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As I have been saying - and as has been proved right, again and again - when narcissists feel invulnerable is when they make mistakes. Overreach is what does for people like Trump and Musk, every time. Here is the movement in Trump's approval rating, since he attacked Zelenskyy, on four polls. ~AA

“Our closest ally, the United States, is now supporting Russia, removing itself from the defence of Europe and the UK..We've got to make the defence of our country our top priority" @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Just a reminder

Donald Trump declares himself ‘king’ “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD,” he wrote. “Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” as he features himself on a mock cover of Time magazine wearing a crown. Deranged and dangerous. What next - declare himself to be a God?

Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star. Putin’s Poodle

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Companies behind Great Britain’s gas pipes and power lines pocketed £3.9bn "excess profits” over the past four years after Ofgem misjudged their costs. Will we get a refund - no chance. Ofgem doesn't protect people. Need customer elected directors on the boards of all utilities.

BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Zelenskyy this evening expressing his support, Downing Street has said

This isn't just true for Americans - it is vital that we all hold the line and defend democracy. "I’m far from certain that staying engaged will make a difference. What I do know is that if we all tune out, there’s no hope at all" @sulliview.bsky.social

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator. He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.

“We are witnessing a very sad moment in American history. The President of the United States is aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to undermine the independence of Ukraine and its democracy”

'We have to stand up' Murkowski calls on Congress to resist mass firings by Trump administration www.adn.com/politics/202...

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THE FALLOUT FROM THE OLIGARCHS’ COUP IN AMERICA IS GOING TO BE DEVASTATING FOR EUROPE. Unless…unless we unite and stop these American loonies dictating our future. Britain must wake up and rejoin the EU. We need Europe, Europe needs us! We need to move quickly!

⚡️'No point trying to negotiate' with Putin, Yulia Navalnaya says. "Even if you decided to negotiate with Putin, just remember he will lie," Navalnaya, widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, said at the Munich Security Conference two days before the anniversary of her husband's death.

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

Mass resignation marks a new kind of defiance in the second Trump era www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Labour must seize the moment to show child poverty matters in push for growth www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tomorrow marks 100 days since Badenoch became Tory leader, and it’s been a total disaster. She’s grossly over-promoted, completely out of her depth, and utterly incapable. Instead of offering leadership, she’s only made the Tories look more lost and unfit to lead. A complete failure. #ukpolitics

One of the most significant downgrades of all time.

“We are witnessing one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o...

Oh dear..

*week three

“When Labour negotiates our country loses” says Kemi Badenoch at #PMQs Imagine the shock when she finds out the last Tory Government negotiated the first deal in history which involved walling the country off from a trading block made up of its nearest neighbours youtu.be/Kqkvnk35Bls?...

“We can't be commentators when it comes to matters of peace on our continent. We must lead, and that’s what I’m determined we will do” Keir Starmer

RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.

Dear Leaders of the Free World, Fight him at every turn. Make his life miserable. Expose his ignorance and sociopathy. Oppose and condemn and marginalize him. The decent people of this nation are not with him. We stand with you. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...

If you elect the school bully as class president, he'll continue being a bully.

I absolutely love how quickly Canadians started placing signs in their businesses to discourage customers from buying any American products and I also love how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau specifically targeted Red States in retaliation. I love you Canada, I’m rooting for you.

Sounds like a plan

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Perfectly captured.

Tesla Sales Plunge 63% in EU’s Second-Biggest EV Market www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A fascinating piece by @BBCCountryfile, really bringing home the absurdity of post-Brexit red tape. The truth is that Brexit bureaucracy is suffocating the aspirations of our entrepreneurs; from our SMEs to our farmers. A thread 🧵👇

Greenland should consider rejoining the EU for ‘protection,’ Danish MEP says www.politico.eu/article/gree...

I missed this entirely: The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines. Musk demanded he resign. He did. On January 20th. www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

Today's newsletter: it is, in fact, very bad that the leader of the opposition doesn't appear to do the reading and instead goes on a strange combination of 'her personal experience', 'her instinctive prejudices' and 'potentially things that crossed her Twitter feed that day':

“America’s closest democratic allies might soon find that they have to choose between their alliance with the U.S. and their ability to run their own elections without the pressure of aggressive outside manipulation” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

 and yet, at the moment he’s golfing

EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky "EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement www.reuters.com/world/europe...

The Hegseth confirmation shows that Republican lawmakers have put party over country. They should be ashamed, but I doubt if they are.