JUST NOW: Remarks from the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric — "I am a left-wing person, and from the political left I tell you: the government of Nicolas Maduro is a DICTATORSHIP!"

That cheeky scamp Nigel Farage and his Reform bros have got themselves into another pickle - incredibly this one involves Islamist terrorists being allowed to return to the UK.

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Dear BFE friends, please read our statement of objection to the proposed closure of the School of Music at Cardiff University: bfe.org.uk/news/statement…

Reform are panicking about people pointing out that they want to replace the NHS. So please don't share this clip of Nigel Farage saying he'd rather healthcare was done through insurance companies.

I have just spent a week in Damascus, my second trip since the fall of the regime, and I thought I would share a few comments which may be useful to understand the situation there, particularly in the wake of the killings in the coastal area. I was there from March 12 to 19.

🎙️ Is English still the language of Eurovision? According to Andrew Green, growing linguistic diversity offers more artists a chance to reach international audiences – a positive development for the European music industries. ⬇️ kcl.ac.uk/is-english-sti…

It makes me sick to my stomach to see Israel’s cruelty and brutality in Gaza. I am heartbroken seeing thousands of starving children, demolished schools and hospitals, blocked humanitarian aid and displaced families. Our collective humanity calls for global and immediate action.

his is the Florence Foster Jenkins of Europa League finals

Incredible sight in Poland, where a sea of people came out today to march against Nawrocki, the Polish doppelganger of the pro-Russian/MAGA thug Simion.

🇬🇪 Georgia's biggest & most popular music festival OpenAir turned into protest manifesto - here's the speech by Georgia's most popular music band LoudSpeakers - "Down with the Russian Regime!" "Freedom to regime's prisoners!" "Fire to the oligarchy!"

Dopiero poniedziałek, do ciszy wyborczej zostały jeszcze cztery dni. Boję się, co jeszcze wyjdzie na temat kandydata obywatelskiego. Podpalił katedrę Notre-Dame? Wypuścił koronawirusa SARS-CoV-2 z chińskiego laboratorium?

Farage has met w far right Christian fundamentalist anti abortion groups from the US & now he comes out with this. I guess they’re all fed by the same big money streams. Do not think we could never end up where they are in America. It just takes money & time. & they have both.

The Settlers, the doc I made for the BBC, is now available to stream in the US on BBC Select. It couldn’t be more timely with the announcement today that the Israeli govt has approved construction of 22 new settlements in the West Bank - which are illegal under international law.

Jerome KAPOWell

I wrote a piece for the Guardian about the real reason the UK houses asylum seekers in hotels. Since this website is now dominated by racists and fascists, I thought it would be helpful to post the key points below, for anyone who wants to know the truth.

Reform UK took £2.3 million from fossil fuel firms. £2.3 million! They’ll hike your bills, lie about it with nonsense about oil & gas, and throw in some culture war nonsense to keep you distracted. Different packaging. Same old grift.

As the meeting in Washington approaches, and Trump is trying to pressure Zelensky to give land to Putin, I do hope one thing is clear. Trump was, is and always will be in Putin’s camp. Everything we have seen since November was an act to help Putin. Trump has always wanted to

"You're sat there saying 'oh, please think of the billionaires'. Zack Polanski lays out the need to tax the super-rich properly on GMB.

Stupid tweet. Relying on a stupid, misleading graphic. Resulting in a stupid and unhelpful cesspit of anti-immigrant hatred in replies. Before addressing the figures in England, France, Germany, I'd like to share some recent case law from Poland. CW: Rape, distressing facts.