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Musk & O’Leary engage in X-based battle of the bastards

21 January 2026 @ 11:56 pm

MuskThere was a time when billionaires were keen to manage their public image, fearful of having the wealth they stole instead redistributed among those that actually produced it. John D. Rockefeller famously handed out dimes to children as a means of burnishing his reputation. Elon Musk, in contrast, has his generative Ai machine to undress […] By Robert Freeman

Exclusive: Transport union boss Eslamdoust de-recognises GMB union for doing union stuff

21 January 2026 @ 11:28 pm

Transport UnionAs Skwawkbox has reported, TSSA transport union general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust went to the Guardian to attack the GMB union for representing GMB members. GMB represents TSSA staff in their workplace, but Eslamdoust insists the GMB is ‘constantly interfering’ by fighting for its members’ needs. As far as Eslamdoust wants us to believe, she is […] By Skwawkbox

US-led Gaza plan to force Palestinians into dystopian re-education camp leaked

21 January 2026 @ 10:50 pm

GazaThe US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) will force Palestinians into a dystopian nightmare blandly titled a ‘planned community’. Freshly leaked plans show how people in Gaza will be subject to even more surveillance, checkpoints and a bizarre re-education program which favours the Israeli point of view. The plans were leaked to Drop Site News. They […] By Joe Glenton

Communist slams left’s support for social media ban targeting “revolutionary generation”

21 January 2026 @ 10:10 pm

Social media banRevolutionary Communist Jack Tye Wilson has shared his shock at the ease with which leftists have accepted the proposed social media ban for under-16s. Wilson takes aim at Daniel Kebede and the Morning Star, saying he is ‘absolutely gobsmacked‘ that an ‘SWP-aligned‘ trade union leader and a ‘communist‘ paper have backed the proposed ban. The […] By Maddison Wheeldon

Fox News melts down over Grindr surge wherever ICE goes

21 January 2026 @ 9:36 pm

ICEPresenters at far-right US ‘news’ channel Fox News have gone into meltdown over a surge in use of gay hook-up app ‘Grindr’ in Minneapolis and other cities targeted by Trump’s ICE units. The coiffed drones are clearly struggling after local people noticed the surge and started asking gay friends to report any ICE thugs they […] By Skwawkbox

Gaza — Israel killed journalist 13 days after his wedding

21 January 2026 @ 8:37 pm

GazaAbdul Raouf Shaath was in no hurry to begin the rest of his life, but death was quicker. Extermination in Gaza is still at full swing. Just days earlier, he had been trying on his wedding suit in a half-demolished house. He laughed and said that war should not postpone joy forever. He did not […] By Alaa Shamali

Equity welcomes improved offer on AI protections in film and TV negotiations

21 January 2026 @ 8:24 pm

A person reads a flyer for Equity - PACT negotiations including AI protectionsAI protections for performers could be closer to becoming reality. Performers union Equity has received an improved offer from the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT). This has come following threats of industrial action. Artificial intelligence has been a sticking point, with actor Harriet Walter speaking of the need to portray “living life as […] By The Canary

Criticising war criminal Netanyahu may now lead to arrest in Australia

21 January 2026 @ 7:55 pm

AustraliaCritics of a new assault on free speech in Australia say calling out Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu could now lead to jail time. According to Sydney university professor Anne Twomey: criticism of Israel, and the Israeli government, and suggesting it is engaged in genocide or something of that kind, would be enough to at […] By Ed Sykes

FIFA points to Machado to ease embarrassment for giving warmonger Trump a ‘peace’ prize

21 January 2026 @ 7:12 pm

TrumpFootball’s governing body FIFA is reportedly extremely embarrassed at its absurd decision to award Donald Trump a ‘peace prize’ in December. And so it should be. But it needs some work on its excuses. That embarrassment became incandescent after Trump promptly declared further racist restrictions on foreign nationals entering the US. These restrictions will bring […] By Skwawkbox

Trump insists he “won’t use force” to take Greenland — but he will take Greenland

21 January 2026 @ 6:31 pm

TrumpIn his long-anticipated (or dreaded, depending on your vantage point) speech before the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos today, 21 January, US president Trump took the opportunity to insist on his desire to take Greenland as a US territory. However, Trump also stated that he wouldn’t use force to take the Danish territory. This […] By Alex/Rose Cocker