That was my worst one - I thought I’d seen enough maps of Israel lately, too!

And this too. The day ends well enough

www.maptap.gg April 21
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Final score: 969

That’ll do.
Makes my day better, anyway.

Wordle 1,767 2/6

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Oh shit, no 😟
So sorry, and good luck. Stress nobody needs xx

It’s an odd one, isn’t it? But seems it probably isn’t worth this much fuss during a war 🤷‍♀️

It does appear that this mess was absolutely caused by the various governments’ need to placate Brexit, and our desperation to have a “friend” in Trump.

Well, at least the BBC is covering this.

Will be interesting to listen to LBC tomorrow, as that’s completely different to the conclusion I thought James O’Brien came to today after hearing the statements by Robbins

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But what a musician! (If not singer)

I agree the situation is bad, but I don’t see how any other Labour leader would help.
It’s never been this bad because the ultra-rich have never been so desperate to make us hate “left/woke”

There are definitely failings by Labour, but maybe they need a fall guy after the locals?

Absolutely agree!

Wouldn’t Labour be doing badly no matter who their leader was?

I mean, they really need to call out the numerous shortcomings of RefUK, but would any big media listen? Whoever was leader?

John Martyn, Pentangle, Ralph McTell
What a time to be alive!

I think “medical needs” is excluded from the ban isn’t it?

But as you say, it could backfire. Especially if loads of kids suddenly develop a previously undiagnosed medical “need”

Nigel Farage Has Personally Accepted £675,000 from Foreign Sources Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accepted more than half a million pounds from foreign companies, governments, and donors while serving as an MP, DeSmog can reveal. Since July 2024, when he was elect...

“Farage rarely turns up to do his actual job. Yet he finds time to jet off around the world on his donor’s private plane and trouser half a million quid while families struggle. Reform are not on your side. They’re just in it for themselves”

It’s so obvious, it hurts.
www.desmog.com/2026/04/18/n...

Begging at Trump’s knee, I think.
Fartage doesn’t have the power of those other terrible men. Yet. Thank goodness.

30 people made the decision to award the Palantir contract.

@unison.org.uk represent 1.3m people and the BMA all doctors.

It's time the Labour government cleared up Tory mess and remove Palantir from NHS.

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Carp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

Palantir’s “ethos is entirely unsuited to working on UK government projects involving citizens’ most sensitive private data.”
#NoToPalantir www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Palantir in the NHS is linked to Mandelson

Mandelson is linked to Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting is defending Palantir’s involvement in the #NHS

Nothing to see or everything to see

Palantir must be removed from the NHS

#OriginalRollCall

No, I’m not ultra early for tomorrow - I’m incandescent about this ⬇️

If you are too, please take the few minutes necessary to lodge an official complaint

bsky.app/profile/stur...

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If the video doesn’t show you, get a new video. And in the meantime, put your feet up 😁

Put your feet up for a bit? 🤷‍♀️😆

Done ✅

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)

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Wait a minute, is this the same Richard Tice who repeatedly called for Angela Rayner to resign over her dubious tax shenanigans? Surely not, because that would make him look like a hypocritical wanker. Oh.

Photo of a slices Christmas stollen cake on a wooden board

Not to mention the stollen.

Where was that?

The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious

As Trump's war on Iran continues, reminder that his own son-in-law Jared Kushner — who is leading negotiations with Iran — stands to profit from lucrative contracts with its regional rivals.

War gives dictators like Trump (and his family) more power and more wealth.

The Great Class War YouTube video by Jesse Welles

Love this one from Jesse Wells - "The Great Class War"

What branch did you serve?
What was your chore?
Did you Uber around?
Did you dash to the door?
Working for tips in the great class war.

Not exactly a “conviction”, although I can imagine the stress.

Seems crazy to be wasting court time on this!