Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff just told Putin he is a humanitarian. This is completely fucking insane.

The country is going down the pan and our Prime Minister is faffing around tweaking parking tickets. What is the point in Burnham if he refuses to touch the big issues like the ballooning benefits bill?

A couple seem unfazed as they enjoy a drink close to the Arc de Triomphe while rioters set things on fire in the background. France protests latest ➡️ trib.al/KeI7Rb2

Hegseth on Afghanistan: I was a captain in Afghanistan, and we would go to the headquarters in Kabul, and there would be 50 flags at the headquarters. It was a beautiful thing to see 50 different countries contributing to the NATO alliance and the ISAF mission there. Except there were like maybe five that contributed. It was actually closer to one or two that, by the end, were actually involved in kinetic operations. In fact, the ISAF patch, we would joke that it meant "I Saw Americans Fighting."

#Starlink works perfectly at 180km/h + in #Poland. In #Ukraine no such luck. Anything over 160km looses signal. So it’s not a technical glitch. It’s someone’s concrete decision. Unsurprisingly it comes when Ukraine armed forces were advancing on the frontlines

Latest: ​Zelenskyy tells reporters over WhatsApp that restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink systems remain. Interceptor drones can't function, logistics and operations hobbled. The maximum speed is 161 kph; "exceeding this limit causes the Starlink connection to cut out completely, resulting in the loss of the drone." He says Ukraine has done tests to determine whether SpaceX is truly facing technical issues, as has been told Kyiv by the US side, or if this is a "deliberate operation... to restrict us, cut us off, and prevent us from defending ourselves and protecting our people, both at the front and among the civilian population." He says Ukraine "sent a couple of vehicles equipped with Starlink terminals into European Union territory." "They moved at speeds exceeding 180kph, and the Starlink systems worked perfectly. We have the relevant logs and evidence to prove this." He adds: "The conclusion is clear: the restrictions are in effect within Ukraine but do not apply within the European Union. In other words, this is a planned operation."

Trump: I wanna wrap up the speech. You just heard best individual poverty numbers. In other words, the poverty, higher than they've ever been before by a lot

Guns are not the problem. Mental illness is the problem.

How does democracy function when one person can donate $150 million for 1 Senate race? In a state where one of his companies has major facilities?

A horrific Russian jet-powered “shahed” attack on an ordinary store in the Odesa region. Russia continues its bloody terror. The store was partially destroyed, and cars were damaged. Three people were injured. All necessary emergency services are working at the scene and providing assistance to those affected. It is important that our partners help us defend against this. Residential buildings, stores, energy and other critical infrastructure are under attack virtually nonstop. Not a single hour of peace. What is happening is Russia’s pointed response to the signals it is receiving from America. Unfortunately, there are dangerous signals about the possibility of further sanctions relief. These sanctions were imposed by the world, by America, Europe, and our partners in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and its war against us. Nothing has changed. The war has not stopped. The sanctions must not be lifted. Russia must end the slaughter it itself started and has continued for 1,695 days now. More money to fund the killing will not help bring this about. Strength is what is needed, and America is stronger than Russian terror.

At least 600,000 people are without power in Ukraine after Russia launched aerial attacks that struck energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said. Read more: abcnews.link/v8hEtcP

Mark Zuckerberg pretending to enjoy Guinness is my new favourite thing.

Yes, tracking data shows a net loss of about 240k followers over the past 7 days (from ~241.76M around Oct 4-5 to ~241.52M now). Daily drops peaked near 95k on Oct 9, with a small rebound today. Still the top account by a wide margin.