@thebelovedaunt.bsky.social
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🇷🇺"Your new Head of policy, James Orr, last August he said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a regional Slavic conflict that he didn't care very much about."
Are we surprised that this is the kind of man Reform UK want devising their policy?
Are we surprised that this is the kind of man Reform UK want devising their policy?
February 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
🇷🇺"Your new Head of policy, James Orr, last August he said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a regional Slavic conflict that he didn't care very much about."
Are we surprised that this is the kind of man Reform UK want devising their policy?
Are we surprised that this is the kind of man Reform UK want devising their policy?
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"I think that's a new low for José Mourinho"
Get the full discussion on today's episode here ➡️ lnk.to/ramble
Get the full discussion on today's episode here ➡️ lnk.to/ramble
February 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"I think that's a new low for José Mourinho"
Get the full discussion on today's episode here ➡️ lnk.to/ramble
Get the full discussion on today's episode here ➡️ lnk.to/ramble
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A beautiful #Roman glass bowl, cobalt blue with an irregular white swirling pattern - it must have looked fantastic on an ancient table! (📷 Bonhams) 🏺 #AncientBlueSky
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A beautiful #Roman glass bowl, cobalt blue with an irregular white swirling pattern - it must have looked fantastic on an ancient table! (📷 Bonhams) 🏺 #AncientBlueSky
Oh FFS.
ICYMI: Capita taps Microsoft Copilot to dig it out from UK pensions backlog
Capita taps Microsoft Copilot to dig it out from UK pensions backlog
Outsourcer tells MPs AI is prioritizing cases as thousands of civil servants face delays
Capita is banking on Microsoft Copilot to help rescue the backlog of cases it has inherited in taking over the UK Civil Service Pensions Scheme (CSPS).…
dlvr.it
February 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Oh FFS.
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Olympics Dog was chasing the motorized camera they have to capture the competitors at the finish line, then decided to chase some competitors instead
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Olympics Dog was chasing the motorized camera they have to capture the competitors at the finish line, then decided to chase some competitors instead
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Once again--Trump is weakening Ukrainian air defense to help Putin kill Ukrainian civilians and damage Ukrainian infrastructure.
How many times does this need to be said before people will get it.
How many times does this need to be said before people will get it.
Zelenskyy: US promised Europe licenses to produce Patriot missiles — then refused
Germany now has no air defense missiles left to give Ukraine. Zelenskyy says it didn't have to be this way: "There were promises of licenses, but America did not go along with it"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/w...
Germany now has no air defense missiles left to give Ukraine. Zelenskyy says it didn't have to be this way: "There were promises of licenses, but America did not go along with it"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/w...
Washington promised missile licenses, then walked back — now Europe is scrambling to arm itself, Zelenskyy says
Germany has run out of air defense missiles to give Ukraine. The US declined to license Patriot missile production in Europe when Ukraine proposed it years ago. Zelenskyy said
euromaidanpress.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Once again--Trump is weakening Ukrainian air defense to help Putin kill Ukrainian civilians and damage Ukrainian infrastructure.
How many times does this need to be said before people will get it.
How many times does this need to be said before people will get it.
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This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
February 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
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Well which is it? Are you for birthright citizenship or against?
From @theathletic.com: Vice President JD Vance does not seem to agree with Eileen Gu's choice to represent China, rather than the United States, at the Olympics. Gu, who was born in San Francisco, has won five medals for China, where her mother is from. nyti.ms/3ZJtaYv
JD Vance insinuates Eileen Gu should be representing the United States at Winter Olympics
Gu was born in 2003, and her mother, Yan Gu, is a first-generation Chinese immigrant. Her father is American.
nyti.ms
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Well which is it? Are you for birthright citizenship or against?
They'll definitely be going for banning abortion if that tit is in charge of policy.
Reform’s new “head of policy” has said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a “regional Slavic conflict”.
He added: “It is a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”
He added: “It is a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM
They'll definitely be going for banning abortion if that tit is in charge of policy.
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On top of this, it really risks tipping Reform into a US oriented, Christian nationalist, socially conservative party in a way that is uncomfortable for a lot of UK voters. The question is if those voters notice or care.
