Oh, he’s good. And quick.

An immensely important British jazz musician. I was lucky to sub in his band on a handful of occasions. A sad loss. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Let me get this straight. Trump is blockading ships that pay illegal tariffs like the ones he imposed after liberation day?

Wow, Mark Carney speaks on multiculturalism (what a contrast to island of strangers Starmer!) Mark Carney, "Canada is a nation forged through accommodation, not assimilation" "Through partnership, not domination" "The founding insight of our country is that unity does not require uniformity"

My message to the British people is clear - vote Reform in the local elections and Keir Starmer will... er... somehow magically disappear because... um... you chose to put morons in charge of your bin collection. Or something.

Extremely relevant thoughts from @jamellebouie.net www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVnF...

Fun to walk around #Lille #France this morning with #staceykent It’s a really interesting city. The zoo was closed but the public view of the pelicans was nice. What I didn’t realize at the time was that I captured a primate tightrope walking across the pond.

Soon to be appearing in midterm political ads for Democratic candidates nationwide. Thanks, Darnold. 🙏

Hey media-- Pam Bondi is not a victim -- she willingly carried out Trump's political agenda to prosecute his political enemies and undermine free and fair elections. Todd Blache is not shouldering a "burden" or "walking a tightrope." He is a willing accomplice. Language matters.

THIS IS SERIOUS❗️ Singer-Songwriters & Musicians Take Heed ‼️ Video: Singer-Songwriter Murphy Campbell from North Carolina

Every new Stacey Kent album is better than the last. It's like hearing favourite songs for the first time. One of the best we've got Stacey Kent - A Time For Love share.google/4qtyxYHCdJ0H...

Arsonist announces fire drill www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Among other things, its album release day! I’m especially proud about the inclusion of my new song with lyrics by my brother from another mother, Cliff Goldmacher, What Goodbye Is For. Check it out wherever and however you get your music. staceykent.bfan.link/atimeforlove

Poland PM: 🇵🇱

I just subscribed to the @thenewworldmag.bsky.social. @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social article on the genocide in Gaza is clarifying and moving.

Trump’s second term is a speed run of exploiting loopholes. On an all-new episode @hcrichardson.bsky.social joins us to look at how citizens can move past this moment. Out now!

Please read this, understand what the govt is doing & take action. Labour's immigration proposals swap integration for segregation, introduce a Dubai-style Kafala system of coercive employer control & drive low-income families into poverty. They're an abomination. open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...

I’m an immigrant and I approve this message.

for listeners on Apple Music (most of) the list in order, thanks @markstryker.bsky.social music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

A peacock on clean up patrol after breakfast.

En route to South Africa for the inaugural MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL on the African Continent. It’s been a few years since we’ve been there. Beautiful country, beautiful people. Here’s the view from the connecting flight into Newark looking east across Newark and Manhattan.

Yesterday’s project. Install bat box east facing on a lakeside oak. Let’s see if we gat any customers.

“Friday’s press gaggle, barely exaggerated…” 🤷🏼 open.substack.com/pub/no01/p/m...

Sunday Sunbathing 🌞

These are the things that have historically led to revolutions. Not sustainable.

Até a próxima São Paulo!

It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.

Joe Henderson owned Invitation as much as Coleman Hawkins owned Body and Soul. Joe played it as if he wrote it. I must have heard him play the song a dozen times live. This was his initial recording of it in 1968 with Don Friedman, Ron Carter, and Jack DeJohnette. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gj2...

We are still short of people to stand as Reform candidates in the local elections, so if you are a racist, an ex-con, a horrible twat or even just a bit thick and gullible, we'd like to hear from you.

BOMBSHELL: Trump Accuser Got Payoff from Jeffrey Epstein Estate! Today Epstein's former accountant Richard Kahn testified under oath to Congress that a Trump accuser “was given a settlement” by Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. So Epstein helped Trump cover up crimes! www.mediaite.com/media/news/b...

With every passing day, the decision of Starmer and his cabinet a) not to join the Iranian war b) to delay access to bases looks wiser and wiser. Trump’s press conference last night shows he has no real idea what the objectives are and its duration is arbitrary.

Spring in the woods

The first Hellebores of the spring to flower.

Geese vs turtles #VirginiaWildlife #birds #turtles

Boris Johnson says Keir Starmer has made us an irrelevance on the world stage...

An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon

Recorded 35 years ago today, this duo album of Getz and Kenny Barron is a distillation of a lifetime committed to melodic perfection, swing and a sound that springs directly from the soul. music.apple.com/us/album/peo...

Cover of The Lancet: @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Kemi Badenoch’s whiny statement is the verbal equivalent the hand grasping at air as it finally slips beneath the quicksand. It is reflexive, meaningless and futile.

Interesting lesson in unintended consequences.

Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist." RT if Mick is right.

Timeline cleanse. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Package arrives today. It started in Ohio. It made it to Richmond then overshot and languished in Williamsburg VA for a few days before going back to Ohio. It’s made back to VA after 2 weeks and is out for delivery. Forgive me if I don’t hold my breath.

I felt it was my patriotic and humanitarian duty to visit the Chagos Islands, even though I knew in advance that it wasn't possible. In unrelated news, The Maldives is lovely at this time of year.

The danger of having a lot of mouthpieces is that one day you’ll wake up and think it’s a good idea to inventory, measure and compare them. And then you find yourself down the refacing rabbit hole. I’ve definitely improved some and probably killed a couple too.

I’m developing an AI. My aim? Make knowledge workers redundant while I become a billionaire. It’s important I pay no tax so there should be no welfare for the newly redundant. Also I need to be able to steal all the knowledge generations of workers have created. Oh and destroy the environment too.