Just the usual batch of funny stuff for this week – enjoy!

In happy political news, the Green Party unexpectedly but decisively won a byelection in northern England:

For Europeans looking in:

– The Greens are the only party in England advocating a new EU referendum.
– Pro brexit Labour lost.
– Pro brexit, anti ECHR and right wing Reform party lost.

This might be a big moment in Britain – turning away from the far right.

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— GylesNaMopaleen (@gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social) February 27, 2026 at 12:14 AM

Now there is hope! It’s no longer a choice between grim and grimmer. We can vote for who we want and win. Anywhere.
It’s just one constituency, but the Green victory in Gorton and Denton is an electric shock to our political system.

— George Monbiot (@georgemonbiot.bsky.social) February 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM

Coming back to earth with a thump!

I just saw a headline that Trump “seeks to overturn Government” – Ours? Hard to be sure- he sure doesn’t seem to like most of us.

— Bonz (@nyc34.bsky.social) February 28, 2026 at 12:55 PM

Mascot side-eye:

This is so great

Here’s an oddball meme — since that fellow in Europe got convicted of murder for leaving his girlfriend to die on a mountain hike, the folks on Threads have been exchanging stories about what they are calling “Alpine Divorce” – apparently not as unusual as it should be.