Reform’s new “head of policy” has said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a “regional Slavic conflict”.
He added: “It is a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”
He added: “It is a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”
February 18, 2026 at 10:21 AM
On top of this, it really risks tipping Reform into a US oriented, Christian nationalist, socially conservative party in a way that is uncomfortable for a lot of UK voters. The question is if those voters notice or care.
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Reform’s new “head of policy” has said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a “regional Slavic conflict”.
He added: “It is a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”
He added: “It is a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”
February 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Reform’s new “head of policy” has said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a “regional Slavic conflict”.
He added: “It is a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”
He added: “It is a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”
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San Marco Annunciation, fresco c. 1440, early Renaissance masterpiece by ’blessed’ Fra Angelico, Dominican friar & artist of ‘rare talent’, died #OTD 1455; introduced innovations in perspective & composition to create a naturalistic Annunciation in an outdoor setting.
Museo Nazionale di San Marco
Museo Nazionale di San Marco
February 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM
San Marco Annunciation, fresco c. 1440, early Renaissance masterpiece by ’blessed’ Fra Angelico, Dominican friar & artist of ‘rare talent’, died #OTD 1455; introduced innovations in perspective & composition to create a naturalistic Annunciation in an outdoor setting.
Museo Nazionale di San Marco
Museo Nazionale di San Marco
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"Absurd act of barbarity": Tusk snapped off Bernini's much-loved elephant statue in Rome.
Anger in Rome as tusk snapped off Bernini elephant
Rome's Elephant and Obelisk sculpture designed by Italian Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini was found to be missing the tip of its right tusk on Monday.
www.wantedinrome.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:16 AM
"Absurd act of barbarity": Tusk snapped off Bernini's much-loved elephant statue in Rome.
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"If you're going to say that, you're better off saying absolutely nothing... He got it completely wrong."
Nigel Reo-Coker and @t_deeney address José Mourinho's post-match comments regarding Vinícius Júnior.
Nigel Reo-Coker and @t_deeney address José Mourinho's post-match comments regarding Vinícius Júnior.
February 18, 2026 at 2:18 AM
"If you're going to say that, you're better off saying absolutely nothing... He got it completely wrong."
Nigel Reo-Coker and @t_deeney address José Mourinho's post-match comments regarding Vinícius Júnior.
Nigel Reo-Coker and @t_deeney address José Mourinho's post-match comments regarding Vinícius Júnior.
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Jose Mourinho tells Amazon that Vinicius Junior did not celebrate his goal in a respectful way, suggesting he incited the abuse that comes his way.
"Stadiums that Vinicius plays, something happens, always," he added.
Mourinho rightly castigated by Rooney and Seedorf after.
"Stadiums that Vinicius plays, something happens, always," he added.
Mourinho rightly castigated by Rooney and Seedorf after.
February 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Jose Mourinho tells Amazon that Vinicius Junior did not celebrate his goal in a respectful way, suggesting he incited the abuse that comes his way.
"Stadiums that Vinicius plays, something happens, always," he added.
Mourinho rightly castigated by Rooney and Seedorf after.
"Stadiums that Vinicius plays, something happens, always," he added.
Mourinho rightly castigated by Rooney and Seedorf after.
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Apparent racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior overshadows Real Madrid’s win in Benfica
Apparent racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior overshadows Real Madrid’s win in Benfica
Vinícius Júnior and his teammates appeared ready to walk off and the game was put on hold for 10 minutes after the Brazilian told the referee that he had been subject to racist abuse after scoring the goal that gives Real Madrid a 1-0 first-leg lead in their Champions League playoff against Benfica. Vinícius had celebrated the strike dancing in the corner of the Estádio da Luz and in the confrontations that followed, Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni said something to him while covering his mouth. Vinícius immediately ran to the referee, François Letexier, who stopped the match and crossed his arms to signal that he was doing so because of an accusation of racist abuse.
