Exclusive know-how: 100s, if not 1000s, of people—activists, NGO reprs, media, and their families—are receiving calls from foreign cell numbers, with insults and threats. This is very likely a coordinated and centralized effort to sow fear and intimidate civil society. 2/6

Things have been developing quickly over the past 2-3 weeks in Georgia, but in the last couple of days, they have progressed at an unimaginable speed. The ruling Georgian Dream party has employed various tactics targeting civil society, escalating to an extreme level. 1/6

Multiple Georgian opposition people, commentator or their family members were physically assaulted today by thugs, in what seems a coordinated effort.

This is alarming. Gia Japaridze, a career diplomat and professor at the University of Georgia, was physically assaulted in a manner similar to other attacks - near his home. He’s a brother of opposition leader Zurab Girchi Japaridze & one of the most vocal individual in the #GeorgiaProtests .

Remember this picture of a woodland battlefield in east Ukraine that went viral last month?

The author, Denys Zeleny, a non-commissioned officer with Ukraine's National Guards, has been killed in action....

In civilian life, he used to work as a manager at a confectionary…

The expulsion of Russia’s defence attaché (DA) in London marks a new post Cold War low in UK-Russia relations. The last time the UK severed this level of military-to-military ties was in 1989, with the expulsion of Russian naval & air attaches (pre-dating the DA role).

BREAKING: The UK is expelling Russia’s defence attaché - “an undeclared military intelligence officer” as part of a package of measures to “target and dismantle Russian intelligence gathering operations in the UK”, the Home Secretary has announced. Other measures include ⬇️

It's times like these when I'm reminded of the Russian embassy staff who occasionally turn up to my public talks and sit at the back taking notes.

World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Boris Johnson seems awfully quiet.
Perhaps he is busy writing two columns,
Joining the Labour Party.
Joining the Reform party.

Serious anger in CCHQ at Elphicke's defection given she was an 80:20 MP granted extra campaign funding/ support to help retain a key Tory-held seat.

A Tory source says it's disappointing that 'generous donations of party member's and supporters have been used for someone that's…

Private Eye number crunches the number of families with children living in B&Bs.....

We’ve still got around 6 cases ongoing on the same issue. One by one, we’re winning them. The real big win however will be when these guys stop behaving badly - stop using the ‘slander, retract, move on - repeat’ approach. It’s a deliberate, cynical tactic by a press that has no…

BREAKING

Daily Mail apologises to Dale Vince Dale Vince and pays him substantial damages after Andrew Pierce Andrew Pierce libelled him.

Dale will donate it to charity.

Mail+ and their Tory led smear campaigns!

Even Wikipedia won't accept Mail as valid reference

BREAKING:

Tory MP for Dover Natalie Elphicke has defected to Labour

She says that the party has changed beyond recognition and 'looks to the future - 'to building a Britain of hope, optimism, opportunity and fairness'

She says Rishi Sunak's government is failing to keep…

🔴 Bouncers at the Ballot Box: Security Turned Away Voters In What Campaigners say is 'Another Nail in the Coffin of Photo Voter ID' 

Three people of colour were turned away by a security guard at a Sheffield polling station, reports Zac Larkham

bylinetimes.com/2024/05/08/vot…

' #Labour does seem to be losing votes in areas where there is a large concentration of Muslim voters. And that does appear to be due to anger over #Gaza '

Analysis of #LocalElections2024 with Adrian Goldberg Peter Jukes Shaista Aziz 💙

From Byline Times

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On the night of May 8, 2024, russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 55 missiles and 21 Shahed UAVs.

russian attack targeted infrastructure in Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

Ukrainian defenders shot down 59 aerial targets:…

Round up of #LocalElections2024

#tories walloped Adam Bienkov

#Gaza drains #labour Shaista Aziz 💙

With Adrian Goldberg Byline Times

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Happy 98th Birthday Sir David Attenborough. Thanks so much for being you and doing what you do.
We thought we would try yet again to make this happen (even if it’s just for one day).

#SirDavidAttenborough #DavidAttenborough