Hmm, if every social media post I make includes the word 'Epstein' is that going to work for me or against me should I wish to visit the chaos that is the USA?

Polluter pays. Always. They made money when they were operating. Any infrastructure deal should include a tax for the dismantling of the old structure. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

So many blues songs have the protagonist falling into a bar and drinkin'. Just once can one of them stumble into a library and start learnin'?

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Economics courses must be the closest thing we have to brainwashing.

Was this written by AI? It uses 'sneak peek' twice but on the second attempt writes 'peak'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's not a proper Christmas day until you see children on new bicycles in the street.

If you found a giant banana and used a banana for scale some people might think you were showing a miniature banana.

When thatched cottages were newly built were there NIMBYs who protested at their unsightly aspect?

It is instructive to note how capitalism advocates the foregoing of sleep in the pursuit of profit when ALL the data demonstrates lack of sleep is one of the worst things you can do to yourself.

Two wrongs make a hard-right.

I'm not sure how bleeping out swear words in a gross horror movie is going to preserve the sensibilities of a genteel viewer.

When the Manchester Guardian calls, the people of the North heed the call. And if those people are me, we inject Manchester Liberalism, even from across the Pennines, right back in to the paper of Northern record. Get your fill. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

These farmers blocked roads disrupting traffic. Instead of getting arrested and given long jail terms as is the law of the land their demands were met by a supine government. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If AI does even a fraction of what it promises can it please sort out the insane repetition of basic information into an online form hosted by a government organisation. I mean, how many times do I have to enter my name before the form can be confident it has my name? FFS.

Because all the shops are shut for an entire day there's an irresistible temptation to buy x3 the amount of your usual shopping.

I get the feeling the USA is treating anything linked with Venezuela in the same way the UK is treating anyone linked with Epstein.

No doubt Mone will gain another gong for being so clever with money. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This would make a nice Christmas present. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

Maybe humans making textiles ranks as alongside agriculture as the biggest mistake we ever made? Agriculture produces surplus, clothes produce status.

Was designer dancing developed as a defence against social media?

In these dark times for humanity the only thing we have to raise our spirits is the completion of an arc in earth's orbit around the sun. Celebrate the solstice.

Transparency at last 🙄

Social media is the new smoking; a lot of people get addicted and claim to enjoy every post buzz but most will get sick.

One day soon, going on holiday will mean packing a still suit and an air conditioner. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's as if the biggest shills know where the biggest scams are. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Someone needs to tell Microsoft what 100% means.

With the claims Trump is making about the BBC, surely the BBC can counter-sue?

This is worrying. I've read vaginal births are an important part of the immune system priming. Less healthy babies will grow up to be less healthy women needing more medical assistance during child birth. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Every police force should have a policy of viewing submitted video. This will stop many drivers thinking they can take chances with impunity. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Republicans can't do empathy. They only understand something when it happens to them.

Whack-a Mole should be updated to Blocked-on-Phone.

At some point (today?) Trump's announcements will be so fantastic most people will assume it's a deep-fake video, and what do we do then?

YouTube clearly has an employee with the title: Chief Enshittification Officer and they knew exactly what they were doing when they decided to interrupt a song with ads.

I often imagine what it must have been like living on a tropical island with a peaceful society then spotting the white sails of Spanish galleons on the horizon. Maybe as a European I will soon experience that terrible moment as foreign gunboats patrol the coast of cliffs made of chalk.

'Never again' = 80 years approx.

Maybe the BBC could do some investigative journalism...

Why do local news channels feel compelled to have a reporter 'on the scene'? Nine times out of ten they never add anything to the information the studio news reader has just given.

Thinking about extricating yourself from Big Tech? A Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court, arrived at her home in The Hague and called out “Alexa”. “Alexa was dead. She wouldn’t talk to me.” ICC judges have been forcibly removed from most digital services, credit cards, and banks.

I'm getting a strong feeling a mountain of information is being held back about the Bondi beach shooters. By this time the MSM would usually be giving the full life story of the perpetrators.

The Reiner story is developing into a Tarantino script.

Why is the MSM using the phrase 'alleged gunman'? It is quite happy to show video of the alleged hero disarming the alleged gunman but seems reluctant to say what we see. Is the alleged video an alleged fake?

People can get arrested for stalking. I don't know what this is but it deserves a court case. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The paradox of the far-right is that it trades on fear of crime, immigration and lawlessness but it can never reduce these trends only exacerbate them.

The race to the bottom is nearly over. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The next pandemic is going to be interesting. Will the USA use data-driven science or superstition?

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

Have the flag raisers visited private estates yet? They'd be welcomed with open arms, given Earl Grey tea and foie gras sandwiches as they worked in daylight hours. They could even do a spot of fishing in the lake while they were there. Someone should suggest it to them.

Why is the church fundamental to the maintenance of power? This gives a good answer. 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...

I have a vision of officials at passport control taking hours to read each passengers social media accompanied with giggles as well as bellows of outrage. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...