Both managers came on to the pitch and Vinícius spoke to José Mourinho to explain what had happened. Conversations and confrontations continued as Vinícius sat alone on the bench, but eventually they restarted with the Brazilian on the pitch. The noise that accompanied Benfica’s attempts to get back into it, a red card for Mourinho as he protested a late foul on the edge of the Madrid area, unable to eclipse the feeling that there was something empty, something sadder, about the occasion now, like this match no longer mattered. Its lasting legacy will not be about the football. Continue reading...
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Apparent racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior overshadows Real Madrid’s win in Benfica
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No light quite like that produced against gathering clouds after a day of sunshine. The pinky-hues drenching the road paving and walls of Pompeii are magical.
February 17, 2026 at 10:34 PM
No light quite like that produced against gathering clouds after a day of sunshine. The pinky-hues drenching the road paving and walls of Pompeii are magical.
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He had a joke in his stump speeches about how, if he were to walk on water, the headlines the next day would read “Jesse Jackson Can’t Swim”
How many of the media outlets eulogizing Rev. Jesse Jackson today spent decades trying to undermine his work & turn him into a punchline?
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
He had a joke in his stump speeches about how, if he were to walk on water, the headlines the next day would read “Jesse Jackson Can’t Swim”
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listen to the Trumpian way that Farage tries to silence my tenacious colleague @annasophiegross.bsky.social
(who was politely asking a reasonable question)
(who was politely asking a reasonable question)
Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question.
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
February 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
listen to the Trumpian way that Farage tries to silence my tenacious colleague @annasophiegross.bsky.social
(who was politely asking a reasonable question)
(who was politely asking a reasonable question)
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Juventus concede 5+ goals in a European knockout match for only the second time in their history 😬
The first time was in the 1958-59 European Cup against Austrian club Wiener 👀
The first time was in the 1958-59 European Cup against Austrian club Wiener 👀
February 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Juventus concede 5+ goals in a European knockout match for only the second time in their history 😬
The first time was in the 1958-59 European Cup against Austrian club Wiener 👀
The first time was in the 1958-59 European Cup against Austrian club Wiener 👀
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Reform pledge to scrap the Equality act.
If they do so you can be discriminated against or abused at work, in education or in the public.
For Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage status, Pregnancy, Race, Religion. Sex or Sexual orientation.
Doesn't sound good to me.
If they do so you can be discriminated against or abused at work, in education or in the public.
For Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage status, Pregnancy, Race, Religion. Sex or Sexual orientation.
Doesn't sound good to me.
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Reform pledge to scrap the Equality act.
If they do so you can be discriminated against or abused at work, in education or in the public.
For Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage status, Pregnancy, Race, Religion. Sex or Sexual orientation.
Doesn't sound good to me.
If they do so you can be discriminated against or abused at work, in education or in the public.
For Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage status, Pregnancy, Race, Religion. Sex or Sexual orientation.
Doesn't sound good to me.
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On the one hand, successful women are often criticised for the ambition they need to get ahead.
On the other, Antonio Romeo's name is *far* more widely known than any other permanent secretary's. That rarely happens by accident. And is an interesting trait in a civil servant, to say the least.
On the other, Antonio Romeo's name is *far* more widely known than any other permanent secretary's. That rarely happens by accident. And is an interesting trait in a civil servant, to say the least.
February 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
On the one hand, successful women are often criticised for the ambition they need to get ahead.
On the other, Antonio Romeo's name is *far* more widely known than any other permanent secretary's. That rarely happens by accident. And is an interesting trait in a civil servant, to say the least.
On the other, Antonio Romeo's name is *far* more widely known than any other permanent secretary's. That rarely happens by accident. And is an interesting trait in a civil servant, to say the least.
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Keir Starmer's short premiership has been beset with scandals over contentious appointments made in spite of warnings about the candidate.
That he's even *contemplating* appointong a contentious cabinet secretary without a full appointments process feels like hubris bordering on madness.
That he's even *contemplating* appointong a contentious cabinet secretary without a full appointments process feels like hubris bordering on madness.
February 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Keir Starmer's short premiership has been beset with scandals over contentious appointments made in spite of warnings about the candidate.
That he's even *contemplating* appointong a contentious cabinet secretary without a full appointments process feels like hubris bordering on madness.
That he's even *contemplating* appointong a contentious cabinet secretary without a full appointments process feels like hubris bordering on madness.