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Omg

The biggest story we aren't talking about is that there are no contrarians who are all "actually, not reading is good, actually".

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Cool this will def stop all the boomers on my Facebook sharing memes about how a woman in a hijab refused to sell an Iraq veteran ham in Tesco Express and when you say "that Tesco Express doesn't exist" they reply "yuo are just brain washd honestley i can,t bleieve yiu are like tjis open yuor eye"

My problem with Hugh Laurie in any serious drama role is that I've already seen him in 4 series of ABOFAL, mercilessly ridiculing every cliched serious drama stereotype character. So the moment he turns up to play one of them I'm instantly viewing his performance as parodic.

[chef's kiss]

it was a golden age for the thinkpiece economy, the likes of which we will never see again

The job of the US Vice President is to enquire after the health of the President. The evidence shows he hasn't been doing that very well, so he shouldn't be getting involved in debates about Europe.

To the best of my knowledge, there are three complete archived days of US broadcast radio in existence. Two of them are the CBS and NBC coverage for D-Day. I'll link to copies from archive.org in this thread.

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So it's sounding like we're going to get a lot more of the "women shouldn't vote" stuff imported from the US Right as the only lesson learned from Makerfield.

Have to retell my experience of AI talking about the Lodz affordable homes. “Ghetto” was presumably a banned word and there are many British news stories calling affordable home schemes ghettos, so AI treated it as an acceptable substitute.

"Mogging is the sinister new TikTok cult where Zoomers listen to someone reading a Times editorial from 1982. Try to wean your kids off it by giving them heroin."

He's getting the plumbing done cheap, mates rates.

If there's a battle between truth and lies then I reckon lies will win, because there are more of them. That's what I really believe, definitely.

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Some of these posh families in art galleries, my God. If you're only there to make sure the kids get all the status points so they can have a 2.7% better chance in their Oxford interview, just stay home and buy them the fucking exhibition guide to look at.

Superb piece on the futility of China's so-called long game. In absorbing and collapsing European supply chains, it inevitably diminishes its own returns as continent citizens suffer low wage growth.

If anyone would like to see a photo of a cat that appears to be running very low on toner, then this is your lucky day. #Caturday

UK tax has gone up significantly over the last 25 years But the tax paid by the average UK worker has not This apparent miracle was achieved by taxing “other people”: higher earners, capital, property, banks, etc The strategy has run out of road A 🧵 on what happens next.

mere days away from JD Vance telling Henry Nowak’s parents to be careful when talking about Henry Nowak matters

A family story from World War II gives a fascinating insight into a young man’s training and deployment on D-Day | Judy Copage

Cory Doctorow was interviewed by Anna Foster on BBC Radio 4 Today on the topic of AI. I've captured a transcript of the questions here in a short thread (with the help of Google AI voice-to-text. Good AI, thank-you.) 1/5

Trump Epstein Leaks Worsen as MAGA Cracks Up: “He Lame-Ducked Himself” newrepublic.com/article/2111... via @newrepublic.com #EpsteinFiles

RIP Anthony Head, though I'm also disconcerted to find that you were not in fact one of the teachers in early series of Grange Hill, even though I have believed this all these years.

British actor Anthony Head, best known for portraying Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso, has died aged 72.

Interesting reversal of the split vote situation in Gorton and Denton - there no matter how you split Lab and Green vote, Reform couldn’t win. Here no matter how you split the Reform and Restore vote, Burnham wins…

Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon just brought up the issue of HMOs in Wigan on #BBCQT. He should ask his fellow Wigan Councillors Lee Moffitt and Gemma Painter about HMOs, their estate agency manages and lets them out. It’s Reform UK hypocrisy at its finest.

Interview with @jacobinmag.bsky.social about the latest developments. jacobin.com/2026/06/nowa...

MIT engineers developed a new propulsion system for tiny satellites that combines fast chemical thrust with efficient electric propulsion using one non-toxic fuel. The technology could help CubeSats reach Mars, asteroids, and beyond while reducing mission costs.

When Nigel puts out his "establishment stitch-up" video in a few weeks time, take a close look at various background details to check when exactly it was recorded. He actually filmed it today, as proven by the barn in the background that burned down after being struck by lightning this weekend.

Kittens are some of the most determined little terrorists on earth.

#OTD in 1944. Countdown to D-Day. Major-General Richard Gale, commanding British 6 Airborne Division addressing his men. #WW2 #HISTORY

(Video thread.) Around this time, 82 years ago, men were ready to risk it all, for the restauration of freedom in Europe. #DDAY82 #WW2 #HISTORY

A country that was annexed by Mussolini knows about fascists and their "loans". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian...

Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56

Really good thread (and a really good follow also)

#OTD in 1942. Turning point in the Pacific. The battle of Midway. Americans lost one aircraft carrier, but the Japanese lost four. #WW2 #HISTORY (Filmed in colour, yes.)

#OTD in 1942, Hastings. After operation Bristle; a commando raid on the French coast to seize Freya/Würzburg radar equipment. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1944. Countdown to D-Day. Leading Aircraftman Smithson from 2809 Squadron RAF Regiment, preparing hand grenades. #WW2 #HISTORY

If only someone could figure out how to make milk safe to drink! It'd be such a big deal the process would be named after them.

Strangely Farage is right about the two tiers of justice. The woman who threw a milkshake over him received a suspended sentence. He incited racial hatred and gets “harsh words” from the PM.

Side by side in case anyone wants it. Now excuse me while I deep clean my phone.

fixed it for you

This is a combination of puerile, the George Floyd comparison, self indulgent, "OH, I tried to stop this in government," and out and out offensive, everything to do with Stephen Lawrence, all to reach the same conclusion as Reform in a different font. Utterly incapable of meeting the moment.

Farage looking to stoke another summer of 'Farage Riots'. He's now openly competing with Rupert Lowe for leadership of the Far Right.

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

The Great Horned Owls, of the Americas They are a monogamous pair. The male brings food for 30-37 days while the female incubates the eggs and until the young are 6 weeks old, when they climb out. They will fly after 7 weeks short distances. The parents provide food for them for 3-5 months.

You have to pick the right battles. That's how real change will come about.