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Yes, we know, you shouldn’t lie to your kids, but we’re pretty sure that the majority of parents tell their kids the occasional fib. “You wouldn’t like it, it’s too spicy.” “If you don’t behave then I’m going to have to phone Santa and tell him.” Back when we were kids, our parents pretty much […]

Reform UK’s newest MP Sarah Pochin appears to be fitting right in with the calibre of her parliamentary colleagues, and we don’t mean that in a good way. Pochin, you might remember, used her first question at PMQs to ask Keir Starmer to ‘ban the burqa’, prompting a short-lived row within the party and showing […]

Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally send the national guard to Los Angeles in response to protests about his immigration policy has led to a standoff with California governor Gavin Newsom, who didn’t ask for the troops and wants Trump to order them out. The president will do nothing of the sort, of course, and has […]

In the midst of the extraordinary scenes in Los Angeles right now, where Donald Trump has sent the national guard to deal with protests against his immigration policy, this two minutes stood out above all others. It’s a passionate message from one particular LA resident against the troops lined up against him, a message not […]

By the time people are old enough to hold down jobs, they should be well beyond the stage of saying and doing silly things, right? Well, you’d hope so, but it’s highly likely that we’ve all had the unfortunate experience of working with somebody who does not seem to have matured past primary school. They’ve […]

You might already be familiar with the fabulous work of Derek Guy – or @dieworkwear on Twitter – who has built a huge following offering style tips and critiquing the fashion choices of the rich and (invariably) right wing. And chief among those falling under his microscope is vice president JD Vance, with various posts […]

As the protests continue in Los Angeles amid Donald Trump’s unprecedented deployment of the national guard (unprecedented because no-one asked for them apart form him) the divide between Magas and everyone else is naturally wider than ever. We mention this after a clip of one protestor taking umbrage with the disgraceful activities of the ICE, […]

To the studios of US TV news channel MSNBC now, where its estimable anchor Rachel Maddow just went viral with her two-minute take on what’s going on in the US in the wake of Trump’s unprecedented deployment of the national guard. Not the first time we’ve featured Maddow on these pages and surely not the […]

Over on TikTok, LGBTQ+ ally Addison Foskey demonstrated that bigotry doesn’t always win. When somebody vandalised the Pride flag that had been on his lawn, Addison posted this pledge – @addison.foskey Gonna be able to see our house from SPACE!!! 🌈 #pride #lgbtq #lgbtqplus #rainbows #humanrights #prideflag #AmazonVirtualTryOn #CatchChobaniOatmilk #sweetrevenge #clonedsim #addisonfoskey #getready ♬ original […]

The extraordinary standoff in on the west coast of America shows no sign of going anywhere just yet, with Donald Trump deploying 4,000 national guard members in response to protests over immigration raids, Trump himself has previously said that such a deployment can only be done at a state’s request, and California governor Gavin Newsom […]