#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 27. Talk Talk.....

It’s disgusting the influence Trump is having on next yr’s World Cup. The influence has been there for yrs, but now he’s implying he’s going to move games from Democrat-run host cities to more Trump-friendly cities is abhorrent. Shame on FIFA. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

There are good reasons not to do this. There are however bad reasons to do this, which brings us to Hegseth. He says the greatest danger to the US is not China or Russia but internal factors. He could be right, if what he has in mind is himself. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 26. The Cardigans (Always reminds me of Gran Turismo 2)

A truly anomalous event here, where someone in the political class is facing the consequences of their actions. An absolute impossibility in the UK or USA.

Dear Ofwat Thames Water doesn't have a leg to stand on, do not budget an inch If the creditors don't like what you're offering, it's time for Special Administration and PERMANENT public ownership (normal in 9/10 countries around the world) www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 25. Anyway......Ladytron are back!

#readandplay (480) #MusicChallenge #MusicSky TVAM.- These Are Not Your Memories

Mrs R: "There was a woman on the ward today who didn't want to take paracetamol. We've had to explain that we're not giving it to her because she's got a fever and we want her to feel better, but because she's got a fever and if we don't get her temperature down then her baby is going to die."

All the billionaires got what they wanted this year: no regulation, which means no moderation in the case of YT (Google). Let's make money off hate speech, rejection of the democratic process, and bleach-injecting advice, baby!

I wrote a new piece for foreign policy. The US's postwar role as guarantor of Europe’s security is over – and may even turn adversarial. But Europe has an overlooked trump card. When it comes to manufacturing Europe blows the US out of the water. Thread. 1/ foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/07/e...

In case you missed it ... The Brexit ref was neither fair nor democratic. Non-UK citizens from Ireland or the Commonwealth could vote in the ref if they lived in Britain. Yet EU citizens who were long-time residents in the UK and UK citizens who were long-time residents in the EU were denied a vote.

IMPORTANT 🧵 We've been seeing how RFK Jr & anti-vax lobby has been steadily and effectively reducing access to vaccines in the US. But it could happen in UK too. It's a threat worth considering given Malhotra's speech at Reform conf & big overlap between anti-vax and RW populsim. Read on! 1/11

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 24. Lets have an hour long Indie Dance & Melodic House Sunset Mix...

Whenever you legislate for more powers, you shouldn’t think about what your government would do with them, but what a future bad (evil or incompetent - or both!) government might do with them.

Zara’s “exit” from Russia was never real. Inditex sold its stores to a Lebanese partner under a contract guaranteeing re-entry. Now, Zara and other brands are back in Russian malls—just three months after the CEO swore they wouldn’t return. Sanctions loopholes + corporate greed = business as usual.

me telling my grandkids what it was like to have vaccines

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Got to have a #MashUp. 🤷‍♂️ Day 23....

For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR. This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA

OTD in 1939 the German–Soviet victory parade took place in Polish town of Brest-Litovsk. As allies, we celebrated liberating Poland from the Poles

It's that (tiresome) time of year again the National Trust comes under attack, as voting gets underway for the 2025 AGM. If you're a NT member, have you voted yet? Here's the link ⤵️ www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 22. Frankie Knuckles

Farage wants the UK to quit the ECHR. It is exactly what Putin wants, for the UK to join Russia and Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR. It would be a huge victory for Putin in his war against human rights and the international rule of law. Farage is a traitor.

#LookAndSee (204) #MusicChallenge

What Movie do you consider perfect?

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 21. The Pipettes

#readandplay (476) #MusicChallellenge #MusicSky Aylesbury Boy

Wow. From an article in The Guardian.

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 20. Saint Etienne

#MusicChallenge #20SongsByYear - 2024 Unranked Day 20. Uranium Club; American punk rock band based in Minneapolis.

Great 60mins. Hope Angus will agree to another interview at the end of the season. Baz did a fantastic job and the only question he didn't ask that I wanted answered was; Why have Everton stopped posting on Bluesky. 🤷‍♂️ @everton.toffeetvefc.com

Truth isn’t always “stranger” than fiction. Sometimes it’s more cowardly than it. #Andor

With Christian nationalism apparently gaining ground in the UK, Stephen Evans argues that secularism is needed to safeguard liberal democracy....

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 19. John Foxx

#MusicChallenge #20SongsByYear - 2024 Unranked Day 19. Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan. Gordon Chapman-Fox’s project sees a bold visual aesthetic & striking retro-futuristic audio identity seamlessly melded together into one evocative musical package. @warringtonruncorn.com

February 4 1939 - Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime

What's the best way to celebrate the release of a new single? Make some delicious jam. 😋 Thanks to brightonelectric.co.uk for providing the cooking facilities. 🔥🔥 If you want more tasty treats follow the links below to audio, video & LP pre-order... 🛸🛸🛸

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 18. Plastic Bertrand (It's just a bit of fun 😉)

#MusicChallenge #20SongsByYear - 2024 Unranked Day 18. Du Blonde - From the excellent Glam Rock tinted album, Sniff More Gritty...

I am beyond disgusted and angry about Trump’s visit to the UK. Here’s why: - UK journalists should be asking him detailed questions about the UK-US post-Brexit trade deal, which is basically Trump putting the UK over a barrel. Thread

OTD in 1939 Poland, as a complete surprise to us, suddenly ceased to exist so Soviets launched "special military operation" to "protect our compatriots abroad". Definitely not an invasion. Imagine that happening today

Met didn't use facial recognition at Unite the Kingdom demo - but did at Notting Hill As cops' use of facial recognition expands across the UK, why did the Met not use it at a far-right event - but did at a Black-led one? www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 17. The Clash

#MusicChallenge #20SongsByYear - 2024 Unranked Day 17. Getdown Services -

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

What's important apparently isn't important... #HillsboroughLaw @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social

Yet again, the Guardian fails to mention that Dartmoor is inside a 75km deregulated Special Economic Zone which also houses a Freeport. 100% of Dartmoor's area is within the Freeport/SEZ outer boundary. Sewage spilt for 49,000 hours from 62 Dartmoor sites in 2024. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#MusicChallenge #ShallWeDance2025 Day 16. John Grant / Richard Sen

#MusicChallenge #20SongsByYear - 2024 Unranked Day 16. Personal Trainer - Willem Smit seems to be the only permanent member of the group, and his fellow band members rotate between artists who are part of, among others; Pip Blom, Bull Home Counties & The Klittens.

Kicking Visa, MasterCard & PayPal out of Europe with the Digital Euro. 🤔