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Boycott American products. Boycott anyone that advertises on GB News. Simple direct action that hits them where it hurts. Financially. Express your disgust with your wallet.

Trump: 1 in 36 babies have autism.. There’s something wrong. RFK JR is going to find it working with Dr. Oz He’s a howling at the moon, batshit crazy lunatic.

Had good exchanges on the phone this weekend with Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer. We discussed our unflinching support to Ukraine, financially and militarily. We shared updates on our contacts with US partners and discussed plans for the defence and security of our continent.

Mr Jenrick said on Twitter: "In the real world, if you lie about your CV you resign." A source close to Mr Jenrick said the error had now been corrected. 😂 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Brilliant but devastating editorial in the Financial Times. “In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

If your instinct tends a bit towards catastrophising - not unreasonable right now - and asserting confidently an opinion along the lines of: "all is lost, US is done, nobody can do a thing, may as well calm down, go home, and wait for the end," stop and ask who benefits from people pushed to apathy.

The timing couldn't be better for Germany. Millions of people around the world are disgusted by Trumps antics and the fear that they too may be subjected to such degrading treatment should be the wake up call thats needed 🙏

This is real. And I have never seen the competence, morals, standards and communication strategy of any government collapse so fast.

Our two @UKLabour excellent candidates in Kingsthorpe South for the local elections in May: Cllr @HarryBa51738729 & Cllr Eluned Lewis Nicol 🌹 Both are local residents, fighting for much-needed improvements to our local public services #Northampton

Getting the NHS back on its feet latest: ⬆️ 2.2m extra appointments 📉 Waiting lists down by 160k 🏥 Thousands more operations, scans and treatments 🦷 700k extra NHS dental appointments announced

I actually managed to find the funny in this one. Yeah, I know, under THESE conditions?! Remarkable. I’ll do a shot of Novichok to celebrate. Russian warship, go fuck yourself! Here’s my take: Are Trump, Musk & Johnson KGB Agents? Yeah, Probably. youtu.be/XvBGrQ8gKEg?...

First bird of my day: first time sight for me: a pair of kestrels perched on the wire. Wings touching. Chests made from the sunrise. Tender and peaceful. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

Small watercolor sketch of a road I liked while in Japan. A small study. #watercolor #traditionalart

I'm guessing Musk's respone to this would be "Cut health insurance for poor people, sacked anyone investigating my own companies, took my kid to a press conference and waved a chainsaw around like a deranged fuckwit."

Today is #HelplinesAwarenessDay Helplines can be everything in a moment of need. There are a wide range available, and Helplines Parternship have a handy directory here if you or someone you know could use some support — www.helplines.org/find-a-helpl...

I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate

Over the years, teachers have told me of the hunger in children’s eyes when they come to school. This is not just a game changer for many parents but a life changer for kids. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Worth a read - New York Times reports on Elon Musk's "DOGE" and what looks like very DODGY accounting methods for "savings" claims - Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Blocks Trump’s D.E.I. Crackdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Out speaking to residents in Lings this aft. As ever, thanks to everyone who opened their doors to have a chat about local issues & concerns.

Farage “has appeared so frequently that he is cited in literature for the TV station RT as one of their special and “endlessly quotable” British guest. ‘He has been known far longer to the RT audience than most of the British electorate’, RT claims.” www.theguardian.com/politics/201...

STORY Tory Robert Jenrick forced to correct his own CV - after accusing Labour MPs of embellishing theirs www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Lesia Vasylenko, "A fair and just peace is the end of Russian aggression" "Pulling out all Russian troops and going back to Ukraine's 1991 borders" Fiona Bruce, "Do you think that's realistic?" Lesia Vasylenko, "It has to be realistic"

People i know who had a Tesla have sold them. Nobody wants a Tesla now

‘I interviewed veterans of the Warsaw Uprising, a woman who had shared Zo’s prison cell, even #LechWałęsa. I drew the line at parachuting (though did go up in a glider for another book)…’ talking abt writing #AgentZo for the #WomensPrizeforNonFiction: womensprize.com/in-conversat...

We started The Trawl in our bedrooms… And now we beat Piers Morgan and Murdoch’s TalkTV in the News Podcast charts …makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Before the election, Labour promised to fix the NHS—and we’re delivering. With 2 million extra appointments since July and millions in new investment, we’re getting the NHS back on track, and this is just the beginning.

I am very excited to finally reveal the title of my autobiography.

America is Russia’s bitch. Pass it on #LastLeg

Heroin addict and steroid abuser wants the rest of us to to make as smart decisions about our health as he has.

Bloody hell this man is nothing but a nasty bully. The more the world sees of him the more hated he becomes, it'll take America years to recovery after him. Get him out ASAP.

Thankfully it's the weekend 🤔

The Daily Star is knocking it out of the park lately.

So Starmer is doing a deal with the EU to align with food standards, climate targets and accepting ECJ rulings. He has also agreed to a scheme for 18 - 30 year olds to be able to go live and work in EU countries. I keep telling you, this is how it will happen. Trust in the process

Brexit is making your food prices more expensive.

Associated Press sues White House over ban from Oval Office and Air Force One www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

What a week… So much so we had to bang out 3 episodes covering: 💥Trump’s betrayal 💥 Musk’s 13th baby 💥 BBC obsession with Reeves 💥 Stormzy’s Palestine U-turn …and much more Join us for a lighter take by clicking the link below: linktr.ee/thetrawlpodc...

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Unbelievable, from the man who did more than anyone else to give Douglas Murray's explicit white ethnonationalism a platform and a bridge to the UK mainstream. archive.ph/LMDiX

The paperback of #AgentZo is out in March, & @Waterstones are offering 25% off preorders placed this wkend through their website & ap! waterstones.com/campaign/febru… Enter “PREORDER25” at the checkout. (25% off for you, & preorders are great for authors too!)

Do you remember when journalists were saying how Keir Starmer spent too much time abroad building alliances? Yeah I know right.