Ouch!

Author @gilduran.com was just banned from “free speech absolutist” twitter for criticizing the Palantir CEO’s manifesto— so here’s his upcoming book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.

Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.

(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)

Book cover: The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy by Gil Duran

Fascists hate to be called out as fascists. Too bad.

Coming soon:

The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.

Yes, they are fascists. Yes, they must be crushed.

Please pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

And an unimaginable fiscal crisis.

So, we like his anger, learn to loathe the civil service, then- what- vote for him in May?

Meme seen in Facebook REFORM UK CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENT PAULINE CAMPBELL-JONES Royston Vasey BRITAIN NEEDS REFORM Promoted by Reform UK Royston Vasey. Not affiliated with The BBC. A fictional character from The League of Gentlemen.

Pens for everyone (to use on their ballot papers)

Good job Ben 👍❤️

The Music is Black: A British Story @ V&A East. Four stars. Image of exhibit with orange walls and photographs on display

The Music is Black: A British Story @ V&A East
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

An ambitious exhibition launching the V&A’s new outpost shies away from the hardest parts of the social history behind the tunes, but tells its story with verve, writes music critic @damienmorris.bsky.social

www.thenerve.news/p/review-the...

Whatever it takes

And drink its ferments?

"Non-Dad"

Game pretty much over

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

*JD Vance at his next confession*

"forgive me father for I have sinned"

*curtain draws back to reveal a smiling Pope Leo*

"go on"

“Iran showed up in Pakistan this weekend with a team of 30 people, many …with Ph.D.s & diplomacy experience. America’s delegation was five real-estate developers and venture-capital dudes who were shocked when the Iranians didn’t succumb to their Glengarry Glen Ross high-pressure sales pitch.”

Watching CNBC is like taking a trip into 1999 when American omnipotence is unquestioned/unthinkable. Another US constituency living in a bubble

You just need 20, technically

GB News Hosts Reform UK and Conservative Politicians and Activists Posing as Ordinary Voters The individuals were presented as ordinary members of the public, without informing viewers of their political affiliations, a new Byline Times investigation reveals

🔴GB News Hosts Reform UK and Conservative Politicians and Activists Posing as Ordinary Voters

The individuals were presented as ordinary members of the public, without informing viewers of their political affiliations, a new Byline Times investigation reveals

bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/g...

I'm old enough to remember the fall of the Berlin Wall

Now preparing myself to find out which right-wing pundits were getting paid by Hungary by henceforth seeing them turn up a hell of a lot more doing 24-hour news channel paper reviews.

The best news for all of Europe in a long time ☺️

Thank you Hungarians

It seems that everyone can then directly blame the US. How incredibly mad.

To paraphrase De Gaulle, the US is not a serious country.

THE BLACK HOLE ACTION TRANSFERS (1979): Letraset released four lovely sets for Disney's dark sci-fi epic, though they're sadly lacking Anthony Perkins getting shredded by Maximilian, or a rub-down metaphysical Heaven and Hell. Missed a trick there.

I can't believe I saw that in the cinema when I was 6! I had the lunchbox

💯

Ireland's continuing lack of awareness of the presence of global far-right influence/activism in Ireland literally keeps me awake at night