Sam

Exactly. There are loads of reasons people might not renew their UK passport. I'm a dual British-German national and let my UK passport lapse a couple of years ago because I literally didn't have the money to renew it at the time. It's made zero difference to my life until now.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Jesus take the wheels

And we're back. The moment the danger passes, people rush to pretend everything is alright again. It isn't and will not be.

I know international law and the post-WWII global order is currently a bonfire, but can we stop worrying briefly to appreciate Bodø/Glimt dominating Man City (currently) 3-1 with two disallowed goals?

This is one hell of a quote. European leaders really are running out of patience.

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Is anyone else having issues accessing curia.europa.eu?

Viel Spaß!!

Oof, been there! Hoffentlich geht's dir bald besser🤞🏻

Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:

-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)

Great powers have always, to some extent, written the rules for themselves. But this should be a reminder that for all we might lament the “rules based order”, it’s largely gone, if it ever existed. Hard power is the only thing which matters now. Europe needs to wake up to the new realities.

Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.

Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

😔

Fantastic read if you have the time. A Government may finally be dealing with the UK housing crisis..!

But this economic decline is eclipsed by the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure. The larger issues facing Europe include activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty, migration policies that are transforming the continent and creating strife, censorship of free speech and suppression of political opposition, cratering birthrates, and loss of national identities and self-confidence. Should present trends continue, the continent will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less. As such, it is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies. Many of these nations are currently doubling down on their present path. We want Europe to remain European, to regain its civilizational self-confidence, and to abandon its failed focus on regulatory suffocation

US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.

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Was looking for someone else to post this - thought it was just me!

England should have been looking at reaching 320+ from the position they were in. Disappointing to see the collapse come so quickly after they actually dug in and played so well from a poor start. Jofra's maiden century on the way..?

That catch was ridiculously good. Great response from Australia (unfortunately).

I mean, surely he already was, but this removes the only "blemish" on his record. What an innings.

Especially in the match situation. We were 5-2 when he arrived at the crease. What a hero.

Matthew Hayden just breathed an absolutely enormous sigh of relief. What a ton, Root. (This, my German friends and followers, is cricket chat).

🫂

Hahaha ist das großartig 😂 Kann mir den Gesichtsausdruck des Richters sehr gut vorstellen!

I love a @lewisgoodall.com rant

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Ausländerbehörde der Stadt München ist so ein Saftladen. Keine telefonische Kontaktmöglichkeit (ständig sind "alle Leitungen belegt"). E-Mails werden monatelang ignoriert. Einbürgerungsverfahren meiner Frau läuft mittlerweile seit über 20 Monaten. Dann beschwert man sich über den Fachkräftemangel..!

Das glaube ich dir sofort! Ich freue mich richtig auf das Berufsleben, war stets spannender als das Studium oder Ref.