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If you live in the UK and hate what Trump is doing in the USA, be aware that Farage wants to do the same thing here.

“They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine told reporters. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...

It's that simple. 👇

Party founded on racist faux grievance attracts racist scumbags shocker!

FTR shattering letter about how the Conservative Government ignored the entirely credible threat from Putin in favour of feeding The City (& Tory Party) roubles👇 March 23 2022 Carl Scott, Air Commodore (Retired), UK defence attaché in Moscow for five years, 2011-2016 www.ft.com/content/857d...

Oh aye, wildlife on British coinage "is a denial of history", is it now?

If you ever need an example of perfidy, look at Trump's behaviour over Ukraine

Feels like not enough people are aware of how fully cooked the internal combustion engine is. My mum's old diesel Honda currently costs £120 to fill up, on which it'll do just under 300 miles. My sister's EV costs £6 for a full charge which will take her 280 miles.

It's satire, and thus fiction, but like all the best fiction, it makes a real point [Girnus is a satirist, not a Nobel judge]

quality trolling

Putting the rump into Trump

Don a balaclava and join large threatening groups of men to block ports, fight police and harass RNLI volunteers? No problem. Hold up a placard on an officially approved march saying the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza? You're nicked, terrorist! Two-fucking tier justice indeed.

Nailed it

Don’t ever tell me that the BBC doesn’t favour Reform UK. This was on their feed yesterday?

Exactly what “standards” are those, Robert? You collude with pornographers over property deals. You take dodgy donations. You whore for racists and christofascists for personal gain. You betray your political allies, friends and your country to sniff at power. You have no standards. You’re poison.

More dodgy dealings from the already convicted Reform major funder Ben Delo

'Super Intelligence'

what a surprise

seems like humaning becomes optional when you work in AI

you couldn't make this up

Masterful puncturing of enduring myths, including that of the English as a friendly people, tolerant of foreigners. We have been just as nasty to others as pretty well anyone over the last millennium, and many of us nowadays are just as wrong about migration: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

lest we forget

NEW | A corrective to the obituaries… HERE LIES JEFFREY ARCHER The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...

The truth about another entitled Tory prick

Today I think I might finally unlock economic growth by doing the same things that haven't worked for 18 years.

and even then the best they can do is a hybrid, while the rest of the world is going full EV? Talk about too little too late

The people who brought us the mess we’re in think that the solution is more of the same. I suppose for their wealthy donors and cronies, it is.

Christmas crap has been in our stores since late September

Farage is a sitting MP and yet he is allowed to have his own show on GB News. More than 8,000 people have signed the petition to demand that Ofcom take immediate action. Help us reach 10,000 signatures. 📊

"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are."

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This is how 'journalism' is done at @telegraph.co.uk these days

I don't want 'my news, my way' (looking at you @theguardian.com). I want THE news, YOUR way, and if I don't like your curation I will look elsewhere. The rest of the thread seems sound too.

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...

Incisive explanation of how 'free speech' is imposed by a tiny ultra-wealthy minority while genuine grassroots vote-with-your-wallet (or feet) response is to be vilified and suppressed

in every accusation, a confession

Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.

can't help but feel that Just Stop Greed would be a better aim

this is perfect

"A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why do you think so many British papers haven't?" via Very Brexit Problems

🚨 NEW BEST FOR BRITAIN RESEARCH 🚨 If Labour commit to rejoining the EU in the next manifesto they will be the party most likely to form a government. If Burnham wants to stop Farage, grow our economy and bring Britain to the top table, he must commit to EU membership.

I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it.

Another thing the BBC forgot to mention. This is far right propaganda territory.

Authoritarians want to consolidate state power over what information the public can know. Just a timely reminder.