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So: Trump has finally filed a law suit against the BBC.
New reports say he filed the suit in Florida yesterday.
Am going to have a look at this and will post more later.
New reports say he filed the suit in Florida yesterday.
Am going to have a look at this and will post more later.
December 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
So: Trump has finally filed a law suit against the BBC.
New reports say he filed the suit in Florida yesterday.
Am going to have a look at this and will post more later.
New reports say he filed the suit in Florida yesterday.
Am going to have a look at this and will post more later.
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Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor
rich man, poor man, Jaggar man, Keith.
rich man, poor man, Jaggar man, Keith.
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor
rich man, poor man, Jaggar man, Keith.
rich man, poor man, Jaggar man, Keith.
Nice piece of writing here
take a guy with a history of mental health issues. put him in front of a crowd actively trying to push him over the edge. throw in some petty English nationalism and a recent bereavement. and you get what happened to cameron menzies, today
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
Cameron Menzies cracks in the cauldron as darts faces an uncomfortable truth | Jonathan Liew
The Scotsman is a wry, slightly daft ex-plumber who wears his heart on his sleeve. So why does the Ally Pally crowd enjoy goading him?
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Nice piece of writing here
I spoke to the most excellent @jim.londoncentric.media about being fined in a park for cycling 4mph over a notional speed limit. The parks police told me there had been complaints from dog walkers about speedy cyclists. Turns out this was untrue. www.londoncentric.media/p/speed-came...
www.londoncentric.media
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I spoke to the most excellent @jim.londoncentric.media about being fined in a park for cycling 4mph over a notional speed limit. The parks police told me there had been complaints from dog walkers about speedy cyclists. Turns out this was untrue. www.londoncentric.media/p/speed-came...
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Theresa Villiers on Badenoch. Oddly I hope she's right but this is the latest in the Telegraph's 'Whisper it' series. The record of this series is not good.... (thread)
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Theresa Villiers on Badenoch. Oddly I hope she's right but this is the latest in the Telegraph's 'Whisper it' series. The record of this series is not good.... (thread)
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New research!
Austerity and the labour market in the UK.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Headline result: austerity reduced wages, increased employment rates, and contributed to weak productivity.
1/n
Austerity and the labour market in the UK.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Headline result: austerity reduced wages, increased employment rates, and contributed to weak productivity.
1/n
Estimating the effects of austerity on the labour market: Evidence from Great Britain
Between 2010 and 2019, in response to concern about the public finances, the UK government imposed substantial cuts to public spending. This austerity programme
papers.ssrn.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
New research!
Austerity and the labour market in the UK.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Headline result: austerity reduced wages, increased employment rates, and contributed to weak productivity.
1/n
Austerity and the labour market in the UK.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Headline result: austerity reduced wages, increased employment rates, and contributed to weak productivity.
1/n
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What if you told a lie to cover up your affair, and the lie was so good that 2000 years later people were still giving each other presents.
December 12, 2024 at 1:35 PM
What if you told a lie to cover up your affair, and the lie was so good that 2000 years later people were still giving each other presents.
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Please don't judge me.. This is how I cope with the horrors of the world.
*posts some bullshit*
*posts some bullshit*
December 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Please don't judge me.. This is how I cope with the horrors of the world.
*posts some bullshit*
*posts some bullshit*
I hope nobody is remotely surprised www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I hope nobody is remotely surprised www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Encountering a misinformation campaign in real time. The bystander who tackled the gunman at Bondi was identified as Ahmed el Ahmed (link below). But in almost every tweet I saw, there are people claiming the real person is "Edward Crabtree," referencing a website called "The Daily."
Hero bystander who tackled gunman in incredible footage identified
In the aftermath of the devastation at Bondi, a deluge of footage poured onto social media. One video of an act of incredible bravery stood out.
www.smh.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Encountering a misinformation campaign in real time. The bystander who tackled the gunman at Bondi was identified as Ahmed el Ahmed (link below). But in almost every tweet I saw, there are people claiming the real person is "Edward Crabtree," referencing a website called "The Daily."
I think he's right. In the 90s the perception was that intolerance was dying. It's now clear that intolerance is growing and the optimism of the 90s is gone. And I'm very sad about this.
Edward Enninful: ‘Britain feels less tolerant now than we were in the 90s’
Edward Enninful: ‘Britain feels less tolerant now than we were in the 90s’
The former British Vogue editor reflects on his early years in London, the importance of celebrating diversity and why he takes comfort in the younger generation
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I think he's right. In the 90s the perception was that intolerance was dying. It's now clear that intolerance is growing and the optimism of the 90s is gone. And I'm very sad about this.
