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“What drives me is, is what I’m saying and doing more likely to bring about a lasting peace or not. If the answer is yes I’ll do it, if not I won’t do it” Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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BREAKING: WHO BEARS THE MOST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVAL OFFICE ARGUMENT? WITH 79,312 VOTES 👏

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If anyone says “What has labour done in 7 months” This is an incomplete report since there is more in the works. But it’s still a lot bit.ly/3D1HrIx

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Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.

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So while Trump banned the Associated Press from the Oval Office, a reporter from Russia's state-owned news agency TASS was allowed in to cover his attack on Zelensky

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No-one could imagine Trump speaking to Putin like that. Which is one of the reasons that just happened.

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“I cannot believe he is a Russian agent but he sure plays one.” Thomas L Friedman

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Unsurprisingly, this petition is racing at pace. 👇👇

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The most shameful day for the United States of America in any of our lifetimes.

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Terrific resignation letter by Anneliese Dodds, this.

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All in all, Starmer’s first Trump White House visit looks like it couldn’t have gone much better. No 10 will be delighted and relieved, his enemies bitterly disappointed.

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After 18 years of SNP Government the latest set of Education stats Attainment levelsDOWN❌ Pupils in positive destinations DOWN❌ College places DOWN❌ Number of pupils leaving with Nat5s DOWN❌ Poverty related attainment gap UP ❌ Can Scotland afford much more of SNP

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You first.

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Kemi Badenoch on the increase in defence spending: “I’m glad he took my advice” Starmer: “She didn’t feature in my thinking at all. She’s appointed herself as saviour of western civilisation. Its a desperate search for relevance” #PMQs #PoliticsLive

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Venus and her reflection taken during blue hour at the shore, here in #Leith about an hour ago. It was a beautiful night for a walk, if a little cold. #photography #photo #canon #EOSR5 #longexposure #venus #bluehour #edinburgh #reflection #photowalk #scotland

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The #Viking Trade Network Effect 💰🌐 Silver dirhams from Central Asia, found in Scotland. All minted in what is now Uzbekistan, the whole coins were deposited in Skye's Storr Rock Hoard (c. 935-40), and the fragment at a possible Viking-Age beach market at Stevenston Sands, Ayrshire. My 📷 NMS

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Tesla share price Dec 17 - $480 Tesla share price today - $306 (Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin)

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"Data doesn't lie"? It's amazing how much the same people who mocked pre-eminent scientists during COVID are now blindly following a ketamine-fueled hustler and the teenage DOGE dorks.

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"Hitler, his administration, and his millionaire class friends used in 1933 to dissolve Germany’s Weimar Republic, a mere 53 days after Hitler took power as Chancellor. Take note at the time of this writing, we here in America are only 29 days into the new Trump administration."

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✍️ BECLI A probable Gaelic personal name has been inscribed in a geometric style on this early C8th cross-slab found under the floor of Dull Parish Church. The style of the cross is linked to Iona, as may the Dull monastery itself (Canmore; ScARF; Will et al. SAJ 25:1 2003, 57). My 📷, Perth Museum

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As the dust gradually settles let’s remember 80% of Germans today rejected AfD/fascism and told Elon Musk to do one. Thank you Germany

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Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”

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A thread fact checking Trump's claims about Ukraine, which appears to have come directly from the Putin propaganda agency. 1/8

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This is excellent. (Some usual suspects in London will have a fit but hey ho.)

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Donald Trump again mimics Putin and calls for an election in Ukraine - falsely claiming Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%” Recent polling in fact shows that Zelensky’s approval rating is better than Trumps Lets make sure everyone knows the truth youtu.be/QDagM0WWEP4?...

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‘Fragment of a Queen’s Face’ Timeless beauty from Ancient Egypt, c. 1390–1336 BC. Yellow jasper exquisitely sculpted and polished to achieve a mirror-like surface. The identity of this royal woman is uncertain. The Met, photo by me. #Archaeology

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As always @maitlis.bsky.social neatly sums it up

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History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I am the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me." Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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VG from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social but as others have said the historical analogy is wrong. Chamberlain wasn't a Nazi fellow-traveller. AfD supporter and far-right propagandist Goodwin is much closer to Oswald Mosley.

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Badenoch is a great test study of how long self-image can withstand reality.

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Why is nobody talking about this?

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This Petition just needs 5,000 signatures to get over the 100k needed for consideration for a Parliamentary debate By almost every economic and financial measure Brexit has been disastrous for the UK - lets start the conversation petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Trump is asked on Fox whether he sees Vance as his natural successor in 2028. “No”, the President replies.

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Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" with Opera North in Leeds. A well-intenioned production that didn't quote work. And a soprano who was missing the top couple of notes needed. Orchestra and chorus were on blistering form.

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Wow! The number of @bsky.app users just passed 31 MILLION!👏 LETS DO THIS!

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Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said: “No-one can doubt Chris Philp’s work ethic after he crashed the economy in just 39 days as Treasury minister under Liz Truss." www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/real-b...

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A rather wonderful concert performance of Bellini's Norma at the Opera Vlaanderen in Antwerp last night. They included the alternative bass aria by Wagner in the 2nd Act!

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First night of a new production of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" at the Opera de la Wallonie in Liege. #luckyme

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Ouch! And this is an outfit the Scottish people own. They'll have to do much better.

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The movie "The Zone of Interest" was extraordinary. This article about the actual family who lived there is equally powerful. app.independent.co.uk/2025/01/27/2...

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December 2024: German Government funded research concludes that importing green hydrogen by ship is economically unviable. January 2025: Scottish Government says it plans to export green hydrogen to Germany by ship. What could possibly go wrong?

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A narcissist, an idiot and a Nazi walk into a bar. The barman says "Good evening Mr Musk".

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