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Left: President Trump says that the US never needed NATO
Right: On September 12th 2001, NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, "The attack on 9/11 was directed from abroad, it is an action covered by Article 5"
Right: On September 12th 2001, NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, "The attack on 9/11 was directed from abroad, it is an action covered by Article 5"
January 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Left: President Trump says that the US never needed NATO
Right: On September 12th 2001, NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, "The attack on 9/11 was directed from abroad, it is an action covered by Article 5"
Right: On September 12th 2001, NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, "The attack on 9/11 was directed from abroad, it is an action covered by Article 5"
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Imagine how much coverage this story would have received in normal times…
Inviting Vladimir Putin to join a “peace board” is the diplomatic equivalent of hiring an arsonist to run the fire department. You don’t build peace by empowering the very people who torch it.
January 20, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Imagine how much coverage this story would have received in normal times…
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They claim they’re putting personal ambition aside and defecting to Reform to help fix the country.
To stop that pisstaking farce, they should be made to hold by-elections in their constituencies and let the voters decide if that’s ok with them. Please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
To stop that pisstaking farce, they should be made to hold by-elections in their constituencies and let the voters decide if that’s ok with them. Please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
They claim they’re putting personal ambition aside and defecting to Reform to help fix the country.
To stop that pisstaking farce, they should be made to hold by-elections in their constituencies and let the voters decide if that’s ok with them. Please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
To stop that pisstaking farce, they should be made to hold by-elections in their constituencies and let the voters decide if that’s ok with them. Please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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A reminder that Rosindell claimed more than £125,000 in second home expenses for a flat in London, while designating his childhood home 17 miles away - where his mother lived - as his main address.
https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-andrew-rosindell-defects-to-reform-uk-13496013
https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-andrew-rosindell-defects-to-reform-uk-13496013
Defection of Tory MP Andrew Rosindell to Reform leaves Kemi Badenoch in an uncomfortable position
The MP for Romford announced he had decided to resign from his position as a shadow foreign office minister, days after
news.sky.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
A reminder that Rosindell claimed more than £125,000 in second home expenses for a flat in London, while designating his childhood home 17 miles away - where his mother lived - as his main address.
https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-andrew-rosindell-defects-to-reform-uk-13496013
https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-andrew-rosindell-defects-to-reform-uk-13496013
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The world’s wrongest man, Daniel Hannan, contending that Trump’s utter unfitness for office only emerged *yesterday*…
Because it’s the only way the irredeemable idiot can cling on to the delusion that he’s not an irredeemable idiot.
Because it’s the only way the irredeemable idiot can cling on to the delusion that he’s not an irredeemable idiot.
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The world’s wrongest man, Daniel Hannan, contending that Trump’s utter unfitness for office only emerged *yesterday*…
Because it’s the only way the irredeemable idiot can cling on to the delusion that he’s not an irredeemable idiot.
Because it’s the only way the irredeemable idiot can cling on to the delusion that he’s not an irredeemable idiot.
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BBC News, "The USis ripping up the international rule book, believing the power of law, should be replaced by the law of power"
Antonio Guterress, "The present policy of the US is a clear conviction that multilateral solutions are not relevant, and what matters is the power of the United States"
Antonio Guterress, "The present policy of the US is a clear conviction that multilateral solutions are not relevant, and what matters is the power of the United States"
January 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
BBC News, "The USis ripping up the international rule book, believing the power of law, should be replaced by the law of power"
Antonio Guterress, "The present policy of the US is a clear conviction that multilateral solutions are not relevant, and what matters is the power of the United States"
Antonio Guterress, "The present policy of the US is a clear conviction that multilateral solutions are not relevant, and what matters is the power of the United States"
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Never forget: never let anyone else forget either.
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Never forget: never let anyone else forget either.
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This is not fiction.
Trump’s still having a hissy fit over the Nobel Prize. The obnoxious orange man child is throwing his toys out of the pram.
Trump’s still having a hissy fit over the Nobel Prize. The obnoxious orange man child is throwing his toys out of the pram.
January 19, 2026 at 11:41 AM
This is not fiction.
Trump’s still having a hissy fit over the Nobel Prize. The obnoxious orange man child is throwing his toys out of the pram.
Trump’s still having a hissy fit over the Nobel Prize. The obnoxious orange man child is throwing his toys out of the pram.
