We are nature. Its best interests are our best interests. So it's pretty dim of our chancellor to again pit wildlife against people, boasting of 20,000 homes built despite "some snails" that "are a protected species or something". www.theguardian.com/environment/... Unsavoury lobbying here too.

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

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The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.

Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.

What, Michelle? 🧵

This should be a clarion call to every single urban mayor. As a policy, ULEZ probably felt like a complete moonshot - and an unpopular one at that. But it's worked.
It should be a clarion call to the government too.
Don't kowtow to the right wing media. In short: BE BRAVER.

UK petition: "Do not introduce Digital ID cards"

"We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards."

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Fuck Labour, fuck Starmer.

That was so hard to read, so sorry Milly and your family had to go through that Patrick, and I hope Milly is continuing to improve. You shouldn't feel guilty.

This is the story of my daughter Milly and Lyme Disease. There was no rash, no "summer flu", NHS blood tests negative. And she's been ill for a quarter of her life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Thank you @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social & @lymeresourcecentre.bsky.social for raising UK awareness.

1. I've long contended that austerity doesn't save money. It merely transfers costs from one group (the very rich, who would otherwise pay more tax) to others. Last night was a powerful reminder of that. Before I go further, I should say I’m fine. Just a black eye, cuts & bruises, no serious harm. 🧵

Absolutely wonderful meandering conversation with
@blindboyboatclub.bsky.social

youtu.be/NjmXzFQl4xI?...

Calling something people in Northern Ireland will be required to have a ‘Brit card’ doesn’t sound sensible to me. Maybe it won’t be required in NI or maybe someone needs to spend 10 seconds thinking about these things before they blabber to the press.

I love this Vonnegut post so much!

Great article.

wrote a column about the vuelta protests, the india v pakistan stand-off, and how the sporting battlefield has increasingly come to resemble the real thing

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

This essay contends that Dopethrone by Electric Wizard is the greatest album ever made.
In certain moods, I agree.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

This Alien: Earth universe has no microbes because there's totally no way sample alien fauna brought back from god-knows-where can possibly have a microbiome that humans need to beware of.

So, come in to the lab. It's safe. Respirators? Pfah! Eye protection? Don't be woke.

Moved up two spots!

What is a scroad? A scroad is a member of a far-right online hate group. They split off from the groinks in 2017 after the Glunt War, which took place on fapchan. One of their members is a U.S. senator

Your fantasy art greats be like:

Moebius: Ligne claire! But Imma hatch too, when I feel like it. And LSD!

Kirby: Dynamic AF! Anatomy? Bend it like Kirby, baby!

Frazetta: A lot more vibes based than you might think. Light sources? Pfah! Who cares where the light comes from. Look at these butts!

Yeah?

I may be missing something here George but I don't think SMRs are as good as you think they are - bsky.app/profile/davi...