REPORTER: Do you think that NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace? TRUMP: Yes I do

* POWELL: HIRING BELOW BREAKEVEN, BUT OTHER JOB INDICATORS STABLE

After reading all the comments about Trump's UNGA speech and the recurring theme that it makes the Gaddifi speech very normal, I am pretty sure that I should not spend my evening watching the replay. Can someone convince me of the opposite?

The Home Office's appeal against this decision has been refused The judges threw it out in minutes and without waiting to hear arguments from the man's lawyers, telling them "we don’t need to trouble you" after questioning the Home Office barrister in an increasingly incredulous exchange

Lord Justice Lewis says arguing 14 days is too long for the man to remain in UK to submit evidence on trafficking makes Home Offie position "doubly irrational" and that it "doesn't make sense" in light of its own policy allowing 30 days Judges have risen without submissions from the man's lawyers

Unless something significantly changes, this is looking very bad for the Home Office It's the first time I've heard a Court of Appeal judge preface a question with the phrase "are you seriously submitting..." Two judges have said decision was contrary to the rule of law and rights of individuals

It's getting quite combative. Home Office barrister argues reconsideration inside UK lessens "deterrent effect" but judges question how that's possible after guidance changed the next day "We aren’t extending anything - you gave him 30 days and the judge cut it down to 14," Lord Justice Lewis says

Lord Justice Arnold asks if Home Office right saying this decision was lawful, why change the guidance underpinning the case the day after it lost: "Why did the Secretary of State change it if she didn't need to?" HO barrister says change put position "beyond doubt" and doesn't undermine case

Trump says Javier Milei "has brought stability back to Argentina’s Economy" while Milei waits for the US to bail out the Argentinian economy.

personally I achieved illumination through long contemplation of what RFK and Olivia Nuzzi's sexting looked like.

It's taken me 35 years and five ZX Spectrums to complete The Hobbit. Feels like a bigger deal than buying my house or having my family. I kept this quest secret for so long, I can only mention it here. Now I'm finally in a comfy tunnel-like hall, feeling like I've won at life.

The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Kash Patel https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-kash-patel/

spokesperson for Sadiq Khan: “We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response. “London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”

This Trump UN speech is bonkers. “I’m really good at predicting things,” he said. “During the campaign the bestselling hat was ‘Trump was right about everything.’ And I don’t say that in a braggadocious way, but it’s true: I was right about *everything*.

Trump to the UN General Assembly: “I’m really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell.” 😳

Trump is pronouncing "acetaminophen" the right way. by Ezra Klein

“Reform won 70% of the seats on Kent council with an average ward vote of 36.5%,” the sort of result this admirably clear post argues could be a harbinger of things to come More powerful evidence why everyone aside from Reform has a lot to lose from FPTP, starting in England next May

Sadiq Khan spokesperson: “We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response. “London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”

I thought maybe there was some principle that I didn't understand, but as Ken explains well, the central problem is that "free speech culture" is just an incoherent and often reactionary vibe, not some set of reasonable rules or principles.

I was glad to have this spelled out for me because I've never been able to understand why high-profile conservatives saying non-white people are bad is free speech but students saying high-profile conservatives are bad is illiberal cancel culture.

Breaking character: Ken White has a fantastic post about how "free speech culture" undermines free speech. It's something I've thought about a lot before, but Ken knows way more about it than I do and explains it really well. www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...

What Farage calls 'the Boriswave' & depicts as a 'betrayal' of leave voters was actually the implementation of what he used to say was what he wanted: for HMG to decide immigration numbers for itself via an 'Aussie-style points system': www.independent.co.uk/voices/boris...

I bet James Johnson is going absolutely crazy about this on X.

I look forward to everyone who freaked out every time Biden rambled on incoherently in public having a similar reaction to whatever the hell this is

Fair play to Sadiq Khan. To live rent-free inside the head of the president of the USA is a massive achievement for any Mayor of London.

Autumn days when the grass is jewelled

Why are shitlibs clutching their pearls about Tom Homan, who I do not support, taking $50,000 in cash from FBI agents when they said nothing about Rachel Maddow taking literally millions of dollars from M$DNC via direct deposit? by Glenn Greenwald

Despite Donald Trump’s campaign promises, prices have not fallen under his administration—a topic I’d be continually hounding him about if he was a Democrat.

"a dentist's duty to a "real" tooth might be viewed differently than a duty to a "perceived" tooth" 🦷 💭

When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions

Elon Musk: 10 mentions

24 mentions of Donald Trump, 31 of Nigel Farage, 1 of Kemi Badenoch and zero of Keir Starmer in Ed Davey's speech to Lib Dem conference

This is what happens when a foreign president is advised by weirdos who get their political knowledge from Facebook's legion of far right loons

Noel Clarke ordered to pay Guardian at least £3mn over failed libel claim www.ft.com/content/e3d7...

hey does anyone remember how the gold rush went for the vast majority of people who participated in it?

Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a New York Times investigation found. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help. nyti.ms/3W5glG0

Trump, speaking now, should take note. ✍️ President Lula: "Brazil sent a message to all aspiring autocrats: Our democracy, our sovereignty are non-negotiable."

Trying to keep across two speeches at once. Currently I’m listening to Ed Davey but looking at Lula. I occasionally swap over.

Ed Davey ending his conference speech with the announcement of the rapture. Typical Lib Dem stunts.

“In 2017, (Elon Musk) teared up when he told Rolling Stone magazine that his father had done ‘almost every evil thing you could possibly think of.’”

Publishers represented on this year's shortlist for the Hugh Cudlipp Award for Campaigning Journalism are: BBC Investigations Unit, Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday, The Times and Jim Waterson's newsletter start-up London Centric

Congrats again, everyone, on that debate about Melon’s napkin scribbles & which party has moved further from the political center in the 21st century. Truly, well done.

It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity

The allegations against Errol Musk involve five of his children and stepchildren, whom he was accused of abusing in South Africa and California, according to police and court records, personal correspondence, social workers and interviews with family members.

Who could this fuckery be targeted at? Oh.

popping back in from mat leave to say i profiled @katmabu.bsky.social for @wired.com and you should read it! she's running a fascinating campaign: www.wired.com/story/kat-ab...

😂😂😆 but also 🙄🙄🙄

We’re among those banned from going to the UAE for work or visa A sizeable percentage of remittances in Lebanon come from Lebanese people working in the UAE