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BREAKING: US Marines deployed to Los Angeles have carried out the first known detention of a civilian, the US military confirms. It was confirmed to Reuters after they shared this image with the US military.

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I rant about this a lot but I can’t for the life of me understand why BBC 6 Music News gives a daily update of how many people crossed the channel in small boats yesterday From a news values perspective alone, it makes no sense

Referring to events in Ballymena as "disturbances" is a euphemism too far. We are witnesses to a pogrom. And it behoves us to say so, loud and clear. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...

Today, the police informed myself and John McDonnell that no further action will be taken against us, following a Palestine demonstration on January 18th. This is a victory for the right to demonstrate against genocide. Full statement below.

Nothing to see here, just a chicken Oh, and the ONE THOUSAND year old Bowthorpe Oak, Lincolnshire Photo: Ed Parker

my artificial intelligence will, within the year, become more powerful than the human mind can even understand. right now though it’s scamming lonely people into believing it’s god. we think that’s just a phase it needs to work through

Memo from Private Eye to our broadcasters

It's 30° in London and I hate this heat and I hate everyone who likes it. But dear God the amount of washing I'm getting out. Four loads already, lads. Washed and dried. The last one *bone dry* after 20mins on the line. My ancestors crying joyful tears in heaven. This must be what heroin feels like.

Today, we disbursed a new €1 billion to Ukraine. Bringing our total support to almost 150 billion since Russia's full-scale invasion. We are with Ukraine for the long haul. → europa.eu/!VqvbYT

Americans say Trump ‘has gone too far’ with immigrant roundups and sending Marines and National Guard to LA

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for an end to the oil and gas windfall tax Imagine her shock when she finds out energy companies have made BILLIONS in profits while millions can't afford heating How out of touch can you be? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Happy 14th June to all those (except one) who celebrate.

anyway, all this talk of south africa has reminded me of one of the greatest quotes in showbiz history

Tree of the Day, Gaza. With thanks to Mandy Blackman, sending me the view from the hospital compound where she is working, and who loves to see trees still standing when so much else has fallen

Netanyahu is trying to replace social media images of suffering Palestinians and the destruction of their homes… with those of suffering Israelis and their destroyed homes. So he needs to: 1) bait Iran to attack and 2) cut all comms out of Gaza. Our mainstream media will swallow it whole.

NY appeals court rejects bid to overturn Trump’s convictions in E. Jean Carroll case

A remarkable photo likely to be on many front pages around the world tomorrow. The moment an Iranian ballistic missile struck downtown Tel Aviv. Credit to the photographer, Tomer Neuberg, providing images to AP.

A chilling message just posted by Iran’s armed forces as Tel Aviv is pummelled.

“Ever since Caesar’s pivotal decision, mankind has understood that the deployment of a nation’s armies against its own people marks the end of that nation.”

Three High Court judges have dismissed a legal challenge over the government's policy of adding VAT to private school fees. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump’s Putinesque vanity parade today is going to cost US taxpayers upwards of $45 million (£33m). This from a government that has already spent ca $170 billion more than the Biden administration in the same period last year. So much for DOGE huh

🚨IT’S NOT TOO LATE for the government to change course. Keir Starmer is being advised to urgently pause the Government's plans to cut disability & health benefits by Parliament's work & pensions committee who say they should not go ahead without a comprehensive impact assessment Contact your MP,NOW

If history teaches us one thing Never trust a man who would be king Who seeks all power for himself To burnish his prestige and wealth A nation born in revolution Should know this offers no solution For there can be no liberty Where one man rules with impunity www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfeY...

Recently, I've been having Fridays off. Practicing for retirement. Today, I went for a long walk, played an hour of tennis, had a nap, went for a bike ride, boxed on the VR, did a bit of weigh-training, and had a sauna. I'm fucking exhausted. Can't wait to get back to work.

One minute you're young and wild, the next your favourite weekend activity is standing at the window admiring the lawn you just mowed.

went to see a play a few months ago and the queue for the ladies was endless; Kristin Scott Thomas, legend that she is, marched in, asked the assembled crowd "are we sure all the cubicles are actually taken?", and took it upon herself to test several doors and reveal that some cubicles *were* empty

It’s that time of year again when the people who design Father’s Day cards are convinced dads only like football, golf, gardening, racing cars, beer, fishing, ties or farting.

Hundreds of thousands of people living in disabled households will be at risk of needing to use a food bank if the government goes ahead with its plans for benefit cuts, new research has found www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Remember everyone! In 61 BCE Pompey “the great” celebrated his military victory parade on his birthday— parade specially organised to coincide. I wonder if the president knows.

