GuyM

There’s a madman in the White House, a war-monger in the Kremlin, the World is on fire from global warming.

And the Labour Party? They’re arguing the minutiae of party procedure.

Some things never change.

Not sure “sorry” is a word Trump has ever understood.

Whatever happens, he’s not going to say it.

Horrified & heartbroken by the latest ICE murder in Minneapolis.

Alex Pretti was an intensive care nurse & beloved son.

Americans, please know how many millions of us here in the UK are sickened by Trump and his fascist thugs, and stand in solidarity with all of you resisting them 🇬🇧🇺🇸

America appears to be in a very bad place right now.

Another horrifying shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis What happens when armed men are given impunity

The Department of Homeland Security quickly issued a public statement that sought to justify the killing before any reasonable investigation could have been completed

Alex Honnold successfully free solos Taipei 101 in live Netflix climb American climber Alex Honnold scaled Taipei 101 without ropes in a live Netflix broadcast, thrilling crowds and reigniting debate over risk and spectacle

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

I feel dizzy just reading this.

But there’s only one of him. He’s not the “Germans”, he’s a German.

TBH The World Cup really might not go ahead.

The first step is the hardest. Trust me.

“Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.”

Lineker’s quote no longer applies.

I love Stephen. The face of a doomed WW1 officer and the wardrobe of John Travolta. #thetraitors

He could have betrayed her right at the end by voting her off and taking all the money, but didn’t. He chose to share it.

Immensely impressive person.

The thing that works for me is porridge. Slow releasing energy.

Painful, but right.

But maybe the Germans just recognise England has a better side this year.

PS Great on reaching your target weight. Well done.

I get that. But we are all much heavier than we were 50 years ago. And that’s not genetics, it’s crisps, sugary drinks and lack of exercise.

When I was at school there were no fat children. Literally none.

I’ve lost 10Kg in the last year.

It’s really simple: stop eating rubbish processed food, and start eating healthy fresh vegetables.

And don’t drink alcohol.

It doesn’t need a pill.

Not from US, but it can often seem from the outside that you have a racism problem.

You celebrate Independence Day, but it took 3/4 of a century after that for slavery to be abolished. Even then lynching and segregation was widespread. Race discrimination is a virus that runs through the US.

Two Worlds make One, by Diana St Ruth If we think the Buddha had a point, then we can take heart and make efforts in transforming our own minds and seeing that there is no outer world in turmoil as distinct from an inner one, that one …

Buddhist practice: We have the means of letting the world go without ignoring it. 'Two Worlds make One' by Diana St Ruth wp.me/pFy3u-1xA.

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One of my #German comrades who had done nothing for the #USA in #Afghanistan. Draft dodging #Trump is a disgrace.

I think American democracy isn’t going to survive the rest of his term.

Spurs really know how to waste money.

Whether or not they’re the richest (and the sheiks of Manchester and Newcastle may have something to say about that) they are definitely the best run.

This goes back to the (excellent) Bagehot column in this week’s Economist. “Affluenza” means we are all permanently dissatisfied regardless of whoever leads us.

Excellent 👏👏👏

Britain’s newest prison is already in crisis Violence is so severe at privately run HMP Millsike that prison monitors will only visit in pairs

"Britain’s newest prison is in crisis just months after opening, a watchdog has said."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/19/britains-newest-prison-is-already-in-crisis/

Not sure trading one middle aged white man in a suit for another middle aged man in a suit is going to make the difference.

(Speaking as an older man who has given all his suits to charity, saving one for funerals).

The World Economic Forum in Davos didn’t seem to be about economics.