I can't imagine a better demonstration of the advantages of the Single Transferable Vote.

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

Jeffries: "What happened to Iran's nuclear program being 'completely and totally obliterated'? Donald Trump's words, not our words. Clearly he was lying to the American people or he's lying right now."

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

There is no better patriotic sight than seeing Andrew arrested Today is a day of national pride, when the equality of the law is clear

There is no better patriotic sight than seeing Andrew arrested inews.co.uk/opinion/ther...

I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!

US:
"We are all one Western Civilization sharing a common thread from Athens to Rome to America."

EU:
"We've actually been building institutions to bring Europe closer together, pooling our sovereignty around shared values and..."

US:
"No. Not like that."

“The entire world says [Israel’s] illegal occupation... And the head journalist at ABC, as you say, thinks that's antisemitic to say that.”

@antoinettelattouf.bsky.social, a journalist fired over an anti-genocide tweet, discusses her experience.

Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/australias...

All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.

Richard Moth becomes the 12th Archbishop of Westminster on Saturday.

He wasn't initially called to religion, but then he saw the light.

Cost of living crisis laid bare as almost half of Britons ‘have £25 at end of week’ Exclusive: Majority of UK adults forced to make difficult choices, with almost two-thirds found to be cutting back on essentials like food and heating

This is shocking. Cost of living crisis laid bare as almost half of Britons ‘have under £25 left at end of week’

Majority of UK adults forced to make difficult choices, with almost two-thirds found to be cutting back on essentials like food and heating

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Justice isn’t ICE leaving Minnesota.

Justice is ICE being held accountable for murdering Americans.

McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?

LYONS: Yes mam

McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?

LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question


McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?

Just beyond parody at this point

So, given Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blindly and instantly defended the Obamas/apes post this morning, which has now been repudiated by the White House, attacked by top GOP Senators, blamed on a staffer, acknowledged by Trump, and since deleted, shouldn’t Leavitt quit?

“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore

It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end

Trump may not be reliable source of factual information warns AI

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article) Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.

Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:

🚨 Trump: ‘Republicans Should Run Elections’ The US president all but calls to end American democracy, Kristi Noem caves while on thin ICE, and the Epstein files pit Bari Weiss against her newsroom?

"Trump is a raging ball of racist, power-hungry id. He means what he says, he says what he means, no matter how ludicrous, monstrous, or completely untethered from reality. So, yes, Americans should be very, very concerned about his expressed desire to “nationalize” elections."
- Today's First Draft

Screenshot of an X post by Omar Jimenez (@OmarJim…, 7h) stating that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he doesn’t have the names of the agents who shot Alex Pretti, adding: “I’ve been a lawyer for 36 years. I’ve never seen anything like this before.” Below is a CNN video thumbnail showing a split screen: on the left, an older man in a black cap and glasses labeled “Brown | Business Owner,” and on the right, Keith Ellison in a suit. A CNN “LIVE” bug appears in the corner.

This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.

"The IDF has accepted the estimate of the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry that approximately 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the Israel-Gaza war, noting that the number does not include missing residents who are potentially buried under rubble."

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

"The idea that trans inclusion at the ponds is somehow imposed against the wishes of users simply does not survive contact with reality. Londoners have looked at the evidence... and overwhelmingly said: this works, this is fair, and this reflects our values."

celord.com/2026/01/29/h...

"I think [Trump] should be apologizing to Ilhan, he should stop attacking her... you think about the Somali community, the racism in those attacks... I think the president should be ashamed of himself."
- Congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social speaking to me.
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/democrat-i...

If Kamala had been elected Minneapolis would not have been turned into a war zone where people are gunned down in the streets.

“I do not think this is a moral thing for you to do...”

Martin Lewis shares his message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on her decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their student loans.

#Newsnight

“When you get called “fake news” and “the enemy of the people,” it's not just Trump coming after you, it's all of his people coming after you.”

Jim Acosta and Joy Reid speak with Mehdi about the lack of solidarity among journalists amid Trump’s war on the press.

Watch: zeteo.com/p/mehdi-joy-...

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I’ve read a bunch of stuff but one of the most clear headed pieces was the MN StarTrib sports column by Jim Souhan and the part that sticks with me is just a half sentence in the middle alluding to the obligation of pro sports team owners to the safety of their workers (think arena cleaning staff).

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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This is how the BBC is reporting Matt Goodwin's selection as Reform's candidate in Gorton and Denton.

He's not an academic. He holds no academic position and hasn't done for quite some time.