I was shocked to learn - late as I am to the news - that Robin Wales, for a long time Labour Mayor of Newham, had earlier this year joined Reform. What a gross, contemptible thing to do.

Has something been put in the US water supply that turns millions of human brains into a gooey mush? I'm also thinking of Warsh who's so confused he doesn't know who won the 2020 Presidential election.

Nincompoop.

Ah, the ambiguous power of conjunctions!

I don't think I was claiming this as a contradiction!

Well yes, but he represented a mainly reactionary political force via Labour Together.

BBC and ITV news are practically fawning over Reform Both the BBC and ITV have referenced Reform more than the Conservatives - tell us again corporate media aren't pushing Farage onto us

www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/... - No surprise here. The two main news broadcasters promoting Reform, way above their status. We are watching a Trump style, slow motion coup by the news media to turn Reform into a major political force.

KOs with Ed Miliband.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

"Broad concerns" doing a lot of work here.

Surprise Surprise

Tomorrow we may reach another landmark.

At some point this evening I expect the 250,000th Russian drone to be destroyed. A quarter of a million of the killing machines (of all types, big and small)

Nothing unusual in today's table of Russian losses.

!!

Trump's "art of the deal" has always been about "negotiating for the right to save face after losing catastrophically on a dumb gamble, followed by furiously jumping into another investment so as to erase the memory of the last loss". That's his career. Nothing has changed.

Because the US and Israel launched the illegal war. The Iranian blockade was manifestly a response to the aggression. That's down to Trump and Hegseth.

Can't recall seeing that (for which I'm grateful)!

I don't think we need that.

Alas, Pill is too often wrong. Bias to austerity.

Trump's blockade, part of his illegal war of aggression, is a crime against the world . But defended by 'liberal' Americans such as @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social who should know better.

America is not a civilised country.

Far too generous...

In a nutshell. 😊

Forcing???!

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

It’s a mark of how completely normalised the corruption & depravity have become that we barely bat an eyelid at the thought of two *property developers*, one Trump’s nepo baby son-in-law, being sent to represent the USA in peace negotiations with Iran. Sometimes it all hits you afresh.

Oil company founded by DOE chief Wright paid no US taxes last year Liberty Energy made $193 million last year and received more than $10 million back in tax benefits, according to a nonprofit analysis released on Tax Day.

"The company founded and formerly run by Trump Energy Secretary Chris Wright recorded $193 million of income last year but paid no 2025 federal corporate income taxes, according to its regulatory filings, and actually got more than $10 million back from the IRS..."

www.eenews.net/articles/oil...

Back to the genocide threats.

This makes the scale of Rayner's alleged error - for which Reform hauled her over the coals - look like monopoly money

UK told its Big Tech habit is now a national security risk : Open Rights Group says years of reliance on US giants have left Britain exposed

The UK's love affair with Big Tech is toxic.

A small number of companies have captured the market for the UK’s critical infrastructure from the NHS to defence.

From this position, they’ve influenced policies that entrench the UK’s dependency.

It's time to course correct with Digital Sovereignty.