The United States approved an emergency deal with Israel worth $151 million dollars to supply about 12,000 BLU 110A/B bombs, each weighing around 1,000 pounds. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio used emergency authorization to bypass the usual

"The argument for electrifying our railways will become clearer in time." British Rail, 1979.

Following The Hum was hard. I remember freezing Februarys, muddy March marching. Winds slipping passed whatever armour you had against the weather like a vorpal blade. Yet we kept walking. Pylon-to-pylon, a strange navigation, a faith in electric leys. – Signal-catcher Rose, ex Child of The Hum #VOH

The United States killed all these children last Saturday. 170 of them. Every. Single. One.

I think we need people to start listening to new experts that said this many years ago

I find the "personality cult" argument against the left always funny. Left leaders actually offer an alternative vision that people can follow if they want. Centrist leaders like Starmer do the exact opposite and are follower because of their personal attributes like 'being able to chair a meeting'.

"people here are being impatient with my obvious bad faith takes, the meanies"

If your response to our country participating in the bombing of school children starts with "Yeah, but..." your political ideologies are the least of my worries.

The asymmetry of the value placed on human life is so striking. Israel has a goal to recover 40-year-old remains; to do so, it invades a sovereign country, and the lives of 26 Lebanese are an afterthought. Their names not even worth printing in the New York Times.

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his substack depends on his not understanding it".

Once again, the only species to be considered worth saving is the one that caused all this. Not a passing thought for the hundreds of millions of species about to be wiped out. And why don't we care? Because we no longer consider ourselves to be part of nature. Which is how we got in this mess.

I’m searching for the original and/or rights owner of this fabulous picture of Birmingham in the early 1970s. It popped up on my Instagram feed, but I’ve been unable to track it down. Any leads? I’m really hoping to use it in a book. (And would much appreciate a RT please)

If you have facts, you don't need feelings.

They didn't. Ben Stiller has told them to remove the bit featuring him.

"The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt" Bertrand Russell

Universal.

Saying 'bombing schools is wrong' should be the easiest thing to say in the world.

Suede’s best lineup: Brett Anderson (vocals), Bernard Butler (guitar), Mat Osman (bass), Simon Gilbert (drums), Stephen Fry (euphonium), Ian McKellen (kazoo), Pam St Clement (vibes).

“A leaked draft of the proposals suggests national symbols were sometimes used last summer to 'exclude or intimidate'. It warned that the: 'EXTREME RIGHT HAS TRIED TO TURN SYMBOLS OF PRIDE INTO TOOLS OF HATE'” Okay… This is the Daily Mail Headline 👇🏼🙄😖

Why is this being reported as if its a reasonable request? It's a fucking disgraceful outcome. How about if we'd like to pick a new leader for America. Should we bomb them and pick a new one for them? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Energy prices are in trouble. No one is feeling it more than our rural neighbours on heating oil (or at least they will on their next delivery). Another ✅ for heat pumps.

$250/barrel by next wednesday. $15/gallon, rationed gasoline. the total collapse of car culture and the suburban lifestyle. get ready to take the fuckin' bus folks

Oh, just the business vehicle of Nigel Farage masquerading as a political party breaching its obligations at Companies House.

The perfect headline doesn’t exi…

The worst possible news This means 2C will likely be breached in the late 2030s So much for us being on track for a 2.8C rise by 2100 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We really are a stupid species.

The woman who told FBI agents that Trump sexually assaulted her when she was as young as 13 recalled that she and her mother received death threats afterward, with callers saying “we know where you’re at, you need to keep your mouth shut." Here's a Miami Herald gift link.

I still can't distinguish in my head between Yard Act and Tuneyards. I have no similar problem with the Yardbirds, though.

Absolutely insupportable. Labour have a massive majority. It’s a hugely popular issue. To fail to act would be a dereliction of historic proportions, and utterly inexplicable.

They also need to implement PR, the days of FPTP are so obviously gone. Do it while you have the chance.

Gas prices jumped again this morning and are on track to double - a stark reminder of our exposure to fossil fuel volatility. The real solution isn’t more drilling, but moving away from combustion: electrify, use renewable power, and boost energy efficiency.

We also need to call out anti-bag policies as well. When places don't let me bring in bags, what are we supposed to do, just leave them on our bike full of stuff? Those of us on bikes don't have the luxury of a locked steel cage to store stuff like drivers do.

This need to be called out at perpetuating sexist policies that privilege bikers without child carrying, errand running responsibilities. Caltrain would never consider banning kids from trains, why is it ok to make it impossible for parents who travel bike to use the system?

I wasn't particularly trying to write about existing in public space with a gendered body this time, but it sneaks in any way - the problem is you can't get away from it even if you want to. Wherever you go there you are.

President Trump demands unconditional surrender in respect of something his government insists is not a war.

Community Renewables are going to play a huge part in the climate crisis, cost of living crisis, wealth redistribution, and making muppets like @dalevince.com so angry they continue to pretend Labour are environmentalists because they @greenparty.org.uk want more community solar which is bad for him

Made it down to the #MissionGallery for this - I did run out of time for the last audio piece, but they did tell me they're online too. Good stuff: #Peiriant at #Elysium later, which I fully expect to be as good :-)

Thread - let’s stop pretending that there are no spaces left to build. There are loads. Golf courses are monumental waste of resources while only benefiting a tiny fraction of the population.

Stick your Palantir app Where the sun doesn't shine" 👇

"SHIT" "FUCK" "NO" "FUCK" "SHIT" "FUCK"

"Feminism" [Times]

the LLMs can be defeated by POETRY, its only fair the ai can be defeated by ART

The husband of former Labour MP Gloria De Piero has said that their home was searched on Wednesday as part of a police investigation into Chinese spying www.ft.com/content/e125...

'the pupil announced he was “working on something important about Swansea” before lying on the playground tarmac to “feel the rhythm of the town”. ...explained to a confused Year 3 class that the sea was “restless and unforgiving”. #WorldBookDay dailyswansea.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/s...

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I mean, there's obviously an awful lot to unpack here. But I find myself particularly struck by the fact they have included the following in this montage: - A famous rebel against a powerful neighbouring regime, who was ultimately publicly executed in one of the most painful ways possible ...

bringing this boy home from the kennels he's been stuck in for two years

How is this not starting a war isn’t this the same as Russia occupying Ukraine? Lebanon is a sovereign nation‼️