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If Burnham wants to get into No 10 contest, he must promise no EU return
16 May 2026 @ 5:25 pm
Starmer mini-me Wes Streeting has turned on his former boss and confirmed his intention to stand to replace Keir Starmer in Downing Street. He has little prospect of winning — even Starmer would hammer him, according to the latest polling of Labour members. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has declared his intention of standing in […]
By SkwawkboxIsrael’s Moataz Tower attack targeted Gaza wedding, murders/maims woman, children
16 May 2026 @ 4:52 pm
As Skwawkbox reported last night, the Israeli occupation bombed the Moataz Tower, one of its few surviving tall buildings in Gaza. But more details have emerged of the cynical, murderous attack — which targeted a wedding. Israel followed its usual pattern of claiming it had aimed to kill a “senior Hamas” figure. The UK ‘mainstream’ […]
By SkwawkboxCracking empire: FBI offer huge bounty for ex-military operative who defected to Iran
16 May 2026 @ 4:42 pm
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has offered a huge bounty for a former US military intelligence operative who defected to Iran. Monica Elfriede Witt is wanted on espionage charges. Witt used to work for air force intelligence and had high-level clearance. The FBI announced on 15 May that it was offering: a $200,000 reward […]
By Joe GlentonA US lawmaker said 39 aircraft lost in Iran war and the Pentagon didn’t deny it
16 May 2026 @ 4:20 pm
A US lawmaker has said the US has lost 39 aircraft in the failing Iran war. The number is considerably higher than previously suspected. The details emerged in a Senate hearing in the US. The Express Tribune reported an exchange between Democratic Congressman Ed Case and Pentagon financial officer Jay Hurst “about the extent of […]
By Joe GlentonFarage, Reform caught in lie about his £1.4m house from undeclared cash
16 May 2026 @ 3:47 pm
Oh dear, Nigel and his Reform UK limited company party have been caught in another lie. They are desperately trying to get Farage off the hook for his undeclared £5m donation but it’s not going well. Reform claimed that he had bought a posh £1.4m house with money from his appearance on I’m a Celebrity. […]
By SkwawkboxManchester United Legend Eric Cantona sears a shirt supporting freedom for ‘Palestinian Mandela’ Marwan Barghouti
16 May 2026 @ 2:22 pm
Manchester United and France football legend Eric Cantona has once again stepped into the political and humanitarian spotlight after appearing in a shirt supporting the Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti. The move garnered widespread attention across social media platforms and international media. Cantona posted a picture of himself wearing a shirt emblazoned with the slogan “Freedom […]
By Alaa ShamaliPractice run for Iran? US carts off Venezuelan uranium — with British help
16 May 2026 @ 2:10 pm
The US has shipped Venezuela’s enriched uranium to a holding facility in South Carolina. And the British transported the material. The move comes five months after American special forces kidnapped president Nicolas Maduro. The US State Department and US Department of Energy confirmed that the secretive mission had been completed in late April and early May […]
By Joe GlentonFollowing Lamine Yamal, Sacha Boey raises Palestinian flag during Turkish league title celebration
16 May 2026 @ 2:03 pm
French player Sacha Boey captured attention during Galatasaray’s Turkish League title celebrations when he appeared wrapped in the Palestinian flag amid the festivities held on Friday evening, a scene that garnered widespread interaction on social media platforms. Fans on social media platforms circulated videos and photos of the 24-year-old French player holding the Palestinian flag […]
By Alaa ShamaliWatch: Tommy Robinson hate march is raising money for refugees 🤣
16 May 2026 @ 12:29 pm
The police-favoured Tommy Robinson hate march taking place in London today is raising money for refugees — and he’ll hate it. Tommy Robinson grifting flipped Robinson is — of course — grifting from the march on his own behalf, selling ad space to businesses unashamed to be associated with racist thuggery. But the enterprising Choose […]
By SkwawkboxAnti-Zionists attacked in Jerusalem as ethnofascists chant race-hate
16 May 2026 @ 12:12 pm
Ethno-fascist colonisers have again marched through Jerusalem chanting Islamophobic and genocidal slogans, while peaceful anti-Zionist marchers were attacked by police and by Zionist onlookers. The anti-Zionist march in solidarity with oppressed Palestinians was “brutally suppressed”, despite being orderly and entirely non-violent: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adele Shoko (@adele.shoko) […]
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