Rising star....

Speaking of hope, I listened to this yesterday. It was such a delight to hear one of my favorite writers, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, quote another favorite writer, Walter Brueggemann. wondercabinetproductions.com/rebecca-soln...

1. London Underground station flooding has reportedly been reduced by around 90% thanks to a group of engineers: beavers. After conservationists reintroduced a family of beavers into a nearby city park, the animals built dams and restored wetlands that now absorb and slow floodwater naturally.

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#Edinburgh 6 pm Saturday 23 ⏰🎬join me & @natachahorn.bsky.social for ‘ How Tanita Tikaram Became a Liar’ Q&A is hosted by fab filmmaker Paul Sng who directed 2 of my fave docs about Tish Murtha & Poly Styrene ❤️Can’t wait 🙌🏽Tickets 🎫 www.docnrollfestival.com/films/how-ta... 🎬☀️

In China, smaller target audiences often create bigger brands by Mark Tanner at ChinaSkinny chinaskinny.com/blog/choosin...

And what I wrote two years ago, is truer today. #nzpol bsky.app/profile/sanj...

Autumn

International law is dead 18.10 Force has become a priority in the region 19.13 Nagar Mortazavi @krishgm.bsky.social @markurban.bsky.social #iran youtu.be/gvL8_JIX9sk?...

The white, polished, supersized properties of Andrew Tate et al reveal something radical that even ‘The Matrix’ did not manage, says FT architecture critic Edwin Heathcote: ft.trib.al/cWvN1TS

The UK is rejoining the Erasmus+ programme. Find out what opportunities Erasmus+ offers to young people and organisations involved in education, training, culture and sport, and how to get involved! www.cambridgeforeurope.org.uk/uncategorize...

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just voted to require teachers to forcibly out transgender youth against their will. Censoring "gender ideology" does nothing to advance the basic promise that every child deserves the same opportunity to thrive, and that includes transgender students.

I'm afraid this is more UK insularity which is even annoying one of our mildest onlookers... bsky.app/profile/hele...

Poland's foreign minister Radosław Sikorski is among the various international politicians - and many Israeli ones - who have criticised Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for the video he shared showing him taunting detained activists from the Gaza aid flotilla

Trump's Legacy @scaramucci.bsky.social @restispoliticsus.bsky.social youtu.be/GFEzPD63smM?...

Colbert By Sophia A. McClennen is a professor of international affairs and comparative literature at Penn State. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05... >> FYI @iandunt.bsky.social @emma-briant.co.uk

NEW: Iran is likely using the ceasefire period to normalize Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz by compelling oil-importing countries to establish a bilateral transit agreement with Iran while charging fees from vessels that are not part of the bilateral deals. (1/11)

An NHS campaigner reveals how spy-tech giant Palantir tried to secretly hire influencers to smear Good Law Project 👀 🎧 Listen to The Shadow Contract👇 https://goodlaw.social/1e69ba

Tldr: I went to the famous Oxford Union Debate to hold Empire accountable. Against 3 older power laden men pimping for colonisation. No biggie. I shat myself. It was terrifying. I won by just agreeing to do it, and telling my story anyway. But the win of 163-86 was a bonus. youtu.be/SlZE8BT_fio?...

Democracy, Kleptocracy and more....with Steven Bartlett youtu.be/kwEtOyaFhCA?...

Astonishing.

You couldn’t make it up

Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once. Homes and phones are part of the reason for the demographic shift changing our world. www.ft.com/content/fba3...

'He is an absence where a leader should be, a pile of clothes with no body to animate them': The English version of the piece I wrote for El Pais on the failure of the Starmer project is up here, with this rather elegant illustration english.elpais.com/internationa...

Now 18 years into a period of sluggish growth but no real recessions yet this is somehow still treated widely as an aberration from the norm. Resilient global markets based on global inter-connectivity doesn't really match the political moment or the economics textbooks.

Rebel rebel youtu.be/y2DHIfZ6j8E?...

Fascist Russia's victory is that this is not headline news.

Blue

The UAE tries hard to keep its reputation spotless. But with the war in Sudan, how can it? | Nesrine Malik

Ht @parkroseperma.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/85smv...

Palantir has been granted “unlimited access” to NHS patient data. This is the same company that is involved in mass surveillance and genocide. We did not consent to this. Get Palantir out of our NHS, now.

Lot of folk commenting on the government's refusal to take on the tech companies. But that's been a policy choice - that they have money to invest in UK jobs. Such choices are largely being ignored by a political class that largely incredibly still believes in easy answers.

Standing up and being counted cannot always be workshopped. 👏👏👏

From the Financial Times article seeking to estimate the economic cost of the Middle East war to US households, businesses, and the federal budget. #economy #markets #middleeastwar @financialtimes.com

This one’s wet and ……

Court to rule if Andrew Forrest will have to compensate the Yindjibarndi for mining their land #wa www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Dads holding hands with their sons around Europe, www.poshtarov.net observer.co.uk/culture/phot...

Dignity youtu.be/JkU9vYcpxzc?...

It's Trojan horses all the way down.

“Whatever the answer is, it ought to be clear to all of us that it does not include the luxury of not taking action, namely political action. our concept of Joy should be redefined to understand the collective action does not only make for a better world, but a fulfilled individual.” Ece Temelkuran

Cley beach sand treasures

Attention all men. More of this, please.

My friend was sentenced to 5 years in prison 💔 No evidence, no nothing! Nika is just a new political prisoner! I don’t know what to say rather then that we will not give up, the fight for freedom and democracy goes on until the victory

“We call misinformation a mistake, disinformation a lie, and malinformation gossip.” 🇫🇮 Ht @dpmanchee.bsky.social via @davidheniguk.bsky.social ****** @emma-briant.co.uk FYI

South Koreans are paying with their faces, instead of bank cards. The app is called Toss, so I guess you could call the users... www.ft.com/content/f48b...

Actually, referring to someone as “an illegal alien” or “illegal immigrant” is dehumanizing hate speech and none of you should ever do it. People can’t be illegal.

Christ knows what other jerks have copied it. This similar story from January 2026 (is that the same bloke? ) actually showed her telephone number resulting in her getting a load of messages and calls from strangers. Ladies. Let that be a warning. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Starmerism with a more attractive shop-window? @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social is a touch too kind to the Manchester pretender for my taste, but this profile/analysis of Burnham well worth a read. www.ft.com/content/9dbe...

I went to a funeral today whereat people confessed to me unprompted that both the obit and eulogy were written by ChatJeepers a of all: what the fuck b of all: what is it that compels people to tell me this shit constantly? my outfit? my resting bitch face? I’m just standing here bro

“I write to peruse myself” - Georges Perec