As James Bond once said of Auric Goldfinger (another gold-obsessed plutocrat who owned golf courses): he's quite mad, you know.

The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.

It's an interesting strategic dilemma. Being on the ticket for a party will get you a lot of votes just through brand recognition or unthinking loyalty, but sometimes the party brand can be a drag for particular candidates. You probably need to approach it on a case-by-case basis.

Extraordinary for an MP to be this blunt about his leader on the floor of the House. Badenoch's authority is draining.

Repeatedly, liberals have sounded the alarm about Trump, only to keep doing the things which fuel support for him. This is true not just in academia, but in government (see Biden's failure to control immigration) and other institutions.

Roth gets things wrong here. The complaints have not led to the authoritarian push, the failure of universities to seriously address these issues has.

This is some God-tier trolling 💀

Good lord

Kneecap going full Karen and threatening to sue people who want them dropped from the Glasto lineup is a very amusing plot twist

In the wake of the EU-UK Summit, RUSI's @edrusi.bsky.social offered insights into the defence pact, pointing out that it showed “disagreements remain, despite all of the language used about close alignment.” 👇

Tories now in fourth place, via YouGov

The first time since the nadir of 2019

UK weather forecast more accurate with Met Office supercomputer Detailed weather forecasts and better predictions about the rain will soon be enjoyed in the UK.

Remember this one crossing my desk when worked in HMT back in 2019.

A good reminder that long term projects are worth investing in as they will payoff some day!

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I’m outraged that Coachella invited Kneecap to perform this year. Their music is fucken shite.

I for one am glad that attacking court judgments seems to be socially acceptable again among people who used to give very tedious lectures on the subject.

Latest Gallup puts Trump's approval rating at 44% approve, 53% disapprove -- underwater and "well below post-World War II presidential norms," although effectively unchanged from their February/March readings

news.gallup.com/poll/659534/...

Folding like origami is unquestionably the right move when you have a strong hand but forgot the rules, are holding the cards facing out, handed two to your opponent, lit your pants on fire, called your wife by her sister's name, and just realised raising would require wagering your kidney.

Conflict with the President does not undermine the Fed's 'integrity'. It is directly foreseen in the strands of legislation limiting Presidential power. What other point would such limits have?

People were like "meh meh meh, only idiots buy Hawk Tuah coin - I'm smart and invest in the stock market" and now look

Tell me you don't understand what an administrative stay is without telling me

X raised equity earlier this month at a $32bn valuation, so clearly the market is a lot closer to what xAI has paid than the "$6 billion at most"

Ukraine may receive 40,000 Starlink-like terminals from France’s Eutelsat (enough to replace Starlink), — Bloomberg

John Carpenter’s THE THING wasn’t just a movie—it was a sci-fi horror revolution. Alien paranoia, practical effects that still shock, and a chilling descent into madness.

Dive into the legacy of this genre-defining masterpiece: cinephiliabeyond.org/john-carpent...

Ah, sorry to hear you've been unwell. Hope you are recovering ok!

This Trump/Vance-Zelensky press conference is a new low for the Trump administration. It'll play well with MAGA, but the majority of Americans (including Republican voters) support Ukraine. People will watch and cringe at how their president and VP are behaving on the world stage.

As in will Elon try to set-up DOGE in other countries? Probably if he's asked, but that will depend a lot on whether DOGE is judged to have been a success in the US (my prediction is that it will cut quite a bit of waste, but will also cut useful things that have to be subsequently reinstated).

That's true but Vermeule didn't say that either

I don't really follow the NFL, so perhaps someone can enlighten me... if Philly win today do they actually get a superb owl? Will it get along with their eagle?

I'll see myself out... 🏈🦉🦅

AF1 to NAS JRB NOLA a short while ago so Trump can attend Superb Owl.
Repositioning of backup.

VC-25A 92-9000 #ADFDF9
C-32A 19-0018 #AE4AEC

Democrats, of course, have made no such suggestion about the current Supreme Court and have accepted its judgments with equanimity and grace 🫠🫠🫠

EU courts, tech law

Upcoming hearing in EU General Court, March 6th: Zalando is challenging its designation as a "very large online platform" under the Digital Services Act

Main arguments of Zalando:
eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L...