Further to the quoted... This is becoming a sort of national psychosis. I mean, look at defence. 😂

Not a fan of Burnham anyway, but seriously, what is the point of changing leader if they are going to keep the same inhumane and hostile policies Starmer supports which have pushed so many voters away from Labour. Whoever takes over needs to u-turn on them, fast. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Why I live here.

The real lesson of the Starmer disaster is that progressive politicians need to fight. Voters like that. It's why the populist right are so popular. Fight for progress, for things you believe in, for good. Don't just try to middle manager mediate your way through.

Huge loss for the event

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Except for viewers in Wales and Scotland, who can just turn up, so please do (polling card makes things quicker mind) #ItsDevolved

1/ Update on what we know about the evolving hantavirus situation, strap in. A Swiss man linked to the ship has now tested positive after developing symptoms after disembarking. He received an exposure alert, sought care, and tested positive. This means there are 3 deaths and 5 suspected.

The weekend's Hungarian WSBK round told us that Balaton's scary Turn 12/13 chicane hasn't been changed. Why not?! And there was talk at the Miami F1 round that Liberty wants a #MotoGP race there. That's why MotoGP riders need to get organised & speak out www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...

This is grotesque on multiple levels.

Banning private jet flights during a jet fuel shortage feels fair enough to me.

2026

This guy is incredible

Couldn't resist. That's not my Booky Wook.

Been a good week for the animals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

🔴 Britain’s Solar Revolution Is Here and We Should Be Shouting It From the Rooftops Ed Miliband is helping to turn the country into a nation of ‘solar zealots’ and I'm enthusiastically along for the ride. Thankfully I'm not alone. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/22/b...

#ThePitt boss R. Scott Gemmill breaks down the Season 2 finale, confirms a Season 3 time jump, and reveals who's returning... and who may not. Now up at TVLine:

this is fucking unreal stuff from Noah Wyle on the magic of The Pitt. www.gq.com/story/noah-w...

Really powerful, hopeful paragraph from the latest article in the Atlantic by @adamserwer.bsky.social

He's an enemy of liberty and a friend to tyrants.

Oh, FGS - @politico.com is taking sponsorship money from Palantir - running their ads through news updates. That's absolutely the *last* thing we need in our politics, Palantir going straight for the political-media environment at a time when we need massive scrutiny of their contracts in the UK.

I wish more people on this side of Ukraine would understand Ukraine's importance for the rest of Europe. What we're seeing here is a new powerhouse coming into existence, and a country the EU really needs to have as a member state.

I lol'd at this.😆

I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.

Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’

Because opening new oil fields which will come online in the 2030s and produce a relatively small amount of oil will really help push down the spot price of Brent crude

Presenting the reopening the Strait of Hormuz as a victory is like the Greeks failing to take Troy but celebrating the safe return of their wooden horse

The US military has 22 sites in the UK. Every day long range US bombers are taking off here to drop bombs on Iran. This is a rogue state carrying out war crimes, and threatening more. The UK Government must grow a spine - and stop our bases being used for this war.

This is the ultimate test for a constitutional order. Either constitutional mechanisms are used to check and balance this, and remove him from office, or they are not. For there can be no greater test for any constitution.

This is a fantastic and very welcome perspective, as well as being a great piece of writing

Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.

Can you imagine how many people approved it before publishing? Shameful.

Using Spotify is just as bad as using X, in some aspects, even more consequential: Spotify is actively killing music, not just exploiting musicians. All other streaming platforms are better, and have as wide a choice. Migrating your playlists is dead easy. Please leave that evil platform - now.

I can’t get excited by our next journey to the Moon when this is what is happening on Earth.

Fantastic assessment of where Marc might be right now

NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar generation saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 📈Wind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month ⛴️This avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn at current high prices www.carbonbrief.org/...

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... I love a dog story with a happy ending

Wow.

maybe my favorite thing on the internet: neal.fun/deep-sea/

This reminds me of when you travel in a developing country and they have different rates for locals and foreigners. Feels like a sign of severe economic decline. Also, let's be real here. We basically nicked all this shit. The least we can do is let them see it for free.

The maturation of the current MotoGP World Championship leader could be his last step to the title big time (…I think). Up close with Marco Bezzecchi…or as close as you want to be. Fresh writing for Motorsport Magazine: www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...

‘I woke up and couldn’t move’: Scottish rockers the Twilight Sad on births, death and breakdown

This is absolutely brilliant. Instigated by Gordon Brown, delivered today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Open the Strait of Hormuz. You may not receive the help of any other sovereign nation. Fastest wins."

Wanted to do something a little different. An introduction and explanation of how a #MotoGP weekend works. What the teams and riders are doing each session, and what to watch out for motomatters.com/analysis/202...

This is what ecocide looks like.

Just fascinating to see Blair, a man whose reputation was ruined by the Iraq war, advocate joining a war that is exponentially stupider and more chaotic. How is it possible to learn nothing from the worst mistake of your life?

It's extremely clear that the US doesn't really have an objective here except to inflict maximum pain, and attacking water supply is going to end catastrophically for the entire region. It's not just a war crime, it's approaching a crime against humanity.

Delighted to announced that @neilmorrison87.bsky.social has sent me a #MotoGP article. Here's Neil's thoughts on Pedro Acosta after Buriram. He might even be better than we think. motomatters.com/analysis/202...

These are the scenes at Mercure Nottingham City Centre Hotel. Sickening use of deadly bird netting that ends up with birds trapped and starving to death. Police have been contacted. Please sign the petition calling on the hotel to end the use of netting: protectthewild.org.uk/mercure-hote...