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Ideally, a robust democracy should have roughly three insanely right wing parties.

#snookerpop Dennis Taylor Quartet

Jesus’s parents were unwed and undocumented. So he got what he deserved. by J. D. Vance

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

No, Britain did not get off lightly in the Trump tariffs. And no, it is not much of a vindication of Brexit. Or at the least seeing it is an economic dividend is to conveniently look away from the more substantial economic costs. New writing from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Elon’s Downfall

I don’t wish to alarm anyone but if you draw glasses on Masaccio’s Virgin and Child it’s Michael Caine holding a tiny Chris Evans being serenaded by the Proclaimers

No matter what is happening in the world we will always have Emu hurling Rod Hull into a freezer to cheer us up!

Worst. Episode. EVER.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

A 'foible' is something coughed up by cats in New York.

This is so good.

Just saving this for posterity, like someone grabbing the family photos before fleeing a house fire.

@appgmigration.bsky.social It’s good to see David pushing for a Youth Mobility scheme with the EU.

This is, by some distance, the most unforgivably stupidest thing the government is doing. An easily sellable proposal, which would actually help Brits, and unlocks meaningful negotiation. Irrational and anti-growth.

5 years ago today Britain left the EU. Between 2020-2023, Brexit drove up food prices by 4% a year on average. Research from Jan David Bakker, @joshdelyon.bsky.social , @richarddavies.bsky.social and myself. You can read the paper here: tinyurl.com/27vjakwa

Fighting for my life to get a full sentence out with Nick Ferrari on LBC just now. We have to be realistic about safe routes: It’s a small number of people trying to come here & we desperately need people, too. youtube.com/shorts/M1OVO...

“On 29th and 30th January, 16 climate protesters from four separate trials will appeal against their sentences at the Royal Courts of Justice. Oxford residents will join hundreds of others outside the courts to draw attention to the appeals”

This.