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Leonard Cohen, ‘Everybody Knows’

Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But there's gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows

#Farage #Nigelfarage #ReformUK #RussiaReport

Spoke to a Jobbik member at a European Works Council in early 2000s. Fidesz appears to have moved into that extremist space, while implausibly claiming to remain ‘conservative’ and thus socially acceptable.

Instalment payment of vengeance for Trianon.

Beware, you’ll scuttle the ship.

UK’s own Agent Krasnov, though let’s not lose sight of the many others in positions of influence.

Western European Union Redux, with greater ambitions?

Echt waar?

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

Roy Dottrice narrations of the series are rather good, too.

Looking forward to more from Stew tonight @
Ally Pally.

Way to go!
I still twitch at “listen up” said with a British accent.

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg Reading Russia Weekend Extra

In “Reading Russia Weekend Extra”: news about Russia’s economy, an interview with a newspaper chief, plus details of our film for BBC Panorama: ‘Our Man In Moscow’ is on BBC One
at 8pm on Feb 2nd. Also available on BBC iPlayer.

Interpreters’ performance is boosted by high class canapés!

We're mourning yet again in Minnesota — and struggling to square the gut-churning video of Alex Pretti's final moments with official accounts.

I'm teaching techniques of neutralization this term, so I made this quick slide on the DHS statement. Share if it's useful. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...

Board of Peace - Season 1

In 1997 I was at a commemoration of the WWII Paneriai massacres in the forest outside Vilnius. Victims mainly Jews, some Poles, + Soviet POWs, though main intention had been to eradicate Litvak Yiddish culture.

The 56 yr old Western European Union was wound down in 2011, when it was felt that its residual collective responsibilities could thereafter be shared between EU CFSP & NATO…
Feels like high time to throw six & start putting together something new that meets current needs of regional partners.

Knut Hamsun

Have been delighted to discover that audiobooks are available free of charge via my local library - have got through many more books than would have been possible if I’d had to sit down to read them all.

Dusting off the 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine post 1902-1903 🇻🇪 crisis. The corollary states that 🇺🇸 could intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American countries if they committed flagrant wrongdoings that "loosened the ties of civilized society“.

"The event in St Petersburg was addressed by Mark Collett, a longstanding far-right activist and founder of Patriotic Alternative, which attempted to exploit the summer of unrest outside asylum hotels in Britain." Just in case anyone wonders about the 'patriotism' and what 'alternative' it favours.

Bitter Lake Adam Curtis's epic film explains how everyone - Britain, America and Russia - got lost in Afghanistan. How a toxic blend of arrogance and ignorance led to the present disaster.

You’re welcome. I watched it on BBC iPlayer (geo-blocked to UK) might be available on YouTube.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Bitter Lake (film) - Wikipedia

Covered by Adam Curtis in ‘Bitter Lake’.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_...

No kidding. Farage has got bitter inadequacy written all over him. Which is why it’s deeply irresponsible that our media avoids challenging him. He can’t cope with it.
Anyone wanting the kind of power he’s grubbing for, needs to be able to withstand scrutiny. Not have a massive strop and huff off.

The idea of European composers was floated at one stage. However preference was given to arches & bridges as generic architectural styles representing openness and linkage, thus avoiding visual references to any specific Eurozone country.

No idea how many people are called Laurent Brindeau, but one is listed by Companies House as being engaged in ‘specialised design activities’.

The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.

Épatant!