Unable to describe self. Has performed a quirkafleeg.
George Square looking north west, around 1864. To the left are the Crow and Clarence hotels. They were demolished in 1865 to make way for JT Rochead's headquarters for the Bank of Scotland, now home to the Counting House. 📷 Glasgow City Archives #Glasgow
Climate change is an affordability issue. A burning planet means more drought. More drought means fewer crops. Fewer crops means higher food prices.
🚨 NEWS: In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump’s accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed. 1/
Under German law, selling or owning recording devices disguised as everyday objects is strictly prohibited. Because Meta Glasses closely resemble regular eyewear, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) is reviewing a nationwide ban with fines already being issued 2/2
At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George MonbiotThe global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiotwww.theguardian.com
And here is the same Alex Jones bullshit appearing in Rolling Stone. Unbelievably embarrassing to publish this.
Michael HobbesThe conspiracy she’s referring to here is a Slack chat among scientists in 2020 where they went, “it could be a lab leak, let’s look into it!”
EXCLUSIVE: Last week, @bylinetimes.bsky.social revealed the George Cottrell identity fraud at Reform UK's heart. Today, we expose how that same fraud links Cottrell and Reform to sanctioned Russian oligarchs and individuals tied to Russian state-linked enterprises bylinetimes.com/2026/07/27/h...
How George Cottrell’s Reform UK Network in Montenegro Is Tied to Sanctioned Russian OligarchsNigel Farage's criminal funder runs a Montenegro company whose corporate advisors work for a Belgrade Russian-arms dealer and individuals tied to Russian state-linked enterprisesbylinetimes.com
Has Jared Leto found Jesus yet? Or is he going to see how all this shakes out before he finds the Lord?
"Judge Simon points out that he’s far from the only judge to conclude that, under Trump, the DOJ has forfeited the presumption of regularity it enjoyed for generations. Dhillon live-tweeting her every retaliatory move on social media is just the cherry on top." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Harmeet Dhillon demonstrates danger of posting through itWhen being terminally online goes wrong.www.publicnotice.co
A useful and disturbing article about Elon Musk's fascism, only slightly spoilt by the fact that, when you get to the bottom, you see that the first named author, the excellent @gregsargent.bsky.social, is still on X. We really need to walk the talk on this issue. newrepublic.com/article/2135...
The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” KidsIn his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.newrepublic.com
There are dozens of us. Dozens! … okay, putting aside self-effacement: I think the logic of Drutman's work on this, paired with what we'll graciously call the 'logic' of Alito in Callais, makes the case for proportional representation compelling and persuasive.
Jake GrumbachThey called it and they’re still correct yalelawjournal.org/article/call...
Taylor Farms, the lettuce supplier at the center of our explosive diarrhea outbreak, has spent millions to oppose food regulation and elect Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans:
Taylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea OutbreakThe company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.www.wired.com
We saw this restaurant in Plymouth yesterday and quick as a flash my son said “It’s not surf and turf… it’s boeuf and l’oeuf!”.
“US-Israeli actress Natalie Portman has endorsed a new Jewish-Arab party contesting Israel's October Knesset elections. Addressing the fundraiser for A Place for Us All, Portman described the party as "one of the most courageous and exciting developments.” www.newarab.com/news/natalie...
Natalie Portman backs new Jewish-Palestinian party in IsraelThe endorsement comes as polling in Israel shows that Jewish opposition parties will need to work with Palestinian parties to secure a majority.www.newarab.com
Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.
What 'moderation' really means is adopting the views of a very small group of loud, centrist writers and their big business backers, and is increasingly out of step with (a) the big problems in the US and (b) the polling on what Americans say are the biggest problems they want government to fix.
Julia Azarilike 1/3 of the country can't breathe and we've had a parasite outbreak, we're in a perma-war with Iran, but resenting what other people get and policing kids sports teams seems like a top strategy to deal with that
