If you want to do something practical then why not sponsor a street tree? Future generations of people, dogs, birds and squirrels will sing your praises I've sponsored one. www.treesforstreets.org

A fuel shortage in Cuba brought about by a U.S. oil blockade has created a new crisis: garbage. Ed Augustin reports that trash has been piling up on streets as trucks are missing parts for repair and fuel to run, which is also raising the risk of mosquito-borne diseases spreading across the country.

Londoners, there is a webpage for you to see where your nearest "cool spaces" are when the extreme heat hits - places with water, air-conditioning & shade. Have a look and spread the word, especially to those who may need this but might not think to look for it: apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

For those following the saga with the Information Commissioner, and for everyone who has worked in a toxic technology environment, this is an important bit of transparency and leadership from DSIT SoS Liz Kendall

I'm mulling the need to update my definition of digital, given everything. www.linkedin.com/pulse/updati...

Merits of the under 16 ban aside, I still can’t believe that the plans to introduce a social media curfew for 16-17 year olds. At the risk of sounding ancient, at that age I was out at clubs & gigs in London and driving like a lunatic around Kent. And Starmer would stop my kid from watching Twitch?

A wee group of angry balaclava and mask-wearing anti-immigration guys tried to stop the good people of Glasgow showing solidarity with migrants and standing up to racism and fascism. Well, the far right are far outnumbered... #RefugeesWelcome #MigrantsWelcome #NeighboursNotStrangers #Glasgow

Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Huge turnout against racism in Glasgow today - can't even see the end of the crowd. Chants so far include "Nazi scum off our streets" and "Refugees are welcome here."

Thousands have turned out for an Anti-Racism rally in Belfast city centre, organised by United Against Racism and supported by Trade Unions

here's a link to the original Patriot Platform recruitment video on Facebook for anyone wanting to report it Try not to get distracted by how inept they are with their website joining instructions, these are known far-right agitators organising nationwide actions www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ad1...

the FT column in which @edwardluce.bsky.social explains why Elon Musk is a “monstrous human being”

RIP David Hockney

Here is a gift link to Simon Schama's appreciation of David Hockney's life and art which we ran last year. It's an amazing piece and contains, as you might imagine, some spectacular pictures including an absolute corker of Hackney with Lucian Freud as.ft.com/r/f1473f70-0...

This is how communities show up for each other. Do read this by Nicola Browne from Act Now👇

27 people were made homeless after Tuesday night's violence in Belfast, including children.

Immigrants do not have to contribute exceptionally to deserve safety Immigrants do not have to permanently grovel to their new country to justify their existence Immigrants are allowed to be just as mediocre, grumpy or homesick as anyone else

Having spent the day, much like every other day at present, listening to journalists and broadcasters restate unsubstantiated claims, and elide the fact of difference with a trigger for racist violence, here are simple rules even Chris Mason might grasp. ⬇️

It’s so wild that we are dependent on the grieving families of recently dead and maimed people for leadership right now Jesus Christ

EXCLUSIVE: A Reform UK activist who campaigns with top party figures joined the racist rioters in Glasgow on Tuesday and has claimed that 'Jews' are trying 'to dilute our Protestant stock and shatter the Union', The National can reveal

Chilling scenes from Belfast. One leading local politician tells me that last night was “a pogrom” in a UK city.

Really, really, really object to any news corporations labelling people setting fire to cars, houses and attacking police as 'protesters'

An impartial journalist might contextualise the Belfast knife attack with *evidence*: 282 knife offences every day on average & foreign born nationals under-represented in violent crime. Chris Mason spoke instead of right wing *narratives* of migrants, borders & crime. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...

from @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social: Delaney hall in NJ. Met the sweetest children whose hearts are broken. They just want their parents home again. I spoke with a 13 year old whose dad is in Delaney. "He's a wonderful father" she said, tearing up. He has been in the US for 20 years.

Well this is just a massive gut punch 😢

Oh man, this one really hurts. Thank you for Giles, and then for decades of playing oily bastards who were nothing like Giles and clearly having a ball with that. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Having been critical of a lack of openness about the NDL, it's great that government is starting to put their thinking out there The roadmap is open for feedback, so get stuck in: www.data.gov.uk/roadmap/

The media & political classes (left + right) tend to guess wrong about the public - who have a *much* stronger common sense consensus on civic "inclusive nativism" than most of the commentariat seem to realise

I feel like I'm going mad: Henry Nowak's killer has been sentenced to life in prison with a 21-year minimum. The whole process took less than six months. There were grave errors on the night. But how does this possibly evidence two-tier justice? www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-o...

Omg

A reminder of what Nigel Farage said following the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer.

New report I co-authored just dropped: three US firms control 85% of cloud computing in Canada. Your country probably faces a similar number. Sharing it widely — the problem, and the way out, matter well beyond Canada. 🧵

This is what happens when you replace customer service with an AI chatbot: Instagram users getting hacked in the dumbest possible way. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social has more. Read now: www.404media.co/hackers-simp...

This is just awful, we are asking people to do such important jobs, jobs which are not glamorous or easy and then we treat them like this. I have no useful words. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I love this publicity photo for Big Train. A former screensaver of mine.

Watching the world let this happen leaves me speechless www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Under Trump, more than 145,000 US kids have been separated from their parents, a study shows

as stephen colbert signs off for the last time let's all remember the one time the WHCD was worth a damn truly one of the all time greats

Utterly cruel

I don't think it's a good idea to legally privilege someone else's discomfort over another person's rights.

It is *incredibly* shabby that the Green Party cited "family and personal reasons" for their Makerfield candidate dropping out, given it was actually in relation to sharing antisemitic posts. Had a right-wing party done the same, they'd be getting called out loudly here for it. And rightly so.

Please never give up on your dream that one day, you will finally have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder.

President Trump dropped his IRS lawsuit after they agreed to create a $1.776 billion fund … which will be distributed by a panel of people Trump manages.

Trump has used a bogus lawsuit launched against his own Justice department to award himself a $1.8 billion slush fund of taxpayer money to hand out to his own supporters at his own personal discretion. I'd say it's hiding in plain sight, but it's just…in plain sight at this point.

"“It’s possible that we’re starting to see the consequences of severe and sudden cuts to global health programs that have eroded surveillance and allowed deadly viruses to spread undetected...” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...

As high-profile websites vanish, it’s a reminder that the web has no built-in archival layer. But some publishers are now blocking the Wayback Machine. What’s at stake if the web stops being archived? Our new FAQ explains: preserving the public record matters. 🌐📚 help.archive.org/help/faq-pub...

One city. 9 million people. All of us Londoners. We will never be divided.

So Badgers has been added to the BFI archives. Honestly this feels like quiite an honor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNqb...

«"When given suitable resources the Civil Service can often outperform private companies like Palantir," the former government technology advisor said. Eden added MHCLG had created a "better, easier to use, and cheaper" system.»