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Politics Home Article | Rupert Lowe Earned More Than £10k From X In One Month

Politics Home Article | Rupert Lowe Earned More Than £10k From X In One Month

Published by Sam Flores

Rupert Lowe MP launched new national political party Restore Britain in February (Alamy) 4 min read6 min Restore Britain MP Rupert Lowe received more than £10,000 from X in a single month, having earned more than £70,000 from the platform since being elected. Having been suspended from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in March last year over bullying complaints – which he denied – Lowe has since set up his own political party, Restore Britain. Lowe has engaged in a public feud with his former party since being suspended, while at the same time, his profile on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has continued to grow. Last September, PoliticsHome reported that Lowe had earned nearly £40,000 from posting on X since his election in 2024, far surpassing Reform UK MPs Farage, Richard Tice and Lee Anderson.  By the end of May 2026, Lowe had earned £72,441, including registering more than £10,000 in payments in April alone. PoliticsHome analysis of Parliament’s register of MPs’ interests shows that Lowe remains the highest-earning UK …

The Best Movies to Stream This Month (May 2026)

The Best Movies to Stream This Month (May 2026)

Published by skeptic

Summer has arrived, which means its vacation season—and there are plenty of travel tips to be found amongst the best movies on streaming this May. A bloody ballet battle royale in Budapest in Prime Video’s Pretty Lethal, a visit to the picturesque (and definitely not haunted) Dutch forests in Shudder’s Heresy, or an action-packed trip to Japan courtesy of Netflix’s My Hero Academia: You’re Next, are just some of the locations sure to give you wanderlust this month. If you fancy something a bit more tropical, then look no further than Send Help on Hulu—although director Sam Raimi’s twisty survival horror might have you thinking twice before turning on your out of office emails. And, if the rising temperatures are already too much, the Antarctic chill of John Carpenter’s classic The Thing, and its 1950s inspiration, The Thing from Another World, are both landing on Criterion. Here are WIRED’s picks of the best movies to watch right now. Bugonia A remake of Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet!, Bugonia sees paranoid …

AI Startup Says It Will Pay People ,000 A Month to Masturbate… Yes, Really

AI Startup Says It Will Pay People $2,000 A Month to Masturbate… Yes, Really

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Jason Nelson via Decrypt.co, Joi AI is hiring 10 “masturbation consultants” at $2,000 for a month to test an AI-guided masturbation feature and document its effects on stress, sleep, mood, and confidence. The feature uses mood-matched AI voice sessions, and consultants would submit written feedback and questionnaires directly to the company. Joi AI says the campaign is intended to collect product feedback while drawing attention to AI’s growing role in sexual wellness and digital intimacy. Joi AI says it will pay people $2,000 a month to masturbate. Yes, you read that right. The AI companion startup is hiring 10 “masturbation consultants” to test a feature called Daily Guided Masturbation, which uses mood-matched AI voice sessions to guide users through the experience. Participants would document how regular use affects stress, sleep quality, mood, and confidence. The four-week role is open to adults 18 and older in the U.S. and the U.K. “The role is real, and we’ve had great responses since the posting went live,” Joi AI Head of Brand and Communication Julie Levin told Decrypt. we’re …

I used a Pixel for a month and finally understand why Samsung fans don’t switch

I used a Pixel for a month and finally understand why Samsung fans don’t switch

Published by skeptic

I’ve always been curious about the Pixel side of Android. The software is clean, the camera work is routinely ahead of the competition, and with the Pixel 10 Pro, Google pushed Gemini deeper into the core Android experience. So I picked one up and used it as my only phone for a full month. That first week, everything just worked. No bloatware, no overlays fighting for attention, just a clean experience out of the box. But somewhere around week two, I started noticing gaps. Workflows I never had to think about on Samsung were missing or half-built. By the end of the month, I wasn’t comparing cameras or chipsets anymore. I was thinking about something harder to measure, something the spec sheet never accounts for. Unmatched customization The setup pixel can’t replicate On a Samsung phone, you don’t just use the interface. You reshape it. And after years of doing that, switching to Pixel felt like moving into a furnished apartment where you’re not allowed to rearrange anything. Take Good Lock, Samsung’s customization suite. One …

AT&T will give you the new Razr+ flip phone for under a month – no trade-in required

AT&T will give you the new Razr+ flip phone for under $5 a month – no trade-in required

