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Appropriate song for todays world vm.tiktok.com/ZNdMaws5K/

Right. If you want to know what's really going on, we're going to have stop falling for the spin & asking better questions. What on earth was Palantir's top UK dude doing anywhere near this? And why has neither govt revealed the sweetheart tech deal? broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-secret-u...

If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention | Louis Theroux

This morning I found a plectrum in the toaster. No idea how it got there. I live with two toaster avoidant boys. I haven’t used that colour plectrum since 2019. So either the house is haunted… or post tour brain is real. Have you got a “how did that get there?” moment. I can’t be the only one.

Southern Water boss says people need to use less water The only industry that charges people more for selling less. Everyday story of England's water companies - Leaks unplugged, no new reservoirs, sewage dumped, mega dividends, customers fleeced. Nationalise.

The mask has slipped again

At the risk of being labelled nitpicky the Donald is not doing accordion hands but concertina hands, the concertina being the only bellows instrument where the player’s hands remain parallel…just saying

Canada learned the hard way that Trump can’t be trusted to keep to his deals. With British farming, online safety and our NHS at stake, Keir Starmer must stop dodging the issue and give Parliament a vote on any Trump trade deal.

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Any time I wonder about POTUS’s next move I ask myself ‘what would my six year old do’

‘…wondered why my pizza was so chewy’

The former prime minister Gordon Brown has made a new complaint to British police over allegations that Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire obstructed justice, after stating he has spoken to officers involved in the original phone-hacking inquiry www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

Vote for a top banker to beat down a top wanker every day of the week!

Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as a working-class champion. Judge him by what he does, not what he says. He and his mates in Reform have voted against common sense laws that would boost rights at work for millions.

You know what? I think I'm gonna go ahead and believe Beijing on this one.

"So, we have a paradox: a government which is doing a lot of mostly popular things, but getting little credit for it." Essential reading no matter your political persuasion. But why, in a social media age, is the UK government so poor or is it lazy at communicating their work?

Blueskyers, I need your help, please. Banned by X for promoting this petition bit.ly/4eq3c17 👈 We have just 11 days to save it. It feels like the world is against us Please sign, share + repost. We cannot let Big Brother win!

We shouldn’t cut a single penny in support for disabled people - we should tax the wealthiest instead. Over 50,000 have backed my petition for wealth taxes, not cuts - as part of our campaign to get as many MPs as possible to vote down these cuts. Sign here: change.org/wealthtaxes-...

"If you can afford to send Katy Perry to space, you can afford to pay more taxes." #3E

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I've known Roy over 35 years. He tells it like it is This latest is a warning. Basically if Streeting (via his bestie Milburn) carries on there will be no NHS. He claims it was broken. Well he's stomping all over it's withered remains atm myemail.constantcontact.com/Do-it-again....

🧵 #FarageVsReality 2016: “Brexit will SAVE 🇬🇧 steel.” 🚨2024: British Steel collapsing🚨 📉 Tariffs rising 🛑 No EU to blame Farage didn’t save steel. He helped burn it to the ground. #BrexitRebels #RejoinEU #ExitBrexit

Everybody who values what little democracy we have should be watching this...you won't know what you had until it's gone www.ted.com/talks/carole...

Missing my little tour family already… 💔 BUT! My London residency at St Pancras Old Church goes on sale tomorrow at 10am! 3 special shows this winter — all intimate. Set those alarms. Let’s make more memories x #TheseQuietFriends #TheaGilmoreLive

Absolutely damning. Seems that the British government made not attempt to find out if the Russians had interfered in the EU Brexit referendum.

In case you missed it ... Here's a damning verdict from the Intelligence & Security Committee regarding Boris Johnson's half-baked report into Russian interference in the Brexit ref. Basically, they didn't even bother looking for any! Surely now it's time for a public enquiry into Putin's Brexit!

This is embarrassing. They didn't secure anything. The Trump administration used an idiot equation to decide rates and implemented it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

@bylinesnetwork.co.uk is a network of 10 fantastic titles, all supporting quality citizen journalism and run by volunteers - do consider supporting them, and take a look at the latest articles on your local Bylines - this week is #autismweek

Huge thanks to Oxford for an amazing night—you were an awesome crowd! A night off tonight, then down to BRIDPORT for tomorrow’s show. Can’t wait for this one! The venue is a knockout! Tickets are still available here: www.electricpalace.org.uk/events/event... Please come along and join us!!

Confession: This week, I snapped For the third time in a week someone said “it’s a shame DrownedinSound is not still going” 🤦 But it is as a podcast & newsletter, so I need your help to reconnect to the 3m who read DiS Please repost this and/or tell a music loving friend www.drownedinsound.org

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Wolverhampton, you’re a lovely bunch! Thanks to everyone who came down last night. Now heading to Barnsley—a few tickets left, so if you’re nearby, come join us! I don’t bite.. often! Grab yours here: www.theagilmore.net/live See you tonight!