Well worth reposting.

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Ticket to ride? Fifa premium makes this the World Cup that actively hates you | Jonathan Liew The $95 bus trip to Foxborough highlights a tournament unique in modern times – one that ultimately makes no secret of its disdain for the paying public

Bravo.

“…this soiled and sorry tournament, a grotesque experiment in vulture capitalism and authoritarian overreach…”

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

One of my favourite films is ‘Heat’. I just saw ‘Crime 101’ and it’s very much on a par. Strong recommendation!

Screenshot of AI prompt reading “without telling me the result, who did Crystal Palace play against today”, whereupon Google Gemini cheerfully tells me the result

Oh FFS. AI is absolute nonsense and should go in the bin straightaway.

To be fair, if the police are looking into them they may well be “getting it from the government” at some point.

White House press photo showing the current President of the USA with a person in an evil-looking bunny costume.

It’s that time of the year when a grotesque evil-looking fantasy figure, whose far-fetched back story can only partially explain his un-human nature, forces children the world over to crawl around on all fours to find edibles.

Also pictured - the Easter Bunny.

Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes Legal experts say attacking Iran’s infrastructure would constitute a war crime – but would military officers be held responsible?

www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...

This is great but I can’t get over the plural. It’s Attorneys General, not Attorney Generals.

“A spokeswoman for the Gob Squad – what used to be called the Bar Council – said it fully supported the move. “The old way was just so basic,” she said.

A Law Society spokesman said: “Why are we never the cool ones?””

In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.

“Executions will be carried out by hanging.”

I’ve no words.

JD Vance says aliens are ‘demons’ and details obsession with UFOs Vice-president promises ‘to get to the bottom of’ reports of US government files about unidentified flying objects

What is it called when an entire government needs an intervention? Is there a single sane person at the helm?

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

Moove along now. Nothing to see here.

Trio convicted of trying to fool solicitor in jury tampering bid A convicted murderer and two accomplices who tried to fool solicitors for their criminal associates into reporting jury tampering so as to have the convictions quashed have themselves been convicted.

This could be a storyline for a Grisham novel.

www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...

Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds data from flagship medical research leaked dozens of times

👀😬

www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Screenshot of message exchange. Friend says “Tudor needs to be sacked at half time”. OP answers “Absolutely. They should hire Stuart Pearce immediately.”

Need to find some mates who know history 🤓

We truly live in an era of men whose confidence is undiminished by expertise or experience.

To be fair, we’ve probably lived in that era for the last 300,000 years. It just feels especially painful at the moment.

OpenAI hit with lawsuit claiming ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and ​flood a federal court docket with meri...

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Lord Nelson was 5ft 6in. His statue is 17ft 4in.
That’s Horatio of 3:1.

LinkedIn screenshot of Laurence Gardiner writing: “The police and the UK prosecutors are looking for a way out. The Royal Family are looking for an off ramp; they thought that they had already purchased one. The judiciary hope that they never need to try this case. Misconduct in public office is a civil offence and not a criminal offence. The legal test is the balance of probabilities and not without reasonable doubt. The penalty would be a slap on the wrist instead of a prison sentence. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor need only refuse to answer questions as he has always done and to deny wrong doing as he has always done and we will be home in time for hot tea and crumpets in the comfort of his grace and favour home. This is performative justice in place of reall investigative justice. Investigative journalism is the only hope for children and teens victimised by the alleged offender. Journalists should keep digging!”

I’m always baffled when utterly unqualified people give exceptionally confident but totally wrong legal advice.

His GP must live in abject fear of him sitting in his waiting room long enough to strike up a conversation with anyone. 😬

Screenshot of a Guardian headline that reads:”That was fun’: Keely Hodgkinson smashes world record set on day she was born”

Incredible achievement, very early in life.

Come, Sir Andrew, there’s no remedy

Embryos saved after patients win high court consent case More than a dozen fertility patients have won a High Court battle to save their embryos, eggs and sperm from destruction after paperwork mistakes. The ruling followed errors that meant patients did no...

With apologies for the gavel.

www.femtechworld.co.uk/news/fertili...

Fertility patients win high court battle to save embryos after consent error Judge says people should not lose chance of parenthood ‘by the ticking of a clock’ after 10-year deadline missed

🥳

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

“Unexpectedly combative” for a Part 8 claim 🤓

This has been occupying almost every waking hour of my life for well over a year, not least because of the unexpectedly combative position taken by some of the parties.

I‘m pleased that we have managed to obtain this result for the successful applicants.

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That’s all very interesting. Thank you!

Ooh. That’s really interesting. I would have thought (but didn’t check before posting my question) that it’s the location that gives rise to the issue rather than the role of the person photographed.

Legal bsky - I keep having LinkedIn posts in my timeline with photos by barristers, clearly taken in the RCJ (corridor rather than court room). I was almost certain that is also prohibited. Am I wrong?