This just turned up on my feed on Facebook, and I really haven't paid the guy or the party much attention, but it suddenly struck me that Polanski is going to become a significant political force simply because he speaks normally.

I'd actually forgotten how extraordinary it is that when I won the leadership - I wasn't interviewed as it was too close to our party conference interviewed.

And then refused a second time!

Part of the antidote to all of this is creating our own media platforms.

Hey @boldpolitics.bsky.social 👋🏼

FACT: The emblem is being used by nefarious forces that seek to hoodwink populations and foment hate to gain power and control.

There are like a dozen videos this bad or worse per week now. This stuff is insane.

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

He’s foaming at the mouth to go full Gestapo.

"I see gangs of masked thugs roaming the streets rounding up anyone the wrong colour, and I think: *this* is what Britain needs."

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

After the horrific attacks in Manchester we must defend the right to protest I hope pro-Palestine marchers this weekend will be acutely sensitive to the real fear in Jewish communities. But don’t let the bad guys win by denying...

It’s not “un-British” to march today. But it is British to protest with sensitivity and empathy. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...

CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"

Apple has removed an ICE tracking app that allows users to report ICE activity nearby from its App Store.

The removal came after a direct demand from Trump’s DOJ.

Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.

A police car sits on top of 2 rising bollards.

Nobody escapes justice with the #WorldBollardAssociation

“The network state project is calling to ‘reclaim’ the west. Its primary goal is to reform existing governments from within. It’s building on the model of the ethnostate to build states within states. They have an aggressive, imperialist character.”

ls.berkeley.edu/news/researc...

The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Are you a Labour MP? Come and sign to keep Labour’s 2024 manifesto promise and say no to private finance into our NHS

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has been spending billions in video games companies, and now if this deal goes ahead he will be a major owner of EA which acrimoniously split with FIFA, another Saudi partner, a few years back. The Kushner firm - in which KSA invested - a vehicle for this.

Thought Poland had issued a threat they won’t tolerate an incursion again.

However the control Murdoch exerts currently Trump loving Farage & Reform are getting a free pass to peddle their bullshit.

'Blue Labour' and the Thiel Effect: How MAGA Is Making In-Roads Into British Politics The ideology of the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement, which has transformed politics in the United States, is having an impact in the UK. But how is this influence being transmitted?

«EXCLUSIVE: Silicon Valley billionaire Peter #Thiel behind #Trump is now exporting the #MAGA playbook to #Britain - embedding across three parties: Blue Labour, Tories, Reform - via a network of race science believers.»

@nafeez.bsky.social and @peterjukes.bsky.social via @bylinetimes.bsky.social

Armed Guards and Muscle Milk: Senate Investigation Reveals DOGE Takeover Details A new Senate report claims DOGE put every American's Social Security number at risk—and that officials at federal agencies essentially obstructed an investigation, all but denying DOGE even exists.

A new Senate report claims DOGE put every American's Social Security number at risk—and that officials at federal agencies essentially obstructed an investigation, all but denying DOGE even exists. www.wired.com/story/armed-...

Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content Workers say they've faced sexually explicit content while xAI has marketed Grok to be deliberately provocative. Experts say the company should be cautious.

This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material.

www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...

TV tonight: an essential record of the Covid contracts scandal An investigation into the extent of greed and deception in PPE provision. Plus: weird drama Coldwater goes off the rails. Here’s what to watch this evening

TV tonight: an essential record of the Covid contracts scandal

Reform, with 0.6% of all MPs, featured in 25% of BBC's recent 10pm news bulletins Astonishingly, a party with 18 times as many MPs as Reform has received one-third less coverage on BBC News at 10.

Reform, with 0.6% of all MPs, featured in 25% of BBC's recent 10pm news bulletins

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A mass Epstein ‘Thriller’ style flash mob would be utterly brilliant. Internet do your thing!

a woman laying on a blue couch with a stuffed animal on the floor ALT: a woman laying on a blue couch with a stuffed animal on the floor

I feel bad for the generation of people handing over their ability to act creatively to AI… i don’t think they realize that creativity is a muscle, and when you don’t use it-

Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR

Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights

They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR
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NHS doctor set to be charged with sexually assaulting children Staffordshire police have concluded an investigation known as Operation Anzu and are talking to prosecutors

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: An NHS doctor accused of sexually assaulting multiple patients, including children, while working in 2 hospital A&Es is expected to be charged within weeks after the conclusion of a 4-year police investigation

www.thetimes.com/article/a3ac...

Jokes aside, this is precisely why Reform and Silicon Valley are so deeply in cahoots. They intend to steamroll the public interest to give the billionaire techbros what they want - and what they want is everything.