1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite. Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform. Major conservatives joined in. Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up. Subscribe to support my journalism.

Isn’t it amazing that with all these ICE raids they never raid a Trump property?

Interview with "QAnon Shaman" cant be missed youtu.be/_XXpWVNtsVg?...

New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control. I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:

Bank of England needs to subscribe to @edzitron.com's newsletters for company names. The Bank of England didn’t name any specific companies but said that on “a number of measures, equity market valuations appear stretched, particularly for technology companies focused on Artificial Intelligence.”

I took this picture of Olga and László in London in 2018. Congrats to Krasznahorkai and his translators, including George Szirtes and @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social, and long live a Central Europe free of dictators (foreign and domestic) and full of magnificent minds like these!

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

This thread explains (in layman's terms) how AT Protocol can work around what might be considered 'unwanted censorship' on a specific PDS or App (BlueSky) This solution is exactly what I had in mind for a community-lead social media environment. But I think Blacksky will find moderation hard to do.

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I reviewed a book about why the UK nuclear industry has declined and there were many reasons but I swear the author didn't mention gender identity once

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH: djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey." Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it." djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret." And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children. #PedoPrez

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. For the crime of … complaining about government policy. Core 1A speech. With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

May the record note that nowhere in that shrill, piercing tongue-flailing did Blondi ever say, “No, there are no such photos” … which is, of course, the answer unto itself.

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚 #amindofmyown

When I saw Sen. Whitehouse asking AG Pam Bondi tough questions about the #EpsteinFiles I thought of what Trump probably told her, "No Ms. Bondi I expect you to lie!" @gottalaff.bsky.social @thefarce.org @empathyavengers.bsky.social

I hope most of the questions were about cricket

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Oh no - has BlueSky gone over to the dark side? Are they protecting Stephen Miller now?

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

Oh look the party that screams “family values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons. Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Did Dems walk into a shutdown "trap"? Or is Trump using the shutdown to continue doing all the authoritarian s**t he was going to do anyway?

This is possibly the most useful information to help you passing through an airport ⬇️⬇️⬇️

She’s still out here ✌️

They still haven’t found all the missing children from the floods. Why are they more worried about Illinois than about the children in Texas?

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files. But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

I'd love for every person involved in council funding cuts to read this book & understand the massively underestimated value of the incredible people who work in public services. Evie/Christina thank you for writing this. I loved it completely 🙏 2/2

Wow - the UK government is "doing the right thing" on immigration... And UK higher education demonstrating that they're only in it for the money.

1 week ago Nathan Gill pled guilty to 8 charges of Russian bribery. Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Dr David Bull and Paul Nuttall, all senior Reform UK leadership, all colleagues of Gill’s through UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK. All have done what guilty people do. Silence.

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars

Sorry I keep talking about this but I’m genuinely alarmed by the growing narrative that poverty is a cause of racism. First it’s super insulting of people on low incomes. Second it normalises & excuses racist takes. And third it deters real action on racism by shifting the whole focus to economics.

A golden ram and a stone lion, found in a tomb at the archaeological site of Gonur Depe (2400-1600 BC) in Turkmenistan. The finger in the background shows how small these figures are, demonstrating the extraordinary skill of the craftsmen.

There are a lot of important posts quoting images of government officials saying horrid things, but they don't have ALT text. C'mon folks, it's easy when you're posting a screencapped tweet; just copy and paste the text from the tweet itself!

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet. After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

Wheatear dart! 😁😍 Taken last weekend at the Huntspill seawall in Somerset. 🐦 #Birds 🪶 You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

Ah yes the "radical left" is why the private equity firm decided to close a bunch of stores to garner higher profit margins, okay Claire's that MUST be it.

Every week when I get the bus to my parents' place I pass the turning to the almost-900k house and swimming pool Farage's girlfriend allegedly bought with cash - no mortgage - that he's repeatedly lied about. The press have now happily dropped the issue. I'm getting angrier about it by the day.

📍Barcelona, Spain | Over 100,000 take the streets in Barcelona to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza and for a free Palestine without the occupation.

Nigel Farage has been a lifelong racist. He's been a racist since his school days. David Lammy was forced to apologise for saying Farage flirted with the Hitler Youth - but what do you call it when someone sings Hitler Youth songs? Read Chloe Deakin's letter on Farage's fascism and racism at school.