Filthy sewage is still being dumped into our rivers, beaches and seas. Meanwhile, water company bosses pocket massive bonuses and hike up our bills.

It’s time to end the great sewage cover up.

My question to Sandra Laville in @theguardian.com today: “Which business model do you think is best to ensure we maintain and increase the infrastructure we need: private equity, or public benefit companies?”
Read Sandra’s considered answer below. ⬇️

There is a madman in charge of the most powerful weapons on earth alert.

‘Coming out in the 90s? You might as well say ‘I love cock!’’ Nathan Lane on gay life, Broadway and defying stereotypes The brassy actor’s performance in Death of a Salesman is the crown jewel in a life spent on stage. He says it could be his last Broadway role

Nathan Lane: “white men who feel they were promised something and it’s been taken away: they were entitled to something, and it’s been taken away by AI, DEI, all the letters, and they’re angry, and they all decided to follow this lunatic in the White House.”
www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-int...

For your information – and theirs.

Feeling the sunshine, after a long winter.
Gardening chores, with the cat helping.
Talking with your nearest and dearest, and with total strangers.
Cooking a meal, and eating together.
Such things give a life purpose. More satisfying than threatening to destroy a civilisation with bombs.

Oscar’s opinions landed him in a lot of trouble, and continue to give the rest of us a great deal of enjoyment.

Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill, says Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned C...

“Investors have played extravagant games with our vital infrastructure, while regulators have been cut back so far that many have ceased properly investigating the problems this creates.”
@hettieobrien.bsky.social on how #PrivateEquity sucks ordinary people dry.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“As a style of ownership, #PrivateEquity resembles the opposite of democracy. It concentrates power among a small group of exceptionally wealthy dealmakers who reap the benefits of society’s failure to hold them accountable.”

Trump needs to go. If we can’t use the 25th amendment, I have another idea | Arwa Mahdawi The US constitution should make it possible to remove a president who’s not fit for office. But we’re going to need another way out, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Here’s another idea!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Not familiar with Moob or its typical scroll.
Nor is the cat in the photo familiar with Tennessee Williams.

US counts cost of equipment destroyed in Iran war Lost aircraft and radars contribute to estimated $500mn daily price tag and leave US exposed elsewhere

The Pentagon is seeking an additional $200bn from Congress to cover the cost of its operations in Iran.
Congress: just say NO.
StopTheWar! StopTheWaste!
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Bengal Cat who likes to climb prowls precariously on the edge of a slippery cold tile roof at night.

Cat On A Cold Tile Roof
#TennesseeWilliams

Laughter is the best antidepressant.

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Storm Who?

“If President Biden or President Obama had said anything remotely like this, it would be nonstop coverage on every single channel and everyone on the other side of the aisle would be howling about it and demanding that they step down.” @balint.house.gov

Every country must fairly #TaxTheRich

Bengal cat with very long legs curled up asleep in purple bed with one long leg extended over the edge. Do not disturb paw over its face.

This tall #Bengal has such long legs they extend beyond the bed on #Caturday morning. #CatsOfBluesky

Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as ‘fraud czar’

“Authorities arrested eight people for allegedly perpetrating over $50m in healthcare fraud, largely in southern California, federal officials announced on Thursday.. It comes as the US remains engaged in a war on Iran that cost $12.7bn in its first six days.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Listen to Meryl: “Women need to be heard. Especially at this moment.”

Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late | Frances Ryan If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist France...

Next week’s disability benefit cuts will make people destitute.

Families face eviction, lack of food and heating, lose access to the vital care.

Govt could cut corporate welfare, collect taxes dodged, tax the rich, but vulnerable are easy target.

In a wealthy country misery is a political choice.

Trump fires Pam Bondi, a loyalist and ally, as attorney general Bondi earned president’s ire over handling release of Epstein files and failing to prosecute his political enemies

‘Bondi and Noem had articles of impeachment filed against them for “high crimes and misdemeanors” by Democratic members of Congress.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Deputy AG Todd Blanche: "Why is there objection to sending ICE officers to polling places?"

Reality: 18 U.S. Code § 592 makes it a crime punishable by 5 years in prison to deploy federal troops or armed men to polling places - punishable by not more than five years imprisonment.

He only cares about himself.

“Worried about paying your mortgage while you’re off sick? You really should have timed that stroke better.”
The thing about life is nobody makes it out able-bodied. #Disability happens to us all – even you, one day.

Can’t like this.

Hear, hear!