There should be a 3rd graph showing countries involved in peace negotiations (almost exclusively US). It shouldn't be America, whose only interest under current regime is Trump & family 1st, Trump cronies 2nd, America = Russia 3rd and screw Ukraine. Europe must stand up and lead. America: back off.

I first worked in HH in Jan 87. I believe it was -18C 🥶. 3 weeks earlier I'd been working in California 🌞 so a bit of a shock to the system. One winter I walked from Eppendorf to Hauptbahnhof across the Alster to get my Sunday paper and saw a couple in a sledge pulled by a horse on the ice!

Disappointed not to see @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social in the list. He posts regularly on here. Can be a bit contrary at times. Means well. Sometimes misunderstood.

Mad as a 📦 of 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸.

I've listened to a number of versions of this carol this year, from Ukraine or by Ukrainians. All have been moving & beautiful. I'd envisaged you @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social singing it, it seemed a perfect fit for your voices. Your version is another masterpiece. I hope it travels far and wide 🧑‍🎄🎄

I always enjoy reading & hearing your views 👍. I hope though that my daughter doesn't read this latest update because (and I think not for the first time) you've written 'alot' as one word. Many years ago I gently chastised her for doing this in a piece she'd written for school. She WILL remember 😟😉

When I was much younger there was a sense that Americans were wealthier than us but also generous. Sadly, under the 🍊💩 the US 🇺🇸 seems mean-spirited, hostile, unprincipled, selfish & greedy. Frequent mass shootings make it a more dangerous place too. It ain't perfect here but it beats Trumpland.

The ⚽️ World Cup will be an interesting test. Hopefully the games in Mexico and Canada will be well attended but perhaps folk will be less inclined to go to games in the US 🤔. I will certainly be avoiding the place until the 🍊💩 has left the scene and the country starts to behave decently again.

We had a Spanish tea lady in one office where I worked many, many moons ago. She would turn up with her trolley and say: "You for coffee or you for tea?" but it sounded like "You f*** offee......".

Misunderstood rather than mispronounced, an American lady at the office once proudly showed me her new truck then said she now had to "work her fanny off" to pay for it. She went a lovely shade of red when I explained how I might mischievously interpret what this meant 😳

Simples, don't visit until they get their 💩 together again. I had a trip in mind but there's no shortage of of interesting places to go around the 🌎. Not sure how dedicated ⚽️ fans will be but if they are put off going and the World Cup is poorly attended, maybe it will send a message 🤔.

I think she's trying to say: "See this big, empty space between my hands. It's the same between my ears."