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  Lots of cookie/paywalled items being shared. Firefox has an add-on called Remove Paywall. Might be worth adding.

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  Cadburys are now doing shrinkflation. I keps some chocolate wrapper earlier this year and sure enough, it's gone down by another 15 grams.

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  This is why Newsom should never be the Democratic candidate for next President. He'd probably be more comfortable with MAGAs. https://www.ebar.com/story/170505/News/News/Newsom%20vetoes%20bill%20aimed%20at%20protecting%20providers%20of%20transgender%20care

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  Transphobes are trying to take the Greens to court because they were not allowed a stall at conference. GLP is defending them. https://goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/help-the-greens-protect-trans-members/

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  Some reasons why the transphobic EHRC "guidance" can be ignored. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin_v_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_Recognition_Act_2004 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1102/contents/made

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  80% chance of humans going extinct by 2100 because of climate change.

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  This got deleted by Amnesty UK after threats from TERFF lawfare. Somebody saved it so you can still read it though. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PSsaSHetODkzz4MMSfBmjdq3W3BoAYrT/view

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  From reporting at the count Off to McDonald's Our Local Democracy Reporter Declan Carey says a few Labour councillors have just nipped out of Co-op Live, and headed to the nearby McDonald's. He says it's a good sign that a result might be further off than we think. It's believed that the count in Wigan is holding things up. That being the case, I'm just off to do a quick top up shops, back in 20-30 mins.

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  Currently 71F in our street in Manchester with humidity up to 70%. Just in time for my top up shop shortly.

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  Who has changed the sidebar in the new Mastodon. Hate it, can hardly see it.

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  Brilliant commentary.

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  Police Scotland still haven't arrested Joanna Rowling.

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  This is allyship.

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  Hirshfield Institute anybody?

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  Come on Norway, give us a hat-full.

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  Trump trying to intimidate the press again. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-new-york-times-subpoenas-b3013139.html

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  Only 1.15pm and I've been and done with my feet. I think the podiatrist really wanted an early finish.

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  Happy 78th birthday to our beloved NHS.

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  Local Tesco seems to have a problem with warm weather. Their fridges always stop working. On Friday, I estiate 90% were out of order. Iceland, round the corner, has no such problems.

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  @petergleick@fediscience.org Didn't I say a while ago that Trump was so egotistical, he'd start having banners of himself everywhere.

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  @Ashedryden@xoxo.zone You can still chat by typing without the video on IRC.

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  Anas Sarwar who was trying to make Scottish Labour even more transphobic, has lost his seat.

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  Cows at Polling Stations (Norfolk)

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  The Plot to destroy Polanski, sounds familar to those who saw the same tactics towards Corbyn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nQeCCW7vHc

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  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/jeffrey-epstein-zorro-ranch-new-mexico-b2966231.html Hmm Mandleson anybody?

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  https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/30/israel-seizes-global-sumud-flotilla-boats-1000km-away-from-gaza?traffic_source=rss 1000 miles away, off the coast of Crete. The terrorist state seize ships rather than let Palestinians live.

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  Israel is at it again, attacking humanitarian aid boats in international waters. https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/04/29/gaza-flotilla-under-attack/

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  @Endof10 Already planning to move to Linux and at the moment, leaning towards Mint. My Laptop and my desktop both are capable of running 11 but I tried it and hated it so I'm not upgrading.

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  Government need to introduce PR now, to give the Electoral commission time to draw up new PR based constituencies to keep Deform and other extremists from gaining a majority and completely destroying our country overnight.

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  Local election spending allowed at current elections is £960 and 8p per elector. That's to cover everything in a local election. We have just under 16,000 living in the ward, with over 12,000 electorate.