In barely a few seconds @BowenBBC's commentary on the Iran/US deal on @BBCr4today just now was extraordinarily good. In a world where my media seems, too often, to have lost collective memory he puts events in such informed context.

Some irony here in that it was Conservative MPs in particular who railed against the BBC sending staff abroad to cover major events.

a world cup co-hosted by mexico, a spanish speaking country, and reporters are banned from asking questions in spanish like do you know how ridiculous racist and weird you have to be to push for only english at a global event

Coincidence The Greens not mentioned on @bbclaurak this morning-as if they are not running in the Makerfield by election-this is scandalous from an institution that dictates the social mores to such a wide audience-rank hypocrisy @bbclaurak

A judge decided that they knew better than the jury. That is not how our justice system is meant to work.

Please do traipse up to these mobs in, say, loyalist East Belfast and praise them because “all they want to be is Irish.” Let us know how that goes.

🚨BREAKING: Filton 4 sentenced as terrorists Amnesty opposes the use of terrorism powers in this case. It is completely disproportionate to punish protesters for criminal damage as if they were terrorists, a sentence which stays with you for life. The defendants in today’s case were sentenced as terrorists because prosecutors want to make an example of them. Today's decision shows how direct action protesters could be treated in the future. The use of terrorism laws against direct action protesters must end. Together we must continue calling out the abuse of power and fighting for our right to protest. Read our position: Criminal Damage, Direct Action, Terrorism: Misuse of counter-terrorism powers in the UK: amn.st/6015B87ZCx

Media covering Musk trillion without any real regard to broader issues of inequality, tech bro abuses of power, his extreme politics. Glad to have been in a primary school this morning where the views on Musk were a lot wiser and less flattering.

My lad has just asked me what's the best ever goal scored at the World Cup. Told him this without hesitation. Everything about it.

It is difficult to overstate just how dumb, ignorant, stupid, the people who currently govern the United States are. Here is the Homeland Security Secretary claiming that the unionists & loyalists in *Northern* Ireland ‘want to be Irish’ & want to be in Ireland. Pure ignorance.

I’ve just read a piece from a high-profile British journalist, which will be widely read, that explores the reasons for the Belfast riots without going into any local dynamics. Too many journalists are acting like Belfast and Southampton are interchangeable. They’re not.

RT @murchadhfinn: “I’m not going to list the number of dead women who did not receive a riot in their name when they were mutilated by men…

The psychic damage watching Americans say the Irish are rising over loyalists rioting, not knowing where Belfast is, calling the guy with a hurley who hit the attacker a British hero, thinking Belfast is a culturally united city How do we make them stop

RT @PolDeBuitleir: Loyalists transitioning from sectarian thugs burning Catholics out of their homes to racist thugs burning black and brow…

I have heard some cringeworthy takes on my homeland this week, but this is different level. Staunchly Unionist East Belfast wants Ireland back... apparently. 👀

Private Eye:

It's almost as if the 'new' Catholics are being burnt out.

Ben Lowry: "There's a determination to depict Unionists and Loyalists as more racist than anyone else. -That's entirely wrong " Jackie Long #c4news "But most of the chaos of last night was in Loyalist areas wasn't it?" Ben Lowry: "Yes, it was” 🤔 #c4news #belfast

Am I the only person that finds it nuts that on @BBCNewsnight tonight there are 4 English men discussing what is happening here in Belfast like they are experts? They know nothing about this place. Belfast is still not as British as Finchley...#Newsnight

Ireland must not play Israel in the UEFA nations league. #StopTheGame