Ukraine has greatly benefited from the US getting out of Ukraine: 1. Ukraine can now pursue its own wiser military strategy. 2. Now Ukraine successfully bombs Russian oil refineries & terminals, causing a shortage of gasoline. /1

Off subject: Reference the Mystery Hour podcast Thursday May the 28th and the enquiry about the sequence of words Jerry and Tom and Hardy and Laurel ... this clipping from six years ago "one of the unwritten rules of English native speakers". Wish I had listened live. I would have 'phoned in.

Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂

L - North Korea R - Miami

Royal visit goes ahead despite shooting The new Private Eye is out now.

NEWS! Ballrooms to be installed in American high schools to protect against shootings newsthump.com/2026/04/27/b...

The Trumpite-Faragist methodology of constantly feeding an electoral bloc with grievances and cruelty can be defeated.

From Roger Scruton cafes to paying Matt Goodwin $10k a month, Viktor Orban has built a network of populist right think tanks, journalists and activists Today Democracy for Sale delves into Orban’s allies on the British right Well worth a read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/orbans-brits

Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference. The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

1/8 A question that keeps coming up on the @mrjamesob.bsky.social show on @lbc.co.uk is "What if Trump just declares victory and runs away?" I am only a Simple Seafarer - But I have given the matter some thought over the last few weeks. If it were easy to answer I would have rung in already...

"President Trump holds the cards."

These people are poison. They will unleash racist thugs on the streets of this country and call it security. They will subjugate us to the US and call it patriotism. They must be stopped. There is no more important task in politics.

Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks. He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger. Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...

JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled

Not a “paid protester.” Not an Antifa battalion commander. Not “bussed in from out of state.” A registered nurse at the VA who broke no laws and cared about humanity. Murdered by the Trump Administration.

🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them: "We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be." "What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)

🔴 Who Funds the Free Speech Union? Toby Young’s outfit has gone to court to stop publication of a list of its donors So we decided to take a dive into its funders Watch video with me and @writesbright.bsky.social 😀 youtu.be/oP0OGYhYyaA?...

I need supporters to activate this petition for the govt to stop using Twitter/X. Any signatures would be hugely appreciated: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession

Trump Claims He Can’t Be Expected To Remember Every Birthday Card He Sends To Child Molesters https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-cant-be-expected-to-remember-every-birthday-card-he-sends-to-child-molesters/

Coincidence corner: Nigel Farage and crypto. From the new Private Eye, out now.

We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.

This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months

JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/

by the time this is all over, we're going to find out that Epstein was in the Trump Files

It begins. Clearly incriminating evidence against president of the United States. Epstein to Maxwell, April 2, 2011: "i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc."

I have a very bad feeling about this...

Sign the petition here, if you haven't already: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Trump is aggressively ignorant. He does not learn, actively resists it, and has surrounded himself with people who enable his stupidity.

This Week's Onion Magazine:

"Joe Biden is a bumbling, dementia-filled, Alzheimer's, corrupt tyrant who should honestly be put in prison and/or given the death penalty for his crimes against America." -Charlie Kirk (07/24/23)

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.

To cheer everyone up, here is an anecdote about when David Bowie was filming the video for Ashes to Ashes.

“Brexit means we can make our own agreements with the EU, as we pick and choose!” - UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues. “Brexit Betrayed!”

Early exit polls suggest the new pope did particularly well with male voters aged 45-79.

Biden in a coma would have been better than this.

Trueism: Presidents don't have a lot of impact on the economy. Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.

Adolescence. Will these dangerous teenage boys all end up in cells? The new Private Eye is out now

Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."

Pope Francis Flips Off Crowd From Balcony

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Epic idea

"Either way, it’s as if Franklin Delano Roosevelt had showered slurs on Winston Churchill during the Blitz and praised Adolf Hitler" -- The Philadelphia Inquirer's great foreign-affairs columnist Trudy Rubin, on what the hell just happened here www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...