deeply wrong with allowing a sociopath from South Africa to kill thousands of kids in Africa and Ukraine just because he has a lot of money.

MUST READ: Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush and son of another President Bush, explains why he voted for James Talarico. In part: “My vote was motivated by two things: deep concern about Ken Paxton's record and genuine admiration for the character and principles I see in James Talarico.”

How to win an election.

Just to be clear, Elon Musk’s disabling of starlink/starshield helps Putin target civilians rather than Ukrainian forces. By hampering air defences, he’s not just helping Russia’s military. He’s helping it commit war crimes

Pete Hageseth's secret visit to Israel yesterday, and Netanyahu's looming defeat, raise the chances of an Israeli attack on Iran to postpone the election.

You know, Elon, if you just paid your taxes, we could give those kids food and healthcare, things far more valuable than stock in a government-welfare-dependent company that is bound to go bankrupt eventually.

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Britain has been the accountant, moneylaunderer and enabler of the world's riff raff for far too long. It needs to stop.

Donald has no problem pronouncing the names of people who give him lots of money. He won't even make fun of your name with crass, racist jokes.

Fair Q

The Sovereign Grant to the King doesn’t count as taxable income. Payments by the state to Britons, such as the state pension, carer’s allowance, contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance, and contribution-based employment and support allowance are taxable. That's the law.

Luton priest Luke Larner responds to Conservative MP Blake Stephenson describing his town as a 'no-go zone' for white people.

Step by step, day by day, Americans experience the big platforms becoming Orwellian political censors. The US needs a federal government that will tax them and break them up; the democratic world needs to learn the lesson and protect itself.

I've just signed the Palantir Pledge, joining politicians across the world in committing not to support any public contracts with this US tech giant. The next big battle here is to use the upcoming break clause to kick Palantir out of our NHS!