I literally said that he “is tackling it”, not “has tackled it”. The right will be champing at the bit to lay into him for taking money from literally anywhere else to fund change here. If progressives also try to shoot him down before he’s had a chance we’ll also be to blame if he fails. No?

James Baldwin was such an amazing writer. #BookSky

Notice a difference in tone between The Guardian’s reporting of the riots in Belfast and the BBC’s?

And here’s his triumphal Arch:

This, from @jonesycartoons3.bsky.social, hits hard.

Still the top two stories on the BBC News app at 18.03.

He defended the man responsible for possibly 20 million unnecessary deaths, but in other regards, he was a stand up guy.

His political views were…. troubling, though, no?

What a brilliant reply, and thanks for articulating this distinction so clearly. What Daniel Barenboim, who performed Wagner’s music in Israel, wrote about it might be of interest. Wagner’s antisemitism was awful. The Nazis’ use of his music was something different.

Shoehorns in a Nazi salute. @sturdyalex.bsky.social @snellarthur.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social

Are you familiar with the narcissist’s prayer, @atrupar.com?

@iandunt.bsky.social This is brilliant. Here’s my first effort:

Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19.

Found it (on pp.24-5 of 28). Apparently the main plan is to talk other countries into not starting wars, which would be great if it works. Defence costs must be included either in ‘other’ revenue spending or ‘other’ capital spending. Do you have any more detail on figures?

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We should deport one of theirs.

Enjoyed this footnote to a mention of the 1843 Treaty of Maastricht in @jonnelledge.bsky.social’s History Of The World In 47 Borders:

Good to know that Sir John Rutter went on to achieve the fame he craved.

But children aged between 10 and 17 are still treated differently. From the government website:

Happy Christmas to me. @robinince.bsky.social

I think that someone like Chris Philp is underpriced. FML

Imagine if it was your political leader. We had this ffs:

@sturdyalex.bsky.social Compare it with how the Telegraph reported on Nadhim Zahawi when he was given a tax penalty of ONE MILLION POUNDS:

Last month I read a great book that covers this very overlap, albeit not restricted to the Late Hellenistic Age: The Greeks And The Irrational, by E. R. Dodds.