lol. lmao.

a teenage boy just made it clear to me that he thought the shirt im wearing was advertising the two separate concepts of guns and of roses

Falling school rolls must be the major issue of the next 5-10 years which has least media attention.

This is I think one thing the “who cares?” people are missing.

That at every stage, the Mandelson affair shows a guy who is simply not interested in what his job *actually involves* or how organisations work.

Cannot run an effective government without a prime minister.

true story: some Brit wealth managers, clients of whom are rich Brits, told me they keep getting calls saying 'help! i just read in [a newspaper that's not the FT] that we're about to default on our gilts and go to the IMF! what should I do?'
and they say 'er, read another newspaper?'

this is actually perfectly structured because you get to take three and you think "ah yes, hmmm, I wouldn't have said that personally" then take four hits you out of nowhere like a cartoon mallet

The Two Body Problem Keir Starmer does not understand what being Prime Minister means. Also: ray cats, atomic priests and nuclear semiotics; and the difficulties of defining a city.

"I can believe Starmer did not lie to the Commons. But the nature of his defence suggests he’s been more than negligent in doing his job: it amounts to an admission he did not understand it."

Is this a US market take? We don't have any of those brands in the UK.
The dominance of SUVs among new car offerings here has been explained as down to preference among US and Chinese consumers

Mad fact... 42% of Labour Prime Ministers have had to fire Peter Mandelson.

Go Plaid!

We’re in the truly weird position where McSweeney had to go for giving the PM the advice to appoint Mandelson and Robbins had to go for not stopping him.

Iran going after Bsky is a genuinely funny waste of resources.

Happily, the government has been listening to Sam.
Ed Miliband will be doubling down on clean energy today (giving a speech at 11) announcing moves to shift more legacy renewables on to Contracts for Difference…

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

8% of adults in England and Wales faced domestic violence last year. A quarter of those were stalked by the perpetrator.

And the council still insists on publishing names and addresses together on the internet, except for its councillors, due to, you know, the risks

Comic of the beetle from the cover of Massive Attack's "Mezzanine" meeting the crab from the cover of The Prodigy's "Fat of the Land".

Hi this joke is for me

Bold objection from a guy who doesn’t even have his name on his Bluesky account

Planning applications: there may be leopards “It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.’ ” So Douglas Adams, writing in 1979, judged the opacity...

🚨Clarion short read🚨
Ever commented on a planning application? Full marks for being an engaged citizen. But did you realise your name and address would be visible to the world? We look at a privacy leak in local democracy… and ask why it’s one rule for the public, another for councillors.

A picture of a majestic humpback whale leaping from the seas with the caption “humpback whales are forming super-groups”, rather than simply admire the wonder of nature I am making a poor quality music gag

This is why whale punk had to happen

Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told Guidance has been published by the Office for Students on new free speech rules coming into force this year.

be ready to fuck off!!! Sorry, I’m going to rant about this for a minute

this doesn't feel ideal, as a development www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The JC has published an op ed by Nigel Farage rallying against Jew-hatred.

This is a man who sang antisemitic songs, and supposedly said “Hitler was right”, “Gas them” during school days

news.sky.com/story/nigel-...

theguardian.com/politics/202...

thejc.com/opinion/jews...

A very informative, well-informed thread. Long but worth reading in full.

already being answered bsky.app/profile/bril...

two images of the human body's circulatory system. One of them with good cable management

The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.

Whether Starmer goes is more a matter of politics than about the constitution, but the Prime Minister should properly account to Parliament for his own decision to appoint Mandelson.

His current approach of ducking, and blaming and sacking others, is a failure of prime ministerial responsibility.

David Attenborough takes on PHEASANTS!

“Native to Asia, but now released into our countryside on an industrial scale, over 30 million every year… eating vast numbers of insects, reptiles and amphibians every day.”

Time for the Government to regulate this out-of-control industry

#SecretGarden

I can't help but feel that aggravating the Turks at this point is a really bad idea.

Trump avoided punishments for his post-2020 abuses, but many of his lawyers did not For the attorneys who helped fuel the president’s efforts to remain in office, the consequences have been severe. Take John Eastman, for example.

And they remain mystified as to why it's so hard for them to find real lawyers who will work for him...

Eastman: disbarred

Giuliani: disbarred

Chesebro: disbarred

Clark: facing possible disbarment

Ellis: law license suspended

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

what does one even say anymore

Public housing ends up being cheaper, as well as being a social good.