My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.

#OreCup R2M1: Are you supporting tendrils of native #Copper or dark grains of #Ilmenite? vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results... results: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...

Elon Musk is deliberately using his platform to poison our politics and divide our country. It's time for the government to wake up to the threat he poses to our democracy.

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It is clearly deeply annoying for a sociopath when a human collapses nearby and distracts attention from him.

We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story. Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us. We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.

🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.

For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi has served the American people and worked to make our country better. No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed – and I will always be grateful for her support of the Affordable Care Act.

Nope, it made me wonder when it was a screenshot and not a link. Leave the fake news to the Republicans. It would be good if you deleted that post. www.snopes.com/fact-check/u...

Watch Trump’s reaction. He could not look more bored.

Getting new details on this now: As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.

🟦 CLEAN FEED | A nice gesture from @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social as former Sub Postmistress Betty Brown (92) is awarded redress following the Horizon Scandal after a 26 year campaign. And an acknowledgement of the key role of @privateeyenews.bsky.social, @computerweekly.bsky.social and the ITV drama.

“Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!” — Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas. Leia’s age: 2. Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Bonfire Night 2025 was record breaking 🎆 Temperatures overnight only dropped to 14.4℃ at Teddington in London, provisionally making it the mildest Bonfire Night on record The previous record for the night of 5th-6th November was 13.9℃ at Gordon Castle, Scotland, in 1938

Apparently loads of my work is being sold on that Ali Express, if you're an artist who tries to make a living from your work I suggest you check if your stuff is there too.

Are you ready? ⚡ The next (and last) ticket release for the Pokémon x Natural History Museum pop-up shop is coming soon! Here’s how to get tickets ⬇️

A pal with a much better memory than me reminded me of this interview with Laurence Fox from 2002. Be interesting to know more about that, it must have been very serious. Link to the Internet Archive so no paywall. web.archive.org/web/20130208...

People who follow me know I very, very rarely swear. So when I say this is fucking nuts, believe me. This is like the concept of someone off their head on cocaine.

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war www.bbc.com/news/article...

Eddie Marsan nails it 👏🏼 "People like Laurence Fox complaining that it's unfair, I never heard them complain when you never saw a black face, never once did they say anything.“

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You have got to actually be f*cking kidding me

...or...

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@bobhawkins.bsky.social @hhenrike.bsky.social Any ideas?

A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?

I have a new job – senior science investigative reporter at The Guardian US – and my tipline is open! 🚨🚨🚨 Are you a federal worker, a scientist, a parent targeted by anti-science social media ads, or anyone else with information to share? I'm on Signal: mrsmith.123 or [email protected]

“In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important slices of bread.”

This case deserves to be made into a movie 🤣

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for the Sound & Vision private view. It was a celebration of art, music and hope, inspired by the words of Kate Bush – all to raise vital funds for children living through conflict. The auction is still live! Place your bids https://bit.ly/4njSfT6🔗

MP wants Musk's Grok chatbot shut down over claim he enabled grooming gangs

Wait…Emmer is saying Republicans aren’t going to solve problems and don’t care about people’s concerns? And he thinks Republicans are the good people? 🤨

Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that. But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal. You can’t negotiate with people like that.

[Exit Clown.]

Lovely quirky story full of unexpected little nuggets such as ‘They eventually settled in Albany, where they paid $170,000 for two houses in 2023, because in some parts of the country a second house comes free with the first.’ Gift link.

I’m proud to be working with Airbnb and Women’s Aid on an innovative new pilot that will provide domestic abuse survivors, and their families, with free, emergency accommodation and the holistic support they need to recover and move forward. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Turkish FA has suspended...149 (!) referees and assistant referees, out of a total of 571, for between 8 and 12 months after discovering that they were placing bets on football matches. www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/inter...

You all good with your racist employee @lbc.co.uk?

AOC: "The Supreme Court has given Trump a blank check to continue to commit crimes while in office. So we cannot underestimate the threat and danger of this moment, but we cannot respond to that threat with cowardice."

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Documentary ’Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice’ is back on iPlayer A masterpiece.

This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans. Nero would be proud.

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Only a few hours left for #OreCup R1M2 #Molybdenite vs #Tetrahedrite. Did you pick a favourite and vote? Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results... Results:

Deaf and Deaf-adjacent folks, I need some help. I have a student who needs to hire a writing coach that specialises in helping folks who are primarily ASL speakers write in English. Where do I look to find one who is able to assist with dissertation-level academic writing? Does anyone know someone?

Still a great game and just as difficult as it ever was! london.metro-memory.com

Trump’s a dangerous man, he’ll start a war just to seize the oil. ‘The Trump administration has developed a range of options for military action in Venezuela, including direct attacks on military units that protect President Nicolás Maduro & moves to seize control of the country’s oil fields‘