Jeffrey Ford

I see a pair in there but I can see why you were not tempted.

The confederacy of dunces assembles.

I’m pretty sure that ain’t for sale. Someone should tell him about the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

This is the Daily Mirror. No better and perhaps worse than the National Enquirer.

That’s proper end of days, that is

There is only one warmonger on the European stage: Vladimir Putin | Letter Letter: Experts on Russia, Ukraine and international security respond to a letter that criticised Fiona Hill for her assessment of the Russian threat to Britain

On 13 June, @theguardian.com published a collective letter concerning Russia’s war & attacking Dr #FionaHill, the chancellor of Durham University & one of the principal authors of the UK’s strategic defence review. As UK-based or British-educated experts in matters pertaining to Russia, we disagree.

Apparently the answer is to elevate him to replace Walz in Nat Security

Worth noting how far right MAGA US intellectuals often now claim that Canadian national identity is fake and Mexicans are not capable of managing a state.

All reminiscent of the predominant narratives in Russia claiming that Ukrainian identity does not exist and Kazakhs are incapable of statehood

Aliens coming over (or down) here and stealing our jobs.

Ok, who inserted the crickets?!

A billboard by The Telegraph, reportedly in Kent, England.

But look at how many wars have been stopped with a strongly worded tweet.

"Trump seems to give Putin carrots he didn't ask for while also taking away the stick. I haven't read the Art of the Deal. Maybe that's how it's supposed to be."

Great to talk to @timsteno.bsky.social o and Carol Massar on @bloomberglp.bsky.social this afternoon.

‼️🇫🇷 President Emmanuel Macron accused Vladimir Putin of lying about Ukraine today but the real, and scarcely disguised target, of his comments was Donald Trump. “France’s position is unchanging,” Macron said. “We believe in the sovereignty of peoples & territorial integrity” 1/

Opinion | Trump’s Ukraine Ultimatum The President puts pressure only on one side—not on Russia.

It’s time for UK and Europe to make clear to the Trump administration that this peace plan, including the abandonment of Crimea to Russia, is a load of utter bollocks.

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Putting an delivery order into your local Chinese doesn’t count.

A new deal with the EU is exactly what Britain needs. Here’s how Labour will achieve it | Nick Thomas-Symonds This isn’t about politics – it’s about pragmatism. Working with our allies will make British people safer, more secure and more prosperous, says Nick Thomas-Symonds, minister for EU relations

"The EU is our largest trading partner and this government is determined to work to reduce barriers to trade across the economy to help drive growth." says Nick Thomas-Symonds in his oped. Note 'across' not just agrifood.

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Slowly, slowly we will get back that which we had

Trump’s shameful Crimea ultimatum to Ukraine Washington is trying to force on Kyiv a peace deal on Russia’s terms

An epitaph for Trump: “You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour and you will have war.”

on.ft.com/3S3gkjR Trump’s shameful Crimea ultimatum to Ukraine

Five years? This administration can’t sustain focus on anything longer than five days.

Winning BIGLY, as always.

Little chance the CBP can keep up with and appropriately apply the constantly shifting landscape of tariffs and the likelihood of tariff arbitrage is high.

But it continues to happen whilst he is President.

He uses the word “allies” here several times. I do not think it means what he thinks it means!

Excellent Unhedged, as always. Here’s hoping that “moron risk premium” makes it into finance lexicon.

Markets could get a lot worse — and quickly [FREE TO READ] The concern now among bankers and hedge fund managers is that something, somewhere could break

As I wrote the other day, when the safe stuff sells off in a crisis, you are in trouble. So anyway yeah here we are

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At a time of escalating trade rhetoric and retaliation threats between US and China, perhaps a pointed reminder to Trump that China are also bad actors in this conflict is part of the Ukrainian calculus.

That’s the tell they all think it’s bonkers

‘Tis a high bar

What Can Stop Trump plus other critical issues Thoughts on how to stop a trade crisis turning into a financial crisis, Carney's bid for global leadership, the rise of American poligarchy, and why imperialism is making a return

Why Mark Carney is the leader the rest of the west needs right.m now - not only has he served as Governor of two central banks but he knows how to deal with ignorant populists who have managed to grab hold of the levers of power in a G7 country and triggered a monumental act of economic self-harm