So what this describes is ethnic cleansing www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/w...

The day the UK realizes that the European Union is not about economics, but politics and a shared vision of the world/society, will be a national epiphany. I would tend to disregard anything the UK says when associated with the word “economics” (or “bloc”). Go beyond mercantilism.

All right, some of you sharp-eyed eager beavers spotted the date. Now Australia has gone to bed, we can tell you that drop bears (probably) aren't real. But we didn't make everything up... everything we told you is true for koalas, and most of it applies to *all* marsupials.

As Trump calls for US withdrawal from NATO, maybe worthwhile recalling what Farage said in 2016 www.cnbc.com/2016/11/14/b...

"That's our job," they added

Getting serious with Zack Polanski’s Green Party

Handy cut out and keep guide to global trade choke points from @economist.com Especially useful they have plotted share of trade v added travel distance if blocked. Shows why Hormuz is so disruptive! economist.com/briefing/202...

A ban on crypto donations is the start, but how else do we shield UK democracy from overseas influence and wealthy donors? @goldbergradio.bsky.social does a deep dive with @peterjukes.bsky.social @josiahmortimer.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4dhM...

I nominate this cartoon by Steve Cousineau for a Pulitzer!

Anyone else notice this? Mainstream journalists have forgotten their duty to speak truth to power. It is why it is one of the rights written into the Constitution. Political cartoonists are the real and true heroes of the moment.

“I was expecting an attack on climate science,” @drkatemarvel.bsky.social said. “But actually, who they went after 1st was pediatric cancer & Parkinson’s research, and childhood vaccines. I was completely unprepared for an attack on science, because it’s a means of finding out & telling the truth.”

Very pleased to receive a finished copy of this, the paperback publication of Neil Tennant’s lyrics for the Pet Shop Boys, with my introduction

Mainstream journalists are abdicating their duty. Cartoonists are the real heroes of the moment.

The midterms are a referendum on democracy or fascism. Choose wisely.

Mark Zuckerberg, an outspoken critic of "man-made climate change", shows off his new $300 million, 287-foot mega yacht, powered by four gigantic diesel engines. What's that word oh yea hypocrite that fits .

Incrementalism - Pushing the Envelope - Pedolf Testing the Boundaries to See What He Can Away With. But Then Hey Presto You Wake Up in a De Facto Authoritarian Fascist State

You Just Described all of the People Who Still Support him….

Far-right tech oligarchs have the most pathetic ideology. They hate minorities, except when they are coding for them. They want no taxes, no rules, and absolutely no democracy. There is no grand vision for society, just raw greed and a relentless pursuit of personal interests

He makes a persuasive case.

We're going to face almost every other part of the economy buckling under the weight of losing vital components. It's approaching the point where people won't be able to buy cars and appliances because manufacturers siphoned all excess NAND flash and DRAM production to "AI" companies.

My resignation letter

The destruction of NASA pisses me off more than most things. There's simply no field of study more fascinating or more awe-inspiring, but it's just another casualty of our ignorance-supremacist society. In many ways I'm shocked it survived this long.

Academic publishing is a massive scam that impoverishes academics.

In return for information about the thieves, Crimestoppers are offering a large bounty.

From now on this is the only way I will travel

Enormous march of unity, togetherness and tolerance in London. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... #together

One can guess that Russian targeting helped the Iranians pull this attack off, which seems to have destroyed very valuable US equipment. But will Trump criticise Putin? No he will not. When will people wake up to the reality that the US president is a Russian agent of influence?

My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social

When Trump announced he was sending in ICE to—supposedly—help deal with the hours-long airport security lines caused by the partial government shutdown, journalist Amanda Moore set out to learn what the agents were really up to. As it turns out, the answer was often: not much.

Overweight, overpriced, overheated: if anyone out there is in the market for a 12-ton metaphor for Boris Johnson’s contribution to British national life, you’re in luck.

Ukraine was invaded by Russia. The US was not invaded by Iran. I hope this helps

Folkestone at 2pm today - bring a book to swap - I’ve got a few in my bag - let’s get a proper library open again www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/fol...

True that. Putin agrees.

Reeves will regret making those comments. If supply is curtailed you either ration by price, by queuing or by government action to curb demand. What’s the one thing people remember about the 1970s? The three day week. Starmer, like Heath, is going to be overwhelmed by events beyond his control.

The only mainstream journalists speaking truth to power these days are cartoonists

Just a reminder that the US is not the largest contributor to NATO as a share of GDP.

Impossible to describe Matt Goodwin's life right now as anything other than a wedgie that's somehow simultaneously endless and occuring in slow motion.

A politician with the guts to say it: "No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die fighting in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein War." - Premier Wab Kinew at the NDP national convention, Winnipeg.

This one went up like a rocket yesterday. I suspect in part because people are exhausted by a story of the country - both Reform/Tory and trad/Blue Labour flavours - that bears little resemblance to reality. And it matters for trust, economy and society. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyp...

Vigeland: We talk about how, oh no, they just hate us for our freedom. No, they hate us because we bomb girls schools.

European armies are living in a fantasy. We do not have even a fraction of the cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, or interceptors needed to survive a high intensity war or actually deter Russia. We are entirely exposed and relying on empty stockpiles. We must wake up

Isn’t the point that those in genuine danger could apply for asylum, but they’re shutting the study route b/c (in their view) it’s being abused (i.e. being used by those not studying)? [you being right and the Home Office being awful does seem more likely, but…]

Final day of Odey’s evidence reveals “he was so offended by the idea that he should move to a lower ground floor office [“sitting in a dungeon”] segregated from female colleagues that he fired the executives who had proposed it. “That’s why I got rid of them,” www.ft.com/content/aa02...

Have you been to Woodchester Valley vineyard @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @snellarthur.bsky.social ?

You’d think expensive oil would make our government focus on solar and wind energy, you would of course be wrong

New at The Empty City How Trump has created a situation he cannot get out of The choking of the Strait of Hormuz and an unwanted regime change in Iran mean Trump cannot simply walk away emptycity.substack.com/p/how-trump-... Non-substack theemptycity.com/blog/2026/03...

About printing and the history of print and a lot of ideas from my letterpress work overflowing in probably not terribly academic ways! (I don’t think you have to be any sort of an academic or historian to make sense of this!)

👀💥 Full version. Ust-Luga is rioting. Half of the rioters were rounded up by the police and OMON. The protests continued into the morning.