Keep watching - Trump and his circle almost have their precious goal: invoking the Insurrection Act. As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.

My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...

I seek joy where I can find it in these dark days. Like the names of #Scottish road gritters and their current locations. www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...

#TheNightManager - he called his cat Corky, short for Corcoran….if you know you know.

May I wish you all a very Happy & Healthy New Year. I hope that 2026 might bring you all that you might wish for & thank you for your support here. #HappyNewYear #EastLondonGroup #WalterSteggles

This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.

If you don’t yet follow @eastlondongroup.bsky.social then do. You’ll be treated to beautiful pictures and a lovely authoritative commentary.

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Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use

this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.

And the winner of the #FIFA prize for goldiest house/weirdest hair/most ludicrous diction is…..I don’t know, can’t imagine, absolutely stumped.

One of those slightly awkward British public transport journeys. I do not dispute her good hearted desire to save a busful of people at a time but all the usual avoidance strategies were played strongly. Hats off to the woman who pointed out, immensely politely, that she was already catered for.

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Our latest episode is a return to North Yorkshire. We stood on the beach, listening to the sea and watched the light fade. Episode 287 - Dusk on Boggle Hole beach (45 mins) Perfect solitary quiet from a quiet place. > www.podbean.com/ew/pb-nyi4f-...

FIFTY BILLION LITRES OF EFFLUENT! Discharged, not into the sea (which would be bad enough), but into a LAKE! Fueling the growth of toxic algae, and starving aquatic life of oxygen. United Utilities is a greedy, disgusting and irresponsible company. #NationaliseWaterNow share.google/dLv28GvLTHwK...

Welcome to Day 1 of our #LentoAdvent festival! Our first theme is 🟠 Colour 🟡 On this grey Monday, let's fill the space with colour! Did you go somewhere colourful this year? Was your garden a riot of colour? Did you find colour in a suprising place? Please add alt text so everyone can join in.

Silver light over London today. At the ineffably lovely #WoodberryWetlands an oasis of peace in a loud world.

The #NHS and why it is the best healthcare system in the world, not because I say so but because it is what Sir Magdi Yacoub believes, from his experience worldwide. #TheObserver

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...

This is deeply shocking from the #BBC. Cowardice or risk management look the same.

The Trump cycle on Russia-Ukraine. Some pro-Russian plan emerges. Instant commentariat renew their "Trump as Russian plant" stories. Plan is amended under EU (and US) pressure. Putin rejects it. Instant commentariat is puzzled. Rinse and repeat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...

Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.

Since 2020, the RNLI has carried out 3,600 rescues for people cut off by the tide. Knowing how tides behave isn’t optional — it’s survival knowledge. Martin Austin reports. From The Conversation -- thanks! eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

but I welcome the Kindertransport being name-checked if for nothing else that it might give us an opportunity to ask what happened to the parents and why were they not allowed to accompany their children

Fifteen years of ideological choices to strangle & gut the public realm - NHS to schools to social services to local museums - is what underlies the anger "tearing our country apart"; immigration is simply the scapegoat that the far right are pushing people toward. Why can't Labour just say this?

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.