As an academic, I have decided to pre-empt AI taking my job, so I am going to take ITS job! I am going to start hallucinating, lying to my students, and drinking 700,000 litres of water

I reckon the threat to Farage is about 100th of that directed at Diane Abbott but his performative whinging is 100x greater.

Reform source in Politico today on the G. Manchester mayoralty race, taking place using the supplementary vote: “If it was first preference we’d throw the kitchen sink at the contest, but with preferential voting it’s a tough challenge" In other words, "no one wants to give us their 2nd prefs..."

The French Nazis that Loyalists brought over to Sandy Row last night have spray painted a message of support for Gisèle Pelicot's rapist husband just in case you thought the "protect our women" brigade are anything other than human tumours

Trump: "The USA will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,' but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security ... "

You'd think the intelligence services having to raise the national terror threat level because of a surge in Nazi terrorism might have been a bigger story

This is beyond telling. Not only does Farage check whether all media are ready for him to lay the wreath. He also rubs his hands when he's done. Whoever released the full footage - thank you. It shows everyone who he really is.

'The source said: “My understanding is he demanded something akin to what the Home Secretary gets and was denied it and therefore can claim that he was denied proper protection”.'

Meet the 22-year-old Harvard drop-out bringing AI to the public sector William Tarr is among 30 new ‘No 10 innovation fellows’ on ‘tours of duty’ - and salaries of up to £200k - on Whitehall...

Right-wing terror threat neutralised.

Telling your followers to burn down hotels with asylum seekers in them is "hurty words". But Dan Hodges doing a few tweets is grounds to call the police.

Ouch...

beyond Dan Wootton levels of performative mourning from Farage

Literally just copy-pasting Trump policies (needless to say this one is not about sincerely tackling antisemitism)

(4/4). But politically one key advantage. As HO source implies, drives wedge between those who are (or claim to be) worried about benefit access & those who want "remigration", whose primary motivation is racism and ethnonationalism. The reaction to this will therefore be revealing.. (4/4)

How fortunate for us all that there were cameras nearby to capture the magic. (And really, what a group. Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest, and Off-the-fucking-charts. Looking at this lot, you'd be forgiven for wondering if Darwin was wrong.)

The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones

This week N Ireland will ring with the triumphalism of Unionist/Loyalist mobs, the burning of effigies of Roman Catholics [& a mosque!]. Rows of petty criminals & still active paramilitaries* will march thru Catholic villages to intimidate & show who is in charge. BBC turns that hate into this?! 👀

Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:

Count Binface has announced his Cabinet... Transport.......... Wheelie bin Environment..... Recycling bin Trade................. Pedal bin Health............... Dust bin Media................ Swing bin Justice.............. Sin bin Chancellor.........Bread bin

Is Rupert Lowe referring to his supporters here...? "Not everything all the time has to always be about politics"

Yeah, just imagine a politician failing to do what voters pay them to do in Westminster

On X, Rupert Lowe MP tweeting Jude Bellingham's name generated * challenges from left MPs about racism * contested by Restore members who insist would never deport Bellingham * contested by Restore members & supporters who insist Bellingham not English. Some want him deported as mixed race

What a beautiful message. If only the media highlighted this type of dignity rather than the divisive negativity that some politicians prefer, the world would be a better place.

Conor McGregor lost his UFC fight in one round. He had his ass thoroughly beat. This is karma. McGregor violently raped a woman. She needed surgery to remove a tampon and repair the damage. His career should have been over. He should be behind bars.

Noel Gallagher going to watch violent rapist Connor McGregor, and calling him 'the great Conor McGregor' should be remembered as you spend your monthly wages on the next oasis gigs. And I say that as a huge oasis fan. Noel Gallagher is a twat who now publicly admires a violent rapist.

Lindsey Graham: “I feel good about the Republican Party and where we're going as a nation. We're killing all the right people and we're cutting your taxes. Trump is my favorite president. We've run out of bombs. We didn't run out of bombs in WWII”

TV current affairs coverage has a terrible habit of bringing on former ministers instrumental in trashing the country (and enriching themselves in the process) to comment on the people trying to fix the disastrous policies they enacted. Nadhim Zahawi might be the best example. #bbclaurak

Channel 4 News: “Police have asked the public not to speculate. However, Nigel Farage has done just that, which is why we will not be showing his words.”

This is why it’s impossible to make a living as a musician and we all advise our kids not to get their hopes up. THE STATE OF THIS WORLD’S ATTITUDE TO THE FUCKING ARTS IS INSANE. FIND THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE AND HOOF THEM IN THE PLUMS, ASAP.

He never deleted it.

Farage is going into overdrive making the Ann Widdecombe murder all about him. He can't get in front of a camera quick enough. It's the best party political broadcast he could ask for, up there with Trumps fake assassination. 1/ #Farage #Cunt

You might have sav’d me my pains, to have taken it away

They’re seriously mentally ill. “Prophet” Donna Rigney claims she opened a portal over the White House and Mar-a-Lago so Trump will get intel from the Holy Spirit. God is going to give him wisdom for decisions he has to make. She also claims a profile of an angel’s face appeared in the clouds.

Switch on Sky News see Farage laying flowers outside Ann Widdecombe's home. Turns off Sky News.

I don't think I've ever seen a group of people take a joke quite as badly to heart as this lot have this week

This is total insanity. Words fail to explain how anyone let alone a plurality of voters thought giving an obviously demented person control of the most powerful government in the world was a good idea. We will be lucky to come out the other side of this alive.

The current stack of charges against Farage and Reform. Just in case you’d lost count. Spoilt-brat richboy, Tice, calls it all “a politically motivated smear” rather than the frenziedly greedy and corrupt piss-taking that it is. “Reform and Farage have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing” (iPaper)

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I won't name and shame this school, but this is everything that is wrong with reward systems. Ice creams, for the top 10% of students following their mocks exams, during a heatwave, is about as unfair as it gets. Schools MUST do better.

Days after resigning as an MP due the furore over his gifts from crypto investors, Farage is due to speak at a crypto-backed conference. Seriously.

A very successful aristocratic family *with a family member convicted of fraud*

Two headlines from today's papers

The death of Ann Widdecombe has triggered the memory of all the Brexit MPs turning their back when Ode to Joy was played in the EU parliament. It was absolutely shameful and one of the many reasons she deserves zero respect.

How do we get Trump back on board? Got it! Israel recently shared intelligence with the US indicating Iran may be considering a new plan to assassinate President Trump, the WSJ reports.

His claim to be fighting for the people of Clacton would have been somewhat more convincing if he hadn't been forced to go back more than two years before finding a clip of himself there

THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......