Elon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New Costs: Not only have they saved only a tiny fraction of what they promised but also there’s ‘a rough estimate that firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers will cost upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.’

Trump’s Crimea Proposal Would End a Decade of U.S. Resistance: Officially recognising Crimea as being Russian would break the principle ‘that no country can change the borders of another by force’.

Farage sparks furious backlash after claiming children with special educational needs are ‘over diagnosed’

A year of hate: what I learned when I went undercover with the far right: Lonely people, into nonsensical ‘race science’.

Lib Dems back ban on playing music and videos on public transport in England: A ban on playing things out loud, to be clear.

Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning

There’s a Reason the World Is a Mess, and It’s Not Trump: Economic stagnation.

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat: ‘The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother…’

The Guardian view on City deregulation: a recipe for recklessness: ‘…the Treasury seems to have forgotten one of the major lessons of the 2008 financial crisis: when regulation is lax, risks accumulate’.

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Putin’s Easter ceasefire 2,000 times

NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds

This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, if They Dare: The rich ones, at least, could worry about their mission to educate the masses over preserving the size of their endowment.

The authoritarian takeover attempt is here: And their incompetence is seemingly the main hope we have of stopping it.

There’s only one way to fight the climate greenlash: appeal to the naysayers’ self-interest: ‘If green policy is going to survive the culture wars, it needs a new pitch - cleaner air, cheaper bills and healthier cities’.

Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard: Perhaps the letter with their ludicrous demands was sent only by accident (or perhaps they just didn’t expect the pushback?).

Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump Is ‘of Momentous Significance’: ‘…rejecting the Trump administration’s demands on hiring, admissions and curriculum’

Nearly 300 apply as French university offers US academics ‘scientific asylum’

Young Men Voters May Be More Likely To Swing Back: ‘Net approval for Trump declined by 29 points among young men registered voters, a significantly bigger shift than any other demographic’.

A crack in the manosphere: Joe Rogan’s guests are revolting: Everyone has some limit, so I’d like to believe.

UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war: Special relationship becoming unspecial.

UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war

Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media m: No thank you.