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Trainee Dad and sports fan, praying for someone to make things work properly.
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Be sure to read @hcrichardson.bsky.social latest on the Trump administration's distraction tactics. (gif from 2018)

This is a reminder of the extraordinary Trump effect on the Canadian election.

The trouble with tarrifs

Dear BBC the USA is not ‘stepping up pressure on Ukraine to agree a peace deal’. It is taking Russia’s side in the war.

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Reminder that the @prospectmagazine.co.uk paywall is down for a few more hours to celebrate our 30% growth in our 30th year… Come and see why we’re flourishing

Still internalising the Vance Munich speech. A sitting Vice President goes to Europe, barely says a word about the despotic murderous regime which has invaded its neighbour, and instead lectures his allies about freedom of speech. It’d be funny if it weren’t so serious.

Undermine NATO, the defence of Europe and Ukraine. All in a day’s work for a useful idiot.

Best sports headline so far this year ❤️ www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/f...

🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.

Colin Baker is fantastic as Paul Merroney in The Brothers. This series has as much feuding, business back stabbing and marital shenanigans as Dallas, albeit on a BBC budget. Thank you @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social for showing it again (I keep missing the first 4 episodes 🙄).

What’s the average lifespan of an electric car’s battery? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Excellent discussion which lays bare the cost of keeping the UK secure.

Rupert Murdoch has now spent around £2bn in keeping the truth about the way his news organisations operate out of the courts in the UK and US. Please don’t shrug and say it’s normal. It’s not. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

22 favourite Bluesky reactions to Trump’s three-ring circus of an inauguration www.thepoke.com/2025/01/21/b...

What a fantastic tribute for a great footballer. www.theguardian.com/football/pic...