John Ferrett

There it is. We are finally here. Trump has formally announced his desire to cancel a U.S. election. We said he would do this, and now he has. It doesn't matter that he probably can't. Or that he'll lose in court. The point is that we've crossed a line with respect to American democracy.

TRUMP YESTERDAY: “We brought inflation way down.” BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: Inflation in December 2024 was 2.9%. This September it was 3.7%.

Performing for one man and doesn't care about the level of contempt he earns from pretty much everyone else on the planet.

It was a little bracing for mine and @karenferrett.bsky.social swim today 🏊

⚡️Putin calls Musk 'genius' as Ukraine recovers from Starshield throttling. "I want to point out that Elon Musk is a genius, a real genius," Putin said, praising the billionaire's vast satellite network as Russia scrambles to develop its own answer to Starlink.

Trump's closing message for Republicans ahead of the midterms: Bigotry and bragging about how expensive food is at his private club. Democrats' closing message ahead of the midterms: Accountability, affordability, and shifting the balance of power towards working people. Vote accordingly.

One of my favourite scenes in the entire Trilogy. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974) "Those were the great old days, you know... And we was like the Roman Empire... The Corleone family was like the Roman Empire..." #RobertDuvall #MichaelVGazzo

Think about how much time and resources Google had to waste to prevent its AI chatbot from accidentally saying something that injured the president's fragile ego. Corruption is truly a tax on capitalism www.mediaite.com/media/tech/g...

Guilty.

Absolutely catastrophic. An economy that has never recovered from the financial crisis and has shown an incredible appetite for self harm.

Honestly, I haven't got a fkn clue what Badenoch is even saying. It's a sort of generalised headgirl mic-drop routine of knock-knock jokes with zero narrative. The budget is both a nothing-event and an economy-wrecker. Except anything good which Kemi thought of first. A legend in her own lunchtime.

Andrew Griffith offering his pearls of wisdom to Kemi Badenoch.

Of course it’s Florida.

Ansari: "The irony I want to point out is you have Trump speaking with the govt of Qatar and getting a multibillion jet. You have his son in law as well as his sons making billion dollar deals with the Saudis. But then here in the US, the way they talk about Muslim Americans & Arabs is disgusting."

Not like he's just started doing it either

I wish we could bottle Badenoch's inexplicably massive self confidence and give it working class kids from Teesside who really do possess skills and ability but don't realise it.

🚨Andy Burnham says the Tories' hard Brexit deal is directly to blame for the country's low growth and insufficient control on migration at PMQs and will pursue a better deal at the UK-EU summit. "That is the difference between this side and that - we stand up for British interests"

Didn’t think the ad could become more despicable. And yet.

The BBC really needs to be called out for its double standards. Think of the fuss it made when Gary Lineker - a sports presenter - expressed a political opinion. Yet the BBC is happy for one of its main news presenters to peddle this right-wing nonsense in a highly partisan right-wing newspaper.

Brazilian President Lula: “For the Bolsonaro family, Brazil is their second homeland. “Their first homeland is licking boots in the United States, just as they are accustomed to doing.”

I remember Justin Webb saying on Today a few months ago that Trump can be ‘really funny’. I would love to be able to challenge Webb to repeat a single funny thing that Trump has said.

Losing an election is not grounds for asylum. apnews.com/article/braz...

This jerk right here is the first major American political figure of any party who simply refuses to accept the result of any election that his team lost. This attitude in a Presidents destroys the Constitution. It took the United States over 230 years to sink to this low.

Trump's affordability message: "You could even come to Mar-a-Lago. You'll be my guest. The problem is that for $5,000 the most you'll be able to buy is a hamburger and maybe a small dessert. I'm not even sure you could buy that! No, don't go there. It's not a good place if you're price conscious."

If only there were a Nobel Prize for heckling

Q: There's a report that FEMA is telling states to prepare to handle disasters on their own. Any reaction? OSSOFF: So the Trump administration is telling folks across the country to prepare to fend for themselves while taxpayer dollars are sent to back Don Jr & Eric's mining interest in Kazakhstan?

It’s vastly underated that one of the main reasons the far right hate Zelenskyy so much is he stayed & fought for what he believes in while they go from posting like this to fleeing the country within 48 hours

Around half of the countries generally considered Middle Eastern or transcontinental Middle Eastern have five or fewer letters in their name. Four of the remaining countries are Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel.

Talarico: "If you've seen an attack ad on your TV, that was Elon. If you've gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon. If you've received a text message saying scary things about me with scary black and white photos. That was Elon too."

Who is bankrolling Nigel Farage's party? What interests are they seeking to advance? Are they acting in Britain's best interests? Reform UK are engulfed in sleaze and scandal. Labour will protect our democracy from foreign influence. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Nigel Farage has given Reform UK candidates permission to publicly support the serial criminally convicted fraudster, thug, stalker and far-right activist who founded the English Defence League. This is who they are. Never forget it.

Justin Webb in his element on #r4today defending Britain's role in the slave trade.

Lovely afternoon to explore Chichester

Thank you to the hundreds of devoted supporters who were there to cheer me on at the press conference today.

The Green Party and their leader were literally calling on the government to subsidise the use of fossil fuels just a few short months ago.

Where we are a a country: the Secretary of State waning a Nobel Peace Prize winner not to peaceably assemble because that won’t lead to democracy. www.axios.com/2026/10/27/r...

Finally, a newsletter I want to sign up to!

Per a new report from House Democrats, Trump's DOJ is withholding evidence of his ties to Epstein and slow-walking the complete release of the Epstein files. It's time to end the cover-up and expose the truth. Remember this when you cast your ballot. www.ms.now/news/house-j...

Oh ffs. MPs must stop romanticising this absolute horseshit. Brexiters promised a land of milk and honey and delivered contaminated water and broken biscuits. We don’t want it. And we mustn’t be tied to failure and lies just because politicians want to cover up the utter mess they’ve made.

Is Scott Boland the unluckiest cricketer in test match history? How is he not in the team today?!

Justin Webb in his element on #r4today defending Britain's role in the slave trade.

Of all the bbc presenters, Webb’s politics are the easiest to read - because he puts them in newspapers and doesn’t even try to hide them in broadcasts His politics are also mind numbingly predictable

You have to admit that the entire Bolsonaro family under house arrest in the same house would be a hell of a sitcom.

⚡️️ Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv university, major bridge, medical centers, — 1 dead, 15 injured. Russia launched two waves of ballistic missiles at the capital overnight, targeting a major bridge, metro stations, and other civilian infrastructure.