This IPSO adjudication against the Telegraph is quite something
Confirms their story titled: ‘We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays’ was completely fabricated, with the family involved non-existent and stock pictures used
www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0210...
Good luck to all parents nervously waiting for places on secondary offer day today. We should be fine but didn't stop me waking at 4am with an anxiety dream about it!
If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.
It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.
www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...
So apparently Gen Alpha have no idea who Rihanna is. Which makes me feel very old.
Oh noooo, Catherine O'Hara was unmatched. Such sad news
I wish someone would fix the Waterloo station wifi/mobile data black hole of doom. When the trains are delayed (frequently) it's impossible to find info as there is no signal whatsoever.
"They drag people out of their houses at any hour of the day and night…families are torn apart. Men, women, & children separated…children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
- Anne Frank, 1942
I have finally worked out who Stephen from #TheTraitors reminds me of - Richie Cunningham from Happy Days
Its quite sad that after wondering what US media were saying about Trump, my next thought was which US news outlets are still independent and can be trusted to be impartial.
The bit that saddens me is the number of people that parrot Trump's lies and propaganda with a straight face. I can't believe they all genuinely share his worldview so must be willing to sacrifice all reality to grasp at power.
If I lived in Greenland, I'd be pretty nervous right now.
8:26 on the morning of the last day of term and the 10 year old suddenly decides he does want to write Christmas cards to his friends after all 🤦♀️
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact,
most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
The opinion of the top lawyer for the command overseeing a military operation is critical to whether or not it moves forward. While higher officials can overrule the, it's rare. The one for the Southern Command vetoed the Venezuela ops; they're going ahead.
#ProudBlue www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Really enjoyed listening to this interview. What a great and thoughtful guy he is.
Loved loved loved Celebrity Traitors this year. Players in the normal version are all so unlikeable in the later stages, but the Celeb version is much more fun.
Not even 7am and I'm already regretting not choosing the comfy shoes today
Louis Theroux's the Settlers is both eye-opening and thoroughly chilling.
Hats off to the dad thoroughly enjoying embarrassing his tween daughter by reenacting the Ministry of Silly Walks in central London today. Top quality dadding
Finally busted this one nibbling on my acer 🦌
One man is standing up for the rule of law in Britain. His reward is to be savagely attacked by right wing think tanks, newspapers & politicians. They understand where the battle against populism is taking place. And they've marshalled their forces accordingly.
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-good-man...
If you haven't read it, the Spy and the Traitor is a brilliant book
It's that fun time of year when the local council desperately try to use up all their remaining roadworks budget in two weeks.
Clearly the EU should let Canada join Eurovision as a mark of favour.
No matter what the news is, there is always a Hamilton meme
I feel a bit sick about what has happened to the US in such a short space of time. Trump and Vance today were utterly shameful. A complete disgrace.
This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
For the first time in months it's been light when I've left home in the morning. Makes a world of difference!
