It's a classic response to a classic moral panic and will do absolutely nothing to tackle the social media giants who are the actual problem.

A more conspiracy-minded person might start to think there’s a concerted effort to create a supine population without the ability to learn, understand and analyse the world for themselves.

A reminder of what Nigel Farage said following the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer.

How many of us feel in a cold rage today? Mine is directed at Farage & this comment on yesterday's Guardian piece by John Crace is spot on. The writer uses a pseudonym or I would credit them but, to whomever he or she is, I say bravo.

Two out of the (only) three White-tailed Eagles fledged in England in 2025 have since 'disappeared in suspicious circumstances', i.e. people killed them within months. Read this, and see how much effort those people go to, to kill them. We all know who & why. Two out of three. Within months.

Demented Trump taking $5 million from National Park Service to cover two horse statutes in Washington DC in gold leaf Is there anyone, someone, in the WH, a Repub senator or congressional with the intestinal fortitude &Love for the United States of America to STOP Trump? people.com/trump-admini...

Listen to the people who loved their boy and not the people who want to use it to stir hate.

Good stuff www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The long fight for the badger A celebration of the end of England’s badger cull, despite the loss of nearly 250,000 animals, shot or trapped unnecessarily By Hunt Saboteurs Association

You know what we don't talk enough about? Queen & Annie Lennox/David Bowie rehearsing 'Under Pressure' in 1992. So much going on! Everyone's clothes, Bowie with a lit cig throughout, where Annie PROPER GOES FOR IT, George Michael singing along in the background. The amazing vocals. Yes, please!

Washington Hilton, where Trump will soon be arriving for the White House correspondents’ dinner. End the cover-up.

Very glad that the Djokovic vanity project is over for another tournament. #RolandGarros

#totp Ok. I think it can be taken as a general rule that, if you have a singer with a bunch of people in coordinating outfits prancing around him or her, often (but not always) of the opposite sex, the song is going to be Utter. Fucking. Shite.

Margaret Thatcher getting cooked during her funeral. "Don't you think she did any good?" "Not a bit of good, not a bit. I'd put a stake through her heart and a garrot around her neck to make sure she never came back."

I am trying to make significant changes to a frankly terrifying spreadsheet and my knowledge of Excel is somewhat limited. It is completely doing my head in and I have to keep breaking off to look at my phone. As now.

Why are we continuing to use expensive fossilised technology when modern renewables are so much cheaper? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A £300 tax on your UK summer holiday does sound like a lot... So let’s take a look at this tax, put it in a wider context, and find out where that £300 figure came from.👍🏻 1/26 🧵

Most folks don’t know that deployin new renewables & batteries is cheaper than maintaining existing fossil fuel infrastructure, especially as the media has been telling them otherwise, so framing it like this is obviously going to get the answer you wanted. Do better YouGov. bsky.app/profile/davi...

OH - AND THERE'S A POLL IN THE ARTICLE! You know what to do...

The poll re: a second referendum, in this Express piece needs some very serious help! Please pass it on. www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

That's the key takeaway from Australia. Might even make things worse.

Brilliant

What’s happening there, Marco, is because you and Donnie decided to launch a war against Iran. You should have thought about the damn consequences first.

Two things. 1) WTAF are they thinking? 2) Spread the word like a wildfire with added petrol. MIT needs to rethink this. This is not the moment to close libraries. It's never the moment to close libraries.

We're complaining to the Charity Commission about Sex Matters describing women who are trans using women's spaces as "deviants". The language is unacceptable (and the statement is wrong in law). We're looking for other examples of it (staff or Trustees) using inflammatory language. Share below?

Eagles poisoned. Hen Harriers shot. Buzzards beaten to death. Birds of prey have been legally protected for over 60 years, but the law is still failing them. Our new report reveals 921 confirmed persecution incidents across the UK between 2015–2024. Read more: brnw.ch/21x2Rir

Right as always.

We are delighted that Alexander Burnett MSP is returning as the red squirrel #NatureChampion! Alexander has described red squirrels as “one of Scotland’s most iconic species”, and we agree! We're looking forward to continuing to work together to save these wee icons.

In case you hadn't grasped the magnitude of the problem on a day when UK temperature records are being annihilated.

This little cutie (I believe a spotted flycatcher, but birds are not my forté) flew into our window this morning. I thought it was a goner but as often happens if you put them somewhere safe and cool, it recovered after 30 mins or so.

The BBC, and really all media, need to stop giving The Enhanced Games coverage. So much money going into this that could go into proper sport. And the coverage legitimises it. Which is the goal - get illegal and dangerous doping made acceptable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The long fight for the badger A celebration of the end of England’s badger cull, despite the loss of nearly 250,000 animals, shot or trapped unnecessarily By Hunt Saboteurs Association

#caturday Dornie in the kitchen sink, for reasons only known to her

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

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The queues in Dover are a direct result of Brexit. #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🇬🇧

“The system, which became fully operational in April, replaces passport stamps with a digital registration to make the EU’s borders more secure, more efficient and stronger against irregular migration” Yet more Brexit consequences 🙄🤬we told you so. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Anyway here's an idea for @ledbydonkeys.org The queues at Dover are massive. Maybe put a poster of a smiling Nigel Farage looking down on it all for the rest of the summer.

1. London Underground station flooding has reportedly been reduced by around 90% thanks to a group of engineers: beavers. After conservationists reintroduced a family of beavers into a nearby city park, the animals built dams and restored wetlands that now absorb and slow floodwater naturally.

Who should lead the Labour Party? Honest to god… where is the decency, the integrity, the willingness to stick up for people, to call out the racists and the haters… loudly and unequivocally? Where did that go? What did these people go into politics for? Cos we couldn’t give a damn about their egos.

Golden eagle introduction in England is about government PR, not conservation The removal of driven grouse moors will do more to encourage the recolonising of golden eagles in the UK than artificial re-introduction | Ross McNally @rossmcnally.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk

Heading out for an adventure this long weekend? Don't forget to record any red or grey squirrels you see on our website: buff.ly/6Xv6m5m 📷 Keilidh Ewan

We did it, lads. We banned trans people from toilets. Now to sit back and watch house prices come down and vegetables stop rotting on supermarket shelves and we'll all come together and feast on Cadbury's Creme Eggs as big as your head, m'boy, And we'll watch Morecambe and Wise, who did NOT die

Good work from Khan here www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I spent a month in Kalimantan in 1993 helping on a research project. Palm oil was just getting started. This is heartbreaking. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...

We’re recruiting a new full-time Grey Squirrel Control Officer in South West Scotland! This is a key area for red squirrel conservation so we are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic person to join our team. Click here for more information and how to apply: buff.ly/OzL9yC4 📷 Katie Berry

"Vindictive evil woman" and "Poisoned witch" to deliver free webinar on illegal raptor persecution for Friends of the Dales this Wednesday raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/05/18/v...

This👇🏼will never get old as long as Farage is able to grift his way through life as an MP working hard not for #Clacton but to destroy the UK from inside

I cannot overstate how much you don't want this.