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Michelle Agyemang saved England twice, shone under pressure, and won Best Young Player of the Tournament; yet post-match coverage focused almost solely on Kelly. Why is a 19-year-old Black woman still invisible when she was one of the main reasons England got to the final?
France, Spain, Ireland and others have recognised Palestine. And Starmerâs still hiding behind âprocessâ. Still following US orders. How many more children have to starve before he grows a spine? Moral cowardice dressed up as diplomacy. Itâs just getting embarrassing now. #FreePalestine #UKPolitics
#Starmerâs strategy? Try to please everyone. The result? Heâs pleasing no one. The left feels betrayed. The right doesnât trust him. And the public? Bored, confused, and drifting. This isnât how you lead a country, itâs how you lose one! #UKPolitics #Labour
no accidents
I can see how Hitler happened. The last decade or so in the U.S. makes it easy to imagine. Not just Hitler; the Tulsa race massacre, Rosewood, lynching, slavery, the Rwanda & Rohingya genocides & more. There is a wolf pack evil that lurks in the human heart and itâs easily activated by a demagogue.
Itâs scary how little it takes to activate that pack mentality. Humans are proud of their intelligence, but time & again, they choose cruelty. Ppl. will gladly follow monsters, if it feeds their hate, fear, or sense of superiority. The capacity for evil is always there, just waiting for permission.
Itâs not Denmarkâs children who canât handle debating Gaza. Itâs our politicians | Rune Lykkeberg
Funny how they trust kids to handle complex exams and political theory, but suddenly Gaza is too much đ¤ˇââď¸. Itâs pure and simple cowardice. Politicians are terrified of being confronted with truth and forced to face the right questions. The kind they canât answer without exposing their hypocrisy.
Iâve no issue with pragmatism, but being flexible doesnât mean throwing out every principle you stood for as soon as you get elected. Starmer didnât just shift, he U-turned, purged, & alienated. Supporting a party doesnât mean silence. Iâll criticise when I think, itâs deserved, no matter who it is.
Iâve never been a âCorbynistaâ, quite the opposite. Iâm just not impressed by Starmer. Ppl. are allowed to criticise leaders without being labelled. Instead of smug provocation, maybe try asking why people are frustrated or reading their posts. I've stated my opinion on him & reasons plenty of times
Sorry, If you have completely misunderstood my point. I'm quite the opposite if you bothered to read my posts. But you will probably be oblivious to this, if you've already muted me đ¤ˇââď¸
Thereâs a big difference between flexibility & throwing every principle overboard. Labour needed changes, but Starmer ran on unity, then turned on the left, broke every pledge, & started parroting Tory rhetoric. I wouldnt call that pragmatism. Members should hold him to account, now, not in 4 years.
The Guardian isnât the problem, itâs doing what journalism should. If exposing that Starmerâs shift is pushing voters toward Reform is âdrivel,â maybe look at the polling. Tory & Reform voters arenât switching, but Labourâs own base is slipping away. Thatâs the real crisis.
Is this really âwhat the members wantâ? Starmer ran on unity and promises, then threw them all out. Labour isnât supposed to shift into a Tory-lite party. Holding elected leaders to account isnât moaning, itâs how we stop the party disregarding its core values chasing right-wing Tory votes.
Finally!đ the mainstream press are reporting what many have been shouting for months: What does #Starmer actually stand for? His policies betray core Labour values. Time to stop tiptoeing. Either force him to change course, or face the reality that heâs dragging the party off a cliff. #UKPolitics
Itâs clear Trumpâs in serious mental decline. Rambling nonsense, canât stay on script, contradicts himself. Yet, the press stays mostly silent. Heâs one of the most powerful men in the đ, & no oneâs sounding the alarm. He may be a puppet, but heâs still dangerous. Are they all really this cowardly?
Absolutely đŻ. Musk was bleeding money, plain and simple. Thatâs the only thing people like him ever respond to. Heâs done massive damage and will keep meddling from the sidelines. Donât be fooled, donât get complacent. Keep the pressure on. Itâs working! âď¸
This happened because of you. You protested at TeslaTakedowns and made his name and his companyâs product reviled. You protested outside federal agencies slated for DOGE cuts. You barred doors, protected data. You sued and won. You WORE HIM OUT. Donât let them spin it any other way.
and nothing has changed.
