Greece goes its own way – and drops EU entry-exit biometrics for British travellers The Man Who Pays His Way: Flying in or out of Corfu, Crete or Rhodes? No fingerprints necessary

Greece is choosing its own course to avoid the airport chaos we have been witnessing elsewhere, writes Simon Calder
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This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement. Someone keeps making perfectly-timed bets right before the President speaks. The victims are your pension, your 401(k), and the country I took an oath to defend.

Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
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I’m going to stop using any online retailer that does not provide a clearly visible email address and phone number through which you can contact an actual human being if there’s a problem with your order. See also helplines.

Chatbots absolutely suck.

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

the only redistricting energy i will accept, at this time

fuck sam altman forever for taking away the last places where we could engage in good faith: the creative arts, which should be a testament to human ingenuity. i am so mad that everything i read or listen to or admire is now tainted with doubt. do you understand? he is a thief of joy and i HATE HIM

AEG Owner Phil Anschutz Is Still Donating to Causes Promoting Anti-LGBTQ Beliefs AEG owner Philip Anschutz donated $1,020,000 to two organizations that made public statements against LGBTQ people -- Colorado Christian University and the Sky Ranch Christian camping organization.

The owner of Coachella is a right-wing nationalist and gives lots of money to anti-LGBT organizations.

www.billboard.com/pro/aeg-owne...

Don’t start no shit. Won’t be no shit.

Virginia Democrats Win Redistricting Referendum, Potentially Flipping Four House Seats By turning Trump's own redistricting gamble against him, Virginia just changed the math on Congress.

By turning Trump's own redistricting gamble against him, Virginia just changed the math on Congress.

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Carp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

These are the people Wes Streeting is allegedly putting in charge of sections of our NHS.
Are you happy about that?
I’m not!

How Republicans can win the Midterms – and how to stop them A longer analysis of why the 2026 midterms may be far closer than they look, focusing on marginal districts and voter suppression

All the talk is of a blue wave in the 2026 Midterms. But Republicans do not need to get more popular to hold the House - they just need to stop enough Democrats voting in key seats.

I've done a deep dive in my latest post.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/how-republ...

Courageous!

This is X.
This is what its users are helping to support.
Don't use X.

We already have this ban in Spain and it hasn't created serious problems so far. Students still have their phones, but they must be kept switched off and out of sight in school. Parents needing to contact their children go via the school, as they did before widespread phone possession.
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Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto The problems with our tech philosopher kings

I would love to see Starmer and the rest of Labour read this and still argue that Palantir is safe for the UK to work with. They are acting like it's the old world, not the new.

donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pa...

BBC News is seriously lost in the woods and has been for years. Labour should have cleaned house the minute came into govt. Not doing so means we now have, not one, but two Reform Broadcasting Corporations.

For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never be invited back to Coachella again! I'm so proud of them

💯 🎯

(the midterms can't come soon enough)

The White House is completely silent as BBC confirms a consistent pattern of massive financial spikes occurring just minutes before Donald Trump makes market moving announcements.

The administration is facing severe allegations of illegally profiteering off inside knowledge.

Yeah, I’ve never quite got over the profound moral injury aspect of watching so many Americans absolutely refuse to even mildly sacrifice to help others during Covid - watching MAGAs somehow become even more evil was radicalizing.

And now the bastards are trying to destroy MRNA research.

Pramila Jayapal (D) just DESTROYED Russ Vought on the floor and it was GLORIOUS.

Billionaires pay nothing while they slash Medicaid, food aid, and housing, then call it a “big beautiful bill.” He didn’t even know what the average American pays in taxes! Shame!

#TaxTheRich
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

Anyone left wondering why the arts are targeted by the regimes?
No.
More of this please. 👌

Have had these poppies come thru for past few years. Counting the days now

With a big mug of tea!

Before they were arrested- Vets are demanding an end to the war on Iran at the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C.

Just the most perfect time of the year to sit and admire it all

I've gone over the top with bulbs for that reason. Planted shed loads and one year they'll surprise me and all flower!

A work of art!

Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...