100% agree with this! We need the artists, the poets, the musicians, and all the other creative souls to keep us sane in this mad bad world ♥️
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100% agree with this! We need the artists, the poets, the musicians, and all the other creative souls to keep us sane in this mad bad world ♥️
@GeorgeTakei You are one of the sanest people on this planet! Thank you for helping the rest of us keep our bearings in this mad bad world. #meghanmcain #haslost #theplot
When did “political violence” simply become physical? When #KeirStarmer says, vis a vis #CharlieKirk, “We must all be free to debate openly and freely without fear—there can be no justification for political violence,” did he not take into account Kirk’s verbal political violence?
Could someone please introduce Keir Starmer to a nifty little tool called “Google”? It allows you to search someone’s ups and downs before appointing them to key positions www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/710...
@theguardian.com following in the footsteps of @washingtonpost.com ? Print first, check later.
As facts emerge about the background and persuasions of Charlie Kirk’s killer, we should be reminded that responsible people wait for facts to emerge…not instantly attempt to incite violence against “the radical left.”
When it all ends, the only people that count are the artists, the poets, the singers of songs, the writers of stories, and the creators of magic.
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Is anyone else having problems making a square out of this circle?
My absolute favourite film 🎥 ♥️ #Casablanca
Fascinating example of the privileged ego problems of our favourite billionaires!
You're getting a clear X-ray of America right now. Look at who this country's powerful institutions choose to elevate, venerate, and celebrate. Look at the double standards. Look at the people who adore Charlie Kirk - then spend five minutes reviewing his hateful legacy. This is America.
Brazil's Supreme Court held its country's former president accountable for committing crimes. Meanwhile, our country's Supreme Court gave our former president immunity from prosecution for committing even more crimes. So guess which country is more broken and shamelessly corrupt.
BREAKING: A majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court panel has voted to convict ex-President Jair Bolsonaro for plotting to overturn the 2022 election
A couple of words changed and this headline is near-on perfect.
What was #KeirStarmer saying yesterday about having full confidence in Mandelson? Twenty-four hours is now a very long time in politics.
Boris Johnson is utterly unreliable and a liar to boot. A character reference from him!!!
Charlie Kirk was killed for saying things "that used to be simple common sense," says Boris Johnson. Here's a few of those things
Trump is betraying these men and women who joined the National Guard to serve their country. That means US citizens, not dictatorial presidents.
Did WaPo really publish an Opinion piece arguing that the siege of Gaza is “necessary and lawful”??? @washingtonpost.com
Isn't that what he said about Angela Rayner? #mandelson #starmer #confidence
Are we surprised! A grifter if ever there was one.
By far the worst image in the Epstein Birthday Book. Flat out shows Epstein grooming kids. Everyone one of his associates KNEW what he was. It was an open secret in his inner circle, including with Trump.
The best ever series. Everything stopped when we heard the title music. We all wanted to boldly go with you guys and have adventures. Just brilliant characters and you were all great at playing them ♥️
Zack Polanski, "Let's subsidise good behaviour, rather than subsidising fossil fuel companies, oil and gas" "There's no coincidence that this Labour government took £4.1 million from a hedge fund that have assets in oil and gas, arms and gambling"
Fossil fuel companies have spent $billions telling lies about causing climate change for more than a century, and the entire corrupted mass media is complicit "Billions are spent on framing perceptions and controlling the narrative." via Anthony Corella
#GoodNews #WomeninScience #WomensHistory phys.org/news/2025-09...
This is insane. This is a real social media post in which the president of the United States declares war on a great American city. Get active now, while you can. Help us rescue our country from a fascist dictatorship.
The media should be looking at what Nigel Farage does, not what he says...
À lire dans l’Humanité ce matin, un reportage sur les meurtres homophobes à Choisy Le Roi : « Pourquoi ces victimes ont-elles reçu si peu de considéra-tion? « Car ce sont en partie des Arabes LGBT», s'indigne Terrence Khatchadourian, secrétaire général de Stop homophobie. »
You had your chance to remove and bar him from the presidency after Jan 6. And you chickened out.
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Just wait until the BBC, Sky, Mail, Telegraph, Express, Sun, and GBeebies get hold of this story of obvious and deliberate tax avoidance! JUST WAIT! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Just noting that Gorka here suggests that anyone who believes Kilmar Abrego has basic due process rights is an enemy of America who they can kill. Normally, that would be a story.
It's not normal for an American president to send troops to American cities in times of peace. Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
I thought it was negotiated!
Such good news! @zackpolanski.bsky.social
A moment of hope in the face of his courage ♥️
Raddatz: "One of the things that they're trying to do in D.C. with the National Guard is have them back up federal law enforcement." Gov. Wes Moore: "They're picking up trash."
What Farage’s British Bill of Rights really means for your freedoms youtu.be/E40AXGZ2Nrc?... Nigel Farage says he wants to replace the UK Human Rights Act with a so-called “British Bill of Rights.” But let’s be clear: this is not about protecting freedoms. It’s about removing them.
