Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 21hTrump’s obeisance to Putin has been established beyond even the vaguest scintilla of doubt; the possibility of another January 6-style assault on US democracy after/during the mid-terms is clearly acute and ‘we’ are still wary of calling fascism fascism. These are the moments… 581613416
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026So, finally, a PM who admits there **was** Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum — after all the evidence amassed by myself @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @lukeharding1968.bsky.social Sergei Cristo, J Patrick et al — dismissed as conspiracy for ten long years Truth is the daughter of Time 461371598
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026For today’s @ftweekend.com I am at the restaurant inside the high end Mayfair furniture shop RH London. And it’s chaos. Warm water. Can’t mix cocktails. Run out of hamburgers. Dull food for bored oligarchs who don’t eat. Have a few quotes and a pic of a £22 baked potato. www.ft.com/content/5993... 4354574
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Whenever I travel abroad to meet with foreign leaders, I write a behind the scenes account of the trip on my way home. Here are notes from my recent trip to the Middle East. It's not a comprehensive recitation of all the topics raised. Just a snapshot.chrismurphyct.comBehind the Scenes: My Visit to the Middle EastI refuse to accept this moment as normal. 20379106
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialCarolineJMolloy @carolinejmolloy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Two elderly gentlemen were arrested at the top of my high street this morning for holding signs saying “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine action”. It took over a dozen police to carry one of them away. When is Burnham going to stop this madness? 26529
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 10/10/2026Trump: "If Republicans get in power, you're going to end up in a depression. These people are incompetent" 1141098313
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialJocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A Ruby-crowned Kinglet waves hello! 👋 12886103
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Trump’s last desperate gambit (and Putin’s) now that POTUS has wrecked his voters with a failed war on Iran, and the Ukrainians are wrecking the Russian economy and pushing their front lines back 811746
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 11/10/2026Kalshi is scrutinizing a handful of small bets that correctly predicted Katie Zacharia would be the next White House press secretary, according to a person familiar with the matter. cnn.it/4jbKNv7 75313
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nailed it. 🔨 24189423427
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off. 1596119883994
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 17572611995
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comPolice arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in ChannelThirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life 1123014851
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialPatriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Jim Ratcliffe says Britain is "on the slide" so our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social went on 5 Live to set the record straight. This country built his wealth. We'd like to see him contribute fairly to it, not talk it down. 47529
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Imagine looking at ICE… Those unruly, violent, incel thugs, and the chaos, fear and murder they’ve brought to the streets of America, and thinking...that’s what Britain needs. Well, Nigel Farage has. 33655203
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This wouldn't happen in the UK. Reform and the Conservatives have been banning journalists and news organisations they don't approve of for years now and the lobby has done absolutely nothing about it 21563124
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026Mamdani stares into the middle distance as Trump responds to a question about his ban on the free press by ranting about his economic record and how great his war in Iran is going 5483391671
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/09/2026Breaking News: Major TV networks — ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC — agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of President Trump after the White House blocked CNN from its duties.nyti.msNetworks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNNThe move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. 4244789
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media. Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts. And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a... 28484290
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialRobert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Couple of examples: Massive Attack speak about ‘surreal experience’ of being banned from Singapore over Palestinian flag www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a... Massive Attack Call Out Ed Sheeran: ‘No Artist Should Tolerate the Censorship of Another Artist' www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...theguardian.comMassive Attack speak about ‘surreal experience’ of being banned from Singapore over Palestinian flagBritish band say they are ‘proud to have made this impromptu expression with our fans in Singapore’, where open display of all foreign flags is banned 0114
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026*rubs temples* why am i reading about MPs scrutinising Eurovision track record instead of them taking action against far-right and fascist groups that are harrassing the RNLI, the public, & shutting down infrastructure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK's 'dismal' Eurovision song choices to be examined by MPsIt comes after the UK's entry Look Mum No Computer came last in May's final, scoring just one point. 24740186
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialKrassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Last Day of Biden Vs. Trump: 🔹 Gas: $3.12 → $4.32 🔹 Diesel: $3.63 → $6.29 🔹 Inflation: 2.9% → 3.4% 🔹 Wage growth: 3.9% → 3.1% 🔹 Real wage growth: +1.0% → -0.3% 🔹 GDP growth: 2.8% in 2024 → 1.5% in Q2 2026 🔹 And the U.S. is now at war with Iran. 22355148
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026NEW: Cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne - the man who gave Farage £5m - has quietly dropped his defamation suit against @wsj.com over this 2023 article 👇 1/ 14844376