The EHRC paper on the post-Supreme Court code of practice is not a real consultation exercise at all. It is a charade. open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

🧵 Frederic William Burton (1816-1900) was an Irish watercolour painter who created some of the greatest works of the Irish school of Art. He was also a gifted art collector & director of the London National Gallery. [1]

Our passion burns like a Tesla Subscribe to Private Eye: subsonline.co.uk

Trump wanted to unleash the troops on George Floyd protests. Now the gloves are off

Wordle is like life. You can convince yourself success is down to skill alone, but having a really lucky start can be crucial.

Fingers crossed 🤞 writesbright.substack.com/p/the-conser...

went straight from the airport to the pub for a friend's party and I can't remember the last time I did that but I can tell you, for certain, that I have aged past doing that since that last time, I'm so tired, I'm too old for this, call me Marie L'Icarus

Please enjoy this profoundly moving poem by Neyzen Tevfik (translated from Turkish)... I won't call you a shit The shit would feel bad If a piece of you fell in shit It would spoil the shit The god kneaded your dough With (literal) shit Your mother gave birth to you accidentally While shitting

Great to see Democracy for Sale cited in Private Eye - again! Do sign up to support our independent investigator journalism 😊 democracyforsale.substack.com/subscribe?ut...

US citizen blasts ICE after being detained as he drove to work: ‘They’re the criminals’

Rose and Pepper Pavlova with Passionfruit and Strawberries is #RecipeOfTheDay! It’s a combination that works much more naturally than it sounds www.nigella.com/recipes/rose...

Do you think owning ancient woodland has changed me?

Chucked off the train at Newcastle because a tree blocks the line North to Berwick where I was supposed to be picked up. Don’t suppose anyone happens to be driving from Newcastle to Melrose and can give me a lift?

To continue the Pompey theme. At his joint military and birthday parade in 61 BCE he displayed an image of his head made of pearl. Pliny the elder (our source for this) thought it a very bad omen of a sticky end.

THE AIR SMELLS SO GOOD NOW IT IS RAINING ON THIS DRY GROUND, I WISH THERE WAS A POETIC NAME FOR IT BUT ALAS THERE IS NOT AND NEVER WILL BE

Really Big Shark 2028

Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh's origin story is one we should remember frequently. The IDF learned how to shoot 12 year old girls in the head from British paratroopers.

Off on an adventure- today to Borders Book Festival in Melrose, tomorrow to Alnmouth Literary Festival. I will be talking about #sophiefromromania and trying to get people to sign the #parkypetition - nearly 45,000 signatures now, how many by Sunday evening? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Latvian members of parliament are no longer allowed to travel to Russia and Belarus.

Kneecap just released the names of their legal team and I would say if you were betting on the UK to win this, I hope you're getting very good odds on it. I'm not a law fanboy but at least two of the names on there are legends in the fight against British colonialism.

Today, Pixar has announced original animated movie #Gatto, to be directed by Luca filmmaker Enrico Casarosa, The movie, which follows the unlikely friendship formed between a black cat and a street artist in Venice, is set for a 2027 release. Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...

Well, there can be no doubt now that Putin is completely aware of his crimes in Ukraine

Imagine meeting someone who was alive when Stonehenge & the pyramids of Egypt were built 5,000 years ago Daft yes? Well what about a tree that was alive then, and still is The Great Basin Bristlecone Pines of California Photo: Rick Goldwaser

Spoke with President Isaac Herzog concerning the escalating situation in the Middle East. I reiterated Israel’s right to defend itself and protect its people. At the same time, preserving regional stability is vital.

‘It’s the same claim he’s been making since at least 1992.’ @mrjamesob.bsky.social runs through the times Netanyahu previously warned that Iran’s nuclear bomb was ‘imminent’.

You’ll never guess which country wouldn’t sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and has not accepted IAEA safeguards on some of its principle nuclear activities. Go on, guess No, not Iran Guess again Yep, Israel

PIP olive branch an ‘insult’ that won’t stop revolt, rebel MPs warn Starmer trib.al/EglDzXa

Donald Trump wants World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to play by his rules. She’s defying his wishes.

California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla says FBI agents escorted him to a Kristi Noem press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, where he was swarmed by security, contradicting the Trump administration’s version of events.

And an MP which the official opposition is actively trying to persuade to join their own party

Sorry to be Khamas but I don't want a nuclear war.

