Unimprovable headline

From the latest Private Eye, out now.

🧵 New report just dropped 🚨 "Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space" — from the EU Joint Research Centre, led by Mario Scharfbillig and I. A landmark read for anyone working on disinformation, platforms & democracy. 👇

1/10

Oh so now copyright matters.

Imagine how much money we’ve wasted. Imagine how much could have gone into the NHS, public services, tackling poverty…
Will anyone be held responsible though? For the lies that were told, the false promises made?
Perhaps a brexit tax on all the corporations that cashed in?
I’M SO CROSS!

25MHz?

Sadiq Khan urges Labour to campaign on rejoining EU at next election Mayor of London says returning to EU now more desirable because of economic instability caused by Donald Trump

The evidence is overwhelming: Brexit has been a disaster for London and the UK.

Rejoining the EU is now clearly in our national interest. The option to rejoin should be on the ballot at the next General Election.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is fantastic news.

Richard Tice: 'If Rayner had any integrity, she would offer her resignation'

The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP

History lesson.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid until 1917.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid again until 1941.

💚💚💚💚💚

I found this article puzzling.
Reddit has blocked all 18+ content for me because I haven't verified my account (despite it being over 15 years old!) so I'm not really sure where they've gone wrong.

Exporting the US healthcare system might constitute an international act of aggression

a group of penguins are walking in a line on the ground ALT: a group of penguins are walking in a line on the ground

we go live to Heard Island:

[Emmy] Noether has also been characterized as the greatest woman mathematician in recorded history by mathematicians such as Pavel Alexandrov, Hermann Weyl, and Jean Dieudonné.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_No...

Screenshot of Tommy Ten Names, claiming he's afraid and fleeing the UK.

Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?

Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.

Why Otto with 1M followers is publishing content on a platform with less than 1,000 is a mystery to me.

BBC News headline: Wetherspoon dog policy could be breaking the law, watchdog says

Yeah but he would say that wouldn't he

Jeffrey Epstein emailing Peter Thiel: Finding things on their way to collapse was much easier than finding the next bargain. ... Return to tribalism. Counter to globalization. Amazing new alliances.

Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.

So the Brexiters have gone from "Leave the EU to save the NHS!" to "Privatise the NHS to be more like America!". Every promise these conmen make is a lie.
#FarageOut

For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.

A reader‘s letter in the times which reads as follows: Old adversaries Sir, Your obituary (Jan 19) of Mr Justice Blofeld rightly referred to his fine sense of humour. When he first sat in Winchester a barrister called Richard Bond stood up to open the first case. Mr Justice Blofeld began to stroke the white ermine on the sleeve of his High Court judge's robes as if stroking a cat. He then said with a smile: "We meet at last, Mr Bond." Sir John Royce Clifton, Bristol

This was posted by @mambarlife.bsky.social in the Other Place and it’s too good not to share it.

Wild London is amazing, really worth a watch.

Danish soldiers who fell in Afghanistan - 2007

"NATO should do something for the united states."

It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.

Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_C...

Might still have it somewhere. A very old DOS game but it was great fun.

This was a shocking story, how anyone can afford those prices..

There is always an XKCD

People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story.

Last year saw:

The lowest murder rate per capita since records began

The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century

One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades

I think it's very important that Rupert Lowe's "Million Nonce March" gets widespread media coverage. Critical to amplify diverse voices.