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Sad to hear of George Wendt’s passing. Cooked for him over 35 years ago RIP

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands

submitted 15 days ago • 2462 comments

Translation: Donald Trump, go piss off. #Never51

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Profits are higher with ultra processed food, so it is pushed by the big supermarkets. Other countries protect town centre businesses.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

@mrjamesob.bsky.social The increase in UPF since 70s is linked to the planning granted to large edge of town supermarkets. Shifting shopping from the high st and the demise of green grocery etc

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Early Purple Orchids #wyevalleywalk #trailrunning

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

submitted 44 days ago • 1926 comments

I’m beginning to think that the people who claimed to care deeply about academic liberty & freedom of speech on college campuses may not have been entirely honest.

submitted 46 days ago • 60 comments

Not enjoying the JD Vance piece on #r4today.. “There was a strong sense he sees Britain as something rather different from Europe, wasn’t there?” Of course. We’re much more desperate and exploitable on our own. Stop looking for a ‘special relationship’ in the fake flattery of ugly nationalists.

submitted 46 days ago • 87 comments

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

submitted 47 days ago • 1664 comments

First they came for the innocent man deported to a Salvadoran gulag on an “administrative error” they falsely claim they’re powerless to reverse, flouting court orders even from the Supreme Court — and I spoke out, because I know how the damn poem ends.

submitted 47 days ago • 193 comments

The Supreme Court has ruled. Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be returned home. Now.

submitted 50 days ago • 692 comments

We need to bring the country together and show we won’t take Trump’s tariffs lying down. 💪 It’s time for the Government to launch a Buy British campaign and back our local businesses with measures like scrapping the jobs tax and fixing our broken EU trade relations. Buy Somerset, Back Britain! 🇬🇧

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

It is not a coincidence that Britain has the biggest cost price ratio between electricity and gas in Europe, and the slowest roll out of heat pumps. If levy reform reduces the cost of electricity, the finances around running heat pumps changes completely, says Esther Harris @thecccuk.bsky.social

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

He’s pulled the knife half way out of the economy’s back, but the injury (no longer a reliable trading partner) will take years to heal. #stupid

submitted 52 days ago • 340 comments

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.  You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

submitted 52 days ago • 231 comments

Congress has to act. I can’t believe I’ve been teaching US politics all these years, not through rose colored glasses, but with the sense that Congress at least wouldn’t lay down and die.

submitted 54 days ago • 237 comments

While I see all your conspiracy theories I regret to inform you that the horrible truth is that an old man with a tariff obsession has been given almost unlimited power in the world's richest country.

submitted 54 days ago • 161 comments

We were lucky to have this guy in a position of authority during Brexit, doing what he could to limit the damage. Canadians would be lucky to get him as prime minister. Let much the perfect candidate for this moment.

submitted 54 days ago • 45 comments

It's not only farmers who are extremely proud of our high animal welfare standards, but the British public. We should not compromise those farming standards in order to appease Trump with another bad trade deal.

submitted 58 days ago • 2 comments

"If the government gives in to Trump's threats, it will only encourage him to use the same bullying tactics again and again." 👏

submitted 58 days ago • 7 comments