And now, ladies and gentlemen, the world's most predictable military logistics problem:

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

"After all, why not... why shouldn't I keep it?"

Ugh. This is a dais that will live in infamy.

Remember all the agitation about submarine data cables getting cut? That network is virtually infinitely more distributed, redundant and resilient than the network of data centres, whose owners (and insurers!) now have a vast new range of security concerns to consider. @disabilitystor1.bsky.social

Iran might not have nukes but it has ~400kgs of refined uranium and the prospect of that stuff going walkabout is (a) not theoretical, and (b) not inconsequential.

Quick question, Richard; who's running Afghanistan today?

Well done, Donald Trump, for finding a way to hurt Ukraine and bolster the struggling Russian economy by attacking Iran, you colossal plum.

I would not usually support Iranian missiles being launched at other countries...but I will make one exception.

There are residents in Helsinki going "WTF?"

"There's nothing can touch you, sky king. Fly high. Fly straight. Fly true. The radar warning receiver and the SAM battery it's detecting are worries for lesser men. You got this."

I am not dunking on this account but it's important to explain a couple of things that they haven't understood. There are only two ways to defend against a ballistic missile. Either shoot it down, or stop it launching. We're not in a position to do the first, which leaves only the second. 1/n

37 million years old whale spine found in the hot dunes of Egypt. This is a complete skeleton, the first-ever find for Basilosaurus, a large, predatory, prehistoric archaeocete whale uncovered in Wadi El Hitan, preserved with the remains of its prey. Original post

I present the very pinnacle of brain-rotted shit takes. War increases all risks. Including risks of accidents. And it is only phenomenally ignorant people who don't recognise the consequences of this.

“To all influencers and other tax exiles in Dubai, the tax authorities wish you a safe return to France”

No.

Terribly sorry to point out that he died in a vehicle accident...in a river....in Iraq. Which is a whole other country. I know that grief is a motherfucker and I don't blame the mom here, but, journalists, you don't have to print every unhinged coping strategy by berieved military parents.

I will only accept this criticism if it is written in Navajo.

This sounds like the sort of intel it would have been useful to gather *before* starting a war of regime change.

Just a quick heads-up for some Americans who seem to be confused: Other countries exist. Their laws are not the same as your laws. Accurately describing them is the opposite of making a false statement. The words "exceptionally ignorant" do apply here, but James will be surprised at to whom.

The literary significance of the Wisbech & Upwell line being, of course, that it inspired the introduction of Toby the Tram in Rev. W. Awdry's "Thomas the Tank Engine" stories.

Reminder that if you see something horrific, there is good evidence that playing Tetris as soon as possible helps. Giving yourself PTSD from seeing photos or film clips doesn’t help anyone.

Satellite imagery from the Iranian port city of Konarak, located on the Gulf of Oman near the border with Pakistan, shows a large fire onboard and smoke pouring from a pierside vessel, possibly a warship with the Iranian Navy. Image credit: @vantortech.bsky.social

Why Are Anti-Vaccine Influencers Obsessed With the Movie Rain Man? They think the time it was published supports their claim that vaccines cause autism. But that's false, and @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social has the receipts. open.substack.com/pub/stopanti...

An interesting choice of reading material on the desk. The book chronicles the tensions and disagreements that strained and shaped the relationships of allies fighting a common enemy.

Israel assesses the assassination was successful; the likelihood that Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei survived the Israeli strike is slim to none. - N12

Suggesting precisely none of the applicable lessons were learned from the month-long campaign against the Houthis

Ballistic missile strike on Bahrain where elements of U.S. military are based

The more I think about Trump's speech, the more I think it was designed to provoke a maximal Iranian response. "Dear Ayatollah: the day of existential threat to your regime has arrived." Is the calculation that this will drag more countries in on the US/Israeli side?

Worth reading. Even more worth thinking about.

What genius wrote Trump's speech in which he describes US targeting decisions *before* those strikes are carried out? "We're going to annihilate Iran's navy." Yeah? Watch as Iran moves its air defences to cover them and make taking them out very costly. (H/t to @nusbacher.bsky.social: called it!)

Extraordinary that in these fractious & divided times, so many of us can unite around the single, simple fact that Matthew Goodwin is an irredeemable twat.

Even Buzz Lightyear managed actual Spanish.

A fucking brilliant writer whose brain was eaten alive by 9/11, which qualifies as a tragedy.

Nice to know the crew of the USS Vincennes are all still employed by the US military.

I don't think calling the people who voted for the nice woman who thinks working hard should grant you a decent life unhinged extremists is going to work out brilliantly for Labour.

Keen to one-up the Brits with their "Boaty McBoatface," the Irish Naval Service is proud to present "Arse-end McCockup."

I don't know if this is the same occasion, but – The boat operator who does this tour once told me that a fella dressed as Chewbacca went up Skellig Michael and got to the top just as the heavens opened. "You've never seen a sadder sight than a grown man looking like a drowned retriever," he said.

I have accidentally channelled the spirit of @dreadships.bsky.social in a professional setting. I have just left a comment on a paper that reads, in part, "Shipping logistics aren't 'interesting' until some fool parks their ship sideways in the Suez Canal." (I promise this makes sense in context!)

I suppose the big question about the Gorton & Denton result, to which I do not have the answer, is this: was it a victory for the Green Party, or for progressivism? If Labour had been something other than the Conservatives in red ties, could the Green Party's policies still have won them the seat?

Goodwin: in victory, unbearable; in defeat, unhinged.

Blocked and reported to @moderation.bsky.app for being Russian state propaganda, coordinated by the federal security service (FSB) and under editorial ditrection of the Kremlin - during wartime.

My latest on Syria and CW in @thebulletin.org Assad loyalists are regrouping. The world should help the new Syrian government destroy leftover chemical weapons—now thebulletin.org/2026/02/assa...

I remember when freedom was considered an ideal worth fighting to protect. Thank God the Ukrainians display greater moral fortitude than this commentator.

An Aberdare has been on my wishlist for a while, so I'll be getting one...

They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.

Given all the ghastliness in the world at the moment, it's nice to wake up and see #ChristopherLee trending. #frightclub