Do you know who also gave away his Nobel Peace Prize? Knut Hamsen. Not familiar with the name? Perhaps you'll recognise better who he gave it to. Dr Joseph Goebbels, in 1934. That ended well.

Whoever got this unethical trial cancelled, you just saved some lives. Kennedy, you should be ashamed of yourself for backing it in the first place. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

open.spotify.com/track/1qRA5B... Just remembering this song, and thinking how much it could fit what's going on today in the USA

Red Hats in Greenland MAGA “Make America Go Away”

PM Starmer tells Emily Darlington MP he has been informed this morning that "X is now acting to to ensure full compliance with UK law". He welcomes this, if true, That may/may not turn out to be true re Grok stripping women without consent. This is demonstrably untrue on racist hate crimes on X

Splendid piece of writing - in addition to being a spot on analysis.

OTOH, I rather suspect that if Renee Good had been killed by an illegal alien, the killer would have been arrested and would face the full force of the law.

It was time to build this weekend (with LEGO).   Thanks to Ambassador Harris for the gift. Solidarity with Denmark. 🇨🇦🇩🇰

X is breaking the law: on fakes, nudification, misogyny + failing to stop racist abuse too While it is in the "sin bin" -maybe Lionesses, WSL stars & male counterparts should suggest a time out: suspend activity while govt & Ofcom try to bring it back within law. Try to build healthier spaces

This is a rather interesting article. When I was little, it was (in the UK) "look and say" v "sound it out" - with the former promoted and the latter deprecated.

“Journeys are safer & smoother when we all work together” Lovely common sense road rules ad from Wokingham Borough Council.

Betteridge, he say no, Rutherford also add ‘god I hope not the weird anti-evidence wiener obsessed Wiener’

Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45

This week’s letter to 99% members is a bit of a mythbuster. What if what we are told about the 1970s is just plain wrong? sh1.sendinblue.com/3g7dqf62bglp...

seems like a good time to repost my substack (quoted post) given latest reports www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...

How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets theconversation.com/how-astronom...

1) I occasionally sell books I no longer want to keep on Amazon rather than taking them to the charity shop. I don't really make any money from this. In fact sometimes I've realized (with heavy books) I've made a loss; but I like books I've treasured to go to someone who really wants them.

How to convince UK gov that Bluesky is worth using? Maybe follow some - or all - of these accounts ⬇️👍🏻

@davidallengreen.bsky.social It would be interesting to learn which politicians were aware (or complicit ?) in this at the time. Perhaps this will now emerge?

Freedom of Movement is mostly about short term mobility. It is for a finite population in a finite area and it’s fully reciprocal. The entire population of Scotland could move to the Isle of Wight if they wanted to. But they don’t. There’s no need to fear mutual freedom.

Minnesota/Ohio Of course this isn't the 1st time that unarmed protesters have been gunned down in the USA (and that many have supported it) but at least, back then, there was some kind of pretence that the rule of law still existed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...

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Ushikuvirus: A newly discovered giant virus may offer clues to the origin of life www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

#bbclaurak Yeah Peter! A mistake! Just like when you back your car into a post, or forget your dentist appointment.

#bbclaurak It has to be said that Laura K is doing a good job of interrogating Mandelsohn.

#bbclaurak So is #Mandelsohn saying that criminals don't follow the law, the police shouldn't? It would seem so.

#bbclaurak So Kemi Badenoch is anti-deindustrialization, pro-Thatcher, against the single market, pro-regulation of US tech companies, pro-NATO, pro Trump #PleaseMakeSomethingMakeSense

#bbclaurak #Mosley #blackshirt #Palantir What goes around certainly comes around :-/

Also, this explains why you have to be a bit careful when venturing south of the M62!

Hmmm. In fact data shows a tracker will always outperform active management in the long term and whenever it doesn’t it is due to luck bit.ly/4pyvhc2

Lets' all hope this (about not invading) is true, but the argument used below is incoherent, and we're having to confront things we though would never happen every day in the new post-truth post-rules world we inhabit.

The latest series of David Olusoga's, A House Through Time, was absolutely riveting. A gripping and beautifully constructed story. #DavidOlusoga www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Why are heavy metal fans so nice? #heavymetal #metalheads #musicpsychology #mentalhealth #neuroscience #sciencecommunication

My niece in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen, has made a snow dalek that's featured in the Aberdeen Press and Journal. #proudaunt

We have snow ❄️

Are you available today?

❄️ snow!

Again, Ed Davey is Keir Starmer's conscience.

I think more of us should be RTing this!

Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Dalek Mini: New Year’s Day parade, London

While you've all been nursing your hangovers, I've done the New Scientist crossword

Happy New Year! 🍾🎆

www.theguardian.com/society/2025... 🧪

#bbcToday I wonder whether Chris Philip believes that Tommy Robinson should have his UK citizenship revoked?

Wondering how I did it? I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice. I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.