Yet another excellent article dejargoning a complex societal issue that most people (including me) fail to grasp. Well worth a read to gain some insight into trauma on both sides of violence.

JUST DROPPED: Europe thought it won the energy war. Build LNG terminals, swap Russian pipelines for LNG, job done. Then Hormuz closed & prices doubled. We didn't end our dependency. We just changed who we are dependent on. But bright spots on horizon. open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...

Remarkable photo of Gerda Taro recently discovered in the Moscow archives. She's with a Republican official at the battle of Brunete in July 1937, shortly before her tragic death, the first female photojournalist killed while covering the frontline in a war. Colourised by Rafarel Navarrete

10 bands I haven't seen live and don't regret Bob Dylan Meatloaf U2 Prince Elton John Rod Stewart Oasis Happy Mondays Nick Cave Any Stock Aitken Waterman Next week, the dead ones I wish I'd seen.

This is the real crime, a politically motivated smear campaign.

Excellent.

Where's Nigel, 10 days missing.

Please read this about drowning - it could save someone’s life.

The Royal Navy is no more? For an Island nation it is difficult to understand how the last 30 years’ worth of governments let the RN sink this low. Some of my French compatriots are going to laugh, they should not. The French Navy owe them so much. It is a stark account of what is…..

Plastic that's not plastic Innovation made in Africa 🌍🌍

It's taking less than 9 months for the right wing government to face near total collapse.

in my experience octopuses are smarter than 95% of commenters I come across on FB and 90% of those on IG. Don't eat octopus best eat randoms on Meta.

a deeply worrying trend of dark money funded Christian fundamentalists capturing UK independent institutions, yet another man wanting to control women's birth rights. 😬

Changes in ways of farming are part of the reason why wildfires are more likely this summer, even in traditionally colder climates.

During a visit to our room with the big light and moving picture box in the corner, we watched The Gentlemen film last night. Highly recommend it if you need a few hours away from the world of madness that surrounds us.

🧵 (1/5): Every summer, thousands of migrant workers travel to Scotland to pick our world class strawberries and raspberries - sustaining an industry worth £188m to the Scottish economy 🍓 But behind the picture-perfect punnets, many say they’re living in shocking conditions👇

As it was always going to be, this is nonsense that you can't put into practice. It's going to end up back in the courts.

Dear objector: If your answer is "whitabootery" then the reply will be "so the views of a party with a very similar number of MSPs as your party should be completely ignored, OK then, whatever you say from now on is totally invalid!!!"

We'll be holding the SNP to account as we run away from the media without answering valid questions.

Possible reason Burnham is backing Mahmood extreme immigration policies. (Elderly white demographic higher than average across England.) They can only hope for Reform and Restore to split the vote to allow Burnham to succeed.

Siri, please evidence cultural vandalism.

Labour = power to disappoint

Sick to death of tiptoeing around these self entitled morons we brought in OBFA to let clubs off the hook, there is technology to identify the culprits but the clubs refuse to invest or take liability for their fans both inside and outside of their stadium, time to hit the clubs hard.

Utter waste of time.

My constituent Dr Antonis Vradis was abducted by the Israeli State in international waters while taking part in the Gaza aid convoy. I've written to the FCO to demand action to secure his release and have also asked Dr Vradis' employer- University of St Andrews to add their voice.

So I went on a deep dive last night into the archives of the suspended X account of Reform UK’s Makersfield election candidate, Robert Kenyon. This is what I found… bylinetimes.com/2026/05/20/r...

Strong and Stable

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves is playing with fire. Not only is she handing the reins of the Prudential Regulation Authority to ex-Barclays banker Katharine Braddick. She’s also kowtowing to the finance sector’s demands for weaker regulation. @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Systematic failures by our protection authorities that need an independent deep dive into why.

Mr Bo day today.

our plumber is edgier than your plumber

This is decency, not the corrupt self serving of the splintered right of centre, yes and I included Lab and Libs in that crowd living off millionaires back pockets.

Later... with Jools Holland has left reality behind tonight.

Building high-speed rail average cost per kilometre: Spain: €17.7 mil EU: €45.5 mil Japan: €25.0 mil China: €19.0 mil UK €544.0 mil #HS2 #RipOffBritain

Stephen McAll delivering the facts of BBC Radio Scotland's cultural vandalism. bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/19/c...

Jake Berry is a phenomenal comedian #newsnight

Israel is a rogue state.

Investment into the UK virtually all into the AI, big gambles.

The world’s largest sand battery got through Finland’s harshest winter in years. 2,000 tonnes of sand, heated to 500-600°C by cheap power, feeding district heating in Pornainen. And it worked. Result from one install: oil down 100%, emissions down 70%. Industrial process heat is the real prize.

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"Vindictive evil woman" and "Poisoned witch" to deliver free webinar on illegal raptor persecution for Friends of the Dales this Wednesday raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/05/18/v...

“The reduction of the cultural history of the Highlands to shortbread-tin versions of Bonnie Prince Charlie, Highland cows and the rest, while ignoring a talent like Neil Gunn, makes no sense,” says @northhousepress.bsky.social’s founder David Graham.

The UK Government will continue to sit on its hands.

THE QUEER FOLK O' THE SHAWS

Carole Cadwalladr on why appointing Matt Brittin as director general could be a huge mistake for the BBC

I hate humans. 🙄

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Makes one wonder how we'll ever break the stranglehold sectarianism has on some political parties.

State sponsored piracy is on the increase.