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Cesar Cadenas/ZDNET Memorial Day weekend is here, and the phone deals are rolling in. Right now at AT&T, both new and existing customers can get the 2026 Motorola Razr+ for just $4.43 per month — a significant drop from its regular $29.03 monthly price. Also: The best Memorial Day phone deals: Save big on Samsung, Google, Apple and more To take advantage of the offer, you’ll need to purchase the phone online through AT&T’s digital storefront. No trade-in is required. New customers simply need to add a new line on an installment plan and sign up for an eligible unlimited plan. Existing AT&T customers can score the same discount by adding a new line. According to AT&T, the promotion saves buyers an additional $200 on the foldable phone.  One thing worth noting is that the Razr+ 2026 is available only in a single configuration: 256GB of storage and in Pantone Mountain Trail, which is a deep forest green. The 2026 Razr+ sits right in the middle of Motorola’s latest flip phone series, offering many of the …

Queer Horror Books Hitting Shelves for Pride Month 2026

Queer Horror Books Hitting Shelves for Pride Month 2026

Published by José Betancourt

Pride Month is just around the corner, so it comes as no surprise that there are so many new queer horror books dropping in June. If you’re looking for more queer horror stories to add to your TBR for Pride Month and beyond, here are four LGBTQ horror novels you have to get your hands on. And lucky you! The first book comes out right at the start of June. Grab your TBR because it’s about to grow. We want to hear from you! As we move through 2026, we want to make sure Book Riot remains your go-to destination for all things bookish. Whether you’re here for the curated recommendations, latest industry news, or deep dives into reading culture, your feedback informs our media kit and how we represent this community. It will also shape our content and make Book Riot a place you want to be. To show our appreciation for your time, everyone who completes the survey will be entered for a chance to win a $50 USD ThriftBooks Gift Card. Complete the …

The 10 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month (May 2026)

The 10 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month (May 2026)

Published by skeptic

While streaming may be the future of television, the medium itself—much like its big-screen counterpart—often leans on familiar properties, prequels, and reboots to keep things moving along. (Which explains why Yellowstone has morphed into a full-on franchise, with four current spinoffs and more on the way.) Why does this matter to you? Because May’s best shows to stream are full of familiar titles, from Battlestar Galactica to The Duffer Brothers’ newest project… which sounds a bit like their most famous project. Here are our picks for the 10 best shows to watch this month. Battlestar Galactica More than a year before Russell T. Davies rebooted Doctor Who for a whole new generation, Ronald D. Moore breathed new life into Battlestar Galactica—Glen A. Larson’s highly anticipated, but ultimately short-lived, sci-fi show from 1978. The revived series, in which what remains of humanity attempts to stave off extinction at the hands of a race of sentient AI beings known as Cylons, has since become one of the most critically acclaimed and influential sci-fi franchises of all time. …

New Asian American Historical Fiction for AAPI Month

New Asian American Historical Fiction for AAPI Month

Published by Jenni Sidey

May is the perfect time to discuss new and upcoming Asian American historical fiction coming out this year, and boy, is there a lot to look forward to! Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, Heritage Month is a national commemorative holiday in the United States that recognizes the important contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Considering the growing racism and anti-immigrant sentiments in the United States spearheaded by conservative groups over recent years and the rampant anti-Asian propaganda and hate surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, recognizing the long and important history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in this country feels more important than ever. Like many immigrant populations in the U.S. (including European Americans, who, I always feel it’s important to re-emphasize, are also an immigrant group in this country), the history of Asian immigration began hundreds of years ago, and many Asian Americans have been living in the United States for generations. In fact, AAPI Heritage Month was established in May exactly because the first recorded Japanese immigration to the United States occurred …

Video shows oil spill on Iranian island after refinery attack last month | Oil and Gas

Video shows oil spill on Iranian island after refinery attack last month | Oil and Gas

Published by Sam Flores

NewsFeed The impact of an oil spill caused by an attack on Iran’s Lavan refinery last month has been revealed in a newly released video from Shidvar Island, showing oil washed up on the shore of the nature reserve, along with suffocating and trapped wildlife. Published On 19 May 202619 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

Biggest U.S. wind project yet is set to go online next month

Biggest U.S. wind project yet is set to go online next month

Published by Sam Flores

A wind project billed as the largest clean energy installation in the U.S. is due to come online next month, even as the pipeline of new large-scale renewables dries up amid pressure from the Trump administration. The SunZia wind farm in New Mexico, providing 3.5 gigawatts of power capacity — enough to power one million homes annually — will be operational as soon as June 15, according to people familiar with the matter. The project includes a 550-mile transmission line carrying electricity to Arizona, and has been in the works for two decades. The Pattern Energy Group LLC development is likely to be one of the last in a shrinking pool of blockbuster deals to reach fruition, with President Trump’s government ending lucrative federal tax incentives and delaying permitting for renewables. The Pentagon is also sitting on a growing backlog of dozens of proposed U.S. wind farms and withholding authorizations key for developing the power projects. A spokesperson for Pattern Energy declined to comment. Roughly 5,000 wind turbines for other projects are awaiting final approval …