An absolute masterclass in how the UK media platforms and normalises far right politics. This is how Farage wins.

Hi Everyone, I'm delighted to be able to say that @alanderminna.bsky.social first post (free for everyone) has just been released on the Substack. She discusses the reports of Russian military preparations against the Baltics and Nordics. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

We've had scientists, philosophers, academics, and comedians take on the role of Humanists UK President, but the only musician to take on the role was legendary jazz singer George Melly. So in honour of his memory, and to celebrate #internationaljazzday, here he is in full swing!

I hope someone has the stones to show this to DrumF.

personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down

For those who might be tempted. Think twice.

It's been a very long time since I've 'promoted' The Times. 😂

Carney showing us how it should be done. Keir Starmer, please copy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...

If you missed the podcast this is a great overview/look ahead. Catch up now!

Any questions? Ask Carole! Bl**dy Tony Blair

Violette Simpson, Reform UK's candidate in #Calne Central, #Wiltshire. Her candidate statement doesn't include her love of this, unsuprisingly.

London Marathon stops posting on X after site descends "into a gutter" www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...

Private Eye: Nail - > Head!

There will be no toleration of dissent in the new Autocratic US - we watch in horror as the purge continues news.sky.com/story/head-o...

when they go low, we go Jasmine Crockett @repjasmine.bsky.social 🔥

THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole. Why? Because an algorithm said so. 1/

Bravery beyond compare. Listen and think. Privacy is power. Carole is our messenger. youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...

Who does he think he is?

This should make us stop and think about where we are today and what the future holds for ordinary, decent humans.

Can I get an 'amen' to this... Just wondering.

Says all that needs to be said about 'The Enabling'.

There’s a thriving industry of enablers of tax dodging, advisors etc. and tax evasion by the wealthy costs an estimated £5.6 billion of the tax gap. There’s been an alarming lack of enabler prosecutions www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Elbows up, Canada.

A medieval seal tool with a possible romantic past is among archaeological items declared as treasure by Cornwall's coroner.

OK, gonna throw this spicy bomb out there. If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it. Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.

Here in South Devon, there is (or was) a technical term for the state in which we now find ourselves: Discumknockerated all to buggery.

Keep reminding.

We put up a proposal that lays out a way for users to declare whether/how they want their data to be used by things like generative AI or public archives, check it out on github: github.com/bluesky-soci...

If ever there was. A motto for the Trump period. Entropy is a wonderful thing as ultimately 'this to shall pass'.

British Comics Artist R.E. Burke Still Being Held In US Detention Camp

No plans to visit the estwhile 'land of the free'. Don't we have an Ambassador in the US... Wishing strength and freedom to Becky Burke.

Unpacking the words. Snyder style.

They gave up their dignity and bent the knee, betraying both their customers and their country. And they did it for money. Money they had no need for. The result? They lost billions and billions. The worst deal with the devil ever.

What exactly is America back from?

Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £328,444,756 so far this year! wastedwind.energy

NEW: My piece for the Observer on how I was so deep into my investigation into Cambridge Analytica that I failed to realise that Hannah - my ex's daughter - was facing a human version of it: a stalker who was harvesting her data and weaponising it against her. 1/ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

"After JD Vance's statement on Greenland, the president's disrespect for internationally acknowledged borders, I took the Stars and Stripes down and the medal has been put away," Soren says, his voice breaking a little.

Something that DT didn't say. Many hope that he had said it given the impacts of his XO's and tariffs on the global economy!

If we all recruited one person per day...

As Honest Bob Jenrick tours the country repeating far-right conspiracy talking points about “two-tier sentencing”, here is the letter his own government sent to the Sentencing Council last year approving the very Guidelines he now claims are evidence of “two-tier Keir”. The man is a fraud.

Few realize what happened at USADF (not USAID). The situation got so tense that Trump and Musk's agents threatened to call the Marshals _and_ Secret Service to resolve the standoff...by force. It turns out that what they were doing was illegal—in fact, the most illegal thing "DOGE" has done yet.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if this were trending?

Great work everyone

Webb has wowed yet again 🤩 The NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope has captured extraordinary detail in this dramatic system of actively forming stars. Read more 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... 🔭🧪

🚀 Women shaping the future of space. From astronaut training 👩‍🚀, pioneering life science in space 🧬and leading lunar missions🌙, women at @esa.int are driving the next era of space exploration. #InternationalWomensDay 🧵👇

from today's post — thanks for reading! link to the whole ball of wax is here: bit.ly/4byeqRk

Wow. This is the 25 seconds I need today

Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 08 March 2025. #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

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