...and it’s the 222nd anniversary of the Battle of Pulo Aura, but I’m not going to attempt a better telling of that than this one:

Police departments have exponentially more control over how officers are recruited, trained, and overseen than a protest does over its participants, but are allowed by a sympathetic press to use the "bad apples" defense to separate deeds from goals and institutions in a way protestors often aren't.

King Charles' recent visit to Canada:

"I could use a boost" is living in my head rent free.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Stewards Inquiry. The Equation for Terminal Velocity has both mass and gravity and the Coefficient of Drag, and the density of the fluid. Ants have low mass, and a high surface area relative to their volume. The force is less, and the drag is harder to overcome. Result slow.

Canadian Voter: I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump, because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole.

Here's a look (inspired by @jeffasher.bsky.social) at how Trump's damage to the economy isn't limited to stock prices. s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...

Cory Booker as he breaks Strom Thurmond's speaking record: "I'm not here because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people are more powerful."

@mrjamesob.bsky.social "Breitbart News" - what a pillock Steven/Stephen is.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Stephen/Steven is a telling indictment of the British Education system. Lack of critical thinking evident.

Conor coded characters

The Cliffs of Insanity looking pretty insane.

How incredibly short-sighted from a Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey. A former researcher for the house of Commons, she seems to think that 1) many cyclists don't own motor vehicles. 2) that cyclists on the road create disproportionately more damage and congestion.

The John Le Carré Advent Calendar - My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com Books. (with apologies to @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social and @harkaway.bsky.social)

davidallengreen.com/2024/11/an-a... What the Status Quo means regardless.

Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵

Difficult to describe what a dangerous moment we are in. The owner of Twitter/richest man in the world/closest adviser to the next US president is promoting a far-right Tommy Robinson (!) documentary to his 200 million followers. This is the mainstreaming of violent, Islamophobic fascism.

ACHTUNG!