One very significant thing has happened today. Nigel Farage’s forcefield is finally down. He’s still powerful. But he’s no longer able to deflect legitimate scrutiny with a joke or a shrug.He’s become politically mortal.
𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥'𝗦 𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
Labour’s affiliated unions have been clear that Labour cannot continue on its current path. Whilst we recognise progress has been made, such as aspects of the Employment Rights Act and the increase in the minimum wage, the results at the election last week were devastating. Labour is not doing enough to deliver the change that working people voted for at the General Election. Our focus is on the fundamental change of direction on economic policy and political strategy that unions have been clear is needed, and not on the personalities and unfolding political drama in Westminster.
It’s clear that the Prime Minister will not lead Labour into the next election, and at some stage a plan will have to be put in place for the election of a new Leader. This is a point where the future of the Party we founded will be debated and determined, and we are working closely as unions to shape a shared vision on policy, political strategy and economic policy that will re-orient Labour back to working people, so Labour do what it was elected to do: govern in the interests of workers.
Trump: I don't want a stupid person being president, you know, I'll say it right now. I'm the only president that ever took a cognitive test. I took it 3 times. It's actually a very hard test for a lot of people. It wasn't hard for me
This is completely untrue, unhinged and dangerous Islamophobic nonsense. Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Jordan have hosted millions of refugees. Please stop liking and RT-ing lies….!
The post was vile, disgusting, utterly reprehensible and indefensible. 🤬
The fact that the White House tried to spin it as an “error,” blamed a staffer, deleted it after 12 hours of public outrage, and then had Trump claim he “didn’t see that part” only makes it worse. That is the behavior of people who know exactly how racist it is and still chose to let it fly — until the backlash became too loud even for them to ignore.
This isn’t politics. This isn’t “owning the libs.” This is raw, naked racism from the highest office in the land.
It is beneath contempt.
It is a stain on the presidency.
It is an insult to every Black American, every person of conscience, and every generation that fought and bled to drag this country — inch by painful inch — away from the sewer of racial dehumanization.
Anyone who defends this, excuses this, minimizes this with “but others got animal memes too,” or pretends this is just another day in the culture war is complicit in normalizing one of the ugliest, most poisonous symbols of white supremacy still in circulation.
There is no both-sides here — No witty comeback. There is only shame — deep, burning, historic shame.
This post was racist garbage. Full stop. 🛑 ✋🏽
And the fact that it came from the President of the United States in 2026 should make every decent human being furious. 😡
We have lost one of the greatest naturalists, zoologists, and activists. A great woman. I had the pleasure of meeting Jane Goodall. I was in awe of her. I will forever be in awe. She gave us so much. She gave her beloved chimps so much. She helped us understand them. And thereby understand ourselves. May this gentle, kind, wise and wonderful woman rest in peace.
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