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Morning.

Tragically, there are millions of people who get sucked into hate radio without realizing it. All they wanted was traffic or weather updates as they drove. @brainwashingdad.bsky.social is an incredible film by a daughter whose father was sucked in. Trailer 👇

Better still, some centre-right back-to-basics conservative thing. I think they should all eat one another, cause they’re mad narcissists.

Have to be honest here: Comic con tables are getting so expensive that I can see a point where indie creators are priced out of exhibiting. It simply won't be worth the cost / time. It's a worrying trajectory I don't see many discussing. If exhibitors can't afford to exhibit, there's no show 🤷‍♂️

I'm not criticizing those who are showcasing the accomplishments of scientists, artists, and writers to debunk RFK Jr.'s comments but I think it's also important to treat them not as ignorance, but as the outright malice they are. He made those comments to claim a US citizen is unfit for the Senate.

Highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in BBC records releases, or an interest in unusual records and crate digging. The first volume covering singles released by BBC Records and Tapes is also well worth investing in too.

Musk's "genius" has consistently been overrated because one thing he excels at is getting credited for the work of *actual* geniuses. [==*==]

I just don't get how he is allowed to comment when well we saw what Lineker had to do and basically resign and then Webb does this nonsense ?? one rule ??

So here it is, why Made in Europe and the general air of major power coercion are key to Andy Burnham's rejoin and free movement talk. A world about as far as possible away from the Brexit vision as it could be - and an incentive for the pro-EU side. rejoinrejoin.substack.com/p/made-in-eu...

Reform is losing its grip on the Right unherd.com/newsroom/ref...

Thought I'd noticed some recent price rises in the shops. Whether or not it helps, at least we know on this occasion the specific identity of the US President to blame. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Of all the bbc presenters, Webb’s politics are the easiest to read - because he puts them in newspapers and doesn’t even try to hide them in broadcasts His politics are also mind numbingly predictable

Oh my Lord. UK officials are apparently wandering around chatting to random strangers in Brussels about Freedom of Movement. Cos the EU sure as hell isn't holding talks with us about it.... www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

The promise was fulfilled. We left. It's been a disaster. We're allowed to vote for something different now.

Farage threatening the rights of EU citizens with settled status to have benefits including pensions in this country They've contributed economically and they have earned those rights Let's be ready!

Why does the result of a dodgy referendum have to stand forever, when many people have now seen through the lies of the Leave campaign?

This is just the maddest argument. These people would trap us in poverty to keep a decade old commitment, which no one ever actually made, to an electorate which no longer exists.

Labour really need rid of the Home Secretary asap. www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/shab...

Some emotional quotes from researchers in this story from @marilenharo.bsky.social on Lula's win and reactions from Brazil's scientific community

it does seem like this moment changed whole election and maybe the modern history of Brazil? crazy stuff

Omg no, he was so young. Damn. He was such a talented voice actor. It’s on the mind because I literally just watched it yesterday, but he got asked to do the taken monologue as porky pig and its a masterpiece

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

In the past only individual campaigns' legal teams wade into the waters of contesting results in the courts. Now the GOP is using the bottomless resources of the DOJ to do this work for the whole party. We should make them log the hours as campaign contributions.

Yep. As I said, if you’re contesting the results of an election before that election even takes place you’ve made your intentions obvious.

“The Department of Justice is putting its formidable thumb on next week’s elections in a way that seems clearly intended to call into question the legitimacy of any result that is especially unfavorable to Republicans—before those results have even come in.” Me on DOJ’s California and Alaska suits:

Isn't it a bit weird how so many populist efforts to gain power involve voter suppression? Like, if you really were supported by the vast majority, who are sick of being downtrodden by a tiny elite, then surely you'd want as many people voting as possible?

“Ramaswamy’s ad embraces a woman who enabled sexual abuse—and uses the language of ‘parental estrangement’ to mobilize MAGA voters who can’t understand why their children won’t take their calls. But they know the reason. They just don’t want to accept it.” www.liberalcurrents.com/editors-note...

"But by being such a good TV personality, genuinely passionate about what she was doing, and with some actually good ideas, Mary Portas has helped generations of policymakers deny the reality that the very way we think of high streets has to change."

I've spoken with Palestinians from Hebron over the weekend. One told me about a family forced from their home while their daughter's wedding was scheduled for the next day. Another told me they can't get to school because a checkpoint now blocks the street leading to it.

“Truth and love must prevail over hatred and lies” – Vaclav Havel

A reminder: Lula’s politics centre the environment, which he mentioned immediately after, so I’m hopeful he’ll thread this issue carefully and with all needed consideration. His current mandate brought down deforestation levels to its lowest numbers since measurements began being taken in 1988.

In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

Quite the statement from someone who thinks the Rivers of Blood speech was fine

me: mom, what was I like as a little girl? my mom (completely fucking braindead): hey alexa describe a human kid or something

Incredible. Student List are candidates selected by groups of students to form an anti-corruption party. Another youth-led movement overthrowing an authoritarian government in Europe.

Don't get the resistance to stocking up advice. Those in rural and semi rural areas experience regular power cuts. It's a regular occurrence. It makes sense to be prepared. In our experience, losing electricity is child's play compared to being without water.

Just incredible how Jenrick can claim Reform are receiving an unfair level of media scrutiny. Farage has had the easiest time of all politicians because the billionaires who own the media are desperate to have him as PM.

Jenrick “the fraud” 🤣

Going to rephrase a post because it looked too definitive. On the voting so far in Brazil Lula seems to be doing better than expected. A win is much more possible than I expected with 10% of the vote in.