She is friends with Sonia Sodha, so i’m not surprised by any of this.

Whatever Times columnists might tell you, it was never about sports. It’s about elimination.

On Ukraine, Europe must step into the void | Virgin

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

when writing about the rise of British populism it’s worth bearing in mind that voters still prefer Starmer to Farage…

….and even prefer Ed Davey to Farage

Breaking News: Water is wet

Donald Trump to halt enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials President says move will ‘mean a lot more business for America’

Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to halt the enforcement of a US anti-corruption law that bars Americans from bribing foreign government officials to win business

www.ft.com/content/f880...

Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward: Heading off the environmental crisis and growing the economy are not at odds. They are two sides of a coin – as our politicians should realise If you care about the world we are handing on to future gener...

Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward: Heading off the environmental crisis and growing the economy are not at odds. They are two sides of a coin – as our politicians should realise If you care about the world we are handing on to future gener...

Didn’t The Observer get sold?! Can someone please let me know when we will stop seeing trash pieces from the likes of Sonia Sodha across Guardian platforms?

observer editor: so what are you writing about this week?
sonia sodha: i’m going to write about how it’s all the trans’s fault!
observer editor: sorry, what’s the trans’s fault?
sonia sodha: [already typing] i’ll work that out as I go!

Group of Labour MPs urge No 10 to be tougher on migration to fend off threat from Reform Exclusive: Pressure group of MPs from constituencies where Reform came second at last election call for Labour to ‘shout louder’ about action on immigration

This is officially one of the most idiotic things Labour could do. Playing to Reform emboldens Reform. You can't out anti-immigration them. Labour has both the majority and time to implement policies which actually benefit people, and put the case for immigration.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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The @Telegraph, @thetimes, @MailOnline & @TheSun publish corrections to their scaremongering on undocumented migrants in London.

Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers.
The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.

Kemi Badenoch’s post-Southport argument is worrying Tory seems to put prior convictions ahead of specific facts at a time of potential UK counter-terrorism strategy overhaul

Today's newsletter: it is, in fact, very bad that the leader of the opposition doesn't appear to do the reading and instead goes on a strange combination of 'her personal experience', 'her instinctive prejudices' and 'potentially things that crossed her Twitter feed that day':

Also: the naked contempt these companies have for their customers is truly repulsive. This is the time that the tech media should be up in arms and screaming at Meta! We are at the point where measurably harmful things are happening and there's still this bland, "well that happened" reporting

Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers Ahead of Trump's Second Term In an apparent overture to the incoming Trump administration, Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation, including no more fact-checkers and a move to Texas.

How Zuckerberg has bent the knee to Trump/Musk:

• $1M for inauguration
• Dined at Mar-a-Lago & gave Trump Meta AR glasses
• Promoted GOP operative Joel Kaplan
• Put Dana White on Meta's board
• Got rid of fact-checkers on FB, Insta, and Threads

www.wired.com/story/meta-d...

Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation on Diary of CEO podcast Disproven health claims are accepted with little challenge by host on number one podcast, BBC investigation finds.

Ominous Russell Brand vibes here: wellness grifting and bothsidesism as the gateway to conspiracy theories

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning Climate change is driving inflation and instability, which harms climate action. But it’s not too late to escape the doom loop.

This is a profound piece which should be required reading for all climate activists trying to foster international cooperation on climate.

The debt-politics-climate doom loop was sadly in full display at #COP29

theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...

people who can have conversations while jogging: why are you personally attacking me

How AI monitoring is cutting stillbirths and neonatal deaths in a clinic in Malawi The only hospital in the country using foetal safety software has seen baby fatalities drop by 82% in three years When Ellen Kaphamtengo felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, she thought she might be in labour. It was the ninth month of her first…

How AI monitoring is cutting stillbirths and neonatal deaths in a clinic in Malawi

A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.

We want Bluesky to be a great home for journalists, publishers, and creators. Unlike other platforms, we don't de-promote your links. Post all the links you want — Bluesky is a lobby to the open web.

seeing more and more satirical posts on BlueSky about Kendrick Lamar and Drake - has c.2021 Black Twitter finally arrived? 🥹

I. JUST. WANT. THE. RECIPE. I. DON'T. WANT. FOUR. PAGES. OF. STORY. ABOUT. HOW. THIS. WAS. YOUR. AUNT. LINDA'S. FAVORITE. DISH. ON. WINTER. ESCAPES. TO. THE. MOUNTAINS.

Blue Sky team, you're building something special and great here. Keep at it. Stick with it. And please don't sell it to an evil billionaire who's going to come around waving a lot of money to gobble it up.

Sincerely, a Happy Blue Sky user.

Social media is in desperate need of innovation. Meta is only letting you have a slice of control over what you see because Bluesky is here building for you.

1. The difference so far (and for god's sake let's keep it that way) between X and Bluesky is not between right and left but between abuse and respect.
A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean?
A short thread.🧵

Me to all my Twitter friends…

Exactly!