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šŸ“North Londoner. British by birth. Irish by descent. European in outlook. Founder 12boxes.com. Views probably pre-owned.
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BBC Laura K still is putting Farage on regularlyā€¦

Do you yearn to hear Starmer condemn Trump? If so, you're going to be disappointed www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So what is it to be? Bail out a stricken Trump with a third-rate trade deal on which he will boast Britain has kissed his arse? Or make common cause with the EU to boost our growth and fashion a new global free-trade architecture? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Sense www.theguardian.com/business/202...

That would be nice. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"Hundreds of military children who are students at Defense Department schools across the globe walked out of class to protest book bans, curriculum changes and restrictions on extracurricular activities that have resulted from Trump's crackdown on diversity." www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Where is this book going!!!!?

šŸšØA sweeping crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook that are critical of Israelā€”or even vaguely supportive of Palestiniansā€”was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to internal Meta data obtained by @dropsitenews.com www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-dat...

Hey, just a quiet reminder: itā€™s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner. nymag.com/intelligence...

Government ministers talk up the prospects of a trade mesalliance with fascist America, whilst refusing to contemplate publicly anything of the sort with the EU. Do tell, Sir Keir: what are we and Europe supposed to deduce from that? @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social

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Thatā€™s annoying. I forgot that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

Last weekend in Chicago, 1500 historians gathered for the Organization of American Historians' conference where leading scholars discussed little things like, oh, the fate of democracy. I guess if we add some horny Nazis next year maybe CNN will come out and listen to what we have to say?

"This week, a political journalist called Marie Le Conte ( @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com ) addressed the British media and their failure to hold to account the chancers of the right."

OK but only if you agree that I can take ownership of Starlink for nothing.

ā€œBRING HIM HOMEā€ šŸ”„

A reminder to match your liquid foundation to your skin tone, not your handbag.

These videos are important because as Trump voters start asking why they are ā€œFinding Out,ā€ the ā€œwhere they Fucked Aroundā€ has to be something they have a chance of seeingā€¦ as opposed to made up reasons right wing media is guaranteed to feed them.

Keir Starmerā€™s determination to save Britain's tiny steel industry contrasts with his continued refusal to offer meaningful help to the many more workers whose livelihoods still depend on the EU www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/keir-starm...

Mallorca today. A rooster, a Mandala, a cloister, and an amazing flight of steps.

Great. Now I need to inject bleach into my eyes.

Every time I read about these law firms caving I think about the sporting goods store owner in the Sopranos who got in hock to Tony and how Tonyā€™s crew ended up cleaning out his store and bankrupting him ā€¦. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust_Out

Let the Chinese languish in the 18th century industries of chips, smartphones, computers and personal electronics - safe behind the tariff wall, the US shall regain superpower status by dominanting the jobs of the future: little paper napkin and sock manufacturing.

What Chris says. This is either a deliberate lie or a confession of criminally negligent incompetence which ruined many peoples' lives.

šŸ§µ This is an Ogden photo of one of the great Irish painter Francis Baconā€™s bookshelves. Fellow Irish genii are included - James Joyce & Oscar Wilde. Both Bruce Chatwin & Stephen Spender appear. There are Greek studies & art guides & throughout his flat - VelĆ”zquez [Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin] [1]

Iā€™ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation

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This is awesome! šŸ˜†

I agree. In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.

The 2026 men's World Cup (co-hosts are USA + Canada + Mexico) + the 2028 Olympics (LA) + 2031 women's World Cup now face political instability risks from fear of travel. Important to secure US govt assurances to stop arbitrary refusal of entry and lawless detention of competitors or supporters.

#GVerse #Attention: A special message from France: šŸ‘€šŸ‡«šŸ‡· Repost!!!

Politically, I'm a centrist granddad and a director of an independent business. So, if something like this resonates with *me*...

The spokesperson for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China is trolling Trump.

Talk about painting a target!

And not before time as any @privateeyenews.bsky.social reader knows.

Partner at lunch with a family last week. Son, a guy in his early 20's, was recently visiting his Aunt in the USA, who was waiting for him in the arrivals lounge and had paid for his ticket. He was turned away because the immigration officials 'did not believe him.' #wearingniceclotheswhenblack

Australian with working visa detained and deported on returning to US from sisterā€™s memorial

I don't pretend to understand this, but it does have a kind of hypnotic fascination like the snaking power line in The Ice Storm.