The Other Paul

And this kind of crap is our world now.

Seriously, what an earth was the thought process behind this horror?

Trump’s Executive Orders Have Nearly Stopped. That’s Not a Good Sign. A Deeper Look Analysis

"The early Executive Orders have already rewired the system. The lull means implementation is underway."

"This is exactly what happened under PiS in Poland, Orbán in Hungary, and Erdoğan in Turkey."

And there is still three more years to go

Who’s to blame for the BBC’s latest crisis? In part, you Prepare yourself for a shock. Almost everything you see on the news has been edited.

Wise words from my former colleague Paul Osbourne

The BBC and Trump: Quiz answers Yesterday, as President Trump accused the BBC of corruption and threatened to sue it for $1 billion, I set a little quiz.

Just the facts

Scientists Say They've Figured Out a Way to Regrow Tooth Enamel Researchers at the University of Nottingham say they've come up with a new type of gel that can repair and rebuild tooth enamel.

Something to smile about

Yes, heard this and thought the same.

Inside the Cover-up: How Prince Andrew was exposed Behind the headlines lies a deeper story of privilege, protection and a public kept in the dark

Follow the money! That's what historian Andrew Lownie has tried to do in his book 'Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York'.

This interview with Lownie by Peter Geoghagen of Democracy for Sale is well worth watching for more details of the disgraced sleazy royal's dodgy financial affairs.

Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.

Just a reminder that Facebook owner Meta doesn't give a shit about you and won't do anything about its product being full of criminals trying to steal from you.

Meta knows about the scammers and won't remove their ads, because "to crack down.. could harm its business interests".

For anyone still tempted to take Dominic Cummings at all seriously, he's now an advocate of Donald Trump-style open racism.

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg "China's imports of Russian oil down 21% - Russian paper

Russian newspapers do report on the country's worsening economic situation but - as Steve Rosenberg points out - don't say that it's linked to Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs2x...

Yep, failure to fund areas like Trading Standards and reform lax Companies House rules is a gift to criminals.

“Guns-a-Blazin": A Deeper Look at Nigeria and Trump’s Threat of Military Action to Protect Christians President Donald Trump was on Air Force One, flying to Florida, when Fox News ran a segment showing footage of attacks on Christian villages in Nigeria, overlaid with narration about “radical Islamist...

Analysis of this performative nonsense. The usual shallow response - pointless sabre rattling, a simple "answer" to complicated problems.

michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/guns-a-bla...

“Guns-a-Blazin": A Deeper Look at Nigeria and Trump’s Threat of Military Action to Protect Christians President Donald Trump was on Air Force One, flying to Florida, when Fox News ran a segment showing footage of attacks on Christian villages in Nigeria, overlaid with narration about “radical Islamist...

Analysis of this performative nonsense. The usual shallow response - pointless sabre rattling, a simple "answer" to complicated problems.

Don't think an event like this would ever be held here in France.

Spatial awareness not really a big thing with many French people.

I've had hours of fun looking out of my high floor window watching drivers trying to parallel park (and trying, and trying...)

Stewart Lee: From Charlie Kirk to CCHQ, the right has realised they can lie and get away with it. So let’s stop them Is the problem with modern politics that voters are stupid, or is it that no one pushes back against the populist sideshow acts that mislead them? And is it wrong to think the government should act?

The new norm - they lie and they lie and they lie and eventually no one notices or cares - sigh.

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Man Considered as a Three-Legged Stool Poem

Unlike 6-7, 2-3 does have a meaning

'You & I are Earth': How a 17th century plate became a globally beloved treasure Found in a cesspit, the anonymous plate has made its way to luxury bags, tattoos and album titles — much to the bemusement of its curators

Think on

Can people please stop using the phrase "living rent-free in my mind"

Thank you

108 Steps the Trump Administration Has Taken To Destroy America Many conversations about this administration devolve into arguments about interpretation, intent, or whether things are really as bad as they seem.

Death by a thousand cuts.

A verified list of all the things the current US administration has done - so far - undermining democracy.

10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea. It’s still legal to pick locks, even when you swing your legs.

When you're in a hole... stop digging.

The risks of truth telling.

The horror, the horror.

Sign the Petition Strip Michelle Mone of her peerage

More than 60,000 people have signed a new petition within 24 hours calling for PPE-scandal peer Michelle Mone to be stripped of her peerage and removed from the House of Lords
www.change.org/p/strip-mich...

Their discriminatory policy against people with Parkinson's comes despite Turkish Airlines being a member of IATA which boasts on its website: "Our commitment is to transform air travel into an inclusive, barrier-free experience for those with special travel needs."

On its website Turkish airlines says:

Passengers who have Parkinson's disease are admitted to the flight with a doctor's report stating that "There is no harm in traveling by plane". The report must include a statement specifying that the passenger can travel accompanied or unaccompanied.

Turkish Airlines appalling discriminatory treatment of passengers with Parkinson's is an outrageous example of prejudiced and unacceptable behaviour. It must be widely called out and strongly pushed back against.

Please repost and share the Facebook link detailing what happened to Mark Mardell.

How Secret Agents Work to Hijack U.S. Foreign Policy “Devils’ Advocates,” a new book by New York Times reporter Kenneth Vogel, reveals how foreign potentates recruit connected Americans to promote their interests

Reading this, is there any wonder that so many voters think "They're all as bad as each other". Sleaze is one of the reasons that democracy is being so swiftly eroded.

OpenAI's New AI Browser Is Already Falling Victim to Prompt Injection Attacks Experts confirmed almost immediately that OpenAI's latest AI browser, dubbed Atlas, is "definitely vulnerable to prompt injection."

Leaves you vulnerable to having your bank account emptied - not exactly ready for prime time.

And on a grammar note: shouldn't that be 'Fewer workers'?

A Giant (Half-Deflated) Kermit Floats Over Paris | Moss and Fog This droopy, oversized Kermit still steals the show.

It's not easy being green