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Messi gets absolutely dragged for applauding Trump’s war boasting
7 March 2026 @ 1:15 am
Footballer Lionel Messi has gone from hero to zero in a moment after appearing on camera applauding US dictator Donald Trump’s boasting about his “Epstein class” illegal war on Iran and smiling as Trump praised himself for starving Cuba. A legacy destroyed in a moment. As Tere Felipe commented: Trump explains how the United States […]
By SkwawkboxTrump’s war in Ecuador is about elite control, not about drugs
7 March 2026 @ 12:50 am
US president Donald Trump wants the world to think his regime cares about drug trafficking. But in reality, he’s just using the issue as a weak pretext to intensify his country’s regional stranglehold. And Ecuador’s repressive right-wing government seems all too happy to enable that. Trump pushes for more ‘drug’ wars Giving few details, the […]
By Ed SykesIOF storm Old Askar Refugee Camp
7 March 2026 @ 12:13 am
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the Old Askar Refugee Camp, East of Nablus, in the West Bank on 2 March. All entrances to the camp and surrounding areas were closed, and all movement into and out of the camp was prohibited. The raid, which started at dawn, lasted for two days. The military forcibly entered […]
By Charlie JaayIsrael takes its scorched earth Dahiya Doctrine back where it began: Lebanon
6 March 2026 @ 9:47 pm
Israel’s genocidal Dahiya Doctrine was forged in its defeat in Lebanon in 2006. Now the settler-state has gone full circle, imposing Dahiya on the same place it was created back in 2006 — Beirut’s southern suburb. The southern ‘Dahiya’ in Arabic. This is how we got here: Israel violated the US-brokered Lebanon 2024 ‘ceasefire’ over […]
By Joe GlentonUS war propaganda goes into hyperdrive, but it’s so CRINGE
6 March 2026 @ 8:48 pm
The emerging quagmire and resistance to the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran seem to have pushed the Donald Trump regime’s war propaganda into hyperdrive. But US citizens have seen this toxic story before. So cheap words and movie montages are unlikely to convince more people to back wasting billions on another forever war. ‘Embarrassing’ US […]
By Ed SykesWatch: Israeli state media — Israel’s Beirut forced displacement aims to trigger civil war
6 March 2026 @ 7:53 pm
Israeli politicians and media have a long history of being more open in Hebrew than in English. Netanyahu and his fellow fascists deny crimes and aims in English that they boast about in Hebrew. Former defence minister Yoav Gallant admitted Israel killed hundreds of Israelis on 7 October 2023 in repeated ‘Hannibal’ attacks. He even […]
By SkwawkboxMorrisons becomes first supermarket to make all its accessible toilets stoma-friendly
6 March 2026 @ 6:58 pm
Morrisons has announced that all accessible toilets in its supermarkets, across England, Scotland and Wales are now stoma-friendly. The initiative aims to support independence, dignity and comfort for people living with a stoma. The new facilities arrive following customer feedback. They represent a practical step towards strengthening access to appropriate facilities beyond the home. Stoma-friendly […]
By The CanaryHackney Greens welcome councillor Soraya Adejare as she leaves Labour
6 March 2026 @ 6:07 pm
Hackney Green Party has proudly welcomed councillor Soraya Adejare to sit with the Green Group at Hackney council’s annual budget meeting. It marked a powerful moment for progressive politics in the borough. Adejare has previously served as the Speaker of Hackney. She’s worked for Hackney residents for more than a decade. During that time, she’s […]
By The CanaryElla’s Law published – breathing clean air should be a human right
6 March 2026 @ 5:36 pm
A Bill to make breathing clean air a human right has been published ahead of its second reading in the House of Commons later this month. Green MP Siân Berry presented the Bill, known as ‘Ella’s Law’, to the House of Commons in July 2025. The right to breathe clean air The proposals in the […]
By The CanaryWater privatisation isn’t working – and we need to talk strategy
6 March 2026 @ 5:35 pm
The founder of, We Own It, a public ownership campaign group, caused a stir on social media after calling for the continued privatisation of Thames Water. The discussion centred around whether the special administration regime (SAR) measures the Lib Dems are calling for will go far enough in fixing the problem of unaccountable water companies. […]
By Hannah Sharland