In a grim way it reminds me of Captain Darling’s line from Blackadder: “Just doing my job. Obeying orders… and of course, having enormous fun into the bargain.” Certainly won’t help their defence at Nuremberg II, the bastards.

It is always the worst people, closet sociopaths, who want those kinds of jobs. If there is ever again a sane person in the White House, their job one should be to abolish ICE, figure out who they can charge with crimes and fire everyone else.

These agents should never know a moment’s peace. I think what is uniquely sadistic about them is how much fun they are having.

This is happening now www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

In Germany I would describe the overall mainstream discourse about Palestine as childish but that would be offensive to children. The other irony is that Greta Thunberg's critics attack her with all the sophistication of playground bullies.

Weird article in taz, which is actually one of Germany's more progressive media platforms: a piece of satire about a "Gaza theme park", where the only reasons you would show empathy with Palestinians are if you are a posh white person or an anti-Semite. Honestly, grow up. taz.de/Die-Wahrheit...

A wonderful day for a remarkable man and his amazing family fairsq.org/alaa-abd-el-...

Nigel Farage is, and always was, far right, from his schooldays. The squeamishness about calling him out is one of the reasons we’re in such a terrible state today.

My latest blog post, let me know what yall think! medium.com/@agentnkruma...

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

NEW WRITING: I talk about a new memoir that’s set to debut next week from Gazan physics student Wasim Said, aspiring astrophysicist, who has created a forceful record of the genocide. I also share parts of my conversations with Said. The book is a must read. #BookSky 🧪⚛️🔭

I cannot emphasize this enough: The regime has overextended itself. It is vulnerable to protest and dissent. They have not consolidated power and we are entirely capable of keeping them from doing so. Doomers are not realists.

Disney has never "made" money on subscriptions. So they aren't in a position to take a hit on subs or anything else. They hemorrhaged for 1 wkend and cried "uncle" on Monday. Please don't let up. We need the other monopolies to back off as well.

Those who started boycotting Disney better keep at it. Keep hitting these companies/people where they care the most: Their money.

Going from unmedicated to medicated ADHD has been one of the biggest shocks of my adult life - still a long road ahead but feeling the difference with meds & realising how much I've been coping with on my tod makes me shocked I made it this far alive. It's a crime folks wait so long for assessments.

Today in Proximities: - Finally! Alaa Abd el-Fattah pardoned in Egypt - Syria's Sharaa in New York, urges U.S. to lift sanctions - Three trans women murdered by gunmen in Pakistan As always, you can read it in under two mins. www.proximities.news/p/egypt-syri...

I just donated £20. Can anyone match me in honor of this man who did so much for Liverpool and Women’s Football? #YNWA #MattBeardsMightyReds

This is such a painful time for everyone who knew Matt Beard. If friends or supporters wish to ease the burden of funeral costs, etc, here’s a practical way to support Matt’s wife Debbie as she and the kids attempt to process the sudden loss of this lovely man 💔 www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

rare good news these days:

Yes, "they can't do that" only holds for creation. For destruction, assume they *can* do that. Say that they *shouldn't*.

One of my favourites so far. I've lobbied for it not to go to Berlin and for it to stay here, but alas. bsky.app/profile/csta...

This is exactly it. Brexit was the trailer for what Farage wants to bring to the U.K., and he has pretty much got away with it. It’s incredible really. Why wouldn’t he want to push for even more?

Never, ever underestimate the short-term damage that fascists are capable of. When Idi Amin told thousands of Asians that they had just 90 days to leave Uganda, lots of people laughed. “He could never do that! That’s ridiculous.” But then the violence started. www.bbc.com/news/world-a...

It’s not impossible. It’s catastrophic, but not impossible.

This should be an opportunity for the other parties - Reform's proposal is extreme, violates basic fairness norms, and would threaten millions of people who have made their lives here and played by the rules. This approach should be condemned as nasty, unworkable and contrary to British fair play.

I'll have more to say on Reform's proposals to scrap ILR at some point but for now I'll just note this - anyone telling you this is a popular idea doesn't know the polling. Overwhelming majority of public back giving people who work and pay taxes most or all rights after 5 years or less

It was a very humanizing conversation, and I’m so grateful to Ayman for that ❤️ #KeepEyesOnSudan

I got to go to the launch event of this Friday and it was great.

United may be taking a well-earned break from Europe, but United We Stand certainly isn’t. First stop: Hamburg. Buy the fanzines and support an independent fan culture in Manchester: www.uwsonline.com/subscribe.php #mufc 🇾🇪

I feel like Arteta is still finding the exact balance of attacking intensity and defensive control. I think it could usefully be to start with two number sixes with a number ten (Ødegaard or Eze) ahead of them.

Any Palestine analysts who might be willing to respond to a few simple questions on UK/Aus/Can recognition for an Al Jazeera article? on a tight deadline

BREAKING: The U.K., Canada and Australia officially recognize a Palestinian state, a significant shift away from alignment with the U.S.

📱@pewresearch.org found American teens are mostly on YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, & Instagram — some are online almost all the time: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202... Pew told me they’ll ask if adults & teens are using Bluesky in 2025. Steep decline in teen Twitter & Facebook use seem notable.

Fucksake, this #discourse AGAIN? Yes this platform is smaller, very observant. But I don't spend all day being force fed Nazi slop or getting harassed by Nazis on a Nazi platform specifically engineered to amplify Nazis. It's not a hard decision, let's all just move on.

Proud to contribute frontline testimony to tonight's enraging @itvx.com documentary "The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money". Boris Johnson's govt squandered £8.7 billion on unusable PPE, while grifters like Michelle Mone made millions. Tonight, 10.15pm, ITV1. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Media execs have fallen prey to a propaganda and harassment campaign that has completely divorced them from what people actually want right now. Both their insular information environments (group chats, podcasts) and ambient noise (Twitter reactionaries) have put them in a very stupid bubble.

FORGOT ABOUT VIGO THE MASTER OF EVIL TRY TO BATTLE MY BOYS? THATS NOT LEGAL

Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says reut.rs/4mwSvOr

The warmth of tributes from around football show just how high the esteem in which Matt Beard was held

This explains quite a lot about how people think about Jews in the US, actually.

No way 💔 What a sad loss and news to hear, it doesn't feel real. Matt Beard was a good guy and great for the women's game. So sorry to his family & all who knew and loved him, wishing you all much love at this time. ❤️

sharing this devastating news from official channels elsewhere that Matt Beard has died suddenly at the age of 47. 🕯️

You know what didn’t happen? Pundits going on Gab, Parler, Gettr, or Truth Social to repeatedly say “no one cares about this site, you’re in a bubble, you forfeited your influence, things are awesome on the site you don’t use anymore, so awesome that I come here to tell you you’re dumb unlike me.”

Nobody on gods green earth saw fit to tell me that the first step of your child getting flute lessons is that she takes recorder for a couple of months? You have all failed me and my ears.

Good chance of Israel being suspended from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) this week. This move would have devastating implications for Israeli football, and would be the most significant move of cultural sanction against Israel in decades.

For where Spurs are at the moment, coming back from a two-goal deficit at the end of a European week is worth being elated by.

Maresca just needs to work harder.

If you are involved in the arts in any way, you should know about Fall of Freedom. Let’s do something about this, together www.falloffreedom.com