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Trump is demonstrating the importance of credibility in international relations. He is not credible. He’s shown that others can’t trust what he says, and can’t act as if his stance will be the same tomorrow. He can’t communicate demands or make reliable offers. He made America’s word is worthless.

Just had a dear walk through the back garden. Pretty epic view while making a brew

Stress eating…

Saw a bat today while out on a bike ride. Left them be and hope it was alright. A lovely privilege to see one this close up though!

If there are any US constitution experts who'd like to volunteer to analyse the actions on the TrumpActionTracker from a constitutional perspective - please get in touch! It's a big undertaking but I think would provide an important lens. [email protected] www.trumpactiontracker.info

Artemis II is a thing of beauty open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

I am not an April fools person, not at all, but The Phoenix is the one exception. Every year they prank kids with a different ‘wrong’ magazine, and every year the dedication to the bit is outSTANDING 🫡

This photo.

I think the Newt Grigrich era of gumming up the system started the desire to go for a dictator and hand over/neuter the power of congress willingly. Stop their plans getting gummed up some more (even by a handful of their own as was done with the speaker election). Just stunning the fall of a nation

Ok. My understanding of the electoral fraud situation is this. 1. Democracy volunteers put out a statement at one minute past poll close. They said this was at a level they’d not seen before

I wrote about the findings from the inquiry about the impact of the pandemic on the NHS, and the mistakes of the first year. I hope it makes you angry - it should make us all angry. open.substack.com/pub/christin...

‘Britain is not a Christian country. This is not a radical ideological statement; it is a basic demographic fact.’ Preach it. Wisdom from my spiritual guru.

The real story… under any other president this would be jail time…

I still blame Tony Blair’s “we only make up 2% of global emissions” stance for our slow renewables roll out (and the Tory’s for blocking so many wind projects and decommissioning all our gas storage). Imagine where we could be instead if we had some foresight. Sigh.

Pete Hegseth just called for the end of the First Amendment as we know it. The U.S. military belongs to all Americans regardless of their faith, or whether they practice one at all. This isn't a prayer; it’s a blueprint for a theocracy.

Big speech by John Major tonight delivering the Clement Attlee memorial lecture at Kings College. Some extracts: thinks that our electoral system may now need changing, Brexit needs revisiting.

The fun thing writing about US elections is that it's just so comically polarised. Every race is like: Republican: made millions lobbying for oil companies, has been charged with fraud, tweets racism. Democrat: was a teacher before setting up a charity for needy children. Wants free healthcare.

Beautiful statement from Ayman Odeh, Palestinian MK and head of Hadash-Taal. For those who do not read Hebrew, I will translate:

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@csswizardry.com 👋 I’m after a good local web design (slash dev but they are rarer than unicorns). Know anyone?

Net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock & bring health & economic benefits while insulating the country against future costs, the CCC have forecast. Each £ invested in reaching net zero yielded between £2 and £4 in benefits. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A good thread on AI haters that ai wish I’d written myself.

I see the ‘patriotic’ parts of the press are delighting in a US President having a go at the PM.

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

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Watched “Weapons” movie last night. Really liked it. Loved how it was filmed. Would recommend.

What the actual hell!?!?

Here is the timeline on its own (easier to zoom in)

Some of you like dogs, in which case you may appreciate that guide dogs of Team GB for the Paralympics get official photos

Did my first run for about 14 years. Out for a whole hour of run-walk-run and then a shopping trip at the end too. Time to start putting my body a bit more up the priority list. Although not looking forward to not being able to walk in 2 days time if past experience is anything to go off!

Coding with AI agents in Cursor IDE is like something out of StarTrek. Very productive but the whole time you can feel your own coding muscle memory wasting away. But I do sort of love it. 30+ years of coding and now I can have an idea and it just makes it happen before my eyes.

New job is keeping me very busy but in such a good way. Got my mojo back and my mind is firing on all cylinders again. Amazes me how much of a funk I’d got into through just being bored at work. My mind needs agency and problems to solve. Now got that so it is flying! Tiring in a good way.

Some really striking numbers in this new survey showing the flip in European public opinion about America. But bear in mind this is only Western Europe. In Eastern Europe, it has been harder to take the blinders off peoples' eyes. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

The authors "estimate that by 2025, the Brexit process had reduced UK GDP per capita by 6 to 8 percent, investment by 12 to 18 percent, employment by 3 to 4 percent, and productivity by 3 to 4 percent. These effects grew gradually over time." www.nber.org/202602/diges... What a total disaster... 🇪🇺🇬🇧

The theft isn't over. ICE thugs are now demanding state-level voter data at gunpoint. If they get that data, presumably, they will throw it into the mix with all the other stolen data available to repression as a service.

So the word “pinnacle” has now taken on a whole need meaning for me! #bridgerton

HOW IT WORKS IN MOVIES: 1. Government lies 2. Brave heroes release video showing the truth 3. Press says “the government is lying!” HOW IT APPARENTLY WORKS IN REAL LIFE 1. Brave heroes release video showing the truth 2. Government lies 3. Press says “Oh no, what now? So confusing! So hard!”

🗞️ Some news! The Trump Action Tracker now has a bot that automatically posts new actions to Bluesky, along with link to news story & authoritarian categories. Follow to stay up to date! We are adding about 10 actions a day at the moment 😢 bsky.app/profile/trum...

Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff. Game on.

Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch. DMs open.

“Journeys are safer & smoother when we all work together” Lovely common sense road rules ad from Wokingham Borough Council.

I propose the only way of getting through *all this* for the foreseeable is to Bring Back Morning Tea Break. I declare 11am to be time for A Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down. And maybe a chat. About the weather.

A network of social media accounts posing as Scottish independence supporters has fallen silent once again, closely mirroring a fresh shutdown of internet access inside Iran.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social wrote about a 1945 US leaflet on how to spot fascism in America. I thought it might be worth screenshotting the relevant bit. ALL of the these warnings have come to pass in the past year. 1/2

Spent the afternoon nursing this thing back to health. Blocked drain pump and the leaking drain hose and then kinked inlet hose! It’s as if it’s wanting me to buy a new one! Half way through a cycle now and it’s looking good. I do enjoy the logic puzzle keeping these things alive

Yes, killing peaceful protesters is a sign of tyranny. www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/t...

Take five minutes to watch this video by the always excellent Prof. Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social to understand under-the-radar authoritarian actions that you may have missed in these last few weeks.

Nick Anderson, Raw Story

Theo Moudakis, Toronto Star