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Fiery red tinged clouds against a pale blue sky, silhouette of trees slightly tilted on the horizon, edge of the sun peeping out just before it disappears below the hedgeline

It’s the season of beautiful sunsets.

@sanders.senate.gov tells it like it is

Erm - I hope that’s not the right date for Amsterdam - my tickets say 23 November…

Genius idea

They really don’t appear to have thought it out well. There are so many culture specific references in the show. That line about, ‘They all look like James’ is not going to land well…

UK to recognise Palestinian state The Prime Minister said that the recognition of a Palestinian state would depend on an assessment made before the UN General Assembly meeting in September

"Keir Starmer has announced today that the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September, unless Israel commits to a sustainable peace, and allows the UN to restart its humanitarian support to Gaza."

Why is it either/or?

Wow I mean congrats but why would you put yourself through this - Eastern Europe OMG you just said one word in my language we're now officially BFFs - Mediterraneans Oh that's so cute, let's speak in English though - Scandi/Germany Please don't do that. -France (no reaction)

How Europeans react when you try to speak their language.

🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

The race to the bottom is on as Starmer delivers his great immigration reset | John Crace A week after Reform cleans up at the local elections, the prime minister decides it’s time to ‘take back control’

The headline doesn’t quite capture the furious, biting sarcasm of this piece by @mrjohncrace.bsky.social - which is definitely worth a few minutes of your time www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Stainless steel sink draining board with two rows of bright reddish pink radishes lined up, complete with leaves

A pair of freshly harvested radishes being held lovingly between thumb and fingers. Background of soil and not quite ready radishes.

A starkly white plate on a pale wooden table, resplendent with crispbreads and hummus, a tomato cut in a fancy shape, cucumber slices, cheddar cheese, grated carrot, homemade sauerkraut and radishes

Radish harvest. Spring has definitely sprung - time for snacking

Ah, Porto - reminiscent of Malaysia to me in a strange way…

Oo - let’s do this

Hmm - Shepherd’s Bush where I first saw you live 25 years ago or somewhere in Norway, Sweden or Denmark just because I like it there?

Here is some good news. With thanks to everyone who contributed to our United24 campaign for demining Ukrainian land. You made this happen.

Poilievre is an Elon tool who will make it as easy for 🍊💩 to annex Canada as the Austrians did for Hitler. For the sake of National Sovereignty, REJECT him in this election & vote for Carney, despite the many mistakes the Liberals have made, so that he can form a strong coalition gov.

Kurz durchsortiert.

- Keine US Aufklärung für die Ukraine
- Verbot, dass die Briten Informationen weitergeben
- Verbot, dass private Firmen Satellitenbilder weitergeben
- Russland erhält US- Aufklärung

Russland bombardiert zivile Ziele, auch im Westen der Ukraine.

Trump watet durch Blut.

Major Update: In response to a suit filed earlier today by Democracy Forward on behalf of Ward Brehm, President of USADF, a District Court ruled to temporarily block Musk’s so-called “DOGE's” attempt to access USADF & remove Brehm as President. Full statement: democracyforward.org/updates/usad...

Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building The U.S. African Development Foundation denied several DOGE employees access to its offices Wednesday.

👏 THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. USADF employees block DOGE employees from accessing the building.

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The #UK will continue to provide #Ukraine with intelligence after a pause by the #US.

Ukraine will receive data collected from satellites, ground stations, surveillance aircraft such as Rivet Joint, and even covertly deployed ground forces, as well as from open sources.

Source: the Guardian

There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing How regime change happens in America

Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

UNBOWED

It changes daily… can’t even give a top 3. In the top half - Ginkgo, Lost in Translation, Inherit the Wind, Half on My Mind and B-side Ash Wednesday. But I pretty much like it all.

WHAT WAR IS A poem by Ostap Slyvynsky

"i know you’re afraid of blood so we’ll write it with water

the water the wounded man asked for when he could no longer swallow and just

looked at it

water that seeps through a shelled-out roof

water that can replace tears"
WHAT WAR IS
Ostap Slyvynsky
Full poem: snyder.substack.com/p/what-war-is

Why is the GOP shielding Elon Musk from Oversight!? 

Maybe…because while we’re sitting here he’s dismantling agencies, threatening national security, stealing our data, and breaking the law. 

Dems are not clutching our pearls. 
Dems are fighting back. 
And we won't stop!

Political Views

A plastic Covid test with positive result

It’s still around folks. Look after yourselves 😕

I follow you on LinkedIn but still…