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OPINION: "Donald Trump’s presidency is a morality lesson. He is a living example of what happens when a man is given power that far exceeds his character." thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Trump's regime is frightening for so many across the world. It's scary so many in the Republican Party do nothing about him and his cronies.

me when things are going well

photo of Asian woman holding a rainbow placards that says Refugees Welcome. Text overlaid reads: Our joint statement. We stand united with over 100 organisations against harmful BBC reporting that targets already marginalised communities.

We stand united with over 100 organisations: Instead of investigations that contribute to division, we call for responsible reporting that sheds a light on systemic injustices and highlights the voices of those most affected by them.

Read our joint statement buff.ly/OBWMGpq

Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.

The reporting on OpenAI and Sam Altman I've been working on for the past year and a half, for @newyorker.com, with Andrew Marantz: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

There’s a lot of talk in the media about “systemic underinvestment” in prisons.

It’s a polite way of saying:
we built something, stopped looking after it, and now we’re surprised it doesn’t work.

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

This is superb reporting by BBC News’ Nick Marsh on spikes in insider trading ahead of Trump’s Truth Social pronouncements and weirdly accurate predictions on the betting market Polymarket. Well worth a read.

“The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency”

A tranquil woodland scene on the grounds of the former Bessboro mother and baby home: a moss-covered fallen tree arches low across the frame, surrounded by slender, leafing branches. The forest floor is carpeted with vibrant green moss, ferns, and clusters of delicate purple-blue wildflowers, likely bluebells, creating a soft, almost luminous contrast against the earthy browns. Sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling the scene with warm highlights, lending a sense of quiet beauty and stillness to a place with a notorious history.

Blown away by the reaction to yesterday’s photo. Thanks for all the shares and likes. Here’s another from the opposite direction.

Blackrock, Cork, 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#springtime
#tree
#bluebells
#moss
#ferns
#woodlands
#PhotoHour
#spéirghorm
#EastCoastKin
#ECK

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Fantastic photo of Leith, Edinburgh at night.🌙

More of this, less of bombing other countries

(From @acyn.bsky.social )

'Awful people can be correct': Mary Beard on how history compares with today's world Our Writer at Large talks to the acclaimed classical scholar and public intellectual about the ancient world and what it teach us about today’s…

Professor Mary Beard & the Culture Wars

I talk to Britain’s leading public intellectual about freedom of speech and her battles with the far-right, white supremacists, the extremists who push the Great Replacement conspiracy theory & the misogynists of the manosphere

In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...

All they will find is sand

Eyal Weizman on the demolition of Gaza

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

We need to get Palantir out of all UK public services. Owned by white supremist Peter Thiel and funder of JD Vance rise to power. 🔻

Iran is winning the propaganda war against Trump – brick by brick Tehran’s viral videos satirising a Lego-style president have harnessed the power of AI – and Maga’s debasing of political discourse – and turned it against the US, writes disinformation expert Nina Ja...

Thrilled to share my first piece for @thenerve.news—an incredible woman-led team reporting on tech, politics, and culture, founded by the inimitable @carolecadwalla.bsky.social —on why Iran is winning the information war

www.thenerve.news/p/nina-janko...

Statement by UNICEF on the killing of two water truck drivers in the Gaza Strip

Statement: UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. www.unicef.org/press-releas...

#releasethefiles
#trumpepstein

Reform, shown to be immoral crooks yet again.

Last year we asked for “ministerial submissions” about Palantir's NHS Federated Data Platform sent to health ministers

The government said no—twice.
The Information Commissioner backed secrecy.

We’ve now teamed up with @goodlawproject.org to challenge this at tribunal. The public deserves answers.

Lovely photo! 😁

Good Idea 💡

Nicola Sturgeon wins prestigious award for 'visionary leadership'

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has won a prestigious award for her 'visionary leadership' at an international event in Iceland

"4-year-old Adam lost his entire family and his leg from a bombing in Gaza. Thanks to the amazing community in Chicago, and his loving host family, he is healing now in Cairo through the ongoing support of HEAL Palestine, waiting to go back to his extended family in #Gaza." (Heal Palestine) #US

We’re fighting for transparency over Palantir NHS briefing documents | Good Law Project Wes Streeting is refusing to publish documents that will provide the truth about the risks of Palantir’s systems for handling our health records, so we’re fighting back

In public, Wes Streeting is furiously back-pedaling from his earlier Palantir cheerleading.

But in private he is refusing to let us see what civil servants told him about Palantir

So, with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social, we are taking him to court to try and force him to hand over the briefings.

Minister must keep Palantir out of Northern Ireland’s health service - United Kingdom Amnesty International is urging Northern Ireland health minister Mike Nesbitt to block any involvement of the US software company Palantir in the local health

Minister must keep Palantir out of Northern Ireland’s health service

https://www.europesays.com/uk/883022/

Amnesty International is urging Northern Ireland health minister Mike Nesbitt to block any involvement of the US software…#uk #news #uknews

What I took out of tonight's C4 leaders' debate was 2 things: we need more immigration in Scotland, and tax is an investment in public services not an oncost. Will vote accordingly.

Lors d’une messe au Pentagone, Pete Hegseth a prononcé une prière, reprenant mot pour mot, sans s’en rendre compte, des répliques du film «Pulp Fiction» ➡️ bit.ly/4vT0JX9

Serco are just as evil as Palantir. Multinational, profit before people, monsters.🔻

Job Opening: Campaign Lead - Digital Sovereignty - The Citizens Location: UK based with remote working. Preference for London-based or someone who can regularly come to London.  Type: Freelance. Reports to: Executive Director.  Day Rate: £200 – £300 depending on e...

Digital sovereignty means having real control over the tech and systems we depend on. Right now, in the UK, we don’t have that.

💥 We’re hiring a Campaign Lead to push this onto the agenda.

More details 👇
the-citizens.com/2026/04/job-...

Scottish Green candidates, including co-leaders Ross Greer and GIllian Mackay, hold up the manifesto on stage.

A pile of 2026 Scottihs Green manifestos. The front page says Let's Demand Better.

Scottish Green co-leaders Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer hold the manifesto. The front page says Let's Demand Better.

Scottish Green co-leader Gillian Mackay speaking on stage in front of an audience. Several TV cameras are pointed at her.

Today we launched our 2026 manifesto!

🟢 Want free bus travel for everyone?
🟢 Want accessible and affordable childcare?
🟢 Want to tackle the climate emergency?
🟢 Want to tax the rich?

We've got you covered.

Read the manifesto at:
www.greens.scot/LetsDemandBetter