Saka!

Another random big dog attack and this time it’s a member of my family (not a child, thank god) She is having surgery today after she sustained a broken hip and some serious injuries. If anyone can recommend a good lawyer for dog bite claims please drop me a line.

It is Harrison Ford's birthday today, and as is tradition now - I post these photos for your enjoyment

He's the sort of person where you'd say "raised good kids, entire neighbourhood will miss him, etc" and could go on and on without mentioning a single aspect of all the famous guy shit he did and it would still be a glowing eulogy

I didn't know Sam Neill closely, but we were 'pub and shopping neighbours' for over a decade. Not a bad word to say, never crossed paths without thinking "what a lovely, funny man." Would often see him at wine tastings, pouring glasses and tidying up alongside the bar staff. Normal as bloke.

You can talk about how hot Sam Neil was too. It’s what he would have wanted.

watching now -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovtj... -- about 10 minutes in, sam neill talks about how NZ brought the army out to beat up kids in Christchurch over absolutely nothing

You can find this on YouTube and it’s an incredible introduction to Kiwi cinema. What a man. What a life.

Before you say “I’m gonna watch Possession in honour of Sam Neil” consider that he’s also just as amazing in Sleeping Dogs and it has some things to say about fascism and also a turn by Warren Oates

Remember how in Sleeping Dogs America sends troops to help oppress New Zealanders rebelling against a corrupt authoritarian regime? Seemed pretty sci-fi at the time.

I call for a national holiday in Australia and New Zealand as we mourn one of the very best human beings of the past century, who also happend to be quite a dab hand at acting. Mine is one of so many broken hearts the world over - what a fucking mensch.

More than 2,700 deaths linked to UK heatwaves ft.trib.al/V3NBVoR

It’s bittersweet to share that Kaleb Horton has posthumously won an @LAPressClub award for Feature Writing. Read the piece here: www.essesmag.com/articles/do-...

She sounds brilliant. I’m so sorry for your loss. Thank you for bringing her work to my attention and sharing that wonderful tribute. I can’t wait to read her books and look up her columns, especially on Grenfell. We must not forget it.

Five years...goodness me. I remember following Dawn on Twitter after reading her exemplary reports on Grenfell, and continued to follow her for astute/funny/cutting political analysis (as well as updates on her cat Raymond). She is sorely missed for so many reasons.

I only knew Dawn through Twitter; she was one of life's good ones, was so intelligent & witty, & sadly departed way too soon. She knew the measure of the Tories & their cruelty,& the danger of Farage & his ilk. I would love to have read her thoughts on the Labour Party, & the UK as it is now.

Dawn Foster Forever.

Dawn Foster died five years ago on this date. I really miss her and I think about her every day. If you’re new to her work or want to introduce it to someone, this was the best tribute written about her: tribunemag.co.uk/2021/07/in-m... Dawn Foster Forever

THIS ONE IS MY FAVOURITE

Spreading a rumour that this is Andy Burnham’s manifesto.

Already seen a: "but where are the climate protestors?" in the wild. A lot of them are in prison for ten years or they're awaiting trial right now. I don't know what to tell you

Commentators who gush about a ‘King of the North’ softie will not remind us that James Purnell tried to scrap the interest free element of the crisis loan to leave people in dire straits paying 20% interest. You hire people like that to inflict pain. bsky.app/profile/poli...

Just for context, Laleh is probably one of the most important academics in the country right now, given the sheer depth and quality of her knowledge and expertise in the Gulf, shipping and logistics.

You’d think “too right wing” in at number three would be getting more airtime but NO!

What are your highlights? I will never forget racist riots taking place where they were trying to burn people alive and he took about 8 business days to call them racist and sent Yvette Cooper out to talk about how much she loves England flags and has them in bunting form

Grown adults employed by the BBC calling Andy Burnham “king of the North.” Same ones who used to say “Boris.”

actually, one of Shakira's hips always tells the truth, and one of Shakira's hips always lies

Maternity care is abysmal and sadly it’s caused a lot of distrust among parents who then don’t listen to what can be very sound medical advice. Every day I come across parents who are proud that they “held their ground” and did something that endangered their child’s life and their own.

not people demanding “real name” (legal name now, at birth, after marriage?) policies online when the feds are indicting “enemy” activists

You can lay out in very clear bullet points why the under-16 social media ban is useless and harmful and parents still won’t budge on it….I don’t know if a joined-up campaign with great comms laying out the very feasible alternatives would have fixed that because it’s like talking to a wall.

one trillion dollars and you can neither buy a personality nor the love of another human being

We all know he beat the shit out of his wife so why are we still being kooky about him? www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...

Give your money to Migrant Centre NI - they support victims of racist hate crime, as well as advocate for migrant rights migrantcentreni.org

I'm trying not to have my ear buds in when I'm nipping out to the shop. My reward just now was a toddler in a pushchair saying 'hiya' to me and me saying a cheery 'hello' back

Ex C4 News host Jon Snow has revealed he has Alzheimer's www.alzheimers.org.uk/news/2026-06...

I read the headline three times because I couldn’t believe it. What an incredible human being and a true ally to trans people. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

To our dismay, the artist and author Marjane Satrapi has passed away. As she wrote, ordinary Americans and Iranians have more in common with each other than we do with either of our governments, which have far too much in common with each other. We honor her memory and oppose the war.

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Using this for email signatures and greeting cards for children

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This is horrific but the alternative shouldn’t be locking children away. Starmer has never shown an interest in funding places with a proven track record of reducing reoffending rates. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Today @polphilpod.bsky.social gives us a very important breakdown of what has happened to trans rights in the UK and what it means for the freedom of even cis citizens there. We published it because the UK press is completely captured on this topic. Please read & share with folks who live there.

I’ve got myself into a situation where I’m the admin of a WhatsApp group for 70+ Arsenal fans travelling solo to the parade from all over the world (Egypt, Texas, Montreal) and the kindness of strangers has been overwhelming.

Tony Wilson didn’t die for this

trying not to be mawkish but i guess it was so evident that loads of people living around me day to day have just not really had a reason to celebrate for a long long time. what i'm trying to say is arsenal winning the league is the only thing holding the fabric of society together

really hungover so can't express this well but something about being at the emirates last night with everyone celebrating just felt like the complete antithesis of everything the right has tried to imagine london is. people want to get along, they just need a reason to be happy and have purpose