Tactical voting between reasonable political forces to boot Reform out is the way forward. This is the first Reform councillor in Hampshire
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Tactical voting between reasonable political forces to boot Reform out is the way forward. This is the first Reform councillor in Hampshire
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🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM
🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Next time Reform UK or Nigel Farage talks about 14 years of Conservative government, remind them:
Danny Kruger (Conservative Minister)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative Minister)
Malcolm Offord (Conservative Minister)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative Minister)
Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative Minister)
Danny Kruger (Conservative Minister)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative Minister)
Malcolm Offord (Conservative Minister)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative Minister)
Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative Minister)
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Next time Reform UK or Nigel Farage talks about 14 years of Conservative government, remind them:
Danny Kruger (Conservative Minister)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative Minister)
Malcolm Offord (Conservative Minister)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative Minister)
Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative Minister)
Danny Kruger (Conservative Minister)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative Minister)
Malcolm Offord (Conservative Minister)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative Minister)
Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative Minister)
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I had completely forgotten that Robert Jenrick was nothing at all to do with the disastrous Tory governments, despite being part of it for ten years and holding ministerial posts in Housing, Health and Immigration.
January 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I had completely forgotten that Robert Jenrick was nothing at all to do with the disastrous Tory governments, despite being part of it for ten years and holding ministerial posts in Housing, Health and Immigration.
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Left: Nigel Farage, "Of course I've talked to Robert Jenrick.. Have we had conversations? Yes"
Right: Robert Jenrick, "I want to put Reform UK out of business, I want to send Nigel Farage back to retirement"
Right: Robert Jenrick, "I want to put Reform UK out of business, I want to send Nigel Farage back to retirement"
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Left: Nigel Farage, "Of course I've talked to Robert Jenrick.. Have we had conversations? Yes"
Right: Robert Jenrick, "I want to put Reform UK out of business, I want to send Nigel Farage back to retirement"
Right: Robert Jenrick, "I want to put Reform UK out of business, I want to send Nigel Farage back to retirement"
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"Dear Diary,
Nadhim Zahawi joined Reform UK today! 😊 His experience in government will be invaluable - he has promised to advise us on tax avoidance, fiddling expenses and breaking the Ministerial Code"
Nadhim Zahawi joined Reform UK today! 😊 His experience in government will be invaluable - he has promised to advise us on tax avoidance, fiddling expenses and breaking the Ministerial Code"
January 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
"Dear Diary,
Nadhim Zahawi joined Reform UK today! 😊 His experience in government will be invaluable - he has promised to advise us on tax avoidance, fiddling expenses and breaking the Ministerial Code"
Nadhim Zahawi joined Reform UK today! 😊 His experience in government will be invaluable - he has promised to advise us on tax avoidance, fiddling expenses and breaking the Ministerial Code"
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Fake AI-generated videos shared by Musk about Venezuela received millions of views.
Elon Musk re-posted an AI-generated footage of Venezuelans crying on their knees, thanking Trump and the US for freeing them from Nicolas Maduro.
And Musk opposes laws that penalise fake and abusive videos.
Elon Musk re-posted an AI-generated footage of Venezuelans crying on their knees, thanking Trump and the US for freeing them from Nicolas Maduro.
And Musk opposes laws that penalise fake and abusive videos.
Fake AI-generated videos and photos about Venezuela receive millions of views
Within hours of Donald Trumps announcement that Venezuela’s president had been captured, social media was flooded with AI generated media. Bryony Gooch reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Fake AI-generated videos shared by Musk about Venezuela received millions of views.
Elon Musk re-posted an AI-generated footage of Venezuelans crying on their knees, thanking Trump and the US for freeing them from Nicolas Maduro.
And Musk opposes laws that penalise fake and abusive videos.
Elon Musk re-posted an AI-generated footage of Venezuelans crying on their knees, thanking Trump and the US for freeing them from Nicolas Maduro.
And Musk opposes laws that penalise fake and abusive videos.
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All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges
All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges
Council leaders have found themselves hamstrung by social care costs, but party sources hope they will have the lowest average tax rises of any party
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 AM
All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges
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I, for one, cannot understand why men like Rupert Lowe are opposed to banning X, despite it assisting sex offenders, paying people to invite the foreign powers to invade the U.K, and allowing state-sponsored cyber warfare against our democracy.
It's a real mystery...🤔
It's a real mystery...🤔
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I, for one, cannot understand why men like Rupert Lowe are opposed to banning X, despite it assisting sex offenders, paying people to invite the foreign powers to invade the U.K, and allowing state-sponsored cyber warfare against our democracy.
It's a real mystery...🤔
It's a real mystery...🤔
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'I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
Appeasing the gangster Emperor gets you temporary concessions.
Other hegemons will play the same game - attack countries, kidnap people, grab wealth, share it with a clique.
New imperialism in our lifetime.
