Andy Jacobson

A lovely morning walk across the Sussex Downs

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Deeply worrying. I have long suspected that this would be the next stage of his dictatorship

A moving service - the timing of which couldn’t be more relevant!

In electing a serious and fearless progressive, the College of Cardinals looks like pretty much the only electorate in the world that hasn't had its brains boiled by far right propaganda & toxic social media. For a Catholic of my generation, this is an almost unbelievable development.

Well done good and faithful servant. May you rest in peace and rise in glory

UK, 2025: a country where police break into a place of worship and arrest those inside who are having a meeting and might be planning a non-violent action.

The right to peaceful protest is an essential part of a healthy democracy. Governments who crack down on it are governments to be very wary of.

Brexit.
Trump.
Truss.
Boris Johnson.
Netanyahu…

It never ceases to amaze me just how much of our media & politicians waltz away unscathed after being so catastrophically & hideously wrong about all the major moments of our time.

A farmer drives a small blue tractor through a field of tall, swaying grass, framed by thick, green hedgerows. The sky is bright and clear, a picture of productive land working in harmony with nature. This is what a nature-friendly future looks like...farming that supports wildlife, healthy soils, and thriving landscapes. But without stable support, this future is uncertain.

UK Government has halted SFI applications, cutting off support for nature-friendly farming in England. ❌🍃

Farmers need certainty, not funding that’s switched on & off.

Pulling the rug from under them erodes trust, disrupts farming, and stalls critical progress on nature & climate.

A lovely morning walk across the South Down. Sky larks singing their heart out.

"As things stand at the moment we continue to share… that could change."

Former Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Baroness Neville-Jones, expresses "real worries" about continuing to share intelligence with the United States.

#Newsnight

This also raises real questions about intelligence sharing. You are MI6, you have a bit of critical intel which could also burn an asset in Moscow - do you feel comfortable telling the Americans?

Israel prepares Gaza ‘hell plan’ to pile pressure on Hamas – reports Israel may cut off electricity to try to secure more hostage releases, as both sides prepare for war to restart

Netanyahu has just threatened "unimaginable consequences" under operation "hell plan" for Gazans. The fragile ceasefire hangs in the balance. Britain must make crystal clear: this is absolutely unacceptable. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

State visit idea. Invite Vance too. But his programme just includes pubs in Aldershot.

Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice, in South Africa’s genocide case.

Israeli authorities are violating the International Court of Justice’s legally binding orders in South Africa’s genocide case by denying the entry of lifesaving aid and services into Gaza.

Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.

Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US

Blocking humanitarian aid is a clear breach of international law and will lead to more civilian suffering and deaths. UK must take the lead in condemning Israel's actions and calling for aid to be allowed into Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

I’ve seen a preview of ON FALLING - produced by @kenloach16films.bsky.social
- it’s a powerful, gut punching indictment of loneliness, alienation, isolation & the devastating realities of the cost-of-living crisis faced by precarious workers. An important film everyone should see if they can

Charles shakes hands with Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy now at Sandringham with King Charles.

LOVE THIS TEAM! 💛💙

'This is a once in a generation moment for the security of Europe'

Sitting next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron, Sir Keir Starmer kicks off the Ukraine War summit in London

This week’s Sunday beer 😀🍺

Yes!

We’re up to 99% at home 😀☀️

Thank you for this encouraging video update from Valentina. I was so moved by the song you wrote.

NASA image release August 5, 2010 A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA's Great Observatories. The Antennae galaxies, located about 62 million light-years from Earth, are shown in this composite image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), the Hubble Space Telescope (gold and brown), and the Spitzer Space Telescope (red). The Antennae galaxies take their name from the long antenna-like "arms," seen in wide-angle views of the system. These features were produced by tidal forces generated in the collision. The collision, which began more than 100 million years ago and is still occurring, has triggered the formation of millions of stars in clouds of dusts and gas in the galaxies. The most massive of these young stars have already sped through their evolution in a few million years and exploded as supernovas. The X-ray image from Chandra shows huge clouds of hot, interstellar gas that have been injected with rich deposits of elements from supernova explosions. This enriched gas, which includes elements such as oxygen, iron, magnesium, and silicon, will be incorporated into new generations of stars and planets. The bright, point-like sources in the image are produced by material falling onto black holes and neutron stars that are remnants of the massive stars. Some of these black holes may have masses that are almost one hundred times that of the Sun. The Spitzer data show infrared light from warm dust clouds that have been ...

A Galactic Spectacle - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/8pHHKM

Wise man in a sweater in his home library 📚 contemplating: I don't know what word in the English language --I can't find one-- applies to people who are willing to sacrifice the literal existence of organized human life so they can put a few more dollars into highly stuffed pockets. The word 'evil' doesn't even begin to approach it. ~Noam Chomsky

Wise man…

China has called for the “complete and effective execution of the [Gaza] ceasefire agreement” and a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians, says FM Wang Yi.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7nspk6

In Sudan, violence, hunger and death haunt forcibly displaced families at every turn.

— in pictures aje.io/ay5nb2

“The eternal destiny of human beings will be measured by how much or how little solidarity we have displayed with the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, and the oppressed. In the end we will be judged in terms of love.”

Leonardo Boff