JFC. The irony. It actually hurts.

And worryingly for the citizens of the USA, he has more grievances with other Americans than he does with anyone outside the USA… ⬇️

The final promise of a cult

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There’s only so much Choir Of King's College Cambridge (or Michael Bublé) one can stand. So I was updating my Christmas playlist when I came across this from Fascinating Aida (who I’m amazed are still going!). It’s joyous, and VERY NSFW. Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vBXFAyUXBc

Maybe it’s time to start pushing back then?

As we hear about yet another mass shooting in the US, it's worth remembering that I described the UK ban on handguns as "ludicrous" and said our gun laws were "repressive".

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Very cool idea for municipal heating ⬇️

Similar to the petitioning of the UK Government, except the EU actually seem to take it seriously, and do something as a result, rather than score political points off each other for an hour, mark it “done”, and forget about it, like we do here in the UK.

Just because he’s a “great political sutvivor” doesn’t make it desirable that he actually achieve any power. Ever. The man’s unsuitable for high office on any and every measure you can think of.

This shouldn’t be possible… but clearly is. The man’s got serious skills. ⬇️

Sadly, I suspect this is peak optimism… ⬇️

Fascinating. Further advances over what is currently available via tirzepatide (Mounjaro). Will they aim for another higher cost tier for an affluent target market, or “pile it high sell it cheap” and aim to get most of the currently overweight world on affordable maintenance doses of this stuff?

I swear this thread could be the European version of ISIHAC’s Mornington Crescent…

Unebelievably, I am older than Nige Fartrage. I grew up with Alf Garnet, Love Thy Neighbour and Bernard Manning, on TV almost every night. At no point then – or since – have I made "jokes" about gassing Jews or that black people are unworthy (or worse). He was – and is – misogynist and racist.

Just look at the absolute delight on the faces of those kids! What a great start to the weekend 👍

What a thoroughly disgusting excuse for a human being. If you’ve ever grumbled about Starmer’s moral stance, think how much worse this man would be if he ever obtained high office.

This stuff really is snake oil. Would be a great shame if @zackpolanski.bsky.social fell for it. Politically it’s a one way ticket to nowhere. Important under current circumstances to have an articulate and credible voice on the left. Zack needs to steer clear. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...

So, Reform ends up filled with disgruntled far-right ex-Tory MPs. No real difference to the Tories we all grew to know and love in their last administration. Except they’ll have the delight of Farage, Tice and Yussuf in leadership positions. What could possibly go wrong, eh?

🔴 The making of a modern bigot Everything from Farage’s cigarettes to his performative pint glass radiates the air of a man who never outgrew his rebellious, racist youth. 📝 My piece for the brilliant @afuahirsch.bsky.social’s Substack 👇

Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders. What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."

Spot on from Peter Jukes Read about it here: pdjukes.substack.com/p/what-a-pub...

Perfect!

Frustrating take on this change. Completely removing the probation period would have been a complete disaster, as it would have inhibited hiring. This doesn’t, but still significantly reduces the probation period to the employees advantage.

It would certainly solve some problems if Farage ended up being found guilty of the same crimes as Gill…

In the same week the Covid Inquiry concluded that introducing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives and a former Reform politician was jailed for accepting Russian bribes, #bbclaurak hasn’t expended a single second talking about it That is absolutely appalling

Blimey. And the replies! OMG, the replies!

No real hope that she will follow this advice, but appreciate Ed Davey for at least trying to persuade her.

Nice to see the regime finally catching up with what most of us knew at the time. Shame those responsible have all moved on and up, and will never face sanction. “UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8030xvvlv0o

Quiet Piggy‼️ This is brilliant‼️

Oh God - I’d never seen the manufactured outrage calendar before. It’s FANTASTIC! Now I understand whenever there’s a slow news day, just what the MSM will fall back on to complain about.

Having a clear out of the worst excesses of my tendency to think "that might be useful one day". Lots of stuff heading for the WEEE recycling bins. Who knew I had 5 old PS/2 keyboards? And a serial mouse (with a ball)? And IEC "kettle" leads must reproduce in the drawer!!

Fascinating review. One to add to the reading list…

Hmmm. Call it £120k all in. Seems likely that we paid a lot more to host him on his second state visit, not that it did us much good. Kudos to the Swiss, so far….

OR, Trump Admits His Tariffs Caused Grocery Prices to Rise.

Good advice ⬇️

Translation - We asked 100 people over 65 whether they thought life was better when they were young and hot.

BBC Bias is often in the eye of the beholder So let’s stick to measurable facts During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority 47 were from UKIP/BP 23 times Farage

Judge a man by the friends he keeps. Isn't Nigel good friends with both Trump and Bannon?🤔

Waiting for the $1B libel suit to drop…

The next time someone tells you that America isn’t a sick & racist country, just remind them that this nation is willing to accept treason, rape, and child abuse from a white president but not healthcare from a Black one.

Yesterday in Parliament I said that the government should leave X.

How did those presenters keep a straight face

Brilliant from @davidallengreen.bsky.social 👏👏 davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...

I’m completely in agreement with this. He pretty much drove Maitliss and Goodall out of the BBC. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/10/bbc-enemies-attack-robbie-gibb-board

Just watched “Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War” on ITV. Unremittingly bleak, and like other documentaries, is damning of the IDF and its political masters. Horrific that a people who were subject to the genocide of the Nazis should perpetuate one of their own.

Perfect! ⬇️

The lack of concern is terrifying. He genuinely doesn’t care about anyone, even in the most superficial human manner possible. Deserves the title “Study of a sociopath”, though that barely does it justice.

This is nice. Essentially a RAG chart for the Starmer government. He’s doing a lot better than the MSM would have you believe… https://fullfact.org/government-tracker/