As the Prime Minister arrives in Merseyside today, the region’s diverse communities have a strong message for him - you must stand up for as against the rising tide of far right racism in the country
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Who’s the rightful owners?
The royal women of the House of Windsor were out in force for Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot on Thursday, watching the Gold Cup while wearing spectacular diamonds and aquamarines
It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
There should be bipartisan concern about the reports that DOGE is merging HHS, Social Security, and IRS data into one database.
That is the trifecta of personal information, and any competent person (or machine) could essentially put together a complete profile of your life.
"Political and economic realities can still be devastating enough to push even Trump off his chosen course. This is a tiny calm patch in a raging river of shit." Take what you can get.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Trump’s entire worldview is shaped by right-wing media. Musk’s is shaped by reactionary online spaces. But it’s not just what they see online. They’re also surrounded by real people - advisors, allies, and influencers - who exist in the same disordered ecosystem.
“The geek shall inherit the earth.”
I used to think the prospect of a world run by people whose identity was bound up with using your brain rather than brawn was a positive thing… 😬
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Life imitates art: Trump's plans for Gaza.
L: From the new Private Eye (which went to press on Monday night), in shops now.
R: Yesterday's headlines.
How your mother and I first met? Why, that’s a funny story. It was Windmill Pub on Clapham Common, the inaugural Lucy Letby is innocent speed dating event.
Remember when the Journal detailed the security risks of Musk’s conversations with Putin?
As we endure these unprecedented assaults on our institutions and Democracy by Felon47 please take these wise words from James Baldwin to heart! We are the #Opposition let’s make their inhumanity our sole focus. Call it out every damn day!!
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If you're a federal worker and you want to blow the whistle and share emails or memos from the new administration, my DMs are open and I'll keep you anonymous.
Thinking of starting a Bishop Budde fan club. Anybody in?
So Republicans are pro drug dealing and murder now, too?
The party of law and order!!
Trump just pardoned this guy.
CARTOON OF THE DAY
Unbelievably petty! The Spanish language version of the White House website was deleted after the inauguration yesterday.
Look what happens when you hit the “go home” button!
Thirty-one of the charities have links to people who have donated millions to the Tories.
OK: this is my thread of “actual real world conspiracies that happened yet don’t get talked about much.”
I will cite sources, I will be pragmatic, but this is stuff I’m aware of and kinda, my brain boggles this didn’t become a bigger deal & often effects stuff going on in the news right now:
I love each and everyone of these stories
These stories are hilarious, good distraction from the err crap of today
What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
*Small crowd panic activated*
Trump’s inauguration likely to move indoors.
New Marist poll: Trump starts with a net-negative favorability rating, 44% favorable, 49% unfavorable. This destroys the idea Trump has a mandate. Wish Democratic leaders would see these polls and realize Trump is not popular. Stop talking common ground and start fighting!
Headline in the Telegraph which reads: “I’ve earned £575 in six months”: The ex-Tory MPs who can’t get a job. The picture comprises three former MPs, Charles Walker, Jonathan Gullis and Jackie Doyle-Price.
Can’t they just pull themselves up by their bootstraps?
