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makedo.bsky.social
No DMs thanks. Lefty, feminist, aspiring craftivist, trying to reuse, recycle and mend. Married. Would love to have never left the European Union.
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We know.

Brutal.

Yup.

Trouble at the Farm is the second book in the Famous Five Adventures series that I have illustrated. Written by Sufiya Ahmed and bringing to life Enid Blyton’s much loved characters - George, Julian, Anne, Dick and their dog Timmy, from the Famous 5, will be out in May 2025!

Hi! So happy to see so many new faces here. I'm a UK-based children's illustrator working mainly in young fiction and middlegrade. You can see more of my work here: www.jenniferjamieson.com

Sorry you guys are going to have to wait until Jan to read the next Famous Five for younger readers! Written by @sufiyaahmed.bsky.social so excited for this one!

They are arguing, endlessly, that illegally inciting acts of terror online is ‘free speech’ while silencing dissent, targeting journalists & telling an invaded ally what he is & is not allowed to say during a live television broadcast are all fine.

Yup!

Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.

Silver lining: Europe became a Union yesterday. 🇪🇺

At 9am on Saturday morning, a group of women spread across a busy street in central Kyiv and stopped traffic to observe a minute of silence. A loudspeaker counted 60 ticks before blaring the opening lines of the national anthem — “Ukraine’s glory and freedom have not yet perished”… on.ft.com/4kjCmfk

Governor Walz has it right. I miss hearing his plain, common sense talk.

Dydd Dewi Sant hapus i bawb.

In light of yesterday’s panto-worthy performance of Trump and Vance in the White House, I highly recommend you read @georgemonbiot.bsky.social insightful piece earlier this week. This is the question Europeans have to face www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Zelenskyy knows what it is to fight for something bigger than yourself. Trump does not.

Not sure about the slanted appearance of the #guardiannewspaper lead article layout today either! Looks too pro orangey man to me

JFYI #UkrainianView

Another important investigation from the Kyiv Independent. I want y'all to give me an hour of your time and watch it. #UkrainianView youtu.be/rKNNTj6hZzo

I’ve met many homeless British people who have been exploited. It seems to be addiction, more than homelessness, that puts them in harm’s way.

Zelensky taking a hard line right now is EXACTLY what the world needs. Call out their lies, hold them accountable, speak in simple terms, and hold strong.

Clearly maintaining the White House dress code is very important

New in PN: MAGA's Orwellian notion of "free speech" "What MAGA celebrates as 'free speech' is typically rightwing propaganda. While this alienates America from our allies, it perfectly aligns the administration with autocratic regimes in places like Russia."

It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war! How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!

Happy 1st of March and St David’s Day #wales #cymru. #SlavaUkraine feeling apprehensive to say the least after the bullying set up that occurred in the White House yesterday - lived through the threat of the Cold War escalating by the touch of a button.

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

#RecoveryPosse #Recovery #Sober #Sobrety #Addiction #MentalHealth #ODAAT #WINNERS #WeDoRecover #AlcoholFree #IWNDWYT #Sobershaming #Sobersky

5 C's of ego: Am I Criticizing? Am I Controlling? Am I Complaining? Am I Comparing? Am I Competing? #AA #SoberSky

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen 👏

European leaders are stepping forward to tonight to show their support for President Zelensky 👏

Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Also revealing was Vance’s answer, that he didn’t need to go to Ukraine because he had seen a lot of videos. Permanently online, like a slightly upscale Kemi Badenoch

Please join me and Rory Stewart 8pm UK time for a @therestpolitics.bsky.social LIVESTREAM on the Trump Zelensky meeting and what it might mean for the future x.com/RestIsPoliti...

I wonder whether he's just doged a bullet. (not a typo)

⚡️ Polish PM Tusk says Ukraine 'not alone' after Trump-Zelensky clash. "Dear Volodymyr Zelensky, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump's clash on Feb. 28.

That asshole in the White House will NEVER speak for me. Smash that 💙 if you stand with President Zelensky.

This is a bigger scandal than people realize. It really makes it look as though this entire meeting was a setup by Trump that was planned in advance. If you watch the video it is clear that they are deliberately and almost derangedly blindsiding Zelenskyy. Now we know who the audience was. Putin.

🤝 President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen: Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

Trump and Vance’s meeting with Zelensky in the Oval Office today “gave the lie to any claim that this administration’s policy is driven by any strategic effort to advance the interests of the United States, however misguided,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes. Read more: theatln.tc/SowY3Uin

Trump wants to be an autocrat like Vladimir Putin—and that starts with collecting cowardly oligarchs who pay you to be kind to them. He has that. Now he's moved on to trying to create vassal states like Russia has Belarus. He wants Ukraine to be a vassal state and is enraged that Zelenskyy refuses.

Please fix this headline, @financialtimes.com. There was _no_ meltdown from Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It was the allies of Putin—Trump and Vance—who melted down while a TASS reporter they invited into the Oval Office looked on to report back to the Kremlin. Don’t tarnish Zelenskyy over a Kremlinist plot.

Re Zelensky at the WH, yet again, feminists and trauma/abuse- informed thinkers are years ahead of political analysts. There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.

Just posted by President Zelenskyy

The leaders of France, Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Norway, Ireland and Spain have all tweeted support for Zelenskyy and Ukraine over Trump. Putin thought he could divide Europe, and a victory for Trump would weaken the west. Wrong on both counts.

Trump and Vance are not selling out Ukraine because of anything Zelenskyy said to them. Trump and Vance are selling out Ukraine because of things Putin and Musk said to them.