‘The willingness of the average British citizen to convict someone of smashing up a plane to prevent more deaths would be hard to guarantee. Now there is no need to worry.’ Huw Lemmey on Palestine Action, online early from the next issue: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Anyone in Swansea tomorrow? I’ll be doing this along with the brilliant cartoonist Martin Rowson

FUN FACT: When fascism came to America all of the 2nd Am. ammosexuals stood all the way the fuck down. Not a peep out of the “don’t tread on” me crew. Not a word. It was the uber liberally hippy avocado toast betas of California who stared down the GESTAPO and said “not the fuck on my watch!”

@boothbygraffoe.bsky.social listening to round britain quiz and obviously thought of you

Of course, I knew about Walz going ahead of the announcement, thanks to a Signal group I’m apparently a member of.

"He was upset that the funeral ceremony wasn't about him. So were a lot of other people."

I have a book out. Based on a recent show. Called Portrait of the Dog as Young Artist. Illustrations by Martin Rowson. Available from this independent bookshop in Swansea cover-to-cover.co.uk/product/port...

Donald J Truss

Can I suggest 3 state visit invitations for Zelenskyy?

Important to take the week as a whole. Statement from Dominic Grieve:

I had no idea his middle name was Ozymandias

Very happy to be part of Best Radio Sitcom 2024 www.comedy.co.uk/news/8238/co...

American bishops! In Springfield right now!! Eating pets!!!

Looks like the greatest nation on earth can’t operate the sound system

@thenickrevell.bsky.social @mrmarksteel.bsky.social Great start to a Saturday morning to see that Mark Steel's guest on this week's WTFIGO is the wonderful Nick Revell. Two of my favourite comedians/commentators on the state of the nation for over 40 years. Still nailing it. Thanks.

So; Meta no longer have fact-checkers. They now have alternative-fact checkers.