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A parked police car in Oklahoma has been hit by a lightning bolt, causing a brief explosion.
Nobody was injured in the incident but police have issued a warning about the dangers of lightning storms.
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Nobody was injured in the incident but police have issued a warning about the dangers of lightning storms.
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‘…And lo the LORD did smite them for their wickedness, saying “All watchmen are sons of unwed women”.’
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I love living in a country where there's no way to avoid having these people imposed on us even if we reject them at the ballot box. Either through constant media tours like Jon Ashworth or appointment to the Lords like this.
there was absolutely no chance Faiza Shaheen would not have have won this seat and removed Iain Duncan Smith from Parliament. Sir Kier risked it to install a right winger instead, then when the gamble was lost appointed her to the Lords anyway.
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I love living in a country where there's no way to avoid having these people imposed on us even if we reject them at the ballot box. Either through constant media tours like Jon Ashworth or appointment to the Lords like this.
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This thread 💯 👇
Adopt far-right policies to stop the far right gaining influence - continues to be the stupidest idea in European politics today.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Former human rights lawyer urges leaders to curb human rights law and pander to the far right to stop the far right, explains *exactly* why we are where we are.
December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Former human rights lawyer urges leaders to curb human rights law and pander to the far right to stop the far right, explains *exactly* why we are where we are.
When you’re too toxic for even Trump’s Gaza board of ghouls… Surely then it’s time to remove yourself* from public life entirely and forever
Tony Blair reportedly dropped from Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’ shortlist
Tony Blair reportedly dropped from Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’ shortlist
Former UK leader loses out on key role in transitional authority after objections from Arab and Muslim nations
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
When you’re too toxic for even Trump’s Gaza board of ghouls… Surely then it’s time to remove yourself* from public life entirely and forever
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When I talk to my students about law and resistance, I talk about how people tend to think in terms of whether they would’ve acted in 1942, but that they should instead ask themselves what they would’ve done in 1933.
“I think we have to be careful with the Nazi comparisons” people are always waiting until we are five minutes until the Holocaust and then they’re like well it’s only ethnic cleansing not a Holocaust
Is this clear enough or are we still doing that whole thing where we pretend it’s about “crime”?
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
When I talk to my students about law and resistance, I talk about how people tend to think in terms of whether they would’ve acted in 1942, but that they should instead ask themselves what they would’ve done in 1933.
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Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
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Only Doctor Hans Zarkov, formerly at NASA, has provided any explanation
This is pretty massive.
There is scant detail so far but they say "solar radiation" has caused problems for some aircraft.
This *could* be related to single-event upsets, where cosmic rays trigger computer errors. I've asked Airbus if they can share more detail.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
There is scant detail so far but they say "solar radiation" has caused problems for some aircraft.
This *could* be related to single-event upsets, where cosmic rays trigger computer errors. I've asked Airbus if they can share more detail.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modifications to 6,000 planes
The European aerospace giant said it had found that intense radiation from the Sun could corrupt data crucial to flight controls.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Only Doctor Hans Zarkov, formerly at NASA, has provided any explanation
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Well, that answers that then.
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Well, that answers that then.
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Depressingly well-made point.
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Depressingly well-made point.
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Just cancel your Netflix subscription and stop buying avocados. You'll be fine
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just cancel your Netflix subscription and stop buying avocados. You'll be fine
Weird answer; I don’t understand the strategy here at all - why not just deny it outright? Is this a dog whistle to his audience I’m not hearing? A nod and a wink that ‘we all say that behind closed doors’?
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
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Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
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November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Weird answer; I don’t understand the strategy here at all - why not just deny it outright? Is this a dog whistle to his audience I’m not hearing? A nod and a wink that ‘we all say that behind closed doors’?
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Here's the thing, if you do not want to see a Reform government, don't tell people they have to choose which chopping block to put their head on. Actually give them something positive to vote for. Right now, Labour is just another party punching down for political points. They deserve to lose. 12/
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Here's the thing, if you do not want to see a Reform government, don't tell people they have to choose which chopping block to put their head on. Actually give them something positive to vote for. Right now, Labour is just another party punching down for political points. They deserve to lose. 12/
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Remember when Nigel Farage said that Reform would deport children and people were, rightly, up in arms? Where's that outrage now that Labour are saying they will do the same thing, to children born in this country? A bad policy doesn't become good just because "your side" made it. 11/
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Remember when Nigel Farage said that Reform would deport children and people were, rightly, up in arms? Where's that outrage now that Labour are saying they will do the same thing, to children born in this country? A bad policy doesn't become good just because "your side" made it. 11/
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80s: Japan is the future
90s, 00s: Japan in dying country typified by stagnant incomes, xenophobia and toxic, sexless nerd culture
Now: oh, that WAS the future
90s, 00s: Japan in dying country typified by stagnant incomes, xenophobia and toxic, sexless nerd culture
Now: oh, that WAS the future
the actual suicide of the West will be combining a rapidly aging population with hostility to migrants. however we must give credit to East Asia, especially Japan, for pioneering this model.
