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@DFinnon1971 @DPJHodges Why publish a fake? A racist doesn’t also have to be a liar. Baby steps mate.

Brilliant speech from Naz Shah. Capturing the House like this under such surreal circumstances is quite the accomplishment.

@jhovanny @StephenLEckert @philosophysage Yea the Lord truly understandeth the importance of a full head of hair and of smiting the children that mocketh the follically challenged. Even though their number may equal Douglas Adams’ answer to the ultimate question of life the universe and everything.

@StephenLEckert @philosophysage 2 Kings 2:23-24 "As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. 'Get out of here, baldy!' He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse in the name of the LORD. Two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys."

You’re bored because you don’t do side quests, bro. Life is more than just work and bed rotting. Here are 50 side quests to complete:

@DAaronovitch I particularly liked “investors could be reassured that a consistent programme would be followed during the few weeks that it would take to complete this process: especially if, for example, caretaker PM Ed Miliband were to be appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer”. Clueless.

Looks like the Statesman has got it all sorted out

@anneapplebaum Apparently they won’t confirm whether or not they are working on a subcontract.

Even this is corrupt: Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to paint the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool blue nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/…

@crsanchezx @norbjoern I do have money, and I absolutely shop at Decathalon. And Nike is somewhat shunned these days for their stupid Parkrun ads. For running, Hoka, Altra, Mizuno, ASICS, INOV8, and Adidas.

@norbjoern Si tuvieras dinero, seguirías comprando en Decathlon?

¿Qué marcas de ropa deportiva NO deberías usar? [Última versión 2026] De mejor a peor... D (Aún aceptable) • Nike • Adidas • Puma • Under Armour C (Regular) • New Balance • Reebok • Fila • Champion B (Trampa) ↓↓

Listen to what this psychologist has to say: "Trump has the most severe personality disorder a human being can have.” “The world is in a hell lot of trouble, because the most powerful man in the world is both evil and demented."

@Master288886144 @Acyn The first is quite possible; the second implausible, because the US is not subscribed to the jurisdiction of the ICJ.

@Acyn Trump will be a war criminal and will be held accountable in an international court of law for his war crimes!

Reporter: The president said we might blow up and completely obliterate all of their generating electric plants, oil wells, Kharg island, and possibly all desalination plants. Under international law, striking infrastructure is generally prohibited. Why is the president advocating potentially a war crime and how do you square that with the US aying it does not target civilians? Leavitt: Their best move is to make a deal or else the united States armed forces has capabilities beyond their wildest imagination Reporter: Including potential war crimes? Leavitt: With respect to achieving the full objectives, the president is going to move forward… Reporter: Which of those objectives would destroying a desalination plant most help?

@SayyidHussein @brett_mcgurk @gilicohen10 I'm not sure that the other nations have shown any enthusiasm to "join the fray": they are not at war with Iran and practically nobody thinks that this is a good idea. However Iran is missing a trick here.

It’s quite amazing to see that even the United States, possessing the most powerful army in human history, deployed 400 aircraft and a fleet of three aircraft carriers, failed to achieve its objectives, other nations are eager to join the fray and contribute to resolving the issue!

Joint statement by 🇬🇧 + 🇸🇦 🇦🇪 🇧🇭 🇰🇼 🇶🇦 🇴🇲 sets the predicate for joint collective action in the Strait of Hormuz. This is how coalitions are formed. gcc-sg.org/en/MediaCenter…

@Frank920214 @anneapplebaum What has Trump's Iran "excursion" got to do with NATO? US has allied with Israel on that one, no? Only direct NATO interest is arguably the attack on UK sovereign base in Cyprus, but UK is descalating and has not invoked Article 5.

@anneapplebaum Seems Trump was right. Europe doesn’t want NATO. End it then

Trump insulted, patronized and tariffed American allies. Now he wants their help. How should they respond?

@John_Attridge They are part of a list which continues... "it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

Catchy opening! But the comma splice is unwieldy. Why dont you try "It was not just the best of times. It was also the worst of times."

@_____Bitcoin @anon_opin Cilantro, zuccini, eggplant, and - perhaps most egregiously of all - "par-muh-zhian". An international crime, without question.

@anon_opin The way they pronounce ‘oregano’ bugs me the most

Americans - you've butchered a lot of the English language and spellings, but what is your insistence on not pronouncing the "H" in the word Herbs? Literally every other H word includes it, what's your beef with that word?

@ZockEye @anon_opin This is simply wrong. Americans may do this, but Brits say Buffay, Ballay, Vallay, etc. - like the French (to whom we often feel culturally closer) rather than our American cousins.

@anon_opin Weirdly, British English pronounces imported French words as if they were English, like buffet, ballet, valet etc.

@ZockEye @GHughes1866 @anon_opin Yes. As in "Damn" - not to rhyme with "Name"

@GHughes1866 @anon_opin So British say Dame like the French?

@Whoisyou1223 @Ole1577622 @Kasparov63 But they also recognised it belonged to Denmark and that you do not attack allies.

@Ole1577622 @Kasparov63 Many president before him wanted greenland

Trump is deranged and dangerous and is only going to get worse. He is emboldened by success in his power grabs and lashes out like this when rebuked. The most pathetic thing is the GOP is never going to do anything about it. An orchestra of fiddle players as Nero throws matches.

@Anglican_Gonzo @leviathan_rots Collectively, a Procol Harem?

@leviathan_rots Goth gf is evidently a thing because all goth gfs are extremely pale and White.

Picture this. You graduate with a solid 2.1 in History and Politics. Exeter Uni. You get a good job in the tech sector. Hybrid work. Your boss is a boozy gentleman who makes anon jokes. You live in South Ken. Three rooms. And maybe there’s a goth gf in it for you too.

@DanNeidle He knew it wasn't a bursary because (1) it came from JE and (2) it needed to be booked as a loan to avoid gift tax. But it was never a loan either if no terms, no agreement and no repayment. Looks more like (i) bung to Mandy (ii) in fraud of IRS gift tax rules.

Epstein made $10k+ payments to Mandelson's partner around the time of the email leaks. Mandelson says he thought the payments were bursaries from an educational foundation. We're not allowed to say famous people are lying. But is Mandelson lying? A 🧵 on the evidence:

@chrismullinexmp Why could he not remain as Mayor and run? It is a bizarre rule, and one that could perfectly well have been waived to permit him back, should the members of Gorton want him as their candidate.

Wake up boys and girls. It would have made no sense to let Burnham run. Sure, he might have won the by-election, but at cost of donating the Mayoralty to Reform and months of turmoil in the Labour Party. He should have known that without having to be told.

@kateward11 @DAaronovitch For some, I suspect that’s his best selling point, and possibly no less plausible than some of his other pronouncements.

@DAaronovitch The tit-whispering was enough for me

I'm beginning to feel that a little Zach Polanski goes a long way

@JMPSimor @WalkerMarcus What do you think the legal conflict of interest is? Politically awkwardness?

@WalkerMarcus The cab rank rule does not apply to Wolfson since the case is outside the jurisdiction of England & Wales; it’s in Jersey. But even were it applicable, taking the case evidently gives rise to a conflict.

So Labour abandons the cab rank principle. Good luck justifying those minor figures Keir Starmer and Lord Hermer.