I didn't mean to turn this into a short thread, but once I started ranting ...
So here it is, on one page: skywriter.blue/@georgemonbi...

It’s almost as if there’s a coordinated campaign by the fossil fuel industry on both sides of the world.

But renewables are coming and are going to march all over them..

Meanwhile tax their profits hard as a punishment for their bad actions

Betrayal?? Brexit was the greatest betrayal of this country ever, bar none.

We need to drastically change how we handle treason in Europe.

Right now, politicians and influencers freely push Russian interests with zero consequences.

Promoting the agenda of a foreign enemy should be a crime that ends careers and leads straight to prison

Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.

Shame if someone cut the lines….

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Jeffries on Kash Patel: "We have to stop putting all the blame on the people who nominated this incompetent, toxic, malignant individual. What about the people who confirmed him? It's extraordinary to me that Senate Republican confirmed people like Noem, Bondi, Hegseth, RFK Jr, and Patel."

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".'
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears The president’s impulsive style has never been tested in a sustained military conflict, and he’s been ruminating on Jimmy Carter’s failure in Iran.

It doesn't say so explicitly, but this WSJ piece is basically a detailed accounting of just how catastrophically bad Trump is at his job, specifically the "waging a war" part. Every detail is just incredibly damning. What an embarrassment.

This is a remarkable and important step.

Ukraine, a country under full scale invasion for 4+ years, is signing deals to co-develop/produce weapons with other countries.

Saudi, UAE and Qatar are not only confident of but also banking on Ukraine being a functional nation state over the next decade.

OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.

Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.

(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)

And you can complain to the BBC here:

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

LT. GEN. HERTLING: Ukraine is very proud nation fighting for its territorial integrity and sovereignty. And anyone who suggests that they should give up territory to get a peace deal is out of their mind.

And good Lord, isn’t that what United States fought for 250 years ago?

"The average IQ in Somalia hovers around 70, and that's the threshold for mentally handicapped ... they're a net drain on the society" -- even by MAGA standards, the unvarnished racism of this interview of Rep. Brandon Gill by Benny Johnson is breathtaking

Petition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform Pass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform Pass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Ask your MP to oppose Trump & big pharma’s attack on our NHS! Donald Trump and big pharma have forced the government to make permanent, damaging changes to the safeguards that stop the NHS being ripped off by drug companies. These changes will drive up the pri...

In December the UK government signed a deal with Donald Trump to hike NHS drug prices - putting the NHS and thousands of lives at risk in order to inflate pharma profits.

MPs can now object to these changes - write to yours today and urge them to act!

actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

Should you wish to return any ReFUK election material. Return address. Free post. They pay.

Emirati academic says UAE no longer needs US protection; bases a burden, not an asset An Emirati academic has called for a reassessment of the United States’ military presence in the UAE, arguing that the country no longer needs direct American protection due to its growing defence …

www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260420-emi...

Didn’t Johnson… ally of Lebedev the son of a KGB officer fail his security?

Tell me what has Starmer done wrong compared to Johnson ? #r4today #lbc #c4news #mandelson

Trying to stay away from this political Noise 🤔 however this is an excellent point. Johnson broke almost every rule possible and sits there rewarded. 👍

When he’s not “earning” £135,000 for 4 hours “work” he’s spreading fake news, ridiculous fake news

Farage has frequently appeared at CPAC conferences, which were funded by Putin's puppet, Orban.

Farage and Brexit are both closely linked to Putin and the American far-right.

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook right-wing voters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

The King's speech: How Charles will use private tea to corner Trump — The i Paper Charles will not shy away from a frank conversation with the US President in behind the scenes meetings during the upcoming state visit

We still believe - in spite of all the evidence to contrary - that Trump can somehow be “tamed” or brought to heel.

He can’t. He’s the archetypal arrogant narcissist with clear mental health challenges - he doesn’t hear “no”. He believes he’s infallible.

Waste of time.

apple.news/An8_Deq7-RPS...

Pete Speaks Live in Tulsa, Oklahoma YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg

However you've lined up politically in the past, if you're worried about where our country is headed, you belong in this conversation.

Here are my full opening remarks from last night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thankful to the people of Oklahoma for such a warm welcome back.

Photo of researcher in hat talking to pensioner with baseball cap on… Dave Taylor (left) debates the local elections with John Doult, who says he will vote Reform at the upcoming local elections in Swindon (The Independent)

But on a visit to the former railway town last month, the outlook for Sir Keir and his party was bleak. "I'll be voting for Reform - it can't get any worse," said pensioner John Doult, until now a lifelong Labour voter who was among the thousands employed in the town's once-famous car industry. The 86-year-old bemoaned the "terrible" state of the town centre,

“I’ll be voting for Reform - it can’t get any worse”

Oh it really can.

You put a bunch of corrupt, racist, incompetent, lying Trumpists in charge and things will get very much worse.
Potholes and empty shops will feel unimportant compared to the loss of the NHS, social care and a torched economy.

There are phrases that if used by any voter should automatically ban them from voting.

This is one of them.

Not so much “bets” as race-fixing

“16 bets made $100,000 each accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 Feb. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments before his assassination by Israeli forces“

“Never trust a Tory”❗️
Nigel Farage Head of Reform 2026

‘Nough said🤷🏼‍♂️