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialAndrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews. 391309777719
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 09/09/2026Also, why is this basically written up as "quirky crowd make an embarrassing mistake" and not "violent racists form mob because Asian people use hotel"? 5133631130
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialSpooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners are very unhappy that Nigel Farage used their music at the Reform party conference. 521955597
axa74.bsky.social @axa74.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Disruption at Port of Dover as masked men hold protest BBC calling masked people dressed in black blockading the port “protesters “ - no indication of what they are protesting about /in support of ? Whilst unmasked peaceful supporters of Palestinian cause, labelled anti semite or terrorists. 000
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialPeter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Giving London children new lungs www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUlez led to better lung size and function among London children, study findsResearchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone 1179
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialAlan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Badenoch stands by an ex Neo Nazi candidate but bans anyone who doesn’t sign up to her moratorium on net zero. A weird form of authoritarian cancel culture has gripped the conservatives … app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74332/...app.prospectmagazine.co.ukKemi Badenoch is creating a new—and very odd—type of Conservative partyIn her upside-down leadership, former neo-Nazis can run as councillors, but anyone hoping to stop the world from burning is banned 1515560
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The "party of free speech" strikes again 741403510
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I'm looking for 200 volunteers to read a free copy of my next book, ahead of publication. Read an excerpt and apply here. It'll be fun. Or you might do a sick. That's dogs for ya! #BookSky thewolfthatchewsrocks.comthewolfthatchewsrocks.comThe Wolf That Chews RocksWhy your dog is weird, according to science. A funny, affectionate journey through the evolution, behaviour and baffling inner life of dogs. 53117
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The old ‘hacking’ excuse from Banks, which he tried to use on me and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social when we obtained emails of his many visits to the Russian embassy to talk gold and diamond deals with Kremlin officials. He knew it wasn’t true then, and isn’t now 23515223
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/07/2026Cooking on holiday – without taking half your kitchen with youtheguardian.comCooking on holiday – without taking half your kitchen with youMaking a meal anywhere but home can feel unnerving, but all you need is some forward planning and an essentials list 0132
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialEveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 29/07/2026🚨 How much of the NHS 10-Year Plan relies on private companies? 8 out of 20 core commitments in the health strategy rely on private sector delivery over public investment. Will leadership reverse NHS outsourcing or double down on private partnerships? Read here: lowdownnhs.info/private-prov... 11611
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Big new story from @annaisaac.bsky.social. Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother before she made Reform & Tice donations. The even bigger question now is where did Cottrell’s money come from? And this is where I think a very big problem lies.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comRevealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UKExclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son 25760333
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 14/07/2026ICE agents in Maine killed a father on his way to work yesterday: Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26. The week before, agents killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, a father of three. The Trump administration isn't returning America to a nostalgic past. It's plunging families into a horrific present. 631575548
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialVictoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Donald Trump has paid writer E Jean Carroll more than $5m (£3.7m) in damages three years after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case 1621941
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Haunted once again… A 3 year old in Bluey pyjamas watched ICE shoot her father dead Then his lifeless body dragged from the car & handcuffed He had a Social Security # He wasn’t even the man they were after Not fleeing Not undocumented Now dead America, you are so broken. 33579166
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Every refugee admitted to the US in 2026 has been white. That’s not an exaggeration. Nor is it by chance.thinkbigpicture.substack.comThe Pipeline from Fringe Conspiracy to Trump Policy 442003541
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/07/2026EXECUTED BY ICE IN COLD BLOOD IN FRONT OF HIS 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. 19728811483
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14/07/2026When I said "My next book is going to be a collection of short stories" I really did mean - in many cases - SHORT. www.tom-cox.com/my-next-book... 518620
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialPatriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Looks like a wealth tax is an ace with the Great British public - as Brighty Buoy found out at Wimbledon. Do you support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m? 16034
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said Friday, in what appeared to be one of Kyiv’s biggest drone assaults since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago.apnews.comUkraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of RussiaThe Defense Ministry in Moscow says Ukraine launched a major nighttime drone attack on Russian regions, Crimea, and surrounding seas. 22465137
Reposted by @axa74.bsky.socialTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I can’t think of many rural terms I like more than “witches’ knickers” - to describe black polythene snagged in fences, hedgerows and trees. 820641