Hettie Wagtail
@hettiewagtail.bsky.social
Artist. Actress. Granny. Interested in History, Literature, Cricket. Favourite quote: 'It's all in Gibbon!' No DMs
One thing is certain, one should not pander to bullies [or mentally challenged individuals]. It is time someone shows a bit of strength !
January 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
One thing is certain, one should not pander to bullies [or mentally challenged individuals]. It is time someone shows a bit of strength !
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Showing everyone yet again, that there's no point in appeasing this guy. It doesn't matter how much you flatter him with parades or state dinners, or what agreements he signs or says he's signing, you will ultimately lose to this lunatic. Find a backbone and tell him to fuck off.
BREAKING: Trump says eight European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing U.S. control of Greenland.
Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump says he'll charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European countries because of opposition to U.S. control of Greenland.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Showing everyone yet again, that there's no point in appeasing this guy. It doesn't matter how much you flatter him with parades or state dinners, or what agreements he signs or says he's signing, you will ultimately lose to this lunatic. Find a backbone and tell him to fuck off.
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First, he threatens to take Greenland by force, now he is threatening to tariff anyone who stands in his way.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
January 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
First, he threatens to take Greenland by force, now he is threatening to tariff anyone who stands in his way.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
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My point is..,,there’s no point clinging onto hope that the alliance can be saved, US still be relied upon in extremis. It can’t. So, what’s holding us back from retaliating?
I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
January 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
My point is..,,there’s no point clinging onto hope that the alliance can be saved, US still be relied upon in extremis. It can’t. So, what’s holding us back from retaliating?
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there will prob be a global boycott of US goods by the end of his term
January 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
there will prob be a global boycott of US goods by the end of his term
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I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
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REPORTER: Do you commit to not militarily engaging NATO partners?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
REPORTER: Do you commit to not militarily engaging NATO partners?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
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These people have the integrity of a slug. They’ll hitch their wagon to whoever they think can get them back onto the Parliamentary gravy train. Zahawi clearly wants to heat his stables again.We must educate young people so generation after generation don’t keep falling for these wizards of sleaze
Zahawi defection pushes Reform’s vaccine scepticism into spotlight
The views of the former Tory vaccines minister clash with those of high-profile members and the party faithful
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
These people have the integrity of a slug. They’ll hitch their wagon to whoever they think can get them back onto the Parliamentary gravy train. Zahawi clearly wants to heat his stables again.We must educate young people so generation after generation don’t keep falling for these wizards of sleaze
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If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
January 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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Investigating elected officials for speech is not law enforcement but intimidation. If governors and mayors can be investigated for criticizing federal actions, neither elected officials nor anyone else is truly free to speak. #holdfast
January 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Investigating elected officials for speech is not law enforcement but intimidation. If governors and mayors can be investigated for criticizing federal actions, neither elected officials nor anyone else is truly free to speak. #holdfast
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Except if you’re a Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator….
January 17, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Except if you’re a Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator….
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Hegseth thinks you have drugs on a boat in the ocean that aren’t coming into the US - summary execution.
Drug dealers with political connections and cash who sell to American addicts convicted after full due process - pardons from Trump.
Drug dealers with political connections and cash who sell to American addicts convicted after full due process - pardons from Trump.
January 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Hegseth thinks you have drugs on a boat in the ocean that aren’t coming into the US - summary execution.
Drug dealers with political connections and cash who sell to American addicts convicted after full due process - pardons from Trump.
Drug dealers with political connections and cash who sell to American addicts convicted after full due process - pardons from Trump.
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every provocateur who wangs on all the time about Britain being “broken” should be sent to an actual failed state or autocracy for a month as a learning experience, there’s no shortage of them
January 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
every provocateur who wangs on all the time about Britain being “broken” should be sent to an actual failed state or autocracy for a month as a learning experience, there’s no shortage of them
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Thomas Massie calls out Pam Bondi over the Epstein Files
January 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thomas Massie calls out Pam Bondi over the Epstein Files
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
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We are now 29 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files.
Where are they?
Where are they?
January 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
We are now 29 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files.
Where are they?
Where are they?
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As of Thursday, ICE-Gestapo was holding over 73,000 people in their concentration camps, a record amount in their disgraceful 23 year history.
They aren’t a law enforcement agency, they are a militarized terrorist organization that should have been disbanded long ago.
They aren’t a law enforcement agency, they are a militarized terrorist organization that should have been disbanded long ago.
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
As of Thursday, ICE-Gestapo was holding over 73,000 people in their concentration camps, a record amount in their disgraceful 23 year history.
They aren’t a law enforcement agency, they are a militarized terrorist organization that should have been disbanded long ago.
They aren’t a law enforcement agency, they are a militarized terrorist organization that should have been disbanded long ago.
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Trump launches a trade war with former European allies over Greenland.
Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Trump launches a trade war with former European allies over Greenland.
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Allow that to sink in. Goebbels received his from Norwegian novelist Knut Hamsun, for interested parties.
January 17, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Allow that to sink in. Goebbels received his from Norwegian novelist Knut Hamsun, for interested parties.
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Agree 💯 With Governor Newsom...
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Agree 💯 With Governor Newsom...