I'm on it!

Latest Roman novel 33%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)

Putin must be so proud of himself for the impact he has had on the U.S.

COVID vaccines tied to less hospital care, long COVID, and economic burden

"COVID vaccines tied to less hospital care, long COVID, and economic burden."

"People vaccinated against COVID in Germany in 2023 experienced reduced hospitalization rates, fewer long-COVID diagnoses, and lower all-cause mortality than those who weren't vaccinated, according to a new study"

Dr David Bull on Twitter: "Less than three weeks until Britain's midterms. Vote Reform. Get Starmer Out. Reform UK teams hard at work...#TimeForReform"

Britain, like any other Westminster-style Parliamentary democracy, doesn't have "midterms" or anything close to it.

The British right are positively embarrassed to be British and so spend their days wistfully hoping for the time they can proudly claim their new status as serfs of Washington.

Enough is enough.

Starmer must go.

Is this why we went to WAR???

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never be invited back to Coachella again! I'm so proud of them

Best babysitter ❤️

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “The faithless president depicts himself as Christ while he plunges the nation into wars of choice… Remember — While you pay more for everything, the First Family’s wealth is growing by billions. Because they’re crooks, and everybody knows it.”

Today's winner of the Internet. Congratulations!

Can we just fire Nick Robinson now? He has been angrily *raging* in ignorant and disingenuous support of the idiots in REFORM and in support of BIG OIL and TORY policies attack lines.
BBC Radio 4 continues to be a radical Tory mouthpiece.

I'm always skeptical of BBC-bashing, but BBC News website hasn't reported on the Tice tax scandal since 12 April, when the headline was "Tice £91,000 tax row is 'minor administrative error', party claims".

Happy Birthday, George. You are an inspiration!

💯 🎯

(the midterms can't come soon enough)

EU ‘right to repair’ laws may save millions of phones from landfill Smartphone manufacturers make their batteries hard to replace. Tough new EU rules will change that.

EU ‘right to repair’ law

The EU will soon require smartphone manufacturers to let users replace their batteries.

The tough new rules - endorsed by the European Parliament this week - could save millions of phones from landfill.

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He only cared about ONE thing...how it looked on TV. Enough has been said regarding the impossible healing job...not enough said about the depravity it takes to kill your followers to make good television.

I had the opportunity to confront Pete Hegseth's bigoted spiritual mentor, Pastor Doug Wilson, and call him out on his history of hate, his misreading of the Bible, his hijacking of Jesus, and his cosplay Crusading.

It was worth it.

His response was little more than an epic surrender.

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

We are 7 weeks into the most egregious stock market manipulations of our lifetime.

Orchestrated by a crooked president and his underlings.

Billions siphoned via false proclamations of ceasefires and peace talks.

With the criminals in charge, every day is a crime spree.

And yet here we are again in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank.

“The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored because it cannot survive their being repeated.”

—Justice Robert H. Jackson, Chief American Prosecutor, Nuremberg, 1946

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Keep Walking The Walk,Mayor Mamdani.......

Tyrant of Rome by Simon Scarrow Publisher: Headline (Trade Paperback – 11 November 2025) Series: Eagles of the Empire – Book 24  Length: 403 pages My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Amazon Prepare for more Roman era carnage as the alw…

I also recently reviewed the excellent Roman historical fiction novel, Tyrant of Rome by @simon-scarrow.bsky.social. A very impressive entry in the long running #EaglesoftheEmpire series, Tyrant of Rome was an outstanding read I had a great time getting through.
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Canberra Weekly Column – Mixed Genre – 4 December 2025 Originally published in the Canberra Weekly on 4 December 2025. Make sure to check out my extended reviews of Kill Your Boss, The Strength of the Few and Tyrant of Rome.

I recently had reviews of several cool books across the genres published in the @canberra_daily, featuring cool books by #JackHeath, #JamesIslington and @simon-scarrow.bsky.social. Three outstanding books from some of my favourite authors.
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