Dan (between beyond)

I'm finding the suspension of disbelief in "US government is a force for good" shows a bit of a stretch lately.

My two years in secret court: How UK governments hid a national scandal The government put 100,000 Afghans at risk of death. Then used the force of law in a constitutionally unprecedented way to prevent anyone finding out.

This post by @lewisgoodall.com on the Afghan super-injunction should be read - and read *very* carefully - by all with any interest in law and policy in the UK.

And he is spot-on about Mr Justice Chamberlain.

goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/my-two-yea...

‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders World leaders must take “immediate, unprecedented action” to prevent devastating climate tipping points, experts say. The Global Tipping Points Conference is taking place in Exeter this week, and almo...

In a sane world, this would be the biggest, most important news story in the world.

‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders.

“Every fraction of a degree above 1.5°C matters. And every year of “overshoot” matters too.”

“It’s ultimately a matter of survival.”

#ClimateCrisis

Two-thirds of small businesses would vote to rejoin EU after Brexit blow: survey

The results are in. Brexit is costing businesses and they want back in the EU.

I was extremely honoured to have created the backdrop artwork for the magnificent @nadineshah Glastonbury performance earlier today. Of course you won’t have seen it on the BBC as they didn’t show any of it.

Cis folk, if you want to support trans folk, please submit a response to the EHRC consultation on the new statutory code of practice and challenge the overreach.

I'll put links to sources of useful info in this thread.

You will need to copy your answers out, the online survey doesn't send copies

BREAKING:

The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".

It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.

You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!

#MAGAKidnappers

Glastonbury '92 was a lot of fun 😎

Almost every paragraph of this article describes another atrocity or war crime, with first-hand testimony from Israeli soldiers.

Beyond obscene, and the callous indifference of the UK political and media establishment equally so.

archive.ph/3LjoW

The BBC has confirmed it won’t air its documentary on Gaza’s medics. I know some of the journalists involved and they’re absolutely excellent. This statement is mealy-mouthed; you can’t “both sides” the facts on the ground of a genocide, and there’s a clear public interest in documenting those facts

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

Part of a picture with a face and halo-like lights, also a ruler, tape and mount cutters.

Today, some last picture mounting and general getting ready for a weekend at Brighton Artists' Open Houses. #brightonartistsopenhouses #brighton #artexhibition

A set of A5 prints being UV protection sprayed.

Getting some smaller version prints ready for the #brightonartistsopenhouses with Chimera house studios in Kemptown on 10th and 11th May. I'm looking forward to chatting with people there! #brightonphotographer #brightonartist #lewesartist #expressionistart #mysticart

You can tell who the Good Guys are because they're the ones smashing a car window to drag a mother away from her child while wearing ski masks.

It's hard to cut everything all at once - especially with work expectations, but I've got a fair way into untangling my personal life. You don't have to make it perfect first time. Good luck!

Band on stage, lightshow, moon projection.

Band on stage, lightshow, moon projection.

#Spiritualized last night was intense and fragile and wonderful. Or in the words of the bloke behind me, "a bit much for a Thursday night".
And then in the pub after I was included in a really nice group. Which was exactly the friendship I needed. Thank you.

My 6yo son's finished form, including a description of the tooth loss - "I was eating Cheerios and then bye bye tooth" - a drawing of said incident, and a wildly generous claim that his tooth was white rather than a slightly yellower shade.

"I was eating Cheerios and then bye bye tooth"
- my son, to government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland