Mark L Brown

Having realised that saving billions on welfare spending isn't going to be as easy as they thought - some bright spark in the Labour govt has come up with idea that it will be easier to save money by cutting spending on disabled children! Welcome to the start of Kier Starmer's next U-turn.

Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.

📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.

Brilliant.

Morning Jenny - you too

you have been kidnapped, and a character from the last TV show you watched is trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

Old Soviet joke:

A man goes to the newspaper stand every day, unfolds one, scans the front page, doesn't buy it, and leaves.

Vendor: Why do you do this every day?

Man: I’m looking for an obituary.

Vendor: Obituaries aren’t on the front page.

Man: The one I’m waiting for will be.

Starmer seems to have decided that the UK should be the 51st State rather than Canada.

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Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to face 21 charges in UK, CPS confirms Allegations include rape and human trafficking, with brothers due to be extradited to the UK after conclusion of Romanian proceedings

Hopefully the Tates will get locked up in Romania and then get locked up again in the UK when they get out. Maybe then all the young men who see them as role models will finally realise that being being a sexual predator isn't cool. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...

When the history of today's Israel is written, it will be Netanyahu who'll be on the wrong side of history and humanity.

Israel is starving and slaughtering women and children and somehow Gary Lineker is the story. This is how genocide happens.

Very true

If George Washington was alive today he'd be dusting off his musket. #Trump

YouTube video by Barny Fletcher - Topic Wasted Sunset

Went to see The Waterboys on Saturday - they were absolutely brilliant. Barney Fletcher has joined the band for a lot of their new songs from the Life Death and Dennis Hopper album. At the end they played Barney's song Wasted Sunset - phenomenal www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5an...

Imitating Trump, Farage has committed to getting rid of equalities and inclusion jobs at the councils that Reform has taken over. This is going to have huge implications for disabled people and for children with special educational needs - the lawyers are going to be very busy.

Rubio is behaving like a man who's had his children kidnapped by the devil. And if he doesn't do every unspeakable thing that the devil wants they'll burn in hell for eternity. Either that or he's just plain evil.

Bylines from America - Bylines Network Given the state of US lately, Bylines Network feels it is time to extend our platform for unheard voices from America

🇺🇸 Non-MAGA Americans - listen up!

At the Bylines Network (UK), we've a new project to amplify non-MAGA American voices at a time when US media are not adequately capturing the chaos, fear & disruption in people's lives.

But we're collecting the stories. This is citizen journalism. Take a look. 👇

Irrespective of his motives Blairs timing on this stinks - it's almost as if he wants to do Starmer as much political harm as possible. Makes me wonder if there was cushy diplomatic job that Blair wanted and Starmer didn't back him.

I agree. Personally I don't think that Farage will ever be PM.

Bezos caves again.

#FuckTheOligarchy

Far right extremists, inspired by Trump per Whitmer herself, tried to kidnap her. Trump himself later suggested it was a fake plot and mocked it. He called her ‘that woman in Michigan’ and led a crowd that chanted ‘lock her up.’

Today Whitmer hugged him on the tarmac.

This is why Dems lose. 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽

Morning Jenny, you too.

Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’ Revealed: Sources say bosses at R&A, which organises the annual golf tournament, were quizzed about 2028 event

As stupid ideas go this is right up there with inviting Trump to do a second state visit. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

Which is one of the least insane things he's done in the last three months!

World's richest man is starting to realise that supporting the Trump - Vance protectionist, tariff led, nationalist agenda isn't in the interests of a global corporation.

Outstanding.

What a bell end.

“This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly… a tragedy… what can be done? But if people die of hunger, if they have nothing eat, if they have poor health, it does not matter! This is our crisis today!”

-Pope Francis