I agree wholly with this BUT the EU / UK is as censorious as US banking entities. I'm reading a book (Chokepoints) on the growth of US economic sanctions as a weapon of statecraft, first on countries, then companies, then individuals and it's horrifying how quickly corporates comply. We need a way out of this.

https://www.pymnts.com/news/international/europe/2026/eu-banking-chief-calls-for-visa-and-mastercard-alternatives/

That's a win for football...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-15549129/Eni-Aluko-quits-TV-Ian-Wright-Simon-Jordan

Another pathetic sentence for a minority habitual criminal...

https://www.expressandstar.com/uk-news/2026/02/11/prolific-fare-dodger-spared-jail-term-over-112-unpaid-train-tickets/

Barking fishmonger Moon Fish was fined £13k in court for a litany of hygienic offences, etc...

Moon Fish: £10,500 fine, £2,000 Victim Surcharge and costs to Barking and Dagenham Council of £500, totalling £13,000

Nadeem Hashmat: £1,536 fine, £614 Victim Surcharge and costs to Barking and Dagenham Council of £257.19, totalling £2,407.19

Mass shooting in Canada...

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cr5lnzqdr5pt

"Mr. Speaker, I think I touched a raw nerve."

University scraps English literature degree as ‘no longer viable’

Canterbury Christ Church University is scrapping English literature degrees because of a decline in applicants.

The university, based in Kent, said the course was “no longer viable in the current climate” and would not be offered from September 2025.

@lostengland

The job losses because of AI are going to be huge
Interestingly many that will go will be the White Collar’ middle class’ type jobs:

https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2021256989876109403?s=46

An interesting take on Epstein. Clearly about more than child molestation.

https://open.substack.com/pub/escapekey/p/epstein-iii

"The UK has been colonised by immigrants" James Ratcliffe