What a terrible story theguardian.com/world/2025/aug…

I would keep these expert reactions handy today, as it seems a whole bunch of curious people are begging to know more. Please, be considerate and oblige them. Thank you.

Kevin Gaughen 🇺🇸

⛅ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts a cloudy morning followed by sunny spells in the afternoon. Here’s Thursday’s Wrap… Glasgow's clutter-free news 🗞️ theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgow-… #glasgownews #glasgow

🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Wembley ice-cream seller murdered, bus strike planned, Highgate Cemetery controversy + Wimbledon windmill repair after being struck by lightning ⏰ London’s ad-free local news: londonminute.substack.com/p/london-minut… #london

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. The headlines: New Merchiston church approved, bike protest ride, Kirkgate benches' crime scene art, AC/DC at Murrayfield stadium tonight + new local foody podcast: 'Eating and Waiting to Eat' ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: edinburghminute.substack.com/p/the-edinburg…

🎭 Good morning festival fans. In today’s EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MINUTE: Today & tomorrow at the festivals: so many awards, more five star reviews + exclusive 50% off tickets: edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-fe… #edfringe #edinburgh #scotland

A nation of disaster archeologists robinmcalpine.org/a-nation-of-di…

Mark Perryman Pluto Press Out today: 1st major analysis of symptom of neo-liberalism that has now become problem of political practice, namely, Starmer's Labour Party. Pleased to have made a contribution to book & hats off to Mark for bringing it together plutobooks.com/9780745351094/…

Simulation, Code, and the Hyperreal: Baudrillard’s Diagnosis in the Age of Generative AI socialecologies.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/sim…

Normalize referring to the Gramsci quote in short form by saying “It’s Monster Time!” loudly like you are about to become a Power Ranger.

🌤️ Good Morning Glasgow! The Met Office forecasts a weekend of sunny spells with an overall high of 22C. Here’s Friday’s Wrap… Glasgow's clutter-free news 🗞️ theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgow-… #glasgownews #glasgow

🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Tube strike plan, another schools merger, Thursday Murder Club stars on red carpet + carnival & All Points East weekend ⏰ London’s ad-free local news: londonminute.substack.com/p/london-minut…

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Holyrood Park rockfall warning, Voi bike details, Pieute skate party, kids' Balkanarama + K-pop at the Cameo ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-mi… 🎼 Photo by Tom Duffin Photography

🎭  Good morning festival fans. Today’s edition helps you make the most of the final weekend: Free shows from 'So You Think You’re Funny' winner, busy weekend at the book fest + this weekend's hot tickets and discounts: edinburghminute.substack.com/p/edinburgh-fe…

Reminder that I'm speaking tomorrow evening (7:15pm Saturday) at the The Socialist Party summer school, under the title "For Marxist pluralism". The link to watch live via Zoom is on the SPGB website worldsocialism.org/spgb/summer-sc…, & I think it will also be up on YouTube afterwards

The UK government has taken over two more steelworks in South Yorkshire, following on from Scunthrope in April. We can't build prosperity on last resort nationalisation. Workers need security and we need a future based on securing our essential industries. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

An impressive result for Labour in the Barrhead by-election.

Me talking to Syed Mohsin Abbas about the capitulation of the Labour Party and the mainstream left to neoliberal economic dogma and how that created a vacuum in which the far right prospered. youtu.be/Y7X8IN82mBg?fe…

If aliens had capitalism, would they experience humanation?