Charlie Wood

Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸

Trump has tapped Palantir, which has been used by the Israeli government in its war on Gaza, to compile information on people in the United States.

“If you're not freaking out yet, you should be,” says @carolecadwalla.bsky.social.

Kananaskis help a trade deal? Absolutely.

They seem to be hedging their bets on my demographic

#booksky

Giving the trumpets a proper workout on a bit of Bononcini yesterday 🎺🎺

Catch us tonight at @wigmore-hall.org.uk, where we’re letting the trumpets loose on the full Italian baroque line-up.

Hope the lads have had their Weetabix this morning 💪

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Never fails

It’s always “duckface” with Elon, even when you’d imagine he’s unaware he’s being photographed. Is he that desperate to be desired?

Teen member of Musk’s Doge staff provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show Edward Coristine, who is 19, is among members of Doge effort that has been given access to official networks

Your tax dollars at work: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Is that a sea bream on his head?

Tell the government to support UK music and find a solution for touring post-Brexit.

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This country is awash with money. The very rich are rich beyond imagination. So when Starmer wants to stay within his arbitrary fiscal rules, who does he decide to take money from? The very rich? No, from people with disabilities who depend on benefits for the bare minimum of a decent life.

Total Cost to Musicians Since Brexit - European Movement UK The cost of Brexit to UK musicians is staggering. Discover the impact in Spotify streams, Wembley tickets, vinyl LPs, and more. Support the campaign and sign the petition!

UK musicians hit with £914M+ loss post-Brexit. Streams, tickets, vinyl - it’s grim. Join @europeanmovement.co.uk to sign the petition: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/brexit_music...

Censor, purge, defund: how Trump following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come

My latest post is now out.

I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.

This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!

christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...

Overheard: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre.

Sharmilee, Leicester: ‘It really is worth your time’ – restaurant review Our hugely influential restaurant critic, leaving the Observer after 26 years, finishes up with an Indian feast

For my last Observer review I returned to the earliest restaurant I reviewed which is still trading, to reflect on 26 years before moving on. That’s Sharmilee in Leicester, the subject of my 2nd column in 1999. More on my move to the FT shortly.
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Jesus fucking christ

Over the last few weeks I've become completely incapable of answering the question 'how are you' like a normal human being. I just sort of end up staring emptily at the person. Like, how the fuck do you think I am? I am full of hate and horror and moral purpose. How are you?

Oh dear, Elon Musk learned how they do protests in France.

Is this a Nazi salute?

From the new Private Eye, out now.

Sandwich anyone? 😂😂😁😁

1. What explains the paralysis that seems to have overcome us, as we watch the most powerful nation of Earth spiralling towards fascist dictatorship? Well, a large part of it, I feel, is the surreal, astonishing uselessness of the Democratic Party. 🧵