Richard James Foster

Trump: "We've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough"

If this is actually the new set of strategic goals, the Trump administration is admitting that they have strategically failed and this has been a disaster.

This list’ll be fun and we all need some fun, nietwaar?

Used to like drinking Hydes

Ayr

Great pic! I like that pub, but prefer the Grey Horse just a door or so down.

Ayr

I reckon it could be drawn as the C8th Kingdom of Mercia and all points south

Loved this record when it came out

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Trump's decision to bomb Iran is now the greatest windfall to the Russian war effort on record. If it continues, it might save the Russian war economy.

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A victory for Trump, Putin and Netanyahu.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov: “To be honest, I don’t even understand now how anyone can call on others to follow the norms and principles of international law. In fact, it no longer exists.”

Yeah but guess what; those refugees aren’t going to end up in the US or Israel. A surge of refugees into western Europe is only going to boost support for the kind of political parties that the US National Security Strategy says it is now a US foreign policy objective to support.

My favourite Dan Hannan lore is that he is really, properly, massively into bullfighting and has various matador outfits, exactly like Dougal does in the Father Ted Christmas special.

Suez?!? Suez??!! Hannan is a flippant ghoul. Or dumb? These Poundshop Blimps are a blight on us all.

Hannan again demonstrating the broader point that the UK right has completely lost touch with where the bulk of opinion in the UK lies on the Middle East - both with this and Israel/Gaza.

Crazy

De geschiedenis van een witte merel (1949). Leuke illustraties door André Vlaanderen, een druk reclametekenaar van toen. Zijn Gazelle-logo prijkt (geloof ik) nog steeds op de fietsen. #kringloop

Looks great as a poster!

MEET THE BÀRD: Stu Hennigan | Bard Books We are delighted to be hosting the first London event for Stu Hennigan's hotly tipped debut novel 'Keshed', a brutally poetic examination of class, belonging, masculinity, addiction and fatherhood. St...

This time next week i'll be in London for this one, would be great to see loads of you there given that between the train, travelodge and two days off work, it's costing me more than HALF the advance just to come and do it 😳😳😳😳😳😳

www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-detail...

Yes. And we have to talk about this now, because talking about it is the first step to making it seem like a callous crime rather than a surprising emergency.

So Trump rolls out the red carpet for Putin, protects Putin, bullies the Ukrainians for Putin, and in return Putin helps Iranians kill Americans.

Trump must act now or the case for him being a Russian asset of some type will be undeniable.

Russian intelligence suspected after Birmingham targeted in 'self-igniting parcel' attacks Russian intelligence is suspected of being behind several "self igniting" air freight fires around Europe, including one in Birmingham.

Russian intelligence is suspected of being behind several "self igniting" air freight fires around Europe, including one in Birmingham

news.sky.com/story/russia...

Trump’s War now providing a massive influx of cash for Iran’s ally Russia so they can continue to bomb civilians in Ukraine while we ask Ukraine for help against Iranian drones. Trump’s foreign policy in a nutshell.

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

"Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces...

Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft...

'It does seem like it’s a pretty comprehensive effort,'" an official said.

Sounds like a Posy Simmonds strip!

They can cost a packet!

Are we falling out of love with nonfiction? In the early 2020s, readers flocked to books to explain political turbulence. But is the world now too grim to read about – and are podcasters taking the place of authors?

my view on this is that publishers should stop it with the 80k wordcount obsession, so many contemporary non-fic books are obviously 40-50k pieces of work stretched to the extent that they become very boring to read - just let people write cheaper, shorter books! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...