#THREAD I've spent 28 years researching & teaching about propaganda, capitalism, & news media. I'm telling you that if "Christian" billionaire GB "News" owner, Paul Marshall, is allowed to buy the #Spectator, it will be a catastrophe for Britain, the environment, & democracy.

This woman may influence UK laws for decades. The public are entitled to know why Charlotte Owen was given a seat in the House of Lords by Boris Johnson. The reason for her elevation is the very definition of an issue of public interest. I want to know, do you?

Here is the cartoon that comes up in The Rest Is Politics Q&A discussion about Larry the Cat when his predecessor Humphrey was the subject of an Alan Clark conspiracy theory that Cherie and I had killed him!! Other subjects are discussed!!

Poor Humphrey 🐱

So much of what Elon Musk lauds as ‘free speech’ on this platform is either funded or faked by the Kremlin and other undisclosed, hostile interests. Paid speech is not free speech. Fake speech is not free speech. This needs to end.

So Michel Barnier it is … and he will need all of his considerable calm, patience and political skills to form a government and construct a budget that will get through the French Parliament. But I wouldn’t bet against him. Here is the interview we did with him for

La “méthode Barnier” marchera-t-elle à Matignon? Celui qui s’est dépêtré des mensonges de Boris Johnson et de 27 leaders 🇪🇺 est capable d’affronter la cacophonie des contraires au Parlement… et de séduire le RN, but pervers de l’opération. #Cdanslair 1/3

This is for the ambulance driver outside UCH who said he had noticed I hadn’t been posting so many trees recently. Here is a little group of excellent trees. The light green one on the right is my Tree of the Day

He's like a caricature of himself pretending to be a presidential candidate. Weird.

Q: What specific legislation will you commit to to make child care affordable? Trump: Well, I would do that and we're sitting down, you know, I was, somebody, we had Marco Rubio and my daughter, Ivanka… But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I'm talking about

Coming NYT headline: "In somber, emotional comments, Trump reflects on dangers that gun availability, migrants pose to children"

Oh look ! Brexit fruit and veg checks delayed for the 𝟓𝐭𝐡 ? 𝟔𝐭𝐡 ? 𝟕𝐭𝐡 ? 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐰 ? time ? - from October to next July It's almost as if "taking back control" of 2/3rds of your fruit&veg imports is a 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐝 idea The EU did it from Day 1

Amazing C4 Paralympics coverage at moment. Switching between world record 🇬🇧javelin throwing and 🇧🇷 🇦🇷 penalty shoot out in blind ⚽️

Perfect example of what Aaron Rupar refers to as "sane washing." Trump goes off on a 500+ word incoherent rant about child care that makes ZERO sense but the best The New York Times can do is call it a "jumbled answer" and then cherry pick a few words to make it sound coherent

'Musk, Thiel, Mercer & Putin are changing society, destroying the trust we have in each other & in institutions. It’s more comfortable to think they’re doing that by accident, because they just love “free speech”, than that they’re doing it on purpose.' theguardian.com/technology/art…

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People who die by suicide are not defined by that death. Like everyone, they too had lives rich with laughter, love, and people who cared for them. Team at SpeakTheirName.org launching their new website for people bereaved by suicide. Deeply moving pages celebrating

Israel and Hamas have agreed pauses in Gaza fighting to allow polio vaccinations which proves a ceasefire is possible. ALASTAIR CAMPBELL & Rory Stewart reflect on how the conflict in the Middle East has "frozen" and is "horrifying".

Tory leadership favorite Robert Jenrick is touring UK News Shows telling viewers “we should leave the ECHR & replace it with a British Bill of Rights” This argument is going to come up a lot in the coming months & years. I explain in this film why it’s A VERY BAD IDEA!

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