If you're looking for an illustration of how UK social and political discourse has shifted significantly to the right, here it is. Hard right politics, entering the mainstream.

My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.

It's interesting how much criticism comedians received for doing comedy in Saudi Arabia but playing sport there for huge riches is now just a given. It doesn't take long to normalise events & we're not even gob smacked by the prize money - a cool $6 million. #EconSky www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...

Pay VERY close attention to the sender's address when you get what appears to be a legitimate password management request. In this instance the sender is not "Microsoft", but R N icrosoft, the R & N close together look like a lowercase 'm' at first glance.

A story in three parts

I did a Moe the Bartender 'Whaaaa?!' at this one. Didn't Republican MAGA types storm the Capitol building, injure 120 cops and scare the shit out of the tough guy Senators on 6 January 2021? How do these folk keep a straight face?

I wrote a lovely poem about the good old days, to go with the nice pink one off Facebook that's quoted below.

"Do you still get paid in Roubles Ted?" 🐢💨

The USA's bewildering transformation into Banana Republic is gathering momentum. Every day, a new illustration.

My investigation into BK8 for @josimarfootball.bsky.social: josimarfootball.com/2024/05/15/a...

WARDEN: any last words ME: come closer WARDEN: *leans down* yes? ME: *whispering* never gonna give you up never gonna let you down

This is Fermin Aldeguer crossing the finish line at the Mandalika circuit, promoting an illegal brand which has been linked to cyber slavery, in a country where online gambling is 100% illegal. Just add "news" to that brand name, and you're OK. Scandalous, but par for the course in 2025 sport. 3/3

Illegal gambling finance and money laundering bankrolling MotoGP/WSBK/BSB? Why I've never heard such an outrageous claim! Or rather, I'm not sure any bike journos have ever written about it. (Poised and ready to re-post, happy to be proved wrong)

Using starving people (including children) queuing for food as sniper target practice? That's barbaric too, right? Which side was *more* barbaric? Pfft. In the end it's like medieval debates about how many angels you could fit on the head of a pin.

Nothing to add on otherworldly Pogacar in Lombardy (if he hadn't have been there it would've been a great finale!) IMHO ride of the day was Michael Matthews, sprint winner in Grand Tours, in the break of the day, finishing around Onley, O'Connor, Landa, Roglic, Alaphilippe!? Simmons outrageous too.

Thatcher said "The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." The trouble with capitalism is that if you run out of other people's money, you can do it again with a new limited company

I see Elia Viviani is retiring after the track worlds. I interviewed him in Glasgow, after he joined Quick Step from Sky. His observations on those teams' cultures was refreshing and his optimism on Italian track racing was spot-on. A 'good guy,' as we say in Glasgow. www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

"You’re a man. You’re into man stuff, like weed wackers, sports that cause brain damage, and getting hired by your dad’s golf friends. But it’s autumn. And something feels different."

This has to be the origin of The Verve's 'The drugs don't work, they just make things worse,' surely? And, yes, it is an accurate summary of what happened. Astonishing. #Seroxat #GSK en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_329

I'm amazed she's allowed cutlery.

I accept that I'm no longer 'surfing the zeitgeist,' but I don't care who the new Archbishop of Canterbury is. Since UK church attendance is 1.02 million, I suspect I'm not alone. I care even less about the new Taylor Swift album about to 'drop.' (Middle aged men excited by Taylor Swift, I see you)

If you are looking for an explanation as to why Zimbabwe's economy has tanked, you could do worse that spend a few minutes watching this analysis. Niche, I know, but it applies to many other countries around the world too. Lucid, level-headed stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyy1...

RIP Jane Goodall, by all accounts a wonderful woman who loved this Far Side cartoon

My favourite shot of today's Death's-head Hawk-moth. #TeamMoth

We drove 100 miles and dumped grandad outside a cafe because he was being a racist old shit.

