'Rule Britannia' 'Unite the Kingdom' 'Account based in Thailand'... 🤔

or maybe stop being racist

N.B Iran observers: US going as far as warming up to Eritrea over its Red Sea oil corridor in this manner appears to be an effort to soften the economic fallout upon accepting that "Epic Fury" will not achieve its Hormuz related objectives, despite no one in the Trump admin publicly admitting it.

THREAD: So you may or may not recognize this little girl, but it's timely to learn about her now, as Iran's Hormuz deadlock is pushing desperate regional & global powers towards alternative trade corridors. This is Ciham Ali Abdu, an American citizen. She hasn't been seen or heard from since 2012.

SBS - Special Bear Service 🐻‍❄️

The headline of this spam email made me laugh. I can think of some other examples… like “don’t try to take instructions from someone on a heroin come down” Feel free to add your own

"The whole point of prison, in my eyes... is to rehabilitate someone, because ultimately everyone's going to get out. It's how you want them to get out and how you want them to see society and authority in the future." More from Mike here: https://howardleague.org/spotlights/ #LiftTheLidOnPrison

I have discovered surfacing submariners taking photographs of polar bears over the decades, and I think it might be my new favourite thing?

Couple about to sign divorce papers… WOMAN: I wish I'd never joined that Star Wars dating app MAN: You were looking for love in Alderaan places WOMAN: And I wish I'd never married a guy addicted to Star Wars puns MAN: It was a wookie mistake WOMAN: Just sign it MAN, SIGNING: May divorce be with you

Pleased we’ve been able to support this news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

The more I travel outside of the UK and speak to other countries’ locals the more I realise how damaging the years of insane small boats media rhetoric has been for the UK. It has been totally over-inflated, portrayed as if we are a tiny island that has been overrun by a huge “invasion”

When exploited children exploit others Amy Loughery, Chris Devany & Laura Bainbridge explore the concept of "alpha victims" and share a toolkit for when exploited children exploit others. www.russellwebster.com/when-exploit...

“Mummy, why is it mostly mummies on the school run? Is it because the daddies work from home and the mummies can drop off on the way to Court?” 😍

Trump: I’m not a king. Official White House account:

So, if the ball, delivered by the bowler, not being a Wide, passes the striker without touching his/her bat or person, any runs completed by the batters from that delivery, or a boundary allowance, shall be credited as Byes to the batting side.

The No Kings protest slogan may end up No Kings Unless We Can Have Charles

standing ovation after King Charles sings the praises of NATO and says "that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine"

So many little digs at Trump; peppering every other line. He will be deliberately oblivious to them all

When you tweet and don't research first.

Is there any other profession where you can red-button calls merrily from your colleagues and it’s taken as read that you’re busy but will call back, with no offence taken whatsoever?

The Court of Appeal hearing for Ammori’s case (Palestine Action proscription appeal), starting tomorrow, has been listed for 5 judges. This is very rare, especially in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). The judges are: the LCJ, the MR, Edis LJ, Lewis LJ and Whipple LJ

I’m a lawyer and we used to routinely drink at lunchtime and everything was fine. We also had a Friday drinks trolley at lunchtime every Friday, but we still worked a full day. When I tell young lawyers this their heads fall off

BREAKING: Trump has apparently fired the National Science Board (NSB).

From yesterday: Nearly Legal and Giles Peaker: An Appreciation | Colin Yeo

I always get a little sad when I visit cities and see historic buildings with the names of barristers’ chambers carved into stone edifices, but the city no longer either has a crown court nor a local Bar.

Well this is terrifyingly horrific Father claims Google's AI product fuelled son's delusional spiral www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Devastated to learn that Giles died at the weekend. He leaves shoes impossible to fill. One of life’s warriors, dedicated to righting wrongs in an area of law so full of wrongs that his enormous brain and energy was constantly put to use. Thoughts with his family, loved ones and friends. xxx

mmmmm I love the smell of BO with matcha

I have lived in the north for 13 years and today I FINALLY heard someone actually say “ee by gum”

Eid; The sadness of Afghan women, confined, divided, isolated open.substack.com/pub/moskaafg...

Southport attack would not have happened if killer’s parents did “what they morally ought to have done”, inquiry finds. The inquiry heard how his parents knew their son was hoarding knives, accessing “chilling” violent content online and making poison in his room. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04...

Do not watch Sesame Street on Tubi with the subtitles on 😭. I swear, I didn't edit or add anything. Is it hilarious? Yes, but also, they need to fix this immediately. Absolutely incomprehensible and bad

Louboutin have nicked that computer the police use to generate operation names and they are using it on shoes

NEW: Trump accepted $37m worth of donated steel for his WH ballroom project from the Luxembourg-based company ArcelorMittal. Days later, the WH made adjustments to Trump's tariffs that could benefit ArcelorMittal.

Just imagining his wife sitting there muttering “fuck sake” to herself and considering what other fall-from-height risks she can take when it all gets a bit much

"the art of the deal"

a visual depiction of Fox News's commentary tonight

VERY cool OSINT tool from @bellingcat.com uses SAR data to create real time damage est. since start of Iran War. Using NSA Bahrain as an example, it's pretty darn solid. Even caught a building I'd missed in the March 6 @planet.com imagery! bellingcat-ee.projects.earthengine.app/view/middle-...

Wild time to be alive

Yet people consumed with hate live on this planet utterly convinced only *they* have a divine right to exist and that others unlike them must die, and they do not want peace under any circumstances

If you have to use 25 words and an analogy when you could have used 5 words, your point has no substance and you are a dickhead.

Incredible footage from a United Airlines flight of the Artemis II launch.

I’m a barrister. As a people we are terminally available. I hate this piece. There are times when being available is fine, but it is an absolute must that we DO have PROPER breaks. We are all replaceable. Someone tell these over inflated egos that. www.thetimes.com/article/fd33...

Good news, but it is insane that the Home Office had to be forced into doing it by a court ruling and not commonsense. Don't get me wrong, this is a great move, but it shouldn't be isolated. All those seeking asylum need the right to work. 1/ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

How has it taken three years to honour this man?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We are hiring an Assistant Librarian (Training). They will be responsible for designing, organising and delivering the Library training output for members and library staff (with appropriate support). See more about the job and how to apply on the website: www.innertemple.org.uk/news/asstlib...

Average immigration detention deaths per month from FY 2010 to FY 2024: 0.69 Average immigration detention deaths per month in FY 2025: 1.75 Average immigration detention deaths per month so far in FY 2026: 4.6 www.npr.org/2026/03/10/g...

Antisemitism should be utterly socially intolerable. An absolute red line. The fact it isn’t and the fact that it is proliferating all over social media and seeping into real life conversations means that the rest of us are being TOO QUIET and TOO COWARDLY and not stamping it out.

One of those things you have to read several times