Jane

Minority representation on TV causes outrage

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

I have started dating a man who is very nice but does not share my politics. Any advice? "You just have to get the fuck out of there. What are you thinking? He must be incredibly attractive-looking. I mean, what is it? Is he tall? Does he remind you of your father? There's only two kinds of politics these days, and you can't breathe the same air as the other kind."

Well I was not expecting BILL NIGHY to be spitting facts today!
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

YouTube video by RFU News — Reporting from Ukraine KICKED OUT! Latvia Launches a MASSIVE CRACKDOWN on Russians! | RFU News

Very interesting development here in the Baltic states-
youtu.be/IL8z0TxoujM?...

👏 "We've lived here all our lives. And I have never felt so unwelcome in my own hometown as I do since your party came into Caerphilly."

"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."

"I blame you for that."

Number of homes 'lost to Airbnb' in Bristol now above 2,000 One Airbnb company has 169 different properties they are letting out

The number of ‘entire homes’ in Bristol that are on Airbnb instead of being rented out to long term tenants or otherwise lived in has now passed 2,000 for the first time.
Full story here:

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.

And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:

A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

What has the ECHR ever done for us?

Farage looking at a mess of his making

Small-Boat Arrivals

2016 0 year of Brexit vote
2017 0
2018 299
2019 1843
2020 8,462 Brexit year
2021 28,500
2022 45,750
2023 29,437
2024 36,816

I'm reminded of what Naomi Klein wrote in DOPPELGANGER about Naomi Wolf's fall from grace. It's the ultimate book for our time.

naomiklein.org/doppelganger/

Airbnb founder is a big fan of the orange felon and had a role in DOGE. Boycott!

when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet

Hey friends on the other side of the Big Pond.

Farage is a Trump retread. Probably Kremlin backed too.

You don’t want anything to do with him running your Country.

We have Trump. It’s a disaster on every level in every way.

You elect Farage, you’ll end up like the frogs in a boiling pan too.

Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right. Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...

Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.”
MPs are watching.
We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights.
Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.

(A few weeks later, on a trip to London, I watched him break down while giving a similar speech to a member of the House of Lords)

Ava Kofman on Dark Enlightenment Thiel guru Curtis Yarvin

Which member of the House of Lords? @nafeez.bsky.social ?

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

If Iran targets U.S. interests, Trump won’t just retaliate - he’ll seize it as the perfect pretext to declare emergency powers. War is the gateway. Surveillance expands, dissent shrinks, and the Constitution is dead. Anyone who doesn’t think Netanyahu and Trump are partners in this is naive af!

Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio •• "Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region. Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense. President Trump and the Administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and remain in close contact with our regional partners. Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel."

The Trump regime is begging Iran not to hit US troops and claiming they weren’t involved, meanwhile, Israeli media is claiming the Israeli attack on Iran was coordinated with the US.

YouTube video by The Daily Show Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...

Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.

The UK is in decline where money wields power.

Normal people toil and are just voting fodder.

Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.

Must end political corruption

The unbelievable condescension we’re already seeing today towards working class people- suggesting they don’t travel to Europe or their kids might not want to go to university and study in Europe- is quite something to behold.

The image features the cover of the book "Doppelganger" by Naomi Klein. The title is prominently displayed in multiple lines with a distorted design. A circular blue sticker states "Women's Prize Shortlisted 2024".

Just starting Doppelgänger from @naomiaklein.bsky.social and already this gem about why things feel so weird: “It's because our world has changed, but, like a collective case of jet lag, most of us are still attuned to the rhythms and habits of the place left behind.”

Naomi Klein: 'What They Want Is Absolutely Everything' The ‘Shock Doctrine’ author explains the dark logic of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s path of destruction and why billionaire oligarchs are so angry.

"Capitalism has entered a radical and apocalyptic phase. There is no utopian vision in any of this."

Interview ⤵️

Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU

🔥😡 A private workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.

Piles of my books Ring The Hill, 1983 and 21st-Century Yokel

A pile of paperback copies of my book Ring The Hill

My cat Jim with some of my books

THREAD. I decided to make this my pinned post because although a few people know about the books I’ve been selling myself and the sad story of what happened with my (now ex) publisher, not everyone who follows me here does...

1 [Nurse talking to camera] This is usually our busiest time of year at the centre 2 [Show a sign outside a medical institution reading:] Centre for Adults Who Still Can’t Get Their Heads Round Daylight Savings 3 NURSE: We have a spike in admissions when BST starts 4 CONFUSED PATIENT BEING LAID DOWN BY NURSES: Is it forward or back? NURSE: Lie down love 5 We often see the same patients ever year PATIENT: So it’s like… time travel? DOCTOR: No 6 Every year we try to explain BST to them in a fun and memorable way [The patients are sat around a fun show, with people dressed in bunny suits jumping around a giant clock] BUNNY: And now I *spring forward*... 7 [Bunny springs forward one hour on clock] 8 PATIENT WATCHING SHOW: I don’t get it 9 The hardest patients are the Summer Time refusers 10 PATIENT [sat strapped to a chair as a doctor talks to him through a screen, through a tannoy] PATIENT: But why is it better? DOCTOR [talking through microphone]: Because it complicates things. 11 PATIENT: How is that good? DOCTOR: It makes you more tired. 12 DOCTOR [to assistant]: Fetch the cattle prod

I hate the clocks changing because it makes me feel stupid

What We Must Understand About the Dark Enlightenment Movement The “Dark Enlightenment” movement and Curtis Yarvin have curried favor with tech executives in recent years, writes Ed Simon.

time.com/7269166/dark...

March 25, 2025 - Leak of Houthi war plans via Signal upends Washington and raises questions for allies Simon's live chat on the burgeoning Signal scandal, with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.

Mine on the great Signal scandal that is upending the White House, with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk earlier today. Please feel free to share with anyone (even over Signal, if you fancy it).

🎧: audioboom.com/posts/869434...

When you make sure your friends get to eat too. #dogs