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A widely shared video claims to show a large number of asylum seekers on a Dover beach. But the footage isn’t from Dover. It appears to have been filmed on a popular beach in Goa, India.

Here’s more proof we need true energy independence - Israel bombs Iran and the global oil price jumps 10% - the biggest spike since Russia invaded Ukraine. We’re hostage to a global system of pricing that loves volatility and is openly manipulated by the cartel OPEC. buff.ly/qJ37q9v

The thick-headed stupidity of the Trump administration in a nutshell: All Voice of America's Farsi language employees have been urgently called back to work to broadcast into Iran. They’d been put on administrative leave ahead of swingeing cuts.

Eight years on. Still no-one held accountable. Still buildings encased in dangerous cladding. A failure of the system.

Denmark’s Ministry of Digital Government is phasing out its use of Microsoft Office.. to switch to open source alternatives like LibreOffice instead. Why? Because relying too heavily on a US tech giant for your nation’s digital infrastructure is starting to feel a bit... well, risky.

That our government has not only failed to act to prevent this, but knowingly enabled it, is an absolute stain of shame that will last generations.

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Iranian and Israeli governments, best of luck to the both of you. Bye

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

Even Joe Rogan gets it. Time to wake up and smell the humanity, MAGA.

"The unilateral bombing of Iran by Israel does nothing to make us safer and risks full-scale war." @elliechowns.bsky.social‬ reacts to news of widespread bombing of Iran by Israel overnight.

I don't think these National Guard soldiers and Marines are out there for blood. I just think they're young, prone to overreaction and panic, lacking at all levels of the command hierarchy in basic skills, experience, and training in urban policing operations and large-scale civil disorders.

May both regimes fall. There are no "good guys" in this conflict.

NEW: Judge says Trump administration can continue detaining Khalil on charge related to his green card application, dashing his allies’ hopes of imminent release. w/ @eorden.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Finally caught up with the finale of the Umbrella Academy. Such a delightfully strange show. Absolutely adored the first two series. Season 3 became a struggle at the end. Season 4, I enjoyed a bit more, but in the end it was apparent that it was really a deserved loveletter to the characters.

The taek away from this piece is not just that Pete Hegseth is very stupid and very paranoid. That we knew. It's that his stupidity and paranoia make it easy to turn him against the people most loyal to him, in favor of those clearly out for themselves. What a mess. nymag.com/intelligence...

We have to re-frame how we think about tax. We envy the public services, education, infrastructure and equality in Scandinavia, yet we want US levels of tax. Look at what that's done. Trickle-down economics has made the wealthy wealthier while everyone else suffers. That's not a civilised society.

How does a species actually survive this sort of idiocy? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Well that’s reassuring. Especially now. I confess the question what might be going on in certain Signal chats has crossed my mind this morning.

Trump promised MAGA no new wars.

I hope the UK is not playing any role intercepting missiles heading towards Israel. If it is, our government owes us all an explanation as to why some innocent civilian lives are worth more than others.

Kristi Noem Appears With Bandage Over Ear Struck By Words

Guess the West is suddenly going to rediscover the horrors of bombs exploding in civilian areas. Every time they do so, upload the pictures of Rafah.

It appears that an Iranian ballistic missile has landed a direct hit on downtown Tel Aviv.

I'm in the minority, and maybe a small one, but I think these administrative stays are genuinely harmful and should not be treated as routine. A federal court has ruled that a dramatic step of national significance was illegal and unconstitutional. It ruled. 1/

The Internet Archive has rolled out an extremely effective new tool for searching for old Geocities GIFs. I'd apologize for what I'm about to do to this website as a result, but that would be a lie, because I won't feel sorry at all gifcities.org

Shame on you Trump and all your fascist government

maybe building sycophancy engines was bad

Civil judgment against Trump for sexual assault and defamation stands

And, well, the 9th Circuit stays Judge Breyer's order. I fear judges have not understood how Trumpism works - and fail to effectively defend against it. Even the 9th.

“she had asked a boss if he would let his children fly on a plane with the litany of flaws and non-conformances he was urging her to “pencil-whip”: “Cindy, none of these planes are staying in America, they’re all going overseas,” he retorted, much to her horror”

The sale of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the OPT are effectively proceeds from crime—so why does the govt still allow the importation of these products into Britain? It’s time for a clear ban on importing settlement goods. End complicity, uphold human rights.

We always need to fear for the Palestinians when the world's attention moves elsewhere.

BREAKING: Benjamin Netanyahu plans to bravely hide in an underground facility with human shields above him. Just so you know, that sort of thing is only bad when Hamas does it ♥️

Perfectly normal policing going off over in the US.

He didn't want to look as though Bibi dissed him. He's such a weak child of a man.

One danger of 👇 is that it makes Reform appear to be the "reasonable" voice of the right.

It's always interesting to consider what the messaging from the UK government would be if it were instead Iran unilaterally attacking the nuclear facilities of Israel. Can't help thinking it would likely involve "coalition of the willing" style rhetoric...