" ‘Don’t call this racist’: row grows over motives behind England flag campaign" (Guardian article, link below) A reminder: you can't polish a turd... but they do like to wrap themselves in a flag “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel” - Samuel Johnson www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Don’t call this racist’: row grows over motives behind England flag campaign

Organisers say they are just being patriotic but some suspect far right is behind ‘dangerous’ lamp-post movement

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"Epping asylum hotel protesters ‘upset for legitimate reasons’, minister says" 😡 Oh yeah, because when a *white person* is charged with something, they always go & demonstrate at their home, don't they? Racist b*st*rds! Stop making excuses for them! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Epping asylum hotel protesters ‘upset for legitimate reasons’, minister says

Jonathan Reynolds says ‘I understand the frustrations people have’, as police brace for further unrest

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BBC News - Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he's not 'America first' Oh bless... the little snowflakes! 😄 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Maga criticises the first American pope as not 'America First'

Pope Leo XIV has expressed support for immigrants and criticism of JD Vance. Donald Trump's supporters aren't happy.

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The Allies' BAME peoples in WW 2 & what came after. "... something deeply perverse about celebrating the defeat of the extreme right on the battlefield while ignoring the fact that Europe is voting for its ideological descendants at the ballot box." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

On VE Day, remember the war – but can we resolve to honour all who fought in it? | Gary Younge

The heroism of soldiers from India, Africa and the Caribbean is too often airbrushed, as is the struggle of those who resisted colonial powers, says writer and sociology professor Gary Younge

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This looks like murder to me... BBC News - Israel admits mistakes over medic killings in Gaza www.bbc.com/news/article...

Israel admits mistakes over medic killings in Gaza

Israeli forces killed 15 emergency workers in a convoy of ambulances near Rafah on 23 March.

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'It’s world tariff day. Donald Trump is set to announce his latest round of tariffs at 4pm ET (9pm UK time), threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day”.' Today's Guardian (Business Live, 7.46, BST) Like something from The Hunger Games...

an older man with a beard and white hair is wearing a red robe and holding a white rose .

Alt: GIF: President Snow from 'The Hunger Games', nodding and smiling

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Last week The Spectator ran a cartoon in which a certain 20th-century dictator of Germany explains away his crimes with a late ADHD diagnosis, in case you're wondering how far backwards attitudes to neurodivergence are going. (Didn't want to share *that* directly, but it's easily searchable)

Nothing like a spot of child labour to get the fash super happy for the future. The right kind of kids of course, it won’t be their own children you understand!

It's been a long Monday but now at least you're getting a nice cat picture out of it so that's something

Breaking news: A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking Elon Musk and the U.S. DOGE Service from taking any further actions to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development and ordered that steps be taken to allow the agency to reoccupy its headquarters.

Live updates: Trump and Putin agree to partial ceasefire in Ukraine, but plan still needs Kyiv’s approval

Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.

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A federal judge ordered the Education Department to restore some federal grants that were terminated as part of the Trump administration’s purge of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Judge Orders Education Dept. to Restore Some Grants to Schools

In an opinion on Tuesday, a federal judge found that suspension of programs aimed at training and supporting educators would have “grave effect on the public.”

nytimes.com

Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler: In shutting down the 83-year-old Voice of America, the White House issued a news release asserting that the venerable broadcaster had distributed “radical propaganda,” listing 10 examples. However, none of the claims add up.

Analysis | The White House’s flimsy attack on Voice of America

None of the claims of “radical propaganda” add up.

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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons

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"While Vance, who admitted Friday he has never been to Ukraine, fled to an undisclosed location to evade protesters, some commentators noted that Zelenskyy, who stayed in Ukraine during Russia’s invasion, was returning to a Kyiv still under attack." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump administration briefing: pro-Ukraine rallies across US as Trump officials fume at Zelenskyy

Protesters took to the streets in New York, Los Angeles and Boston, with hundreds gathering to express support for Ukraine and its president

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Movie night with Bagel. Trying not to interrupt whatever’s going on here. #Flow

Q: how to 6x DOGE savings ($2.5b)? A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)

Elon Musk’s demand that all 2.3 million government workers justify their work prompted confusion and resistance, as several government agency leaders told their staffs not to reply to a mass email requesting bullet-point summations of their accomplishments.

Several administration officials tell workers not to reply to Musk email

Leaders at defense and intelligence offices were particularly wary of Musk’s demand over the weekend asking workers to outline what they did last week.

washingtonpost.com

All this bullshit immediately crumbles when it's presented to anyone who's not a sympathetic cohost on your podcast

Ari Drennen@aridrennen.bsky.social · 2y ago

lol

Front page of today’s NY Post

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chimed in online after Canada beat the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off final. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

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George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.