Ross
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The before and after it's even more haunting.
September 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The before and after it's even more haunting.
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Formula 1 raced through Baku yesterday, lending its broadcast to a government that holds 328 political prisoners.
The perpetrators rule, the enablers pay, the accommodators watch the race.
#F1 #AzerbaijanGP 🏁
The perpetrators rule, the enablers pay, the accommodators watch the race.
#F1 #AzerbaijanGP 🏁
September 27, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Formula 1 raced through Baku yesterday, lending its broadcast to a government that holds 328 political prisoners.
The perpetrators rule, the enablers pay, the accommodators watch the race.
#F1 #AzerbaijanGP 🏁
The perpetrators rule, the enablers pay, the accommodators watch the race.
#F1 #AzerbaijanGP 🏁
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just bringing this back to remind everyone that F1 is validating ethnic violence by moving the grand prix to a Saturday for a fake ass remembrance day from a war that displaced a hundred thousand Armenians *in 2023*
wrote about this on Tumblr a few days ago and just had to stop myself wading into the RaceFans comments about it but the reason it's different that Aliyev has insisted the grand prix is this weekend and avoids the "remembrance day" on the Sunday is: because it is a fake political stunt
September 26, 2026 at 11:05 AM
just bringing this back to remind everyone that F1 is validating ethnic violence by moving the grand prix to a Saturday for a fake ass remembrance day from a war that displaced a hundred thousand Armenians *in 2023*
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Exclusive: The Army secretly relaxed its vetting policy for at least 2 years, meaning recruits could pass through basic training into specialisms without completed checks
A far-right extremist later convicted of terror offences was among 13,000 who joined during period
inews.co.uk/news/army-se...
A far-right extremist later convicted of terror offences was among 13,000 who joined during period
inews.co.uk/news/army-se...
Army secretly relaxed vetting - letting in far-right extremist who backed Russia
The revelation raises questions for British military who are a key target for Russian intelligence in Vladimir Putin's 'hybrid war'
inews.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Exclusive: The Army secretly relaxed its vetting policy for at least 2 years, meaning recruits could pass through basic training into specialisms without completed checks
A far-right extremist later convicted of terror offences was among 13,000 who joined during period
inews.co.uk/news/army-se...
A far-right extremist later convicted of terror offences was among 13,000 who joined during period
inews.co.uk/news/army-se...
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I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank
September 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank
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Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.”
A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.”
A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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September 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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New from @vantortech.bsky.social. Absolutely astonishing images of the China-Nepal Gyirong Port/Rasuwagadhi border post.
Literally nothing is left.
(Before 19 April, After 27 Aug)
Literally nothing is left.
(Before 19 April, After 27 Aug)
August 27, 2026 at 5:25 PM
New from @vantortech.bsky.social. Absolutely astonishing images of the China-Nepal Gyirong Port/Rasuwagadhi border post.
Literally nothing is left.
(Before 19 April, After 27 Aug)
Literally nothing is left.
(Before 19 April, After 27 Aug)
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the UK press attacked jason arday because it is deeply racist & so the idea of a black intellectual is abhorrent to them. they enjoy that they have killed him, they will be celebrating in private even as they offer tepid excuses in public. they're all nazi freaks and should be treated as such
August 22, 2026 at 11:27 AM
the UK press attacked jason arday because it is deeply racist & so the idea of a black intellectual is abhorrent to them. they enjoy that they have killed him, they will be celebrating in private even as they offer tepid excuses in public. they're all nazi freaks and should be treated as such
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This is Britain, under a Labour government.
August 9, 2026 at 11:54 AM
This is Britain, under a Labour government.
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For days, Reform politicians claimed that significant numbers of migrants who surged into Ceuta would be heading to Calais and onwards to Britain
Not only have most already returned to Morocco, but Moroccans have made up just 0.07% of small boat arrivals since 2021
inews.co.uk/news/no-thou...
Not only have most already returned to Morocco, but Moroccans have made up just 0.07% of small boat arrivals since 2021
inews.co.uk/news/no-thou...
No, thousands of migrants won't come to the UK from Ceuta - here's why
Fears of a new migration crisis impacting the UK are misplaced despite the chaotic scenes witnessed in Ceuta, an expert has said
inews.co.uk
August 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
For days, Reform politicians claimed that significant numbers of migrants who surged into Ceuta would be heading to Calais and onwards to Britain
Not only have most already returned to Morocco, but Moroccans have made up just 0.07% of small boat arrivals since 2021
inews.co.uk/news/no-thou...
