Israel has killed over 38,000 women and girls in Gaza, according to the U.N. Another reminder the war on Gaza is about collective punishment not self defense.

Do you have 16 to 18 year olds in your household?

Remember they can vote in the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May. Make sure they're ready to vote. If they are busy with exams, they can apply for a postal vote so that they don't miss out voting. Reg www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

How Republicans can win the Midterms – and how to stop them A longer analysis of why the 2026 midterms may be far closer than they look, focusing on marginal districts and voter suppression

All the talk is of a blue wave in the 2026 Midterms. But Republicans do not need to get more popular to hold the House - they just need to stop enough Democrats voting in key seats.

I've done a deep dive in my latest post.

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Telegraph newspaper editorial on Mandelson's appointment in December 2024 versus editorial today

The Tech Journalist Banned from Twitter for Criticizing Fascism, Palantir, & the Broligarchy

Palantir published a 22-part manifesto outlining its authoritarian agenda. The masks are off. It's time to purge America of these broligarchs.

With @gilduran.com

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We expect some positive decisions tomorrow on the €90 billion loan to Ukraine.

This would show that our support for Ukraine remains strong and that Russia cannot outlast Ukraine.

My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓

If it's a total ban they're after and kids can't even take phones to school then I'd say that was completely irresponsible.

When I was a kid we had payphones - which we used to call our parents in an emergency. No such network exists any more and nobody seems to acknowledge it.

Dr David Bull on Twitter: "Less than three weeks until Britain's midterms. Vote Reform. Get Starmer Out. Reform UK teams hard at work...#TimeForReform"

Britain, like any other Westminster-style Parliamentary democracy, doesn't have "midterms" or anything close to it.

The British right are positively embarrassed to be British and so spend their days wistfully hoping for the time they can proudly claim their new status as serfs of Washington.

UN experts call for immediate suspension of trade agreement with Israel.

A ‘minimum requirement’ under intl. law. “The EU can’t claim to uphold human rights while sustaining preferential trade with State whose conduct amounts to genocide”

It will be rejected. Unless we move Israel inside Russia.

If you go back and watch a movie like All the Presidents's Men, it will really hit you how massively our country has changed in my lifetime. It was unthinkable for any of today's headlines to ever even exist back then.

A lot of you think it's always been this bad, but it hasn't. It really hasn't.

Ed Miliband to double down on net zero with measures to combat Iran energy shock As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will say

Good. 👏

'Ed Miliband will double down on Labour’s commitment to net zero in the face of the Middle East conflict this week, insisting that as fossil fuel prices soar "the era of clean energy security must come of age".'
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Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this.

Ex-CIA director calls for ousting Trump: ‘25th amendment was written with him in mind’ John Brennan says president who made volatile remarks about destroying Iranian civilization ‘is clearly unhinged’

[Ex-CIA director calls for ousting Trump: ‘25th amendment was written with him in mind’ | Donald Trump | The Guardian]

“John Brennan says president who made volatile remarks about destroying Iranian civilization ‘is clearly unhinged’“

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Where Are America's Leaders? On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from

On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from him.

Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines.

Trump Invokes Wartime Powers to Fund New Energy Projects President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to provide federal funds for a wide range of energy projects, as his administration faces pressure to help curb rising oil, gasoline and electricity costs.

Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to provide federal funds for a wide range of energy projects, as his administration faces pressure to help curb rising oil and gas costs

And you can complain to the BBC here:

www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...

To anyone complaining - make sure you confirm within 60mins via the link sent to the email you gave or the complaint is junked. x

Sorry about this but the MSM seem to be having a collective meltdown and can’t bring you any news so I’m going to have to bring you this little nugget because they’re incapable.

Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history.

Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes.

But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year.

Trickle down hoax.

In the 70's the Government owned Energy, it built houses, it owned Public Services and it employed people.

Now billionaires own it all, and they pay you too.

So every year prices go up more than wages.

It's not complicated why things are only getting worse.

It's billionaires

Al Gore:

“This is the most corrupt administration not only in American history, but more corrupt than I could ever have imagined a president would be able to get away with to the extent that he has. It’s shocking to me.”

Spain has recently outpaced the US in GDP growth, emerging as one of the fastest-growing major advanced economies. As of 2024–2025, Spain’s economy is growing at a rate over 3% annually, exceeding the US (~2%) and Eurozone (~1%) averages.

Donald is such an uninformed idiot.

In a nutshell. 😊

@francesca0912.bsky.social

Donald J. Trump @rea DonaldTrump + I'm winning a War, BY A LOT, things are going very well, our Military has been amazing and, if you read the Fake News, like The Failing New York Times, the absolutely horrendous and disgusting Wall Street Journal, or the now almost defunct, fortunately, Washington Post, you would actually think we are losing the War. The enemy is confused, because they get these same Media "reports," and yet they realize their Navy has been completely wiped out, their Air Force has gone onto darker runways, they have no Anti Missile or Anti Airplane Equipment, their former leaders are mostly gone (This has been, in addition to everything else, Regime Change!), and perhaps, most important of all, THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a "DEAL," is absolutely destroying Iran. They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run. The Anti-America Fake News Media is rooting for Iran to win, but it's not going to happen, because I'm in charge! Just like these unpatriotic people used every ounce of their limited strength to fight me in the Election, they continue to do so with Iran. The result will be the same — It already is! President DONALD J. TRUMP

You know when you don’t have to say you’re winning a war? When you’re winning.

More beautiful ancient glass. This mosaic glass bowl is over 2000 years old.

Chart showing fall in GDP per person caused by Brexit

The economic damage caused by Brexit may be almost double the 4% impact assumed by the OBR, the Resolution Foundation has revealed.

Donald Trump ‘locked out’ of Iran war Situation Room and ‘screamed at staff for hours’ Perhaps the only sensible decision made by US officials during the Iran war.

Perhaps the only sensible decision made by US officials during the Iran war.

Great Britain's wind farms achieve record energy generation levels - edie Generation from wind power in Great Britain reach record levels for the first quarter of 2026, with almost 30 Terrawatt-hours (TWh) produced.

"Generation from wind power in Great Britain reach record levels for the first quarter of 2026, with almost 30 Terrawatt-hours (TWh) produced." www.edie.net/wind-generat...