WASPI scandal: Pay out compensation to the women affected The Government has announced it will reconsider whether to compensate the WASPI women, following growing pressure and undisclosed "evidence" Last December, the Government announced women born in the ...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...

As the news report that US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth had a second signal chat in which he shared detailed military plans with his family

One wonders if he was inspired by Mission Gainsborough from this episode of Blackadder Goes Forth 👀

Guessing that no one’s complaining about being stranded in Bali …….yet !

Get Rekt

Educated conservatives who voted for Trump are worse than the ignorant tribal masses. Absolute fools who voted knowing Trump is completely unfit.

The secretive legal system hampering global action on climate change A British company's recent legal victory over Italy's ban on oil exploration shows how a mechanism allowing multinational corporations to sue states is impeding action against fossil fuels interests.

The dysfunction of Starmer’s changed Labour Party locks into the Anglo-American establishment.
Starmer’s official Govt partnership with Blackrock tells you all you need to know about the disgrace of the centre left and its capitulation to oligarchy. Read this👇🏻
www.declassifieduk.org/the-secretiv..

The Butterfly Revolution: A Silent Coup? From Online Forums to MAGA's Policy Papers: The Stealthy Rise of Neoreactionaries.

Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin's final solution to the problem of democracy is to hollow out government, restructure it and run it like a corporation where 'laws become services that companies demand' (Shanker Singham).
broderlineinteresting.substack.com/p/the-butter...

Cowardly. Kicking those least able to kick back.

Starmer said these cuts would be in line with Labour values. Which means Labour values are to cut independence and dignity for those too sick to work.
#tomorrowspaperstoday

Satellite rivalries are politicising the world’s economic plumbing Governments are increasingly wary of relying on foreign communication systems

I’ve been asking where we are with the development & expansion of European/allied (NOT 🇺🇸)controlled satellite systems given the lessons the 🇷🇺 war on 🇺🇦 have given us about their evident geo-political importance

The excellent @alanbeattie.bsky.social has come to my rescue

www.ft.com/content/0588...

Yep

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

Seems quite likely

Trump’s shift on Ukraine: America's new approach to NATO and global diplomacy .“Operation Minimise” were words feared by every British serviceman and woman in Afghanistan. This was the call to cut communication home until the families of wounded or killed soldiers were notified...

‘History teaches us the consequences of appeasing dictators: more conflict further down the line.'

@mrandrewfox.bsky.social writes for @lbc.co.uk on Trump's shift towards Ukraine, the risks of sidelining NATO, and standing firm against authoritarian aggression.

www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

If only a hacker could help …… @osinttechnical.bsky.social

SO true ….. Bella goes out , then 2 minutes later , hammering at door to get back in . …….🐾🐾💕💕

And the cat!

Resting after the storm, the ocean sighs and ripples towards the shore under the low, winter sun. 😊

#Cornwall #ocean #sky #nature #weather #life #calm #peace #winter #photography

⚡️🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹❤️🇵🇱

This afternoon, the Baltic power grid was successfully connected to Poland

Our disconnection from russia and connection with Europe is complete

Both literally and metaphorically

I was radicalized by Sesame Street (pictured old school Sesame Street cast)

You are an utterly amazing human being 🌟Saluting you now Sir. !

What a moral booster that would’ve been 🌟

Rik Mayall’s handwritten letter to a British soldier serving in Afghanistan #rikmayall

Fantastic achievement . Beloved , Jon F , who excels at encouraging others into adventure would love this

Student from Cambridge finishes row from Europe to South America - BBC News Zara says she overcame a cut leg, injured arm, broken finger, capsized boat and broken equipment.

She wanted to do something between College and Sandhurst.

Wow. Just... wow 🇬🇧

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My dog photo of the year

Trying a video as reward for anybody who has started following here. 50MB maximum makes it more tricky, but let's have a go at a lower resolution version of our trip to the beach at first light yesterday. First time I'd seen the sun in weeks.

YouTube video by mrandrewcotter Olive and Mabel - Scent of a Dog.

Just a reminder that we are once more deep into the season of the pretentious perfume ads.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bgn...

Happy birthday to Mabel. Despite her occasional worries about the world, she would follow you to the ends of it. Which she proved again a couple of days ago.