Any friends on here who’d like to meet up IRL I’ll be at my wife’s book event in Piccadilly on Wednesday. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alice-joll...

Nailed it.

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Well, that’s today’s drivetime podcast sorted.

This song has got stuck in my head from time to time over the years. It’s as relevant now as it was when first broadcast over a decade ago. youtu.be/hn6Rds4kbFE

I’m slightly struggling with the language around this. How do you infiltrate your own fascism? Did somebody secrete a suppository into an enema?

Reading @helenlewis.bsky.social is one of my great pleasures in life and now I gift to you her un-put-downable and capsizingly funny piece on JD Vance's radio adventures. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The turnout for Liz Truss’s MAGA-style conference… @stellathegreek.bsky.social reports from The Intercontinental at The O2 for the Nerve. For more of our reporting on CPAC, sign up to our newsletter at thenerve.news/subscribe

I didn’t think that anything could make me feel sorry for Farage. And no, this hasn’t either.

I guessed 37 word(s) and reached 190 point(s) in SpellBee 🐝 Can you beat my score? onelink.to/spellbee

Hard agree. Who wants to stay in the US an extra few days to compete for the footballing equivalent of the Purple Heart?

Very good. And it’s not just about movies.

If I can be there I will be

This will be good. See you there.

Further confirmation that the “platform exemption” from liability was never as wide in the EU as some argued/pretended.

Having visited John O’Groats at end May, we felt compelled to do Lands End this morning.

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An important judgment has been delivered clarifying the limits of new #ProtestLaws. Partner, Raj Chada successfully represented members of Animal Rising in the Supreme Court, with a judgment confirming that #Protest legislation has clear legal limits and cannot be applied indiscriminately.

Meanwhile, Belgium knocking out the US hands control of NATO to Europe. Because that’s how it works.

Once again, my MP, Suella Braverman, demonstrates that she's at serious risk of departing the human race, by promoting clickbait nonsense about a series of perfectly reasonable rules on water-use for vulnerable groups.

🤔 We don't think the shaming, mocking, and belittling of the super-rich has gone nearly far enough. We need a lot more of it - up to the point where being a billionaire is something to be routinely ridiculed and despised - and, hopefully, taxed out of existence... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

screengrabbing as don't want to beef but - as someone who does have a Substack - there's also a point at which writers have to pay the bills! you can't ethically be on Twitter anymore and you can't ethically write for most publications and Substack does what it does best, sadly - we have to eat!

"Germany's media regulator said on Tuesday that Google's AI Overviews and Perplexity AI are subject to the country's media laws, stepping up scrutiny ​of AI-generated content after a German court found Google liable for ‌inaccurate information produced by the feature." www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

DJ James is in the House.

Data Centres are starting to get almost as much scrutiny as Farage. Planning controls need to be far stricter and they should carry all their costs, particularly environmental.

The joke that just keeps on giving.

It's a simple and popular message, that we must hope government is hearing.

I think is is right, and that if James Cleverly were leader he'd have a pretty good shot of ending up PM. Can't decide if it's good or bad that he's not because on the one hand I don't want James Cleverly as PM, on the other hand him over Reform in a heartbeat

No notes.

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A few people died this past week. Of some of them it was a struggle to find anything sincerely good to say. And then, there’s Sam Neill. That was a life to admire and celebrate.

It’s interesting, but I’m starting to see some serious, reasoned arguments as to why a vote for @countbinface.bsky.social would genuinely benefit the people of Clacton. Not just tourism revenues but he would probably hold surgeries and look into individual problems.

According to Hodges, it's coke vs can.

For those who wanted real policies.

Love this excellent advice

Particularly as they were rented at £5 per hour.

Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.

So damning. All these Graham obituaries boil down to commentaries on Trump.

Neat.

Such a class response.

Live your life so that when you go, no-one’s conflicted over whether to tell the truth about you on Bluesky

Because obviously Putin would want to remove anyone who supports Trump.

I could watch this all day.

Connections Puzzle #1127 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Hate this game.

Seems it’s contagious. Thoughts and prayers.

So timely and on the nose as ever.

We’re definitely all in this together.

So true.

I always was a fan of the Darwin Awards.