Farage calling for the deportation of an individual for expressing obscene views long ago ... www.bbc.com/news/article...

@cricketaustralia.bsky.social Drop in pitches are ruining Australian test cricket. What's your plan to slam into reverse? Obvs the WACA is an easy win - how does the rest happen? Shame on your names and families is at stake.

Is "Enshiternet" a verb yet?

BBC Sport inventing the Christmas Day Test ...

youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @jacindaardern.bsky.social (assuming this is an active account) should talk ...

What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own. Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week. Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊

@davidallengreen.bsky.social Pathetic restrictions on your HSB post vis-a-vis replies. Massive reduction in respect. Twattish A better tune for you ... youtu.be/iMB_cwgy6mY?...

Marx and sparks

@rosieisaholt.bsky.social Tempted to run? You've got the look. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I think Ed Davey's remark was excellent

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... www.gov.uk/trusts-taxes... It's not always straightforward when there's vulnerable people involved and the tax system has always struggled to cope with the nuances ...

In Jon's world all the best matches involve England ... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... @theguardian.com Is this written by AI? "... Here are some things to know. ..." Please flag articles where you've done this.

Gary Lineker has been cancelled. Whither the cancel culture?

Putin vs Pete Hegseth #RIPUSA

'The United States is Your Enemy' open.substack.com/pub/broligar... Well worth 33 minutes of anyone's time ...

A bloke worth reading ...

Less than a month into his presidency, Putin openly publicises that he's confident of getting everything he wants from Trump. Who knew?

Ronald Reagan being spit-roasted in his grave ... Trump hands control to the "evil empire" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Trump's going to demand the Nobel Peace Prize. Can't stand Obama having something he doesn't .... (ignoring intelligence, basic human decency, a sense of humour, etc., etc., etc....

Well worth a listen if you have a free 40 minutes ...

If you care about the state of Britain's political finance laws - and how open they are to abuse - do fill in Democracy for Sale's 'Safeguarding Democracy' survey. Only takes a few minutes and hopefully will help build an evidence base for change democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard

Anyone not taking the chance to bomb Syrian now? Insert the Airplane movie clip ... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Please complete Peter's survey if you are based in the UK. He does some very important journalism in an area that is a direct threat to UK democracy ...

Ahem ...

Everyone should be aware of this ...

This place is changing by the day. It's the Ipswich Town of social media!