Watching the World

If Saudi buys £35b of military hardware from the UK each year, why do they need our help (we’re sending several Typhoons to them). They have 22 refuelling aircraft. Surely they already have an air force?

How is it that, as Donny the Donkey says, that Zelensky is driving up diesel prices if there are effective sanctions on Russian oil? It should make no difference…

#Reform want to scrap the Equality Act. So that we can be unequal. This would be an open door to racism. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

When Kemi #Badenoch says people have the right to be angry, I hear "about immigration". The #Conservatives are trying to catch up with #Farage to divide people and make race and #immigration an issue when it is irrelevant. All races and types of people commit crimes. youtu.be/hdQEjXV1_IQ?...

Venezuela. Greenland. Tariffs. Noise. Meanwhile Ukraine war not solved. Trump doing nothing about that except promoting Putin to the Board of Peace.

I’m a bit sick of the conflation of the terms antisemitism and anti-Israeli or anti-Israeli government’s behaviour. Even if thugs will commit acts of anti-semitism based on anti-Israeli feelings. But opposition to Israeli actions in Gaza is not anti-Jewish. It is anti crazy war-ism

The march, organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, drew more than 110,000 people on Saturday.

President Trump has ordered the creation of a "standing National Guard quick reaction force," which could give him a personal army to deploy nationwide in order to crush dissent.

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One has to wonder why Hamas has not surrendered, given up the hostages, and has “allowed” Israel to keep up its actions. No negotiation. No dialogue.

More cuntishness. Donald Trump Rejoices Over West Point Canceling Tom Hanks Award Ceremony: ‘We Don’t Need Destructive, Woke Recipients Getting American Awards’ variety.com/2025/film/ne...

When Trump sends the military into US cities like Chicago and LA, isn’t he setting the mood for what he might do if he loses the next election? Or is it just a political move to point the finger at “crime”, meat and potatoes for his right wing supporters?

When Trump questioned the sovereignty of Canada, and arrogantly thought he could buy Greenland, he is doing just what Putin is doing to Ukraine - questioning their right to exist.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to Washington on Monday to join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders for a meeting with US President Donald Trump The group will discuss Trump's Alaska meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin

When are we going to solve the problem of worldwide plastics? Algae and Maize are options to stop polluting the oceans. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

No. That’s what he wants NATO to think. It’s absolute BS. Russian economy is about to explode and NATO ramping up spending will accelerate that and counter future mischief

In February alone, the national suicide hotline's program for LGBTQ youth—who are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers—received an average of 2,100 contacts per day. Now the Trump administration is shuttering this critical resource.

The Trump administration is seeking to rescind key civil rights protections for sex discrimination in sports and education programs through an unlikely agency: the Department of Energy.

The Trump administration gave public health officials a 54-minute deadline to release personal data on millions of immigrants to deportation authorities last week, over objections of experts who said it was illegal.

We should have been warned a year ago, jobs have already been lost. We need training, induction, strategic thinking. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

It’s getting worse in Trumpland www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump administration's move to cancel collective bargaining agreements at 30+ federal agencies, citing "national security," marks a sweeping assault on labor rights. A judge has temporarily blocked the order: buff.ly/oCOjzzE Bob Bussel @uoregon.bsky.social

Conservatives are pushing a radical legal theory that would give Donald Trump control over the federal courts’ support agencies—and deal a crushing blow to their independence.

Trade and immigration are areas where Donald Trump operates most like a criminal autocrat.

In just 100 days, Trump is reshaping media coverage — and it’s looking a lot like Viktor Orbán’s Hungary. By sidelining critics and boosting loyal voices, the White House is reshaping how (and who) gets heard.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues to block Trump from firing three board members reut.rs/3Et4hcM

This is a media opp for Trump: arresting a judge. Grinding away at the levels of acceptance.

Despite Russia’s announced Easter ceasefire, Zelensky reports 59 Russian shellings and 5 attacks along the front. “On Easter morning, they pretend to pause the war — but keep trying to inflict harm,” he said. The truce? Just for show.

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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

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The US Department of Education froze $2.3 billion in federal funding for Harvard University, just hours after the school rejected President Donald Trump's demands that it make deep policy changes on diversity reut.rs/4ie41w1

You don't start a war against someone 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles," Trump said during a White House meeting. #ukraine kyivindependent.com/trump-dismis...

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‘Stop Brexit Man’ cleared of flouting ban on playing music outside parliament

20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world. A better world is possible.

Deadly Russian attack on Ukraine was a mistake, says #Trump > Russian asset, now defending and making excuses for Russia. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...