Short-term greed and selfishness - what a surprise!
We know so very little about the billions of organisms in our soil yet are casually spraying them with chemicals and watching centuries of invaluable accumulations blow away. Regenerative agriculture is a must. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In the late 1940s, early 1950s the top tax rate for the very rich was over 90% and the NHS, Welfare State, massive council house build, nationalisation of public utilities were all very "sustainable" meme vai Durah Ashton
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is asking a federal judge for a gag order against Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and their subordinates. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
He’s the Vice President of the United States. He could actually *do* something about this instead of just play pretend games.
“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.” — Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
How about a law against guns!!!
Dirty influence bought with blood money.
It’s outrageous that Sec. Kennedy is trying to fire the CDC Director — after only a few weeks on the job — for her commitment to public health & vaccines. The Sen. HELP Committee must hold a hearing with Kennedy & the CDC Director as soon as possible. Vaccines save lives. Period.
That’s exactly why he can stop worrying about Cuomo.
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
If my water bill was due on 20 August, will Thames Water give me until 31 March 2030 to pay it? That's what Ofwat has agreed for Thames Water fines, which ought to come back to us as bill reductions. We need public ownership of water NOW!!! @weownit.org.uk www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water fined £104.5m for sewage dumping on 6 Aug 2024. £18.2m for violating dividend payment rules on 19 Dec 2024. TW to pay 20% (£24.5m) by 30 Sept 2025, the rest ... may be by 2030. TW has 187 criminal convictions. In a rentier economy corporations are indulged for criminal practices.
It’s a coup. Say it. Don’t be shy.
Let’s just call him a fantasist facist.
WTF! Is his tongue okay?
Ignore him. You’re just giving him coverage. Focus on your message.
Meiselas: Stop both-sidesing it, media. Stop trying to sow division within the Democratic Party when we literally have military invasions into American cities, aided and abetted by red state governors, who, again, are the takers who wouldn't exist without the blue states
Nooo! Seriously! Gobsmacked 😶
Thank you so much for ending my incomprehension of the term 👍
Absolutely right! I am amazed by the way WaPo and NYT are just parroting Trump’s bullshit.
Pritzker gets it.
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
Kamala Harris nailed it. We warned everyone the stakes were too high to hand the guy built for Project 2025 another shot — but noooo. Ever have one of those mornings you just want to throw the window open and yell, FUCK YOU ALL? Yeah, that.
This is what autocrats say and do. Some threats he intends to carry out, others are just meant to intimidate to produce a change in behavior caused by fear. Every day we move closer to autocracy. Who will be fearless & fight, who will ignore it and hide, & who will bend the knee?
BREAKING: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore just announced he refuses to authorize National Guard deployment in Maryland. 🧵
Whoopsy
The ignorance is breathtaking.
Didn’t they decide it wasn’t worth it?
glassalmanac.com/china-confir...
Garcia: What we got was complete bullshit. We demanded the full Epstein files, and that’s not what was sent over. The White House cover-up clearly continues. What they sent us was 33,000 pages of documents that have already been in the public domain.
Frost: We just heard about 24 hours ago that the judges ruled that Alligator Alcatraz has to shut down… When you don't have all the power you want, you damn well use all the power you got
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov on fascism in 🇺🇸 : “There is not safety in keeping your head down… People who oppose public policy decisions but are too afraid of retribution from their government to speak their mind should send a chill down all of our spines.”
Good News - literally.
And the number of homeless goes up while private landlords make a fortune providing Emergency Accommodation to city councils. Disaster!
Current mood.
A beatdown in broad daylight was caught on video: Masked men in tactical vests grappled, tased, and piled onto a delivery worker. Pinning the worker face down on the pavement, agents tased him again and punched him repeatedly in the head.
🇺🇸 National Guard soldier speaks out: “I swore an oath to defend our constitution… seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is.”
Q: “I wanted to ask about the three U.S. warships that are being sent to Venezuela…Are you looking at the possibility of boots on the ground there?” Leavitt: “He’s prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country."
I’ve started watching the West Wing again because I need to watch some functional government.
D.C. TODAY…
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "I think he should start with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Speaker Johnson's district that has 6x the per capita murder rate of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco. What about the carnage, Mr. President, in Shreveport? Why aren't you protecting the folks there? What bullshit."
Hey, guys. Guess what we’re not talking about any more.
Let That Sink In! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏼👇🏾
Newsom: If California, one of the most un-Trumped states in America, is not successful, it’s at our peril. We may not get this back. I’m telling you, we may not. He is rigging this next midterm election before one vote is cast. He tried to wreck our democracy after the last vote was cast last time.
"Climate change-driven heat extremes are driving ‘staggering’ decline in tropical birds, study warns" www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Jesus Effing Christ!
Killing babies and children is also a war crime.
Ahem
