Martin Gardner

After a loud, sustained fart, one may imagine Sisiphus happy.

Happy Birthday Denis Diderot!
(Born October 5th 1713)

Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS

For decades, successive governments have sought to distract us from their failures with "Migrants!!"
We need action on the NHS, on wealth inequality, on the climate emergency, to name just three.
Meanwhile, the BBC has two migrant stories front and centre today.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I am going to keep this and read it to my grandchildren when they ask how things went from bad to horrifying so quickly.

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

-Frank Wilhoit

Just as the exposure of historic abuse broke the Catholic Church's power in Europe, I believe that the lies and ignorant hatred tha these people spout daily, their greed and criminalit will be the death knell of Christianity as an power in western democracies.

It's coming to the UK soon enough. 🇬🇧 This country is always just a few steps behind America.
It doesn't matter which party holds the majority.
We're already classing protesters as "terrorists".

'Matador' in the sense of unnecessarily cruel and avoiding physical contact at all costs?

No Kings- anywhere!

I felt utterly embarrassed by the ignorant, hate-fillled old man shouting in the UN today, and I'm not even American.

Dictators are always the same - flaunting their vulgar extravagance at the expense of their country's struggling people.

Great starter pack! Really appreciate the sentiment. Followed all.

Here's a list of Trump costs to the US, based on my limited research:

Renaming military bases $40M
Renaming DoD $2B
Renaming GoM $4B
ICE additional funding $10B
Tourism losses 2025 $13B
Big Beautiful Bill $3T

But at least the Trump family has made $5B on crypto scams!

Gavin Newsom may be far from perfect, but he has the right approach.
Bullies and tyrants are essentially weak, and they cannot stand to be mocked.

Trump makes everything worthless.

How can this be a thing in the developed world in the 21st Century?
If any government body told me to 'pray', I would be losing my sh*t!

I'm so sick of a global media, owned by billionaires, which blinds you to reality, and tells you to hate and fear everything, except billionaires.

Good morning! And remember...

How can there be any negotiation in good faith with a man who lies every time he speaks?

Great starter pack, KKG! Followed all.

We all know that donald would have Jesus jailed for being Mexican.

Great pack, Judith! Followed all. 💜

After many years of learning, I now know enough to know that I'll never know much about anything.

You need to be vocal, even if you think nobody is listening.
Any protest can help another person realise that they are not alone, and that they have a voice! ✊🏻✊🏿✊🏽✊️

This criminal regime is making America as isolationist as the Soviet Union, only lifting its head to threaten its neighbours.

Opposition to the regime has to be energised and it has to be vocal.
People who see cruelty as strength will not listen to reason.
They will only feel fear when they know they are outnumbered.

What a snowflake!

Thanks for that. Yes, there does seem to be numerous acts of criminal damage against companies, but I would say 'violence' and 'significant injury' applies to people, not property, and I see no evidence of that. People allegedly "feared for their safety", but that is not the same as being injured.

My water company: "Hey, you can save water by turning off the tap while brushing your teeth."
Me: "Hey, you can save water by investing in infrastructure for the first time in 30 years, and not pissing away emergency funds on shareholder dividends and executive bonuses!"

So... is Downing Street going to tell us exactly what incidents of "violence " and "significant injury" have been carried out by Palestine Action, or are we just expected to take their word for it!