Trump says a lot of things.most of them are lies. The rest are irrelevant.
A writer not a fighter… except in good causes. Sadly, despite noble resistance, the Observer (a very good cause) has now been thrown to the dogs of the marketplace by the Guardian, who proved to be, “an unreliable ally”.
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Trump says a lot of things.most of them are lies. The rest are irrelevant.
Good point
Christ. Straight out of Mein Kampf.
Can you begin to imagine this man’s bravery?
Which is the main point of all this - not the fiddling details but the vendetta against Rayner, because the Tory right and Reform gangsters fear her.
Questions we really need answered: How did this become an issue? Did the Tory/Reform media target Rayner because she speaks to their core audience as a working class northerner? How and why have the client hacks kept a dead story running for days when she has already answered their questions?
if you were to pick someone as a credible health guru, you might not go to a former drug addict who sounds like he’s chewing nails every time he speaks. Unless, of course, you were Stephen Miller, who probably shares a brain with Kennedy.
It’s already happening.
There might be a reason for that! He’s platformed 24 hours a day by people who should recognise the dangers, but don’t seem to.
The more you and the commentariat give Farage and Reform even the hint of legitimacy the more they insinuate their way into the mainstream conversation. You are as much part of the malaise as they are. There are blinding historical precedents. I’m not sure you see that. #avalanchejournalism
GMB are decidedly not mainstream media
You could just about give him one whack. The rest were brat whacks.
Performative, entitled, dumb and… pointless. And he lost.
Absolutely.
Stay strong
#FedEx Ryder Cup captain Bradley just whispered something in Henley’s ear after 72 holes. Was it, “I want you to play at Bethpage”?
Without emigration, our complicated, fascinating orb would look a very empty place in some quarters. People move to better themselves. Preventing them/us from doing so is illogical. Otherwise we’d all die where we were born. Ultimately, everyone comes from somewhere else.
Dangerously ordinary.
Yep
Save your pity. She has none for others.
Pretty sure this is insurrection. No doubt the Her Pearlship will set us straight…
Pearl Harbor, you utter balloon.
Excuse me?
What on earth are you talking about?
Let them have a referendum.
Trump threatens and promises- rarely delivers. All fur coat and no knickers.
Risible. Predictable.
“The staff reportedly staged a mutiny, telling management that they wouldn’t show up to work if the venue accepted Vance’s dinner booking”…but warmly hosted Kamala Harris weeks before. Meanwhile local residents continued their protests showing placards calling JD Vance a war criminal
WATCH THIS: ICE took 17-year-old Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz off the street, left his dog to dodge cars, and laughed about the $2,500 bounty they just made. He’s now shivering in an overcrowded cell. At home? His mom is raising 3 little boys alone, including twin babies.
Passion and logic combined: that’s a powerful cocktail.
Israeli journalist Gideon Levy has long exposed the toxic mentality of Israeli society — A belief in Zionist supremacy so deep that Palestinians are not even seen as equal human beings.
Also, why ask this dumbass question in the first place (with all due respect). She and her party are no longer at the centre of the national discussion. Labour must now hunt down the fascists in Reform.
Don’t anyone try to tell me this clown has not been a Russian asset for decades. Open your eyes, America!
Short of finding a cure for cancer and ending all world conflicts, no. Week after week, day by day, she’s been exposed as an imposter playing to an audience who never believed in her.
Don’t let this die. Keep elevating this.
They don’t actually need proof. You could put a friend’s address or that of any hotel if you wanted. It’s meaningless. What if you changed your mind and stayed somewhere else?
Excuse me?!
They’re much more than that. They’re gateways to mind control, madcap conspiracies and regimented disinformation.
Indeed. I got off it ages ago, leaving behind 13k followers, because it had become a toxic cesspit of fascist overload.
And no doubt the irrepressible Malcolm Conn would agree!
Are you suggesting banning X? Think carefully about that.
As Eddie Mair said to another well-known bully and liar, “You’re a nasty piece of work, aren’t you.”
If there’s nothing to hide, why hide it? Oldest saw in law.
Why history matters … heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-5-2...
Correct. Was being mildly facetious with, “mere”.
Those two propositions can sit side by side. To ignore his alleged corruption and paint him as a mere ideologue- and a dangerous one - only confuses his role in the conspiracy at the heart of this serious allegation.
With a screw loose…
“Something to soothe domestic woes” is doing a lot of work there. How about, “staying out of prison”? Nonetheless, if true, Netanyahu and others conspired in the death of their own citizens, a crime that had nothing to do with, “defending Israel”. In any other context, it would be called murder.
This needs and deserves the widest possible audience: why did Israeli forces ignore warnings of October 7?
Well Trump can go whistle.
Absolutely. This has got out of hand. Disappointed in @safety.bsky.app
Trump golfs on. Meanwhile, in Gaza…
Lovely piece today, Paul.