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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My dad's favorite saying was the two things every asshole has are bad opinions and a cowboy hat
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My dad's favorite saying was the two things every asshole has are bad opinions and a cowboy hat
The original stones track is a classic. The original Fatboy slim track is one of the most annoying pieces of music ever made. The mashup is fucking awful. Why is this news? www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
The Rolling Stones give blessing to Fatboy Slim’s Satisfaction sample after 25 years
The mashup Satisfaction Skank was unofficial for years but band allow Norman Cook to remake it using original stems of their 1965 hit
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The original stones track is a classic. The original Fatboy slim track is one of the most annoying pieces of music ever made. The mashup is fucking awful. Why is this news? www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
Classic. "I know nothing about the photo I'm in"
Reporter: There were new Epstein photos today showing you, Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon…
Trump: He has photos with everybody. Hundreds and hundreds of people that have photos with him, that's no big deal, I know nothing about it.
Trump: He has photos with everybody. Hundreds and hundreds of people that have photos with him, that's no big deal, I know nothing about it.
December 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Classic. "I know nothing about the photo I'm in"
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He's right. We have deprived and dehumanised people who have come here with nothing. It's utterly shameful.
I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Zack Polanski: Allow small boat migrants in and let them work
Green Party leader accuses Sir Keir Starmer of following Nigel Farage in ‘pushing racist rhetoric’ and calls JK Rowling’s stance on single-sex spaces ‘hateful’
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
He's right. We have deprived and dehumanised people who have come here with nothing. It's utterly shameful.
By coincidence I'm rewatching these. Jeremy Brett is, arguably, overacting. But it's a rare example where everyone but the actor himself benefits. He's totally captivating as Holmes and these are fucking brilliant @thequietus.com
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Low Culture Essay: Tariq Goddard on Jeremy Brett, the Perfect Sherlock Holmes | The Quietus
I did not fully believe in Sherlock Holmes’ existence until I first set eyes on Jeremy Brett, the actor smirking mischievously at me from our small television screen in a manner his literary model wou...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
By coincidence I'm rewatching these. Jeremy Brett is, arguably, overacting. But it's a rare example where everyone but the actor himself benefits. He's totally captivating as Holmes and these are fucking brilliant @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/subscriber-a...
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May I cut this dance to introduce myself as the chosen one to speak
Let me lay my hand across yours and aim a kiss upon your cheek
The name's Plug Two
And from the soul I bring you the Daisy of your choice
May it be filled with the pleasure principle in circumference to my voice
Let me lay my hand across yours and aim a kiss upon your cheek
The name's Plug Two
And from the soul I bring you the Daisy of your choice
May it be filled with the pleasure principle in circumference to my voice
What are the first song lyrics that come to mind when you see this album cover?
album.ink/delasoul3FHAR
album.ink/delasoul3FHAR
December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
May I cut this dance to introduce myself as the chosen one to speak
Let me lay my hand across yours and aim a kiss upon your cheek
The name's Plug Two
And from the soul I bring you the Daisy of your choice
May it be filled with the pleasure principle in circumference to my voice
Let me lay my hand across yours and aim a kiss upon your cheek
The name's Plug Two
And from the soul I bring you the Daisy of your choice
May it be filled with the pleasure principle in circumference to my voice
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Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth in 2026. Here’s what that means www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/s...
Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth in 2026. Here’s what that means | CNN
Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, could soon become the first spacecraft to reach a historic milestone. In November 2026, the probe will be one light-day from Earth.
www.cnn.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth in 2026. Here’s what that means www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/s...
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Economists judge Brexit Bill to be worse than ever just as politics is shifting
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Economists Judge Brexit Bill to Be Worse Than Ever Just as Politics Is Shifting
It’s true the most dismal predictions about Brexit didn’t come true — immediately.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Economists judge Brexit Bill to be worse than ever just as politics is shifting
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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John Caudwell, "Trump calls it liberation day, I call it doomsday"
"Without doubt America is going to head towards recession"
"Prices increase, inflation through the roof"
"How will anyone ever trust America again?"
10% tariff = 0.3% hit to GDP
Brexit = 5% hit to GDP
The UK's mess is huge
"Without doubt America is going to head towards recession"
"Prices increase, inflation through the roof"
"How will anyone ever trust America again?"
10% tariff = 0.3% hit to GDP
Brexit = 5% hit to GDP
The UK's mess is huge
April 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
John Caudwell, "Trump calls it liberation day, I call it doomsday"
"Without doubt America is going to head towards recession"
"Prices increase, inflation through the roof"
"How will anyone ever trust America again?"
10% tariff = 0.3% hit to GDP
Brexit = 5% hit to GDP
The UK's mess is huge
"Without doubt America is going to head towards recession"
"Prices increase, inflation through the roof"
"How will anyone ever trust America again?"
10% tariff = 0.3% hit to GDP
Brexit = 5% hit to GDP
The UK's mess is huge
Astonishing interview
Today I asked the former council Tory candidate, who has gone to live in Russia on an “anti-woke” visa and whose business wants others to do the same, what so attracted him to live under the kleptocratic, murderous Russian regime. This was our exchange.
youtu.be/TgqI7U33o5A?...
youtu.be/TgqI7U33o5A?...
What is Putin’s ‘anti-woke’ visa? | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Astonishing interview
100%
Brexit was in Russia's interests. Not Britain's.
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
100%