Charles Arthur
@charlesarthur
Journalist, speaker, moderator. Latest book: Social Warming, on social media's inherent, unavoidable effects. Ex-Guardian, Independent. Never paid for Twitter.
My weekly readers' favourite classic Alex cartoon is online now. alexcartoon.com
Odeh just died. Murdered.
An Israeli settler just shot Odeh Hadalin in the lungs, a remarkable activist who helped us film No Other Land in Masafer Yatta. Residents identified Yinon Levi, sanctioned by the EU and US, as the shooter. This is him in the video firing like crazy.
What is this camera angle for the Raducanu match. Makes it look like they're playing Pong.
This is an AI-generated image of a woman who doesn't exist, and this account is part of a scam network that drawn in users via engagement farming posts like this and then asks for donations or advertises fake or stolen artworks for purchase.
🎂 Today is my **50. Birthday**. I have no children, no husband... but I did **bake my own cake**. 🌸 No big celebration, no hustle and bustle – just me, my thoughts... and maybe **a kind word from you**? ✨ **A little greeting would touch my heart very much today.** 💖
Grok is once again misleading X users. When asked to find the source of this viral image of a girl seeking food in Gaza, Grok incorrectly said that the photo shows a Yazidi girl fleeing ISIS in Syria in 2014, leading to many users repeating Grok's inaccurate claim and calling for…
This photo is not from Gaza. It shows a Yazidi girl fleeing from ISIS in Iraq or Syria, taken in 2014. The propaganda never stops.
Web app users would be shocked to learn that 99% of the time, deleting your data just sets a flag in the database. And then it just lives there forever until it's hacked or subpoenaed.
Soooo that was a lie
Tom Lehrer has died aged 97. I've had this brilliant bit of 1960s satire as my ringtone for the last two years.
Solar skyrockets in Romania to 21.1% of Romania's electricity in June 2025 from 2.98% in June 2021. That's a ~7X jump in 4 years! June Solar Share: 2025: 21.1% 2024: 13% 2023: 5.12% 2022: 4.42% 2021: 2.98% Romania underlines that solar revolution is rapid & global!
“cops have to make their way through the Shaolin Temple to bust the head monk” is instantly the premise for the greatest kung fu movie ever seen
The head of the Chinese temple known as the birthplace of kung fu will be disrobed for "extremely" bad behaviour, Beijing's top Buddhist authority said Monday, after allegations of embezzlement saw him placed under investigation. u.afp.com/SgXi
“I worried about my grandma being alone after grandpa died and got her a rescue dog. She named him Buddy, which was my grandfather's nickname when he was a kid. They seem to be getting along pretty well...”
Luke Littler is 18 years old and he’s now won 6 of the 10 PDC ‘majors’ World Championship ✅ World Masters ❌ UK Open ✅ Premier League ✅ World Matchplay ✅ World Series Finals ✅ World Grand Prix ❌ European Championship ❌ Grand Slam ✅ PC Finals ❌ Generational 💫
In Norfolk where windmills are killing the beauty of our scenery… apparently.
Yeah Ally Louks you got competition in the bookholding stakes
Im here👩🏻⚖️👩🏻⚖️👩🏻⚖️👩🏻⚖️