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Dorothy Bryne, former head of #C4News "People keep saying this story is about women, and all they do is talk about men"

"What's intolerable is how these men are making out that they are the victims"

"They've all been having the most terrible time"

YouTube video by Larry & Paul SHOCKING: UK News Host Has USA Meltdown - #BrokenNews

WOW! New #BrokenNews arrival IMMINENT:

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Alan Kurdi, dead on a beach

It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.

Sterling and invaluable work by Prof Christina Pagel in documenting the serious damage Trump has done to the US in just a few months. Absolutely terrifying and sobering, when you see it all recorded like this and it’s only the beginning…

Thanks for what you do Zoe - presenting actual facts. Can’t believe how he kept banging on about how we don’t know who the asylum seekers are and then couldn’t recognise that your point about safe routes - like we did with Ukraine- would address that issue!

Can’t believe she has gone. Totally agree - Jill was a wonderful songwriter and entertaining performer, as well as being a lot of fun. She wasn’t afraid to be different, speak her mind or try new things. I was lucky enough to see her perform and to meet her a few times.

Thank you so much for mentioning the wonderful Jill Sobule. She was a brilliant songwriter and lyricist, as well as a lovely person. Can’t believe she has gone. Will be much missed.

UK supreme court rules legal definition of a woman excludes trans women The UK Supreme Court has ruled the legal definition of a woman excludes trans women.

Absolute solidarity with trans and non-binary individuals today. This is another blow to being recognised and accepted. It does nothing to protect anyone, but it does make lives harder and rights at more risk, for trans and non-binary individuals, yet again.

www.thepinknews.com/2025/04/16/s...

Trump: "An old fashioned term that we use -- groceries. I used it on the campaign. It's such an old fashioned term, but a beautiful term. Groceries. It says a bag with different things in it."

Darn, only just seen this! Recognised Burnham Overy straight away. So beautiful and calming there. Big skies are much needed right now.

Hard agree. That’s a bug bear of mine! Nice gif. I saw Annie Lennox last night, performing at the Albert Hall. She’s still got it. #totp

Exactly what I was thinking of! Trev and Simon - comedy geniuses. #totp

This is really interesting and thought provoking writing - worth a read. Nowadays it feels as there’s no space for nuanced political conversations.

#totp Loving this 1985 episode. Tunes are from my much played Out Now! double tape collection. What a year for music.

I adore A Very Peculiar Practice. Great cast and dark humour.

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."

Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.

I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

YouTube video by LBC Elon Musk's main aim is 'world domination' | Lewis Goodall on LBC

On LBC this morning, I spoke about why we should be far more worried the power Elon Musk is accruing, especially in light of his Open AI moves.

The normalisation of his actions and activity by quite a bit of the US and even UK media is a big part of the problem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGnt...

LONG THREAD: Okay, let's break down a few things, both about ID cards and Labour's ill-advised tactics on "fighting Reform".
First off, I personally don't think ID cards would work in UK, because we are objectively bad at things like this, but they work elsewhere so this isn't about them per se. 1/

Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government Former followers of the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ say a planned 'neo-reactionary' hollowing out of government is happening in real time

🔴NEW: Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government

Former followers of the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ say a ‘neo-reactionary’ take over of government is happening in real-time, reports @nafeez.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2025/02/07/s...

This is so cool.

February 2, 2025 - Musk takes control of Treasury and guts USAID as "state capture" begins in Washington Simon's live update for LBC's late night programme with Nick Abbot.

Another worthwhile listen. How can an unelected person be given so much power? audioboom.com/posts/864760...

This is definitely worth a listen from the always excellent Simon Marks. These are terrifying times. If this happened in another country it might be called a coup. What next??

Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now

Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...

What's being described here is akin to a coup

Kaine: "Why race-bait at a moment like this? I think POTUS didn't want to be asked tough questions like, why did you let Elon Musk force the FAA administrator to resign... why did you scrap an aviation safety advisory committee on the 2nd day of your presidency?... why did you issue a buyout offer?"

This Joe Jackson songs very much like Elvis Costello #totp