Howell Harris

Says so much about the state of politics when so much of the centrist response to the PM raising EU relations is to say this is all terribly hasty and wouldn't another 10 years burying our heads in the sand be better while the populist right propose smashing it up further.

Language matters... these are pogroms and terrorists:

Wonder whether he will actually lose—& go—this time. He, Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, & the rest aren’t there by accident, tho. They represent substantial fractions, perhaps still enough for a majority, of the Israeli public. Even if they lose power, that public will still be there. So no cause for optimism.

Elon Musk not only controls the satellite systems that the Ukrainian army - and other European armies - rely upon, he also controls the algorithms that govern a large swathe of the European information space. Europe needs to decouple from this clear and present threat to their security. My latest

Here I am with the winner of Clacton's annual 'Point At A Twat' competition.

LEFT: Fascist Elon Musk spreading the lie that Nazis were far-left socialists. RIGHT: Fascist Elon Musk not acting like he *really* believes the Nazis were far-left socialists.

Academic time management is postponing five small tasks so you can fail to complete one large task

Iran’s Foreign Minister:

Very fancy wood carving here.

If you ever lose faith in humanity after reading the day's news from, well, almost anywhere (Trumpland, Ukraine, & Palestine lead the pack at the moment), just listen to this -- convincing evidence that we can do better: www.youtube.com/watch?v=syB9...

I feel seen

Do you get it now, finally. Trump doesnt give a damn about human life, be it American or Ukrainian. He is fine with Russia slaughtering defenseless civilians. This is your America, MAGA.

In a statement, Lime said the bikes should only be used for the intended purpose, colliding with pedestrians. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

His midterm message is “My life of luxury is just incredible”

Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First https://theonion.com/protestors-criticized-for-looting-businesses-without-fo-1843735351/

‘Last night of the pogroms’

The difference with Britain having a civil war is that it'd be mostly led by over-60s men who need to regularly pop to the loo.

Jawohl, mein Fuhrer. This is the man given a seat on the PAC by Badenoch.

"Your head is just a cupboard for your teeth" -- never heard it before, but am glad that I have now. Thanks, Ms Kennedy.

How US politics seems to non Americans: Democratic candidate: a stirring, intelligent orator, a deeply religious family man and devoted public servant. Republican candidate: convicted fraudster, multiple adulterer and rubbish speaker who trades in blatant lies and outright bigotry Result: toss up

Again, Europe ignoring a problem doesn’t make it go away, it emboldens.

Republican politicians are *obsessed* with schoolchildren coming home a different gender because of pro-trans teachers, WHICH NEVER HAPPENS. But they are completely indifferent to schoolchildren not coming home *at all* because of guns, WHICH HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!

Is this genuine? If so, good for him.

It's almost as if it's not a good idea to rely on pieces of defence and communications infrastructure that are in the hands of one of the most morally depraved and emotionally unstable wretches ever to walk the earth

The more that members of the Trump administration talk, the more it sounds as if Plan A to stop the war was to coerce Ukraine into capitulation and Plan B was to keep repeating Plan A until it worked. When it became apparent that wasn't going to happen, they were out of ideas.

Several vacancies have arisen for Reform councillors. Anyone wishing to be considered as a candidate should be a committed racist and sexual pervert who supports Tommy Robinson but has recently deleted their entire social media history.

Katie Zacharia Reassigned to Previous Role of Posting Racist Conspiracy Theories on Social Media

Nice relic of past, unsuccessful equity investment found in old family papers — when you got a nice bit of printing for your money. 1934.

This is fun. The Critic Magazine - funded by some right wing billionaire, has teamed up with another criminally convicted right billionaire, to investigate Jason Arday (rather than their two writers prosecuted for sex offences). Oligarch media, and la trahison des clercs

From the archive

"An investigation uncovered more than 130 official suppliers in the UK willing to sell cloned number plates" This is such a clear example of where the UK is good at creating laws, and often terrible at enforcing them. Laws are pointless if they're not implemented and *seen* to be implemented.

Putin and Trump. Enemies of peace. Enemies of Ukraine. Enemies of the west. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Who amongst us hasn't been provoked into saying black people are animals and the King is a secret Muslim who should be decapitated?

Whatever the truth of the Musk/Trump theatricals over Starlink, we should pause to think about the fact that key defence systems are controlled by a psychopathic megalomaniac and a white-supremacist egomaniac.

To understand how the Trump administration behaves and makes (and unmakes) policy, you have to understand that it comes from a constant battle between incompetence and evil. Their policies are usually a combination of both in different measures.

Pretty clear that Trump/Hegseth are doing everything they can to force Ukraine to surrender to Putin by withholding all US assistance while actively helping fund the Russian war machine to kill as many civilians as possible including kids. What a dark, evil chapter in US history.

Fascinating sleuthing. Ms Monk has found an absolute weirdo in the mix here, & he’s NOT Lord Gove.

Everything in this is spot on I also don't think a Russian asset could have done more damage mind

Why?

I had never heard of this MAGA bimbo before, but am amazed to discover that in a previous incarnation she and Gavin Newsom were married, tho not for long.