Oils doodling today…

When Darth Maul was wrestled to the ground in the Phantom Menace, did he become Darth Ruck?
#LunchPun

Why austerity is a political choice not an economic necessity Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Ch...

Welfare cuts for the poor/disabled were not in Labour's election manifesto.

PM Keir Starmer said: “those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden”. Then hit the poorest.

Biggest cuts since those imposed by Tories in July 2015.

There is no economic/moral justification.

I use environmentally-friendly toilet cleaner. It doesn't kill 99% of household germs, but it does get *very* disappointed with them.

Elon Musk survives as fellow of Royal Society despite anger among scientists Questions remain over whether further action will be taken after resignations and calls for the Tesla CEO to be expelled

Hugely unimpressed with the Royal Society.
Sadly this decision massively undermines it's integrity if it can't even enforce it's own rules.
More later.
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How to Survive the Broligarchy Three months ago, I warned we were entering the age of technoauthoritarianism. It's now here. We can and must fight back.

NEW: In November, I wrote a Guardian column headlined 'How to Survive the Broligarchy'. Pretty much everything predicted has now come true. What I'm launching today is part handbook, how to protect ourselves? And part manifesto, how to fight back? Please join me.
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Dunno about you lot, but I can usually tell when a movie doesn’t use real dinosaurs 🦖

and the second my back is turned Freddie Ayo is peak kitten. Mr BabyPotato Head

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...

Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools

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a man in a suit and tie is saying so fancy a trip in the tardis ? ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying so fancy a trip in the tardis ?

and mine. I’d walk 5000 miles just hear him say that again.

Starting all my emails today with, “to whom it’s about to concern”. 😁

god this guy is an idiot. like, a stone cold idiot who sincerely believes that war fighting and preparedness is about having the biggest dick

Daffodil hunt: The search for rare flowers lost from history As daffodils burst into bloom, experts want help in finding rare treasures hiding in plain sight.

Daffodil hunt: The search for rare flowers lost from history

"Daddy says he owns you. Can you get me an ice cream?"

Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries

Who would have known

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Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar

Samuel l. Jackson

"The revolution will be televised... but you picked the wrong guy."

Kendrick Lamar

As Labour touts more brutal cuts to benefits, how is this different from life under the Tories? | Frances Ryan There may be no nasty impulse to punish ‘skivers’, but the end result – those who need help most hit hardest – is exactly the same, says columnist Frances Ryan

As Labour touts more brutal cuts to benefits, how is this different from life under the Tories?

Reeves tweaks non-dom tax law because of “concerns” but ignores the cries of disabled, old, sick, poor. Poor are expendable. Wealthy potential donors less so.

Govt must change direction.

The Papershop, Salford, by Steven Scholes (b. 1952). Corner shops used to be everywhere, now rare.

Donald Trump is a fascist. Why are our leaders appeasing him? The world is dependent on predictability to function. We all know that. If those things that we rely on malfunction or disappear we can become…

Me, in The National this morning. www.thenational.scot/politics/249...

Measles, mumps and rubella like this post.

When it rains heavy the young King penguins look so miserable...

NO Nigel Farage - the vaccine rollout was not helped by Brexit YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it

We cannot allow them to rewrite history.

If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely
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Louder, for those in the back:

‼️ Tariffs are import taxes that are ultimately paid by American consumers — NOT the exporting country. If you don’t understand that yet, you soon will. ‼️

Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.

Sixteen jailed UK climate activists to appeal against ‘unduly harsh’ sentences Protesters will gather outside court of appeal in support of activists, who say judges defied decades of precedent

Good luck to the 16 climate activists appealing in the UK High Court today against excessive sentences.

“among them is Gaie Delap, 78, who was recently recalled to prison because government contractors were unable to find the right-sized tag for her wrist”

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An aerial view looking down on a busy street corner in the 1940s. People bustle about buying, selling and returning home while motor traffic combines with horse traffic on the roads.

Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Early Evening’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
Magazine cover, 1948

#NeverForget

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🎶 “When the moon hits your knees
And you mispronounce trees
Sycamorée”🎶