"Cool dude, see you in discovery!" is the obvious UNO Reverse card to Trump's attempts to bully organizations by suing them for a trillion dollars. It's a massive indictment of the US system that one after another institutions and major organizations settled and paid bribes rather than play it.

Graham Lanktree@glanktree.bsky.social · 13m ago

President Donald Trump is seeking to stave off a court order that requires him to begin giving the BBC financial details on his business empire by Thursday in connection with a defamation lawsuit he is pressing against the network. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

This is pretty similar to my plan to marry Kate Winslet.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 9h ago

$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS

Me at 9am after drinking 3 cups of coffee: i am a task warrior. There is nothing in this world that can defeat me, no amount of laundry or dishes shall conquer me, for I am the hammer of god Me at 5pm, turning off my work PC: i am a golem built out of failure. I am ashes in the mouth of the world

We're in Rotten Boroughs in the latest Private Eye!

Hahaha Hahahahahaha Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha*breathe*hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Alex Partridge@alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 6h ago

Joshua Bonehill-Paine steps back from being a Conservative council candidate following backlash

Gen #AI offers to "improve your writing". Gen AI's writing...

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

Unregulated landlord tax firm Property118 just surprisingly won against HMRC in a tax tribunal. Unsurprisingly, they're using it to resume marketing their very dubious scheme. Our analysis of what this means, and HMRC's chances on any appeal: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/08/05/p...

Property118 v HMRC: the tribunal win that changes nothing

Property 118 won its DOTAS appeal, but the tribunal only decided its schemes needn’t be disclosed - not that they work. Clients remain under HMRC enquiry.

buff.ly

"need you to get Kemi out there defending a neo-nazi" "yes my master" "say it proper" "nice one, top one, sorted lad" "bangin"

www.maptap.gg August 4 100🎯 100🎯 99🎯 98🎯 100🎯 Final score: 992

They were eating lobster?

The Halfway Post@halfwaypost.bsky.social · 2d ago

BREAKING: A brand new “Christian men’s gym” in Georgia that bans women so pious men can have “lust-free workouts” lasted just 6 days before three men were caught “violating Leviticus in the locker room.”

Legally, you can argue to avoid a driving ban if it would cause you exceptional hardship. Magistrates also tend not to like individuals who take the piss. Arguing that not being able to drive your car personally will stop you writing is taking the piss. /1

NG@ng1978.bsky.social · 2d ago

Here’s the article in full. She seems to be saying that she can’t have a driver (which I’m sure she could afford) as she would be “distracted by questions”. I’m sure they can accommodate a person’s need for silence.

Thanks for clearing that up, various AI jobbies.

this is nuts

The Independent@the-independent.com · 2d ago

Couple face huge court bill after losing neighbour fight over ornamental squirrel

I feel the urge to jump in a Typhoon.

The Crusader Project@crusaderproject.bsky.social · 3d ago

Re-enactors again not beating the allegations. Market Harborough at War today, apparently. @waitmanwbeorn.com @alanallport.bsky.social @garius.bsky.social @andraswf.bsky.social

There's been an explosion at a cafe popular with members of Russia's elite. I do hope nobody's OK.

Sky News@news.sky.com · 4d ago

Aftermath of Moscow cafe explosion

Do you know what puts people off reading and talking about their reading? This sort of judgy bollox What your summer reading list says about you www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What your summer reading list says about you

Just picked your holiday book? Our choices can subconsciously reveal important parts of our personality, studies show.

bbc.co.uk

After being eliminated in the first round of the Manchester Mayoral Election, Green candidate Geraldine Coggins said she had “no preference” on a Labour or Reform mayor. How the hell can you call yourself a progressive candidate and say you have no preference between Labour and Reform?

Diane Abbott calls Russia’s full scale invasion against Ukraine, which last night murdered nine civilians and earlier this week killed an 18 month old baby “The NATO campaign against Russia” youtu.be/SMBjoiMskxA?...

Diane Abbott MP

YouTube video by StoptheWarCoalition

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I've always thought the Swiss have got a lot going for them. Magnificent scenery, efficient trains, and their flag is a big plus.

Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 5d ago

Happy Swiss National Day.

In 50,000 years the deceleration of the earth's rotation will mean that every day is 1 second longer than today. Manchester will still not have declared.

1977 is closer to the beginning of the Manchester count than it is to today. #TOTP

If Norman Stanley Fletcher had pleaded guilty to the charges brought by the court, why did he get the maximum sentence allowed? Where was his discount for a guilty plea?

Fun fact: the Atlantic is growing at about 2cm per year. This is slightly slower than your fingernails, and slightly faster than the Manchester count.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA You dumb bastards

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 5d ago

A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week.

KCC’s efficiency department is gone. DOLGE is now a council-wide strategy with no savings target, no new powers and closed “star chambers” at its centre. What changed, and how will anyone judge its success?

DOLGE is dead. Long live DOLGE.

KCC replaces its flagship efficiency department with a council-wide way of working with no savings target, no new powers and closed meetings at the centre

kentcurrent.news

the four stages: 1. Allister Heath's columns are not real 2. Allister Heath's columns are not serious 3. OK, they are real and serious but it's too late to do anything about them 4. Our only hope is to find a way of adapting to Allister Heath's columns

Is there any news on whether it's raining in London?