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Wow. Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC. “I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!” Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out. We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.

roomba accidentally saw outside

Oh. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Every mind-bending TV show:

I'm going to lower the tone now, and share this clip from Colbert's interview with Gary Oldman, who loses it completely when 'Jackson Lamb's noises are added to his other roles...

I tried

NEW: The leaders of every major political party in Greenland have united in a joint statement against Trump. "We cannot accept the repeated statements about annexation & control of Greenland. We find this behavior unacceptable. “Greenland is one country that everyone wants to stand behind." 🇬🇱🇩🇰

In October 2024 @bsky.app had just 13 million users. In March 2025 that number has reached over 33 million. WE CAN DO THIS, TOGETHER

I'm so embarrassed for the US. I want to hide under the covers. I can't even imagine how decent Americans feel hearing this shit

Congratulations to @mark-carney.bsky.social on becoming Canada’s next Prime Minister. Europe and Canada are trusted friends and partners. Today this relationship is more crucial than ever. I look forward to working with you to defend democracy, free and fair trade, and our shared values.

Etymology of the day: ‘prevaricate’, meaning to act in an ambiguous or evasive way to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself, is from the Latin ‘praevaricari’, meaning to ‘walk crookedly’.

It's like the school bully has been elected headboy and the whole school is obliged to stand round and clap while he trots out his dumbass shit. Only it's far worse than that because the school bully doesn't have the nuclear codes.

I wouldn’t normally highlight this - but I think it is important to understand the sort of mind Peter Hitchens has - he lacks empathy - if he doesn’t experience it then it is made up and can be dismissed. An arrogance devoid of imagination and sadly prevalent in our world.

For 12 days and counting, Israel has not allowed a single humanitarian aid truck to enter Gaza. No food. No water. No fuel. Join us on Saturday to demand an end to ethnic cleansing — and show that we will never waver in our support for the people of Palestine.

One of my kids has dyslexia. After a lot of effort, she can and does read every day. It isn't just the ignorance of this claim that is offensive; it's the arrogance in the face of evidence to the contrary.

The EU increases pressure on Russia. We extend our sanctions on nearly 2400 individuals & entities over Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, including: - Travel bans - Asset freezes - Ban on funding/resources Our determination to support Ukraine is decisive.

Quite an argumentative walk with #sophiefromromania but we finally agreed a route we were both comfortable with

“Pearl Harbour should never have picked on Japan.”

NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly just announced he is getting rid of his Tesla. “I don’t want to be driving a car built and designed by an asshole.”💥💥 👏 #TeslaTakedown

NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline? Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s What should we make of this? www.ft.com/content/a801...

Maybe it was a ‘Roman’ tweet…

It gets more Brexity by the minute…

UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Here's the son of a former KGB spy, who Boris Johnson overruled secret service advice in order to hand a seat in the House of Lords, calling a piece blaming Russia's invasion of Ukraine on NATO a "great and very well informed read". "Good to see Russia's point of view is no longer taboo", he says.

It's hard to believe this is happening. The Dartington Trust, here in South Devon, is behaving like Donald Trump: it seems to have no conception of the value it is destroying. This is its latest act of mindless vandalism. What the hell is going on? www.agroforestry.co.uk/save-darting...

Slightly worried this is all going to end up with the rest of the world ganging together to nuke the US into the sun out of sheer annoyance at this level of arrogance.

Does he honestly not realise the US is a federation? Is he really that thick?

Musk cuts the team finding Ukrainian children stolen by Russia Donald Trump’s federal cost-cutting - led by DOGE's Elon Musk – has now hit the unit helping rescue Ukrainian children taken by Russia inews.co.uk/news/world/m...

Humans are getting dumber; the feline takeover of the world is inevitable!

I'm getting so very fucking tired of this. But I'm even more exhausted with those defending or seeking to explain it.

Over 50 mass shootings across the US already in 2025 and more than 60 children killed by guns. Shame we don’t have an AG this energised about protecting kids rather than cars.

You don't want to read this. And I don't want to write it. iandunt.substack.com/p/you-dont-w...

The successes just keep coming

Reform UK's former leader in Wales will now stand trial for nine counts relating to accepting bribes in exchange for making statements which would "benefit Russia regarding events in Ukraine" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oh dear

Once again for the love of god just put taxes up, you'll have to anyway before this parliament is out so do it now, cite defence as the reason, lean into the fact the world has changed & govt must too. (Me and @johnharris1969.bsky.social discussed this on the Guardian Politics Weekly pod btw..

NEW: The family of Mahmoud Khalil have just released footage of his arrest. It’s distressing. “Stop resisting” “He’s not resisting” The men who take him are in plain clothes and in unmarked cars. They refuse to give their names or even say what agency they’re from. He is just disappeared.

JD Vile. The smallness of the vice-president of America @theneweuropean.bsky.social www.theneweuropean.co.uk/james-ball-j...

