I’m surprised Kemi Badenoch is so opposed to the early prisoner release scheme. It’s an excellent source of Tory candidates.

70% felt he should be tarred and feathered

Roel Janssen🍀🌹🪶@vrijevogel56.bsky.social · 4w ago

🇺🇸 JUST IN: ​CNN reports that 75% of Americans believe President Donald Trump should be impeached, tried, and imprisoned.

Anthony Fauci became a symbol of truth and integrity during the pandemic. In his diaries, he’s mostly talking about how he “butt called” Barbra Streisand. www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...

Our Fauci Diaries, Ourselves

Anthony Fauci became a symbol of truth and integrity during the pandemic. In his diaries, he’s mostly talking about how he “butt called” Barbra Streisand.

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Happy Birthday to my favorite President #BarackObama 65 Years Young Today (8/4) Artist: Edwin van den Dikkenberg

I really hope that if the midterms are happening in a democratic fashion - and appreciate that is the biggest ?mark & concern - that all Americans give Trump & the GOP the kicking they deserve And pls remember - this isn’t just about you Americans The whole world is affected by what happens in Nov

A reminder: when Zelenskyy offered to share Ukraine’s anti-drone expertise with the US back in March, Trump said he was “the last person we need help from”. Trumps assessment was arrogant and naïve. Ukrainian companies are world leaders in drone production and innovation.

Cornyn voted to let Trump get away with 1/6

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Really nothing surprises me about the US anymore at this stage…

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · yesterday

Trump’s pick for US attorney-general clears key Senate hurdle ft.trib.al/CNSu49V

And narcissistic personality disorder, and, at this stage, psychosis.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "I know Europe better than anybody. Better than the people that run it."

Please send your grocery and fuel bills to: President Donald J. Trump The White House Washington, DC 20500

Home of the Brave@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 2d ago

Don’t suffer from high prices in silence. Call 1-866-2PRICEY.

Kemi Badenoch: ‘People can look at me and know that I’m not a person who would be recruiting neo-Nazis.’ You just did! Bonehill-Paine’s previous neo nazi antisemtic activism and criminal conviction makes him unsuitable to be a councillor. End of. Badenoch is insane.

In case anyone can relate… this is me every single day…

Anne Frank was arrested on this day in 1944. History rarely returns wearing the same uniform, it returns asking the same thing of ordinary people: Will you sit down and look away? Or will you stand up and fight? #Resist

That’s why Trump keeps saying ‘the economy is great’… because he sees his own bank account growing massively… and that is after all ALL that he cares about And it is truly baffling that there is even one person still left in the Continental United States who could support this man

Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social · yesterday

Trump’s personal economy may be “thriving,” thanks to $2B in ill-gotten gains since returning to office, but Americans are not. Republicans have every reason to fear they will pay a political price for this rotten economic record, unmitigated corruption, misguided priorities, and gross incompetence.

I swear to God - just get these bloody Reform and Restore and whatever else they call themselves people out and into oblivion This latest media stunt by them now is nothing but a diversionary tactic to all their bent and crooked money donation dealings

BBC Newsnight@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · yesterday

"On what basis would France refuse a humanitarian operation to save lives?!" Reform's Laila Cunningham responds to France's suggestion that her party's plan to stop Channel crossings would violate its sovereignty and breach international law. #Newsnight

Very difficult to decide which of these two is the most manipulative, devious, self-serving neo-nazi spiv. Lowe is a nasty piece of work, certainly, but Farage is a scheming greedy conman. One thing is for sure, you have to be a total moron to vote either #Reform or #Restore #Clacton

It's been an absolute honour to visit Clacton fewer times than I've visited America, hold zero surgeries and do fuck all for the town.

Wealthy, right wing, non dom billionaires, should never have been permitted to own virtually all MSM. They're wrecking democracy, decency in the USA, and the same greedy, selfish monsters fund/ support right wing politicians here. Critical thinking is the only defence against their vile propaganda.

If this obscenely gaudy gold shit doesn't piss you off, you're not even paying attention.

Some days in the midst of all this craziness and horrific news, only a real funny feel good film does the trick… for anyone who loves Sandra Bullock as much as I do, ‘Two weeks notice’ is now on Netflix

I love these 2 women. @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu with a fantastic discussion on Russia & #Ukraine. From propaganda history to modern drone warfare. youtu.be/RKadgswP0A0

August 1st Live with Anne Applebaum

YouTube video by Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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It's sort of wild that the US president declares war and announces peace deals 3-4 times a week now and it's just...barely even news any more? Could it be unhealthy? Who can say!

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2d ago

Update: No deal, back to war, Trump says.

There are some truly weird people in this world - and sadly on here now as well Found myself trolled by some weirdo who purposely misread a note of mine where I said that as far as I am concerned people didn’t follow Covid rules enough / which I know she act agrees with… I hate blocking But…

Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him

Trump and MAGA seem determined to drag the US back to the 17th century.

Sam Bright@writesbright.bsky.social · 2d ago

🔴 MAGA’s harassment of Fauci is a medieval witch hunt driven by scientifically illiterate bullies desperate to feed the mob. Any country that believes in modern medicine, vaccines, and reason should stand with Fauci against this tirade of ignorance

This is beyond disgraceful. A grim warning to UK voters who believe that cruel, rich right wing goons offer solutions to the man made problems that they create. open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...

The UK should offer political asylum to Fauci

Notes on a nauseating show trial...

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Solar energy supplied more power to Britain’s grid in July than any previous month on record. The figure of 14.4% of all power generated in July smashed the last monthly record of 12.4%, set only in May In July 2025, the (formerly) best year for solar generation, 9.6% of generation was from solar.

Some good news.

German Embassy London@uk.diplo.de · 2d ago

Big change to 🇩🇪🇬🇧 school trips – thanks to the #KensingtonTreaty, entry rules for pupils have been simplified 👇

Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta

We’ve seen this before.

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