Today’s poem is called ‘Utterly Betrayed’.

NEWS! Trump and Pope continue public spat about who has met the most paedophiles newsthump.com/2026/04/13/t...

Trump went from “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” to this.

Today’s poem is called ‘I Did Not Tell Death Where I Lived’.

30 funniest times photoshop legend James Fridman did exactly what people asked him to magnificent effect www.thepoke.com/2026/04/09/30-all-time-funniest-times-photoshop-legend-james-fridman-did-exactly-what-people-asked-him/

Today’s poem is called ‘This is One of Those Poems without any Rhymes’.

Spring is in the air

And Americans love saying that Russia is not an enemy. History matters, a lot

Today’s poem is called ‘The Day My Dog Spontaneously Combusted’.

Easter egg hunt

Today’s poem is called ‘Add to Basket’.

I Fostered a Dog today 😜

Good morning from the PNW! Mt. Hood at sunrise. Have a beautiful day. ♥️🩷♥️

Donald Trump has fired attorney general Pam Bondi, dismissing a loyalist who reshaped the justice department, but still failed to please a president fixated on prosecuting political enemies and frustrated with the politically explosive release of the Epstein files

April Fool’s Day. A day where you shouldn’t trust anything you read or anything anyone says. So basically the same as every other day then.

After the White House complained about an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt, it was removed from AFP and Getty’s systems. This is the photo in question. Please do not repost it. 👇

The U.S. just lifted sanctions on Russian cargo ships and multiple high-profile narcotics figures. Dozens of names were removed from the Specially Designated Nationals list—including vessels tied to major Russian leasing operations and individuals linked to Mexican and Colombian drug networks.

🔴Reform UK Promised ‘17 Billion in New Healthcare Spending’ but None of It Is for the NHS New analysis reveals Nigel Farage’s healthcare plans involve funnelling public money and tax cuts towards private healthcare companies bylinetimes.com/2026/03/30/r...

NEWS! New Archbishop of Canterbury to wear hazmat suit during any meeting with Pope-killer JD Vance

President INEPSTEIN 🚫👑

NEWS! Tiger Woods given FIFA Best Driver award newsthump.com/2026/03/28/t...

The Telegram-based Xinbi Guarantee black market sells services that help prop up scam operations. British officials just hit the highly lucrative marketplace with sweeping sanctions. www.wired.com/story/20-bil...

"Negotiations"

Dame Judi Dench! 🤣☠️

Everyone congratulate Donald J. Trump on his *seventh* bankruptcy. Glory!

‘Rage’ and ‘outrage’ aren’t etymologically related. ‘Rage’ is from the Latin ‘rabere’ (to be mad). ‘Outrage’ is from Anglo-French ‘utrage’ (insult), from Latin 'ultra' (beyond). We hope this doesn’t make you mad.

This is an excellent summary of the US War on Iran current situation. I’m an existentialist and borderline absurdist and even I struggle with the current moment. This summary is just fantastic.

Well worth a read on the absurdity of Trump's illegal war Any idea who the substack author is? - no01

NEW: This new report, from BBC, is the best takedown of the insanity of Trump you will see anywhere. Calm, coherent and repeating only Trump’s own words. Devastating. Brilliant work once again from Roz Atkins. (🎥 BBC News)

Mar 20: Feast of Cuthbert (c.634-87), bishop of Lindisfarne. Northern England's favourite saint, also commemorated in Scotland. He reportedly possessed gifts of prophecy and healing. Wilfrid I, bishop of York, succeeded him. Cuthbert’s pectoral cross 📸Chapter of Durham Cathedral #medievalsky

#Watch | A shocking moment caught on camera shows British journalist Steve Sweeney narrowly escaping a deadly strike while reporting from Lebanon

Removing hereditary peers is a welcome step for our democracy. But truly modernising the House of Lords should also mean ending the automatic voting rights of the 26 Church of England bishops – a privilege dating back to the 14th century. humanists.uk/action/get-b...

Here’s one of my more reflective poems, written while waiting for a train at a provincial railway station.

I am VERY tempted to write another long post about how the decision in the 1970s not to establish a Norway-style sovereign wealth fund in favour of simply using the oil money to prop up finances at the time, has done more damage to the UK than any other decision in history. LONG THREAD, SORRY.

Happy Ides of March to all who celebrate. Americans and Russians I'm looking at you.

NEWS! Second FIFA Peace Prize posthumously awarded to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei newsthump.com/2026/03/13/s...

My cat sleeps all day and then keeps me awake all night so this gave me a good laugh. Credit - @dagnylill on Instagram

(cartoon Steve Sack)

NEWS! Clacton to build Mar-a-Lago replica in hope of attracting occasional visit from Nigel Farage newsthump.com/2026/03/07/c...

NEWS! Barron Trump announced as new Iranian Supreme Leader newsthump.com/2026/03/06/b...

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

13 new Labour/news announcements that will be deliberately missed or misrepresented by our media Please share as we have to do the job of our media. Let your fam/friends know this government has your back. As well as keeping us out of a forever war.

Dusted off the patio furniture for the first time this year. Cue five minutes of therapy.

For the love of all things holy can he not just drop down dead.