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The President of the United States is advocating for arresting the duly-elected Governor of California for his SPEECH He thereafter admitted that the Governor of California had committed NO CRIME—but he still wants him arrested Spend as much time as you need processing what that means for America

submitted 11 days ago • 729 comments

You wouldn't know it from today's newspaper front pages screaming "betrayal", but new YouGov polling finds that 66% of British people now want the Government to deliver a closer relationship with the EU, compared to just 14% who don't

submitted 31 days ago • 57 comments

"When an authoritarian tells you he’s going to do something, believe him. Each outlandish statement is a trial balloon, one step closer to action. And when people don’t push back...the boundaries...permanently shift." Vital piece:

submitted 56 days ago • 96 comments

BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.

submitted 56 days ago • 1627 comments

Block Trump from speaking in parliament during his state visit. Sign the petition to stop this national embarrassment: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/ban-trum...

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.

submitted 56 days ago • 684 comments

Very welcome statement from government www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 57 days ago • 3 comments

Nigel Farage has told ITV News the first thing he would do as prime minister if he won a general election would be to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK. THIS IS WHY youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...

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Lil Marco is learning that diplomacy is difficult, despite the fact that his boss promised to end this war in 24 hours with one phone call & said it “wouldn’t even be that hard to do.” What he won’t say is this isn’t getting done because Putin WANTS war.

submitted 63 days ago • 1648 comments

This next month could end up defining our place in the world. There's everything to play for. But pro-Europeans have to exert pressure in an achievable way, rather than stomping off the pitch iandunt.substack.com/p/the-battle...

submitted 63 days ago • 41 comments

Starmer told UK must repeal hate speech laws to protect LGBT+ people or lose Trump trade deal. Plus sacrifice the NHS, food and environmental standards, worker rights. Who governs? No thank you. Don't want to be the 51st state, or US slaves. Better to join the EU and Single Market.

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Our NHS is not for sale. With Trump ramping up his trade wars trade talks must not open the door to US healthcare companies profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during negotiations. Agree? Add your name: 38d.gs/april_bsky

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Peter Hegseth just got rid of a book on Holocaust memorialization from the Naval Academy’s library but apparent it’s the Democrats and the left who have an antisemitism problem 🤷🏽‍♂️

submitted 74 days ago • 84 comments

75%

submitted 74 days ago • 661 comments

Former President Obama brings his calm and steady leadership style to us once again to remind us of our power: “It is up to all of us to fix this. It's not going to be because somebody comes and saves you. The most important office in this democracy is the citizen—who says, no, that's not right.”

submitted 76 days ago • 176 comments

Europeans overwhelmingly endorse retaliatory tariffs against the US 🇪🇺👍 www.euronews.com/business/202...

submitted 80 days ago • 6 comments

Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen! Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Very powerful. Well worth 3 minutes of your time.

submitted 81 days ago • 3 comments

‘Free speech’ latest.

submitted 81 days ago • 15 comments

America has never been subject to this level of authoritarianism, and quite frankly, sheer incompetence. Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.

submitted 81 days ago • 960 comments

Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 83 days ago • 44 comments

Imagine any other world leader saying this about another country.

submitted 83 days ago • 1830 comments

Great letters in The Times on the ugly menace of Trump and what should be done about him: See him for what he is, stand up to him, say no to him, never trust him, join forces meaningfully with Europe, ask to join the EU Single Market and rethink that not so ‘special relationship’.

submitted 83 days ago • 19 comments

If your plan is to keep your head down and hope it goes away, I can show you all of human history why it won’t work. If it’s to capitulate and hope they ignore you, I can show you thousands of Trumpers who’ve already lost their jobs & savings. Fighting back isn’t an option. It’s the only option.

submitted 83 days ago • 436 comments

Labour is slavishly following economic orthodoxy when the issues are anything but orthodox. Time for some boldness, fresh thinking and purpose. The voters are more switched on and less dopey than the Labour Party seems to believe.

submitted 85 days ago • 8 comments

🚨NEW OBR forecast released with the Spring Statement says Brexit is expected to reduce the overall trade intensity of the UK economy by 15% in the long term. Trying to grow the economy under these conditions is like driving with the handbrake on.

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

After years of hesitation, Europe is transforming its military - without waiting for the US. The money is there, the will is unshaken and the bus is leaving. Where’s the UK?

submitted 86 days ago • 14 comments

Russian aggression in Europe is not "theoretical." It's a constant, daily problem www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

submitted 87 days ago • 27 comments

Reminder that Greenland just had an election, and the most anti-American party won www.forbes.com/sites/pialau...

submitted 86 days ago • 83 comments

When will Starmer, Badenoch, even Farage, wake up to the fact that the current US administration hates all things European, including the UK? It is time for a reset with our friends and neighbours in the EU.

submitted 87 days ago • 19 comments

Tory MP James Cartlidge: “We must stand up to Macron” Healey: “Drop that Brexit rhetoric” Labour is being way too cautious on the reset with the EU but this kind of put down to the relentlessly adolescent EU-phobic rightwing is very welcome.

submitted 87 days ago • 31 comments

Very interesting and very scary analysis from Timothy Snyder. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

I agree almost completely with this by Julian King for @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social - so much so that I have something similar drafted for likely publication next week! This is the moment for ambition in UK-EU relations. mailings.cer.eu/insights/uk-...

submitted 91 days ago • 5 comments

Last night,Russia launched a very deliberate&demonstrative massive strike on Odesa: that's the ceasefire you get. This is very usual for prison culture:to beat up& kill demonstratively. I will repeat the facts once more: Russia is a terrorist state. Putin is a war criminal

submitted 91 days ago • 570 comments