Richard

There are two extremely important insights here. One about the kleptocratic origins of Putin's aggression. The other about the impact of @teamnavalny's exposes of the massive corruption schemes that are enriching Russia's warmongers while cannonfodder perish by the thousands. 1/7

The collision of American hyperbole and marketing with fans who've been worn down by eight years of disappointment and mismanagement really is quite something... #ReadingFC

If we're losing Knibbs to Selles, and a club that's on Y2 parachute payments, I hope we're absolutely rinsing them on the fee. #ReadingFC

Turns out you can sum up Lauren James' performance in one photo... #WEURO2025 #SWEENG #Lionesses

It was useful in Russia to see how many of Umberto Eco's "features of fascism" were happening under Putin. I never thought I'd be applying it to the USA, but instead of calling Trump names, go down the list and try it yourself.

New low in automated customer service bot experience courtesy of @AerLingus. It's still WhatsApp-ing me to ask if I want to proceed with a name change request.😬

Some shocking, amazing, insane data In just one month—May—China added 93 GW of solar power. That’s more than the entire electrical capacity of Mexico (83 GW). A country with a population of 132 million people. This is what exponential infrastructure looks like. Energy is the…

ICE detained a Norwegian tourist who had a JD Vance meme on their phone. They weren't allowed to enter the country. These are the same people who blame Europe for a lack of free speech.

Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets. What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn. Thread:

I just got back from the Trump parade and I have to say it was legitimately the worst executed mass attendance event I’ve ever seen One overarching thought: how do you spend $80 million and fumble the basics? Many more thoughts - 🧵 🧵 🧵

"When the RAF drops two or three or four thousand kilograms of bombs, then we will in one night drop 150, 230, 300 or 400,000 kilograms. When they declare they will increase their attacks on our cities, then we will raze their cities to the ground." - Hitler, 1940

People literally complaining why there are so many Mexicans in California… Like it didn’t used to be a part of Mexico. They didn’t move, the border did.

Thank goodness nothing else important is going on and this decision will be given the attention it deserves...🤷‍♂️🙃

🇳🇴 Norway took its oil wealth and built the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund — investing in pensions, healthcare, and the future. 🇬🇧 Britain sold ours off in the 1980s, handed control to private corporations, and spent the revenues on short-term tax cuts. 🔴 Today,…

The 'party of small government' has gone full-bore, balls to the wall fascist. Anti-freedom of speech, thought, and expression. This is tyranny.

Must try harder?

What if I told you there was a city that has built a new tramway 🚋 in eight weeks for just £15m/km? 💷 You'd no doubt assume it was in China 🇨🇳, Spain 🇪🇸, or France 🇫🇷 But what if I told you that city is Coventry, right here in good old England? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