US officials say Iran sought mass casualties semafor.com/article/04/14/…

For the too glib who insist free expression advocates are inconsistent and ideologically driven, Exhibit A for the defense

Brian Spilei JoClarke Co written by Graham Linehan I discovered only this evening

One of these people is treating it like a bit of a joke and the other could seriously injure him.

🟡 SCOOP: The Intercept is nearly out of money and facing a bitter civil war, with multiple feuding factions battling for power and two star journalists trying to take control, Max Tani reports.
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‘“I have fear and a sense of violation, but also a deep sense of disappointment” at being “driven out by hate from groups or individuals who have captured the previously respectable gender-critical movement’

VM still at some point wants to sit as a judge? thetimes.co.uk/article/toilet…

‘McCloud says that she intends to put herself forward to become a member of the House of Lords and does not rule out sitting as a judge again, but says for now, she is “taking a break”.’ thetimes.co.uk/article/toilet…

‘The senior role at the Sandyford Centre in Glasgow was advertised in November last year with a salary of up to £138,000 for a 24 hour week, but remains vacant’ glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-n…

Remarkable interview bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

The Observer view on the Cass review: children were catastrophically failed by the medical profession | Observer editorial | The Guardian Scathing its it criticism of ideologically captured clinicians and activists. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Daniel O'Donnell's fans have been warned of a new wave of scams with followers being duped into thinking the Donegal singer is sending them direct messages on social media asking for money
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My first corresponence with Brighton Council was in 2018, when I had a long and astonishing conversation with the Equalities lead, who told me in all seriousness that 'trans girls are girls.' dropbox.com/scl/fi/fwvzpgh…

Those of us in Brighton who have been challenging the Allsorts Trans Toolkit for years are delighted to see that legal opinion agrees with us Brighton & Hove City Council Bella Sankey
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This seems worrying

There's a budget/audience for Netflix films about Newsnight but increasingly not for actual Newsnight (at least as we knew it) and cannot help but feel uneasy about that

Things that aged badly in a matter of days.

Children were catastrophically failed by the medical profession says ⁦The Observer⁩.

Yet to see any appropriate response from ⁦GMC⁩ ⁦The BMA⁩ ⁦AoMRC⁩ ⁦RCGP⁩ Royal College of Psychiatrists ⁦RCPCH⁩.

Please correct me if I’m wrong. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

What's in these files appears to back up a key claim in Aoife Moore's book on SF: That Martin McGuinness wanted to call for a full amnesty in 2013 but Gerry Adams said it couldn't apply to the British. That tallies with what Adams says in these files.
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◼️ Yesterday the Kingsmill Massacre inquest coroner said the IRA failed to engage with him;
◼️ Last night, Gerry Kelly said the Kingsmill families are 'entitled to truth & justice';
◼️ But these files show Kelly privately said 'there was no question of people admitting offences'.