Marco Rubio on ABC refers to "the war," but then catches himself and repeatedly says "this operation"

I spent the day at Welsh Labour's manifesto launch. There is A LOT to say about it. Check it out my analysis: willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/inside-wel...

NBC: Under intl law, hitting civilian infrastructure is prohibited. Why is POTUS threatening war crimes? LEAVITT: POTUS has made it quite clear to the Iranian regime their best move is to make a deal or else N: Which objectives would destroying a desalination plant help? LEAVITT: Haley, go ahead

‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive

“Not our war.” Starmer’s right about one thing: Farage would have us in it by teatime. The same man who cheered Brexit as sovereignty now wants British blood and British fuel queues for a conflict he’d never fight himself. He’s not a patriot. He’s a propagandist with a pint.

Witness the stunning moment as ISS transits across the sky at 120x magnification. A breathtaking view captured this morning. Don't miss it!

Amy Lee and Emma Anzai from Evanescence spotted at the “No Kings” protests in Los Angeles.

Bellend Bassford United States, Census, 1850

i did not make this up. this is an actual screenshot, from right now.

#StreetArt in #Paris 20th by #Loupyestu #TheWallsAreSpeaking

Ministers are reportedly exploring how to cancel dangerous spy-tech firm Palantir's contract to handle NHS data after over 150k people joined me in calling on them to break the contract. Join us - together we can kick out Palantir out of our NHS: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

It has been clear from start that "ballroom" was significantly about upgrading the bunker below it. And this came up in NYT's interview with Trump (where he couldn't shut up about the ballroom), but they appear to have treated discussions of bunker as background. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

I love how "maga" means foolish loser in Nigerian pidgin.

THIS SUNDAY! You can watch my latest show Late Bloomer on Channel 4 at 9pm on Sunday 5th April. Hold some Easter Egg back if you celebrate it. Can’t wait for you all to see it. And yes, I’m in a bathroom in this photo. The light is really good in there. Who’s planning on watching it?

Interesting that Oakeshott is happy to live under actual Sharia law in Dubai as opposed to living under non-Sharia law in Croydon. I'm sure it has nothing to do with avoiding tax, she would never be so unpatriotic as to think she shouldn't contribute to the resources essential to a civilised society

I don't even know what to say about how bad this is. People have been denied due process by not being able to attend court hearings for fear of being kidnapped; other people HAVE been kidnapped for showing up to do the exact thing we say we want.

Shortest Tudor reign since Lady Jane Grey

She’s made the wrong Lionel

Unless you're a family with 3+ kids on a low-middle income (getting some UC), in which case your finances are about to get quite a bit better as the two child cap is removed.

Breaking news: The British Origami Association are going into administration. More on this as it unfolds.

🚨🚨special episode: I spoke to the UK’s former head of international energy strategy about what the war means for global energy supplies. It’s bad news, I’m afraid. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

Does he realise that the oil isn’t mined on the island? If he takes the island Iran will just turn off the pipelines that move the oil to the island? Nah, probably not.

🚨🚨Late to this but this is a horrible story of very desperate Hungarian leaders who falsely tries to frame excellent journalist @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social for espionage for his great investigative work against the #Orban government's link with #Kremlin. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/hung...

India sends an influencer to Russia's burning Ust-Luga oil export facility to calm the Indian population and prevent stockpiling after news of 40% of Russia's exports being offline. "There's no need to worry and ABSOLUTELY no need to stock up"

So AI turns out to be less than smart. We've been deceived by its chattiness. Who could have guessed the tech industry would hype something up beyond what it was currently capable of...? Colour me shocked, etcetera.

BREAKING: After ProPublica published letters written by children at the Dilley concentration camp, ICE officers raided the dormitories and confiscated the children's letters. I'm suing ICE to get them back. I'll explain it all in 45 minutes on @meidastouch.com here: www.youtube.com/live/H-D8SzR...

“A few weeks before the Second World War, nobody thought we would go into a war that would kill between 60 and 85 million people in less than five years. That’s why authoritarians want you to forget history.”

You paid into Social Security your entire lives. And I refuse to let it get gutted by this Administration to fund more tax breaks for billionaires.

The USA's close ties with Moscow are a bit of a snag, too...

Oh, piss off.

"Opposing specific renewable energy developments is a tough communication challenge. Almost any audience wants the comforting glow arising from the twin messages of “we have a solution” and “someone else is taking care of it"..."

"It’s been 25 years since devolution began and self-government returned to Wales. Devolution started with the Welsh Assembly and developed into Wales having its own national parliament, which will be comparable in scale to those of similar-sized countries from 2026 onwards"

"Please, Mister Postman, look and see, If there's a letter in your bag for me"

Funny old world, huh? Free speech warrior, and Dubai resident, who constantly complains about Britain, doesn’t have a single thing to say about the 70 people locked up the UAE right now for taking pictures of bomb damage. Because she KNOWS she’ll be locked up for doing so🤷🏼‍♀️ 1/2

so what you’re saying is that immigrants haves failed to respect a nation’s laws & don’t integrate into the culture

Man with his dog flees from bombs in Tehran. (Photo by Pooria Hatami)

Reportedly the E-3 that was hit at Prince Sultan Airbase. The headlines calling this “damaged” significantly undersold the impact. Obliterated.

“I counseled as loud as possible against doing this in the first place,” said the former CEO of Blackwater, who predicted that if Trump orders an incursion, “you will see imagery of burning American warships in the next couple of weeks. And I don’t think people are really prepared for that.”

Hat tip: Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and also the best guarantee we can hold free and fair elections this November. Today, it was shining brightly. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Oh - the irony!! "Reform's lawyers have sent the government a letter claiming the ban on crypto donations is illegal under article 7 of the Human Rights Act - the same Human Rights Act Reform have vowed to scrap" via Graham McInnes

Happy Psalm Sunday btw

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

Sunrise from Glastonbury Tor this morning.

That asshole could buy himself time by binning half his cabinet and replacing them with boring functionaries, but he won't because they are utterly convinced there's a massive base of support for the very shit that's dooming them.

The media keeps chugging along under the assumption that it can manufacture consent like in the olden times, instead of accelerating its descent into irrelevancy by gaslighting people who are past putting up with that shit.

The NYT quotes a young conservative operative without identifying him as such. On the left, the NYT quotes him wondering why anyone would think Trump is different from any other president. And then on the right, is that kid's Substack insisting that Trump is different from any other president.

I’ve long covered MAGA politics but I was shocked by what I heard at CPAC. It has radicalised yet further. It’s a movement convinced it must not only save the US but Western civilisation. Because in their mind, the UK and Europe has already “fallen” to Islam. Watch 👇 youtu.be/t3Y_ozT_p3g?...