Joanne Clements 🕷💙🦋

Less "Hookup culture."

More "Falling madly in love whilst exploring libraries, museums, and bookstores in Prague on a snowy day" culture.

Natale 2025, l'accensione dell'albero a Piazza del Popolo
https://video.corriere.it/natale-2025-il-momento-dell-accensione-dell-albero-a-piazza-del-popolo/ffb0b48e-8191-451f-949d-100d9fa77xlk

Trump hates Europe’s democracies because they have universal health care, a strong social welfare system and heavy unionization.

He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.

What a betrayal of American values!

The fundamental question on the EU-UK reset👇 is do we want to live within European norms or continue to fantasize we are a swash-buckling empire building nation of rabid capitalists with a side hussle as an American AI data centre & aircraft carrier. Tough call.

New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says

The United States and Russia have officially formed an alliance against Europe, Ukraine, and Canada.

😁👏🌷

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I suspect the new Trump strategy is saying out loud that the old post WW2 world order is now on course to being replaced by a new oligarch-bro led one, based purely on avarice, greed and a total abandonment of any concept of society.

Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill

“Three more British MEPs from Farage’s bloc are alleged to have “followed the script” given to a colleague who was being bribed by an alleged Russian asset…The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe”
#Russia www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Mr. Feldman Said This At Chump's
1st Impeachment Trial.......

Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯

‘What’s going on?’ asks Laura Kuenssberg - suddenly fired up with Labour.
Funny how that energy was missing during 14 years of Tory rule.

So the real question:
Where were you then, Laura?
Your scrutiny felt absent, and Boris Johnson, whom you once called ‘gifted politician’, never got this heat.

It wasn't at all spoiled - I was delighted and happy to share responsibility for my first ever "first attempt"! I don't do Wordle every day any more, so am not overly invested in it. 🌷

A Christmas tree at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves), founded in 1051.

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Starmer’s convening of Macron, Merz and Zelensky tomorrow is well timed. Witkoff tried to repeat his Gaza gambit by producing a hasty ‘peace plan’ and trying to railroad it. That was never going to work with Ukraine/Russia, and his current roadshow with Kushner won’t resolve the core issues 1/6.

YouTube video by FIVE MINUTE NEWS Trump's Neo-Nazi Security Strategy Document Shocks European Allies as America Aligns with Far Right.

Tell me, please - does anyone still not realize that the resurgence of Fascism is being widely promoted by the US, Russia and other anti-Truth interests, world-wide?

This shall not end well...

youtu.be/NgoZevehu-o...

Thanks to this giant hint, I "wordled" in one! 😁

How much is Trump getting to shove into his personal pocket?

Follow the money

Politics that makes a difference Over half a million children, lifted out of poverty

This is a great thing for the PM to do.

It reads a bit too much like internal Labour party literature at times- no need for the dividing lines stuff/sloganistic headlines etc in this medium.

But overall it's very positive and look forward to reading more.

open.substack.com/pub/keirstar...

From the @wsj.com chief foreign correspondent

Putin, Musk, Trump and Farage all hate the EU and want to see it broken. If that's not a reason to rejoin it and help the EU triumph over fascism, I don't know what is!
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

The witch made him hot chocolate.

"They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."

He took a sip.

"They say I can overcome any hardship."

"Mm," said the witch.

"And I can. I do."

The witch said nothing.

"But I shouldn't have to!"

"No."

The witch held the hero as he wept.

"No, you shouldn't."

The inscription on the blade shone silvery.

"Justice," the maid read. "Are you an enchanted butterknife?"

"Yes."

She almost dropped it. "You are?"

"For centuries, none who held me sought justice. I took this form to hide."

It grew in her hand.

She hefted the sword. "Hm. Not sure you can help."

"It meant nothing. I don't even like cats. I was just drunk and experimenting. Please come back"

Kitty, snuggled into my side, claws cadually extended

Just chillin. Flickin my murder claws in and out in case you were thinkin of stopping the scritches

And yet the UK government is happily giving Palantir access to our #NHS data and considering cooperation with the MoD for military AI and other purposes!

😁

Today, I took my supporters to see the Christmas tree on Sophia Square in Kyiv – live, in real time.

If you joined me, please let me know how it was.
Thank you!

One of the reasons (besides the bravery of our glorious army) why Ukraine will never surrender is our spirit.

Today in Kyiv, after last night’s attack ⬇️

Greetings from Kyiv,
where this flask of warcoffee means no electricity at home
and strength that refuses to fade.

Have a good Sunday!