Garry
@garryet.bsky.social
Cardiff based painter and printmaker.
"Keep it in perspective"
"Keep it in perspective"
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Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley both leaving the US. I can’t say it’s a bad call.
March 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley both leaving the US. I can’t say it’s a bad call.
Only 3 years 10 months? You reckon?
January 6th 2021 suggests otherwise...
January 6th 2021 suggests otherwise...
March 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Only 3 years 10 months? You reckon?
January 6th 2021 suggests otherwise...
January 6th 2021 suggests otherwise...
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Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:
March 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:
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"Oh what a massive surprise!" Said noone
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Oh what a massive surprise!" Said noone
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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
March 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
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"Some random country that hasn't fought a war in 40 years..."
Over 500 dead British and French personnel (more than 1,000 total European fatalities) and c10,000 injured in Afghanistan 2001-2021. The only time Article 5 has been invoked.
'Disrespect' does not reside in lack of a suit, Mr Vance. ~AA
Over 500 dead British and French personnel (more than 1,000 total European fatalities) and c10,000 injured in Afghanistan 2001-2021. The only time Article 5 has been invoked.
'Disrespect' does not reside in lack of a suit, Mr Vance. ~AA
March 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
"Some random country that hasn't fought a war in 40 years..."
Over 500 dead British and French personnel (more than 1,000 total European fatalities) and c10,000 injured in Afghanistan 2001-2021. The only time Article 5 has been invoked.
'Disrespect' does not reside in lack of a suit, Mr Vance. ~AA
Over 500 dead British and French personnel (more than 1,000 total European fatalities) and c10,000 injured in Afghanistan 2001-2021. The only time Article 5 has been invoked.
'Disrespect' does not reside in lack of a suit, Mr Vance. ~AA
Any word from Lord Haw-Haw of Clacton?
As good a metric as any for "cut through" with the median British person is Mail Online comments. More than 2k means a story is a proper talker. Normal people are taking notice. The Vance story currently has 3.3k comments in just a couple of hours.
Top-rated comment:
Top-rated comment:
March 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Any word from Lord Haw-Haw of Clacton?
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Always confused when UK commentators seek to understand what Farage says and does purely on the basis of domestic political tactics.
Perhaps the man just means what he says? As in, he sympathizes with Russia, resents Zelensky, loathes the EU, &thinks of Trump as a kindred spirit?
Perhaps the man just means what he says? As in, he sympathizes with Russia, resents Zelensky, loathes the EU, &thinks of Trump as a kindred spirit?
March 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Always confused when UK commentators seek to understand what Farage says and does purely on the basis of domestic political tactics.
Perhaps the man just means what he says? As in, he sympathizes with Russia, resents Zelensky, loathes the EU, &thinks of Trump as a kindred spirit?
Perhaps the man just means what he says? As in, he sympathizes with Russia, resents Zelensky, loathes the EU, &thinks of Trump as a kindred spirit?
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“Zelenskyy is the real thing. He stayed in Kyiv, when Russian forces were closing in & the city was under bombardment. Vance, by contrast, chose to move to an undisclosed location when confronted with a few hecklers on a skiing trip this weekend”
www.ft.com/content/2e90...
www.ft.com/content/2e90...
Europe has bought Zelenskyy some time
The big question remains whether Ukraine can survive without American assistance
www.ft.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“Zelenskyy is the real thing. He stayed in Kyiv, when Russian forces were closing in & the city was under bombardment. Vance, by contrast, chose to move to an undisclosed location when confronted with a few hecklers on a skiing trip this weekend”
www.ft.com/content/2e90...
www.ft.com/content/2e90...
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Maybe if Polish presidents had worn more suits /s
March 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Maybe if Polish presidents had worn more suits /s
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Ending the night with this.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
March 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Ending the night with this.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
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📢 The APPG has called on the Government to launch a national commission for electoral reform, with a mandate to recommend a "fair and democratic voting system"
It also calls for a clampdown on donation loopholes & new transparency requirements about how social media platforms handle disinformation
It also calls for a clampdown on donation loopholes & new transparency requirements about how social media platforms handle disinformation
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After 'Most Disproportionate' General Election Result Ever
Labour MP Alex Sobel, who is chairing the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections, has called on the government to reform the UK votin...
www.politicshome.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:14 PM
📢 The APPG has called on the Government to launch a national commission for electoral reform, with a mandate to recommend a "fair and democratic voting system"
It also calls for a clampdown on donation loopholes & new transparency requirements about how social media platforms handle disinformation
It also calls for a clampdown on donation loopholes & new transparency requirements about how social media platforms handle disinformation
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So much of the bus fare cap discourse is exposing who the fare cap is really targeted at, electorally: people who don't take buses but like the idea of someone else taking one.
Just to be clear - bus fares have not "gone up 50%" - some bus route prices may rise to the new £3 cap when its raised (that will be up to the bus companies) but the cap was not compulsory - some bus companies weren't part of the scheme - and even for those that were, many routes were not included.
October 31, 2024 at 3:43 PM
So much of the bus fare cap discourse is exposing who the fare cap is really targeted at, electorally: people who don't take buses but like the idea of someone else taking one.
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According to the Daily Mail on 3rd May this year:
Jeremy Clarkson bought his 312-acre farm in 2012 for £4.25million so that:
"he would not be required pay death duties on the land"
#Budget2024
Jeremy Clarkson bought his 312-acre farm in 2012 for £4.25million so that:
"he would not be required pay death duties on the land"
#Budget2024
October 31, 2024 at 4:16 PM
According to the Daily Mail on 3rd May this year:
Jeremy Clarkson bought his 312-acre farm in 2012 for £4.25million so that:
"he would not be required pay death duties on the land"
#Budget2024
Jeremy Clarkson bought his 312-acre farm in 2012 for £4.25million so that:
"he would not be required pay death duties on the land"
#Budget2024
⚠️ beware this scam going around ⚠️
October 29, 2024 at 2:24 PM
⚠️ beware this scam going around ⚠️