I’m not a desperate person struggling to come to the UK so I won’t be asked to hand over my grandmother’s engagement and wedding rings, nor the bracelet that I haven’t taken off for nearly 40 years. What savagery is this? Shame on you #Labour create #saferoutesnow #WhatAreYouWearing

Lovely helpful piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social in @theguardian.com today. From the 12 thoughts I picked this one. Just ordered her #DontBurnAnyoneAtTheStakeToday which sounds like dead sensible advice.

What have the BBC done for us?

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social forward this on please. Simply, it suggests the #BBC apologise, state what has happened, its remedial action, ask for evidence of real harm & how the level of damages is worked out, then closes with a masterful paragraph. The hard work is done so all you need is courage.

An absolutely fascinating and clear account of the BBC’s legal trouble with Trump. Masterly and accessible. Thank you @davidallengreen.bsky.social

I detest the attacks on the #BBC I’d like my news free and fair without a dollop of right wing flavouring. It is not perfect but it is better, by far, than others. Let’s protect it from the insidious creep of media predators. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

ICYMI: Senator Ron Wyden sounds the alarm on Republicans plan to sneak a nationwide abortion ban into their funding bill. This is why it is so important for women to remain in the fight for our lives!

On this day in 1605 a Catholic soldier named Guy Fawkes was arrested in an undercroft below the House of Lords. Many people know about the infamous gunpowder plot, but here's a blog post about the broader Catholic community at the time. manyheadedmonster.com/2014/11/03/g... #EarlyModern 🗃️

Glad for you #America

Portland is awesome sauce. I'm not crying, you're crying. ❤️

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm. The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now! Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows. FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.

#RiotWomen is now on ration, one episode a time. Glorious TV and a uniquely talented cast. I offer some general advice that I have learned, never ever say, “You are just like your mother” as an insult, and the woman who creates the ‘You thought The Clash were angry…’ T-shirt can take my money.

Billionaires must be taxed down to size; not because the government needs that money, but because no-one should be able to casually fund radical political pressure groups out of their pocket change. It's simple self-defence.

Magnificent peroration to Simon Schama’s @financialtimes.com weekend essay on defending freedom of speech in the era of Trump - with help from Milton, Jefferson et al. on.ft.com/4gSqvDw Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty

#BBCPanorama #MetPolice so many thoughts about this brave and disturbing reporting. The initial screening process must be lamentable and the older ‘culture holders’ need to go instantly. How can we have policing by consent if this is how we are policed?

Thank you #JeremyDeller and for those who have posted this. #YouAreWelcomeHere

#TheHack a cracking start. The weight of truth telling against nearly insurmountable odds or the ability of money to suppress what might attack it. I hope @theguardian.com is feeling some pride. Excellent performances.

Kimmel: "He might have to release the Epstein files to distract us from this now."

I love #London it's a wonderful place to bring up children, live, work and have my being. My bit of London is now full of Americans and they are a delight too. #Mayor #SaddiqiKhan #Hackney

#America, we seem to have something of yours. Collect soonest or it goes into Unclaimed Lost Property and I warn you the forms you have to fill in are a nightmare.

Up to my ears in #sludge with #VirginMedia the opposite of #nudge The stuff companies require of us when we want something from them instead of flinging them our money. Bot & I are on p15 of the transcript. We are on a slow revolve and, as they are a bot, it’s me that will blink first. And scream.

In spring 2025, girls aged 10-18 shared their thoughts and experiences of Rowntree Park in York, and other public parks more broadly. Their voices highlight what makes these spaces feel welcoming - and what could be improved. Part of a local project to raise awareness and improve things.

Caption this. I offer you, “Truly, Officer, it turned from a sausage sizzling on the portable barbecue to a raging inferno in a minute, what could I do?” The Times photo credit. Very creditable.

A visit to the lovely #Estorick Collection to see the beautiful and curious Claudio Parmiggiani exhibition. An artist who works with absence and shadows. And soot.

Thanks Stacey! @yecats47.bsky.social @dancinginthestreet.bsky.social @marla014.bsky.social @jb725.bsky.social @raidergs.bsky.social @allanjenkins21.bsky.social @brida218.bsky.social @kissmyace247.bsky.social @maverick314.bsky.social @pkradio.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social

Absolutely disgusting & disgraceful. Pull the trigger immediately Democratic governors. "Under this map, a Hispanic Texan’s vote counts about one-third, and a Black Texan’s just one-fifth, compared to a white Texan’s" #txlege #texasdemocrats #racism #texas #racism

Now would be the (long overdue) time to recognise Palestine's statehood. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Three terrifying #BlackHawks over #Hackney, #London. I shook my fist at them and offered up some of the Scottish Protesters thoughts on the Trumpet.

Agyemang means “saviour of the nation”. You couldn’t make it up. #ENG #Lionesses #Agyemang

#Lionesses ROAR ON CHAMPIONS

Literally the very least we can all do is sign this petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

#Lionesses trying hard I know but gimme flair and a couple of goals please. Soonish. #HardToWatch

@ayshahtull.bsky.social thank you for your coverage tonight, the midwifery story and Malak’s story were so well done.

@channel4news.bsky.social excellent coverage of #Malak ‘s story, I hope we hear tomorrow that the UK Government has found a way to ease the visa process allowing her to come from #Gaza to university here. It shouldn’t need your intervention but I am glad you chose to cover this story.

Deeply shocking - an abnegation of responsibility by #Labour Bacteria know no borders. #FlemingFund

#Lionesses! #Lucky. But very happy.

A very easy way to respond to the UK Government’s latest consultation on removing protection from small green spaces to allow development. It makes me weary, this constant ability to do the wrong thing, wish I was surprised but here we are. action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/173184/...

Thanks to an incredibly generous former student, we have some wonderful news for archaeology at Birkbeck: a new institute. The Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies will enable research projects, support global collaborations, and fund studentships as well. www.bbk.ac.uk/research/cen...

Our government thinks it has the power to instruct doctors to prioritise some patients over others who may have greater need clinically. Their innocence would be touching if it were not so foolish and/dangerous.

Good summer solstice morning to you. View at Stonehenge.

America's descent into suppression of dissent 🧵 I've been tracking Trump's actions since Jan and have included 93 actions that I consider to suppress dissent. They fall into 4 domains and their use is quite different over time. 1/16

Bales to trusses, as I am sure you have wondered occasionally how much is a #Truss? The back of a very old maths book that never had the things you needed to answer questions, like Truss. I'm not bothering with pecks and chains and all that malarkey, one of the many reasons I love metric measures.

Hi friends - In the face of unprecedented cuts to the basic research science funding, climate scientists are staging an 100-hour live stream of why science matters. There will be many talks on all sorts of things (I'm Saturday at 12:30 PT). Please share widely! wcstreamathon.netlify.app. 🌊🧪

Good visual showing the churn of UK voters since last year’s General Election.

“Death, death, horrible death” - monuments to people, black and white, who died on farms. It’s a safe bet that this ludicrous individual will be on the wrong side of any issue.

Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules

To all the voices, large and small, who are bravely, defiantly, righteously rising in defense of American freedom, I am eternally grateful! ⚖️🗣️🗽 Please join me in elevating and supporting these everyday heroes! May we fight in #unity for what we hold most dear! Onward! 👊 go.bsky.app/PPjXxrk

Pretty cool guy if you ask me