Simon HB
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I'm gonna try hard this time not to touch the ground
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Klansman have officially been downgraded to ‘complicated’. Nazis currently ‘misunderstood’.
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Klansman have officially been downgraded to ‘complicated’. Nazis currently ‘misunderstood’.
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They were never going to get to their stated deportations goal with due process. So they're phasing it out.
(Part 1)
(Part 1)
I'm not sure what to make of it, but every Somali I represent in immigration court currently (8 of them) have today had their hearings cancelled and their judges reassigned. They're now all assigned to a video judge from Louisiana and scheduled for court hearing in one month. 🧵
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
They were never going to get to their stated deportations goal with due process. So they're phasing it out.
(Part 1)
(Part 1)
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Okay but Zack Polanski has been coming out with bangers
February 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Okay but Zack Polanski has been coming out with bangers
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Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.
Yesterday on the tube, a man offered me his seat
I said 'no, that's fine, thanks'
He gave me a concerned look and said "are you sure?"
I didn't need a seat *before* that
I said 'no, that's fine, thanks'
He gave me a concerned look and said "are you sure?"
I didn't need a seat *before* that
February 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Yesterday on the tube, a man offered me his seat
I said 'no, that's fine, thanks'
He gave me a concerned look and said "are you sure?"
I didn't need a seat *before* that
I said 'no, that's fine, thanks'
He gave me a concerned look and said "are you sure?"
I didn't need a seat *before* that
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Car crash for the interviewees.
Beautifully written, though.
Make yourself a brew and give it the 10 minutes it deserves 🙂
Beautifully written, though.
Make yourself a brew and give it the 10 minutes it deserves 🙂
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Car crash for the interviewees.
Beautifully written, though.
Make yourself a brew and give it the 10 minutes it deserves 🙂
Beautifully written, though.
Make yourself a brew and give it the 10 minutes it deserves 🙂
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"the first adult groomed by teens" is a great line
Saw someone PERFECTLY describe J.D. Vance's trying-too-hard-to-be-internet-edgelord personality as "the first adult groomed by teens" and I'd add that he's also trying to fully embody 'Divorced Guy Energy' while remaining married.
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"the first adult groomed by teens" is a great line
There's some weird things about the Mock The Week relaunch on TLC. The mics were all wrong, like they'd forgotten how to do sound a TV programme during the interregnum. Running for an hour feels... a bit stretched. But oddest of all...
February 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
There's some weird things about the Mock The Week relaunch on TLC. The mics were all wrong, like they'd forgotten how to do sound a TV programme during the interregnum. Running for an hour feels... a bit stretched. But oddest of all...
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This quote from a Reform UK councillor sums it up beautifully. Cross-boundary moral outrages, exported online and sold (especially, but not exclusively) to generations that grew up before the internet, are such a central feature of radicalisation today. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
This quote from a Reform UK councillor sums it up beautifully. Cross-boundary moral outrages, exported online and sold (especially, but not exclusively) to generations that grew up before the internet, are such a central feature of radicalisation today. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
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A great read on gay porn soundtracks, the work of the amazing Dark Entries label on resurfacing this important part of queer history, and a creative world destroyed by AIDS: “We lost so many friends, and it did something to us."
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
‘One moment it was a little blip. The next, our friends are dying’: the gay porn soundtrack composers lost to the Aids crisis
Gay porn in the 80s was home to beautifully moody synth music that is only now getting rediscovered – tragically too late for many of its creators
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A great read on gay porn soundtracks, the work of the amazing Dark Entries label on resurfacing this important part of queer history, and a creative world destroyed by AIDS: “We lost so many friends, and it did something to us."
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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1974: All The President’s Men praises the Washington Post investigating Nixon
2026: All The President’s Men are the remaining staff at the Washington Post
2026: All The President’s Men are the remaining staff at the Washington Post
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
1974: All The President’s Men praises the Washington Post investigating Nixon
2026: All The President’s Men are the remaining staff at the Washington Post
2026: All The President’s Men are the remaining staff at the Washington Post
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An area-by-area ranking of West Yorkshire house prices called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Leeds
A real-estate company called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Deeds
A bakery called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Kneads
February 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM
An area-by-area ranking of West Yorkshire house prices called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Leeds
Good to see the achievements of a women’s sports team illustrated by a photo of a man
Keeler: Denver Summit FC set to crush women’s sports record next month — and the team’s not done peaking trib.al/S5LrlEc
Keeler: Denver Summit FC set to crush women’s sports record next month — and the team’s not done peaking
Rob Cohen and the Summit ownership group — which includes Colorado icons Mikaela Shiffrin and Peyton Manning — aspire to only one class: First. All the way. Top to bottom.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Good to see the achievements of a women’s sports team illustrated by a photo of a man
I know 'holy shit' is the default setting these days, but...
