Don't worry, the President's worst impulses on war are being checked by his advisors who are afraid to tell him that the shoes he gave them are the wrong size

An utterly brilliant article on a revolting spectacle. Do Read. @questingvole.bsky.social spectator.com/article/trum...

First gig of the year in a couple of weeks is William The Conqueror at Totnes Barrel House. I'd only heard a couple of their songs until recently, so catching up, and now wondering why they aren't better known. They have some nice videos too, like this, my current favourite. youtu.be/dc-Tutldx9A?...

First gig of the year in a couple of weeks is William The Conqueror at Totnes Barrel House. I'd only heard a couple of their songs until recently, so catching up, and now wondering why they aren't better known. They have some nice videos too, like this, my current favourite. youtu.be/dc-Tutldx9A?...

TWENTY THREE (23) red cards issued at the end of this Cruzeiro v Atletico Mineiro game in Brazil.

I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

his killer being a man who murdered three people including a pregnant woman who he also raped is a perfect demonstration of how ‘paedophile hunters’ are just violent men looking for a socially acceptable target for their violence

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Sadiq Khan has identified London's golf courses as potential sites for new homes. Here are some facts about London's golf courses. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Again, Farage, Badenoch and their fellow travellers on X are wildly out of touch with the public on Iran. Even the majority of Reform supporters oppose their position.

Good morning! Yes, this is he

And getting sicker in the head by the day.

Not gonna lie: much less exciting story than the headline made it sound

I get the strong sense that the bulk of media are calling Starmer's position on Iran entirely wrongly right now. I simply don't believe that most people out there are either as hawkish as the Tories or as anti-everything as the Greens. Being conflicted in the middle seems about right to me.

Windy Mullah.

Once upon a time this would very much not be the done thing. Everyone would recognise the national security and wider implications here. Another norm which has faded, that we need to restore

I am begging Americans to stop trying to refer to football teams with singular verbs

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

The former plumber has said that she'll arrive at Parliament on Monday, some time between 8 and 5.

It's sad to see people who had never heard of Democracy Volunteers yesterday all over social media trashing them. They've been around for a decade & are partly funded by the (left-leaning) Joseph Rowntree Foundation. We protest when the right trashes these groups. The left shouldn't do it either.

Typical plumber, always lets you down when they get offered a bigger job

A vote for Bulbasaur is a wasted vote. Only Squirtle can beat Charmander in Gorton & Denton

I do find it very hard to take either Labour or Green indignation at the other’s activities seriously. By-elections are often dirty fights, and this one has been no exception. Neither of the parties can sincerely claim to have fought cleanly. Spare us the phony righteousness.

As requested, here’s the secret door in action! It’s hard to film one handed, but I did my best. It leads through to another room and we kept the door for warmth. Really the back should be painted green too, but it took @alexmilway.bsky.social long enough to do the rest of it! Maybe one day…

That was very close to being extremely embarrassing. Harry Brook's brilliance matched only by the stupidity of most of the other batters. #T20WorldCup

Yeah, I wouldn’t touch anything at that buffet

For a second, I thought that he was actually there and wearing a cone of shame.

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One of the greatest bollard walks in history. #WorldBollardAssociation

Prisoner cell block HRH.

When Norfolk Police ask Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor if he has any special dietary requirements whilst in custody:

"Why did you do this to me? For what reason? What is the charge? Trading secrets? Trading succulent state secrets?"

I'm no expert, but this lawsuit and its outcome just seems incredible to me.

Jethro Tull not sounding very Jethro Tullish. B-side of 'Sweet Dream', from 1969. Only discovered this today, in spite of being introduced to them via my Tull-obsessed brother in 1977. Anyway, I like it. youtu.be/Yq2Eu9yarK4?...

“Your guy is late.” “It’s only been five minutes, chill.” "Something doesn't feel right." “Everything’s fine, Dave.” "You sure this is the spot?" "Yes." "And you know this guy is cool?" "Yes, just relax." "Don't give him the money until-" "Until I see the kibble, yes I know."

I just saw this posted (elsewhere) with the heading 'The Slug and Lettuce' and I genuinely guffawed.

Hillary Clinton: "The Trump administration's position towards Ukraine is disgraceful... The effort that Putin and Trump are making to profit off the misery and death of the Ukrainian people is a historic error and corrupt to the nth degree... He has betrayed the West. He has betrayed human values."

Finding the hahaha, Oasis are shit, should've said Blur/Pulp/The Stone Roses/The Happy Mondays posts a bit tedious.* *No, I'm not a big Oasis fan.

Reform voter polling results often remind me of this song youtu.be/NjiTzVyXRFE?...

Nervously perusing the #T20WorldCup fixture list to check when England's plucky minnows take on Italy, the Titans of World Cricket.

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So sad to hear of the passing of Andrew ‘The Clobber’ Ranken. He was a terrific drummer who was absolutely integral to The Pogues raw, unconfined sound - his snare at the start of Sally MacLennane illustrating the point. Thinking of his friends and family. #RIPAndrew #ThePogues

There is a lot to be said for this letter in today's Times

I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.

Yeah, British politics is simple. You just need to improve public services without any meaningful tax increases, reduce immigration without any labour market impacts, and deliver growth and you'll be hugely successful.

Pour finir ... youtu.be/wy1EKcDi0Oc?...