Alasdair MacDonald

Yes, absolutely.

People are making fun of him for this, but I feel pretty confident that the new Trump Kennedy Center will be as much of a success as the Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Vodka, Trump Shuttle, Trump Mortgage, Trump Steaks, and Trump University.

He’s such a wanker.

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
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DAY 1 FEBRUARY 2026

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

2026 We are celebrating the100th National Observance

Black History/Our History

50/50.. For 50 years it was
Negro History Week &
the last 50 years celebrated with Love & Honor
February just the Anniv.
Honor is Always ⬇️

@davidfrum.bsky.social

Have been reading Tawney again. Am struck by his acute observation that, in effect, the rare success of those from disadvantaged backgrounds is used to provide bogus justificatory cover for a system fundamentally rigged in favour of the privileged.

Private equity owns lion’s share of children’s foster ser... Three London firms are now the biggest players in the provision of foster carers in England

Private equity owns lion’s share of children’s foster services in England, ‘bleeding the sector of money’.

Profits margins of 19%. Money extracted in interest payments, intragroup charges. Children suffer.

Ban profit-taking entities from foster services.

That must have hurt.

I’d forgotten how utterly hopeless she is.

Ok, let’s do this🙄

We’ll start with an explainer covering:

🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from

And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article

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1/25

That’s what I call lunch!

This explains why Virginia Giuffre was so reluctant to name #Trump

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

Witness told FBI Trump threatened to ‘disappear’ girl and have her ‘whole family killed’ — Raw Story Under penalty of perjury, a witness told the FBI back in 2016 that they had “personally witnessed” President Donald Trump threaten to “disappear” a girl and have her entire family killed, according to...

Newly released files show a sworn FBI tip alleging Trump threatened a girl with “disappearing” and said he could have her entire family killed. Signed under penalty of perjury.

Why isn’t this front page news?

#EpsteinFiles
#Trump #Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

apple.news/AwMacA1UYTiy...

Ultimately, Petitioners may, because of the arcane United States immigration system, return to their home country, involuntarily or by self-deportation. But that result should occur through a more orderly and humane policy than currently in place. Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you can keep it." With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike, It is so ORDERED. SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026. 7um Jing FRED BIERY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Credit: Bystander Matthew 19:14 John 11:35 There is also the photo of the boy from the viral stories included.

Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I don’t use it either. I think their business model sucks.

It’s all so grubby.

You’d think Mandelson is rich enough to support his own boyfriend’s (now husband’s) study and lifestyle without holding the begging bowl out to Epstein. Same with Andrew & Sarah.

London among the top ten greenest cities in the world, report shows The city came in tenth place overall, earning an admirable Green City Index score of 66.85

London has landed in the top ten greenest cities on the planet 🌱

Not bad for a city that never sits still.

We’re delivering cleaner transport and more green spaces, with even more to come.

MSM needs to step up if these accounts are genuine.

Why are these not all over MSM?

Trump's Downfall Will Come Much Quicker Than Anyone Thinks The growing backlash against ICE's killing of Alex Pretti will be a turning point in public opinion towards the President, predicts Alexandra Hall Hall

A bit of optimism from Alexandra Hall Hall via @bylinetimes.bsky.social - never more needed! bylinetimes.com/2026/01/27/t...

Morning Jennifer, have a super day.

A man devoid of shame or decency.

It’s terrific, isn’t it?

Morning Ted, have a great day and weekend.

What is happening in United States is what happens when coercive powers of the state - arrest, detention, charges - are used as ends in themselves, and not as means of serving justice.

They know the arrests and charges will not stick, but they don’t care.

Intimidation, like cruelty, is the point.

Oh dear me no—he's not. The man is a serial sexual predator who has spent a lifetime committing property and violent crimes against 200+ people.

He caused 400,000+ deaths during the pandemic and felt no upset over that whatsoever.

As one of his biographers I *promise* you he's not rattled by this.

“The president has failed to protect the American people, he has failed to lead this nation, and he is unfit for office.”

-- Bruce Springsteen

FT Weekend v Updated 7:08am Jeffrey Epstein Epstein emails claim Bill Gates hid STD from wife after sex with 'Russian girls' US justice department announces it has concluded review of files related to the late sex offender 贝 Jeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds to Peter Mandelson's husband, emails show Former Prince Andrew offered to aid pay-off to member of Epstein's staff, DoJ emails show

Quite a day when this is what's leading the paper that covers the markets and economics

A year on, I wonder how this theory is going.