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I think this is the closest many of us have ever got to seeing the real Trump. The only consistent thread in his entire unhinged rant was the love & praise for Vladimir Putin. Zelensky has more courage & dignity in his little finger than every member of Trump's regime & fan club combined.

He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has refused to comment on the Trump attack on Zelenskyy, the FT reports. The only major European leader to do so.

Almost 20 European leaders, incl Emmanuel Marcon & Friedrich Merz, plus VDL, have posted in support of @ZelenskyyUa after White House showdown. Notably, Keir Starmer has not. No 10 is referring reporters to PM’s comments this week on a just & lasting peace, with Ukraine at heart of talks.

Got my nails did for my hiking trip to South Korea. No prizes for guessing the inspiration.

Boiler is leaking, and we've no hot water, so I guess this is the universe's way of saying "get your fat ass to the gym", even if it is just too shower.

The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit

The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.

Good work from Macron. A relief to see him sat there, speaking truth, injecting moral clarity.

For those of who haven’t seen it: here it is. Report your LGBTQ co-workers. Fuck everyone who has enabled this.

Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again

Marks & Spencer says they're "celebrating the LGBTQ+ community" - meanwhile they're advertising on GB News, which has pushed out messages like this. Take action: actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...

BREAKING: US voted against Ukraine's UN resolution which branded Russia the "aggressor" & demanded withdrawal of its troops. US on list of 18 nations also incl Russia, Iran and North Korea to vote against. UK & most European nations among 93 states to back Ukrainian resolution. China abstained.

Read this twice. The world we know is shifting beneath our feet.

I’m so lucky to have a dad this amazing 🥲

Macron corrects Trump after he claims "Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back."

Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia. Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist. Extraordinary.

Good morning. After a rough few days, this week's Blind Date was perfectly timed to fill you with joy. Couldn't wipe the smile off my face. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Genuinely couldn't believe this figure until I saw the Financial Times confirm it using Meta's own financial reporting data For THIS $100 billion is genuinely the kind of money you could "do the impossible" with. Crack nuclear fusion. HIV vaccine. Universal flu vaccine And they spent it on this

Here is my Federal Employment Termination story:

Keir Starmer announcing Labour has hit NHS targets 9 months early, following an announcement we are ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine. Kemi Badenoch giving a speech at a think tank saying western culture is under attack by woke. Richard Tice sending tweets doubting global warming.

This is very good news! Keep it up, Europe!

this queen

WÁÁÁÁÁT?!! Er zit geen statiegeld op Dom Pérignon Champagne flessen?!

"You're not my surreal Dad!"

NEW: A moment in Munich. Zelenskyy says Russia is creating 15 new divisions of 150,000 soldiers: "Maybe these soldiers are for Ukraine. Maybe they are for you.” He ends hoping for peace. A long, standing ovation. What a contrast to Vance, met with silence as he torched transatlantic relations.

Headlines from today: Vice President Vance Accuses European Leaders of Censoring Free Speech White House Bars Associated Press From Spaces Like Oval Office and Air Force One

Spoiler alert: he definitely does not have "close friends who are that way".

Canada is in NATO.

WSJ sub: “Indian Partition went smoothly enough, right? Will try to remember to check this before publishing.”

I've had awful fingernails my whole life, thanks to my inability to stop biting them. I recently visited a wonderful Persian lady in Amsterdam, who used a resin to create a nail 'topper', and two weeks later they look like this. What a magician she is!

Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging? Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.

Okay what is going on here. Are the accounts at a private banking entity? Does the federal government have direct debit permission set up? So many questions as to how Treasury instructed this payment. (Via NY Post’s Craig McCarthy)

Incredible updates from Hulu

btw also underdiscussed is that Kanye West just decided to buy a Super Bowl commercial while in the middle of a severe mental episode, recorded that commercial on his phone in a dentist's chair, and that commercial was for a shirt that literally just had a swastika on it

in america giant bodies of water can change their names, but trans people can’t

I saw the Kanye ad yesterday (it aired in the Philly market, where we were) but didn't click on the link. Today I found out it went to a website selling swastika T-shirts. This was a Superbowl ad. And it was to a website selling swastika T-shirts. I feel like I'm losing my mind.