Most don't want to get caught up in the rising authoritarianism, hate & chaos. I feel for pro-democracy Americans caught in this mess, but many tourists donât want armed goons, surveillance, or nonstop culture wars. They need a break, so theyâll take their money elsewhere. And who could blame them?
If replies are getting likes and genuine engagement, they shouldnât be hidden. Iâve had multiple replies disappear from threads after they were visible and getting traction. This really discourages participation. @bsky.app Is this intentional?
Trump shows up in his tacky red MAGA hat like he's at one of his cult rallies, not a cadet ceremony meant to honour service and unity. Instead, he hijacks the moment with a rambling, self-serving speech, dragging down the tone and disrespecting the event. Completely inappropriate. Just shameful.
âItâs a lot easier to destroy a thing than to build a thing.â
Finally, some MPs showing backbone and standing up to Starmerâs betrayal of core Labour values. Welfare cuts? From a so-called Labour leader? Heâs destroying the soul of the party. If this rebellion doesnât grow, Labour will soon be unrecognisable and unelectable! #UKPolitics
Trump shows up in his tacky red MAGA hat like he's at one of his cult rallies, not a cadet ceremony meant to honour service and unity. Instead, he hijacks the moment with a rambling, self-serving speech, dragging down the tone and disrespecting the event. Completely inappropriate. Just shameful.
Hungaryâs still being allowed to cash EU checks while acting like a Putin Trojan horse and disregarding democratic values. Now OrbĂĄn wants out of the ICC too? How many rules can they ignore before someone actually does something? This blatant piss-take needs to be stopped.
It was never going to be about trade, and they walked straight into it. Trump doesnât negotiate, he extorts. This whole s**tshow was designed to justify his racist agenda on live TV and justify allowing in bigoted white South Africans. Nothing subtle just disgraceful and blatant racist theatre đ¤˘
Absolutely sickening đĄ Blocking food from starving children is in no way self-defense. Itâs a war crime. The US is funding it & the world stands by pretending it's complicated. Itâs not. Let the food in. End the blockade. Stop starving civilians. Now!
Vought taking over from Musk at DOGE isnât a real shift. Itâs the mask coming off. Musk was the puppet doing the bidding, but the goal was always centralizing power. Now, the puppet masters are stepping in. Same plan, fewer distractions. Just doing it in the open. #USPolitics
Was his brain even engaged when he said this? Starmerâs revealing his true colors. I honestly wonder what else heâs planning to push voters even further into the arms of Reform. Trying to play all sides isnât clever, itâs desperate. The smart thing would be knowing when itâs not working. #UKPolitics
If there really were a âwhite genocideâ in South Africa, more people wouldâve 'fled'. Most white South Africans arenât leaving because they donât have to. Trumpâs refugee farce isnât about danger, it's about headlines and appeasing his white supremacist base and đ¤ Elon Musk 𤢠#USPolitics
Holy ****
They have wealth in comparison to "shithole countries" He's colourblind when it comes to money đ¤ #FollowTheMoney #Trump
The German government is already messing this thing up, thereâs no other way to put it. The deadline has passed. Germany and Europe must now outline concrete consequences. 1/3
Has anyone ever gifted you a plane?
Starmerâs become a liability. If heâs not stopped, heâll drag Labour so far from its roots it might never recover. His policies already betray everything the party stands for. He must be forced to change course. No more cowardice. MPs, unions, & members need to stop tiptoeing & start pushing back!
Had the chance to talk tonight with @andersoncooper360.bsky.social about the significance of the firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden & the ban on books about gay, trans people, and about race and racism from libraries in military academies.
