Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins? He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions. So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

So, there is nothing more important in the world than whether a TV programme I can't see if on the air half a world away. Really nothing, nothing more important

Been ignoring all the stuff around this guy because reasons, but couldn't help noticing this picture, he's wearing a t-shirt glamorising attempted assassination.

I know everyone is down in the whole age restriction thing here in the UK, but, as some one who hasn't verified their age it makes my Big Finish feed less prone to "more mature" surprises ..

There can be some gatekeeping in the cycling community so just remember that when it comes to biking there are only two rules: Wear what you want. Ride what you want don't let anyone tell you differently. Via @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Spoiler alert: it won't search.app/FpSRj

This is the biggest criticism of your average booker longlist that I can agree with

Quick question, when will cyclists and pedestrians get as much safety concern as horses? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is undoubtedly correct. It's less obvious than HS2, but the level of complete and abject incompetence and delay on basically a line refurbishment is staggering www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/transpo...

We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet

Removing racist displays in one city = the cost of 12,000 hours of social care.

It's OK. AI will fix it. Oh...

I went to a polytechnic and was taught Marxist theory by actual Communists so I don't think it's going to achieve what they want

Is impartiality still a thing at the BBC? Asking for a friend.

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

It's a sidenote but I am ignorant about the economics of the hotels being used by government. It's clearly more valuable for owners than carrying on as before, but it would be interesting to know the figures

If you are still on X, you are facilitating this guy

Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?

The end times are here! Forget raining blood, two headed lambs or any other omens of doom, I have seen something that shows the world turned upside down and inside out... The Torygraph praising Council Housing! www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...

Sunday protests seem to be < 500 nationwide, maybe < 300, across 4-6 locations Yet ITV news using language of "erupt nationwide" (!) Epping: 100-150 London: 20 Birmingham: 30 Stevenage: 30-50 Norwich: ? anything of any scale Manchester: ? anything of any scale Dudley: ? anything of any scale?

I alleged this as a joke about the "rose garden" new umbrellas. What a cheap arse

The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists

Patriotism? Who's writing these headlines?

@dorianlynskey.bsky.social @jonnelledge.bsky.social here I am shouting "poll tax" at my phone listening to the @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social , I do think that changed something, possibly

And of course nowhere does the telegraph mention the Tory party's destruction of the court service www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...

💥NEW: We can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...

Very much in the bleeding obvious category of news. Never forget, there is nothing that Cameron touched that didn't turn to shit. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Interesting but of possible serendipity as just heard something similar from @timharford.ft.com, but couldn't check the show notes for sources

I haven’t seen it illustrated like this before. Very effective messaging. Of course it actually depends a lot on how fast the vehicle’s being driven, how big the vehicle is and how it’s designed, and how small the victims (too often kids) are. Via @yegbike.bsky.social #SpeedKills #CarBloat

Private Equity curse. Collapse of US-based Genesis Healthcare shows the usual problems. High debt. Owners have charge on assets, can gut business at will. Staff/wage cuts Profiteering No long-term interest Poor service Playing with fire: PE making inroads into UK healthcare, high street, vets ...

Adrian Edmondson!

But tell me again how I should delete old emails to save water. BBC News - Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I ran the numbers on the UK government's recommendation to delete old photos and emails to save water in data centers andymasley.substack.com/p/contra-the...

Cholsey Parish Council is at the centre of a bizarre political row between Angela Rayner and Jeremy Corbyn 🧵👇 Corbyn attacked Rayner for signing off the sale of eight allotment sites since the general election. 1/5

What a banal way of describing the march toward fascism.

Calls for a "huge nationwide wave" of protests in last 48 hours saw about 300 people attend one locally-organised protest in Nuneaton (serious charges in local case) + 19 protests range from 6 peoole (Wolverhampton) with about four more reaching 100-200 people (Altrincham,Canary Wharf) Total < 2000

I sincerely doubt he's read it, he certainly didn't understand it if he did. www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-re...

In 2022, Nadhim Zahawi’s solicitor sent me a libel threat - and said I wasn’t even allowed to say he’d written to me. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruled that was improper. Now he’s appealing. A 🧵 on why it matters.

The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined. The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.

Quite enjoying #andor but think it's very considerate of the empire to have provided such excellent facial hair grooming facilities on its factory prison ships

Dalek Invasion Earth: 1066 AD #DoctorWho

If the BBC was doing its job, it would note in its coverage of Reform that 92% of the party's donations come from the fossil fuel industry.

This clip...I have no words. Gaza Humanitarian Fund whistleblower Anthony Aguilar describes ordering pizzas for their site while Palestinians starve.

Another day, another two failures of state services because they're both privatised with NATS no doubt not investing in equipment and a private equity owned supplier of occupational health equipment goes bust.

Unfortunately, Peter Cook comes to mind on satire “those wonderful Berlin cabarets which did so much to stop the rise of Hitler and prevent the outbreak of the Second World War”.

Shocking but not surprising how once again, it’s the victims of horrific male violence that are ignored, forgotten about, and silenced. In all this row, has anyone bothered to remember that Epstein raped and trafficked dozens of girls? It’s like the girls never mattered at all.

Over the past week, protests outside The Bell Hotel, housing asylum seekers, escalated into violence. While locals raised legitimate worries, far-right agitators hijacked the demonstrations. ❗ Here’s what happened, who’s behind it, and why it matters.

I’ll be doing my best to amplify the call for standards and/or a ban on disposable barbecues ‘this morning’. 1020 ITV Any reposts or help sharing the message hugely appreciated @vikkislademp.bsky.social

“keep politics out of kids movies” disney in 1973:

A man in Leeds was arrested for having this sign, which is just a print out of a page of Private Eye magazine. Courtesy of the Labour Party www.instagram.com/reel/DMTTMAk...