"Renault and Aston Martin backer Geely to launch UK firm injecting £6bn and creating 19,000 jobs" Gosh, doesn't that sound great? Tory MPs and the RW press have been feasting on the story. Pity it's not true. Let's take this step by step... 1/12 cityam.com/renault-and-as…

Ladies & gentlemen, I give you… Jon Stewart

Another day playing Russian roulette as to whether the bus will even be running. Unsurprisingly no sign of the Arriva Herts & Essex 18.54 302 bus towards St Albans

And again.... Arriva Herts & Essex Hertfordshire County Council 302 is the only bus I get frequently that repeatedly doesn't show up, often hours on end

Huge gamble to do an event with such an unpopular figure who is prone to making terrible decisions, but I suppose Elon Musk knows what he’s doing.

My heart breaks. This CNN report is very difficult to watch. But we should watch. Because these are the stories that need to be told.

NONE of these buses shown have appeared. Lots of people waiting here at Hemel station in the cold. Usual story for Arriva Herts & Essex Time Hertfordshire County Council checked their contracts. Time after time this happens for hours on end.

Israel has killed over 11,500 Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7th, when 36 Israeli children were killed. It’s impossible to imagine that number. This is what it looks like. A line 5km long. (Location: Bournemouth Beach)

“Israel has the most extremist religious nationalist government in its history. They have no intention of living side by side with the Palestinians…there’s no end game here politically other than complete domination and ethnic cleansing.” -Jeffrey Sachs rumble.com/v4jv1ct-gaza-u…

Thread on the beauty of wildlife 🧵 1. When it’s cold enough to see the melody

the room next door - Rishi Sunak and the Eye Roller

#THREAD Rumour has it, the character leading Nigel Farage away is George Cottrell, an interesting chap, who may give some insight into Farage's 'anti-elite' Reform UK team. (Btw, I don't agree with chucking drinks over anyone). So who is George Cottrell?

Hi, someone who has never owned an iPhone, here: this is a joke, right?

I'm gonna explain to y'all why Britain considers 78°F/25°C hot. I know hot because I grew up in Texas and spent half my life in Las Vegas. So I am absolutely qualified to explain this to the rest of you who laugh at UK "heat waves".

#THREAD On 8 July, Jordan Peterson interviewed Stephen Yaxley Lennon (Tommy Robinson), painting him as a valiant investigative truth-seeking journalist & persecuted victim of the "Communist Government" of, er, Canada. I've put together a few of Robinson's questionable claims.

WTF

Amplifying & disseminating lies & falsehoods *is* suppressing the truth, even, perhaps especially, when done in the name of ‘free speech’. Otherwise, you make an excellent point.

Fair play to this guy. He's absolutely spot. This is the Britain I love and know.