OLIVER: “In Russia, when Putin rose to power, TV satirists were among his first targets… Putin was driven to madness by how he was mocked on a puppet show… the lesson is it’s not safe to let one show slide because there are currently others.”

United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Brussels this week to campaign for EU policymakers to adopt what he called a “common sense” approach to climate and energy policy. But his pitch makes no sense… not for the EU and certainly not for the climate. Here’s why: @ec.europa.eu

The scenes on our streets are shameful consequences of decades of austerity - government after government fanning the flames of anti migration instead of tackling inequality. We can & must make different choices. Solidarity to all communities under attack. We stand together.

woooooow. Happy 25th birthday to this masterpiece.

🚨BREAKING🚨Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he has "full confidence" in Skeletor.

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A little slice of Brussels brewing and urban history to take you into the weekend. "Brussels Notes #116: The Whim Of The Gods: when beer was brewed at the European Parliament" brusselsnotes.substack.com/p/116-the-wh...

Keir Starmer welcoming the President of a genocidal apartheid regime. This should haunt him for the rest of his tenure.

Is this not another case if Americans trying to make us European feel jealous about something we don’t really need, because we’ve come up with our own solutions? C.f. venmo

🖖 My poor cycling technique has been confused as an alien dance communication I fear

This is my Diary of a CEO

Aberdeen city generates a lot of wealth, yet barely any of it is returned to the public coffers. Its time the companies and industries that have made themselves rich from Aberdeen return the favour. The public purse can't and shouldn't be used for this project, but those that have the wealth must

Both Wes Anderson and Christopher Guest are evoked in The Golden Spurtle, a winning documentary following the annual World Porridge Making Championship Our #edfilmfest review by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel... @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social

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Scottish Greens must broaden appeal beyond middle-class urbanites, says leadership candidate @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social as voting starts in @scottishgreens.org contest 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏭🌳 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Another great club, Vitesse, bites the dust because of Multi-Club Ownership - hidden, in this case, though everyone knew about it at the time. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

That headline!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Regrettably, the right wing are getting funnier.

www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1692... Last time I went to one of these it was full of skinheads and people that take their genealogy a little too (uncomfortably) seriously.

Here's an idea, you're the oil and gas capital of Europe so why don't you properly tax those industries instead. Why Aberdeen would introduce a higher tourist tax rate than Edinburgh (!!!), Glasgow or Inverness escapes me. Bizarre.

www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1691... Tomorrowland fans one week, Ed Sheeran fans the next. My city is overdue some karmic cool.

And before you fly off check out our latest briefing to read why it is time for aviation polluters to chip in, and for citizens to cash in: carbonmarketwatch.org/publications...

In 2026 EU Emissions Trading Scheme rules will be revised, and it is high time the aviation industry starts to pay a fairer share for its pollution. The cards below explain more about how the EU regulation gifted €62.5 billion to the aviation industry during the last decade

WII !!!!! that's what u will be screaming in joy while u watch my new video about the WII !!!

The big 2025/26 Scottish Premiership season preview! Craig Fowler, Tony Anderson and Joel Sked look at the prospective fortunes and give predictions for all 12 teams in the top-flight ahead of the new campaign. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0Njj... Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEWA...

A TEN-HOUR preview podcast on the 2025/25 Scottish lower leagues! Craig G Telfer and Shaughan McGuigan, in stunning detail, go through the prospective fortunes of the 30 teams below the top flight ahead of the new campaign. (Available in audio format only.) open.spotify.com/episode/6TQa...

Watt to Watch: The SPFL is back, baby! Andy Harrow and Craig Fowler look forward to the opening weekend of action in the SPFL, including the match tonight which starts it all off. Sub: www.patreon.com/posts/135468...

It's something Ash Sarkar talks about in her recent book, progressive voices are rarely able to access these spaces and thus our politics is dominated by the same kinds of right-leaning commentary; particularly in broadcast journalism

Hey network, my team and I would like to hear your recommendations for books, podcasts & films about sustainability. Bonus points if they are not depressing (I'm determined to keep my climate anxiety at bay this summer) Comment below! 🏖️ 🌴⛵🏄‍♀️🍦😎

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland

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Sleep well Uncle Ozzy

€70 to see Deftones in Brussels. WTF.

Of course #FIFA opens an office in Trump Tower. www.politico.eu/article/fifa... 🤪

#climatecrisis tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds - Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists say theguardian.com/environment/...

A must read on the human impact of emissions related to next year's FIFA men's World Cup

🔴 Every Juventus outfield player wanted off because of heat and humidity 😬 🔴 Overstretched players came into the tournament with welfare concerns and are now being squeezed further 😳 🔴 How much longer will players tolerate the safety impacts of the expanded football calendar? 🤔

I know French isn't always the easiest to pronounce but someone should tell Patrick McEnroe that "Cazaux" does not contain five syllables

🌏🤝👕 If fashion that doesn’t cost the Earth is your jam the latest edition of the Corporate Climate Responsibility is for you! ▶️ Miriam unpacks the climate strategies of the fashion industry in the video: www.youtube.com/shorts/AEBdy... 👁️Find out more: carbonmarketwatch.org/publications...

If you aren't calling me this already then you better start now

This guy has been cashing out his profits from Spotify and is turning them into science fiction horror killing tech. Burn Spotify to the ground.

amtrak’s marketing team gets it

“Brussels…is not equipped for temperatures above 25 degrees celsius, nevermind anything beyond the 30 degree heatwave threshold. We have no air conditioning. Everything stinks. The streets stink. The air stinks. The bus stinks. The metro stinks. I stink.” brusselsnotes.substack.com/p/107-take-m...

Absolutely chilling, deeply dangerous decision by the UK Government to move to class Palestinian activist group 'Palestine Action' as a terrorist organisation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If Javier Mascherano feels that penalty awarded against his Inter Miami team was soft, wait until he discovers FIFA's climate policies. My latest for @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social: carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/06/19/f...

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Dirty sponsors, lots of flying and extreme heat. Great pieace by @gavinnightmair.bsky.social on the Club World Cup and climate. @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social

Infantino using his insta-megaphone to celebrate the “multicultural atmosphere” at the Club World Cup, while at the same time quietly dispensing with planned anti-racism messaging for the tournament as reported by @adamcrafton.bsky.social earlier this week.