shotgun not me but think there's scope here for a proper, lengthy, meaty feature looking at every single policy area in Britain that's currently fucked specifically because of a decision George Osborne took, reckon you could make it an actual mag cover, his fingerprints are everywhere

Is the American economy really in that dire a state that people are betting money on what raindrop reaches the bottom of the window first? Why has the betting thing exploded since Trump won again?

I used to believe UK and US political correspondents were about fifty percent to blame for Brexit, Trump etc. -- now it seems more like 66.6% and rising.

No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword.

Free Derry Wall: ‘I reject idea of somebody stepping in and saying, ‘We will dictate what goes on this wall’

"a letter of reprimand"

A cynic might suggest that the move to embed betting markets in newsrooms is mere marketing: an attempt to signal that these are somehow different from, and superior to, casinos. www.theverge.com/business/881...

all this stuff makes much more sense if you understand “anti wokeness” as a general backlash to elite accountability more generally, even if you have criticisms of left wing egalitarianism bsky.app/profile/kevi...

If Trump doesn't get you, the online gambling surely will. Poor from CNN. Pisspoor.

Is it the same Koke playing for decades or it is just Spanish law there must always be a Koke ?

Immensely proud of this stunning piece of writing by my cousin Shannon. In tribute to her mum - my wonderful aunt, Ferga on her Alzheimer’s journey. The medical appointment that confirmed my mother’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s was brief www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...

Well well well

An utter tragedy. Science solved this problem, but a bunch of charlatans fucked everything up and brought it back

Mason, Coates and others cut their teeth under Johnson and Brexit. For them, politics is light entertainment. They're no different to gossip columnists and offer zero serious analysis of the complex world of 2026.

How did he do it ? music.youtube.com/watch?v=zDaC...

How did he do it ? music.youtube.com/watch?v=zDaC...

The explosion of prediction markets in the U.S., where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to election outcomes, has radically expanded the universe of gambling. Listen to "The Daily."

The difficulty for Starmer, McSweeney and co re the "discovery" of Mandelson's bad character is that they appointed him as ambassador to Trump in the belief that his bad character would be an asset

You should think of Howard Lutnick planning a trip to see Epstein on his private pedo Island within the context of he lived next f*cking door to the guy in NYC.

An absolutely shocking story with brilliant reporting from Jim here:

Aaron Parnas reports: In an interview with FBI agents, a survivor told agents that Ghislaine Maxwell "presented" her to Donald Trump, making clear she was "available." This isn't a tip. This is an FBI 302, an interview with agents.

One of my favourite Bruce tracks, a good companion to Streets of Minneapolis

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It's so true.

Superb from @jonathanliew.bsky.social

It really does seem that many in the media will wait until the proverbial tanks are rolling over Poland before they'll call it what it is. By which time, of course, it is far too late. They actually did need to see that guy in the Nazi greatcoat to say that maybe they'd "underestimated" this thing.

Noel is the main man. @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social

No. They do not "appear to" contradict it. They contradict it.

The words "he never really does it for you, does he?" were invented for Curtis Jones. #LFC

On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”

David Bowie’s STATION TO STATION turns 50 today.

Vlad Vexler is the true leader of the free world.

Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."

Milos Kerkez. Best player in the world right now?

There's a thing now called Prediction Markets. I think Betting Markets would be more accurate. Betting.

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Really fascinating thread. No doubt silence from the trump cheerleaders in British politics now.

David Icke has said a few things recently that sound quite sensible in the great scheme.

Sports gambling is ruining every sport.

Why are they still writing this shit? Trump has made it clear for a long time that he is taking his orders from the Kremlin.

It might sound silly, but I mean it: The easiest and most potent way for Europe to hurt Trump this year is to once again use its cultural soft power and to threaten a boycott of the World Cup. It would become a completely meaningless event and would hurt him where he is most vulnerable - his vanity.

Peter Frampton’s landmark live album became a runaway success thanks to his soulful singing and the music’s punchy pop-rock energy, captured in a recording of remarkable clarity. on.wsj.com/4jKxIHc

I see that Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel Prize medal to Goebbels.

Released 15 Jan 1976, 'Frampton Comes Alive'. Following 4 studio albums with little success and sales, Frampton Comes Alive! was a breakthrough for Peter Frampton and is one of the best-selling live albums ever. Three tracks were subsequently released as singles. #PeterFrampton #FramptonComesAlive

Writers on BlueSky -I keep getting official letters about this because some of my books were apparently AI fodder. Is anyone getting involved in this?