Yes!! Talk about the belly of the beast. Well, sort of.

Same here, this was spot on. Respect to the Strokes.

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

'The US spy tech company Palantir published a manifesto extolling the benefits of American power and implying some cultures are inferior to others – in what MPs have called “a parody of a RoboCop film” and “the ramblings of a supervillain”.' 1/2

Just an aside to the aside before any of you get ideas how it's all just trump admin

In 2014 and 2022 he wasn't president. Others were

Just so you know

Who profits most from harm...

The continent that has devastated the planet, committed genocides on its own land as well as every other, continues to fuel wars and climate devastation, driving people to flee the consequences has, unsurprisingly, no compunction causing even more harm to other human beings...

AI ruins so much.

Wait until you learn about “vegetative electron microscopy.”

A Strange Phrase Keeps Turning Up in Scientific Papers, But Why? Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: "vegetative electron microscopy".

looooolllll www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-ph...

'When the killer cooks': Viral image shows Israeli soldier cooking in southern Lebanese home Lebanese journalist says picture of Israeli female soldier in Bint Jbeil home is 'insult to people’s memory and dignity'

An Israeli soldier has posted a video of themselves cooking in a home in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon after forcing its owners out.

Bint Jbeil is one of 55 Lebanese towns where Israel has forced all residents to flee.

Russische kunstenaar en voormalig politiek gevangene mag Nederland niet in Cultuur: De 25-jarige Pavel Krisevitsj, die wegens zijn kritiek op het Kremlin 3,5 jaar in de gevangenis zat, zou donderdag optreden bij debatcentrum De Balie in Amsterdam. De Balie noemt het weigeren...

De 25-jarige Pavel Krisevitsj, die wegens zijn kritiek op het Kremlin 3,5 jaar in de gevangenis zat, mag donderdag niet optreden bij De Balie in Amsterdam.
Hij mag Nederland van de regering niet in. Ze zijn bang dat hij in Nederland asiel zal aanvragen.
Waar is asiel anders voor Jetten?

Now there's an idea.

Allowing landlords to set high rents will only lead to more expensive housing, what is needed is more affordable housing. By limiting rents, building or freeing up more housing - or all of those. Not by enabling higher rents, that will just stuff the bank accounts of landlords.

‘Technofascism’: Critics accuse Palantir of pushing AI war doctrine Palantir CEO Alexander Karp's book The Technological Republic advocates for Western 'hard power ... built on software'.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

Coalitie verdeeld over extra druk op Israël, VVD wil geen veroordeling bondgenoot In het debat over het Midden-Oosten bleek dat regeringspartijen D66 en CDA voor extra sancties tegen Israël zijn, maar de VVD is tegen. De VVD wil ook geen veroordeling van "onze bondgenoot".

VVD wil genocide, moord, met geweld veroverde illegale nederzettingen door Israel niet veroordelen.
VVD kamerlid Maes ziet het bewind Netanyahu als "bondgenoot"
JA21 , SGP, Markuszower, SGP delen die mening.
Partners in crime.

This. Is. Real.

Ironically the BBC stumbled on a really important story: Desperate asylum seekers being forced to turn to fraudulent fee-charging “advisors” to navigate a system that is intentionally impossibly baroque and from which all sources of free advice have been removed.

But no: they chose Fake Gay Panic.

After three years of conflict, Sudan is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. 21 million people require urgent health assistance.

WHO calls for the protection of health care and safe access to everyone in need. Above all, people in Sudan need peace.

Health needs in Sudan - Around 4 million people are acutely malnourished - Diseases such as malaria, dengue and measles are spreading - Close to 40% of health facilities are non-functional

WHO’s Response in Sudan - WHO helped contain two cholera outbreaks - 4.1 million patients treated in hospitals, primary health centres & mobile clinics - 46 million children and adults vaccinated against cholera, polio, diphtheria, measles and rubella - 118 000 severely malnourished children treated in stabilization centres - 3300+ metric tons of medical supplies and medicines delivered

Three years of war in #Sudan have disrupted basic services, displaced millions and devastated the health system.

Sudan is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis marked by disease, hunger, displacement & despair.

Sudan's people need peace.

#3YearsTooLong

Screenshot from the notinourname.org.uk Women in support of the trans+ community website. The words on screen show that 99,000 have signed. Let’s get to 100,000, under a quote that reads: “We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm.”

We crossed 99k signatures yesterday. As we approach the anniversary of the SC ruling tomorrow, we will share some thoughts on updates from our work over the last 12 months.

It looks like our initial target of 100k signatures is firmly in reach, but we won’t stop there.

Thank you everyone 🙏

Yea, but markets, Jetten and co will squeak...

The centre holds wherever it can. Onto the wrongs.

Kabinet legt de rechtse rekening veel te veel neer bij gewone mensen.

Ook de Raad van State waarschuwt vandaag:

D66, CDA & VVD laten kapitaal en vermogen buiten schot, waardoor werkenden eenzijdig de prijs betalen!

It’s hard to get your head around but it appears Labour’s benefits slashing, immigrant bashing, Trump-adjacent wealth-protection racket *ISN’T* such a vote winner after all.

Heads must be scratching in the backrooms of No.10.

Maybe Glasman could explain it to me? I’m VERY confused.

Exclusive: Trump’s son Eric to join father's state visit to China Donald Trump's son Eric, who oversees the family business empire, will accompany the U.S. ​president on his trip next month to China, a spokeswoman for the family organization told Reuters on Tuesday.

Reuters: Trump’s son Eric to join father’s state visit to China – Reuters: ‘oversees the family business empire’

Woman "Flags went up before the potholes were sorted. You could not tell the truth if your life depended on it. So get your silly little racist flags and stick them where the sun doesn't shine. It's pathetic. You're pathetic"

Lee Anderson "It's very nice to meet you"

🤣

BBC News leading all its bulletins on demands by former Government advisor Lord Robertson for more defence spending, without at any point mentioning his current paid senior role for US defence lobbyists

Mahmood’s migration changes will deliver fraction of claimed savings, data suggests Exclusive: Analysis of government figures indicates public finances will gain £600m not £10bn if migrants’ access to benefits is reduced

Shabana Mahmood’s migration changes are expected to save just £600m – about 6% of the £10bn the home secretary claimed, according to the government’s own data.

FOI data was obtained by @jdportes.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

A damning indictment of the direction, and policies, of Starmer and his Cabinet..

Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha, Norman Cook Mix (Tjinder Singh) Official Music Video YouTube video by Cornershop

Apposite for the moment to bid farewell to India's B'wood singer Asha Bhosle who passed today. This was a hit in the late 90s; a tribute to her by the diasporans who made home in Britain. It's so 90s.
Rest easy Asha Bhosle.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LBn...

Wat een grof schandaal. De politieke onwil om slachtoffers en nabestaanden te compenseren is beschamend.

Performing racism and xenophobia won't win votes or save money, instead it will cause untold harm to human beings, social cohesion and the economy.