Grant Wood (1891-1942), “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” (1931), oil on masonite, 100 x 76 cm.

this exists it is called thinking

Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.

This a smart way of getting the Green Party message across. ⬇️⬇️

The primary aim must be getting the govt off X. This offers the possibility of a cascade effect taking journalists etc off it. We need to seperate the national debate from the extremism engine.

I love how the second part of Banksy's newest mural, which is a comment on censorship and oppression, was done by the very people he is critiquing. Their response was predictable, and relied upon, and imho has created a masterpiece.

Northern Ireland man from Lisburn kidnapped by Trump’s Ice raids because he “looked like a Mexican”. He had the correct visa, all his documents. He’s never been in trouble with police. Held in terrible conditions. A fellow captive couldn’t get his medication and dropped dead of a heart attack

'Of every living room I’ve ever been in, and every home I’ve ever heard described or commented on, I’ve never seen a flag up as an ornament. Just Keir Starmer. He is outright f*****g weird.' Robin McAlpine robinmcalpine.org/no...

America is utterly lost...

Sometimes these short clips divorced from the wider context exaggerate the unhinged nature of what's being said, but this is pure nutjobbery, utterly mental flag-shagging whackjobs of the highest order.

Twice in the last 30 years the Labour Party has had the total power to change our electoral system to proportional representation. If we end up with a majority fascist government in 2029 on 28% of the popular vote it will be the fault of the Labour Party entirely. #PRNOW

Loved meeting Terence Stamp, hearing about his world youtube.com/watch?v=ViJ3...

February 22, 1985: Wham!'s 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 tops the Billboard charts, followed by Billy Ocean's 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘰𝘺, and Philip Baily & Phil Collins crooning 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳. Meanwhile, the Butthole Surfers: "OK, we're gonna need 2 stand-up drum kits, all the acid in Detroit, & a sousaphone" youtu.be/Zu8OS4BFjGI

🚨The UK's Nuclear Weapons are leaking radioactive materials into a Scottish Loch! It's time to get these dangerous weapons of mass destruction out of Scotland.

Much as I'd love to bring back Tomorrow's World, what we really need is Today's World, explaining the predatory nature of the tech industry, internet and phone scams, and online culture to people who aren't terminally online

Essential reading from Mike at Bella. Yes, we are fucked, but there is still hope...

Popping back on a day early to say fuck off, and don't stop fucking off until you have fucked off all the way to the moon, and then just keep right on fucking off forever, until eventually we lose contact with you, and then fuck off some more. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

If this is true (and ALL the polls are indicating this outcome as likely) we only have between HR26 and WM29 left now to secure Indy. I know it's difficult, but a decision has to be made by the SNP - it's party or country time? news.sky.com/story/latest...

Thank you, everyone, for the support. You can now read my full account at The New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

“Two people deeply familiar with the Charleston 787 plant told the Prospect they had particularly acute quality concerns over planes that were delivered to Air India.” 😱

 "When we had the wildfires that devastated big chunks of our city, he did absolutely nothing. Now that we're in the middle of a non-emergency, send in the National Guard."

Gentle reminder to anyone who needs it today: The more you use technology to replace the things you used to do for for yourself, the less you will be able to do them. That goes for writing, walking, thinking, communicating, making things, and all the things humans used to be pretty good at.

This is going to sound incredibly earnest and preachy but fuck it. Support creative people. Buy their stuff. Share it on here. Music, art, words, whatever. Things made by humans for humans.

Brilliant piece of writing on the Scyamore Gap trial. I remember when Andrew Hankinson’s book on Raoul Moat came out I recommended it to everyone and I’m not really a true crime fan. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Hate this a lot. Value human creators, writers, artists, narrators, editors -- everyone in the chain of making a book and putting it out into the world should be a human being. Humans make art for humans. P.S. fuck AI -- eat shit, artbarf robots www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

If you read nothing else today, read this. Naomi Klein deftly summarizes the whole ballgame. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

A savvy UK government would prioritize EU ties, not talks with Trump. His word is worthless, his intentions are malign, his method is chaos, and his preferred partner is Putin. There is no time to waste building strategic autonomy for EU+UK. Trump talks will only waste time. END

Killing Clarence, a supernatural thriller. Care home resident, DI Jim Macneil uncovers a conspiracy linked to decrepit new arrival, Clarence, aka serial killer, The Borders Butcher. Revisiting his past, Jim battles to expose the evil, winning a 2nd chance to solve the crime. #scotwriterpitch2025

Twice in the year, at the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the sunrise shines right along Ingram Street, turning the Iron Duke, his steed, Copenhagen, and even his traffic cone hat, into a shadowy work of art against the great doors of GoMA. Pic: u/Hoyerman68

Most users intuitively feel that Twitter/X is censoring political posts it doesnt like - or hatebombing those same posts - but its still useful to have investigative confirmation. Thanks, Will.

... it's smart, messy, complex adult entertainment for people who loved Star Wars in 1977, but are now 55 and expect something more sophisticated. Imagine George Lucas handed the keys to John le Carré rather than Disney. Honestly. That good.

Looking forward to this. We're lucky to live in such rich period in Scotland's creative life. When everything else appears to be falling to pieces, we've got some cracking authors and their great books in which we can lose ourselves for a few hours... www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Put so well

The single most useful thing i ever learned about short story writing came from something Wendy said at a reading a few years ago so i'd highly recommend attending if you can 🙏

💥📚All pre-orders of the beautiful new novel from Craig A Smith will be signed by the author and despatched before the official publication date. Can't ask for more than that! The River by @smicht.bsky.social 👇 intocreative.co.uk/shop/intoboo...

Not that I disagree with the sentiment, but I wonder if Muriel was at least taken in for questioning for inciting arson...?

A lot to agree with here. Ultimately, the best rule is, whatever works for you, and to keep bloody going until the end. #amwriting

On Dylan, going electric, and the immortal docs that capture the transformation: inews.co.uk/culture/musi...