Trump & Starmer are both desperate for a quick trade headline. Trump calls it a win & âvery big deal", but it undercuts his own America First claims. Starmer gets a photo op, but little else. Itâs a self-serving stunt, not a serious deal. No real gain for workers on either side #UKPolics #USPolitics
Honestly, whatâs really on offer? A narrow deal with a backstabbing autocrat and a watered-down pact with India. None of this fixes what Brexit broke. The EU is still our biggest partner, yet Labour wonât admit it. Reform is rising because people are tired of being lied to, yet again! #UKPolitics
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch 𧢠@trumpfile.org
We know Trump canât be trusted. Thereâs always a price & itâs never worth it. Yet Starmerâs still trying to play all sides, acting like you can strike deals with a wannabe dictator in the US and a warmongering government that just attacked Pakistan. He needs to start listening, or go. #UKPolitics
So now even Starmerâs own MPs canât stomach it. Labour was meant to stand for working people; not punish them! At last, some MPs are showing the courage to do what their constituents actually expect; stand up for their rights and the future of the country. #UKPolitics
Sorry to hear this. Itâs sad when those standing for something good get attacked by 'people' advocating hate. Unfortunately, this is what happens when someone lacks the intelligence or vocabulary to express themselves. They lash out with cave-level abuse.
A commenter on the MeidasTouch YouTube channel has a suggestion
Trump probably doesnât even know whatâs in the Constitution, and he definitely doesnât care. Heâs like a glitchy humanoid robot whose programming keeps failing and needs constant rebooting. And every reset makes him more dangerous: more unhinged, more extreme, more obsessed with revenge.
Trying to sound tough by vowing to sack officers that donât even exist. What's next? banning unicorns and outlawing critical thinking. Just more Trump puppet nonsense from people happy to sell out the UK for their own self-serving agenda. #UKPolitics
Australia and Canada are rejecting Trumpist propaganda. And the UK? Still on the road to ruin, clinging to Farageâs lies like Brexit never happened. If the by-elections are any sign, too many bitter, small-minded hate-mongers still insist marching off the same damn cliff; again!đ¤Śđť
The U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal is signed, but itâs not too late. Itâs not fully implemented, and Ukraine still has leverage. If the U.S. wonât deliver on real support, Ukraine can delay, renegotiate, or bring in other partners. This deal must serve Ukraine, not just profit Trump and Co.
Rubio, Vance, Trump, Musk& the rest of the Christofascist, Confederate-glorifying, white supremacist fan club need to stay the hell out of other countriesâ affairs. Cracking down on actual extremists isnât the threat; they are! Theyâre destroying their own country. We don't want their poisonous crap
All Of This! Thank You, Jasmine!đđ
I know people can be selfish, cruel, even willing to climb over bodies to get what they want. But the fact that millions can watch others suffer and still hope to profit from their pain. I can only put it down to years of successful whitewashing and dehumanization. Itâs extremely saddening.
Mom & minor daughters are citizens who just moved from MD to Oklahoma. This statement from the Mom should be read, absorbed & circulated. ICE cannot be allowed to terrorize vulnerable families. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @ericswalwell.bsky.social kfor.com/news/local/w...
Itâs honestly sickening how heartless people can be. But once you dehumanize someone, anything becomes justifiable. Thatâs how they sleep at night; by pretending their victims donât feel, donât matter or donât deserve rights. Itâs evil, plain & simple đ¤Ź
You think itâs bad now? It can get much worse. Farage isn't the solution, he's the next big disaster waiting to happen. He'll sell you out, laugh all the way to the bank, and leave Britain even more broken. #UKPolitics #UKLocalElections2025
Farage is a Trump sycophant backed by Musk. Reform has no real policies; just hate, lies, & empty slogans. They'd sell Britain out to the highest bidder, privatise the NHS, trash workers' rights, & ruin UK's future. Lies won once before. Don't let it happen again. #UKPolitics #UKLocalElections2025
"They want obedient workers. People who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork and just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shittier jobs with the lower pay the longer hours the reduced benefits the end of overtime and the vanishing pension" ~George Carlin
Remember these words⌠âI will vote for you if you are braveâŚâ
It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books. It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse. www.chron.com/politics/art...
âWith Brexit, Farage helped embed the poor growth and state dysfunction that are even now providing fuel for his return.Britain has already spent one decade struggling to get by in the world Farage created. It can ill afford a secondâ Ffs. How much failure can we take? economist.com/leaders/2025...
