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Hungarian elections: far-right anti-EU Zionist loses to right-wing, pro-EU Zionist

12 April 2026 @ 8:33 pm

Hungarian electionsRight-wing extremist – and antisemitic friend of Israel – Viktor Orbán has conceded the Hungarian general election. With two-thirds of the vote counted, his right-wing rival Péter Magyar is on course for what the BBC describes as a “landslide” victory. Hungarian elections: two cheeks… etc etc The sudden concession has thrown UK state-corporate media into […] By Skwawkbox

Britain First leader wants Britain to be ‘a fucking nightmare’

12 April 2026 @ 6:15 pm

Britain FirstBritain First — The British far-right try to present themselves as the antidote to what they would have you believe is the sickness of multiculturalism. In reality, they’re a bunch of sad and angry people who desperately want the world to reflect their own self-loathing. Never has this been more obvious than in the following […] By Willem Moore

Reform candidate exposed as a horny nincompoop

12 April 2026 @ 6:09 pm

ReformReform — There’s a genre of horny older men who don’t seem to understand that the internet is a place others inhabit — a place where people can see what they’re up to.  These men often use their actual faces as their profile pictures; probably because they lack the wherewithal to realise they could not […] By Willem Moore

South Korea tells Israel to stop playing the victim

12 April 2026 @ 6:06 pm

South KoreaSeveral South Korean government officials have called out Israel on social media, urging it to break free from the “chain of hatred” and the “memory of victimhood”. Basically, South Korea found a professional way to tell Israel to stop playing the victim. The first statement came from Lee Jae Myung, the President of the Republic […] By HG

Makers of Iran’s hilarious anti-Trump videos mark YouTube ban with new release

12 April 2026 @ 5:56 pm

IranThe YouTube platform has (again) removed the account of Explosive Media, the makers of Iran’s ‘Lego’-style and intensely viral propaganda videos mocking Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and their failures. Explosive Media announced the ban on X: The group’s accounts on X, UpScrolled, Instagram and other platforms are so far unaffected. Explosive Media marked the occasion […] By Skwawkbox

Desperate Labour drafting MPs to canvass London

12 April 2026 @ 5:39 pm

LabourWith the local elections looming, the serious parties are mobilising their supporters to hit the streets and engage with the public. Labour, meanwhile, are panicking, because Starmer encouraged the party’s grassroots to “leave”: So hardly any volunteers left in Labour, they're having to press gang MPs to save their council seats in London. This has […] By Willem Moore

Watch: Graham — Iranian leader ‘dead’ if Iran rejects demands of US terror-state

12 April 2026 @ 5:34 pm

Lindsey GrahamFanatical Zionist US senator Lindsey Graham says the US is going to continue its terror-state behaviour if Iran doesn’t capitulate to its demands. He didn’t describe the US as a terror state, of course, though it’s entirely accurate. Iran has already mocked and rejected the farcical US tactics in supposed ‘negotiations’ in Pakistan as the […] By Skwawkbox

Iran blames US for ceasefire failures as Trump threatens Navy blockade

12 April 2026 @ 5:07 pm

IranIran has blamed the US for the failure of the ceasefire talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. In response, and in true toddler fashion, ‘President’ Trump threatened a naval blockade if “Iran wont bend”. Iran’s Parliamentary ⁠Speaker, Mohammad ⁠Baqer Ghalibaf, said that Iran raised “forward-looking” initiatives during ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan, but the US failed to “gain […] By HG

Watch: large Gaza flotilla leaves Barcelona

12 April 2026 @ 4:37 pm

GazaA large humanitarian ‘Global Sumud Flotilla” has left Barcelona with essential supplies for Gaza, which continues to starve under Israeli blockade and bombing. Earlier flotillas and their volunteer crews have faced attack and abduction by the Israeli occupation, but have raised international awareness of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. The convoy, which will grow to […] By Skwawkbox

UK bases are ‘invaluable’ to US military — what happened to ‘defensive’ operations

12 April 2026 @ 3:12 pm

UK basesBritain’s defence secretary, John Healey, has said that UK bases have been invaluable to the US military. This raises serious concerns, given that the UK’s involvement is supposedly only for ‘defensive purposes’ From the horse’s mouth: “in this conflict, the basing permission that we in the UK have provided to the US has been invaluable […] By HG