Los Angeles has just declared a state of emergency.

Not because of wildfires. Not because of riots. But because of an invasion by federal government troops.

We can see where this is going.

via Dale Vince

How exactly does Trump plan to lower drug prices by 1000%?

Jacqui Hames, featured in #TheHack, is calling on the Prime Minister to put the public ahead of Murdoch, and act now to end corruption and abuse in the press.
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

We are always looking at what things we can do, big and small, to make life better for our residents.

Here is the latest wave of improvements coming to GM. 🧵

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Donald Trump says crime in London is going through the roof. In reality the latest figures show that murders in London in the first nine months of 2025 were lower than in any year since monthly homicide records began in 2003, and 2025 saw a 7% drop in knife crime.

How a Democracy for Sale story about US Christian Right funding prompted a @nytimes.com investigation into the links between Nigel Farage, Reform UK and the Alliance Defending Freedom.

So good to speak to the peerless Jane Bradley:

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/nigel-fara...

Caroline Lucas is wondering why Michelle Mone is still a member of the House of Lords

And most of us are wondering the same as well!

But if Mone is going to be removed from the Lords, there are others too who fail to meet the standard and should be removed as well

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I’m just glad it went to someone standing up for democracy instead of tearing it apart!

⚡️The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

Listen to true experts, like @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social , not political appointees with an agenda.

Gary Neville, "Brexit has had a devastating impact on this country"

"The messaging is getting dangerous"

"All these idiots out there spreading hate speech in any form, abuse in any form, we must stop promoting them"

"And get back to a country of love, peace and harmony"

"And become a team again"

🔥"What is more British than wanting to own instead of renting for everyone in this country?"

We Own It Director Cat Hobbs speaking at Commonwealth's panel event 'Who Owns Britain?' at Labour Conference. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:egvrtbix76defbtjk743wb7s" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@cmmonwealth.bsky.social

The Chancellor should protect workers’ pay packets and level the playing field on how different forms of income are taxed.

As things stand, wages (and some dividends) are taxed more heavily than many other sources of income.

Read 'Call of duties' now ⤵️ buff.ly/MDRUdi6

Richard Tice, "We've already got 80 sharia courts in the UK"

Billy Bragg, "There are also Jewish courts as well, thats part of their religion. We as a tolerant nation accept that"

"To demonise, particularly the Muslims, is the sort of thing we worry about Reform UK"

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, called President Trump racist, sexist and Islamophobic after Trump attacked him in a speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/w...

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

As I was saying…