This Somali referee deportation is so grim. Embarrassing for Americans and the shameless dolts at FIFA. Maybe he could come and referee in the Prem. On the other land, eleven hours in US customs must be preferable to a seven minute and completely non-sensical PGMOL VAR review.

“You are who you are when nobody's watching.” Stephen Fry "Morning Paper" by American artist Kim English

Classicist here to inform you all that this is ancient Greek for summoning a cat

The Darkling Thrush “I leant upon a coppice gate When Frost was spectre-gray… At once a voice arose among The bleak twigs overhead… That I could think there trembled through His happy good-night air Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew And I was unaware.” Thomas Hardy, born #OTD 1840.

(The excellent!)Rosamund Pike criticises audience member for texting during West End play | Rosamund Pike | The Guardian share.google/lNci2A5Gbu8f...

When the post is one character too long and you have to get rid of the Oxford comma…

As always an interesting, and instructive look, from "DAT Green", in his "Empty City" blog, at a legal issue and how despite everything there are the "Georges"willing and ready to fight (the dragon): theemptycity.com/blog/2026/05...

“Radical centre”. FUCK OFF.

Lolita Pille : «Le problème, quand on a formé la résolution délirante de vivre de sa plume, c’est que, au fond, personne dans ce pays n’est convaincu que l’écriture, en plus d’être un art, est un travail. Personne ne veut vraiment payer pour de l’écriture.» ➡️ https://l.liberation.fr/n3

Bluesky is not "dying", in fact it's about to become the next Martha's Vineyard

View of Brentor church from near Mary Tavy last week, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography

UTTERLY APPALLING! How can Thomas Touché leave these players out of his squad: Jerry Maguire Cole Porter Emerson Lake & Palmer Terence Trent Darby (County) Sandie Shaw? Yet he takes The Rolling Stones Tim Rice and Tony Toney? Disgusting! I blame Rachel Reeves.😡 #SortItOutStarmer

I love this…. #BlueSky

CBS thinks they canceled Stephen Colbert. CBS actually canceled themselves.

As a teacher of English, I can definitively state that yes, this is exactly what happened. Particularly, the curse words. ◡̈

So, if he's going to stick with a hardline and frankly cruel immigration policy and thinks we should stay out of the EU and wants to reform the election system but only after the next election, what, I ask, is the actual fucking point of it all?

Admittedly the circumstances are very specific... but the schadenfreude felt, especially amongst those who'd been invited to (terminal) 121s with HR, must/might be strong. fortune.com/2026/05/19/b...

In 1952, Richard Nixon's career was nearly derailed by revelations that he had access to a slush fund of $18,000 -- less than a quarter million today." People used to give a shit about that kind of thing, you see.

The media empire built by former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government is swiftly unravelling following an election last month ​that abruptly ended his rule... Senior figures at some of the most prominent pro-Orban ‌outlets have been pushed out. www.reuters.com/business/med...

Vaccinations... Saving lives since ~1796

Starmer pandered to Reform – and got what he deserved The decision to prioritise Reform-curious voters over Labour loyalists and Green-friendly floaters has been catastrophic archive.is/2026.05.15-1...

The next James Bond should be Gary Oldman in his Jackson Lamb persona.

Hawthorn blossom and Brentor church behind, this week, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography

Imagine that..."When the Nobel Prize Committee Rejected The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien “Has Not Measured Up to Storytelling of the Highest Quality”" (1961) www.openculture.com/2026/05/when...

Clarification: China did not steal our technologies. Western companies rushed into the Chinese market and accepted short-term deals, trading long-term sustainability for immediate profits. China didn’t take it. We handed it over to deliver dividends.

DEAR RESTAURANTS: Your servers are not volunteers. If you can't afford to pay them more than 2.13% of what you charge, you can't afford to run a business. Thank you!

Well this aged terribly

Thank goodness for Scotland and Wales....

A fundamental, no-nonsense, Saturday morning, timeline-cleansing opinion... Ian McKellen: ‘Of course Gandalf would beat Dumbledore in a fight’ | Film | The Guardian share.google/QEAc7K4To5z3...

One person's pre-flight morning tipple may be another person's layover refreshment, so what's the solution? Boarding pass check, perhaps? www.euronews.com/travel/2026/...

Why do I get the impression that this UFO story is an attempt to cover up the Iran fiasco that was meant cover up the Epstein fiasco? eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

I could not have said it better!!!❤️💯

Ten years of #Brexit: what we were promised, what we got, and who lied to us... The research is now comprehensive, consistent and damning. #BrexitDisaster thedailybritain.co.uk/ten-years-br...

Half of the AI data centers have been cancelled. A quarter are under review. And just 24% are being built as planned. The AI scam is dying.

And the Razzie Award for the Worst Acting Ensemble goes to...

Another bullshit assassination attempt?

Football/soccer fans all over the world: Do not come to the U.S. It is not safe and supporting this farce is the same as supporting this evil regime. It's complicity. Stay home, save your money and support your local club: open.substack.com/pub/psychope...

Sorry Elon, Spain does not take advice from poisonous little Nazis

Congratulations to the Georgia Women's Tennis Team!

Happy National Library Week! 💙📚

Trevor Phillips said on Sky News this morning that "everybody in the country who could read a newspaper" knew in advance of the Mandelson appointment that he was problematic is this the same Phillips who interviewed Mandelson on October 08 2023 and didn't ask any questions about Epstein friendship?

A cool 26° Celsius here in Bordeaux 🇫🇷 and the HOA is doing the rounds

Pilot shot down in Iran visits the White House. Looks familiar, can’t quite place her though

Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger.

Hello, beautiful Hungary! Today is your best, and perhaps last, opportunity to get rid of Viktor Orbán and his corrupt regime. Seize it!

Reminded me a bit of that scene from the film Apollo 13: techies in Houston with a box of bits & pieces. Boss: "Right this is all we have to help them". Techies: "Nah, we've got nothing!" www.thepoke.com/2026/04/07/t...