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As not seen on the BBC News. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-farage-labour-reform-latest-polls-defence-spending-b2706092.html

Farage Response to Trump-Zelenskiy Row Shows Split in UK Right www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 0h dear oh dear.

A pity Starmer did not mention that Turkey’s outstanding foreign minister was at Lancaster House. Their armed forces total 850,000 including 300,000 reserves. They also have excellent relations with Kyiv.

Some of us had predicted that Trump’s only silver-lining may have been to push the UK more towards Europe. Not sure this is it yet, but this is something.

Is there anything as dreary as Anglican hymns on a Sunday morning?

Orban Says Differences on Ukraine Unbridgeable Before Summit Time for EU to expel Hungary from the bloc?

The next time Musk interferes in European politics, ban Twitter across the continent and boycott his cars.

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Trump just pissed on every attack line used against Starmer by the Mail-Times-Telegraph axis not to speak of Reform-Tories. They won’t stop but he completely humiliated the lot of them. Starmer can return in triumph.

The Elon Musk backed pro-Russian candidate in Romania, Calin Georgescu has been arrested. Authorities raided him like the crook he is and found at least $10 million in cash and tickets to Moscow. He may have also bumped his head a little bit too.

The Callas film Maria is a brilliant exploration of when it’s time to stop singing, writing, painting etc. One thinks of Fragonard or Rossini. Better than just churning it out when the best work is in the past.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b... Will Lewis always at the heart of any rot. Like a termite.

Kemi ‘Saviour of the West’ is really utterly hopeless. Some of elderly buffer from the shires could do better than this.

🚨🚨 This is bloody fucking insane. I do generally desist using foul language but the spineless, shameless traitors of the Trump administration deserves a special place in hell for this action. US is no longer a supporter but (I thought I was never going this) rather a threat to the global order. 👇

I just counted four lies in two minutes of Trump’s White House press conference after his meeting with President Macron.

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian-linked bribes The traitors party.

Trump World Displays the Tragedy and Folly of a King’s Court Interesting piece by Max Hastings on King Trump

UK party leaders walk tightrope on Trump while voters want stricter stance

Don’t bother with Zero Day. Really wooden acting.

Tony. H Windsor writes on X Surely with the US rapidly becoming Putins puppet it’s time to revisit the AUKUS fiasco. Trump’s statement that America is “a whole beautiful ocean away”from the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a reason to abandon Ukraine should ring bells with the Australian Government.

Trump trumps himself with latest delusional fantasies (and final day of comedy gold Excel nutters fest)

Seven times bankrupt property developer and convicted felon describes Zelenskyy as a ‘moderately successful comedian’. Yeah, right.

🔴 Trump-Supporting ARC Conference After Party Cancelled at London Nightclub Following Protests Venue was set to host a cigars, cocktail and DJ night for British Trump-backers attending a conference addressed by Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch bylinetimes.com/2025/02/19/t...

The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks – Byline Times

Trump needs that Putin meeting much more than Putin. Needy man makes mistakes.

Nigel Farage, Jordan Peterson @mrjohncrace.bsky.social brilliant

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...

Jewish man mistakes two Israeli tourists for Palestinians and opens fire on them in Miami

"With individuals and large organisations leaving X in droves, Bluesky seems to be the social media platform of choice to emigrate to" 🦋

German defence minister Boris Pistorius really slapped down Vance’s blatant interference in the German election. Pity the UK are so gutless in dealing with these thugs.

open.substack.com/pub/danieldr... Contrarian comment editors should read this stone cold analysis of their treason of the clerks.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o... This is on the money and about the money though I’d add that the MAGA people are a DEI operation themselves, adopting all the poses of sentimental victimhood (for whites).

President Xi just told the Standing Committee of the CCP to take a nap for four years. When they wake up, the world will be in their laps, thanks to the idiotocracy in Washington.

Les Canadiens et Canadiennes peuvent être, et vont être, maîtres de leur destin.

Nice to see Question Time giving so much exposure to Paul Marshall’s boy Goodwin and the religious nutter Kruger.

‘Everything under heaven is in chaos; the situation is excellent’ (Mao) and Donald Trump.

2024: Nigel Farage tells the people of Clacton that he will fight for them 2025: The TUC interview Clacton voters and point out that Nigel Farage voted against the Employment Rights Bill going through parliament, they were not impressed

What on earth is wrong with Tim Montgomerie? Clearly not a well man.

Minister blames monkey for Sri Lanka nationwide power cut 0ne for UK rail bosses to ponder. Better than leaves on the line.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o... Trump will become a bot and get elected again?

Donald Trump is remaking the world. But he really won’t like the result

Millionaire accused over 2017 murder of Maltese journalist freed on bail