This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu

Actual nazi shit on your morning telly

Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics

"My kids know me as this ape"

A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.

"Does Counter Strike make people school shooters? Are horror films turning us into satanists? Did The Traitors do Reform?" Will this ridicolous type of cultural criticism ever end?

No it isn’t stop complying in advance

*gasp*

Finally ready to share this! Symposium: Chloé Zhao’s Transnational Cinema: Nomads, Cowboys, Superheroines Friday, November 7 2025, University of Portsmouth Keynote: Dr Kiki Yu (QMUL) Roundtable: Prof. Yannis Tzioumakis (Liverpool), Prof. Rob Stone (Birmingham) Please share! tinyurl.com/34j84yuj

@germanatportsmouth.bsky.social Portsmouth's German sister city of Duisburg (not far from my hometown of Dortmund) has declared victory in the war of the Currywurst: www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/...

this exists it is called thinking

EDDINGTON First half: what if South Park spoofed Lone Star (1996) (complimentary) Second half: what if someone gave Uwe Boll $25 million and a good DOP (derogatory)

Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants". -seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951. This legally trumps all arguments of “but they arrived by illegal means”. That’s just a fact. That’s why you don’t see asylum seekers arrested & charged. Our MSM must do better.

Voting for Brexit, stopping the small boats – none of it will ever appease those who wage war on immigration | Nesrine Malik

JAMES BOND (Tom Holland): (into smart watch) Alexa, I need your help! I can’t get into the Amazon fulfillment centre to save the Prime Minister! There’s a large group of pro-union protestors blocking the way! MILF YOUNGLY (Lauren Sanchez): Perhaps I could be of service, Mr. Bond. I am 24 years old.

When people say they read the FT to know what the enemy thinks, i guess that's what they mean

"Cleaning up" is a trope. It's like calling people rats or octopuses. Absolutely no place for it in public life; this MP should be losing the whip.

*Canary Wharf – defend refugees, fascists not welcome, 5:00pm* Britannia Hotel, Canary Wharf E14 9SJ 👉They claim to be defending women and girls from refugees they allege are rapists and child molesters. 👉We know 2:5 rioters jailed after 2024 riots were guilty of domestic abuse.

Nowcast Update: Reform projected to win a majority for the first time. RFM: 332 (+327), 29.9% - (14 Seat Maj.) LAB: 125 (-286), 22.8% LDM: 78 (+6), 13.6% SNP: 44 (+35), 2.7% CON: 32 (-89), 18.0% PLC: 6 (+2), 0.9% GRN: 5 (+1), 8.8% Oth: 9 (+4), 3.4% electionmaps.uk/nowcast

Never change, England

I'm presenting my book New Rural Cinema on Monday 11 August 2025 18:30 at BFI Reuben Library. Come along and say hello! Tickets here: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

Musk has adjusted Grok’s algorithm so it’s now a neo-Nazi. Pretty cool that almost every progressive commentator, elected official and organization still uses Musk’s X algorithm to communicate with the public! Good job guys.

Must be true if the FT says it...

🎬 Call for Papers 🎬 We’re organising a one-day symposium on the work of Chloé Zhao at the University of Portsmouth (7 Nov 2025). Topics include transnational cinema, Indie v. Marvel, eco and feminist approaches and more! Full CfP here: tinyurl.com/3ajt4tsa Please share! #CfP #AcademicSky #FilmSky

„Die ersten Schwarzen kamen bereits mit den Römern. Die große Migration setzte zwar nach 1945 ein, schon vorher aber lebte hier eine Diaspora. Schwarze Geschichte beginnt nicht erst mit Wind­rush.“ taz.de/Londoner-Dub...

"Eighty per cent of the things that are said, or are written, or are accepted as a normal part of the discourse in today’s Britain are things that [before Brexit] would have been totally unacceptable, totally ridiculous, totally shameful,” he said.

What a sad fall from grace. From the incredible Incendies to Bezos-Bond slop. Nolan at least did an incomprehensible backwards Bond. Embarrassing

"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?" No: 85% Yes: 5% YouGov / June 22, 2025

Sachen gibt's: Wenn man die Skalierung der Achse ändert, ist auf einmal der Balken beim Linksextremismus länger.

Planned U.S. visa restrictions are causing students around the world to consider going to the United Kingdom instead.

New pinned post: New Rural Cinema is still out at @degruyterbrill.bsky.social! #ruralcinema #filmsky #indie www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

If you load this page it contacts 82 IP addresses executing 256 separate HTTP transactions to download 18MB of data writing 64 cookies to your device to tell you “no”

“Island of strangers” makes me think of “citizens of nowhere”

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

This is the real news story: Disillusioned Labour votes far more likely to vote Green or Lib Dem (43% and 40%) compared to only 9% shifting to Reform. Share widely to counteract all the misinformation that justifies a further shift to the Right by the gov.

Can y'all imagine if progressives started treating the biz school the way conservatives treat gender studies

Happy 80th anniversary of Hitler killing himself in his bunker to all who celebrate, which, as I now understand it, is not everybody

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies. Solidarity 💜 goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

NYMAG: A Warner Bros. rep “recently reached out to the Trump orbit seeking advice about how the company might advantageously interact with the White House.. The reported message was .. Don Jr. might like a hunting and fishing show on the Discovery Channel ..” @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...

Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee

Deranged. Will secure the collapse of a significant part of the UK university system, at a time when there is a lot of money to be made out of it, for no political return. If the case is explained properly most will not mind foreign students coming.

The Glockenspielhaus by night.

Outstanding! My own motion from KCL UCU is, hopefully, going to be taken up at UCU General Assembly this May. A strong show in support of trans people from higher ed.

Aujourd'hui.

@bvbofficial.bsky.social ⚫️🟡💓

Das @surplusmagazin.bsky.social hat das Sondierungspapier von SPD & Union durchgerechnet und fand heraus: Schwarz-Rot will jedem Superreichen 20.714 Euro an Steuererleichterungen spendieren. Damit werden diejenigen "entlastet", die es am wenigsten brauchen - auf Kosten der arbeitenden Mehrheit!

Die Schuldenbremse wird gekippt – aber nur für Rüstungsausgaben. Mit diesem Deal mit der Merz-CDU gibt sich die SPD endgültig auf.

This number is absolutely insane: almost a quarter of young people voted for Die Linke 😲 Especially in the context of the party's history (and that of the PDS before) this deserves a thread (tomorrow). Just completely staggering. Cue more think pieces about TikTok ruling politics. Thread 👇