the big problem with the inevitable ID verification data thefts is that it won't be the actual main org getting their stuff swiped; it'll be endless third parties nobody has ever really heard of, and the accountability chain will never, ever reach back to ukgov. the buck will stop with blorko ltd

Astonishing advance by the Greens, astonishing implosion of Labour. When will Starmer's government get the message that it is destroying its base with deeply unpopular, rightwing policies? By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.

How is that probable cause?!

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When you demonize and mistreat the immigrant, the poor, and the marginalized, I'm not interested in hearing about your religious beliefs. You've already shown me what they are by how you're demonizing & mistreating the immigrant, the poor, and the marginalized. ~ Rev. Benjamin Cremer

Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials. I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.

I didn't realize their had their brains in certain other bodyparts, but it does make sense, now that you say it...

Those men are F-King idiots

Autism antibodies are stored in the foreskin.

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Seriously, watch this. Descriptions won’t do it justice. There’s no technical difficulty. The amazing pause here from Miller is him realizing he said the quiet part out loud (probably a few months early) and then freezing like a possum in the face of a coyote or something as a defensive measure.

As Robert Jenrick accuses David Lammy of having a "chequered past", here's a quick reminder of Jenrick's

Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.

PAY ATTENTION: ICE is filing fake 911 calls in Chicago, weaponizing emergency services to provoke local police. Ordinary citizens would be charged with a felony. ICE calls it strategy.

PADILLA: Do you believe govt officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not, yes or no? BONDI: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump PADILLA: I asked a simple yes or no question

Dear science communicators, enthusiasts & joyful sharers of things that blew your mind 10 minutes ago! It's inevitable you'll meet folk who say "EVERYONE knows that, u r SO DUMB." Just send this cartoon (xkcd.com/1053/) - it covers everything important. Then, if necessary, Mute or Block 'em. 😅

"Five, ten years ago comments like that would have gotten you the sack from the front bench of any major political party." Robert Jenrick's comments about a lack of 'white faces' in Birmingham has drawn criticism. Why are Tories defending his words?

We have an independent judiciary in this country. Robert Jenrick wants puppet judges. The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

More water bills rises announced today, on top of those already planned. Privatisation without competition, arguably the worst of both worlds

I’ve now driven the new Nissan Leaf 100 km and apart from everything else, I never once glanced or even thought about ‘remaining range.’ This car can cover 300 miles/480km more than the gen 1 Leaf.

Jenrick now proposing sacking judges he doesn't like. I can just about remember when Conservatives cared about things like the rule of law.

We must emulate the United Arab Emirates, apparently. Where to even start...?

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

If only those pesky Suffragettes had confined themselves to one protest…

I have a cartoon in the current Private Eye

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This person is a genius

Interview with @sundersays.bsky.social about race and patriotism in the UK - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

NEW: Last month, a delegation from GB News entered the White House & met with Trump. Senior Trump figures turned up at its US launch party. Could it now become Trump’s preferred outlet in Europe? It’s reopened the debate over Ofcom’s oversight of impartiality. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Four parties within a 5 point swing of first place and five parties on 12% plus. This would be pure chaos under first past the post.

We all know the reason dictators try to make themselves very long lived if not immortal. It's not because they love life. They can't retire. Democratic leaders can retire and spend time on hobbies and families. That's not an option when potential successors hate or fear you.

Common ground and shared goals are important. But here's the thing. If my starting point is "let's be nice to everyone" and yours is "let's deport all the browns and create a white supremacist ethnostate," ...then I've got to be honest, I'm not really sure it's my job to put the work in here!

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

The journey of life

Sunder Katwala on race, patriotism and flag-waving: ‘The far right is vocal and angry because it is shrinking’

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Another benefit of Brexit ... the UK has returned to its traditional role as the dirty man of Europe. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

I don't think Robert Jenrick realises that the people clapping along to him when he talks about Handsworth would clap along if he said the same about Stamford Hill. I'd hope that would give him pause for thought.

A visual metaphor of me any time anyone says, "Steve, can you lend me a hand?" Don't say you have not been warned.

@kiwiev.bsky.social thought you might find this amusing

If you can't see how this will end, then you're not paying attention (not least to what's going on on the other side of the Atlantic).