Occasionally poetic

The story of forced deportees in Trump's USA. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

New substack: You can marginalize Marxism, but you cannot marginalize the facts. chrisdillow.substack.com/p/marx-on-ai

Suddenly I'm being asked to verify my age... it is 72.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Should we tell her about the 'secret ballot'?

Reads like a movie you wouldn't quite believe! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Charlotte Church sang From the River to the Sea at a fundraising event for Palestinians and now all the usual people are screaming antisemitism and trying to cancel her. RT if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.

I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/supreme-court-judges-alito-thomas

Y'all know what to do with this one...😎

I keep hearing this ad for some holiday company for 'older' people (like me). They say: 'one of the best parts of your holiday is being picked up by a 'chauffeur' and driven to the airport'. I think... must be a pretty shit holiday then.

So... now Trump has 'ended' 8 wars, he's trying to start some... Venezuela, Greenland, Minnesota, Iran. I guess he really is 'Bored of Peace'

BBC News - Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Trump is a president of very little brain.

BBC News - Another big beast defection shows momentum is with Reform www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 'Big beast' is working hard here ... the Cabinet of no talents moves to the party of no policies...

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This is interesting! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

America's descent into suppression of dissent 🧵 I've been tracking Trump's actions since Jan and have included 93 actions that I consider to suppress dissent. They fall into 4 domains and their use is quite different over time. 1/16

Lines of hope within fields of conflict. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Fab!

From the print edition of The Onion, just out.

Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, during his confirmation said he would not be drinking on the job. But hey he never drunk texted to this degree before. 🥃😉

We've been re-watching 'The West Wing'. Bartlet's administration faced some 'real' crises but faced them with intelligence and fortitude.

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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

Full page ad in today’s New York Times:

Comrade agent Krasnov argues like a toddler. His hillbilly friend whines constantly that he wants his toys back. The only adult in the room can't get a word in edgeways. Embarrassing.

Jason Smith chair of Ways & Means - "The tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China send a powerful message that the US will no longer stand by as other nations fail to halt the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants." How are US customs intending to collect the tariffs on these illegal goods?

What a dork 🤣🤣🤣

Really proud of the Wales rugby team tonight. They never gave up against the powerful and skilful Springboks. They may be battered and bruised but they should hold their heads high.

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Hi, I'm Michael, interested in loads of stuff but principally politics and poetry. I'm from the UK but live in France.