‘Palantir was willing to spend more on securing political access than almost all of its British and Continental competitors. It made donations to London think tanks and hosted parties at Davos.’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS

A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...

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Clare Allan (British Artist, b.1966) "Cathedral" 2018

Ronald Reagan ignored the AIDS crisis—and his “dear friend” from Hollywood, Rock Hudson, who asked for help. Dr. Fauci jumped in and helped. Guess which guy the homophobic ghouls in the Republican Party revere today.

A favourite photo from MARILYN MONROE's final professional photo shoot with her friend George Barris, which took place on July 13, 1962 — at Santa Monica Beach just 3 weeks before her death.

A small act of kindness toward someone vulnerable just went viral, proof that you do not need grand gestures to make a real difference. Sharing food, helping a hurt animal, aiding a stranger, this is

Game over.

Cornish artist Kirsty Elson trawls the beaches of her home collecting driftwood as the raw material for her coastal scene sculptures #WomensArt

ok reasonable

Chinese poster for the new Spider-Man film makes me want to start buying film posters again.

Whatever feelings I have regarding Laura Loomer, I still think that her interview with Zelenskyy should be shared and viewed. xcancel.com/LauraLoomer/... FYI: you can switch "xcancel.com" with "nitter.net" if the link doesn't work. Enjoy!!

Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer)

WATCH: Laura Loomer Interviews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy @ZelenskyyUa at Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine. 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 Enjoy! @APUkraine @POTUS @WhiteHouse @KremlinRussia_E

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If you talk about Michelle Obama today, please make it about this video

Five Summer Outfits That Will Make You Look Like A Sexy Little Reflecting Pool

Jamie Dupree@jamiedupree.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Took a 20 mile bike ride this morning to check out the Reflecting Pool

"André," is a collaborative kinetic sculpture created by artists Amora Doris & Jules Bonnot. It functions as a hand-cranked mutoscope, driving a series of 100 ink illustrations that create a delightful animated scene. IG: @amoradorisplasticienne

Mood

When Russia did to Georgia what it now does to Ukraine and Armenia, many Westerners and certainly the near-totality of Western academia blamed Georgia. Because that was easier to do. Partially because of that, now we Georgians are under a Russian-imposed dictatorship.

So true it hurts

Nothing to see here, just the son of the President marrying the daughter of the accountant of a notorious child sex trafficker who was best friends with the groom's father. Oh, wait, you didn't know Junior's current new wife is the daughter of Jeffrey Epstein's accountant?

Newcastle United's owner holds 200 Ethiopian men on death row, many convicted of low-level drug possession without even basic due procees. After a disappointing league campaign, the team currently sits in 13th. (Via @privateeyenews.bsky.social)

Goddamn Caolan does some amazing work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyRR...

The Russians are everywhere again

YouTube video by Caolan Robertson

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Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

unfortunately, kim il sung's clothes hang a lot better

Full film: youtu.be/x6_mbnsh6VU?...

GENER8ION - STORM starring Yung Lean

YouTube video by GENER8ION

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Photographer Chantal Pinzi's photogragraphic series of women skateboarders around the world, including in India #WomensArt

Ruled by fucking idiots lmao.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“SECRATARY”

You should definitely read this ...

What the actual fuck?

Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"Jews don't belong in American society." Imagine a sitting member of Congress tweeting that. You can't. Thankfully, it'd never happen. And *if* it did, it'd be the end of their career and the biggest story in America. But Ogles can say this about Muslims without any censure.

Batshit crazy

TheRoadie.@roadie63.bsky.social · 5mo ago

They're going to have nukes in a week. They interfered in the 2020 and 2024 Elections. They have ballistic missiles. Their leaders were killing their citizens. They've been at war with us for 47 years. Yeah, keep talking... jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-...