US national security strategy. Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official. How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar. www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...

Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, who charged Donald Trump for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments during the 2016 campaign, has won his reelection. Bragg exclaimed: “I love democracy!”

Er, Chuck, take notes.

@djrothkopf.bsky.social this ad got to me. His media use and content is just brilliant. ⬇️

Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.

BREAKING: Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been boosting the Trump family’s own crypto venture, WSJ reports. The most corrupt president in history.

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.

This conversation. Thank you, #BBCWest / #BBCBristol - it's good to see you can still do it.

Any questions for Handbrake Off pod? The mailbag is open. Just reply here. Arsenal stuff, plus feel free to throw in any old albums or films you’d like to listen to/see again.

Confit complete. Before serving, I will crisp in a hot oven.

I’m going to confit some duck legs. This is 1.25kg of duck fat

Instead of mascots, England and Wales take to the field with 22 men and women who are living with Alzheimer's disease or dementia ❤️ The players will also wear shirts without names in the second half to help raise awareness 👏

President Trump has hit new 2nd-term lows in net approval among several groups: • 33% of women approve of Trump and 61% disapprove, a net approval of -28 • 43% of those 65 & older approve, 55% disapprove • 25% of Hispanics approve, 71% disapprove (@today.yougov.com) today.yougov.com/politics/art...

I am just so fucking proud of her.

This is, without any exaggeration, exactly how Putin and Orbán proceeded — using antisemitism to discredit the idea of civil society and political opposition, and as an excuse to undo the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

Ed Luce's FT column this morning is pure brilliance.

KAMLAGER-DOVE: Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered 9 Black parishioners in 2015. Do you deny this? PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information? KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI

Made a bean stew Charred onion and bell pepper, guajillo, ancho, passila, chipotle - blended with a tin of tomato Chorizo, onion, bell peppers, oregano, paprika - fried Add black and butter beans. Add the chilli mix, add dark beer and game stock Simmer for a couple of hours

FEDWATCH: “.. underneath the tariff blanket is a bleak picture of tenacious price pressures of everyday necessities that are affected by tariffs, and although lower weighted in CPI, they nonetheless add up to over 5 percent, which is enough to affect a future release with an upside surprise.”

What we know about the Charlie Kirk alleged shooter Tyler Robinson so far: - White - Straight - Male - Christian - Republican - Conservative background - 2nd Amendment supporter - experienced firearms user - a good son - 22 years old - outside of the murder, law abiding.

From @ukrainemap.bsky.social 'Map of Russia’s large-scale UAV attack on Poland 🇵🇱 involving 23 long-range drones Fires 🔥 are the 16 confirmed crash sites' That is frigging well into Poland's territory!!

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

How politics works From the new Private Eye, out now.

You did it. The neo-Nazi gig planned for Great Yarmouth has been CANCELLED. ❗ Over 34,000 of you emailed the Home Office and spread the word. Local press, councils and police took notice, and under pressure, we have just received the news that the venue has pulled the plug.

Never..

No more ketchup on mac and cheese

Not at all authentically Italian, but very tasty. Spicy sausage and prawn pasta bake: Pork and fennel sausage Bacon Prawns, chopped Bell peppers Jalapeños Onion Garlic Gochujang Gochujar Chopped tomato Red wine vinegar Oregano Smoked salt Small mozzarella balls Short rigatoni 30 mth aged parmesan

Productivity!

Lunch at Gasthof Sternen in Wangen. White wine soup followed by rösti with ham and fried egg (there is an excellent rösti under the ham in the pic)

Every dystopian novel that warns about the horrors of autocracy or totalitarianism —from 1984 to Fahrenheit 451 to Handmaid’s Tale— has some uncomfortable echoes in reality these days. But Trump’s treatment of Abrego Garcia as Kafka’s The Trial is the most on point. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...

Trump: "A lot of people are saying maybe we'd like a dictator."

Latest from 'you can't eat a flag'. Now I'll probably be fine under Farage. You might too. But lower income working people? They'll be absolutely hammered.

The Pentagon is blocking Ukraine from using long-range missiles to hit Russian military targets. No wonder Putin still thinks he can win the war www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

CW: Sexual assault Women are being kidnapped and assaulted by men who impersonate ICE agents. This is one of many reasons why we can’t have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Urge your elected officials to take action today: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...

Mad post alert: if any of the good people of Bath find a really great royal blue cardigan, lost in the street by someone distracted by gawping at the stone in the sunlight, it's mine 🥲

🚨 Eberechi Eze agrees personal terms with Arsenal ahead of completing move from Crystal Palace. Deal in principle already struck for 27yo attacking midfielder to join #AFC after #CPFC vs Fredrikstad in #UECL. Player’s part now finalised too @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

From Russia Today's Telegram channel, this morning

‘Luck running out’ for Swiss economy as growth slows ahead of US tariff hit on.ft.com/41zUeuA

Interesting ay?

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Scotland is not happy receiving a criminal.

NEW: Tomorrow’s front page of Scottish newspaper, The National.

Does the C in CBS stand for collaborator?

🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website! Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14