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Ukrainian elections: See if you can spot the main differences from Russia and Belarus

If Carlsberg did Ambassadors. ❤️ [Hiroshi Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom, and Madam Suzuki 🇯🇵🇬🇧 embracing our little quirky corner of the world in their first 4 months here.]

This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II. Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.

A reminder that it's not a "shouting match" when only one side is doing any shouting.

Jeez. Trump actually just said it. He actually just said that Ukraine shouldn't have started this war! He’s actually siding with a crazed, murderous dictator

Russia has now lost 837,000 troops killed and wounded in under three years, a NATO official tells Politico.

Just a memory from 2022 when the Tories wasted £200 million....... but Rachel Reeves LinkedIn profile

I like that he posted a picture of a print-out of the email.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ti...

I know everything feels grim right now but let's be realistic. These people are idiots. They're going to tank their economy. They're going to fuck-up every deal they sign. They're going to leave America looking shattered and deranged. And all those who supported them will look as idiotic as they are

Great point.

The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in biomedical research funding, alarming academic leaders who said it would imperil their universities and medical centers www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

“ refused to answer a recent Freedom of Information request from the BBC's Countryfile programme, asking how many vehicles were failing to turn up for checks at Sevington.” Why? What’s the problem with answering this?

I have to say, really quite delighted about this.

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My message to Zuck

Should billionaires and corporations be banned from buying political parties in the UK? Like if yes. RP if it's HELL YES.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... I'm asking all my followers to please ask your followers to sign this petition & re post it. I really do need your your help as I'm trying to help thousands of terminally people & people that haven't been diagnosed yet. SO PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION

I’m thankful for everyone using Bluesky, everyone building on atproto, everyone listening to our message and sharing our dream of a better social media ecosystem that puts people first. We’re going to do this together — thanks for joining us on this journey!

Asked by Sky News whether his fellow Reform MP previously being jailed for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend, and then subsequently lying to voters about it, should be grounds for his expulsion from the party, Nigel Farage replies that "I've got a million followers on TikTok" and storms off

Trump is going to make life hell for so many good, well informed, progressive people.

Good morning, #CoffeeClub ☕️ ♥️

The message the human race needs to listen to

Will your pension provide for your old age? youtu.be/4Q3TgOQr39Y?... Pension saving is not just about how much money you put aside, but also about what that money is used for. If your pension fund is investing in things like oil, those things are going to be worthless when you want your money back.

📢 App Version 1.94 is rolling out today (1/5) A new release to go along with 20 million users! Open this thread for details. 🧵

Some really lovely recent reviews for Fake Heroes. Still going for a song. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1802...

What a treat for 🦋 We are getting his fascinating 🧵 on materials, energy and politics/ economics. Make sure you follow & buckle up for the stories 👇👇

Farming father in BBC News telling us how keen he is to hand his farm over to his son, who is stood beside him. So why not do it right now and avoid death duties just by surviving for 7 years? A bit of hypocrisy going on here methinks.

This is a really wonderful book!

United Utilities refuses to disclose data on sewage discharges into Windermere. It illegally dumped sewage in the lake for 500 days, refuses to make the disclosure ordered by the Information Commissioner Nothing will change until profit motive is dumped. www.theguardian.com/environment/...