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Enjoying the apricity #winter #gibraltar

Make America Great Again !

Neville Chamberlains, Lord Haw-Haws and Oswald Mosleys in every generation. Keep an eye out.

Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

Nwaneri came on the 84th minute. He had more touches than Haaland.

If Michael Oliver is England’s best referee I’d hate to see the worst. Worst ever decision. I hope Arsenal appeal it.

CARTOON OF THE DAY

Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity. A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.

Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists are not happy with President Trump's $500bn AI infrastructure project because Oracle's executive chairman Larry Ellison said in the White House that AI could help the development of personalised mRNA vaccines against cancer.

So this is the Banks-Farage inauguration party…brought to you also by Steve Bannon & businessman Guo Wengui & the original bad boys of Brexit, Gunter Strategies

Don’t say you weren’t warned ! 🌅

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Despite the eulogies, the postwar order did little for peace – and fuelled the rise of populism

Just a very normal and ordinary headline from last week's broadsheets, we can't allow facts to become too powerful after all, so of course they need reining in.

My Co-founder Josh Weinsch took this photo of his little daughter’s bike, which was in their driveway when they evacuated. Their neighborhood was vaporized.

Greenland would now vote to join the EU. I wonder what's caused such a big shift? 🤔

Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls

Elon Musk displaying zero class here - and has the filter and credulity of a young teenager… …or alternatively knows exactly what he is doing, which goes well beyond trolling into deliberate endangerment.

Happy to report that #Gibraltar had a small part to play in this growth.

BBC News, "Donald Trump holds out the prospect of extending US territory, floats the idea of military action for the control of Greenland and the Panama Canal" "In a lengthy news conference in Florida Mr Trump was asked if he would rule out using force, economic or military"

Yesterday I thought the whole Trump Greenland stuff was pure banter. Today I find that it’s all perfectly serious. The guy is a total nutter.

Here is the key section of that train wreck of an interview by Robert Jenrick on #r4today. Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister? Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it. Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA

He is not joking. He does not have normal boundaries between fantasy and reality. He is absolutely a danger to the sovereignty of allies.

Andrew Norfolk, the reporter who broke the story of the grooming gangs scandal in 2011, wants to "set the record straight". He tells us...

Word of the day is ‘pavonise’ (19th century): to strut about like a peacock, all puffed up with conceit.

#Gibraltar #Weather - 07/01 A gorgeous day to come with lots of sunshine and light or gentle Westerly winds picking up moderate at times this afternoon - sunshine may turn hazier later as some high cloud arrives. A colder start but temperatures recovering to around the January average, High 17C.

For many, many years, the Icelandic population were against joining the EU. Now that has flipped over, thanks mailing to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. And their new government has just announced a referendum on EU accession talks. Read more here —> open.substack.com/pub/mikegals...

Truly unbelievable scenes from Georgia 🇬🇪 Hundreds of thousands of Georgians formed a chain of unity across the country expressing their unwavering determination to defend Georgia’s democracy and a European future.

It’s time for THE charger. Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU. It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need! #DigitalEU

I’d recommend everyone regardless of medical risk bring a mask on your airplane journey, a disinfectant wipe to clean the seat you’re in and hand sanitizer. It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health. Warning signs are everywhere.

#Gibraltar - 10:40am, 28/12 - as MeteoGib forecast was a risk today, we have a light shower now in #LaLinea and approaching the Rock. 👀☔️

Left: Ashley Cohen explains how the Conservatives cut funding to pharmacies by 40% over the last ten years and that is causing issues with procuring drugs, shortages and delays Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all ♥️

#Gibraltar - 23/12 - at 12:30pm, as forecast, winds have now just switched Easterly.

The president-elect, who campaigned on persecuting his political foes, lies that Liz Cheney has committed "unthinkable acts of crime."

Who’s who? Test your knowledge with our Christmas picture puzzle news quiz

#Gibraltar emissions from international shipping and bunkering…account for over 80% of total emissions”