Jane A.

Farage and Badenoch are absolute clowns: startled by the entirely foreseeable series of events they failed to foresee. A demonstration of their total lack of judgement.

I know it won't make any difference to his voters, who pay no attention to what's actually going on, and think foresight is for pussies and consequences can be wished away.

But if Farage was PM, we'd now be in a moronic, illegal war he demanded we join 2 days ago, and now thinks is a disaster.

On top of the billions they already receive in subsidies.

A fuel duty cut of 25p would cost £12bn and instantly be lost as Oil Companies and Supermarkets raised their prices

It would mean, even before raising their prices, that the Oil Companies would make twice as much profit as you pay in tax

It's a tax cut for Big Oil

Many years from now, books will be written about the total capture of the free press by the billionaires. How all semblance of the public discourse broke down, and the narrative was tightly controlled by the elites.

Or... none of us will be able to read.

Depends how the next few years go, I guess.

I said public discourse.
This problem is not confined to just one country.

🇺🇦At this moment, Ukrainians are bombing the oil depot in occupied Makiivka, Donetsk region.

Badenoch denies calling for UK to join US-Israeli war on Iran Conservative leader accused of taking confusing position after she said Starmer should ‘do more than catch arrows’

it’s imperative these shameless buffoons not be allowed to wriggle out of this www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

No! This is not true!

Nigel Farage spent the weekend DESPERATELY BEGGING FOR ATTENTION AND SOME SCRAPS from a suspected paedophile, a sex offender, criminal and an adjudicated rapist.

Many years from now, books will be written about the total capture of the free press by the billionaires. How all semblance of the public discourse broke down, and the narrative was tightly controlled by the elites.

Or... none of us will be able to read.

Depends how the next few years go, I guess.

Oh no! She didn't get the memo! Reform are against the war this week.

He understands that Trump is starting to regret this "military excursion". And that means someone has to take the blame.

I reckon Kegseth will be the next to get fired, he's panicking.

In a couple of weeks he'll be claiming he doesn't even know his son-in-law! Never met him!

With every passing day, the decision of Starmer and his cabinet a) not to join the Iranian war b) to delay access to bases looks wiser and wiser. Trump’s press conference last night shows he has no real idea what the objectives are and its duration is arbitrary.

This very straight news piece buried deep within the FT never uses words like corruption or insider dealing but every detail is quietly devastating. Why is the FT virtually alone in the UK media in covering this important story?

Everything’s fine

NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

This is unhinged. Imagine what it must be like in the inner circle?! 😮 For Rubio to feel he must do this?!

Another good reason to switch to renewable energy sources…..

The response is….comprehensive.

I have no words.
This will ruin her life, and may even result in her murder.

And this for what?
To "win over" a handful of racist reform voters.

The hate their country. They hates its values: meritocracy, pluralism, and being polite! They hate its legal system based on advocacy — "leftie lawyers", "woke judges" — arguably the foundation stone of the modern nation. They hate many of their fellow citizens.

They are not, in any way, patriotic.

This line was deliberate bragging. But there are other moments when it really sounds like dementia—the line about 6-year old girls, for example.

And I don't think it lets him off the hook—he should stand down if he's sick, he is choosing not to, and his enablers are choosing to keep him in place.

So, any other news yesterday?
Anything important?

She doesn’t use genAI for historical research, she uses genAI to plagiarise the work of historians who conduct research.

To restore democracy and create a fairer, safer, greener world, we need massive taxes on the ultra-rich. As in the 1940s. People get confused about this. The main purpose of such taxes is *not* to raise revenue. The point is to stop the few dominating the many. It's an essential democratic measure.

thought the name rang a bell and though he's poshified himself - once upon a time he was "Craig Dillon" - I interviewed this guy back in 2019 as he was doing social media for MPs in a vaguely interesting way - crucially, he seemed entirely normal back then! yet another radicalisation case

Perfect summary of Reform's hypocrisy.

We need a lot more accountability like this.

The Hidden Costs of Oil Dependency NATIONAL BUDGETS, ECONOMIES, AND FOREIGN POLICY Around 72% of global oil reserves are controlled by members of OPEC. According to the US Dept of Energy, oil price shocks and market manipulation by OPEC cost the US economy roughly $2 trillion between 2004 and 2008. Within OPEC states, revenues from oil exports have significantly shaped political systems, allowing governments to finance state operations and consolidate power. Authoritarian regimes rely on oil income to fund security forces and suppress dissent. As the global shift toward renewable energy accelerates, countries heavily dependent on oil, and oil revenues, face growing risks of economic and political instability. [Photo of an oil tanker, docked at a busy industrial port.]

⛽🌍 #OilDependency carries economic & political costs because supply is concentrated & traded through vulnerable chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz.

With around 72% of global reserves controlled by OPEC, price shocks can ripple through economies & shape foreign policy.

#GreenTransition #GreenSky

Yes! This, but globally!
We can all have energy sovereignty.