lifehack: giving your glasses a quick wipe is like upgrading to 4K video for free

god this guy rules. he says "I'm going to fix this" and then just goes and does it. really humiliating for every other mayor honestly

Results are out and the left wing of the Michigan Democrats had a near total sweep today in Detroit. Out of 8 endorsements by the People’s Coalition, for instance, all but one won the party’s endorsement today. A victory like this for leftists & progressives was hard to imagine just a few years ago.

This FT Lede has an interesting angle on how Iran managed to bypass the blockade

Fractures Emerge Between GOP’s Pro-Pedophilia, Extremely Pro-Pedophilia Wings

Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex X.com In a world wounded by arrogance, people hunger and thirst for justice. We must encourage those who believe in peace and dare to engage in "countercurrent" politics, which focus on the common good. What is urgently needed is the courage of new visions and an educational pact that gives young people space and trust. #ApostolicJourney #EquatorialGuinea vatican.va/content/leo-xi... 8:31 AM • 4/21/26 • 142K Views

Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex X.com The rapid technological evolution we are witnessing has accelerated speculative behavior in search of raw materials. This shift seems to overshadow fundamental imperatives such as the safeguarding of creation, the rights of local communities, the dignity of labor, and the protection of public health. I thus renew the appeal of Pope Francis, who passed away exactly one year ago: "Today we also have to say 'thou shalt not' to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills." 8:31 AM • 4/21/26 • 32K Views

Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex X.com Even more than in the past, it is clear today that the proliferation of armed conflicts is often driven by the exploitation of oil and mineral deposits, with no regard for international law or the self-determination of peoples. 8:31 AM • 4/21/26 • 58K Views

Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex X.com Without a change of direction in the assumption of political responsibility, and without respect for institutions and international agreements, humanity's destiny risks being tragically compromised. God does not want this. His holy Name must not be profaned by the desire for domination, arrogance, or discrimination. Above all, it must never be invoked to justify death-dealing choices and actions. 8:31 AM • 4/21/26 • 57K Views

Pope Leo:

“Even more than in the past, it is clear today that the proliferation of armed conflicts is often driven by the exploitation of oil and mineral deposits, with no regard for international law or the self-determination of peoples.”

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If I ever become a soul singer or a pimp I'll be going by the name "Velvet Malachite".

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

Tweet by Martina Navratilova. "Predator. That is how he should register. A sexual predator…" quote-tweeting a tweet by "Biology Rules OK" about Dr. Beth Upton, a trans woman

This tweet is highly defamatory and Martina Navratilova should be fired from BBC Sport for it.

It demonstrates an horrendous level of hatred for a trans woman (who was cleared of all wrongdoing in a recent tribunal) because she is a trans woman.

I absolutely guarantee that the BBC will do nothing about this.

To be clear I don’t know what other folks do but in my classes we do in fact explain these things. We explain what the Nazis thought they were doing, too. I don’t know how you’d teach these subjects otherwise.

And .. here come the Freedom of Information Act requests for Kash Patel records

DC watchdog group Democracy Forward has formally requested Patel's calendars & any messages from security detail that include words "drinking", "hungover", "inebriated"

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The real reason Tucker Carlson is turning on Donald Trump Audience.

Carlson is one of many conservative commentators who now want you to believe they were sold a fake bill of goods.

Are these right-wing ideologues suddenly principled defenders of conservative values? Not a chance.

everytime something like this is posted it's by someone who doesn't actually know any single men

Birmingham needs to put Shabana Mahmood right on this blue Labour fantasy she's spinning to protect herself from reality.

The cruel policies she is enacting will harm our constituency of Ladywood more than most but she doesn't care.

She's lucky we can't start a recall petition to get her sacked.

Arctic sea ice extent.. well below average..

Spent Saturday with President Obama and New York's Cutest — turns out my first name is Mayor and I need to be doing more squats. 

Here’s to building a City where families can thrive and every classroom is full of this much joy.

Zoë and Zack in Dalston on a sunny day filming

Zack holding a press conference

Met so many hopeful people today in Hackney on a walkabout with their next Mayor, @zoegarbett.bsky.social.

People repeatedly telling us how excited they are to vote Green!

And just finished an international press conference telling the world about our plans to end Rip Off Britain.

Opinion: As boomers die off, America's anti-Israeli tilt is likely to harden. Fewer and fewer Americans think of Israel as David standing up to the Arab world's Goliath. More and more associate it with heavy-handed militarism.

Very funny how FT is actually the only newspaper on the planet

War can have big environmental impacts, in addition to the human and economic impacts.

Large oil spills caused by US, Israeli, and Iranian attacks on energy resource facilities won't simply disappear when the war ends.

whY iS evERyONe aROunD TRUmP tiEd To EPstEiN?

97 public libraries in Scotland have permanently closed since 2008.

Libraries are an essential community service, providing far more than just books. We'll ensure councils have the financial backing they need so that no community is left without access to one.

CW: Transphobia

A BBC pundit has publicly accused an innocent woman - a doctor who has dedicated her life to helping others - of being a sexual predator

Not because she’s ever been convicted of anything, or even accused of wrongdoing, but simply because she is a Trans woman

This is where we're at

The BBC forced out Gary Lineker, a far more successful and appealing sports presenter, over far less than this

the Labour Party will never love its actual voters as much as it loves its imagined ideal voters (who do not, in fact, vote for them)

Senior London Labour figures charged after criminal investigation into alleged vote rigging Exclusive: Four people charged after criminal investigation into irregularities surrounding Labour candidate selection process for Croydon East

And I mean, this is before we get to the part where the party-within-a-party appears to have illegally stitched up at least one internal election. That’s a new one that I haven’t previously touched on. Do we think this was the only piece of comical criminality involved?

Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) * ... @magyarpeterMP Until 31 May, the Orbán puppets may voluntarily step down from their positions. This applies to the President of Hungary, the President of the Curia, the President of the National Office for the Judiciary, the President of the Constitutional Court, and the Prosecutor General. On 12 April, the Hungarian people voted for a complete political transformation. If these officials do not step down voluntarily by 31 May, then - on the basis of the mandate received from millions of Hungarians — we will remove them from office.

Hungary’s Péter Magyar issues an ultimatum.

The "gender critical" movement will not leave this trans woman alone, even though she has had to relocate to Australia over their bullying.

Marking an LGBT+ person out as a "sexual predator" is how bigots have traditionally endangered LGBT+ people.

the BBC only gets upset with presenters if they treat someone else like a human being, Gary Linekar is a problem for HR to deal with, this one and Sharon Davies are model employees