Here's my take on Salò You can find it on Letterboxd if you have one

The Iranian government has cautiously allowed ABC News Australia into their country.

Among UCP voters: 🔴56% Begin separation process 🟢38% Stay in Canada Among NDP voters: 🟢93% Stay in Canada 🔴6% Begin separation process 338canada.com/alberta/2026...

#Morgan ALP 27.5 L-NP 23 ON 25.5 Grn 13.5 IND/other 11.5 www.roymorgan.com/findings/102... 2PP 53 to ALP (respondent) 52 (last election) my conversion 51.7 to ALP (=) ALP vs ON 53.5 to ALP (respondent) my conversion 52.0 to ALP (-0.2)

Full results of the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election for the North East Scotland region now available here. This includes full regional vote breakdown per constituency.

Not to dissect everything within this, but this is why I get very suspicious when people start talking about "zionists?" The Green candidate who stood down had called antisemitic attacks in the UK false flags, it does not require an overseas conspiracy to understand he couldn't continue.

Yikes. "Bikes Will Not Replace Us." When you're mimicking a white nationalist slogan you've totally lost the plot.

Notable how much this year's local results for Con+Lab were favourably skewed by London's elections falling this year Proportional seat change Lab London: -40% Unitaries: -69% Districts: -73% Counties: -73% Metros: -75% Con London: +1% Metros: -49% Districts: -49% Unitaries: -57% Counties: -76%

Amazing stuff.

This is such a niche (and on brand) thing, but following the bye-elections in Ireland, and enjoying that they are "bye", not "by"; see also Constituency (UK, Ireland), District (US), Riding (Canada), Division (Australia), Electorate (New Zealand). One language, can't quite agree election terms.

Absolutely spectacular, no notes.

If Gorton and Denton was a Green-Reform two horse race, it looks like Makerfield has become a Labour-Reform two horse race

While the usual by-election VI caveats apply, I find it absolutely astonishing that the Tories being on or around 2% in *any GB seat* isn't a) discussed far more, and b) causing alarm bells to ring.

And here we are, 52 years later, and England is now, yet again, right at another round of local government reform, and yet chances are no new leisure centres will be built as many of those soon-to-be new councils will become corrupt from Day 1 youtube.com/watch?v=f6eP...

The only thing we seem to have a cross-party consensus on in the UK at the moment is stealing dumb policy ideas from the US and using then for headlines.

Just watched Salò No words could really describe the feelings I have after watching it, it's one of those films that you've got to watch it for yourself

DHS was originally conceived in the interest of unity and harmony — and the phrase "homeland security" was originally meant to be reassuring. n.pr/4nOx8KP

Look i don’t give a shit unless he’s dead

Today's Daily Cartoon for @newyorker.com by Kevin Maher and me.

When politicians say they can't hold corporations accountable, remember: they can. They just choose not to.

Control of English county councils following 2026 local elections Of 6 Tory-controlled councils up for election this year, they only managed to barely retain Hampshire, losing East Sussex, Essex, Suffolk and (likely) Norfolk to Reform, while the Lib Dems-led coalition took over West Sussex

🧵Update on the Danish government formation: As had been expected, the king has appointed Mette Frederiksen (A) as formateur. She says she is now aiming to form a government consisting of A, F, M, and B. She says "intensive" negotiations will begin tomorrow.

🚨 NEW: One Nation would become the official opposition – with the Liberal/National Coalition risking falling to just SEVEN seats – according to an MRP model released by RedBridge/Accent last night

Random reminder that banning elected officials from trading stock is a total no brainer. They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption.

Subway Takes is content for transplants who aren't comfortable in their own skin in the city. What you have to remember is that if New York isn't open for everyone it's no longer New York, it's something smaller and worse.

BREAKING: The CFPB has deleted 15 years' worth of data off its website. Every post that predates Trump's second term has been removed except for reports mandated by Congress. In total some 1,700 pages on the website have been wiped out.

It looks like an ECHR lawsuit waiting to happen tbh

Come on, it's clearly St Davids

Party registration news: via the unorthodox route of a High Court case we find out that an application to register "White Australia Party" has been made to the AEC. The putative party is contesting other legislation that bans it.

Ireland, Polls have now opened for the Dublin Central and Galway West by-elections. They will close in 15 hours, at 22:00 local time. ➤ https://europeelects.eu/ireland #Ireland

Alberta is just Brexitmaxxing at this point

It's kinda weird tbh that there's yet to be any discussion within Labour on who should replace Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester Mayor (and potentially King of the North) in case he win Makerfield, considering that the by-election would have to be held by 6 August

Earlier today, the Bureau of the Royal Household released an update on Princess Bajrakitiyabha's health, and let's just say it is not a good one Infection in the colon resulted in wider infection in the abdomial cavity, low blood pressure, cardial arrythemia, blood solidification

Never stops happening in #qldpol: Member for Everton Tim Mander (LNP) referred to AFP by the AEC (!) over his enrolment address. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Oh ......

The upcoming World Cup will probably be the first since 1970 without any single broadcaster in Thailand

NEW: Net migration has fallen to 171,000 in 2025- lowest level since 2021 and covid pandemic. Down from 944,000 peak in 2022-23. Use of asylum hotels down by a third since peak.

Notices of election for the 3 Westminster by-elections have all been published Interesting that the nominations for the Scottish by-elections closes this Friday, while the Makerfield one wilk remain open until Tuesday

Looks like Birmingham City Council will be run by a coalition of the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the group of 7 of 13 independent councillors, although the coalition is still well short of absolute majority (38 of 51 needed)

#ResolvePM NSW (state) ALP 32 L-NP 26 ON 22 Grn 10 IND 6 others 4 My very rough 2PP estimate 55.0 to ALP (+2.2), would be something like low 51s if NSW had compulsory preferencing.

Yeah, seeking a closer relations with the EU is one thing, but rejoining it is the whole other story.

John Swinney (SNP) has just been confirmed as Parliament's nominee for First Minister, with 56 votes (someone flubbed it!) vs 17 apiece for Malcolm Offord (RUK) and Anas Sarwar (LAB), and 15 for Gillian Mackay (GRN), CON and LD MSPs abstained.

Westminster by-elections scheduled for the 18th of June following the election of the SNP Stephens as MSPs: Aberdeen South (Flynn), Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Gethins). That's a week before George Street/Harbour by-election. Which is in Aberdeen South. So err, turnout for that has just been sunk!

ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au is reducing its posting on X and directing followers to BlueSky. I wish the BBC would do this.

Breaking News: Steven Rosenbaum, the author of “The Future of Truth,” acknowledged that the nonfiction book about the effects of A.I. on truth included misattributed or fake quotes concocted by A.I.

Full results of the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election for the Edinburgh and Lothians East region now available here. This includes full regional vote breakdown per constituency.

MSPs will be voting on First Minister shortly. First time since 2003 (when every group, plus Margo MacDonald and Denis Canavan, put a nominee forward) that anyone outside the historic Westminster parties have put up nominees. All six parties have nominated their leader - or a Co-Leader, for Greens

Somehow this book totally missed me when it came out. Got it in Atlanta a couple days ago and am kind of hooked.