Kate Birrell

Oh now I get it. Dubai is Golgafrinchan Ark B.

WH Smith kept those, I think - must be the profitable ones

Presumably it’ll be all male…

you can have a dinner that celebrates the First Amendment or a dinner that features Donald Trump but you cannot have both

You notice how quiet China has been?

That's because you never interfere with an enemy who is in the process of destroying himself.

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Update from Shawn McCreesh

"After just a few minutes, Trump has moved on from his war in Iran to the curtains he’s picked out for the White House and his new ballroom" www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Jibāl as-Sarawāt

YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO ROSALÍA - Berghain (Live at The BRIT Awards 2026) ft. Björk

I accepted a decade or so ago that The Brits is really not for me, and I only knew about 10% of the acts nominated this year, but I sought out the Rosalia performance – because Björk – and fuck me, this has made my weekend.

youtu.be/7fyufPkXLbs?...

Allowing Non-British citizens and tax avoiders to own British media poses a grave risk to our democracy

As an organisation, they seem to have a bit of history with this… bsky.app/profile/aida...

As journalists working today many of us are taught to recognise disinformation when we see it and fight back against it.

Unfortunately there are some who willingly seek it out and put it on their front pages. A disgrace to the profession.

Immigrant reports from a hostile environment. All she wanted was to make a better life for herself.

Let me translate this: “A shit ton of your loved ones maybe sacrificed to keep the nation’s attention off the Epstein files. That is a sacrifice I’m totally willing to make.”

And yet, people still keep talking about Epstein… 🤯

In several rounds of intense negotiations, Tehreran was unable to match the bribes to the Trump family offered by its regional rivals Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.

No doubt Tulsi Gabbard is drafting her resignation letter as we speak.

'London, Winter' (1928) by Christopher RW Nevinson

(London Museum)

Painting of a park landscape with a row of bare trees in the foreground in front of a pond under a pinky blue sunset or dawn

Emma Haworth, contemporary London-based painter known for her observations of the streets and parks, with a hint of otherworldliness #womensart

The characteristics that are protected by the Equality Act 2010 are: age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership (in employment only) pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief sex sexual orientation.

Fwiw, these are the 9 protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010. If we’re picking Reform up on what they’re promising (and we absolutely should), then it behoves us to be accurate about what the EA says. Gender Reassignment is a PC, as is Sex. ‘Gender’ (however defined) is not.

Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponry—and It Should Alarm Us All In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end well—or anytime soon.

Appalling: ICE and CBP contracted for $144 million in weaponry and accessories in Trump's first year, per data obtained by Sen Adam Schiff.

For ICE it's a fourfold increase, much of it for military-style weapons. A heavily armed secret police force. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2069...

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Trump Invites Victims Of Jeffrey Epstein Investigation As SOTU Guests

Trump Invites Victims Of Jeffrey Epstein Investigation As SOTU Guests

The AI That Wrote a Hit Piece When It Didn’t Get It's Way When an AI agent targeted an open source maintainer with a personalised reputation attack, it revealed a threat that PR, hiring and publishing professionals need to understand now.

This via @alphaville.ft.com is a staggering tale - a prelude to much more of this? www.themediastack.co.uk/p/the-ai-tha...

Early colour - about to be engulfed

24th February 2026 07.20

No, I won't. Because I cant be sure you won't lock me up for being foreign.

And is their surname McCarthy, by any chance?