It's funny how often I've thought "John McTernan gets it" since he left politics.
11.03.2026 22:06
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It's funny how often I've thought "John McTernan gets it" since he left politics.
Every year the news slouches closer to an all clickbait model, where every article is called “this will make you mad”
A classic black-and-white promotional glamour portrait photograph of LaVern Baker (1929–1997), the pioneering American R&B and early rock & roll singer, from the mid-to-late 1950s during her peak years with Atlantic Records. She stands in a confident, elegant three-quarter pose against a soft gradient backdrop, wearing a glamorous strapless evening gown featuring a fitted, sequined or beaded bodice with a sweetheart neckline and a long, flowing skirt in a bold leopard-print or animal-pattern design that flares dramatically at the bottom. A sheer, light organza or tulle overskirt adds volume and movement, cascading to the floor. She wears matching high-heeled pumps, her hair styled in a sleek, short updo with soft waves framing her face. Baker smiles warmly and directly at the camera with poise and charisma, one hand resting lightly on her hip, the other gracefully extended. A bold, flowing handwritten autograph in white ink reads "Sincerely LaVern Baker" across the lower left of the image. Printed credits at the bottom include "LA VERN BAKER" in large letters, "PER. MGT. AL GREEN" (her personal manager), and "GALE AGENCY INC. 48 WEST 48th ST. N.Y.C." Agency stamp in the lower right reads "Bryce on Hollywood Page." The overall style is high-glamour Hollywood publicity shot from the era, evoking the sophistication and star power of a trailblazing Black female artist who bridged R&B and rock & roll.
LaVern Baker, a powerhouse of 1950s R&B, was a crucial bridge to the birth of Rock & Roll. She was Atlantic Records' leading female star for much of the decade.
In 1991, she was the 2nd female solo artist inducted into the Rock & Roll HOF. She died #OTD in 1997.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WHM #music
Could be worse. In order to avoid controversy, all Euro notes feature bridges. In order further to avoid controversy, they're all fictional. Or they were until the folk of the Dutch town of Spijkenisse took it upon themselves to build them. Now all Euro notes feature bridges from just one Dutch town
This is pretty clear. The war was waged as an imperial power. The crisis is finally coming to the imperial core.
When I said 'Kemi Badenoch is so partisan, under her the Tories would oppose puppies and kittens if Labour said something nice about them', I didn't mean it literally.
Truly world class
The document release shows dire negligence not due diligence
The very expensive watch anecdote is excellent. Back when I was junior banker, I remember going to the company’s car park with a senior investment banker. We passed rows of Ferraris, Porsches, Lamborghinis etc until we came to his car — a Honda Civic.
Another week, another progressive majority
Badenoch said if she was prime minister HMS Dragon would have left a week ago. Presumably with its doors hanging off and with no weapons onboard.
Good morning
@twlldun.bsky.social
Lots of polling out this week, and it is very variable (I think across them three different parties in 2nd place). This is really helpful for understanding the process and for looking for differences in methodology - though differences in sample quality are of course a whole other conversation.
Deeply depressing that the Tories hate animals.
With appropriate deference to @jameshawes.bsky.social “Britishness” is an imperial identity created before Empire to legitimate colonialism. Hard to be less progressive than that. Englishness is obviously up for grabs, hence all that “ethnic” bollocks.
The Iran war should be a lesson for Keir Starmer's Government. If you take a clear line on an issue where the public agree with you then it's your opponents who end up having to back down, not you
Straight into my veins please
Idiot plot
🔵 Democrat Shawn Harris has forced a runoff in the special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s deep-red Georgia seat (Trump +37).
With ~70% in, Harris leads with 38.3% to Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller’s 34.5%.
Runoff set for April 7. A major warning sign for MAGA.
Least surprising news of the year award part 2.
But seriously, this reeks of slush fund and I would definitely audit this spending.
A federal judge is never late, Frodo Baggins...
47/ US military experts have been studying this question for decades. Read Prof Talmadge assessment of how difficult it would be to force open Hormuz as a military matter given Iranian capbilities.
Paper www.caitlintalmadge.com/uploads/8/5/...
Thread
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Elf’n’safety
She vocally supported the US/Iran strikes, criticising the government for not doing so, & did call for the UK to bomb Iran too. But is pointing out that she did not call for the UK to join the US + Israeli bombing of Iran in saying we should bomb Iran ourselves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was surprised to hear this
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.
24 hours ago: Markets panic about the war.
18 hours ago: “The war is over!!” - markets recover in relief.
Now: War is 100% still going, US bombing Iran and Iran vowing to continue the blockade. Markets asleep.
I haven't lived in Glasgow for a few years, and spent some time living in London, but Glasgow's where I grew up and where I've lived most of my life.
Buildings like Union Corner become a fixture of life you take for granted. It's devastating to see its fantastic architecture burned to the ground...
