Please someone help the hard working, wonderful @chrischirp.bsky.social yo reach even more people.

Lib Dem Leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk: "A great British institution is under attack from a foreign government. President Trump is trying to destroy our BBC... Trump has undermined press freedom in America. Now he's trying to do the same here, disgracefully egged on by the leader of Reform."

I’ve just been asked by Waitrose to give feedback on my recent purchase of a loose lemon. It’s sitting in the fruit drawer in the fridge. Doesn’t seem to be bothered by the nearby apples and satsumas. Any other ideas for feedback? Is this normal behaviour by a supermarket?

Just been invited to the launch event of a report considering the 'future of the UK's research system' where they will be considering the creation of disruption labs named after Ada Lovelace and the report will be introduced by a panel of five men

Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.

we need to protect both the independent, expert creation of evidence and information *and* the communication of it by independent, non-partisan, media organisations. christinapagel.substack.com/p/informatio...

Can confirm. Had just the right amount of anger and anxiety to go and do one (of the many) thing(s).

Feels like we are back to bad news days. Sigh. Anyway. Trying to hang onto the weekend which contained the sea. And mooching around a little town. And even some sunshine.

"Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk."

Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly! "How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

Bring it on. And next up: I feel defamed by media reporting as untrue my lies about the 2020 election. 🙄

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten. "I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

It's like a summary of the Labour right's entire political project

Can we please see some leadership from our government now on strengthening BBC governance and protecting our media landscape from foreign government or investor interference?

Populist views like free education and health care? No. Populist views like good wages and a robust safety net? No. Which populist views? Oh, you know the ones.

Interesting move by Crisis www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Our BBC

Don't buy a Tesla.

Dominic Cummings has this racialised take on David Lammy There is an increasingly prevalent kneejerk online rightwing trait to call the presence of any black or Asian person a diversity hire

Gawd. Didnt that need to be said?!?!

It turns out all those "paid" No Kings protesters were actually pissed off voters huh

A whole bunch of people younger than me got elected last night and I am totally good with that

meanwhile

hello everyone, tonight the Guardian US data team (me) is going to be following the NYC mayors race. Follow along. First results will be coming out at 9pm ET

Cars the U.K are up to 55% larger today than they were in the 1970s and there are twice the number of motors on our roads as there were 30 years ago, but anti-Low Traffic Neighbourhood and anti-cycle lane campaigners keep claiming they 'cause congestion'. Okay.

Did you happen to leave your @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk purchases on the Metropolitan line yesterday? Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat? If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇

Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.

We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.

You’d need a heart of gammon not to laugh…

Beautiful things abound.

Almost 100% of children in 73 neighbourhoods in England are living in income-deprived families. Govts push real wage/benefit cuts, two-child benefit cap; oppose universal basic income; don't curb profiteering. No govt targets to cut poverty. 1% has more wealth than 70% of the population combined.

Autumn path by the River Thames.

Believe women before they die

We need more of this. particularly from white MPs and leaders.

The path from abusing foreigners to abusing the disabled is well-trodden. I I hope this nugget is bright enough to reflect on who else has walked it.

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thank fuck for this there's a massive difference between saying "I believe x about a group" and saying "that group may not have dignified use of toilet facilities in the public sphere" the first is your own beliefs, religious or quasi. the second makes a country fundamentally unsafe. for everyone

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

I spent zero pence on Halloween myself and know we should wrinkle our noses at the commercialisation- but it's quite fun, no?

"go to TikTok. See for yourself."

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Ah good. I think it was only last week that people were still saying that it is literally impossible for him to have the title Prince removed. But it’s never impossible to change a human-made structure when there’s a will to do it.

As we wake up to news that the toddler in the White House wants to start playing with nuclear bombs, I reach for dog accounts. Have Stephan.

I'll try a different tactic this time. If you donate to a food bank and brag about it in the comments, I will show you one (1) kitten that we have fostered.

Reform UK's Durham chapter are having a completely normal one. Don't tell Sarah Pochin though.

the collective reaction to Zohran's big speech about islamophobia has basically been to prove every bit of it correct

Excellent, inspiring stuff. We need to go both deep and wide if we want to change bureaucracies. And this piece speaks to both these ambitions. @innovationunit.bsky.social @kscopehealth.bsky.social @jessmcp.bsky.social

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