How much do you guys know about Jared?

"U- turn if you want to, ..."

Definitely some interesting re-writing going on, by people who applauded the appointment very much (Farage, Badenoch, both openly praised it) who now say "everyone" has "always" known that it was a bad idea...

a man with a mustache is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face . ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face .

They told the Pope he doesn’t understand the Bible and then they quoted Pulp Fiction.

Kind of concerned how he's managing without the Ballroom now, sounds really important.

Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars, days after Trump spat The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime.

Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars, days after Trump spat

Shrewsbury flags group begs council to let it carry out removal of flags Group insist they want to “save the taxpayer” money, despite authority saying they will pursue those responsible for costs

"A group which has hung hundreds of UK and England flags in Shrewsbury is begging a council to let them take them down after being told they could face a costly bill."
Well done Shropshire. How about it @bradtbaines.bsky.social @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social? www.shropshirestar.com/news/shrewsb...

What is another word for entrain? | Entrain Synonyms - WordHippo Thesaurus Synonyms for entrain include board, enter, embark, ascend, mount, embus, emplane, catch, enplane and go aboard. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com!

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Is the opposite to 'entrain'?

The extent to which Netanyahu has detroyed Israel's global reputation is hard to overstate.

Having spent almost all my professional career in the City, it has never ceased to amaze me not just how much finance extracts from the system but also how many people really believe they are creating not extracting value.

Ten years after Brexit, this is the UK: a divided nation frozen in time | Aditya Chakrabortty Tribalism has not faded over the past decade. Instead, new research reveals our politics has become ever-more polarised and fractious, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

"Remainers and leavers did not just disagree over Brexit, they increasingly disagreed over reality itself.”
'When class is banished from politics, all you’re left with is culture wars.'

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PM Sanchez with all the great lines:

“Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they turn up with a bucket.”

Europe cannot bet on a post-Trump US turning back to sanity | Rafael Behr If the president’s first term didn’t inoculate the American body politic against tyranny, there is no guarantee that a second dose will work, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

On the Trumpdemic, a mutating crisis that comes in waves. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How the Department of Justice became a feeding ground for MAGA lobbyists Allegations are swirling of an influence-peddling operation

Prepare to be shocked-not-shocked by the corruption
www.economist.com/business/202...
From The Economist

Bxl and EU capitals have been expecting a false flag operation by Orban - citing a national security risk - as grounds to postpone next Sunday's elections that he looks set to lose. Could this be it?

Pete Hegseth will be shown the door eventually. And when that day comes, Donald Trump doesn’t get to play the hero. He owns the failure. He put Hegseth in power knowing exactly what he was unleashing. This fiasco isn’t an accident. It’s the predictable result of Trump’s choices, start to finish.

A cartoon showing soldiers sitting in a transport plane with jump door open. One soldier asks "Where are we heading, sarge?". The soldier next to him answers "Not sure. But @DonnieJunior just made a $150M Polymarket bet on Kharg Island beachfront futures. By Wintersart (substack.com@wintersart).

This is all too real. These days, satire is just news but in teaser format.

Trump Administration no longer even trying to hide how corrupt it is

The 2025 numbers are really striking.

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We're terrified of upsetting the trump

Is it any wonder our media ecosystem is such a mess? The guy in charge of the supposedly impartial watchdog is slagging off the BBC to the right wing Telegraph - which is hostile to the BBC - & defending the fact his organisation has let GB News act share misinformation and constantly promote Reform

"GB News is essentially Reform TV" Alan Rusbridger on how GB News became Nigel Farage's broadcast arm – and who is paying for it.

“A broadcaster has become the media arm of a political party, and nobody is doing anything about it.”

Really good to speak to @arusbridger.bsky.social about GB News, Reform and regulatory failure on Democracy for Sale today

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Trump administration is taking money Europeans and others have paid for arms for Ukraine and other purposes, not delivering said arms, and spending their cash to help with self-created Gulf mess. This is not a trustworthy power. Credibility incinerated.

Death row lawyer Bryan Stevenson: ‘Hope is our superpower’ [FREE TO READ] The attorney and social justice activist on confronting America’s troubled history, overturning capital convictions — and his fears that civil rights gains are being dismantled

"A statue of Jefferson Davis still holds pride of place inside the Capitol a mile or two from where we are meeting. “I mean, are there statues of Adolf Hitler in Berlin?” Stevenson asks." My Lunch with Bryan Stevenson - one of the most remarkable people I've met. as.ft.com/r/03ca3d70-9...

Here’s the danger: if Labour doesn’t offer a radical solution to the energy-price crisis, others will Money-off vouchers won’t do. Instead, the government needs to offer a lasting vision for energy security – because we already know what Reform’s is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

'... there has never been a greater thirst for moving quickly and breaking things. Why not go hard on wealth taxes? Why not use this moment to start painting the net zero sceptics on the right as a national security threat? Why not point to the example of Spain...?

How will we know Labour is really cleaning up party funding? When Reform and the Tories fight like hell to stop it | Polly Toynbee Banning crypto donations is a start, but here’s what Keir Starmer really needs to do to make his the party of decent politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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We laugh at how unutterably pathetic he is (me as much as anyone) but if you think Trump won’t sacrifice countless American soldiers’ lives to postpone the public humiliation of his epic failure in Iran, then you really haven’t been paying attention…

Imagine how much money we’ve wasted. Imagine how much could have gone into the NHS, public services, tackling poverty…
Will anyone be held responsible though? For the lies that were told, the false promises made?
Perhaps a brexit tax on all the corporations that cashed in?
I’M SO CROSS!

MattGPT: The Sorry Tale of Matt Goodwin's AI-Assisted, Fake-Quote-Filled New Book It turns out that even ChatGPT has a more stringent approach to accuracy than the former professor, Matt Goodwin, reports Mic Wright

Me for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on that Matt Goodwin book bylinetimes.com/2026/03/23/m...