This is demonstrably true.

I was born and raised here. Countless brave Sikh soldiers died for Britain, proudly wearing their turban and kirpan. Thankfully, Rupert and Restore don't get to decide what is British. Beware … today they’re coming for me, but tomorrow it could be you!

Incitement to riot is a serious criminal offence (Public Order Act 1986). So are encouraging/assisting offending, causing fear/provoking immediate violence, stirring up racial hatred, & terrorism (variously under POA 1986, Serious Crime Act 2007, Terrorism Act 2006 etc). Enforce the law.

♥️ Liverpool Legend 👑 Kenny Dalglish reveals he is rubbish at using social media ✊🏻 #YNWA #JFT97 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

My position on Netanyahu's outrageous Gaza land grab.

👀 “the significant decision taken more than eight months ago to recognise Palestine as a state should have been only the first step of many but nothing further had been done since to help bring about a two-state solution.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The glorious celebration of journalism that is the Paul Foot Awards feat. the exceptionally worthy shortlist being celebrated by Ian Hislop and the winner, @petergeoghegan.bsky.social for Democracy For Sale’s brilliant work exposing Labour Together

Uh Oh …

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

👀 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

🫵🏻👀 Who’d have thought it? Turns out that the weirdo who made up a computer program when he was at Uni so he and his weirdo mates could rate the attractiveness of women (obviously the women didn’t know or consent) grew up to be an utter bastard 🤷🏼 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

👀 All Together Now … “We warned you about this!” 🗑️ Palantir! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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You know what we don't talk enough about? Queen & Annie Lennox/David Bowie rehearsing 'Under Pressure' in 1992. So much going on! Everyone's clothes, Bowie with a lit cig throughout, where Annie PROPER GOES FOR IT, George Michael singing along in the background. The amazing vocals. Yes, please!

After the terrible murder of Henry Nowak, the perpetrator was convicted for murder + also convicted for carrying an unlawful large blade (with his claims of a religiious exemption or for self-defence rejected). "Ramblings of a Sikh" blogs on the case ramblingsofasikh.substack.com/p/henry-nowa...

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Pete Wylie is a pop genius. I know lots of the right people rate him but he deserves to be lauded so much more #totp

this is really good news!

👀🇷🇺🇮🇱 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Fun fact: to keep production costs low, many Star Trek scenes were filmed on Earth.

🗣️ Dinosaur! POV: you ask Natalie Haynes a question at Hay Festival…

This weekend, 30/31st, is a blue moon – the second full moon in May. It symbolises endings, completion of karmic cycles, and the exposure of secrets… … Scientifically, it’s a micromoon – when the moon is at its apogee, furthest from Earth. It’ll appear 10–15% smaller than usual 🌝

Least of issues I know but this "veteran" campaign strategy really winds me up. Kenyon isn't a veteran and was never mobilised. He was in the British Army Reserve. People like my father meanwhile fought in actual wars - and though my dad also served as a councillor he'd never ever mention it.

In Sept last year The Times columnist Matthew Syed wrote that “Operation Raise the Colours” was a sign that “we live in a great nation”. Any second thoughts now that the organisers have been arrested for violent crimes including murder?

Farage got a £5m “gift” from his billionaire crypto mate. Now Reform is offering a 14% tax cut to crypto billionaires. The grift is simple: divide people, reward their billionaire mates. We're better than that.

Demilitarise Education has exposed £2.5bn+ in arms partnerships at UK universities in the last 8 years. Now, 82% of UK universities no longer invest in arms companies. Jinsella Kennaway explains how campaigner pressure can shift policies towards arms exclusion. 👇🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=387F...

This would be a crime against humanity www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Morning!

👀 🐸 🇷🇺 Russia needs to sort out its relationship with “Reform UK Party Limited™️©️®️” They need to be more focused and concentrate on just doing one thing out of three: 🇷🇺 Writing their foreign policy, or 🇷🇺 Bribing them, or 🇷🇺 Hacking them Roubles don’t grow on 🌳🌳 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Labour united in view that unemployed multi-millionaire is ignoring inequality - shock www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🤷🏼 Would it be simpler just to suspend every 3rd “Reform” councillor until they’re proven not to be a hideous racist 🤷🏼 Only reinstate if ✖️Some other “Reform” character turns out to be worse or ✖️ They say something funnier than “Is it because I is Buddhist Bro?” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

👀 Tony Blair’s political advice … 🫵🏻 “Choose your direction …”🫵🏻 👇🏻 👉🏻👈🏻 👆🏻 Right a bit … Right a bit … Right a bit … Right a bit further … A bit further Right … Right a bit more … Much much further to the Right … www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

👀🐙 www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny...

🚨 Tony Blair still hasn’t fucked off then … www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Wow And considering domestic abuse is estimated to be hugely underreported … www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Ireland was set to introduce world first alcohol health labels yesterday. After intensive industry lobbying (including seven ministerial meetings in four months) the government delayed them until 2028... via @sheilagilheany.bsky.social on the familiar pattern of industry influence on policy.

British Journal of Social Psychology is inviting applications for the role of Associate Editor I did this job once, and learned a lot from it. @bpsofficial.bsky.social bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

🚨 The NHS doesn’t give unconditional backhanders in crypto- or any other currency to Nigel The NHS is working for you Nigel isn’t … … unless you’re one of the dodgy characters giving him money

📣 New from @jrf-uk.bsky.social Blunt cuts to social security don’t work- we need to tackle root causes of need. Hitting govt 80% employment target would reduce Universal Credit spend by £10bn Polling shows 59% public want causes to be tackled. Just 20% want restricted eligibility & 8% cut rates.

Good Ol’ fashioned American hospitality …

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I’ve been reading a lot about the end of the Roman republic recently, and the slide of that empire into imperial monarchy. The stamping of the leader’s face on coins, colossal statues and a reworking of the forum. But even Augustus didn’t build himself a ballroom-fortress.

Defence budget needs a boost

Good morning. 😎 Your bank holiday long read… The billionaire, the £30m political donations - and the pro-crypto commitments A timeline 🧵⤵️ www.thenerve.news/p/investigat...

Public health is largely absent from politicians' messaging nowadays. I don't mean healthcare. I mean things to do with the prevention of ill health. What are those things? what people eat, drink, breathe, use to get around & care for eachother. And how people can afford to do these things well.

Lying, lying, lying fraudster under pressure to prove that he might have told the truth at some point or other … www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is exactly the same bullshit trick Labour Together pulled – claiming a Russian hack without evidence to change the narrative on a negative story. The Mail was pretty furious about the whole thing, as I recall.

🚨🍺 Nigel Farage appealing for someone, literally anyone, to donate him the price of 1,000,000 pints … Nigel Farage says he would ‘like to buy man a pint’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Boycott Divestment Sanctions ✊🏻🇵🇸 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...