RIP Claudette Colvin, subject of the episode of History Revision i'm most proud of. Her story is a fascinating insight into how we see activism, and i weep at how her actions would be seen by much of the media today. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudet...

Her own words: www.theguardian.com/society/2021...

On Saturday afternoon a far right rally took place in Bristol. They had a little boombox playing music and amongst the playlist were songs by Madness and Dexys Midnight Runners! The irony of choosing two groups who were so inspired by Black musicians they both wrote their debut singles about them!

And yet the government and so many others continue to support it with their presence 🤦🏿

The Beatles have never sounded better than after listening to the last few songs #totp

I shouldn’t be so hard on 1976 as I spent most of that year living in Jamaica so while you were listening to some godawful shite I was listening to stuff like this #totp m.youtube.com/watch?v=eACG...

Every time I watch a 1976 edition it’s inevitable that at some point I will realise that this is why Punk happened. Every time. #totp

Did people dance to Convoy in clubs? #totp

I lost a lot of weight and relatives kept saying I looked like Alan Carr. I put the weight back on.

Billy Ocean didn’t age for about 30 years #totp

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ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink. Two Americas.

1976, I just know that this is going to be awful 🤦🏿#totp

The time of our lives when a pair of jeans brought back a revival of classic soul and r&b #totp

I need to give Graceland another listen, it’s been a while #totp

Please play ‘Jack Your Body’ it’s one of the first House tunes I got into 🤞🏿

It’s Friday night, it’s the BBC and I’m home early to join the #totp gang

Keir Starmer's spokesman says X limiting deep fake images to paid users "simply turns a feature that allows the creation of unlawful images into a premium service. It's not a solution.. it's insulting the victims of misogyny and sexual violence." Still won't commit to a ban or to stop posting there

I remember watching this and I was 9!

I haven’t completely made up my mind yet about who I will vote for in the next general and council elections but there’s one thing I do know is that I will not be voting for anyone who uses X regardless of their politics.

Still have my copy of this 😎

10/10 for headline, FT, a++ No notes. www.ft.com/content/ad94...

Happy Blue Monday youtu.be/c1GxjzHm5us?...

Maduro definitely got sold out by his own people. There’s no way the Americans just walked in and snatched him without cooperation from his inner circle.

I’m actually surprised that Starmer hasn’t sent in our own military to help the US.

Coming so soon after James Ransone this is devastating to all fans of The Wire

Do any event organisers consider the user experience for people buying tickets? I’ve discarded the idea of three events recently due to the utter ballache of navigating third party sellers, pre-registering, tiered pricing and jumping through hoops to even the price!

This Ivory Coast vs Cameroon game is the best one so far for me. #afcon2025

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Third game today. Best Christmas ever 😂😎⚽️

Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor

‘The NHS would collapse within hours’: BME staff say Britain fails to appreciate their roles

#OtD 24 Dec 1988 anti-African racist protests took place in Nanjing, China, orchestrated by racist students, 3000 of whom marched chanting "Down with Black Devils!" The next day, Chinese students attacked and set fire to African student dormitories stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1265...

A fascinating #BritNoir on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 10:25PM; Sapphire (1959), directed by Basil Dearden and starring Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Paul Massie, Bernard Miles, Orlando Martins, Fenella Fielding and the great Earl Cameron! #FilmNoir

He was great in The Wire. When it was announced that he would be in Generation Kill having read the book, I knew exactly which character as there were similarities between Ziggy Sobotka and the Marine he would be playing. Sad to hear about his past and how it never stopped affecting him. RIP

Warning: horror warning El Fasher, Sudan. We must not turn away www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/w...

The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica

There has been a strong reaction to the antisemitism allegations levelled at Nigel Farage - except from those you might have expected to condemn it most loudly. My piece for @jewishnews.bsky.social on a strange silence www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...

I really regret not visiting a friend of mine in Florida while Biden was in power. Told her recently she wouldn’t be seeing me for a few years, she understands.

Headline of the day 🏆

To add to this, stop screenshotting racist tweets from x and sharing them here. There’s a reason why most of us left that site.

Who would have thought that my most listened to album on Spotify came from a random follow of a band that I’d never heard of previously www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar... @worldwithouthumans.bsky.social

Children aged five to 15 will once again be able to travel for free on the region's buses - but only for a limited time

Edit them then call for their release?

I remember wondering why England football fans were singing this at a game as I didn’t realise they had changed the lyrics.

Is Bjork from Cardiff? #totp