Chris Preston

Hours after burying his wife, two children and grandson, Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh went back on air to continue reporting

His ability to continue his job while Israel killed tens of thousands of Gazans around him has turned him into an icon of bravery

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel Trump's authoritarian actions - Friday Oct 3rd 2025.

A 4-minute run down of what authoritarian things Trump did on Friday 3rd October...

youtu.be/StBaothGpuA

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel Trump's authoritarian actions - Sat 4th October 2025

And here's a 2.5-minute run down of what authoritarian things Trump did on Saturday 4th October...

youtu.be/j44MxnNujgY

Professor Christina Pagel I'm Professor Christina Pagel at University College London. My research is in health systems. I'm passionate about science, public health, supporting diversity in the sciences, and protecting liberal ...

📢 I've decided to do regular 2-3 mins video updates of latest authoritarian antics of Trump administration on YouTube & TikTok.

Have been inspired by reading how many people get their news there and how dominated it is by the right.
www.tiktok.com/@profchristi...

www.youtube.com/@ProfChristi...

We believe healthcare is a right for every American.

But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.

Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.

PPE Medpro will almost certainly go into administration and Mone will repay almost none of the £122m she stole from the NHS. But she'll keep the superyacht and the private jet she scammed from the public purse.

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

My message to Reform supporters

My essential point here is that by allowing ourselves to become too dependent on the US for security, we’re now subject to Trump’s whims and inconsistencies, with no quick or easy Plan B available to us.

Sheena is the must-follow to understand what Kennedy et al are doing to US vaccines (and other medicines)

this is the right screenshot!

IMPORTANT 🧵

We've been seeing how RFK Jr & anti-vax lobby has been steadily and effectively reducing access to vaccines in the US.

But it could happen in UK too.

It's a threat worth considering given Malhotra's speech at Reform conf & big overlap between anti-vax and RW populsim.

Read on!
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Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave could collapse the NHS…

Which would be incredibly good news for someone wanting us to move to an ‘insurance based system’

FYI the average American pays £480 per month for private healthcare

Please wake up folks.

Well, I made myself listen to Trump’s speech in full. While full of boasts, distortions, disgusting attacks on Biden, weird asides about the mayor of London, National Guard in DC, his MAGA hat, and unsubtle hints about wanting the peace prize - there WERE some hard uncomfortable points there too 🧵

Was that a Monty Python sketch I just watched?

Why We Need Wealth Taxes Extreme wealth undermines equality, justice, and democracy.

"For as long as billionaires exist, they will continue to treat our governments like piggy banks.

From lobbying against climate action, to funding powerful think tanks, to donating to political parties, their fortunes give them a veto over the future."
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-we-nee...

How Wealth Inequality Affects You

Is it really *that hard* to say that it is totally morally wrong to say to people who have come here legally, worked, paid taxes, built their lives here, contributed to Britain, that they have to fuck off now, rather than "unfunded".

No immigrant has ever sacked me, or cut my wages, or offshored my job, or closed my hospital, or stopped my mum's disability benefits, or crashed the economy.

Those things were all done by white English men who went to Oxford and wore a nice suit.

Housing is getting more expensive because the rich are buying it all

Fantastic to see our TrumpActionTracker featured in this @yorkshirebylines.co.uk article!

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Do have are read.
Tracker is here: www.trumpactiontracker.info

Love that last sentence!

Never in the field of billionaire tax avoidance was so much money owed by so few to so many

The only way to protect your future is by taxing the billionaires more.

At the @makethempay.bsky.social rally today.

The only way to win in politics is to aggressively pursue unity and common ground

It's kind of impressive to cause an ideological schism in a party that isn't a party, hasn't got any policies, hasn't decided on a name, and only has two members.

World leaders have united to condemn Israel’s bomb attack on Hamas officials in Qatar, saying the strike was in breach of international law and have warned the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that they are prepared to do absolutely nothing in response.

From the new Private Eye, out now.

Me too. I had been interested in 'Your Party', but I believe it's dead in the water already.

Nationalism on the March A campaign of coercion and violence in the US is escalating. Plus British leader reactions to the far right rally held this weekend in London.

In just under 9 months, Trump’s 2nd term has racked up 230 nationalist actions - 75% occurring in the past 3 months.

From executive orders to mass detentions & political violence, the darkness is spreading. Can we hold the line? My latest Substack ⬇️

christinapagel.substack.com/p/nationalis...

Never has a govt fallen so far, disappointed so much, so quickly, as this Labour govt. I had zero expectations of Truss, Johnson, et al, but had hoped for better from Labour. Starmer’s abject weakness, lack of moral fibre feels like betrayal. The Trump visit next week will represents a new low. 🤮🤮🤮