People in Iceland

Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch. DMs open.

My lovely Dad died this morning and I am feeling broken

Christmas Eve with my beautiful daughter

In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll introduce an American billionaire, real estate developer, and wannabe diplomat, Steve Witkoff. He’s best known for trying to sell Ukraine to Putin and for helping Trump sell this treason and encouragement of genocidal war as “peace”. 1/20

Tree’s up 🎄

Dread feeling

Decorating in tiny steps

EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg

This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

To all people who say ‘any peace plan is good for the killing to stop’ - the socalled russian peace plan will not stop the killing and persecution of people who live on the ‘land’ you want Ukraine to give up #SlavaUkrainii

I watch with horror but not with surprise

So, since Hungary is a member state of ICC, we can expect they will arrest putin when he’s there to meet Trump?🤔🙄

This is a sad news. Brown Sugar is in my top 10 - chill, cozy, sensuous

Added vodka

Quince liqueur in the making

Emily Damari, who spent 471 days in captivity in Gaza, has become a symbol of resilience and a voice for the release of all remaining Israeli hostages. Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, a photographer, has met more than 100 survivors of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, and followed Damari’s journey. nyti.ms/3KCQaEi

We lost our lovely little cat to raging pancreatitis- she is missed by all

Great to have DPUK engaged at #VasCog 2025 yesterday. Notable contributions from #AtticusHainsworth and #JoannaWardlaw. We are looking forward to some really interesting #DPUK #vascular #dementia research in future, building on our existing work. #cognition #brain @ukdri.ac.uk

Seven wars

I had never heard of Kirk before his assassination but from I’ve learned so far, he would have been offended and scandalised by this blatant assault on freedom of speech

TBF it alway sounded hollow and stupid

Quite - how hollow ‘if had been president it would never have happened’ now sounds

Maybe I should bring that trip to see mum and dad forward. 😡

Now look, @nytimes.com

My poor cat is jaundiced and needs admission

Such a great meeting today - joint @imperialbrains.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and care and technology centre @ukdri.ac.uk - excellence and collaboration to improve dementia prevention, treatment and care

Back to deadlifting over my body weight

It was a low bar, to be fair

Just a little black void

Feeling profoundly pessimistic

Ooh, I can see #steelporcupine is trending again 💪🏻🇺🇦

Brutal butchery of Mariupol, slaughter in Bucha, kidnapped kids, broken families, all deserving of a warm handshake of the US leader.

This is jaw-droppingly bonkers, even by current Maga standards US drops charges against doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines

Basically I am taking photos of things that I can snap without getting up from the sun lounger, after fitting in a run and a dog walk earlier

Hairy plant

Mini hydrangea in the morning sun

@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social listening to a retired dr pontificate about res drs strike, whilst he is probably enjoying this generous pension now, without debt and other complications they now have with career progression

Once in a blue moon I pop over to the hell site, and reassure myself it’s not healthy to be there.

With russia plummeting Ukrainians civilians with missiles and drones, how are we now cool to let Russian and Belarusian players compete in Wimbledon?

Beautiful Cornwall #Kernow

Remember how so many people were outraged when it was proposed that kids in primary school should have teeth brushing training? I’m middle-aged, post-grad educated, and my new hygienist just showed me I’ve done it wrong all my life

Please, yes

How good was the conversation

Mine for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/trump-t...

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Little Rambler rose delivering

This, also, is the view on Friday evening

The view on Friday evening