Reposted by LeePaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 4hRegardless of everything else, this should be applauded and appreciated. A great story. 810615
Reposted by LeeRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 3hThey're fighting down in the Far Right sludge. Maajid Nawaz (remember him?) is taunting Carl Benjamin of Restore ('Sargon of Akkad') over a surfaced old recording. Others wading in with other old recordings, one with Benjamin saying he has a black grandparent 'so he's a fraud'. It's grim but... 🍿 4163
Reposted by LeeSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 5hNavi Pillay last year: "The commission finds it is genocide" Pillay has just won the Nobel peace prize. 9386177
Reposted by LeeWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 5hCan't believe Donald Trump missed out on the Nobel Peace Prize again. There's always next year, I guess... 4313
Reposted by LeeSky News @news.sky.com · 6hFormer UN human rights chief Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prizenews.sky.comFormer UN human rights chief Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace PrizeNavanethem "Navi" Pillay, a South African jurist and former UN high commissioner for human rights, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. 105017
Reposted by LeePeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 6h🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵) 12371246
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 7hLet's see if Labour can fully get back in line with the values of their core and stay there. If so, that's likely good for them and the country. (The Greens may have to focus on helping remind Labour their real electoral threat is on the left. Still a useful function). 000
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 7hLabour have been able to bounce back because much of their previous problems were due to voters feeling a pretty personal sense of betrayal under Starmer. Voters seem willing to give them a fresh start under Burnham. That does cut down on the number of values voters feeling compelled to vote Green. 100
Reposted by LeeSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 9hFACTCHECK: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵 817589
Reposted by LeeTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Let me just say that anecdotally the mood of immigrants on the other side of academia is very much “get out of here, no matter what it takes.” A combination of nativist immigration policy and a complete disregard for higher education. Destroying a sector that this country could be proud of. 14317
Reposted by LeePeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 9hNEW: Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document, The Right Way, overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet errorExclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data 89674306
Reposted by LeeShibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 12hIn bombshell interview, the man who served as Netanyahu’s military secretary on October 7, 2023 says that the Israeli pm passed up clear-cut opportunities to bring more hostages home from Gaza alive because doing so would have risked his political career! www.timesofisrael.com/pms-ex-milit...timesofisrael.comPM’s ex-military secretary: Netanyahu prioritized political survival when he could have saved hostages’ livesIn bombshell interview, Avi Gil, who was in post on Oct. 7, alleges PM's chief of staff falsified his phone records from that day; PM issues denial; opposition leaders call for criminal probe 7229120
Reposted by LeeProtik Islam-Jakobsson @protik.bsky.social · 9hCorruption is still a political nuke in countries with a functioning media ecosystem 110921
Reposted by Leefife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 10hThe Nuffield Trust urging Andy Burnham to tackle Brexit-induced medicine shortages shows the real-world cost of border friction. Leaving European supply frameworks created severe drug supply bottlenecks for the NHS. #FBPEnuffieldtrust.org.ukBurnham should break down Brexit medicine barriers – here's howMedicines shortages have affected both the UK and the European Union over the past four years. Despite recent signs of stabilisation, a combination of price rises, global insecurity and tariff threats... 1106
Reposted by LeeAnna Lührmann @annaluehrmann.eurosky.social · 21hI stand in solidarity with researchers at the #disinfo2026 conference. We need brave researchers and civil society in our fight against disinformation. EU institutions and governments should not cave under US pressure. 011133
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 22hPart of the problem with UK politics is the idea that personal finances are somehow independent of wider societal contexts... an extra fiver in the pocket soon gets swallowed up paying for services that could be provided more cheaply by the state. 170
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sees Germany re-arming in order to protect itself from Putin's aggression - 👍 Sees Germany succumbing to Putin-backed far right forces - 👀 000
Reposted by LeeMicah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it 4541241000
Reposted by LeeNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In the presidential immunity case, the court considered a hypothetical of a president ordering Navy Seals to assassinate an American political rival. Trump's lawyer argued unambiguously yes, since it'd be an "official act." The Roberts Court ruled in his favor, 6-3. Why wouldn't Trump believe this? 551778536
Reposted by LeeJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026No doubt all the people who printed, posted or broadcast this now disproved story respect their readers/viewers/listeners/followers enough to correct the record asap… www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...theguardian.com‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already leftTaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus 33744229
Reposted by LeeProspect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 07/10/2026If you think of GB News as the media wing of Nigel Farage’s political project, the total subsidy funnelled his way by its owners and his crypto donors (just four men) tops £200m, writes Alan Rusbridgerprospectmagazine.co.ukFarage and the £130m even his detractors have missedGB news has provided relentless positive PR for Nigel Farage while racking up tens of millions in financial losses. And now there is a new channel in ... 11615
Reposted by LeeJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There we have it. Reform officially ditches its pledge - or rather, its 2024 "contract" with voters - to back proportional representation. A clear breach of contract... Via Politico: 8271110
