Shocked face! 🙄

It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

Hours before Trump is due to meet María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Center restates: "A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot."

Robert Jenrick says the Tories "broke Britain," so he's joined a party that includes: Nadhim Zahawi, Nadine Dorries, Jonathan Gullis, Ben Bradley, Danny Kruger, Jake Berry, Marco Longhi, Aiden Burley, Anne Marie Morris, Lee Anderson and Andrea Jenkyns.

One thing you can do today is buy a friend's book. Who cares if you even read it. Just buy to support art. Fascists hate poetry and short stories and books about joy and memoirs about compassion etc. Let's go.

So if I tell Grok it’s not a real human will AI undress the picture anyway? I really don’t feel we have heard the end of this. Also why not across everywhere - not just jurisdictions where illegal? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And there it is 🤬 Reform UK's would-be Scottish leader in row over introducing charges for NHS patients EXCLUSIVE: Lord Offord is under fire over a paper which also called for a debate on introducing user charges in the NHS. Paul Hutcheon Political Editor, Daily Record 04:30, 13 Jan 2026

What a wonderful morning it is out there. Beautiful morning for a walk. I also met a dog (and its owner) and gave the dog all the strokes. My cup is full this morning.

This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm

What?! Just what?!

Just heard an AI ethicist talk about how important it is that we say ‘MEN are using Grok to undress images of babies, children and women’ not ‘Grok is….’. Grok isn’t responsible for the action, the men enabling & using it for this repulsive purpose are. Small but important bit of linguistic accuracy

Can you trust anything Farage says? Nigel Farage flip flopping again to suit his political agenda.

A bit of self promotion. My chocolate shop’s Winter Sale is now live, with chocolate bars, treats, and hot chocolates included. Details are on the website if you’re curious. jenkinsemporium.co.uk

Saw this on X. Merlin Strategy, run by Scarlet Maguire (formerly of JL Partners) is Farage's favoured polling company. Until very recently, registered at the same address as the Brexit Party's old one. I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

Make it viral.

AOC: “ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S. — yet are some of the most well funded, operating with impunity & we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood — I hope this is prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The agency must be reined in”

Jeremy Bowen really is an outstanding broadcaster. He's a reminder that public service broadcasting can be objective and impartial without needing to be balanced - indeed that balance makes objectivity impossible. I imagine they'll get rid of him soon.

If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Statement from she who should have been our President.

Just a reminder: Reform UK is one of the largest foreign influence operations that the Russian intelligence services have ever run

This is disguising! Laura Bates discusses this very issue in her book ‘The New Age of Sexism’ (not via X just in general). It really has long term impact beyond the emotional. These things don’t just disappear from the net. Imagine having to defend that ‘nude’ of you that was never of your doing.

I can get behind these

if you can't afford clothes, it's not clothing poverty, it's poverty. If you can't afford sanitary protection, it's not period poverty, it's poverty. Divvying up poverty into little bits hides the fact that poverty is poverty and gives right-wingers an in to say "poor people need to budget better."

Reform’s previous leader in Wales has just been jailed for 10 years after admitting to being a Russian asset.

Have the TV on in the background. Someone is talking about drinks. You need some homemade pear purée. If you need that in a drink I’m never making that drink. Who has the energy for such things?

East Village, New York City #newyorkcity #nyc #manhattan #streetphotography #photography #canonr #canonphotography #shotoncanon

Grapefruit and black coffee for breakfast. Sounds too much like a diet best balance it either some mince pies. 🥧

We got out an old jigsaw, and then I saw the name — I’m assuming the product prices vary depending on tariffs

Note the date. We knew a long time ago.

In case you need to hear this.

Soon we’re all going to be penalized for speaking unkind words about the führer and liberals — the resistance will be labeled as “Enemies of the State” and become National Security Threats. They’re going to take away our voices if we don’t stop them.

Ya'll, there are PINK robins in #Australia. This is a real #bird! birdlife.org.au/bird-profile...

Everything those assholes do is fake or forged. Not a single victory of theirs is legit.

About time! About time!

Maria Shriver, niece of JFK: He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial. C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.

The Epstein files have to be published by 19th December. What's the bet Trump announces war with Venezuela on 18th?

President Zelensky: ‘We must keep exposing every single Russian falsehood, because truth restores justice.’ Sir, yes sir! 🫡

Again these people aren't patriots. They hate our country and are allied to others who hate it too. Nothing will ever be achieved by seeking to appease them

Incredibly brave man. Next time a maniac commits some atrocity, remember that for every Islamic terrorist there are millions of peaceful Muslims just living a peaceful life. Or, like this wonderful guy, risking everything to save strangers of a different religion.

A few days ago a local charity delivered a pile of presents to school for families finding Christmas tricky. Without fanfare. Quietly. Since then my TAs have been working late wrapping them. No one has asked for overtime. Everyone will get what they need. This is gentle, behind the scenes goodness.

I'm not kidding: I reported on this FOUR YEARS AGO in "The Decade In Tory" It also contained the entire COVID Inquiry (cost: £200m). And every single Brexit mistake (£140bn per year). And it's £2.50 on Amazon. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Anyone able to help this MA student? Sounds an interesting and much needed piece of research. #edsky

New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion. It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops

Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year

Ending wars before they started is the accolade.

What do FIFA get for inventing a prize for Trump? Like what?

You'll be amazed to discover that a bunch of anonymous people that Nigel Farage says definitely do exist, have confirmed that he didn't say any of the things that lots of other people say on the record that he absolutely did

So much to do. No inclination or energy to do so. Instead sat watching squirrels running along my fence!