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Reporter: I was watching your face during the meeting.. what was going through your mind when the President talked about erasing the border..

Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind

Reporter: Oh I could

Sounds like a plan👏

Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don’t punish neighbors Commission president criticizes the American leader’s trade war, approach to other countries and targeting of universities.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took multiple swipes at Donald Trump in a speech that laid bare the increasing antagonism across the Atlantic.

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic Nigel Farage says first thing he would do as PM if he won a GE would be to remove UK from the ECHR

Nigel Farage has told ITV News the first thing he would do as prime minister if he won a general election would be to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights

That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.

THIS IS WHY
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Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

Riddle: what do you call someone who is very very stupid but thinks they are incredibly smart?

Answer : Donald Trump Stupid or DTS

E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump.

Breaking News: The EU is said to be readying major penalties against X, Elon Musk’s platform, over a law that targets illicit content and disinformation.

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board:

“We can understand the need to tone down hostile rhetoric amid negotiations, but the Administration’s propensity to fall for Russian propaganda is something else. Certainly no one would accuse them of following in Churchill’s footsteps.”

Hegseth is literally denying a story that the NSC has already confirmed and in which receipts were printed verbatim.

Remember this the next time he impugns another journalist.

European leaders warn Putin’s talk of peace is a mirage Allies voice deep skepticism as Trump and Putin hold a 90-minute call.

As United States President Donald Trump pushes ceasefire talks with Russia, top European officials gathering for a security conference on the other side of the world warned that Vladimir Putin isn’t actually interested in any meaningful peace deal.

Sadiq Khan: ‘Brexit was a mistake’ - Politics.co.uk Sadiq Khan is set to tell European Union (EU) diplomats that “Brexit was a mistake” as he renews calls for closer alignment and a youth mobility scheme. At a summit hosted by the London mayor and atte...

Bravo 👏 London Mayor Sadiq Khan continues to go against the Labour Party line on Brexit

Set to tell EU diplomats “Brexit was a mistake” & renew calls for closer alignment & youth mobility scheme & will tell delegates Britain’s withdrawal from the trading bloc “continues to have a negative impact”

Welcome to the Resistance, Mr. Chief Justice.

The Parliamentary Partnership Assembly ended a successful meeting this afternoon agreeing to a joint statement at the start to reset the fractious EU-UK relationship left behind by the previous Tory government.

A positive step in the right direction.

Lord Ricketts, "It's an important opportunity for Keir Starmer"

"To set out what Britain wants from this reset from the EU"

"And how can Britain do alongside major European countries, do more to protect ourselves, partucularly from the threat from Russia"

We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits

Can’t believe the updates from The US…

Two emotionally detached narcissists engineering what appears to be a mass looting of the country

Triggering culture, tariff and diplomatic wars

…while rolling out orders that will hurt the pockets, safety & health of its citizens.

THIS IS WHAT OLIGARCHY LOOKS LIKE

Joining the EU Single Market Could Be the Gamechanger for Keir Starmer's Government Both the UK economy and the new Labour Government needs an urgent shot in the arm. Could this be the solution?

Joining the EU Single Market Could Be the Gamechanger for Keir Starmer’s Government

Both the UK economy and the new Labour Government needs an urgent shot in the arm. Could this be the solution?

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Elon Musk’s war on ‘free speech’ and truth – should Britain consider banning X? Musk’s social media platform X fuels disinformation, hate, and political interference. How long can his ‘free speech’ hypocrisy go unchecked?

Musk’s social media platform X fuels disinformation, hate, and political interference. How long can his ‘free speech’ hypocrisy go unchecked? | Lisa Burton

Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship - Anadolu Ajansı

More than 60 universities and higher education institutions in Germany have announced their departure from X

In a joint statement, the universities condemned the platform for amplifying far-right populist content, calling it “unacceptable”

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Goodbye to Twitter. Good riddance to X. "Once a hub for news, debate, and connection, Twitter has devolved into a cesspit of hate and chaos. Today, I’m sending my final tweet."

"Once a hub for news, debate, and connection, Twitter has devolved into a cesspit of hate and chaos. Today, I’m sending my final tweet."

Episode 1: A Meeting at the Carlton Club Podcast Episode · Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring · EP1 · 24m

NEW: Meet Sergei Cristo, a Russian-born Conservative party activist turned whistleblower.

Episode 1 is out today: A meeting at the Carlton Club.

And the start of efforts to uncover the biggest Russian intelligence operation since the Cambridge Spy Ring.
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A bishop says “But I didn’t do anything”. A priest replies “Well that’s kind of the problem”

This. This. This.

And that message carries across a huge range of circumstances.

The Brexit backlash – does it signal a progressive future? Starmer fears ‘betraying Brexit’. Yet with polls showing a majority for moving closer to Europe, can the progressive majority find its voice?

Starmer fears ‘betraying Brexit’. Yet with polls showing a majority for moving closer to Europe, can the progressive majority find its voice? | Tom Serpell

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I am right in thinking everyone wants to Rejoin the EU aren't I?

Like if you do
RP if you really do

I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine

Fight back against fascism: how big money is threatening democracy Fascism thrives when democracy falters. From funding Reform to vigilance, here’s how we protect our future

“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs, whatever.”

We’re incredibly proud to be a part of it, too

Alastair Campbell roasting a rattled Nigel Farage.🔥

“You are somebody who will exploit any problem going for your own political ends. Brexit was a fundamentally damaging thing to this country. That is your one legacy and you now don’t even want to talk about it.”
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An aerial view of banded hills in the Utah desert. There are layers of red, magenta, white, orange, gray, and even blue* The blue is actually gray, but appears slightly blue from above at blue hour.

Alien Planet.

Utah's Bentonite Hills are a colorful landscape of banded hills that make you feel like you're walking on Mars. These were formed during the Jurassic period when mud, silt, sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. I am in this photo, btw!