Gary Foskett

Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."

She's literally a migrant

Thousands of French people held a massive rally and march in Paris, standing against Israel's genocide in Gaza, they chanted "Nous sommes la résistance (We are the resistance)" #FreePalestine #3E

Today in Politics, Bulletin 182. 7/31/25 … Trump biographer Michael Wolff to Meidas: “Epstein’s explanation for why this friendship ended is as follows.

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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

For thousands of years, we have been parasitised, exploited and destroyed by elites. Our survival depends on overthrowing them.
Fascinating article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Both of them.”

Tonight's featured Old Etonian is Jacob Rees-Mogg.

#Newsnight

‘NPR - the American left wing radio station’
Justin Webb on BBC (the UK right wing radio station) #r4today

Next stop, Wrexham! Why you should holiday in Britain's least-loved places

Don't bother with the usual holiday destinations, says Ben Aitken. There is plenty to enjoy if you try the less-heralded places.

It's unsurprising Trump and the US remain shackled to Netanyahu and Israel. #c4news It's important that Britain joins with France and Canada to recognise the state of Palestine alongside the vast majority of the United Nations. The lines need to be clearly drawn.

Please Please Me was NOT the Beatles' debut single and it was NOT released in 1962. But who gives a toss about actual facts these days @BBCr4today
Justin Webb on the case again.
#Webbo
#r4today

Freed British-Israeli hostage says Starmer 'risks rewarding terror' Emily Damari says the prime minister is "not on the right side of history" with his plan for a Palestinian state.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
ONE individual's *opinion* is blown up & given headline status by the BBC. HOW is this balanced & objective journalism?
Disgraceful activity by our Public Service Broadcaster.
Meanwhile - "High profile Israelis call for CRIPPLING SANCTIONS". See today's @theguardian.com

Freed British-Israeli hostage says Starmer 'risks rewarding terror' Emily Damari says the prime minister is "not on the right side of history" with his plan for a Palestinian state.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
ONE individual's *opinion* is blown up & given headline status by the BBC. HOW is this balanced & objective journalism?
Disgraceful activity by our Public Service Broadcaster.
Meanwhile - "High profile Israelis call for CRIPPLING SANCTIONS". See today's @theguardian.com

UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire and other conditions - live updates Starmer says he would take the step at a UN meeting in September - but Israel accuses the UK of harming

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Starmer says his decision has been "driven by the intolerable situation in Gaza". #c4news
Wake up, Keir mate. It's been intolerable, disgusting and disgraceful for many decades. Both in Gaza and in the West Bank. It's only the USA and its lapdog UK that ignores it.

UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets certain conditions, Starmer says - live updates The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel's offensive began, including 112 in the past 24 hours.

Phttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cdrkj810plvt
"Unless?"
Just bloody do it.

Starmer to hold emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza Ministers have been called back to Westminster on Tuesday to discuss peace plans and aid efforts for the territory.

"Starmer to hold emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza"
Very good news. It's only taken him 12 months to think this thing through. Plus the several decades of doing and saying NOTHING about the plight of Palestinians suffering from open air prison and theft of their land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Israeli rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza Israel's government rejects the allegations in the separate reports by B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Israel is taking co-ordinated action to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip."
Physicians for Human Rights Israel said its legal analysis found that Israel had targeted Gaza's *healthcare infrastructure* "in a manner that is both calculated and systematic".

YouTube video by Femi Trump demands NHS price hike on medicines!

Trump just demanded the NHS pay more for drugs...

And suggested that Starmer AGREED!!!!!

This must be one of those Brexit benefits!

The bullet train in 🇯🇵-as glorious as everyone says. A reminder the Japanese built their first high speed train for the 1964 Olympics and it became national by the 80s. They’re now building Maglevs (floating trains).

Meanwhile in 🇬🇧 we can’t be sure we’ll connect HS2 to Euston. Pathetic.

let’s all watch a convicted felon get caught cheating at golf plus: a round-up of the dumb shit Republicans said on TV

here's today's post: "let’s all watch a convicted felon get caught cheating at golf" — plus: a round-up of the dumb shit Republicans said on TV.
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#c4news
"White working class people are not being heard"
Clearly a consensus on this.
#housing #poverty #protests
Bloody Corbynistas!

Trump in Rage Mode as Epstein Storm Refuses to Die Down The president is attempting to keep calm in front of the cameras, but behind the scenes, he’s fuming.

The president is attempting to keep calm in front of the cameras, but behind the scenes, he’s fuming.

It's not like this is original, startling or new ⬇️ Governments have ALWAYS been corrupted and run for the benefit of a wealthy elite - be it royalty, plutocracy or oligarchy. A government of the people, by the people, for the people remains a distant goal in many if not most countries. How come?

As this obit mentions, Tom Lehrer gave up all copyright to his musical works. The lyrics, the music he wrote, and any audio and video he owned are in the public domain. What a mensch. A lot can be found on his website (which I've periodically backed up in the Internet Archive, including just now).

‘Genteel bias: how the BBC dismantles the Left without us noticing’ BBC right-wing bias is exceptionally dangerous because it is subtle, opaque and covert

Really good piece from @claireaj.bsky.social @westenglandbylines.co.uk on the oh so subtle right wing bias at the BBC- through innuendo, hyperbole amd micro aggressions westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/media/g...

Guess who else locked people in asylums against their will.

Fact check: Debunking 100 Trump false claims from his first 100 days | CNN Politics President Donald Trump filled his first 100 days back in office with the same relentless dishonesty that was a hallmark of his first presidency and his 2016 and 2024 presidential campaigns.

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."

-- Aldous Huxley, born #OTD 1894

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"The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government."

-- Sam Houston, who died #OTD 1863

Most Australians Relying On Government For Their Income! That famous lefty, Noam Chomsky, made the comment that he gets a little of his information from the financial newspapers. He explained that while people will overlook the inaccuracies in your average ...

It’s a funny thing that the people who complain the most about paying tax are the ones with elaborate schemes to avoid doing just that. - By the clever @rossleighaim.bsky.social

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