Stephen Harte

Brazil’s results tonight are a big endorsement for the idea that every country should have a second “are you you sure about that” election a couple weeks after the first one for the important stuff

In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump have lost surprise elections thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.

You don’t fight fascists by pretending their ‘concerns’ are ‘legitimate’.

We the Liberal Democrat’s have outlined our plans on how to tackle the threats from Russia. We need to expand UK shipbuilding, with six new Royal Navy frigates and four new British shipyards to face down these threats. @jamesmaccleary.bsky.social

Again, it shouldn’t be so unusual for a Democratic candidate to just accurately describe what Republicans are doing.

Him dying one day isn't enough anymore

And he could do just the same here in the UK - unless the Representation of the People Bill is both strengthened and passed.

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Barack Obama just delivered a blistering rebuke of Trump's actions against Ilhan Omar. This is worth reading in full.

Fairly open racism and far right talking points from someone who is, last time I checked, a Conservative peer.

No matter the amount of fascism and genocide, the worst accusation is always "queer".

Astonishing cope here. PISA doesn't measure rote learning, it is not based on the English curriculum. It relies heavily on comprehension and applying knowledge to a new context.

Always good to see the Government take a leaf out of the @libdems.org.uk book. Even if they are a year late!

Didn't take long for the NHS transphobic guidance to claim a life

When asked if Israel has a right to exist, the joint leader of the Scottish Green Party gives a big sigh, then a long pause before saying “that’s a difficult one”.

👀 When Barnsley Lib Dems put this motion to the Reform UK led council in September, it was rejected. Make of that what you will... The motion calls for the council to request all councillors obtain and maintain appropriate DBS checks See the motion in full 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/10/counci...

.@eddavey.libdems.org.uk and I have written today to the Prime Minister. We're deeply concerned at the postponement of Palestinian elections. Britain needs to work with both Palestinian and Israeli authorities to ensure these elections take place on 28 November 2026, as originally planned.

Trump so admires Putin, even after his invasion of democratic Ukraine. Is this why he launched his needless war with Iran?

Autumn has arrived in Edinburgh. A tree at the bottom of my road.

The UK is fucked. The labour government has chosen bigotry and cruelty as the default policy

Wise words from @lordrickettsp.bsky.social on BBC R4 Today after Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine: UK gov’t has to start a conversation with the people about the threats from Russia & what it means for us. Europe can’t keep hoping that life will return to normal, as long as Trump & Putin are in power.

For fuck's sake look at the state of this. Ofcom clear put their best people on this one, and I'm guessing they asked Grok.

Who amongst us hasn't been provoked into saying black people are animals and the King is a secret Muslim who should be decapitated?

it’s somehow easy to forget how far the US has fallen

I have already heard from trans constituents who are avoiding essential NHS screening and treatment for fear of being treated without respect and dignity. Ministers told me: “the revised guidance will support the privacy, dignity and safety of all patients” How exactly does this do that?

Putin's bombs are killing Ukrainian civilians, and Donald Trump is funding them by buying Russian diesel. The UK must stand up and call this what it is: another Trump betrayal of the Ukrainian people and European security.

De Gaulle really was the most prescient post-war European leader

I entreat all Liberal Democrats to leave X. It’s shameful to stay on there. Be brave and take the plunge @joshbabarinde.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @markpackuk.bsky.social

It would have been much easier for George to have kept quiet on this, so kudos to him for standing up to people who are on most topics his allies.

Reform and the Conservatives would tear up the human rights protections Winston Churchill championed.

That’s the point behind every public execution - Roman crucifixions, Tudor beheadings, the guillotine of the French Revolution and the lynchings of the American South. It’s not about justice. It’s about fear.

Not to mention Americans bombing an Iranian school killing 120 children, and 35 adults (including one pregnant woman).

How the hell have we ended up here?

Lib Dem MP @calummillerld.bsky.social: "The US State Dept. intends to spend tens of millions of pounds promoting ideological propaganda and supporting far right parties in Western Europe." Surreal & horrifying that European govts must consider the threat of US state-directed far right propaganda.

Gentle reminder: Brexit isn’t shit just because the Russians backed it. It’s shit, and that’s why the Russians backed it.

And just to be clear: lesbians support trans rights because we know that all of this is gender. Who you fancy and have sex with, how you present yourself and who for, all of that is socially prescribed *by your sex assigned at birth*. We hold the line for trans people and for ourselves.

Revealing thread

One of my better political predictions earlier this year was to advise people to wait a few months before concluding whether or not Zack Polanski was a political success others need to learn from, highlighting how his approach - justified by a member ballot win to be fair - had in effect been to...

On the same day trump sucked up to Putin, he sanctioned the ICC. you must never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever let the GOP claim to be a party of law and order, of serious politics, of peace, of democracy or of human rights. They are a party of fascists

Jenny Jones on Times Radio this morning: "Zack has been working with Jewish members of the party and with Jewish organisations to make it clear that we are not antisemitic. And nobody in the party will be disciplined for going to the synagogue" What an astonishing thing for a party to have to say.

Lucas is justifiably angry that Polanski didn’t oppose the Zionism motion and didn’t stay to vote against it. Let’s not forget this is the same Polanski that didn’t vote in the local elections but then also lied about it. Does he have some aversion to voting or is he just an incompetent populist?

How he managed to refrain from adding a comment I don't know. The woman is so detached from reality she's floating somewhere off the Isles of Silly (yes, I mean Silly)

Is there anything that says 'the country is in the hands of fascists' quite so much as a public execution?

Just going to put these two things side by side. One is the headline of the BBC live blog about the independent review on mental health, ADHD and autism. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6... The other is an excerpt from the exec summary of that review. www.gov.uk/government/p...