Not only have most already returned to Morocco, but Moroccans have made up just 0.07% of small boat arrivals since 2021
inews.co.uk/news/no-thou...
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Short-sighted, stupid cuts to the UKRI budget include shutting down Jodrell Bank, the icon of British astronomy. (Many other cuts too, including 20% to our brand new @vrubinobs.bsky.social). Interesting politically to shut down a major facility in...um..Manchester 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 27, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Short-sighted, stupid cuts to the UKRI budget include shutting down Jodrell Bank, the icon of British astronomy. (Many other cuts too, including 20% to our brand new @vrubinobs.bsky.social). Interesting politically to shut down a major facility in...um..Manchester 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NEW: UK journalists are self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears
Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised in newsrooms.
The abuse now means some journalists are changing what they write about…
Grim findings:
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised in newsrooms.
The abuse now means some journalists are changing what they write about…
Grim findings:
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
UK journalists are self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’
Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised amid ‘a narrowing of the public conversation’
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2026 at 7:33 AM
NEW: UK journalists are self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears
Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised in newsrooms.
The abuse now means some journalists are changing what they write about…
Grim findings:
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised in newsrooms.
The abuse now means some journalists are changing what they write about…
Grim findings:
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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Satellite Imagery Shows Scale of Venezuela Earthquake Damage
Bellingcat has received satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC that shows one the worst affected areas in the country, including a large number of collapsed buildings and apartment blocks in La Guaira.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
Bellingcat has received satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC that shows one the worst affected areas in the country, including a large number of collapsed buildings and apartment blocks in La Guaira.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
Satellite Imagery Shows Scale of Venezuela Earthquake Damage - bellingcat
Satellite imagery provided to Bellingcat shows one of the areas worst impacted by the Venezuela earthquakes.
www.bellingcat.com
June 30, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Satellite Imagery Shows Scale of Venezuela Earthquake Damage
Bellingcat has received satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC that shows one the worst affected areas in the country, including a large number of collapsed buildings and apartment blocks in La Guaira.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
Bellingcat has received satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC that shows one the worst affected areas in the country, including a large number of collapsed buildings and apartment blocks in La Guaira.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
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Up to 40 cm surface displacement in the radar line-of-sight of satellite and along the Puerto Cabello- La Guaira Axis after major earthquake in Northern Venezuela
gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/home/...
Credit: NASA-JPL/Caltech Team, NISAR Operations Science Team
gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/home/...
Credit: NASA-JPL/Caltech Team, NISAR Operations Science Team
June 30, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Up to 40 cm surface displacement in the radar line-of-sight of satellite and along the Puerto Cabello- La Guaira Axis after major earthquake in Northern Venezuela
gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/home/...
Credit: NASA-JPL/Caltech Team, NISAR Operations Science Team
gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/home/...
Credit: NASA-JPL/Caltech Team, NISAR Operations Science Team
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BREAKING: Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off.
Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening.
Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening.
Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures
The studios, which include Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are in active negotiations with Xbox and may be given the chance to go independent.
www.bloomberg.com
June 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
BREAKING: Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off.
Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening.
Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening.
Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Total own goal, so stupid from Starmer.
Wow. UK defence sec'y John Healey resigns. His resignation letter says DIP settlement he was given "falls well short of what is required for defence and the country" and that UK would be spending just 2.68% of GDP in 2030.
June 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Total own goal, so stupid from Starmer.
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This is exactly it. The work is the point.
June 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
This is exactly it. The work is the point.
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Could there be a better example of "the trans debate" than 98% of women supporting trans people and then one single lone person voting against them and getting their way regardless. It's all such a fucking sham
"Forty-nine votes were cast against the new rules, whilst only one vote was cast in their favour", yet still they went ahead with the ban. Clearly, women's opinions do not count!
Change to Rowing Clubs' Rules of Racing for transgender athletes sparks backlash - Cherwell
A change to Oxford University Rowing Clubs’ (OURCs) Rules of Racing means that only athletes assigned female at birth may now row in a Women’s boat.
cherwell.org
May 26, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Could there be a better example of "the trans debate" than 98% of women supporting trans people and then one single lone person voting against them and getting their way regardless. It's all such a fucking sham
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never fucking forgive them for what they've done to the computer
May 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
never fucking forgive them for what they've done to the computer
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when you utter “cereal” in a hard-surfaced room
May 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
when you utter “cereal” in a hard-surfaced room