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
80s: Japan is the future
90s, 00s: Japan in dying country typified by stagnant incomes, xenophobia and toxic, sexless nerd culture
Now: oh, that WAS the future
90s, 00s: Japan in dying country typified by stagnant incomes, xenophobia and toxic, sexless nerd culture
Now: oh, that WAS the future
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I swear to god “More in Common” just seems to spend half their time laundering right wing bollocks.
The phrasing of the questions 1. Doesn’t deal with the most contentious bits of the policy and 2. Are phrased in the most flattering PR speak
The phrasing of the questions 1. Doesn’t deal with the most contentious bits of the policy and 2. Are phrased in the most flattering PR speak
November 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I swear to god “More in Common” just seems to spend half their time laundering right wing bollocks.
The phrasing of the questions 1. Doesn’t deal with the most contentious bits of the policy and 2. Are phrased in the most flattering PR speak
The phrasing of the questions 1. Doesn’t deal with the most contentious bits of the policy and 2. Are phrased in the most flattering PR speak
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If you didn't know who this guy was, you wouldn't be able to guess if he was a Labour, Reform, or Tory candidate.
And that's a super quick guide to British politics in 2025.
And that's a super quick guide to British politics in 2025.
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you didn't know who this guy was, you wouldn't be able to guess if he was a Labour, Reform, or Tory candidate.
And that's a super quick guide to British politics in 2025.
And that's a super quick guide to British politics in 2025.
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Did you know that many trans people fleeing persecution in the UK come from countries where transphobic attitudes were instilled by colonialism?
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November 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Did you know that many trans people fleeing persecution in the UK come from countries where transphobic attitudes were instilled by colonialism?
Share this post if you learned something new, and read more in our Trans Visibility Day blog: buff.ly/p0qGigr
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Pro tip - landlordism is inherently exploitative, especially in a situation where access to housing is insecure and in crisis. So while it’s possible to be a “nice” landlord, it’s not possible to be a “good” landlord.
Not fair to brand all landlords as 'parasites'. I'm a fair landlord (keep my rents low and my properties in good condition) in an area that is short on affordable properties. I've no quarrel with bad landlords being outed but this type of generalisation is unfair.
November 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Pro tip - landlordism is inherently exploitative, especially in a situation where access to housing is insecure and in crisis. So while it’s possible to be a “nice” landlord, it’s not possible to be a “good” landlord.
The account owner was suspended for expressing a desire to commit a mass shooting and arson at a discotheque. The post, made 11/10, stated: “I’ll blow you all away, hey. It’s murder on the dance floor, but you’d better not steal the moves DJ: gonna burn this goddamn house right down”
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The account owner was suspended for expressing a desire to commit a mass shooting and arson at a discotheque. The post, made 11/10, stated: “I’ll blow you all away, hey. It’s murder on the dance floor, but you’d better not steal the moves DJ: gonna burn this goddamn house right down”
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Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
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This is even funnier than it just being Streeting on manoeuvres.
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is even funnier than it just being Streeting on manoeuvres.
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Not that anyone will learn a single thing from this, but let it serve as yet another example of the futility of trying to appease right-wing extremists. No matter how much you try to meet them halfway, they will still paint you as insufficiently servile to their ideology.
BREAKING: Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
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Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
Tim Davie has resigned as the BBC's director-general.
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Not that anyone will learn a single thing from this, but let it serve as yet another example of the futility of trying to appease right-wing extremists. No matter how much you try to meet them halfway, they will still paint you as insufficiently servile to their ideology.
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The fact that they have intolerance set to warn, but rudeness set to hide just shows you their priorities. They would rather you see people say bad things about trans people than bad things to transphobes.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The fact that they have intolerance set to warn, but rudeness set to hide just shows you their priorities. They would rather you see people say bad things about trans people than bad things to transphobes.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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