Reposted by LeeParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026On the anniversary of the Hamas attack, I will mostly be forgetting that my former schoolmates said I marched through a village shouting Hitler Youth songs, hung around outside Jewish prayers to abuse Jewish boys by making hissing noises and singing “gas ‘em all”. 5587177
Reposted by LeeSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I'm old enough to remember the 'free trade with Trump will save us' phase of Brexity derangement (enjoy your coffee, tea and bananas while you can, US friends 😀) 1735182
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I suspect that's also true of the Right? I.e. folks happy to condemn Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran but pretend deafness whenever Smotrich or Ben-Gvir boast about the latest atrocity? The double-standards are across the spectrum, unfortunately. 0151
Reposted by LeeAlex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Why isn't this on every TV screen and not the fairy tale of killer robots 372084577
Reposted by LeeJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A Centre for Net Zero study, involving a randomised trial of installing 39,000 home solar and battery systems, cut net grid imports by 77% and bills by 62% over one year. They also cut peak-time consumption from the grid by 66% and still made a significant difference during the winterbylinetimes.comConservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas UsePledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again 1115
Reposted by LeeTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The daily sea surface temperature is now so high, they had to add more chart because the previous version only went up to 30C 110261
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Now now kids, don't worry about your performances, enthusiasm, ability or those silly statistics; none of that nonsense matters. Just focus on ...whatever the hell it is the coach is looking for..." 000
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Tuchel really taking the mick now, starting both Eze and Rogers (and arguably Lewis-Skelly) ahead of MGW. How on earth is Eze ahead of him in the pecking order? Wtaf... 100
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026With luck, Burnham may be able to fix that :). Might need to do something about our toxic media landscape first if we're going to get *anything* nice though imho. 000
Reposted by LeeMat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Congratulations to everyone who said it would get this bad. Your prize is watching everyone who disagreed now claim no one could have predicted it would get this bad. 11112282317
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Given all the Sinophobia, it's interesting to see that the vast majority of folks don't see China as an imminent threat. 000
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Not sure how many Leavers will still be around in 2-3 General Elections time? Younger folks skew broadly pro-Europe and so I tend to think that if we can negotiate 2029 the demographics lean in a positive direction. My main concern would be the nature of the EU by that time given rightwards shift. 100
Reposted by LeeRachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Anyway, this isn't about the merits of either policy, but about how we as a society view the generations - who is deserving and valued, who is worth protecting, when we demand the state steps in vs when we insist it's a matter of "personal responsibility". Pensioners trump children, every day 9435
Reposted by LeePete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Ten years, and they’re all like ‘it’s very hard to cover such an unpredictable politician’. Nope. It isn’t hard, you just don’t want to do it. 512428
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026(On a side note, I always wonder what welfare-slashers think folks will do when they have no funds to feed themselves and their families (and there are no legitimate jobs available). Just sit there and let themselves and their families starve? Whole system costs seem an alien concept to many...) 1110
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Does my head in - we've been cutting "waste" and welfare since 1979 and yet we're still told there's loads to cut. Co-incidentally, our critical national infrastructure is creaking... 2160
Reposted by LeeSean Kemp @seankemp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yep, when I catch up with other former Lib Dem Spads we just sit around cackling about how we destroyed the Tories by making them compromise on key issues. ‘Wow we totally screwed their electoral chances for a decade’ we say as we laugh into our drinks. 1321834
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Always worth remembering who provided the offices for Badenoch's leadership campaign :( 000
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The insurance industry may be the unlikely saviours of humanity - whether through making property uninsurable due to climate change impacts or, here, holding the tech bros to account for the actions of their agents. Money talks. 000
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Meanwhile, the Greens open themselves up to criticism and the UK political bubble is happy to oblige if it means they don't need to acknowledge this kind of thing... 👇 100
Reposted by LeeTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Looks like there’s an mRNA vaccine against pneumonic plague. Eat your heart out, RFK Jr. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.comNovel Bivalent mRNA‐LNP Vaccine for Highly Effective Protection against Pneumonic PlagueThe study investigates mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccines targeting Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. Combined F1+LcrV mRNA vaccination elicited robust immune responses and protected mice.... 26649204
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Apparently they are going to create new manufacturing jobs and re-industrialise the UK by turning our back on the future and focusing on servicing legacy energy that no-one else wants in the 21st century... aaargh. 000
Lee @justlee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Frustrating how the West "forgot" about those who encouraged his assassination and just carried on with business as usual when they took control, nodding along whenever they state that Israel "has never had a partner for peace". 010
Reposted by LeeKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 05/10/2026guys Rubio says it's ok. just popping out for some essentials, brb 3135346
Reposted by LeeAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A cynical person might ask, of course, why are "young men of fighting age" wearing hijabs? 🧐 531067188
Reposted by LeeJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 04/10/2026It's even weirder when you look at the demographics under the hood - the Tory vote is literally dying over the next 10-15 years. 1012827
