For @dispatchmedia.bsky.social i went on the trail of the Totley Communists and the radical history of Sheffield. dispatch-media.com/the-commune-...

Keep your Andy Burnhams and Keir Starmers. Today, @johnmerrick.bsky.social goes in search of the true communist Kings of the North.

Bonnie Blue, Lily Philips, Rebecca Goodwin all hail from the same sleepy corner of Derbyshire. Is it purely coincidence? @laurabeveridge.bsky.social reports from inside the OnlyFans Triangle:

"I have nothing but contempt for the current government." David Peace speaks to Dispatch about Keir Starmer, Tommy Robinson, the media — and, of course, Yorkshire.

Hidden away in sleepy Suffolk, a US airbase houses America's nuclear weapons. What do locals think? Jonathan McAloon reports:

The war in Gaza has come to Thailand's hippy paradise, where holidaying IDF soldiers clash with locals. Fin Carter reports from Pai:

"Behind barricaded doors, the tradition still lives." Sam Burgum reports on London's squatting scene:

"I went to Dungeness because I love that space and silence that some people call desolation." @marianneeloise.bsky.social reports on the gentrification of 'England's only desert':

Fantasy Football is no longer just a game. For a growing number of analysts, podcasters and paid consultants, it's a way to make a living. Richard Booth reports:

"Will Dispatch ever serve up AI slop to its readers?" Listen to @jacobfuredi.bsky.social's response on Radio 4's The Media Show this week.

"You'll never understand Monaco. It's not for people like you." Even so, you might as well read Jack Burke's report:

Who is Margaux Blanchard? Margaux Blanchard net worth? How old is Margaux Blanchard? Is Margaux Blanchard married? Tbh, I don't know. But today I wrote about how @dispatchmedia.bsky.social exposed her — and why she matters: dispatch-media.com/margaux-blan...

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"Twenty years ago this month, a hurricane named Katrina showed up to the party, uninvited, and tore our playhouse down." Jon Cleary on New Orleans:

"Life in Gaza is measured not in days or weeks, but in litres of water." Hasan Jber's diary of daily life in the al-Bureij refugee camp is free to read:

Earlier this month, four people fell from Whitby's cliffs in as many days. As the town mourned, conspiracy theories about a serial killer went viral on TikTok. What really happened? @jacobfuredi.bsky.social reports:

Once, Yosemite embodied a radical idea: that some landscapes are too magnificent for private ownership — that they belong to everyone. Today, that legacy is under threat. Rachel Dec reports:

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What are Britain's preppers really afraid of? And how do they differ from their American cousins? @laurabeveridge.bsky.social reports from a Cornish campsite:

In Latvia, Russian-speaking citizens are branded spies and saboteurs. In response, they play chess. Euan Dawtrey reports:

The Isle of Sheppey is home to three prisons, one nudist beach and a colony of scorpions. @lottebrundle.bsky.social reports:

Rumour has it that Tommy Robinson has fled to Spain after reading @roisinlanigan.bsky.social's dispatch from Benidorm. Latest here: dispatch-media.com/benidorms-gr...

I went on the East London measles trail for @dispatchmedia.bsky.social , where cases are currently the highest in the UK. Spoke to a Rabbi trying to turn things around, and the antivax mums who aren't so worried...

There's been a surge in measles cases across the UK — but after crunching the data, one borough sticks out. @petercarlyon.bsky.social reports from Hackney, east London:

On the site today: an interview with @irvinewelsh.bsky.social on Leith, romance and Men in Love. dispatch-media.com/irvine-welsh...

This is a fascinating essay on Paul Ray, the founder of the EDL – a strange and troubled sounding bloke ‪@dispatchmedia.bsky.social‬ dispatch-media.com/the-forgotte...

Tommy Robinson is widely considered the founder of the EDL — but he wasn’t. That dubious honour goes to Paul Ray, a “counter-Jihad” blogger from Luton who disappeared shortly after its launch. What happened to him? @jacobfuredi.bsky.social found him in Ukraine: dispatch-media.com/the-forgotte...

What happens when you mix Benidorm, Buckfast and Loyalist zeal? @roisinlanigan.bsky.social reports from the Costa Del Ulster for the Glorious Twelfth: dispatch-media.com/benidorms-gr...

Albania said no • Italy moves in • A Meloni-themed restaurant The deportation centre Britain couldn't buy — Matt Broomfield dispatch-media.com/the-deportat...

Top of the league • Stockport's finest • 'Slightly terrifying' — A pilgrimage to Britain's karaoke capital Helen Nugent dispatch-media.com/a-pilgrimage...

Sex offenders looking for treatment • A chemical solution • Will it become mandatory? The men who choose castration — Steve Boggan dispatch-media.com/the-men-who-...

A century-old quest • Featuring vape shops • RIP Evie In search of England's Ley Lines — ‪@marianneeloise.bsky.social dispatch-media.com/in-search-of...

Kidnapped in Thailand • Taken to a jungle compound • Scam or die My nine months inside an online scam factory — Sara Smythe

Rabbis on ayahuasca • MDMA in the West Bank • Then America bombs Iran Tripping with Psychedelics for Palestine — ‪@matthabusby.bsky.social‬ dispatch-media.com/tripping-wit...

Unsafe flats • A stunning cover-up • The revolution begins The revolt of Hackney's tower blocks — Peter Carlyon dispatch-media.com/the-revolt-o...

America's birdmen say goodbye • Is Trump to blame? • Scotch on the rocks, please The last of the falconers — Rachel Dickinson dispatch-media.com/the-last-of-...

An empty stripper pole • Grenades on the table • The party must go on Ukraine's rave new world — David Patrikarakos dispatch-media.com/ukraines-rav...

A shin-kicking world champion • A bone-crunching battle • It's the Cotswold Olimpicks The strongest shins in England — Tom Burke dispatch-media.com/the-stronges...

Is Roy 'Chubby' Brown still alive? • Yes • Good evening, Blackpool An evening with Britain's most offensive comedian — @jacobfuredi.bsky.social dispatch-media.com/an-evening-w...

A marijuana nirvana • Corporations roll in • Bud to bust The heart of the Emerald Triangle — Valen Lambert dispatch-media.com/the-heart-of...

A boxing coach grieves • The frenzy of youth • Is Amin dead? The lost boys of Croydon's fight clubs — @tamhussein.bsky.social dispatch-media.com/the-lost-boy...

Illicit affairs • Rats and shanks • Integrity in the shadows Confessions of a female prison officer — Alex South dispatch-media.com/confessions-...

The Brits who don't pay tax • Meet the Sovereign Project • Pete has a plan Inside the Kingdom of the Sovereigns — Fred Sculthorp dispatch-media.com/inside-the-k...

Ignore the digital nomads • Put down your flat white • The revolution lives on The Lisbon illusion — Marco Roth dispatch-media.com/the-lisbon-i...

Meet the World's Strongest Man • He's a big softie • No, you're crying Among the giants — Kieran Yates dispatch-media.com/among-the-gi...

A King's betrayal • Athletes of the sky • Don't tell PETA The men who race pigeons — @roisinlanigan.bsky.social dispatch-media.com/the-men-who-...

Lizards in Brum • Family fun • A Man City cameo My Easter with David Icke — @petercarlyon.bsky.social dispatch-media.com/my-easter-wi...

Nova Scotia's bravehearts • Pour a shot • It's cèilidh time Here come the Gaels — Emily Latimer dispatch-media.com/here-come-th...

A tree has fallen • The North remembers • Pint? The Trials of the Sycamore Gap — Jonathan McAloon dispatch-media.com/the-trials-o...