Christina Lattimer

Absolute chaos reigns! Thank you as ever @hcrichardson.bsky.social for making sense of the mayhem.

For anyone who would like the clip (including George).

Wow well done!

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

I know their stance - I am not being critical of the Greens I’m seeking to understand.

When staunch right leaning people come for people with left leaning values - it’s because they’re terrified.

They’re terrified that the falsely glittering altar of money and power will be overtaken by the real gold - that of community and love. #loveistheanswer

Our party has just come third in Gorton and Denton, a previously safe Labour seat - an area where we haven't lost an election since 1931.

It is those running our party who are to blame. We need change at the top and serious lessons need to be learnt:

Reform UK are reverting to the Trumpian playbook and accusing @greenparty.org.uk of cheating. For gods sake get a life and recognise people actually want hope and not hate. By pointing the finger instead of reflecting you’re showing who you are. Hateful.

Congratulations Hannah Spencer @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social - a brilliant result - here’s to growing further the momentum.

Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office

The Epstein files grant us a rare glimpse into the kind of machinations that must be happening all the time. As @bylinetimes.bsky.social reveals, Trump's fixer, Steve Bannon, helped Boris Johnson overthrow Theresa May. Blatant foreign interference in our politics. 🧵
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These weird Trump fanboys need to be stopped.

Imagine looking at the record of ICE in the US and thinking, yeah let's have some of that here ...

Saturday; labours other headache

Zack on front page of attitude

Byline times green light

London standard - Zack on the front cover

🚀 Now we're really going!

🎉 We've hit 195,000+ members!

💚 And a week today - we can stop Reform and win another Green MP.

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How is it still shocking that when the President of the United States issues a statement and because he uses the word “gregarious” everyone knows he didn’t write it because the word is deemed too difficult for him!

A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.

Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.

When reflecting on Nazi Germany and the suffering of millions of Jews we can only imagine that the German people could not possibly conceive the evil they were inadvertently condoning by their vote for Hitler.

For our USA family and the world - we now know how it ends and we all must say NO!

A warning…

I watched and her heart was broken. Usually there is a glimmer of hope at the end of one of her video chats. Today’s was a call to do something. Call your republican representatives and senators and tell them they must put an end to this regime.

Please share. 💔

I agree - she such a kind and beautiful soul and she cares so much about her homeland. I could see her heartbreak too - so sad for our USA family. 😢

The Killing of Alex Pretti YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

From @hcrichardson.bsky.social with a message for our USA friends.

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This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.

1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10

Also if you deduced that I thought mental illness was “bad” then that’s just not true. As someone who has suffered mental illness myself on the contrary I was pointing out he needed help - and those around him are exploiting him.

If it was just evil then he wouldn’t be sending out messages like this
iMHO. But you’re right I’m not medically qualified but it certainly appears he’s is mentally ill and many doctors saying so too.

I think it’s so obvious and it’s complete self interest why people are denying it and shielding him.

I didn’t but why does it not surprise me - it’s scary and insulting.

That prospect really fills me with horror.

Yes he’s the puppeteer in chief.

The tweet this is being greeted by by predictable hilarity.

I deplore what Trump is doing to the world - he’s clearly mentally ill. So my question is - Who the hell is looking after him? Who is allowing him to be the biggest laughing stock and the biggest threat to the world?

Shame on them.

Brilliant message - showing them how it’s done!

@zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk