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Low-angle view beneath a long concrete pier at dusk, its columns receding into the distance over rolling ocean waves. The sky shifts from warm orange at the horizon to deep blue above. Wet sand in the foreground reflects the dark silhouette of the pier and the fading light, with thin ripples and a small patch of seaweed near the waterline.

Tonight’s clear skies after a rainy day. Ocean Beach, San Diego, California

#SanDiego #sunset #OceanBeach

US Attorney General Pam Bondi with Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sitting on a stage talking. Eric Schmitt is wearing a navy suit with a white or light blue dress shirt, solid red tie, and black cowboy boots. His pants are very slim causing them to ride up high when he sits down and revealing a bit of leg betwen his pant hem and the tops of his cowboy boots.

come on

Elon Musk (you may recognize him from the Epstein files) has just given up on Mars.

The entitlement is astonishing. Why should he be shielded?

McSweeney ‘asked if Mandelson US embassy role could be pa... PM’s chief of staff sought advice on behalf of disgraced former Labour peer, senior government sources claim

This fucking clown observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Matt is a genius:

Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information

Palantir’s involvement with UK key services is obviously very grim whichever way you cut it, but seeing potential corruption in the awards process like this makes it all the grimmer.

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

Just dont see where they go now. Raynor? Simply, most of the UK just doesn't like her. Most of that is misogyny I think. The rest is classism. She wouldnt get elected as PM. Streeting? Universally disliked i think. What a mess

Im getting where you are. I had so much hope when Labour got got a landslide. A party rooted in a social democratic tradition now in power. We can all breath after the shitsow of the cons. 18 months later, attacks on everything I hold dear. The most vulnerable attacked to appease the "hero voter"

a man standing in a barn with the word suck written in red ALT: a man standing in a barn with the word suck written in red

American English?

one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things

Weird and almost universal revisionism today. Even at the time, it was pretty clear that Mandelson wasn't appointed *despite* his dodgy links but *because* of them. Trump's Washington is a dirty swamp. Mandelson was deemed a man able to swim in it. This wasn't a secret. Everybody said it out loud.

lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 49m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

🚨 CONFIRMED: The Government has now amended Keir Starmer’s amendment

After a Labour backlash, the Intelligence and Security Committee will decide which of Peter Mandelson’s vetting documents are withheld on national security grounds, not the Government

This should be the be all and end all of Brexit but alas

How much did the Epstein poison infect Britain? Starmer had better find out, and fast | Gaby Hinsliff Serious questions need to be asked about Mandelson, Andrew and what the PM knew when. The credibility of UK politics is on the line, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Fantastic piece by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social:

This is creepy as hell. Will Musk be asked by reporters to explain this?

NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.

It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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'The leaders of four large-scale physics infrastructure projects have been told that they have “not been prioritised” for funding, throwing British participation in major international science facilities into question, Research Professional News can reveal.' 1/3

It's simple. Reform UK (as the Brexit Party before it) is a Russian project. It is created solely for the purpose of breaking Britain.

So when Farage lies about 'broken Britian' it's simply wishful thinking because if that day ever comes it will be his biggest pay day, to date.

Just driven from St Austell to Par. The large black sign at the bottom of St Austell bypass was doing exactly this. Looked like it was on fire

ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.

Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials: Dear Ambassador: President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state] “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”

mad king moment

from the PBS Newshour correspondent

Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.

When I stop laughing I'll provide some insightful analysis.

Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent

Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.

Monster Month 2025 book cover

Flicking through Monster Month

I'm giving away a copy of this year's Monster Month, just Like/Follow/Repost and you're in with a chance of winning.

New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.

It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops

oh my god i take it back, grok is amazing