The White House today announced it plans to make major changes in how the U.S. government manages research funding. https://scim.ag/43HgW4s

'Leftwing' does not have to mean fiscally loose. "More open policies on migration and Europe and a fairer tax system would be economically “left” of the present government. But they would improve the public finances and reduce the deficit." Me in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/7235...

All the more reason to take it away from the Tories!

Welcome to the kleptocracy. Now let's get the thieves and grifters out and restore the rule of law.

The Trump US is Europe's enemy, up there next to Putin Russia. It is time to set sanctions on at least Michael Needham, possibly other up to and including Rubio. The US demands are simply unacceptable.

Read and learn.

I so look forward to the day this evil clown is British Prime Minister.

What is recounted here is horrendous beyond words. Every civilized country, including Finland and Sweden, should invite Israels ambassador to their foreign ministry for a stern rebuke. But they won't, will they, because they never do.

Who could have imagined turning over campus instructional infrastructure to a private equity backed for-profit firm would have a downside? Not like this is the end of the semester with students studying for exams that start tomorrow. And all their course materials are inaccessible. 🤡

John Fischetti’s comment on high-tariff advocates in the US and the impact on post-war Europe, March 1953.

A new turn in UK fascism.

This is grotesque on multiple levels.

Your periodic reminder that if you ask "frontier models" questions about something you actually know something about, you'll quickly realize that they're completely full of shit.

Köp inte Tesla.

Det handlar givetvis inte om nån tanke om rättvisa och rättssäkerhet. Det handlar om att regeringen inte tycker om människor som ser ut eller heter som Ayla. Ja, jag vet att det är Migrationsverket som beslutar men det är inte de som bestämmer reglerna.

If you’re like, “Wait, everyone is shackled on ICE flights?! Wait, there are 50 ICE flights a day?! Wait, they’re sending people to countries they’ve never been to?!” I am begging you to please read my ICE Air FAQ. 🙏 gillianbrockell.com/what-is-ice-...

NEW: Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys Interviews with current and former Palantir employees, along with internal Slack messages obtained by @wired.com, suggest a workforce in turmoil. read @makenakelly.bsky.social:

We are out of rainbow trucker hats. I repeat: We have sold out of rainbow InfoWars trucker hats. (We'll restock them. But you can still buy the union-made shirts.)

Is this a case of 'the emperor has no clothes'?

So it turns out Nigel Farage's widely-reported claims that 'Boriswave' migrants will cost every household £20,000 are based on dodgy figures and inflated assumptions. Reform have simply invented their own numbers…” say experts. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/16/e...

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate As he threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are - describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

Today's pod: The brilliant @mollyjongfast.bsky.social had me on Fast Politics to discuss the Trump economy, the trade war, the war war, and the war on truth. youtu.be/-2poUJZP_fQ?...

Iran sent a team of 30 including university professors, scientists, diplomats, PhDs. The American delegation includes no diplomats, but lots of relatives of Trump and real estate developers. Who's going to get fleeced? www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Sotarikokset ovat Suomen nykyisen ulkopoliittisen johdon mielestä ihan ok juttu. Suomalaiset voivat sitten muistella kiitollisuudella tätä Stubbin, Orpon ja Valtosen kaukonäköistä linjausta, kun he ovat itse sotarikosten kohteita.

Brutal.

I wonder what comments Mark Rutte and the leaders of NATO countries have to this?

I'm old enough to remember the hundreds of times over the past seven years when people excoriated me for writing articles and giving interviews describing Trump as a malignant narcissist potentially on par with some of the worst figures in history, like Hitler and Stalin and Saddam and the like.

BG Steven M. Anderson, USA (Ret) says Pete Hegseth should rename his office ‘Secretary of War Crimes’ because that is what he’s doing.

God help us.

The man is insane and a war criminal. I shudder to think, more so today than ever, that he has access to nukes and is surrounded by spineless or evil sycophants.

Språktestet kunde vara om vederbörande kan skilja mellan ensam och själv. Ulf kunde inleda, sedan Jimmy.

KU:ssa kirjoitettiin vuonna 2023, miten valtiovarainministeriöstä on kasvanut superministeriö. On paljon tahoja, joille sopii mainiosti se, että valtiovarainministeriö näyttelee suurta roolia suomalaisessa julkisessa keskustelussa, tiivisti jutussa @mjantti.bsky.social. www.ku.fi/artikkeli/48...

Mika Niemelän haastattelussa on paljon mistä voisi puhua. Mutta kieliikö suomalaisen valtio-opin tilasta se, että sitä opiskellut uskoo haastattelussa esiintyvien näkemystensä olevan epäpoliittisia?

Today is a good day for children! 450,000 will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the end of the two-child limit. We're celebrating this along with 17 other orgs with an advert in The Times. The advert has been funded by hundreds of small donations from people supporting @38degrees.bsky.social.

Israeli Settlers Killed a Palestinian Farmer on His Own Land, in Front of His Father. Yes, Again. Before the attack, the assailants' leader said: 'Abraham gave the land only to the Jews. I am the law and I am also above the law'.

She's a great cartoonist

This sounded too fantastic, even for Trump, so I checked.

👇👇

Not quite a totenkopf but seems like a normal person might have an ‘are we the baddies’ moment when they pin a noose on their lapel

🚨🚨 Grim news: Governments in five EU MS are “consistently and intentionally” eroding the #ruleoflaw, Europe’s leading civil liberties group has warned, while democratic standards are deteriorating in six more, including historically strong democracies. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...

Useful summary of a worrying report on the rule of law in the EU.

Strange situation where we await a statement from Iran to check whether there's any truth to what US president is saying.

This well worth a read from FT's Alex Barker www.ft.com/content/ee75...

How can this go on for another 3 years?

This is completely unbearable. But also like… why are his insane ramblings never summarized like this in the media? We gotta wait for a substack guy to put it together like this?

Minä sen sijaan menin kuormittamaan Ruotsin eläkejärjestelmää, kun en saanut USA:ssa hyvästä yliopistosta väiteltyäni ja tänne palattuani pysyvää työtä. Professuuri meni jälkeeni Suomessa väitelleelle; toinen proffa tarjosi paikkaa hänen assistentikseen! Myös maastamuuttoa ja syrjintää voisi tutkia.