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Will anyone—anyone at all—ask Trump about the rape allegations published in an official report by the House Judiciary Democrats? Or will he continue to escape accountability for his violence?

Victory for Lula, who has already reduced Amazon deforestation by 70% since 2022, means there is now a chance of ending deforestation of the rainforest entirely I’m weeping with joy for Brazil, for the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon, and for life on Earth 🇧🇷🌳🌎 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Turning out to vote is a far more revolutionary act than smashing up the streets ever can be. In fact the latter feeds the authoritarian vultures. I hope European democracies can give young people something worth voting for in the next few months as Lula has done for Brazilians.

Brazil is also a warning to treat current Presidential polling in France with a bit of caution. If the rise of the radical right is a global trend, so is last minute counter movements & tactical voting against those same forces. Lula is unique but the pattern here isn’t!

of the many reasons to impeach trump, I still think this is the strongest

The achievement of Serbian students overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić can't be overstated. In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and two months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.

As the government sits on its hands and hopes it all sorts itself out without any more money, a reminder of who replaces the BBC and World Service around the world...

Father, I have failed you for twenty years. Now our misery can end. Somewhere… somewhere close by is a man who can help us. I cannot find him alone. I need you. I need you to guide my sword. Please. Guide my sword.

Powerful words from @aoc.bsky.social. America does not belong to any one race, religion, or creed. It is big enough for all of us who believe in democracy and in our Constitution and in leaving a future that is better for our kids.

What does Kemi Badenoch think the level of immigration should be? Is everybody in the media & politics going to act surprised when the year to June 2026 statistic (on Nov 26th) falls below net 100k for first time this century Best estimate of net migration *now* (4th Q 2026) is zero, or negative

Farage resssuring us here that his candidates only blossom into racists once they’ve joined his party. 🤔 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

How the conference clip of Kemi Badenoch challenging ethnonationalism shifted views of Badenoch (+) and Farage (-) vs those not shown it Badenoch: approval 47% (+10), disapproval 25% (-2) Net +22 (+12) Farage: approval 23% (-4), disapproval 57% (+6) Net -34 (-10) Burhman approval remains +14

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34. n.pr/4sb7dyX

I know this has been posted before, but...

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."

The next Poet Laureate of Birmingham #NationalPoetryDay

Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...

Have fun storming the castle.

This stopped me in my tracks. An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.

Proud to have worked one of the points from the intro of this into tonight’s Brownies session. They were building tin foil boats and seeing how much cargo they’d hold, so we got them to guess what % of what we eat and buy is transported by boat. For the answer read the post (or come to Brownies).

The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.

Father, I have failed you for twenty years. Now our misery can end. Somewhere… somewhere close by is a man who can help us. I cannot find him alone. I need you. I need you to guide my sword. Please. Guide my sword.

This is fascinating 👇

A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena.

Carson Pickett, who was born without a left forearm and hand, met a young fan with a similar condition after her recent match for the Denver Summit in the NWSL From @denversummitfc.bsky.social IG

Farage has properly lost his touch. Old confident Farage would have known to play along with the Binface gag. New insecure Farage can't bring himself to do it. And that's why the headlines are about him staying away from the vote rather than the fact that he won it.

This morning the website of Parliament’s standards commissioner has been updated to confirm that his investigation is no longer suspended

Does the Farage no-show leave enough of a bad taste in Clacton to knock a few votes off next time? Not that hard to show basic respect.

Politico: "Binface won 12 percent of the total electorate — enough to prompt that by-election if there is indeed a recall petition" following the standards probe into Farage

Candidates traditionally thank the election staff and police after the declaration. This one just lies about them.

No lies

Temperatures have topped 38C today (the previous hottest day set on 26 June this year), hitting 38.1C in Kew Gardens. Officially the hottest day of the year. Climate change is real.

It’s election week! At this important moment I would like to address your entire planet with a message to the people of Earth. And I think I found the perfect place to do it.

My time lapse of the Gironde #fire near Bordeaux, viewed on Friday afternoon from about 20 km distance. One minute compressed into 5 seconds. #GlobalHeating

A betting account in the name of George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who bankrolled Nigel Farage, received almost $9mn in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources while he was providing gifts to the Reform UK leader great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/b74c...

NEW INFO HAS REVEALED that the 28-year-old Mexican man killed while running from ICE last week was just visiting on short tourist visa—and already had a plane ticket to go home. newrepublic.com/post/213277/...

“In the six weeks between the snap election being called and polling day on July 4, 2024, (retired stylist) Fiona Cottrell apparently gave more than 35 per cent of all funding to Reform UK, either directly or indirectly.” www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

In a world of Andrew Tates, be a Jude Bellingham.

Sam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs.

Jesus, VAR is such a joy suck. Tedious, soulless bullshit. #EngNor