David Chance

My Italian teacher was trying to enthuse me with one of the entries on Thursday. I was less than impressed. And two days later I can’t even remember which one it was 🥺

And as for Starmer, Macron and Merz. No moral compass.

Takes some fucking Trumpian talent to make the world feel sympathy for the Iranian regime. But you’ve managed it.

NYT reads As the United States and Israel began a coordinated military offensive against Iran early Saturday…

As the United States and Israel carried out an unprovoked attack…

She is brilliant!

Hugs from me and Bob the cat to both.

Paramount sold its pre-1949 catalogue to Universal. Now they're going to own the collected catalogues of three of the other Major studios of the era, MGM, RKO and Warner Bros and I don't know if I trust them to be good custodians of these assets.

Quick point on some of the framing of the Gorton and Denton result and sectarianism. It’s commonly posed as Gorton (or strictly, the wards in Manchester part of the constituency) being the Muslim part and Denton (or, the part of the constituency in Tameside)… 1/

Forza Minka 💪🐈‍⬛

For the first time, a British Sign Language rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone was performed at Anfield before Liverpool vs. West Ham ❤️

Tabby cat with white nose and white paws stretched out on an unmade bed.

Be more zen, be more Bob on this #Caturday

King’s row with the executioner, cat in sky, illustration.

‘I don't like the look of it at all," said the King: "however, it may kiss my hand if it likes."
"I'd rather not," the Cat remarked.’ ~ Carroll, AIW. #BookWormSat
🖼️ John Tenniel

Viktor Orban lowering and large

Do hope the NYT is bringing Andrew Higgins back, by far the best writing in English on Central Europe.

OPERATION EPIC FURRY?

At Home With Hinge and Bracket - 1. Rosalind Plowright - BBC Sounds A real opera singer - Rosalind Plowright - joins the dear ladies.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Here’s a spot of whimsy from the 90s.

You do wonder how long his attention span will last before he declares victory and the Ford is sent steaming off to Cuba, or wherever else takes Trump’s fancy.

Watch Brother - BFI Player Takeshi Kitano directs and stars as a Japanese gangster who’s exiled to Los Angeles, where he builds a drugs empire that soon attracts Mafia interest.

What a wonderful film.

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Worth remembering there was a by-election because Andrew Gwynne resigned, apparently due to ill health.

He had been a Labour MP until they had to sack him for racist, sexist and offensive messages.

A Rabbit Rides a Chariot Pulled by Geese in an Ancient Roman Mosaic (2nd century AD) If you head to the Louvre, make sure you visit the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Liberty Leading the People. But then swing by the Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities. There you might...

A Rabbit Rides a Chariot Pulled by Geese in an Ancient Roman Mosaic (2nd century AD)

Labour’s Lord Peter Mandelson

Hannah Spencer with chips and curry sauce.

Guacamole?

It’s going to be interesting if Labour tries to bully others into a ‘progressive’ coalition after the next election. They will just expect everyone else to fall into line.
I hope the LibDems learned their lesson from the coalition disaster.

It would be funny, if it weren’t quite so tragic, to hear Labour Party leaders trot out exactly the same arguments about the Greens as Thatcher trotted out about the Labour Party in the 1970s and 80s.
If that’s the best you can up with, then you should just pack up.

Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024

Turns out that an absolutely disgraced political scientist is also absolutely awful at politics. And this political scientist is here for it!

The spell is not over but good riddance for now, Goodwin 👋

Congrats to the Greens. Stunning victory. Dont let them tell you it was easy. But it is deserved.

Oh dear. @dreadships.bsky.social perhaps one for you.

Oh my! That’s the Armada buggered then.

Tonight Helen has the time of her life #TheArchers

A Maga hat and a footie shirt with Tóth on the back. 👌

A British Special Election Could Hardly Have Come at a Worse Time for Starmer

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/w...
NYT frames it correctly. Starmer and Labour have lost their political and moral authority and that’s what this by-election is about.
Astonishing achievement in such a short period of time.

a barnes and noble display of emerald fennel movie branded copies of WUTHERING HEIGHTS. the sign over them reads: "It's Wutherin' Time!" -- Heathcliff

thought you probably needed to see this