In 2025, EVERY time I read a UK newspaper, open a news site or turn on a radio phone-in show, I'm channeling Dani Medvedev as my spirit animal.

The UK government is complicit in supporting genocide in 2025

I’d go further: this sort of joke-blindness is not a Twitter OR Bluesky problem, but an issue affecting large areas of humanity in general.

What a club 🔴⚪⚫

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m... Just a brief reminder that Israel is still committing daily acts of genocide in Gaza as the world idly watches.

Imagine the self-loathing of these Labour ministers being wheeled out tonight to defend cutting welfare on TV and radio. You'd imagine they will crawl into bed filled with disgust for their miserable existence.

He didn’t specify in which direction he was deeply moved

Meanwhile the BBC's wonderful "gesture draws scrutiny" Pulitzer prize entry sees the steadfast news broadcaster in a mystified quandary as they try to decode what a billionaire on stage at a rally live on TV doing a Nazi salute could possibly mean 🤔 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Back. To. Back.

Here's the top 10 books I've read this year 📚💙 @dominicnolan.bsky.social @meggardiner.bsky.social @blacktopkid.bsky.social @praddenkeefe.bsky.social @markleggattbskysoc.bsky.social @jordanharper.bsky.social @louberney.bsky.social @atticalocke.bsky.social @conorniland.bsky.social & Femi Kayode! 👏🫶

2024 get in the bin. Hello 2025! 🙏

"Winter in Gaza" is a weird way to spell "genocide by Israel" www.huffpost.com/entry/fourth...

“You will be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits:-

Great journalism from APRS - lifting stones on the murky culture-war style disinformation campaign against National Parks by the usual suspects 🤔

The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775, by John Trumbull, 1834, 📸 via @bleachereport.bsky.social

Rio Ferdinand is one half of the best centre-back partnership I've seen in 40+ years of supporting United 🔴⚪⚫ such a shame that he's an absolute disgrace of a human being.

Noli Me Tangere, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini & Antonio Raggi, 1649-52

The world needs more than the 85 seconds of Rah Digga rapping over this break that we've been blessed with 🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXiJ...

🚨Red letter day every time these drop🚨

We need to give Sewell some DL snaps right about now #OnePride

I'm not sure why Vildor was given the name 'Kindle' cos he can't read anything #OnePride

Tragedy + Marly Marl = 💥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUPT...

Post a movie GIF from the year you were born #filmsky🎬

Conor McGregor spent the summer warning his Twitter followers of the threat that immigrants pose to the safety of Ireland. Turns out the biggest danger to Irish women is in fact - Conor McGregor www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

Introduce yourself with: One book 📚 'Rum Punch' by Elmore Leonard One movie 🎬 'A Prophet' by Jacques Audiard One album 🎼 'Stakes Is High' by De La Soul One TV show 📺 Gomorrah

Ruthless villains #OnePride

You can add three more to that tally ⚡⚡⚡ #OnePride

Gibbs sends at least two Jags defenders into the shadow realm ⚡ #OnePride

Quote with your top 5 fav rappers all time: Rakim Kane KRS-One Tragedy Biggie

each to their own obvs but this is also why I don't really buy the 'stay and fight!' rationale for posting on X - you're not persuading anyone of anything any more, that site is literally where persuasion goes to die, and meanwhile Musk is monetising that fight

Quote a rap album with zero skips

💙📚 Repost with you five favorite reads from this year. 1. Jahmal Mayfield - Smoke Kings 2. Lou Berney - Dark Ride 3. Jordan Harper - Everybody Knows 4. Femi Kayode - Gas Light 5. Mark Leggatt - Penitent

Lou Donaldson, the great jazz alto saxophonist & final surviving member of the original Art Blakey quintet passed away this week. A massive influence on golden age hip-hop; sampled on 'Rat-Tat-Tat', 'Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball', 'Droppin' Science', 'Punks Jump Up' to name a few. RIP 👑

Goodbye Twitter/X