I’m going to coin a law - call it Maugham’s First Law - and it is that nothing Wes Streeting ever says turns out to be true. 🧵

Aya! Go listen to "hexed". It's absolutely incredible.

A lot of people are only sharing the headline, but the subheading is, to me, worse. It's one thing to say 'we're bootlickers who don't necessarily agree with him but could conceivably use the ties we have to negotiate' and quite another to say 'we agree with him, fuck marginalised people lol'

Album of the year thus far, by the way...

Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands. The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.

Dark Magus. One of the best. Not just one of the best by a group headed by Davis but one of the best by anyone ever.

This Reddit thread of people explaining the most unhinged reason they ever abandoned a book is a delight

Disabled people are not a burden. They are our neighbours and friends — and they deserve to live fulfilling lives just like anyone else. A statement from the Independent Alliance on cuts to welfare.

the labour party are fighting class war and they’re on the side of extreme wealth.

Zelenskyy knows what it is to fight for something bigger than yourself. Trump does not.

I've said it before but Labour are completely ignoring Scotland because they think they've "got it back". Scotland leant Labour their votes because we knew the Tories had to go and the present system gave us little other option. That's all.

Come, enter the Haus....

Your occasional reminder that the Daily Record was the house rag of the Keep The Clause campaign, demonising gay and lesbian people.

Imagine you're facing a political party that's shat the bed as bad as the SNP and you hand them back a massive lead because you simply refuse to do anything good.

This is why Labour will fail. They have no identity beyond what the mainstream media wants. They have no concept of the extent to which Scotland leant them their vote because we had to get the Tories out. Their ineptitude is leading us straight to a Reform/ Tory pact.

Robbing a bank but misgendering somebody on my way out so the entire British political establishment has my back.

I did. Jolly good it is too.

Treated myself to this. Staggering, incomparable.

Stunning performance, such a wonderful evening.

But is there a down side?

Absolutely this. CDs are perfect for compendiums, long programmes and anything that needs a low noise floor.

The fundamental problem is that Starmer's government just won't confront powerful economic interests. So it tries to fudge the issue: we'll let housing continue to be used for investment, second homes, AirBnBs etc, we'll let rents keep rising, but if we build loads, something's bound to change!

Jim O'Rourke was 23 when he released this absolute masterpiece. 23. Wild.

I just want to know how this happened. Or why.

It's only a Burns supper if it comes wi chips, otherwise it's just a single Burns

Fact-checking is not censorship. Requesting evidence is not censorship. Refuting falsehoods is not censorship. Stopping a lie from travelling halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on is not censorship. But Zuckerberg's grovelling to Trump will sure as hell lead to censorship.

This goes around whenever appropriate and it was actually a DM Dawn sent me that i posted after she passed away

This is wonderful.

🎵 Fuck the pain away Worries for another day Fuck the pain away Down at Fraggle Rock 🎶

Started 2025 by going back to the source. Nurse With Wound have long been a core favourite for me.

As the other half of Echo Yarn, I must implore thee to give this a listen.

“I'd like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls.” — John Coltrane #jazzsky #music

Went full Coil for the Solstice. What a remarkable group they were.

This is an incredible release, get on it.

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TV is very cruel these days but I'll probably still watch

Post a pic in your phone that has your energy but isn't a selfie.

This evening's choice. And tomorrow evening's no doubt given how much of it there is.

Today, on our R.E.M. podcast, we wrap up our thoughts on REVEAL. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! #remband

what’s made of brass and sounds like tom jones trombones

What Is Music? is such a lovely show. It manages to remain warm even when they are deeply unimpressed by the music in front if them. Funny, insightful, unfailingly honest, I look forward to every episode.

This. A thousand times, this.

Tape me to the wall like one of your 5.2 million dollar bananas

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Name a more iconic duo....

He looks WELL, doesn't he? What a pleasure to see him...look forward to hearing him too.

If you haven't, you really, really should...