Eric Pickles (now a Lord) was the minister in charge of fire safety before the Grenfell fire. When he appeared in front of the Grenfell inquiry he told them not to waste his time.

I cannot believe they left in an Ayn Rand burn I improvised in Justice League. Bless the DCAU!!

All you need to know.

THEY’RE EATING THE CATS, THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS, THEY’RE EATING — THEY’RE EATING THE PETS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE

‘Those reforms were a mistake’ Former Conservative health minister Lord Bethell says NHS reforms introduced by his government in 2012 were ‘regretful:’ #newsnight

Folk acting in disbelief that David Cameron contacted Putin for help prior to the 2014 Indyref might be shocked to learn the BBC sent Andrew Marr to Russia to meet Putin for the same reason. Yes, the BBC sought out a crazed dictator in order to help undermine independence.

Oh I remember this guy, he got his wish and made a fully libertarian town and it went so badly they had to flee because it was overrun by bears. No one was collecting the trash. Incredible stuff.

Patrick S. Tomlinson I would like thousands of bombs not going off indiscriminately to maim and kill whoever is in proximity, actually. I want zero kids getting their face blown off by exploding pagers

Hmmm…… really? Does that seem plausible? Let’s take a look, shall we? 🧵1/9

As a reminder: guilty people shouldn’t be executed either.

#LiarJohnson

Remembering the great English singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl who was born on this day in Croydon in 1959. She died in 2000. #KirstyMacColl #Croydon #TheresAGuyWorksDownTheChipShopWhoSwearsHesElvis #WalkingDownMadison #DearJohn #TheyDontKnow #InTheseShoes #JusticeForKirsty

This story is one of the most disturbing I've ever covered. It's about how the views of a deeply weird ideological sect affected science, medicine and the media, with devastating impacts on patients. Please read and pass on. This horror has to stop. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

It wasn’t leaked audio because she was at a public meeting, quoting a song. The guy running against her actually does have leaked audio and the audio is so racist that everyone asked him to resign in 2022. Even Biden chimed in and called for a resignation. What are we doing here

Alan Moore going off on toxic fandom and how it's set the stage for Trump and fascism, pump it in my veins theguardian.com/books/2024/oct…

SCOOP: America PAC door knockers were flown to Michigan, driven in the back of a U-Haul, and told they’d have to pay hotel bills unless they met unrealistic quotas. One was surprised they were working to elect Donald Trump. WILD story from Jake Lahut: wired.com/story/elon-mus…

And so the lunacy begins. "Trump indicates he is open to RFK Jr’s proposal to ban vaccines if elected". theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…