The government is intensifying efforts to quell a growing rebellion over welfare cuts, with whips stepping up contact with MPs and strategists drawing up plans for a cabinet reshuffle in case of resignations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

went to an exercise class I don't usually go to this morning and realised about 20 minutes in that I actually hated it so ended up having a friendly chat with the instructor and insisting on bailing with ten minutes to go, exhilarating

It’s worth pointing out that bombing a people into changing their minds doesn’t work. It didn’t for London in the Blitz etc. All it does is give dissenters a common enemy, & ensures more & more children die. Brave ppl talk, cowards bomb. Children suffer. Tonight I’m thinking of scared kids. Peace❤️

Handsome beast.

Are we entirely sure at this point that she's not secretly a double agent put in place to sabotage any remaining chances of a Conservative recovery?

NOW 326 DAYS since our nuclear test veterans - national heroes - requested a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss how he will honour the commitment Labour made to them in opposition. How much longer must they wait?

At Grenfell I laid a wreath in memory of the 72 people who tragically lost their lives—and all those whose lives were changed forever by the horrific Grenfell Tower fire. Eight years on and the road to justice and change has been far too long.

Okay this is getting ridiculous. In addition to the ongoing problems with the UK’s Labour Force Survey, the Wealth and Assets Survey (key source for measuring wealth inequality) has now also had its accreditation revoked due to falling response rates. osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/osr-sus...

The dropdown menu for Stripe to tell it what your line of business is has TWO categories for Fortune Telling, and nothing for writing or art. So that’s why the tech dudes don’t think creative work is a job. They simply can’t imagine getting paid for it. But guessing? That’s business!

The Baltic countries signed a deal today pledging to jointly plan for mass evacuations as the specter of bellicose Russian President Vladimir Putin looms over the region.

Remember: this week is the last week you can panic-buy ex Army boots for Glastonbury, not break them in before you go, then destroy every inch of the skin on your feet and incur life-long Achilles tendon damage! Hurry!

Ivor (3) and I just listened to the whole of Pet Sounds together, by which I mean I listened to the whole of Pet Sounds while refusing repeated requests to put Paw Patrol on the TV

Great we're on to the "sack judges" phase of the right's descent into destructive lunacy.

At a local council by-election hustings where the chair has just had to ask the Reform candidate to calm down after he started shouting at everyone for suggestions that his party wants to privatise the NHS

This is just ridiculous from @Ofcom - read James Bloodworth’s ‘Lost Boys’ for a deeper dive into the extremism of the Manosphere. Then get the July edition of Byline Times out in a couple of weeks that looks at the networked violence

Huge congratulations to the wonderful @doctoroxford.com and so well deserved. The Story of a Heart is one of the most heart-wrenchingly beautiful & inspirational book’s I’ve ever read ❤️👏

So far, so good.

Tell me… What other news and politics podcast gets reviews like this?

The actual SPOILER to this ridiculous clickbait is “Fill it with water”

Weekend! Yay! I'm signing off! Have a good one! See you Monday

Every new word makes you edge a further 2cm from your screen as you read it....

The case will now be handed over to prosecutors, who will decide whether to press charges against the ship’s captain, chief mate and second mate.

Nice knowing you Kent

Geraldine is trying to make pizza for dinner. It does not smell very nice.

My musical tribute to a musical genius: Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys, who died this week at the age of 82.

“A holiday wouldn’t do any good, or make any difference. I should have to take myself with me.” Not quite sure how this book is so much better the second time around. Sadder, funnier, more layered. Books, eh.

Tucker turns on Trump: Ex-Fox News host blasts ‘complicit’ president for backing Israel after attacks on Iran

🏆 It’s official: London is the No. 1 city in the world for music lovers, according to Time Out London. From grassroots venues to global stages, music fuels our £46bn night time economy—supporting jobs, creativity and communities. We’re committed to keeping London thriving 24/7.

Thank you lovely Norwich people. Two great nights, including: Rubbing British Sugar on your gums to check how pure it is; a conversation about airplane flaps that never went rude; how to rob an M+S; the point of teaching Drama is getting free tickets. #youhadtobethere

Despite having some reservations about that final Doctor Who episode I’ve watched the Ncuti / Jodie scene about 200 times this week.

‘Shoot a couple, the rest will go home’: Far-right groups are sharing scary messages ahead of ‘No Kings’ protests

The EU must step up its efforts to lead the climate change fight as the US retreats, the head of this year's global climate summit in Brazil told POLITICO.

Turns out the Big Beautiful Bill is an unprecedented transfer of wealth in American society (graphic via @nytimes.com)

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Have had to have my monthly "mum dad stop clicking on shit" conversation.

Wishing a safe Friday the 13th to those of you are who are superstitious (or even just a bit stitious)