George E. Osborn

May I be the first to say: leeeeeeroyyyyyyyy jenkinssssssss

Trump's decision to bomb Iran is now the greatest windfall to the Russian war effort on record. If it continues, it might save the Russian war economy.

Daisy Cooper out there, tear gassing the masses

You say that, but it’ll cost about £800 to replace it if the cozzie lives crisis comes back with a vengeance

For the first time ever, I am in favour of the U.K. deposing a foreign despot on national security grounds.

Also for the first time ever, that despot happens to be on the other side of the Atlantic.

Rabobank on the unfolding worst case scenario:

Oof.
Market expectations of the BOE.
www.ft.com/content/9b08...

Me, about to go on holiday: oh boy, am I looking forward to a relaxing couple of weeks off.

Me, looking at the news:…hm.

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

This is an excellent rule for storytelling but also implies that Philip Pullman witnessed the death of God as a boy.

hello I'm mental

YouTube video by itch.io Stealth Crossword - Crosswords meet stealth in this Metal Gear-inspired tactical espionage game!

I emitted an audible laugh playing Stealth Crossword this morning.

The pitch is "the forced stealth mission in a game that really shouldn't have one."

It nails that perfectly.

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

That’s extremely fucking cool

This is repulsive

36 today, is it?

There's something really despicable about Trump calling for ordinary Iranians to take the risk of rising up against the regime. He's been so disdainful of the same sentiment in Ukraine. He's never taken a risk for anyone else's benefit. Man wouldn't stand up to serve himself at a buffet.

I had a dream last night that Jack Grealish wrote an edition of Video Games Industry Memo and dedicated it entirely to a pizza restaurant he visited in Liverpool.

Disappointingly, today's edition will be about something else when it lands in approximately half an hour.

An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon Reality check …

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

…when had it ever lost them?

friend sent this over from the other place and unfortunately I did laugh

Paul Ovenden has been spending too long talking to his Horrific Necktie

Disco Elysium called, it wants its writing back

From the French equivalent of The Onion

Seeking revenge, Dubai parachutes 3000 influencers on Tehran.

Real monkey paw curse polling for the Lib Dems here.

Sir Ed Davey: "I wish that we were polling almost as well as Labour and the Conservatives!"

*finger curls, party drops to fifth place*

Me: I can’t wait to play a brand new video game that shows this innovative, creative medium at its envelope pushing best.

Also me: *downloads Banjo-Kazooie for the millionth time*

Walking home and Spring has reared its head 👌

Inside the Pentagon, there was deepening concern Sunday that the Iran conflict could spiral out of control. “The mood here is intense and paranoid,” one person said.

There is anxiety among senior leaders that the fighting will extend for weeks, further stressing limited U.S. air defense stockpiles.

The push for a hard social media ban doesn't leave room for IRL consent we see, where families head to a pub together or a parent takes a teen to a football match.

And without it, we risk leaving young people woefully unprepared for the reality of digital life (or heading into darker spaces).

But to underscore my point, you accept that the BSA can access under-16s with parental consent.

Flatly banning 16 year olds from accessing social media is inconsistent with the law on drinking at home, driving on private land, or even what age-rated content they're allowed to access at home.

Me, when DocuSign asks whether I want to read a generative AI summary of a contract someone has sent me