John Crace puts the boot into Reform in this entertaining article in the Graun. He points out that Zia Yusuf is upset about racists being outed by undercover journalists.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/22/itv-undercover-journalists-reform-uk-zia-yusuf
To the person complaining I didn't use a uspol hashtag...
This isn't limited to the US. I'm in Oman and it really affects everyone over here. Likewise it impacts people in Europe, Africa etc. A uspol hashtag would make it look US centric and I already used 4 hashtags.
I used Trump and midterm hashtags so you are welcome to filter on them.
This whole mess is a global disaster. The abrupt withdrawal of most USAID funding alone has probably killed nearly 1 million people so far.
With less than 3 weeks to the US midterms we have started to see the panic coming from the Trump administration as they look at a future where both the House and Senate are in opposition.
We have the deluded "deal" for Russian diesel and sabotaging of the Ukraine war effort as they look for someone to blame for the fuel prices.
We have the uptick in Hormuz attacks and the discussions regarding the US big bomb (MOAB).
The insanity is just starting to grow...
Looks like Ukraine did everyone a favour by attacking the Russian data centres
Bot and extremest activities are significantly down.
Man jumps into tiger enclosure for photo with the tiger. Gets mauled and dies.
Tragic story and I feel really sorry for those around who had to sort out the consequences. I'm less sorry for the idiot who is definitely a contender for the Darwin Award.
Not much else I can say.
I support the International Criminal Court
I acknowledge it isn't a perfect institution but the world is better with it than it would be if it didn't exist.
Nobel Peace prize announced, awarded to Navanethem Pillay a former International Criminal Court judge.
Guess this will piss of the US administration :)
Racist arseholes going around a public park picking on coloured people in Blackpool.
They claim to be part of Daniel Thomas’ Patriot Patrol.
Racially Aggravated Harassment is a section 32 criminal offence under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Considering they videoed the entire thing then put it online it should be pretty easy thing to prosecute.
Samsung issued a software update to internet-connected fridges just before a major national holiday and promptly bricked the lot causing a lot of food to get spoiled.
It completely baffles me why anyone would want to get a "Smart fridge" in the first place.
I don't know why the fridge isn't designed to keep working if the Internet/UI application code crashes. It only needs to control the compressor according to a sensor threshold
National Air Traffic System in Scotland has failed. All Haggis grounded.
Unfortunately true. This is the second ATC failure in the UK in a week.
I'm sure it is cosmetic and this damage will buff out.
Image is undated and may date back to the end of March 2026 when an E3 Sentry was destroyed at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
Replacement cost is around $500M.
As the old adage goes "Truth is the first casualty of war". Looks like the pronouncements from the US administration were at some variance to the truth.
Of course in a war information control is important but in this case I'm pretty sure the Iranians were fully aware as to the scope of the damage and the only people being deceived were the US population as a whole.
An excellent column in OilPrice discussing how Europe has reduced emissions over the last 30 years and largely insulated its economy from the recent oil price rises.
Full of little details like how Russian gas has dropped to 12% whilst imports from the USA have risen in compensation.
If you are involved in servicing LV switchgear then the "Cursed Controls" YouTube channel will entertain you.
The guy mostly works on sewage pumping stations fixing PLCs, breakers and other wiring systems. Witty comments and great humour.
This gem (short) covers some of the elderly and frankly highly dangerous stuff he has encountered.
Watch out for the advanced motor cooling system he shows at one point.
Trump: “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them”
How to destroy relationships with your few remaining friends in the Middle East.
Threats like this are one step away from declaring war. I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to withdraw refueling privileges in Duqm.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/donald-trump-threatens-bomb-oman
Does anyone know of a manufacturer of dustproof/sealed starter motors for generators?
I have a problem where starters on SDMO/Kohler 12KVA generators in desert environments are filling with sandy dust and require cleaning out every couple of weeks.This is obviously an issue!
Any pointers welcome and I really don't know what hashtags would be appropriate!
UK Civil Service Pension Scheme which manages 1.7M pensions is in an unholy mess.
Tens of thousands of people haven't seen their pension for 6 months or longer with real hardship.
And surprise! It was Crapita who took on the contract.
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/kirkby-woman-hasnt-been-paid-34457781
More info here:
I've read XKCD for more years than I care to think of but this is the first time I read the tiny text towards the bottom of the page.
Highly entertaining.