You mean he AIs it…
How right-wing columnists keep their jobs: churn it out, guys, just churn it out.
At least make it funny mate. Ffs
What, you need help?
Why did you switch the narrative there, Andrew? Not good enough, mate.
An Israeli whistleblower says that thousands of tons of food and medical equipment that was meant for Gaza has been burned and buried by Israel
You know that supposed massive exodus of millionaires & nom doms, with journalists & politicians citing Henley & Partners’ report (of golden passports/Paradise papers fame) Well, it looks as if they don’t know what they’re talking about: dodgy data, methods & stats taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/07/27/h...
The WFP reported on how the Israeli army opened fire on a crowd of starving civilians rushing an aid convoy in northern Gaza, which killed 90 people. The Israeli army lied and said no one was shot. Eyewitnesses describe a massacre. mondoweiss.net/2025/07/how-... #Palestine #Israel
Important reporting from Gaza:
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
Jesus Christ! And what would he have thought about this?
New York Times reporters are supposed to follow a strict code of ethics to avoid even the appearance of bias. A new report shows how the paper ignores this when it comes to covering Palestine. mondoweiss.net/2025/07/a-ne... #Palestine #Israel
I’ll let you have the last word, Bob. Make it good!
I think you’re better off having the conversation with yourself, Bob. That way you’re guaranteed to win the argument. Best of luck.
Is that the best you’ve got, Bob? Really?
You’ll have to look elsewhere for your laughs, Bob. Best of luck, mate.
“All Gaza will be Jewish" "There’s no hunger in Gaza." "We don’t need to be concerned with hunger in the Strip. Let the world worry about it.” "The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out.” ~Minister Amichai Eliyahu Can we call it a genocide now?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But, as our genius points out between rants, only governments can recognise other states. And yet… remind us what the coalition government did when it was in power. Er, nothing. Facts, eh?
False equivalence, son. The latter is not dependent on the former, and vice versa.
Might be wrong, but I think you’ve got anger issues… son.
Stay classy, son.
Indeed. Remind us all: when did the LibDems recognise the state of Palestine?
Source: BBC News Trump has asserted so many times that people taking the Fifth surely cannot be innocent. Hoist by his own petard - just like Epstein.
Whatever happened to the microchip?
No threats. But we’re done here.
Don’t get hostile with me, John. I would have thought we’re on the same page on many things, but I don’t take kindly to a bullying tone. There are nuances, misunderstandings, compromises in most civilised discourse. Your tone and attitude don’t fit with mine.
It seems you have taken a set against him because he’s Serbian. I have friends who saw first-hand some of their war crimes. Worse than you could imagine. One of them never recovered. So no lectures there, please. Nor do I like his anti-vax views. But he was a kid, ffs. Let it go, fella.
It’s odd, then, that you choose to doubt that a 12yo Djokovic was affected by the war. He says he was. If you want to ask him about that, maybe go and put it to him - like I did when covering the tour for all of his career. Enjoy the rest of your day.
So now you’re not so much worried about his age at the time but the brevity of the bombing. I would respectfully suggest you leave it there, John - unless of course you can enlighten us further as to what it’s like to live in a war zone.
He was 12. That young enough for you? Jesus wept…
“…may”?!
Good luck to you from across the pond
They have killed innocent people in their tens of thousands on the West Bank, Lebanon, Iran and Gaza. The regime and the IDF are out of control - cheered on by Trump, ignored by everyone else. This is madness.
Criminality on a grand scale.
Yes, but where does that number come from? The premise of the change is that only those who can work will not qualify for payment. Nor will they risk losing the entitlement if they don’t accept a work offer. I don’t see how anyone can estimate that before eligibility is established.
Where does the figure of 150,000 come from? Not mentioned in the piece.
“… hundreds of thousands…” How many “hundreds”? One? Two? Seven? This is the problem with polemical arguments: strong on passion, short on detail. You’re not helping the cause. Also, I suspect you’re wrong - but I can’t be sure by how much.
Horrifying. Israel just dropped bombs on tents full of displaced civilians in Gaza. 15 tents were buried under the sand. Entire families were swallowed by the massive blast crater. They were buried alive. A massacre in plain sight.
Thanks for that. A key stat though is 29% of those tactical voters switched from Labour. Also, it was Lib Dems who also benefited hugely. Labour won back huge slices of its northern votes. Not as simple as saying Labour was gifted an anti-Tory vote.
It’s like, “blah blah and more blah” with TACOS. The man is a coward, a bully and a liar.
What estimates? By whom?For whom? Give me the numbers, names and dates.
Well said. Again. But, to note, this post kept cutting out. I seriously hope Newsom’s message is not being sabotaged.
You asked them all, did you, these millions? Funny. Never knocked on my door.
Let’s hope so!