Given I used to live in the commune of Saint Gilles in Brussels (I still remember the great chips in the Parvis St Gilles) there's only one team I want to see winning tonight. And against Newcastle, the Saudi Sportswash XI too. Allez!

Hegseth thought he was killing it up there. His speech ended with awkward silence 😂 Imagine being a General who fought real wars and put your life and life of others at risk to have to sit there listening to this guy? 🤦🏽‍♂️ It’s abhorrent.

I'm so old I can remember when Ronnie Reagan was elected US president and we thought he (along with Al Haig and Caspar Weinberger) were bad news. This is another level entirely.

Seems like its not just the UK struggling (failing) to build the infrastructure for EVs. Given 'range anxiety' among EV drivers, you'd have thought governments would have invested a bit more.

Dear god! How big is this sea mutant? Shrimpzilla?

Damn dude, a piece of media doesn’t map 1:1 to your preferred politics? That’s crazy, are you okay? Do you need anything?

'You can actually get a Rembrandt sketch or drawing for not a lot of money,' according to two arty types on #BBCR4 Today show. I checked on Christies auction site - £109,000 for a sketch on a reserve of £50,000. Ah, to move in circles where £100k is 'not a lot of money.'

“Always Delivers. Never quits.” Hostage to fortune.

Maybe this is what the AI boosters are betting on? That AI companies do huge deals with military and other government departments? No longer relying on incels 'nudifying' celebrities using AI software.

I was thrilled to watch this Cooper's Hawk chasing Crows in Central Park today (unsuccessfully). As it crossed over the Harlem Meer, I got this shot right at eye level! 🥰🥰🥰 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding

My office is reaching out to the White House and Homeland Security for more information. We have been provided no information on the reason or purpose of any military mission. There is no national security threat in Portland. Our communities are safe and calm.

Finally -- finally -- golf looks interesting. #RyderCup

It’s been a long day already. @effinbirds.com

Between being made for loving you baby, and you being made for loving me, I keep pretty busy.

Spotted that the Good Coffee Cartel supported the Drummond Trophy road race last weekend (won by Katie Archibald's brother John, leading), so went there to buy some coffee beans by way of 'payback.' You've got to support the locals, who are supporting the locals, etc. #cycling #coffee

Wut? Compulsory UK digital ID cards? Introduced by a Labour government? Hahahaha. They can fuck right off. And when they get there, they can fuck off a bit further. Wasn't in their manifesto, there's zero public clamour for them and 'Big Brother' is *such* a hard sell. This might be their Poll tax.

Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night TV on Tuesday after his show was temporarily removed from ABC’s airwaves after comments he made about the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. https://wapo.st/4nmVkCS

NPR gets slaughtered. Seems the peasants are furious, outraged by Trump's lunatic utterances, while those who actually have to operate in the court of King Trump (NPR, Starmer, Macron, Zelensky, the Federal Reserve, the UN, the WHO etc, etc), just smile and suck it up. Which is, uh, disappointing.

I love this. You can feel the incredulous, high-energy frustration and bewilderment coming off the page as Ed Zitron tears into A.I. hucksters and hype-merchants. The way he sees it, the economics don't add up and the claims for the AI software are bullshit. Yikes. www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...

Racist property developer allows Muslim man to live rent-free

Is there nobody in the US media telling him -- suggesting to him even -- that he is making America a laughing stock? Every day, some new low. Yesterday it was Tylenol. Today, this nonsense.

See? If only Macron had the same 'special relationship' that Starmer has...

A cyber attack on European airports causes 'chaos,' crippling computer systems. Some plane boarding even has to be done 'using pen and paper.' Lordy lordy, where yer fuggin' AI now then?

We were all - rightly - happy to point out that Russia was a grotesque oligarchy, but, somehow, never managed to pin that tail on the American donkey. It was all 'tech bros' and 'media owning billionaires' but, somehow, there was nothing oligarchic going on in the land of the free.