"In broken Britain" people post nonsense and refuse to delete it after being told. That path has been closed for months. It's collapsing into the river. The tree was added as a physical barrier to walkers/cyclists ignoring the sign, as January flood has increased the risk. ~AA

It's not just that I think Labour cutting disability benefits is horribly cruel....I think it's bad politically. It won't lead to anyone feeling better off, it has no short term payoff and DEFINITELY zero longterm payoff. It's just all-round bad, like shitting on the dance floor at a wedding.

There's a word for countries where it's illegal to criticise their leader

I'm really tired of "Americans" who have never even left Moscow, telling me what my continent is like.

Deeply alarming. 1. Trump spreads Kremlin disinformation about 1000s of Ukrainians being surrounded by Russian troops (all intelligence contradicts this) 2. He attempts to position Putin as compassionate. No mention that Putin spat on the US ceasefire proposal & continues to bomb civilians.

Danish Conservative MP @jarlov.bsky.social. The tragedy is that historically, with the exception of the UK, no country in Europe has been as explicitly, consistently, and enthusiastically Atlanticist or supportive of NATO as Denmark has. Trump's attacks must feel like an immense betrayal. ~AA

Full scale rebellion against Schumer now.... Pelosi and now Jeffries.

Oh yes ! Project Stork at @kneppwilding.bsky.social are now livestreaming a nest– this is the pairs 5th breeding attempt together , and they are now on three eggs . . . watch 24/7 to catch all the action at youtube.com/live/s0liN8AzykQ

Offspring’s 17 year streak of religiously avoiding reading anything I’ve ever written finally broken and it was of course by accident

🚨 BREAKING: Germany’s Friedrich Merz has reached a breakthrough with the Greens on a gargantuan spending plan. Here’s the developing story: ow.ly/Rcfs50VhYef

Arriving at a (television) station tomorrow!!! NEW Ancient Greece by Train starts 8pm on Channel 4 tomorrow…

The amazing twist here is that 21st century fascism is using concerns about anti-semitism as its excuse to shut down protest, freedom of speech, freedom of conscience and academic freedom. Trump is himself an antisemite, as repeated statements have shown. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202....

Quite a strange thing from a man who owns two newspapers. But not as strange as the argument contained therein: that Russia was provoked into unlawful aggression, in order to protect the naval base that it had already annexed by unlawful aggression eight years previously. ~AA

wrote about ULEZ, which is good

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will 'never ever be part of US' and talk of nation becoming 51st state is 'crazy' news.sky.com/story/prime-...

Weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall's market capitalization overtook automotive behemoth Volkswagen Group yesterday, a sign of Germany's economic shift from cars to defense.

Terrifying. What else will they take from me.

Most Americans view Trump’s handling of the conflict negatively, and 50% say his approach to the war is bad for the United States www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/p...

Again, the Brexit vibes are strong although this is much more serious than when Tory whip Chris Heaton-Harris wrote to university vice-chancellors asking for the names of any professors involved in teaching European affairs “with particular reference to Brexit”.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social calls out JD Vance's 'free speech hypocrisy'.

€4.4 billion from the Global Gateway package will go to projects supporting a clean and just energy transition in South Africa. It's a significant first pledge in the context of the Scaling up Renewables in Africa campaign. I hope it will inspire many others to contribute!

You may know, Aaron, that after the Liz Truss/Kwasi Kwarteng budget meltdown in the UK, which resulted in that administration being toppled by its own party after 40 days in power, she went on to blame "left-wing banks" and "woke markets". I feel Trump is very close to that level of insanity.

🚨 BREAKING: The European Parliament today banned Huawei lobbyists from entering its premises, following allegations of bribery linked to the Chinese technology giant's lobbying activities in Brussels. Full story: www.politico.eu/article/huaw...

REPORTER: “Have you lost confidence in him [Chuck Schumer]?” JEFFRIES: “Next question.” 👀 Jeffries is holding a press conference to actively lobby against Chuck Schumer, whom he then throws under a bus.

I’m sorry, but it's not Pi Day in the UK. That's not until the third of Fourteember.

This is great news in two ways. 1) ha ha he is getting sued and 2) those books don’t exist. Double win!

If you put an infinite number of Brits in a room with an infinite number of typewriters, a lot of them would bash out a strongly worded letter to the council.

“In 2008, Putin said to then President Bush, ‘you understand George, Ukraine is not even a proper country’. This is exactly what Trump is saying about [Canada].” Journalist Gabriel Gatehouse discusses the US President’s remarks that Canada “only works as a State”. #Newsnight

A front lawn, speckled with violets.