The US under Trump is a warning. Is Britain about to make a similar mistake with Farage and Reform? No real policies. Only anger, lies, and a risk to the NHS, worker's rights, climate and the UK's future. It paid for believing lies before. Is it ready to pay again? #UKPolitics #UKLocalElections2025
Itâs not enough to merely criticize Starmer's betrayal. We need real alternatives. Labour voices & voters must demand real change before itâs too late: Real housing policies Rebuild NHS Green jobs Fair education & living costs Fairness for all EU alliance, not US pawn #HopeForBritain #UKPolitics
Labour is losing young voters, working-class trust & its soul. If Starmer doesnât change soon, he'll destroy Labour. We canât afford leaders who play it safe. We need ones who believe in something & are ready to fight for it. Or the far right will fill the vacuum. #BritainDeservesBetter #UKPolitics
Britain doesnât just need âsafe management.â It needs hope. Keir Starmer promised change, but what we see now is cautious politics, broken promises, and lost energy. When leadership is too weak to inspire, it opens the door for anger and extremism to rise. #BritainDeservesBetter #UKPolitics
Four days of real remembrance, respect, and gratitude. Thatâs how you honor veterans. Not by calling them âsuckersâ and âlosers,â not by abandoning wounded soldiers, or deporting those who served. Trump treats veterans like pawns.
Trumpâs clearly losing it, and they know it. The rambling, the chaos, the defiance of court orders. Arrogant thugs holding it all together with lies and fear. But desperate people, do desperate things. If it doesnât all fall apart soon, it could get pretty ugly.
Jenrick âruling outâ a pact with Reform UK means nothing. The Tories have already adopted their rhetoric, their policies, and their scapegoating tactics. Whether they formalise it or not, the alliance is ideological; and the damage is already being done.
Sorry to hear about your experience. This definitely deserves more attention Itâs disturbing to see ethics and real oversight being ignored in such a crucial area.
If all Venezuelan men got rid of their tattoos, who would the Trump terrorists go after next? Wasnât easy finding just the right mix of skin tone, tattoos, and some obscure 90s law to justify their fascist propaganda shitshow. Theyâd find a new target, but they know tattoos arenât easy to erase đ .
Congress must issue subpoenas, DHS & DOJ need to be dragged in front of Congress under oath. At the same time, need to hit Bukeleâs global image, ramp up media pressure, & mobilize human rights groups. If it's ignored, every precedent protecting citizens is up for grabs. This is make-or-break time.
đ¨European universities are being warned. The U.S. sending a political loyalty questionnaire to Dutch climate scientists is not just disturbing, itâs scary. Demanding denial of DEI or climate work and âprotection from gender ideologyâ is straight out of a fascist playbook!đ¤¨
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
Still insulting the intelligence of anyone not brainwashed. Pulling back isnât enough. People are sick of him using his billions to bankroll fascist propaganda. They want us to believe we have no power, but this drop proves the boycotts are working. And theyâre sweating đ
Pope Francis, R.I.P. Even for those who arenât religious, he stood out. He pushed the Church, often reluctantly, toward dialogue on minority rights & abuse accountability. He called out capitalism, climate destruction & even war profiteers. He tried to drag a rigid institution toward conscience đ âď¸
Pope Francis, R.I.P. Even for those who arenât religious, he stood out. He pushed the Church, often reluctantly, toward dialogue on minority rights & abuse accountability. He called out capitalism, climate destruction & even war profiteers. He tried to drag a rigid institution toward conscience đ âď¸
Pope Francis, R.I.P. Even for those who arenât religious, he stood out. He pushed the Church, often reluctantly, toward dialogue on minority rights & abuse accountability. He called out capitalism, climate destruction & even war profiteers. He tried to drag a rigid institution toward conscience đ âď¸
Maybe Bukeleâs finally realizing his pact with Trump the tyrant is turning into a nightmare that wonât go away. Now he thinks if he dumps the men elsewhere, the problem disappears. But of course, he wants to look clever doing it; and make a profit while heâs at it. Vile đ¤đ¤˘
Complaining, he's disliked! đŤ Heâs not just backing a party built on racism & anti-immigrant hate, heâs trying to convince other ethnic minorities to vote against their own interests! Helping Reform UK gain power while denying their racism isnât strategic, itâs betrayal, plain & simpleđ¤˘.
Yes, Starmerâs politics I'd definitely a hindrance to the Labour Party.
