I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations | Musa Okwonga Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga

I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations | Musa Okwonga

Australia's social media ban for kids under 16 - how will it work? The world-first law aims to reduce the

Australia: A study commissioned by the government earlier this year said 96% of children aged 10-15 used social media and that seven out of 10 of them had been exposed to harmful content and behaviour.

Hopefully here soon.

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““We can judge Farage not just by the words he, allegedly, shouted as a child, but by the words and actions he has chosen to broadcast as an adult…”
#JoinTheGreenParty

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From the obvious reality of this two-bit bigot to the orchestrated attacks on the BBC to the pathological arrogance of Johnson & Cummings, it’s oddly ungratifying to see so much of ‘How They Broke Britain’ still resonating this month.

This is bizarre. Like the editor of the guardian or mail or any other paper complaining repeatedly about the front page lead they decided to run with.

Very good example of what's wrong with broadcast news - they've given up deciding for themselves what is or isn't news and what the priorities are

Large Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or 49 other health conditions A new Danish study finds no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. The findings reaffirm the safety o...

A new Danish study, covering over 1 million children born between 1997 and 2018, was published in 2025 and its findings are decisive.

The study “confirms that routine childhood vaccines do not cause autism spectrum disorder.”

These findings counters the misinformation that continues to circulate.👇

The press spent more time complaining that Sarah Brown (& by extension Gordon B) showed us up by *not* buying enough new frocks.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

I remain genuinely gobsmacked that this wasn’t picked up more. The Alex Jones who *repeatedly accused grieving parents of making up their children’s murders*.
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”

#LookAndSee 258 #MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

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#readandplay (538)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

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"Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir ..."

Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith explains why Trump’s Ukraine–Russia peace plan is a test for the transatlantic alliance — Meduza The Trump administration’s new plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine contains four points concerning NATO, even though the alliance played no part in drafting it. In addition to ruling out…

New: Meduza talks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith about what the Trump admin’s new peace plan means for the transatlantic alliance. “In my mind, it serves only one side, and that is the Russians,” she said. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Why did the Kremlin choose @Axios as their vehicle to manipulate US foreign policy by laundering their propaganda, and what are they going to do about it?

The Oxford Hanbook of Polish Politics, edited by Katarzyna Walecka, Simona Guerra, and Fernando Casal Bértoa, Oxford University Press, 2025.

💫 The Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics is ready for Christmas!
With the opening chapter by Professor Norman Davies and 56 chapter by more than 80 fantastic authors (I cannot tag them all but would love to), many thanks to all starting from the co-editors (Fernando is not here, Kasia should be)

Everyone Else is Lying to You Jonathan Howard MD's sequal to We Want Them Infected is out now

open.substack.com/pub/counterd...
@joho.bsky.social

Autonomic dysfunction and vasoregulation in Long COVID-19 are linked to anti-GPCR autoantibodies

My longstanding observations with the Vagus Nerve damage in Long C-19 remains strong...

As per @harryspoelstra.bsky.social

#Nerve_of_Joffe 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC

Is scrapping the two-child limit enough to tackle poverty? | British Politics and Policy at LSE It looks like the two-child limit will be scrapped at the 2025 Budget. But that will still leave child poverty at 28 per cent, double what it was in the 1970s.

Is scrapping the two-child limit enough to tackle poverty? blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

A ring of yellow stars and icons (including a bell, a lock, a magnifying glass, and several with 'no' symbols) on a purple background with binary code overlaid. Text reads: "DIGITAL SERVICES ACT. First report on the most prominent and recurrent systemic risks on very large online platforms."

The EU has published a world-first risk landscape report under the #DSA.

It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.

More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.

link.europa.eu/NKM4yd

The last few hours have proven 2 terrible things. First, the US and Russian governments are so close that the US government takes large parts of Russian proposals and passes them off as their own, and second that some people are so desperate to exonerate Trump that they act like this a good thing.

So, Rubio not knowing much about the Trump-Putin plan doesnt mean that the Trump administration did not. Vance certainly seems delighted with the proposal. It means that Rubio is less influential than people think.

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The Long Con Comes To An End The Trump Administration Takes Off The Mask (Again)

Hi All, just sent out this (mostly free). The Long Con of the Trump administration came to an end yesterday, as it was always going to do. We are back in the Oval Office with Trump and Vance ambushing Zelensky. The whole pivot to Ukraine was a sham to help Putin. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

"Groceries," and Other Secrets of Managing Donald Trump - emptywheel Three developments that have befuddled observers -- Trump's fawning praise of Zohran Mamdani, Kirill Dmitriev's latest success at manipulating Trump advisors, and Marjorie Taylor Greene's departure --...

Marcy's take is much better and ties together the three most confusing things going on!

Book Launch: Informal Decision Making in the European Community This book launch will bring together scholars and practitioners to explore the project of European Union - and Britain's role in it.

Are you interested in the story of European law and politics – and Britain’s role in it?

Sign up for an evening of debate with practitioners and scholars hosted by Aston Centre for Europe 👇

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From January.