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Vietnam and India are buying smuggled logs from South Sudan, contributing to the destruction of up to 2% of the country's forests every year. The timber is illegally trafficked through Uganda.

Another needless act of self-harm. "The U.S. State Department has notified European countries that it’s terminating memorandums of understanding to cooperate on detecting and exposing disinformation spread by countries including Russia, China, and Iran" meduza.io/en/news/2025/0…

"Barclays chief executive has told the UK government to limit pay rises for public sector workers and refrain from hitting banks with tax increases". (FT today) Coincidentally, for the 2024 financial year, Barclays' CEO was paid £10.5m. This figure doubled from his £4.6m pay in

latest on LA28 #Olympics Host country threatens Brazil Host country threatens Venezuela Host country arrests hundreds of South Korea workers Host country in escalating row with host state/city and there's still three years to go. #LosAngeles #Olympics #LA28

Daily reminder that gun deaths are completely a choice. Nobody dies from guns in the rest of the functioning world. It’s like dying from a fever. An ancient plague that we have solved as a species and moved on from. Except if you live in the United States.

Tyler Robinson’s grandmother, Debbie Robinson, told the Daily Mail today: “My son, his dad, is a Republican for Trump. Most of my family members are Republican. I don’t know any single one who’s a Democrat.”

Utterly glorious talks tonight - 1st Julian Hoffman & Dan Richards interviewed by Dr Adam Rutherford then annual environmental panel discussion with Peter Fiennes , Dr Simon Karythis of Ionian Environment Foundation & Julian chaired so interestingly by Alex Preston 🌿💦🌿💦🌿

Just to put things in perspective, the GDP of Russia is the same size as Spain and Portugal, and less than the GDP of Italy. That’s it. And before you come with PPP, two in five Russians don’t even have a decent toilet, and Poland exports more than Russia.

The shock wave still reverberates.

One way to get the price up.

Danny Kruger, July 2025: "They [Reform]would spend money like drunken sailors. I can see what is happening and I am very worried about it—they will end up in an electoral pact with the Liberal Democrats." Danny Kruger, September 2025: Defects to Reform

Israel escalates bombardment as defence minister says 'Gaza is burning' bbc.in/4n5e8X3

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The countries where comedians can't mock the leader on late night TV are not really ones you want to live in.

Reminder that the good ‘X’ can be used for.

This Lib Dem press room is a bit cramped

V impressive investigation >>> The crumbling seaside palaces at the centre of Britain’s asylum crisis ft.com/content/706898… via @ft

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"We are absolutely determined to have our way, & to have our say in the government of affairs. We are going to develop on our own lines and listen to the pleadings of our inner nature." Christabel Pankhurst, founder of the Women’s Social & Political Union, was born #OTD 1880.