Green Party members have been told to replace terms such as “mothers and fathers” with gender-neutral terminology under new guidance on inclusive language ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…

oh this is just very sad... george would like to use the cooling vest but merc basically told him there's no room in the budget to do so. antonelli will not be able to use one either.

Introducing Griffin, the first model to pass the video Turing test. 48% of people who talked to it live thought it was a real human. Previous systems have had a pass rate <3%. It is #1 on NVIDIA's benchmark for full-duplex AI video. It’s the first Human Interaction Model (HIM).

Shoplifters are running riot. Parts of the country are feral. If nobody else will confront them, I will.

I randomly thought about the concept of Ben just walking around his neighborhood with his little weenie dog in a hotdog bun with the Oswald theme music in the background

This Stomp from Grayson Waller was insane, how is that not a finisher

and why are we ignoring rafa's wins and achievements and making him sound like a next str*ll who just has money and funding? as hes not a f2 championship leader and f3 and fr champion?

Remind us how did that go about?

Bix claims WWE ratted Pac out to USCIS which caused him Visa issues early in AEW.

Ed Sheeran’s Sept. 25 and 26 shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., have been canceled due to a nor’easter that’s set to hit the East Coast: “Due to the severe weather warnings in place in Boston and across New England throughout the weekend and following consultation with local officials, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium,” tour promoter Messina Touring said in a statement. “The decision was made with the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved in the shows as the top priority.” Gillette Stadium is owned by billionaire Robert Kraft, who former Sheeran opener Macklemore alleged pushed to get him kicked off the Loop Tour due to his “Free Palestine” messaging in concert. variety.com/2026/music/news/…

🗣️ “We are not blaming the unions. We are blaming a union.” Glasgow City Council representative Colin Edgar defends the council’s position after being challenged by @ConnorGillies over the decision to fire and rehire 20,000 staff following the breakdown of union talks.

Last night I made the mistake of listening to the @restisents podcast - in which @MarinaHyde and @RichardOsman gave a painfully ignorant analysis of the Ed Sheeran controversy. Here's what they got wrong: 1. They start by saying "we're not going to cover the political situation"... before going on to make numerous highly political (and partisan) points. 2. Osman says he has "a lot of sympathy" for Sheeran's position of not saying anything political. Yet Sheeran was never asked to say anything political himself; he was just criticised for ditching Macklemore - and it was this decision which was inherently political in itself. Besides, would Osman have sympathy for Sheeran's supposed "neutrality" in other situations? EG, if Sheeran announced gigs in North Korea on the basis that he doesn't take a position on the country's political leadership, would that be ok? 3. The discussion lasts almost half an hour, yet at no point do they mention that Ed Sheeran HAS previously taken political positions, including his active support for Ukraine. 4. Osman repeatedly sets up a straw-man argument, saying that Sheeran is "allowed" to not make political statements. "That's a decision you absolutely are allowed to make and I respect that as a decision." But again, this is not what Sheeran was criticised for. The controversy was the way Macklemore was ditched over HIS support for Palestine. 5. Hyde repeatedly claims that Sheeran's stance on this "doesn't make a difference in the wider political situation". She adds: "I don't believe that artists are making a difference on this or, indeed, any issue in terms of changing the politics." This is a bizarre and ridiculous claim. Does she believe the cultural boycott of South Africa made no difference at all? Earlier this month, Ed Miliband actually credited pro-Palestine campaigners and young people for playing an "important role" in getting the government to sanction illegal settlements. Many of these young people have been mobilised thanks to celebrities and influencers. 6. Hyde does some classic whataboutery: "There are also other places in the world where really terrible things are happening." She claims that a lot of pro-Palestinian artists are therefore not conducting themselves "consistently". But she misses the point entirely. The Ed Sheeran scandal is precisely why artists need to speak out about Palestine - because (unlike the other issues she cites) the genocide is being actively supported by the Western establishment. 7. Hyde appears to have contempt for Ed Sheeran's celebrity critics: "I'm always very suspicious of anyone who has a sense of absolutist moral rectitude," she says. Umm... if you believe what's happening in Gaza is a genocide, isn't it good to have a sense of moral rectitude about it? If not, perhaps Hyde could enlighten us about the moral complexities of a genocide. It was honestly one of the most pathetic and painful things I've listened to in a while and they should apologise. In future, perhaps it's best that they stick to discussing daytime TV trivia instead.