My new piece in The Atlantic continues how to fight Putinization in America. Trump is accelerating his wide-spectrum attacks on the rule of law & on public & private institutions that might slow him. If legislators donât fight now, they wonât be able to later. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Trump mafia is still trying to sneak through their human trafficking like the law doesnât apply to them, and two lawless, corrupt judges gave it the thumbs up. Thankfully, not all the Court agreed; but it just goes to show that the constitutional crisis runs far deeper than many dare admit đ¨
Hey Donold, Joe Biden brought Brittney Griner home from a Russian gulag, but you canât bring home Kilmar Abrego GarcĂa? You gonna let Joe be a better dealmaker than you?
If youâve been gullible enough to be brainwashed into thinking a dictator will reward you by hurting others, of course youâll fear diversity less; itâs been framed as the reason youâre not thriving. But if you fear diversity more than dictatorship, you clearly donât understand either.
Trump's now offering Bekele $15M, who uses prisons for PR & cuts deals with the very gangs he claims to fight, to fill his prisons with abducted individuals from US. Heâs profiting from human trafficking to serve Trump & Co.âs terrorist agenda. These arenât leaders, theyâre thugs & wannabe dictators
London bus stop near Amazon HQ đĽ
El Salvador staged the Van Hollen meeting with Mr. Garcia. It wasnât goodwill, it was damage control, hoping to ease pressure. They feared questions about his well-being and mounting backlash. If pressure drops now, Trump & co. will feel emboldened to keep terrorising Americans and dissenters.
Rubioâs learning the hard way that Trumpâs fantasy diplomacy means nothing. They never had any real influence over Putin. They just thought Ukraine would be an easy target. Now, the illusion of control is cracking, and theyâre realizing just how badly they miscalculated. They now need a way out.
Trump is deporting people under old gang laws (many with no real ties), while Bukele cut secret deals with the same gangs behind closed doors. Theyâre not really fighting crime, theyâre using fear as a weapon against everyone. And innocent lives are being destroyed for their political shitshow.
Trump is deporting people under old gang laws (many with no real ties), while Bukele cut secret deals with the same gangs behind closed doors. Theyâre not really fighting crime, theyâre using fear as a weapon against everyone. And innocent lives are being destroyed for their political shitshow.
If you're an elected official and too scared to speak out because Trump might punish you, youâve already surrendered. Thatâs cowardice, and you donât deserve the job or the paycheck. Fear of a bully like him is how democracies fall. Stand up or step aside.
El Salvador suddenly allows van Hollen to see Mr. Garcia. Why the change? Itâs definitely not goodwill; the pressure was getting too much. They feared scandal, questions about his wellbeing, & mounting backlash. This is damage control, not justice. Itâs not over. The pressure must intensify.
Most of whatâs âstill to comeâ in Project 2025 directly targets women; abortion bans, IVF, contraception, voting rights. These arenât just random. Theyâre core to their agenda. But theyâre saving them for later because they know if millons of women turn on them, itâs likely over.
Republicans are welcomed into El Salvadorâs mega-prison for propaganda reels and photo ops, but a Democrat trying to check on the well-being of an innocent man is stopped by police. This is so twisted. What are they hiding? We can't let this go, or it'll get worse.
Theyâre clearly hiding something. Maybe itâs time to flip the tactic; assume heâs no longer alive and accuse the El Salvador government and Trump admin of murder. If they want to deny it, theyâll have to prove heâs alive. It forces them to react because silence then implies guilt.
Theyâre clearly hiding something. Maybe itâs time to flip the tactic; assume heâs no longer alive and accuse the El Salvador government and Trump admin of murder. If they want to deny it, theyâll have to prove heâs alive. It forces them to react because silence then implies guilt.
đ clever! We do need a good laugh these days! (even if it is from Fox đ) m.youtube.com/watch?v=HW4x...
Yes, they may have to start prohibiting or controlling who enters and leaves the country, like other authoritarian nations. On the other hand, maybe they will welcome a mass exodus of intellectuals because they are the ones who can't be fooled by their antics and lies.
Other countries probably wonât step in. If they Speak out, they risk getting hit with sanctions or public attacks. Trump & his goon squad have created a climate where even human rights abuses are ignored out of fear. Authoritarian tactic #1 & most dangerous when it's also silencing entire countries.