Appeasing the gangster Emperor gets you temporary concessions.
Other hegemons will play the same game - attack countries, kidnap people, grab wealth, share it with a clique.
New imperialism in our lifetime.
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
'I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
Appeasing the gangster Emperor gets you temporary concessions.
Other hegemons will play the same game - attack countries, kidnap people, grab wealth, share it with a clique.
New imperialism in our lifetime.
Appeasing the gangster Emperor gets you temporary concessions.
Other hegemons will play the same game - attack countries, kidnap people, grab wealth, share it with a clique.
New imperialism in our lifetime.
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Donald Trump’s disregard for international law is terrifying but comes as no surprise.
Cartoon by @bjennings90.bsky.social
Cartoon by @bjennings90.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Donald Trump’s disregard for international law is terrifying but comes as no surprise.
Cartoon by @bjennings90.bsky.social
Cartoon by @bjennings90.bsky.social
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An actually good question to a Reform representative on GB News - wonders will never cease
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
An actually good question to a Reform representative on GB News - wonders will never cease
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Excellent bit of journalism to avoid mentioning that there are now 12 more private schools than there were in 2024.
January 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Excellent bit of journalism to avoid mentioning that there are now 12 more private schools than there were in 2024.
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In the sixth largest economy, millions of Britons rely on food banks.
No curbs on profiteering. Energy prices up 44% since 2021-22.
Thousands of people can't afford heating, rely on community ‘warm spaces’.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts appease the rich.
No curbs on profiteering. Energy prices up 44% since 2021-22.
Thousands of people can't afford heating, rely on community ‘warm spaces’.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts appease the rich.
‘Bills keep going higher’: community ‘warm spaces’ on the rise in the UK
As places such as Walworth Living Room step in to help people in need, charities lament lack of government help
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In the sixth largest economy, millions of Britons rely on food banks.
No curbs on profiteering. Energy prices up 44% since 2021-22.
Thousands of people can't afford heating, rely on community ‘warm spaces’.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts appease the rich.
No curbs on profiteering. Energy prices up 44% since 2021-22.
Thousands of people can't afford heating, rely on community ‘warm spaces’.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts appease the rich.
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Reform politicians double down on their racism because they’re proudly racist.
Farage won’t apologise for his or his party’s racism because he needs his racist voters on side.
Reform is racist. Farage is racist.
Don’t call for apologies. Call them what they are.
app.independent.co.uk/2025/12/20/2...
Farage won’t apologise for his or his party’s racism because he needs his racist voters on side.
Reform is racist. Farage is racist.
Don’t call for apologies. Call them what they are.
app.independent.co.uk/2025/12/20/2...
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Reform politicians double down on their racism because they’re proudly racist.
Farage won’t apologise for his or his party’s racism because he needs his racist voters on side.
Reform is racist. Farage is racist.
Don’t call for apologies. Call them what they are.
app.independent.co.uk/2025/12/20/2...
Farage won’t apologise for his or his party’s racism because he needs his racist voters on side.
Reform is racist. Farage is racist.
Don’t call for apologies. Call them what they are.
app.independent.co.uk/2025/12/20/2...
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Today, we are publishing our World Inequality Report, which reviews the most recent #inequalitydata and exposes the magnitude of #inequality across time, space and all its dimensions.
👇Share this thread, share the report!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67u...
👇Share this thread, share the report!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67u...
World Inequality Report 2026
YouTube video by World Inequality Lab
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Today, we are publishing our World Inequality Report, which reviews the most recent #inequalitydata and exposes the magnitude of #inequality across time, space and all its dimensions.
👇Share this thread, share the report!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67u...
👇Share this thread, share the report!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67u...
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Yorkshire Water boss said "not being transparent" about receiving £1.3m payments from the parent company was a "mistake".
They carefully planned to circumvent the rules, civil society exposed it. No retribution
Customer fleecing, sewage dumping continues for bigger profits and exec bonuses
They carefully planned to circumvent the rules, civil society exposed it. No retribution
Customer fleecing, sewage dumping continues for bigger profits and exec bonuses
Yorkshire Water boss 'mistaken' to keep £1.3m payment secret
Nicola Shaw says she was wrong in
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Yorkshire Water boss said "not being transparent" about receiving £1.3m payments from the parent company was a "mistake".
They carefully planned to circumvent the rules, civil society exposed it. No retribution
Customer fleecing, sewage dumping continues for bigger profits and exec bonuses
They carefully planned to circumvent the rules, civil society exposed it. No retribution
Customer fleecing, sewage dumping continues for bigger profits and exec bonuses