Derek O'Neill

[Ounka @OunkaOnX]

Trevor Noah called out the double standard: African and Middle Eastern teams get grilled about their governments-while European and American players never do.

Iranian players had to fly to every match. Searched at customs. Interrogated in press conferences. Asked about the Strait of Hormuz-not football.

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

YOU WANTED A WALL, TRUMP? YOU’LL HAVE ONE.
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, responded to Trump’s threats:
“So you voted to build a wall.
Well then, dear Americans — even if geography isn’t your strong suit, and you see America as a country rather than a continent — you should know that on the other side of that wall stand 7 billion people.
And if the word ‘people’ doesn’t resonate with you, let’s call them ‘consumers.’
Those 7 billion consumers can switch from iPhone to Samsung or Huawei in less than two days.
They can trade Levi’s for Zara or Massimo Dutti, and within six months replace Ford and Chevrolet with Toyota, KIA, Mazda, Honda, Hyundai, Volvo, Subaru, Renault, or BMW — brands that are already more popular in many places.
They can cancel DirecTV.
And even if they choose not to, they can stop watching Hollywood films and turn instead to higher-quality productions from Latin America or Europe — with richer storytelling and better filmmaking.
Believe it or not, people can skip Disney and visit the Xcaret resort in Cancún instead — or explore destinations across Mexico, Canada, or South America.
Even in Mexico, you can find better burgers than McDonald’s — with higher nutritional value.
Have you ever seen pyramids in the United States?
Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, and Sudan have ancient wonders — none of them in the U.S.
If they were, Trump would probably have bought and resold them by now.
We know Nike isn’t the only sneaker brand. There’s Adidas — and even Mexican brands like Panama.
We understand economics better than you think.
And we also know that when those 7 billion consumers stop buying American products, unemployment will rise, and your economy — trapped behind its own self-imposed wall — will begin to collapse to the point where you’ll be begging for help.
We didn’t want to do this.
But you wanted a wall?
Well.
You’ve got one.”
Her approval rating has reached a historic level — according to a recent poll, it stands at 85%.

[Richard Corbett @RichardGCorbett]

I’m fed up with politicians saying we need to “respect” the 2016 Brexit referendum result.

A decision by a narrow majority 10yrs ago, that turned out to be a costly mistake, does not have to be “respected”.

If a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be a democracy

[T. Bernadetti @MrsRoyKeaneo]

An international activist confronted former Israeli soldiers in public, accusing them of crimes committed in Gaza and demanding accountability.

They're free to travel. War Criminals just "enjoying life" in Vietnam with zero consequences.

#Israel

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

There was absolutely no reason to make the Iran team to do this other than spite. And it came from trump- a small, petty, vengeful man

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

30 years ago Spitting Image dared to broadcast the truth about Israel.

Now no one dares.

[GET A GRIP @docrussjackson]

“What masquerades as rebellion from below is oligarchy from above – a repackaging of class power as cultural revolt. The theatre of ‘authentic’ anger conceals the reality that these movements are fuelled, financed, and amplified by the ultra-rich, who are the primary beneficiaries.”

https://t.co/UJiwoW6oTx

[Dr Marie Tidball MP @MarieTidball]

As a woman and a mum, I find the rise of Reform deeply troubling.

They'd scrap the Equality Act and other rights that protect women from discrimination and harassment.

That's why I've launched #Women2Win. Join me in standing up for women's rights.

[The Finance Guy @OneFinanceGuy]

Section 13D(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 makes it an offence to provide false information to an Electoral Registration Officer in connection with electoral registration.
From Harborne's own lawyers in the lawsuit against WSJ: he does not live in the UK.

[GET A GRIP @docrussjackson]

Lying Reform UK wanker alert! Why do we let them lie so blatantly?

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

🚨 Financial Times’ @katie_martin_fx delivers a sobering verdict on Brexit.

On referendum night, sterling collapsed from around $1.50 to $1.20.

“It has never recovered.”

Her conclusion?

That tells you how international investors now view the UK. Foreign capital is harder to attract, government borrowing is hugely more expensive, and Britain has diverged from stronger-performing economies.

The good news? She says the best hope for reversing the trend is a meaningful rapprochement with Europe.

Only rebuilding our relationship with Europe can reverse the decline.

[chris feeney @thatchrisfeeney]

To all the horrible cunts that said she wasn’t a nurse had never been to Gaza, well here you go…

Good girl Ceire, you are a real life hero…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇵🇸💚💚💚

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

NEW: The story behind a silencing.

Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn Williams is trapped in a parallel private justice system. I've written about what it tells us about the "post-state" future, a cryptolibertarian dream that's close than we realise.

🔗 below

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

🇺🇸: The FIFA World Cup should be held anywhere but the United States of America going forward.

The world is starting to sour on the fact that we gave the football World Cup to the United States of America.

No other host has so completely confused running a tournament with running a parade about itself. America grabbed 78 of the 104 matches, every knockout round and the final, then sat Mexico and Canada with 13 games each. Then it bolted a Super Bowl halftime show onto the final, because ninety minutes of the world’s favourite sport apparently cannot entertain anyone without fireworks and a pop star.

This is the low life patriotic chest-thumping we were warned about. Flags everywhere, wounded pride, a host nation absolutely certain the planet tuned in to admire it rather than the football. We saw this exact film in Russia 2018, and America is beating that record comfortably.

Mexico and Canada gave us the real thing. Warmth, noise, genuine love for the game. We should have left it with them.

Wake up, FIFA. This is the ONLY logical solution.

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

So, Ben Habib was telling the truth when he claimed that Christopher Harborne gave £1 million each to Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to help Boris win the 2019 election and convince Farage to stand down?

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

NEW: Boris Johnson failed to declare to parliament a gift of private jet flights from the same cryptobillionaire, Christopher Harborne who gave £5m to Nigel Farage, leaked documents reveal.

New #HarborneReceipts investigation from @thenerve_news
1/

[Peter Jukes @peterjukes]

"The last set of Boris Johnson’s financial disclosures were to 30th May 2023, which recorded the eye-watering amount of over £ 6,000,000 received from October 2022 to April 2023."

Great work @JaneSmith13579

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan blew the lid off Trump and Netanyahu 🔥👏

Khan: "They threatened ICC judges, UN staff, and my family over Israel cases.

🇺🇸 12 U.S. senators sent a letter saying 'Go after 🇮🇱 Israel and we go after you and your family.

Then came sanctions, frozen accounts, travel bans. It is deeply dangerous for states to bully international justice."

Finally someone said this. What a COURAGE this man has 💪 🫡

[Mr Ethical 🚩 @nw_nicholas]

Remember this?

[Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,Ph.D.,DPT. @drhossamsamy65]

⛔️Anna Kasparian:

““IDF sends me photos of weapons saying they’ll slaughter me, but I’ll be clear: I’m not afraid of you, unlike other cowards in the American media…
You are hated all over the world, and not because you are Jewish, but because you slaughter innocent people‼️”