I believe he was Trumps preferred choice…

Seems like the Strait of Hormuz is only open when the stock market is.

Watching Prince concert from ‘85 - he was 27 and in his pomp. Everyone else has gone to bed, they don’t know what they’re missing! Amazing stuff - Revolution were so tight, just seamlessly moving from hit to the next, no talk. #prince #bbc4

Juliet's work on @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social is absolutely brilliant! Listen to our conversation in our latest episode all about Fox News.

🆕 Trump can’t decide if he’s Jesus or a doctor - oh wait, he’s not Jesus, but Jesus is his friend, it’s all very confusing. What's going on in the President's head?!
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Sorry to hear that my old sparring partner Andy Kershaw has passed away. His eclectic taste in music and enthusiastic promotion of the artists he loved made him a brilliant broadcaster

So Starmer is not the most incompetent?

Wasn’t he appointed because he was Trumps preferred option? Not a great decision but when you’re dealing with Trump…

Court Rejects Trump Administration Climate Lawsuit Against Hawaii

Hahahahaha. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump regime attempting to block Hawaiʻi from suing oil companies for their role in causing climate change.

BUT, Trump was president and Mandelson fitted the bill BECAUSE of his links to the Epstein 'elite'. That was the point, no one in government was going to gain- but hopefully the country would.

I'm going to take the rare step of contradicting Ivan Rogers on UK-EU relations. Because relations with the UK per se might not be in the top issues Brussels faces, but they feature in an awful lot of those. Coupled with renewed London thinking means some genuine possibilities.

Tape 05 YouTube video by Boards of Canada

From @boardsofcanada.bsky.social track 5. Just what the world needs right now. youtu.be/6bghDcbzfEU?...

Is he in Reform by mistake?

“She’ll never buy your product.”

I’m not sure we want them to hide this.

The BBC undercover investigation into false immigration claims is deeply irresponsible journalism. It does not highlight that exploitation by unregulated advisors occurs because legal aid was cut and the system is insane to navigate.

Storyville - Speechless: 1. The New Campus Revolution A Storyville documentary that delves into the heart of the culture wars and freedom of speech conversations that have exploded on US campuses over the last ten years.

This might be what he’s referring to: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Good news. But at Sussex University last weekend they told us they had closed so many language courses that links with EU institutions have dwindled and Erasmus returning won’t change that.

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One of many in recent months.

i'm old enough to remember when blockading the strait of hormuz was enough for donald trump to justify wiping out an entire civilization

You need to make AI guidelines for your lab Here's why you should, and how to start

I wrote about why every lab should have AI use guidelines, and how to do it.

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I'd always imagined that the scammer sending fake WhatsApp messages would be the one spending any money they conned out of you

But the money goes to the ringleaders, and the person messaging you is likely a terrified trafficked person who gets beaten if they don't scam enough money each day

In Bruges scene where Colin Farrell is pointing a gun at his head and Brendon Gleeson is also pointing a gun at Colin Farrell's head

Current status of the Strait of Hormuz dispute