JUST IN: Colorado lawmakers call for further investigation into ICE ‘death cards’ left in arrested immigrants’ cars
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Colorado lawmakers call for further investigation into ICE ‘death cards’ left in arrested immigrants’ cars
Colorado lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are calling for further investigation after immigration agents left “death cards” in the cars of arrested immigrants.
trib.al
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I know 'holy shit' is the default setting these days, but...
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The average age of a Skins gen1/2 teen cast member is now 35.
Yes, the show we watched as twentysomethings (not you, all my mad Grog uncles typing "not me" in the replies) about the plight of teens could soon do a modern version about their own kids' tribulations.
So bring on 6 Music Gold? 🫠
Yes, the show we watched as twentysomethings (not you, all my mad Grog uncles typing "not me" in the replies) about the plight of teens could soon do a modern version about their own kids' tribulations.
So bring on 6 Music Gold? 🫠
BBC setting up a new radio stream for those who watched Skins back in the day www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Plans announced for a new BBC Radio 6 Music stream, available exclusively on BBC Sounds
Plans to launch a new extension for indie fans would be dedicated to the biggest and best indie rock and pop from the 1980s - 2010s
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The average age of a Skins gen1/2 teen cast member is now 35.
Yes, the show we watched as twentysomethings (not you, all my mad Grog uncles typing "not me" in the replies) about the plight of teens could soon do a modern version about their own kids' tribulations.
So bring on 6 Music Gold? 🫠
Yes, the show we watched as twentysomethings (not you, all my mad Grog uncles typing "not me" in the replies) about the plight of teens could soon do a modern version about their own kids' tribulations.
So bring on 6 Music Gold? 🫠
Quite the tracklist for this one - Shop Assistants via Bis to Mogwai... www.cherryred.co.uk/various-arti...
monorail heaven. absolutely no description necessary...
compiled by Grant McPhee, Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) is available on Cherry Red as a 3CD boxset: monorailmusic.com/product/some...
@cherryredrecords.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social
compiled by Grant McPhee, Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) is available on Cherry Red as a 3CD boxset: monorailmusic.com/product/some...
@cherryredrecords.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Quite the tracklist for this one - Shop Assistants via Bis to Mogwai... www.cherryred.co.uk/various-arti...
Mike Johnson, pushing a trolley full of steak and wine out the doors of the Piggly Wiggly: "imagine if I had to go through the process of getting my purchases checked out"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Mike Johnson, pushing a trolley full of steak and wine out the doors of the Piggly Wiggly: "imagine if I had to go through the process of getting my purchases checked out"
Part of me thinks 'well, the 10pm slot is well served by traditional news broadcasts and trying something different makes sense'
Part of me thinks 'and now here's Normski with an update on global news'
Part of me thinks 'and now here's Normski with an update on global news'
Sky News has ditched its "comfy slippers" as it replaces its News at Ten with The Wrap, featuring more "personality-driven" news with content from Tiktok and Youtube pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/b...
Sky News ditches 'comfy slippers' as The Wrap replaces News at Ten
The Wrap has replaced Sky News at Ten, and features Tiktoks and Youtube videos created by Sky News journalists.
pressgazette.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Part of me thinks 'well, the 10pm slot is well served by traditional news broadcasts and trying something different makes sense'
Part of me thinks 'and now here's Normski with an update on global news'
Part of me thinks 'and now here's Normski with an update on global news'
Paging @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social that McDonalds are removing veggie dippers from the UK menu, where they've been since 2020. They replaced the veggie burger when the vegan Beyond Meat burger launched... news.sky.com/story/money-...
Gold set for biggest rise since 2008; Greggs taking on Costa and Starbucks with new product | Money blog
Gold is on course for its biggest daily gain since 2008, while Greggs is launching its first matcha drinks range. Read these, our latest Money Problem and all the day's personal finance and consumer n...
news.sky.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Paging @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social that McDonalds are removing veggie dippers from the UK menu, where they've been since 2020. They replaced the veggie burger when the vegan Beyond Meat burger launched... news.sky.com/story/money-...
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There’s no higher honor than an animal snuggling into you. That’s really it. You’ve won it all my friend congratulations how does it feel to be touched by an angel
February 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
There’s no higher honor than an animal snuggling into you. That’s really it. You’ve won it all my friend congratulations how does it feel to be touched by an angel
"It's because of what they do". You know, like paying thousands to your husband, or picking up the tab on trips around the world. Those sorts of things that they do.
The Times interview with Peter Mandelson is a masterclass in lack of self-awareness, but this quote about what it is precisely that makes very rich people so appealing to him is especially revealing.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
"It's because of what they do". You know, like paying thousands to your husband, or picking up the tab on trips around the world. Those sorts of things that they do.
Amongst the many things West Northants Reform councillors have no idea about is The Streisand Effect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Video of West Northants leader 'getting in the bath' is deleted
A council is accused of cover-up after James Petter appeared to get in the bath during an online meeting.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Amongst the many things West Northants Reform councillors have no idea about is The Streisand Effect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...