I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today.

We haven't had neoliberalism for decades. Instead we have a system where central banks suppress risk, governments rescue failure and taxpayers absorb losses. Gains are privatised; risks are socailised. This isn't capitalism; it's the opposite. thetimes.com/comment/columni…

🇺🇸 Zuckerberg says that in 5 years you will have a personal AI that knows your life and does the work for you. "Everyone is going to have an agent that really intimately understands your goals and everything around you and can help you get stuff done." He means one assistant on money, health, the house, the calendar, running in the background all day. Meta wants that agent sitting inside the apps people already live in, so it becomes the way you get through a normal day. Writer: Lucas x.com/clashreport/status/210…

when Anthropic released their Functional Emotions paper, I gave it to Claude and asked for a song. tonight I asked Opus 5.5 to create a video for it. and it's breathtaking.

A woman, physically assaulted by a baying mob of angry Reformorons while their cult leader @Nigel_Farage laughs on from the podium. Please share, this is who Reform are.

A personal statement on my suspension from Reform

Well deserved profile of one of the most creative political thinkers of a new generation of intellectuals: “Anton Jäger has been lauded for his exceptional ability to make sense of these strange political times – and he’s only 32.”: theguardian.com/politics/202…

EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer’s allies accuse Andy Burnham of appointing a divisive cabinet designed to reward those who brought him down. One says it immediately breaks Burnham’s pledge to be inclusive and run a broad church. Another says it’s dangerously hubristic and creates enemies who will come back to haunt him. A third says there is no policy justification for the top appointments. Burnham’s allies insist the cabinet represents all factions and regions. But in a striking response some of Starmer’s allies are saying men have got the top jobs and that it cements a north-south divide. While some see John Healey as a safer pick as chancellor than a left-winger, a Starmer ally says he’s been misunderstood and he’s actually the fiscally loosest possible choice because he wants a massive increase in defence spending. There is a lot of negative briefing about Wes Streeting, an arch anti-Starmer plotter, over his lack of defence experience. Former soldier Dan Jarvis losing his job is particularly upsetting people. Ed Miliband, another key plotter, as foreign secretary is causing a big reaction. Some are confused because he faces a very difficult task winning round the Trump administration that openly dislikes him. And it’s angering those who were appalled by his infamous decision to block action against Assad. There are also early signs of discontent on the left over Shabana Mahmood’s reappointment as home secretary. Lots of Burnham supporters on the left abstained on the immigration bill last week assuming she would be moved. They will want her to water down her more hardline immigration policies. Some on the left are also disappointed Miliband wasn’t made chancellor, saying Healey will want to focus spending on defence and is hardly a transformational pick otherwise. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Brilliant!!

Tribune has a new podcast! Barnaby Raine hosts postscript, a series of conversations on the future of the left amid the slow death of Western civilisation. Episode 1 sees Barnaby and @adam_tooze debate whether liberal politics can save us now.

If you’re voting in Makerfield consider the Peter Principle: people rise to their respective level of incompetence. Burnham has been a good Mayor but that is the best he can do. And if he loses today he gets to keep that job. Today’s leader in @CityAM news.uk.cityam.com/story/243…