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There is only one side in American politics that consistently supports and endorses political violence. People need to stop being afraid to say so.

anyway, all this talk of south africa has reminded me of one of the greatest quotes in showbiz history

Wonderful piece about Agnes Frimston, who I still think about and miss every day, from @jonnelledge.bsky.social as we approach the second anniversary of her death. In a word, she was glorious – that could encompass gloriously kind, gloriously funny, gloriously bitchy, or any number of other things.

shout out to the TWO paying subscribers who saw this latest post and thought "Oh fuck that I'm off", genuinely slightly in awe

It'll be two years, this Monday night. Time, at last, to write about Agnes.

Still the greatest military headline of all time

Yes, he's polling poorly, but he still has the power to do what he wants. If we want to stop him, we must *build the power* to do that. Sadly, we cannot disapprove our way out of fascism.

It'll be two years, this Monday night. Time, at last, to write about Agnes.

Are we looking at World War Three? I hope (and think) not. Some thoughts on how last night might impact Russia, how it could affect Putin's relations with Iran/North Korea/China and if will change Trump's calculation. lukemcgee.substack.com/p/are-we-loo...

I told you HS2 was a good idea!

If you eat at any of these restaurant chains, remove the service charge from the bill. Tell them you’re experiencing difficult times and need to cut your supplier costs.

According to this flat-out terrifying article, 500 million people are using ChatGPT. And it’s in schools now. This is so dangerous, and governments are miles behind on any kind of meaningful regulation. In fact, most of them seem to be in thrall to it.

"Islamophobia is central to the idea of nativism. Its embedded premise is each country’s “native” population has to have more children, or else they will be outbred by Muslims – It is a dehumanising and conspiratorial rationale which should not be forgotten when considering individual policies."

We now cross over to BBC Radio Derby.

saw this and comforted myself with the fact that there are some bits of Alaska that level with London, but no this bit's level with Iceland jesus christ almighty

🚨OUT NOW🚨 Rachel Reeves’ spending review is out – what’s in it and what do the panel think should have got more attention? Plus, Reform UK wants to bring the DOGE mentality to Britain. We explain why that’s a terrible idea. @samfr.bsky.social joins the panel! 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

entering the part of the year in which the dog stares mournfully at me because he's uncomfortable and he just can't understand why I'd be so stupid as to let it get this hot