I have read Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s blogpost from April entitled “Inside the Mind of an Antisemite -and How I Escaped It”. It’s a fascinating account of being consumed by hateful, extremist ideology. You know what’s not in there? An apology. To Luciana Berger or the wider Jewish community

This is heartbreaking. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

They gave me to someone who could not read or write … it would be better if you buried me alive

I was the top student in my university class but when the Taliban took Afghanistan again I was forced to marry and my dreams of being a pilot ended

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Aryna Sabalenka on sex testing by the WTA:

oh I did know this I'm meant to be promoting it, please go buy a cheep ebook of 47 Borders, it's almost certainly cheap on Kobo too as they tend to price match

A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Sunday Times #1 Bestseller

A captivating exploration of world history through the lens of political borders, offering surprising, humorous, and insightful stories that reveal their profound impact.

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@globelimper.bsky.social · 7h ago

you know 47 borders is just 99p on Kindle today?

A handy guide to the EU's Entry Exit system - a must read before you travel bestforbritain.org/faq-what-is-...

FAQ: What is the Entry/Exit System (EES)? - Best for Britain

Heading away on your summer holidays? Or visiting the Schengen area for work, or to see friends or family? You might be wondering what the new...

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Pretty scary piece on Old Oak Common with this quote from Tony Travers ‘Old Oak Common is a living metaphor for the whole HS2 project, in that it has massive ongoing cost, significant delays and no real certainty as to how it will be used’ www.ft.com/content/683d...

The bizarre and disturbing thing is that Joshua Bonehill-Paine is one of the few figures on the right to be loudly and clearly called out for anti-semitism. Is that because it doesn't happen much on the right? You have to be kidding. So why the double standards? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

No one should get a free pass on antisemitism – so why does the right?

There is legitimate scrutiny of antisemitism on the left, but at the same time, rightwing media outlets offend with impunity. That makes no sense, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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FOR ONE DAY ONLY: A History of the World in 47 Borders is 99p on Kindle and thus, also, elsewhere. Is this a good thing? Shouldn't two years of my life cost more than that? Who can say! Get it while it's cheap! www.amazon.co.uk/History-Worl...

Not sure why she thinks it’s a defence that she personally does not consume the output that disqualifies him from office

James Heale@jaheale.bsky.social · 11h ago

Kemi Badenoch on Crewkerne Gazette candidate: "I don't watch his videos. I don't even like those videos. I hate AI deepfakes."

French interior Minister on Ceuta after meeting with EU counterparts "The problem isn't Schengen. Schengen is the solution. Schengen didn't let a single person from Ceuta onto the Spanish mainland. The problem is "outside interference" whipping up divisions within Europe"

Ukrainian drones have destroyed a Wildberries hub in Aleksin, Tula, 150km south of Moscow. #explodey

What will be the consequences of Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses? One Russian paper today: “Russian enterprises will face a deterioration in financial performance due to rising logistics costs & damage to warehouse infrastructure.” #ReadingRussia

Russia's platform economy "threatened" by Ukrainian drone strikes, warns Russian paper.

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

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Somewhat incredibly Badenoch has just been defending this man on the Today programme

Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d ago

Joshua Bonehill-Paine Self-styled "nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights” who was jailed in 2015 for antisemitic online posts.... Selected as a Tory candidate.

Huge Ukrainian drone attack on Russia underway. #explodey incoming.

These could have saved lives in Ukraine instead of being part of a strategic catastrophe in the ME.

Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 22h ago

US military has used up nearly 80% of THAAD missile interceptors and roughly 50% of its Patriot interceptors since start of the Iran war, according to two sources speaking to CNN.

'Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.' www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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In my dad’s lifetime around 70,000 people died because of bombs dropped on the UK in 1939-45. In my lifetime 3,000 died as a result of civil conflict over the borders of the UK. I think a few boats of impoverished and desperate people who want a better life isn’t quite in the same league.

The borders of the U.K. have been in place since 1922.

Pascal Jacquemain@jacquep.bsky.social · yesterday

Rosindell is mad as a box of frogfaces.

Quotes: "during our period of study (1993-2024), mechanisms designed to regulate spending tended towards input control and short-term decision-making, struggled to support strategic investment and often failed to deliver sustained improvements in outcomes."

Giles Wilkes@gilesyb.bsky.social · yesterday

This is the Nuffield research that the incredibly productive Diane Coyle refers to in this article. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...

So much is wrong with these people.

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterday

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

I think you should take the time to understand opposing arguments and reflect on whether you want to argue that spreading misinformation about an organisation that supports female victims of rape is morally justified.

You are also, fundamentally, just *not* the Conservative Party any more. You're just a new party wearing its clothes. Yes, the tory party evolves over time but...evolution not revolution, and all that.

Chairman Moët@chairmanmoet.bsky.social · yesterday

you can't build a big enough coalition if Gavin Barwell is too radical for you but an ex-Neo Nazi who broke into a police station isn't

I just can’t believe we’re seeing this sort of stuff from a sitting MP Just want to say to British Somalis that you are loved and I’m so, sorry this is happening.

“The senators pointed to prediction market platforms, including Polymarket, which have attracted millions of dollars in wildfire-related wagers. According to the letter, more than $1 million was wagered on the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires alone”

Jacob Gellman@jacobgellman.com · yesterday

There is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...

Also on this, I do feel "makes AI slop videos about politics" should also be a red flag - especially when, on a quick glance, they seem to be routinely homophobic.

John Oxley@joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 2d ago

Well, at least he doesn't support Net Zero.

Checking in with Elbridge Colby who assured me that the US couldn't spare a single bullet for Ukraine because they were all needed to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

George Pearkes@peark.es · yesterday

Okay Reuters on a heater this morning *US ARMY USED 'VIRTUALLY ALL' LONG-RANGE PRECISION MISSILES:RTRS

This is the point that should be made over and over again in the prison overcrowding row. The focus is on releasing violent male prisoners but the majority of female prisoners are not a threat to the public - and should always have been given community orders.

EU extends temporary protection for those fleeing the invasion of Ukraine for another year, to March 2028 - full text published in the EU Official Journal - with a new exception for those who aren't complying with their military obligations in Ukraine 1/ eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

(•_•) <) )╯ GRAND / \ (•_•) \( (> CHINA / \ (•_•) <) )╯ STRATEGY / \ www.reuters.com/world/us-has...

EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the...

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Almost *everything* you see in this format, whether infinite power cubes or solar powered houses for the homeless that fold out of suitcases or French "bread libraries" for the poor is liberal catnip bullshit by content farms. Stop being idiots. Thank you.