J. Sebag-Montefiore @Porsgren

Daily reminder that Jews are indigenous to the Middle East Yemenite Jews - 1901 in Sana’a This photo was taken by Hermann Burchardt, who went searching for ancient people, and spent a year studying their culture and customs.

I still can't work out why it is apparently essential that Andy Burnham, and ONLY Andy Burnham, *must* be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom without any member of the public having a say in the matter.

This is precisely like when they do TV shows where an Ivy League archaeology professor is put on against a former barista who wrote a book claiming astronauts from Atlantis built the pyramids.

James Price @jamespriceglos

a day ago

It’s incredible what happens when you put an actual economist next to this fraud. Well done to @K_Niemietz for demolishing Gary Stevenson’s entire schtick in seconds. Share this video with all your famous and friends. A total masterclass.

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It’s incredible what happens when you put an actual economist next to this fraud. Well done to @K_Niemietz for demolishing Gary Stevenson’s entire schtick in seconds. Share this video with all your famous and friends. A total masterclass.

Varför ljuger facket? Rebellmamman förlorade inte jobbet pga sitt engagemang. Utan för att hon inte berättade om det. Och inte begrep att det innebar en potentiell sårbarhet.

SvD Debatt @SvDDebatt

13 hours ago

Vi överklagar nu domen i målet med rebellmamman. Vi måste ha en tydlig praxis för vad som anses vara en säkerhetsrisk och inte när det gäller statliga anställningar, skriver företrädare för Fackförbundet ST. svd.se/a/BxwwoG/st-ot…

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Expressen skriver om Melivaskandalen: "I fjol arbetade Gregory-Zvi Wirschubsky, 69, som konsultläkare vid en av Melivas vårdcentraler utanför Stockholm. En dag gick en av hans kolleger fram till honom i kafeterian under en fikapaus, enligt hans utsago. – Hon frågade om jag var jude, och när jag sa ja sa hon: ”Varför dödar du palestinska barn?”, säger han. Enligt honom kom kommentaren från en kollega med ursprung i Mellanöstern. Wirschubsky uppger att han blev helt ställd. – Och då säger jag: ”Jag dödar inga palestinska barn. Jag kom hit vid sju års ålder. Jag är judisk men jag bor inte i Israel och har ingenting med den israeliska armén att göra”, säger han. Enligt honom bevittnade flera kolleger händelsen men satt tysta. – Det slutar med att hon säger ”du kan dra åt helvete, jävla jude”, och då går jag därifrån för att jag inte vill prata mer, säger Gregory-Zvi Wirschubsky. Blev uppsagd Han tog upp händelsen med sin chef. – Jag tyckte att det var diskriminering och jag tog upp att vi har kommit överens om att inte prata om Israelkonflikten på arbetsplatsen. Chefen säger då att de ska ta hand om saken på egen hand. Och sen fick jag veta att jag inte fick vara kvar längre, det var jättekonstigt, säger han." expressen.se/nyheter/sverig…

Alles ist gut, easy, es gibt nichts zu sehen, gehen Sie weiter. Es gibt kein Antisemitismusproblem. Nirgends. Sigh.

Gerrit Seebald @garstigergerrit

15 hours ago

Nach dem Marokko-Frankreich-Spiel gestern Abend skandieren Marokko-Fans in Den Haag: „Alle Juden sind Homos“ und „Hamas, Hamas, Juden ins Gas“.

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The Odyssey is a long-form poem about a myth. It has a long history of being reinterpreted by artists, directors, & translators. Orson Welles cast Eartha Kitt as Helen of Troy back in 1950. Today's critics are culturally illiterate buffoons. quillette.com/2026/05/25/hom…

I mean, you have to love the Brits for this.

BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast

3 days ago

'My job is to demonstrate that British democracy is wonderful and unique in the entire Cosmos' Count Binface told #BBCBreakfast why he plans to stand against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election - triggered by the resignation of the Reform UK leader who then plans to re-fight

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Passer sa vie à parler de laxisme, d’insécurité, de la lutte contre la délinquance. Être définitivement condamnée. Promettre de ne pas se présenter sous bracelet électronique… Finalement pour y aller avec. La honte a un nom : #LePen

This Clacton Circus is an absolute gift for Andy Burnham. All scrutiny has suddenly dissipated. Gets extra space to put his team and 100 day strategy together. Then stands on the steps of No.10 looking Prime Ministerial, whilst Nigel Farage is wandering around arguing with a bin.

We can’t have parliamentary elections being paid for by people standing in them - that’s obviously nuts.

Nigel Farage @Nigel_Farage

3 days ago

I have spoken to the CEO of Tendring District Council. Reform has offered to cover the cost of the by-election. I will be writing to Rachel Reeves later today with the same message. Given that we asked for this by-election in the first place, it’s only right that we pay for it.

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🧵I want to thank Labour members and friends for asking whether I would stand again. The Labour Party has made the right choice today, to not stand a candidate in this sham by-election.

Det märkliga är inte att vårdanställda står & aggressivt vrålar i sina sjukhuskläder - i entrén till sjukhuset där de arbetar, omdömeslösa finns alltid - det konstiga är att ingen i ledningen sätter ett omedelbart stopp för det.

EXCL: The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money - another big scoop by our @Annaisaac theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

It's 9pm local time in London, everyone in the Royal Box has left the building, and the camera pans to the one person who stayed to watch the last match of the day... Roger Federer, the winningest men's champion in Wimbledon history. Cinema.

Today I am remembering Miriam Hyman and the 51 other people murdered in the 7/7 London bombings 21 years ago today. Miriam was a lovely person and a great picture researcher. Her family set up a charity which helps children in India needing eye operations. miriam-hyman.com

To the London black cab driver who found me bloodied in the chaos of central London and drove me all the way to Reading: thank you. Thank you for cleaning my face. For the sugary tea at the BP garage. For delivering me safely to my friend's front door and refusing to charge me a single penny. In the trauma of that day, I never asked your name. I don’t think I even thanked you properly, and I am so sorry for that. But I hope you know that I remember you every single year. You were a hero when London needed one most. #SevenSeven #NeverForget #LondonBombings

Happy 80th birthday to my friend George W. Bush! Your friendship—and that of your father and your entire family—has been one of the great gifts of my life. It has always reminded me that long before we’re politicians, we’re fellow Americans and, above all, human beings. And for the next month, I’m especially grateful to finally have someone older than me! Wishing you many more years of good health, happiness, and friendship. Our country is stronger when we remember that what unites us is greater than what divides us.