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· Nov 14
So, do we “flit” or “flutter” here?
If you don’t think Trump is thin skinned and vengeful (and, frankly, ignorant) think again
January 20, 2026 at 8:48 AM
If you don’t think Trump is thin skinned and vengeful (and, frankly, ignorant) think again
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The Nobel Institute posted this. Is Trump’s offensive message to the PM of Norway in anyway related, I wonder? And does Trump appreciate that Nobel is completely independent of Norway’s government?* [in Trump land he ‘owns’ everything in the USA ]
January 19, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The Nobel Institute posted this. Is Trump’s offensive message to the PM of Norway in anyway related, I wonder? And does Trump appreciate that Nobel is completely independent of Norway’s government?* [in Trump land he ‘owns’ everything in the USA ]
The Nobel Institute posted this. Is Trump’s offensive message to the PM of Norway in anyway related, I wonder? And does Trump appreciate that Nobel is completely independent of Norway’s government?* [in Trump land he ‘owns’ everything in the USA ]
January 19, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The Nobel Institute posted this. Is Trump’s offensive message to the PM of Norway in anyway related, I wonder? And does Trump appreciate that Nobel is completely independent of Norway’s government?* [in Trump land he ‘owns’ everything in the USA ]
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I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
The Trump administration has discussed offering asylum to Britain’s Jewish population, a lawyer for the president has said.
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
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U.S. tried to get Danish colleagues to hand over information about military facilities, ports, and airbases in Greenland last January.
January 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
U.S. tried to get Danish colleagues to hand over information about military facilities, ports, and airbases in Greenland last January.
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A senior Tory MP once told me the ‘worst’ conservatives gathered around Boris Johnson.
When it comes to Tories defecting to Farage and Reform, we can be sure they are the worst of the worst - la crème de la crème ou la merde de la merde
When it comes to Tories defecting to Farage and Reform, we can be sure they are the worst of the worst - la crème de la crème ou la merde de la merde
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
A senior Tory MP once told me the ‘worst’ conservatives gathered around Boris Johnson.
When it comes to Tories defecting to Farage and Reform, we can be sure they are the worst of the worst - la crème de la crème ou la merde de la merde
When it comes to Tories defecting to Farage and Reform, we can be sure they are the worst of the worst - la crème de la crème ou la merde de la merde
Just rename it The Reject Party and be done with it.
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Just rename it The Reject Party and be done with it.
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social Does Sophie know Dad's on his way home? - It'll be interesting to see how quickly she picks up on your body language! :)
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social Does Sophie know Dad's on his way home? - It'll be interesting to see how quickly she picks up on your body language! :)
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The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
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And perhaps care homes can advise councils to pay fee rates that cover their costs …
@frasernelson.bsky.social @thetimes.com
@frasernelson.bsky.social @thetimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
And perhaps care homes can advise councils to pay fee rates that cover their costs …
@frasernelson.bsky.social @thetimes.com
@frasernelson.bsky.social @thetimes.com
An early tipple to recover from a garden drama. A sad coincidence of a squirrel in the wrong place and my eager collie ended up in a chase of rodent-bearing canine round our large garden and me urging him to 'leave'. Eventually I overcame his instincts with the promise of 'tea'. #DeathintheGarden
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
An early tipple to recover from a garden drama. A sad coincidence of a squirrel in the wrong place and my eager collie ended up in a chase of rodent-bearing canine round our large garden and me urging him to 'leave'. Eventually I overcame his instincts with the promise of 'tea'. #DeathintheGarden
It’s cold (but beautiful) out there #NewYearsEve
December 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It’s cold (but beautiful) out there #NewYearsEve
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A President weighing the immense cost of war
No greater decision
by @deAdder
Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
No greater decision
by @deAdder
Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
A President weighing the immense cost of war
The hardest decisions Presidents make
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A President weighing the immense cost of war
No greater decision
by @deAdder
Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
No greater decision
by @deAdder
Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
Watching the Nutcracker on TV. Every time I think )at the beginning) I’m not that fussed, then I remember the times my mother took me to see it as a child, then the magic kicks in / and I’m a bewitched child once more. #Nutcracker
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Watching the Nutcracker on TV. Every time I think )at the beginning) I’m not that fussed, then I remember the times my mother took me to see it as a child, then the magic kicks in / and I’m a bewitched child once more. #Nutcracker
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If we can't kill foxes, we'll kill our dogs.
Your move.
Your move.
December 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If we can't kill foxes, we'll kill our dogs.
Your move.
Your move.
December 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Look what’s arrived #sophiefromromania -it’s your calendar! Tell everyone they’ve got until December 15 to order theirs and raise money for @cureparkinsons.org.uk
Look what’s arrived #sophiefromromania -it’s your calendar! Tell everyone they’ve got until December 15 to order theirs and raise money for @cureparkinsons.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
cureparkinsonsshop.com/products/sop...
Look what’s arrived #sophiefromromania -it’s your calendar! Tell everyone they’ve got until December 15 to order theirs and raise money for @cureparkinsons.org.uk
Look what’s arrived #sophiefromromania -it’s your calendar! Tell everyone they’ve got until December 15 to order theirs and raise money for @cureparkinsons.org.uk
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Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
Conservatives Promote JCB's 'Revolutionary' Pothole Machine While Taking Millions of Pounds in Donations from the Company
Senior Conservatives have repeatedly promoted a pothole repair machine made by a company which has donated huge sums to the party and its MPs
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
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I find it interesting that every single TV political journalist opened with an editorialising comment, while all the newspaper ones just asked questions. I suspect, because the latter know the question won't be in the write-up, while the former are trying to craft a clip that is all about them. ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I find it interesting that every single TV political journalist opened with an editorialising comment, while all the newspaper ones just asked questions. I suspect, because the latter know the question won't be in the write-up, while the former are trying to craft a clip that is all about them. ~AA
#OBR
There is a deliberate vendetta against the Chancellor. Whether the OBR can survive these attempts to undermine the current government will depend on what they do next. They are not acting “independently” when they behave in this manner. It’s utterly disgraceful and deeply worrying
There is a deliberate vendetta against the Chancellor. Whether the OBR can survive these attempts to undermine the current government will depend on what they do next. They are not acting “independently” when they behave in this manner. It’s utterly disgraceful and deeply worrying
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#OBR
There is a deliberate vendetta against the Chancellor. Whether the OBR can survive these attempts to undermine the current government will depend on what they do next. They are not acting “independently” when they behave in this manner. It’s utterly disgraceful and deeply worrying
There is a deliberate vendetta against the Chancellor. Whether the OBR can survive these attempts to undermine the current government will depend on what they do next. They are not acting “independently” when they behave in this manner. It’s utterly disgraceful and deeply worrying
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Although you didn't need it - given their unqualified support for everything Trump is doing in the US - it's a hint of how Reform would treat the norms of democracy in the UK if they got into power.
Reform Party threatened legal action for critical news stories
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Although you didn't need it - given their unqualified support for everything Trump is doing in the US - it's a hint of how Reform would treat the norms of democracy in the UK if they got into power.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.