A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.

SCOOP: The F.D.A. blocked the release of studies finding that Covid and shingles vaccines were safe. In the case of Covid, FDA staff had to withdraw studies heading toward publication: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Breaking news: Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by President Trump.

Number crunching: Iran war From the new Private Eye, out now.

For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!

“Mr. Trump should at long last recognize the ineptitude of his impulsive, go-it-alone approach,” the Times editorial board writes. “He should involve Congress and seek help from America’s allies to minimize the damage from his war.”

a segment of George Orwell's final interview, describing how 1984 could become a reality "Don't let it happen. It depends on you" #GeorgeOrwell #1984 #fightfascism

I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com

This is why the 25th Amendment exists. This is the purpose of having the 25th Amendment. To not use this power to remove the president is not a passive act, a mere option: it is a positive decision to misuse the constitution.

Satire has been almost dead for a long while now. Trump just finished it off

America went from this to this.

California just joined the World Health Organization. I love it.

Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today

Oh dear #radiohead Great set at #O2arena tonight was ruined by truly terrible sound. Gutted

Still free, neutral, open, and human. #Wikipedia25 Donate now ➡️ donate.wikipedia25.org

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

Me too, but I went back to the ‘join queue’ page on the #radiohead website and it took me to the place where I’d been booted out. Got to ticket page 3rd time lucky

Oh dear - best of luck

Me too. It says it might be Apple Private Relay but I’m not using either of those #radiohead #fail

Thanks #radiohead and #axs - really fucking helpful after waiting in the queue

Through the wait for the queue for the queue and the queue for the queue. Now in the queue #radiohead

Computer not OK #radiohead Glitches galore and now True Love Waits. But for how long?

Hear hear!!

Covid vaccination saved ~2.5 million lives between 2020-2024 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Excellent news, not least for Greens. And #tiktok, I suppose www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

🇬🇧🇬🇷 www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1275...

This is actual good news and it wouldn’t have happened under the Tories and we who voted Labour should note it.

The UK’s latest climate change progress report highlights serious gaps.

8/ For those who prefer their skewering in video form, @ledbydonkeys.org have lovingly produced this soothing** look at the “godfather of Brexit” for #DanHannanDay (**it’s not actually soothing - it’s infuriating - despite being soothingly voiced by @gavinesler.bsky.social 👍)

The Bethesda Declaration people spoke out, despite the prohibition.

Tremendous reporting from Joel Schectman and Aruna Viswanatha in the @wsj.com on how Pentagon pranks, coverups and in some cases deliberate disinformation fed to American citizens fueled interest in UFOs. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

There is a second support letter that the public can sign. You can help advance medical cures in the US, and defend against Trump’s tyrannical attacks on the country, by signing it. Please do. We hope for your support. And please share with your family and friends!

Proud to have cosigned the Bethesda Declaration.

Trump canceled: "a grant to Emory University and Georgia State University, where researchers had developed three potential drugs that showed promise against many RNA-based viruses, including coronaviruses, Ebola, avian influenza and measles.." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz. The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.

Take note Reform UK...

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

Read this and instantly thought of @alexpodyssey.bsky.social Would a little frog music be too expensive to include in #podyssey ? www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/m... @theguardian.com

An unreliable study from a male wellness company convinced MPs and the media that the UK had the 12th largest ‘female health gap’ in the world. Our investigation into this claim has now secured a series of high-profile corrections - and seen the original research deleted. We unpick what went wrong.

I love how in many Mediterranean countries - particularly here in Greece - there’s a framed photo on each gravestone, along with the age the person reached (here, that’s often over 100). You instantly feel some connection with that person; much more so than when there are only words and dates

Oh what fun; there’s a semicolon quiz @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

How are executive orders affecting federally funded scientific journals? Read more about the tensions between political mandates and research integrity.

Could this be the biggest climate story of the year? For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand Full analysis + outlook by Lauri Myllyvirta: www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/7

The grassroots music scene in London is renowned around the world—and it wouldn’t be what it is without our great venues. TfL has launched a special edition Tube map which highlights grassroots venues around the city. You can see it at Outernet all month.

But her necklace.

Welcome to the RFK Jr public health era.

This would go down very well with a Venetian Select Spritz 🍸♥️

The Trump administration has shut down the CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, which crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow. via @nbcnews

This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it

This is about all of us. Never forget that.