The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible. It leads on "sharply contested narratives" It has a dramatic skew to the US government It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue

catching up with #bbcqt , excellent mis-speaking from the audience "we're all sick of the back bitching, the stabbing.." :D

"losers" "stupid people" Trump on Europe/the UK (in a wandering diatribe on energy policy)

sometimes you read a line in a news article and its like you've spotted some wikipedia vandalism... "Some of those Chagossians ended up in Mauritius and the Seychelles, but others settled in the UK, mostly in Crawley, West Sussex." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I wasn't excited for Starfleet Academy the new Star Trek show; in truth I hadn't kept up even with Strange New Worlds (I do enjoy it though) But I'm pleasantly surprised, some interesting characters and designs, solid Trek and can't wait to see more. (grew up on Next Gen but love em all really)

‘Leave Greenland alone!’: US anthem heckler at NBA London game draws cheers www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

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Robert Jenrick, without a hint of irony: "the conservative party has failed to understand the mistakes it made...why would anyone in this country hand back the keys to these people and hope they would fix the country"

Jenrick to Farage

This Maccabi Tel Aviv/policing/AI story is wild! Often it’s not the use of AI, per se, that’s the problem. It’s the uncritical acceptance of the stuff it churns out. YOU HAVE TO FACT CHECK AGAINST ORIGINAL SOURCES.

Simon Jenkins is personally responsible for the death of house parties in this country capx.co/how-red-tape...

I’m calling on Ofcom to restrict UK access to Elon Musk’s X until the platform puts an end to the production of sickening abusive AI images. A line has been crossed & it’s time for the regulator to show it has some teeth. Honestly, I can’t believe the government hasn’t acted. It beggars belief.

Gmail welcoming the Gemini era? That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

I have a general rule that any presentation based on words starting with the same letter is bollocks. I once asked a famous CEO who gave a presentation on the "10 Cs of business" what the chances were of the ten most important things all starting with a C. He wasn't pleased.

using grok in any capacity should genuinely get you put on a watchlist

"clippy-but-worse machine" is an excellent description

I’ll say what CNN is afraid to say: Trump knows that María Corina Machado is the most popular person in Venezuela and the in-country opposition leader—thus, the obvious new Venezuelan leader—and he lied and said she *wasn’t* popular because she won the Nobel Peace Prize over him.

Trump: “We’re going to run Venezuela until a safe transition takes place.” An invasion.

Trump going on national television and essentially saying that we just annexed Venezuela and are going to steal its most precious natural resource and will kidnap any Venezuelan leader who disagrees may be the craziest presidential address of my lifetime

Trump: “We’re going to run the country until such time as we can have a safe, proper, transition…so we are going to run the country until we can have a safe…judicious transition.” So Trump, for the time being, is effectively saying for now he’s also President of Venezuela.

(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: IN NATIONAL ADDRESS, TRUMP SAYS (THREE TIMES) THAT THE UNITED STATES IS “RUNNING VENEZUELA NOW” AND “WE ARE GOING TO STAY IN VENEZUELA”

Trump: "we will run the country" "we're going to have our United states oil companies go in... and start making money for the country" fucking hell

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Fireworks from last night in London

If i ever see you post about having asked chatgpt anything im unfollowing and muting u and thinking quite a lot less of you

Just another regular day on this broken island when a well-known UK trans-exclusionary academic gets blanket media coverage to share her experience of being 'cancelled' by a university. Without the creation of controversy, trans-exclusionary data activism would cease to exist.

Oh and now she's on Radio 4 complaining again about being cancelled so I've had to turn it off. The BBC is such a disgrace.

Your annual reminder that if you get this cracker joke and are confused by it, it's apparently because "ffi" is a special character in some fonts and when the typeface is changed to one that doesn't have it, those letters disappear. It's supposed to be "coffin medicine".

to improve your afternoon: here is how to sing the times between 3:01 and 3:30

The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party. Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar

*Slams this skeet on the Cabinet table*: this is what we believe!

fella in the red tie is the Weakest Link

utterly shameful asskissing from the corrupt leaders of world football FIFA

Fuck FIFA

Giving smart glasses a try - audio only as neither I nor wider society is ready for camera glasses yet. Got myself a pair of Lucyd's, so far so good!

Bad day to be travelling from Euston...

#uksnow first flakes reported at Flash Bar Stores, outside Buxton, Derbyshire

original SC trackpad performance must be protected. Fingers crossed New Steam Controller hasn't compromised them for regular joysticks

Rolls eyes at the Lib Dems. It's a CONGESTION charge.

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Somewhat challenging fireworks displays for me photographing.. Friday at ally pally torrential rain. Saturday blackheath trains cancelled and a nightmare to get to. Sunday Battersea which for the first time ever wouldnt let me in with a tripod. Thankfully still got some shots at each

If I was you I'd find it very difficult to walk past her in the House without saying "washing machines live longer with Calgon" or suchlike.

Push back.

So the Renters Rights Bill has finally passed. S21 evictions will soon be no more. A few reflections on the long road to get to this point 🧵

"Today is a momentous day" says Housing Minister @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, rightly proud of the Renters' Rights Bill as it passes its final hurdle without needing a vote. Waiting for the King's signature in next week or so, when date will be set for ban of Section 21 'no fault' evictions!

Update: on Wednesday the Commons ~ Renters' Rights Bill – Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part) ~ Builds on the Renters (Reform) Bill introduced by the last government but didn't make it through Parliament before the July 2024 general election.

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