Well at least we've heard the worst of this story oh wait the mob got into the hotel onto the floor the players were on and were knocking on bedroom doors. I think I'm moving to rage now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Group entered hotel of Pakistan cricketers mistaken for migrants

Protesters congregated at a Portsmouth hotel after false rumours that a coach of migrants had arrived.

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Leftback@leftback.bsky.social · 22h ago

Really struggling with Pakistan's U19 cricket team coaches having to confirm their particulars with a Reform councillor to get him to disperse the mob gathered outside their hotel. We're in a very bad place and we're doing nothing about it.

This is the bridge (one of three actually) that played pooh sticks from when I was young(er).

St Patrick's Day in Chicago, or eutrophication in the Regent's Canal, Mile End Road, London? 🤔

Why do I always fall for the same trap *every* rail journey? Buying a bottle of water from #WHSmiths prior to boarding..... 750 ml Highland Spring still water (not 75 ml as per receipt). Have a guess how much? Answer posted at the end of the day (if I remember).

Best score to date! www.maptap.gg September 3 100🎯 96🔥 99🎯 97🔥 100🎯 Final score: 985

NEW: French researcher Stephanie Lamy exposes the network of “race realists” who hunted Jason Arday like prey, and the media that fell into his trap. If you think the news cycle has “moved on” from this story, ask yourself why? broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-killin...

The killing of a black man

A French researcher exposes the network of “race realists” who hunted Jason Arday like prey and the media who fell into their trap

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"The Commerce Department, quietly cut language banning political interference from the department's scientific integrity policy, NPR has learned." www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...

Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report

After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned.

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If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

Amazing. It seems that plagiarism is only a problem for The Times when black people do it

Rachel Rees@rachel-rees.bsky.social · last wk.

As honoured as I am to see that The Times has picked up my Chagos article practically *word for word*, including my hard-gotten quotes, I’d prefer some credit — or for everyone to read my original FT piece! free link to read the evidently enviable article below (cheaper than a Times sub!) 🌴

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hadn’t seen this mentioned yet, but all Dollywood employees are eligible for free college tuition, including books and supplies, from day 1 of employment like…her contributions cannot be understated

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

The Telegraph has deleted, without fanfare, the word ‘living’ from the headline of Stephen Daisley's article on Professor Arday. Today, it just reads “Jason Arday is proof that you reap what you sow.”

Despite recent shifts, we're still in a 5+ party system. We don't know who will win the next election. But there's a real risk of a majority government getting elected on as little as 25% of the vote. We must scrap First Past the Post before it turns our democracy into a joke.

Survation.@survation.bsky.social · 4w ago

NEW: Westminster Voting Intention RFM 26% (+2) LAB 25% (-1) CON 19% (-2) LD 11% (+1) GRN 9% (-1) SNP 3% (=) RB 2% (=) PC 2% (=) OTH 4% (+1) F/w 10-13 August 2026. Changes vs 26/07/2026

That's the problem with English libel law. It's rational to give in to bullies because if you fight and win, you can still lose. Andrew is crowdfunding to raise enough money to fight for his costs. If you can afford it, please consider donating. www.crowdjustice.com/case/andrew-...

What makes a batter a waffle batter?🔎🧇 If you've made a few, you know one when you see it. But try to write down the rule and you'll struggle. I spent some time thinking about that question. Here's what came out of it 🧵

"By April 2026, almost two-thirds of the countries around the world had no US ambassador....[], giving China an open field... Same for US media cuts globally and cuts to USAID, all opportunities for China and Russia to step in to vacated American soft power."

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social · last mo.

🟣 SUBSTACK Hot Type: 'It is Hard for Many Americans to Discern the Totality of What is Happening' By Heidi Cuda Read below. ↓

New from me: Britain’s graduate earnings premium is falling, cue “too many go to university!” But non-university outcomes are also bad, cue “we must reform vocational routes!” Both miss the point: people used to think education drove economic outcomes, but the economy drives educational outcomes.

For UK readers: doesn't he look like an elderly relative of Farage? Seems to have similar views as well.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Ron Johnson refers to El-Sayed as "the candidate, however you pronounce his name, in Michigan"

@professor-dave.bsky.social .....idea for the dog days of the summer holiday. I've been waiting for months for this museum to reopen but will wait until the schools have gone back.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.

Thar she blows! Hull Maritime Museum resurfaces with a walk-in whale and a ‘monkey mermaid’

Thar she blows! Hull Maritime Museum resurfaces with a walk-in whale and a ‘monkey mermaid’

Thar she blows! Hull Maritime Museum resurfaces with a walk-in whale and a ‘monkey mermaid’

The £20m reboot shows off exhibits ranging from a giant whale skeleton to tiny ‘scrimshaws’ of carved bone to a very strange mermaid, all telling a gripping tale of a great seafaring city

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This is spot on. The last government was not very responsive on this with the previous devolution bill. Let's hope the new PM is more responsive when the next one comes to Parliament.

Jennifer Williams@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · last mo.

A bit on something that’s worrying me as.ft.com/r/9fe0cfe2-f...

European nations agree to boycott World Cup if FIFA goes ahead with World Cup sell-off

European nations agree to boycott World Cup if FIFA goes ahead with World Cup sell-off

European nations have agreed to boycott the World Cup if Gianni Infantino goes ahead with selling off part of the World Cup to private investors, Sky News understands.

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Résidence dans le douzième arrondissement.

The sec of state who has seen at least 15000 academics lose their jobs just said this. Out loud. Mercy me. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘It hurts to lose a job you love’: Starmer loyalist Bridget Phillipson fights on despite cabinet demotion

Exclusive: The former education secretary on her new role as Labour chair and continuing as the minister for women and equalities

theguardian.com

Today I discovered Brillat-Savarin. Nom nom.

I'm down a rabbit hole on combination utensils. There's my beloved SPORK, but then we get into the much more exotic combos: This one's called a FORKCHOP, designed by Donald BonAsia in Los Angeles, available now through a variety of online retailers.

As Measles cases hit a 35 year high, as a senseless war rages on with no exit plan, as gas climbs to record highs, and the Epstein files remain secret, the U.S. Senate is holding a hearing today to yell at Dr. Fauci and again push horse dewormer on the American public.

People who win the game or haven't started playing it also lose, because adult social care now dominates many council budgets.

Think the next lane is moving faster? Maths says you're probably wrong. Most traffic jams aren't caused by crashes – they're created by tiny braking differences that ripple backwards into "phantom jams." Smooth driving beats aggressive driving every time. Randa Herzallah explains

Don’t change lanes – the maths of holiday traffic jams

Traffic jams often happen without a real incident, and the maths tells us that changing lanes will make things worse

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