Today we’re taking our trade and investment relations forward. We’re launching talks on a next-generation trade deal. A Clean Trade and Investment Partnership. With a focus on strategic industries – and benefits for both sides ↓ europa.eu/!MTbB4K

Ten international words (in order of beauty) for a butterfly... 10. Pilipala (Welsh) 9. Borboleta (Portuguese) 8. Flutur (Albanian) 7. Lompalampi (Ngarrindjeri) 6. Sommerfugl (Danish) 5. Farfalla (Italian) 4. Mariposa (Spanish) 3. Kupu-kupu (Malay) 2. Papillon (French) 1. SCHMETTERLING (German)

Oh this is lovely. I didn't spot it until now

Donald Trump has claimed that thousands of Ukrainian troops are surrounded by the Russian military in the Kursk region. However, both Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Kursk and the Ukrainian high command say the US president is wrong.

Rushing back from @ascl-uk.bsky.social conference in Liverpool and got a few Tree of the Day contenders while trying to get a picture of the sunset over Runcorn. Think my winner is on the right

Elon crying on TV, people booing JD, Tariffs on all imports, Fetterman in gym shorts, Governmental shutdowns, Democrats are letdowns, Laura Loomer banging Trump, Chuck Schumer’s a useless lump, We didn't start the fire…

Tesla, run by Donald Trump cheerleader Elon Musk, has warned US officials it risks being exposed to "disproportionate" retaliatory tariffs under the president's escalating trade war news.sky.com/story/trump-...

In light of this, it's incredible for RefUK to ask people in Wales to vote 'blind' for it and trust the party to select a First Minister AFTER the Senedd election, if it comes top! ~AA "Ex-Reform UK Wales leader to stand trial over Russia-linked bribes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sessile Oak with no name, or a name only known to other Ents - Suárbol, Spain Photo: Ernesto Rubio Velasco

Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler: No matter how we do the math, the numbers mentioned by President Donald Trump don’t add up www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Why aren’t both Labour and Tories shouting this story from the rooftops? It. Is. Insane.

Can we all just agree to ignore the Burkes by pretending they don't exist, like a stain on a sofa, or the later seasons of the Simpsons

I ate a nice sausage recently, and briefly wondered if there are prestigious magazines that review sausages in the same level of depth given to laptops and cars? Anyway, this is what my brain did next “It was the best of thymes, it was the wurst of thymes” - Absolute Bangers Magazine Sorry

Going to be on @lbc.co.uk at about 0915 talking about the plunge in Tesla shares - and arguing they are still massively overvalued. Compare their P/E with Ford

Union rages after Elon Musk shares X post that ‘Hitler didn’t murder millions, public sector workers did’

Jeez. Just listen to this

#RecipeOfTheDay is my Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pots! Apart from being utterly delectable, especially with a splodge of cream, they can make life easy, as they can be made ahead and kept in the fridge (for 6 hours) or frozen (for 3 months) before baking when needed www.nigella.com/recipes/choc...

BREAKING: The Russian captain of the Solong container ship involved in the North Sea crash has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter news.sky.com/story/russia...

"It seems somewhere along the way, inside Trump’s head, this went from being a joke that he made to insult and bully somebody into a serious thing that he actually wanted” www.rawstory.com/trump-canada...

Oh, I'm totally here for this.

I interviewed the brilliant Judith Butler, and we had so much to talk about: - How the anti-trans backlash has escalated out of control - Whether fascism has come to the US - Israel's genocide Watch here! 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl0f...

🔴📉 NEWS: ONS data released today shows a 0.1% fall in GDP in Jan. Close UK-EU alignment on goods and services is a growth opportunity the government can't afford to ignore for much longer. It could boost the economy by 2.2%. 📈 It just makes sense. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

We're saying hello to Sand Martins, our next #SpringArrivalSpotlight! Gracing our skies from March, they nest in colonies in sandy banks & cliff-sides. Did you know? Their burrows can be up to a metre long! Spot their distinctive swirling flight & short, forked tail.

Zelenskyy warns Putin will manipulate Ukraine ceasefire plan to make ‘reasonable solutions impossible’ www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I do get the politics of why they're not acknowledging they'll have to raise taxes again yet but god it's painful to watch.

“US had productive talks with Putin over Ukraine war, Trump says” Everything about this says to me that he’s planning to stitch up Ukraine again

π in the sky He'd think about her constantly – well, 22/7 – never completing. He even stopped eating. Then, one day – at 3.14 – a chance meeting. But, sadly, not repeating. #PiDay

This will probably come as no surprise to anyone but… www.businessinsider.com/tesla-favora...

Apple TV+’s hit comedy-drama series Ted Lasso is returning for a surprise fourth season, it’s been confirmed — with one major plot twist. The Emmy-winning show, led by Jason Sudeikis, originally concluded its three-season run in 2023.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Senator Chuck Schumer's support of a Republican bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, accusing him of ceding what little power Democrats had over President Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/n...

Hungary has agreed to drop its veto and allow the renewal of the sanctions that the EU has imposed on Russian individuals and entities. The resolution came less than 48 hours before the measures were set to expire.