Notable how Nick Eardley of #BBCNews happily lists the political parties who attack the government‘s position on Palestine Action but conveniently leaves out the opinions of the Conservatives or Reform.

More shit to freak kids out: slate.com/technology/2...

I was looking at those online literary mags The Drift and The Point. Is it me, but reading the articles I always feel I’m stuck in a college refectory with a bunch of hyper medicalised dweebs.

In the 1930s the worst people in Germany were running Germany which had a devastating impact on the world. Now it seems the worst people in America are running America with similarly wretched effects.

Talk about a distraction. https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-02/a-24-year-old-frenchman-shows-up-at-hospital-with-a-world-war-i-shell-lodged-in-his-rectum.html#?rel=lom

Interesting how Republicans are essentially focusing on the fear of immigration as opposed to justice for Epstein‘s victims. Same political playbook being used by all the Far Right parties across Europe.

The way Bondi is talking to Democratic senators reminds me of the way Trump spoke to Zelensky. Disgusting and cheap bullies.

Seems everyone wants to sack everyone these days. A greater malaise exists which won’t be solved by a simple change of faces.

Just finished reading Percival Everett's book 'James'. Feels timely in the light of the out-of-control racism surrounding the Bad Bunny performance.Thanks to Trump, America's darkest side has once again been given free rein.

So had they felt otherwise are the Royal Family saying there were circumstances when they wouldn’t have cooperated with Thames Valley Police?

Once people saw characters like Trump and Johnson could reach the top, they knew Politics was a busted flush. They were then ‘morally’ free to use all means to enrich themselves.

The UK Media has really shown itself out of step with the electorate. No one wants chaos in politics anymore except those making money from it.

If you haven’t seen it check it out. Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half time show. Exuberant. https://youtu.be/G6FuWd4wNd8?si=OdvVrzUWZYHS5DeT

That’s up there with one of the worst ever VAR decisions. Absolute football killer. #LIVMCI

If Trump and the people around him were prepared to do sordid sex deals it stands to reason they’re prepared to do sordid business deals as well. cf. Middle East, South America, & Ukraine.

Watching last night’s Winter Olympics Opening ceremony, a well needed reminder of all that is thoughtful and beautiful in the world.

Those wailing strings. https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/02/06/euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-hamnet-to-weep-or-not-to-weep

Any one else notice that extra mugging away to the right of Jessie Buckley in the final scene of Hamnett? Can’t believe they didn’t go for another take.

Thing is New Labour brought in Peter Mandelson in an effort to convince big business that they were a safe pair of hands knowing big business was world of sleaze and corruption. 

There is no way the UK Govt can take the position it has over Mandelson and not do the same with Thiel’s Palantir.

A week from now Trump will make a joke about the racist meme to a supportive audience.

I presume as well as Mandelson and Andrew Windsor, UK Police are also investigating Sarah Ferguson.

Was googling Henry Miller but made a typo. https://youtu.be/6RGyqsWL434?si=ZXrXjBy34NDwiuae

The exploitation of the vulnerable continues so that we, the comparatively wealthy, might feel 'protected'. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Shouldn’t the UK Govt through diplomatic channels ask the FBI to release to them the remaining 3 million pages of docs on Epstein so they can build a complete case on Mandelson?

This is the culture of men who want to get to the top. Whether Trump’s mob, Epstein’s friends, or Andrew Tate and his followers, it’s vile. https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/i-studied-the-latest-epstein-files-as-a-woman-this-is-what-i-felt-3nnfd729c

Bizarre to think the UK Govt could be replaced by the very people colluding with the worst of Epstein’s cabal.

While the Opposition is right to slaughter the Govt over Mandelson, their hypocrisy as ever is unbound. In response Starmer should release the Russia report in full and also allow Leverson 2 to proceed.

Worth pointing out as they bleat they ‘always knew Mandelson was a wrong’un’ the UK media is still cozying up to corrupt politicians.

Good piece. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/03/jeffrey-epstein-powerful-men-women-girls

Worth pointing out, when you get to the top table, it doesn’t matter if you’re Mandelson, Johnson, Farage, or Blair, you quickly discover the rules are completely different. Everything turns feudal.

Does anyone seriously believe Epstein was the only dodgy individual Mandelson dealt with. The man has form after all.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1137974.stm

Maybe I missed it, but one person who remarkably doesn’t seem to appear in the Epstein files is Murdoch. Maybe his beef with Maxwell lasted a long after the patriarch’s death.

The English seem to be taking their lumps for being friends with Epstein. Americans… Not so much.

UK media understandably concentrating on Andrew Windsor’s Epstein revelations, but bigger questions remain, mainly the impunity with which he, the Royal household, and all those revealed to be friends of Epstein constantly lied.

Some political journalist on BBC radio is banging on about Andy Burnham. Mate, the world is focused on other matters.

To think we were offended by Trump getting Russian sex workers to pee on a bed.

Springsteen’s paean to Minneapolis. Be good if those like Taylor Swift or Harry Styles who have something to lose, would do the same. https://youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?si=DpF_QcWH33m85yzi

News channels in the UK no longer broadcasting Trump’s public addresses live. They’ve realised 75% of it is nonsense and the rest lies.

What would be great would be if the top 8 teams were the only ones left in the competition at this stage. Mega jeopardy. #CL

Costa Gravas’ classic political film ‘Z’ is a timely rewatch considering what’s going on in the US and Minnesota. https://youtu.be/rHB28qfsV2w?si=P0nPJoSurDL2gX8p

Recommended for its well researched overview. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/304536/the-holocaust-by-rees-laurence/9780241979969

Crikey, Sly and Robbie played on everything! RIP.

Of course the UK could only get a trade deal with India because of Brexit. 🙄 India and EU announce landmark trade deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrnee01r9jo

All #BBCNews needs to do to diffuse the situation is point out how the MP’s upset with the Burnham decision are from the left-wing of the party. But of course that doesn’t suit the BBC’s agenda. 

A lot of Brit architects and designers have made good money out of this folly. https://ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-line/

That new Mel Brooks documentary. Boy, that guy sure knew how to have great friendships. 

The world’s too volatile for a tedious Labour Party psychodrama. UK political journalists will be miffed - it’s their bread and butter- but fuck’em. That means you Mason.

And in unrelated news, it looks like Farage has got away with his long list of parliamentary irregularities and Iran faces no punishment for killing tens of thousands of its own people. No bandwidth.