UPDATE: CNN confirms that "the envelope [holding the Epstein-Nassar Note] was sent from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City [where Epstein was being held] to Nassar"—*and* got vetted by federal officials. Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).

#DuvetKnowItsChristmas is what the web was always for.

Somehow I doubt the BBC will rise to this challenge

Greenland has announced it will annex the United States, citing humanitarian concerns, chronic leadership instability, and an urgent need to protect valuable land from reckless mismanagement. Officials assured Americans they'll soon enjoy free healthcare, quieter politics, and less gold plating.

United States government strengthens Thierry Breton's position in European politics

Sons organising the days around Christmas... ... along with district nurses and my cleaners' charity Christmas dinner... Sit back and let it happen.

All three top stories tonight are about men accused of rape or sexual assault of women. Some with great power + influence, some without. Some white, some not. Some religious, some not. The only commonality is that they are all men (cis men). Men who are accused of the most awful & cruel acts.

These kinds of assets are critical to watch. The US will not launch a major sustained operation without logistics in place -- medical, first strike, resupplies, reinforcements. The US is preparing for a big fight, not just more boat strikes

NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader. So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.

‘Splains a lot…

Belgium intervenes in South Africa's genocide case againist Israel at the Internatinal Criminal Court www.icj-cij.org/case/192

BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

This is hilarious

Putin to Trump: Now you've taken Canada and Greenland (on our behalf) we'll take Alaska back.

This is what prompted Trumps renewed interest in Greenland this week. Russia is playing him like a fiddle. bsky.app/profile/wart...

It’s starting… #duvetknowitschristmas

You don't have to be a former criminal defense lawyer and federal criminal investigator like me to know that federal investigators don't respond to being caught hiding the most damning evidence ever collected on a POTUS by tweeting "In the meantime..." and basically dismissing it.

Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?

A really interesting post from @marcowenjones.bsky.social about the connections between Emirati social media influencers using AI to write books to bolster their credentials, and right wing, antidemocratic forces in the US, UK, Poland and Israel. marcowenjones.substack.com/p/amjad-taha...

Reform plans to shut eight Derbyshire county council care homes after a proposed sale fell through. Echoes of Reform's plan to close five care homes and five day centres in Lancashire and move residents into the private sector. Any chance that will save money?

When Trump visited Mount Vernon in 2018, he couldn't understand why George Washington didn't name it after himself. “You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.” Reupping this prescient piece from @politico.com which seems pretty relevant today. www.politico.com/story/2019/0...

If you're investing in lots of agricultural land for tax planning, these are still not bad terms. #BBCPM

It's not just farms that are subject to this inheritance tax scheme. Perhaps we could hear from other family businesses for a change. #BBCPM

"Above this £2.5 million allowance, impacted individuals will access 50% relief from inheritance tax on qualifying assets and will pay inheritance tax at a reduced effective rate of up to 20%, rather than the standard 40%. This tax can be paid in equal instalments over 10 years interest free" #WATO

@bbcr4today #AsItHappened Tuesday 23 December 2025 #R4Today

The design process is well under way. #R4Today

Resilience against climate change? Including resilience against the human world losing significant parts of its current living space? #R4Today

The folks at @newscientist.com asked me to look back on what I think was my most impactful story of the year - getting the UK government to release ChatGPT logs (and subsequently, governments elsewhere doing the same) www.newscientist.com/article/2504...

Could Eleanor Lyons, the anti-slavery commissioner, perhaps look at whether Sunak's government and the current government have obeyed the law on modern slavery? #R4Today

He's making list, he's checking it twice, he's gonna find out who's optimally adapted to their environment...

I can't find anything the College of Policing has said about non-crime hate incidents to prompt a story today. www.college.police.uk/news-views They have been runnng a review with the National Police Chief's Council. www.npcc.police.uk/SysSiteAsset... #R4Today

You can't be arrested for a non-crime hate incident. #R4Today

Labour has put countless small progressive policies into action. Today's include help for young people leaving care and a huge increase in retired miner's pensions. Just wish the bright young things at Labour HQ could come up with a narrative not chase Reform votes.

Short thread #R4Today

There's an island which is split between Greenland and Canada, just to pique Trump's interest a bit more. blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/06/... #R4Today

Hey AI, draw a vaguely modern looking warship in a bit of a battle scene and brand it Trump. I'm a very aesthetic person. #R4Today

Energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation www.nao.org.uk/reports/ener... #R4Today

Trump preparing for land attacks on Venezuela? The World Service earlier suggested he doesn't much like Colombia either, and that country actually does supply drugs. #R4Today

Just in case #R4Today keeps parroting Trump's claims about the security implications of wind farms with no comment, listen to Mark Zachary Jacobson (professor of civil and environmental engineering, Stanford university) on the World Service earlier - around 08:20 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

That’s the thing with Trump - he’s so predictable. Ask Putin. #r4today #TrumpKennedyCenter

Let's simplify this. First they came for people like you. And then they came for people like me.

NEWS: Bill Clinton is demanding full transparency from the Trump DOJ on the Epstein files. Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected. He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.

10 December 2025 "Starmer’s net approval is at -48. Badenoch’s approval reaches another new high for the year at -14. With Davey and Farage down slightly at -11 and -12 respectively it’s now a virtual three way tie for most approved (or least disapproved of)." www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...