Highly recommend both the book (one of many of Tom's I own) and the artist (whose work I also have proudly displayed on the dining room wall)

THREAD. Today I'm giving away 3 signed hardbacks of my latest book, each with fab linoprint bookmarks, made by my mum Jo. Repost & reply to enter. You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated.

Not moving - until winter

So it wasn't 'Russia Russia Russia' after all. It was 'Hungary Hungary Hungary'... ...using Russian money.

@wandrme.paxex.aero @airlineflyer.net have either of you had a chance to peek at this? edition.cnn.com/2026/04/14/t...

💥🇭🇺🗳️ BREAKING: Péter Magyar says Viktor Orbán called to concede and congratulate him. Magyar will be Hungary’s next prime minister and, as it stands, is set to secure a 2/3 supermajority – enough to fully dismantle Orbán’s system. A 16-year chapter is over.

💥🇭🇺🗳️First results of the Hungarian parliamentary elections are in: with 14.72% counted, the opposition leads with mandates nearing a two-thirds majority. Everything points to Viktor Orbán’s defeat and Péter Magyar becoming Hungary’s next prime minister.

New Bucket List item activated: using an InterRail pass to travel the 4 Scandinavian countries by rail!

Hungary’s turnout is BRUTAL: 37.98% by 11am (2022: 22.77%), pointing to 75–80% or more overall. In such a scenario, Orbán’s chances look slim, and it’s unlikely any party beyond Fidesz and Péter Magyar’s Tisza clears the 5% threshold. Follow me for more #HungaryElection updates.

💥The high turnout we currently see at Hungary's election boosts not only the chance of a large opposition win, but also the possibility that the far-right Our Homeland (Mi Hazánk) fails to pass the 5% threshold—bringing Péter Magyar's Tisza closer to a constitutional majority.

We can be fairly certain Melania's statement last night was at least partly an attempt to stave off Amenda Ungaro's claims bc AFTER she made it, Paolo Zampolli told the Daily Mail he would back her story under oath. emptywheel.net/2026/04/09/m...

Norway placed the biggest order of its kind—20 electric hydrofoil ferries using ~300–350 kWh NMC packs on standard DC fast chargers. Hydrofoils cut energy use ~80%, so smaller batteries win. Not brute force electrification—efficiency flips the equation. #Bettrification #EVs

This is so well done. 👌

They missed a trick with that headline. 'EFF Off' was right there.

BREAKING CBS: Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service members were killed and over 20 wounded. The members disputed the description from Pete Hegseth.

How many more signs of a bubble bursting do we need before we can actually declare the bubble burst?

www.texastribune.org/2026/04/08/t... Make Texas Blue Again

I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you. www.statesman.com/business/art...

Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly: - Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat) - Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex) - Humming (stimulates vagus nerve) - Exercise (anything helps, outside even better) - Impeachment and removal

Well that's my day sorted. I must maintain strict discipline or I'll read the whole thing in one go. I may be horribly jetlagged but I've no doubt @patricknessbooks.bsky.social will get me through the worst of it.

Uninsured rate for children, by state. Texas accounts for a quarter of all children without health insurance in America.

This is one of those instant classic sports photos, as Jo Adell made his 3rd home run stopping catch of the game. But it's the reaction of the fan on the right that makes this a winner for me.

It goes without saying but this orange madman is determined to blunder his way into WW3.

Recap of tonight’s address by the Orange Man.

Timeline cleanse edition.cnn.com/2026/03/31/u...

The President is a seagull. He flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps all over everything then flies off leaving a mess for someone else to clean up.

According to documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY, ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts. (1/2)

JUST IN: Democrats tonight have flipped a GOP-held state House seat in Florida. And not just any seat: This is the district that contains Mar-a-Lago. (It voted for Trump by 11% in 2024). That's right: Trump will now be represented by a Democrat, Emily Gregory, in Tallahassee.

MAGAesque right wing extreme parties are government in waiting now in UK, France, Australia, Germany and Spain. Have people learnt nothing from the American debacle?

De Niro: It doesn’t matter if you’re a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent—no one, no one voted for new wars. No one voted for higher prices at the pump. No one voted for higher prices in grocery stores, and no one voted for government-masked thugs shooting down our citizens in the streets.

““We are hated as a nation now. One man has done this.”

If you weren't planning for COVID-esque shortages and economic disruption before - I suggest you start now.

'TURMOIL'??? People are fucking dying.

Poetic justice

It’s gonna be a pretty solid weekend if social media is flooded with clips of Laura Loomer getting her ass handed to her in-person by Indian journalists. Shout-out to Rajdeep Sardesai for kicking off the festivities.

Is this bad? This seems bad. @matthewcroxford.bsky.social is heading out to buy toilet roll and tinned tomatoes. edition.cnn.com/markets/

Any idiot knows a shield wall only works if there are no gaps. Except for the Tangerine Idiot, evidently.

This... seems bad?

The only way to save ourselves is divine intervention. The divinity in question:

Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."

My 87 year old mother, a lifelong Democrat, on the way to vote in the Texas primary elections yesterday. Giving me Blind Al vibes. Looking like good news all round for Democrats in Texas but they still have a steep hill to climb in November.

I left the classified briefing on Iran even more concerned about what comes next as Trump drags us into what's so clearly a war.    This Administration has no plan. American lives are on the line.

Unsurprisingly - but sadly - the entire political class are failing to read the room, bar Polanski and Khan so far. Especially disappointed in Carney, given the brilliant 'Middle Powers' speech. But plenty of blame to go round. #IranWar

I hope everyone in America has a full tank of gas and access to public transport

Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.

The Sunne in Splendour @wincathedral.bsky.social

This tracks with what my brother told me. He tried to take our mother to vote yesterday in Williamson County but the lines were too long so they got a mail ballot instead. Just have to carry that enthusiasm over to November. Is the gerrymander backfiring? edition.cnn.com/2026/02/26/p...

30 years. This video should be on every network.