By declaring "No Quarter" that c**t Hegseth has given a green light to Iran to execute the poor bloody US pilot now still possibly trying to evade capture.

The thing that makes armed police in the UK better than their less qualified US countetparts is that they are highly trained and take being armed much more seriously... oh wait hang on... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I am old enough to remember Middle East wars where, albeit spun, the statements from the US politicians sounded rational whereas the bleatings from their opponents were ridiculous ramblings laced with religious nutcase pronouncements. Now the situation is reversed and the Iranians sound sane instead

SNL UK is a bit hit and miss but this song was spot on! youtu.be/rY15PLImY3E?...

Corella in Eureka Park, Ballarat

Australian Black Swans

The Bats of Ballarat. Australian Flying Fox.

Australian Raven

1. Pete was in the National Guard. He's never lived or worked on an active duty military installation outside of brief training periods. 2. There will be murders.

Yep. So thrilled once it all seemed to have gone well. Up unril then, a sense of dread.

Safe Journey Artemis II

Catching up with some locals near where I grew up.

Great song about Vietnam War. Did my Uni thesis on Australia in Vietnam and interviewed a few vets. Also in late 80s as a Reservist in the Australian Army I served with and met a few Vietnam Vets plus with SLRs and Greens we basically looked like Vietnam War reenactors. Even flew on Hueys (Iriquois)

And KL after first leg I get to have a shower before Melbpurne flight. It will be a relief there are no pictures for that...

I can only afford to fly economy but I do it often enough with Malaysian Airlines which is usually best value UK to Australia, I have Gold status which gives me lounge access at airports... bliss

25.03 #Mauritania Malian soldiers entered Mauritanian villages According to information published in the Mauritanian press and confirmed to RFI by Mauritanian and Malian security sources. www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

Kids in pubs works if parents have trained them to behave in public places and also make sure they are watching them. In the UK that is sadly not the norm so bans are hardly surprising. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

25 March 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Ephraim de Hond, was born in Rotterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- 📖 Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/4c6n3Fb

23 March 1925 | A Polish Jew, Josef Wein, was born. In #Auschwitz from 17 April 1942. No. 29806 He perished in the camp on 6 May 1942. --- 📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

22 March 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Louis Cohen, was born in Rotterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in January 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- ▶ The ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

I wrote a lot about Bob Mueller across a lot of chapters of his career. I wanted to share two @wired.com pieces that I wrote about his defining life experiences—both a picture of an era of public service all but lost today: 1) His brave *voluntary* service in Vietnam: www.wired.com/story/robert...

I have a bottle of Bollinger earmarked for the occasion. Celebrating the end of a great evil is not in bad taste.

19.03 #Mali The FLA issued a statement that they carried out an attack on a Security Forces / Africa Corps convoy in the Kidal area destroying one vehicle. Causalities unknown.

If I was constantly talking shit on TV and praising a modern fascist government I would expect more than just disdain and disgust and it would be deserved.

For 3 decades I have been teaching students that the arrow in the eye death of Harold is a load of bollocks and not supported by an examination of the sources. Now it seems the forced march to and from Stamford Bridge may also be a myth. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Best bit about living in London: having a drink at.a place that people have been drinking at for over 500 years. The building around them has changed but these floor stones have been part of a pub/tavern since 1520.

Waiting for a funeral in Manor Park, East London. Did not realise Cornwell VC was buried here. 16 year old boy who continued to man his gun while mortally wounded at Jutland.

20 March 1922 | A Pole, Zygmunt Glaser, was born in Kowel. In #Auschwitz from 30 August 1940. No. 3612 In 1944 he was transferred to KL Mauthausen and liberated there. --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

As political satire this would be genius but it is supposed to be a real person...

I have a joke about Spartan martial prowess, but its not really that good.

Latest edition of Private Eye arrived in mail today. Excellent cover!

18.03 #Mali Africa Corps is reportedly taking up position in Diéma, about 350km north of the capital. The camp houses an artillery regiment from the Security Forces will take a reported 150 Russians who will undoubtedly be there to try & break the deadlock of ambushes of fuel convoys from Senegal

Trump says that Starmer is no Churchill. Bigger point is that if considering an invasion of Persia, Trump is no Alexander (apart from the Narcisism, he's nailed that.)

18 March 1933 | A Czech Jewish girl, Eva Brocková, was born. She was deported to Auschwitz from the Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944. After arrival selection, she was murdered in a gas chamber. --- ▶ The ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

This man did far more fighting for the US than anyone in the cabinet or the White House. And he died one day after being taken to an American concentration camp. One day. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Our resident school fox was so unimpressed on encountering me this morning he just yawned.

Apart from the other numerous reasons of leaders of NATO would not want to send ships to unblock the mess Trump has created , perhaps they also recall the initial result of the Millennium Challenge Exercise.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenn...

17 March 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Michel Erdelyi, was born in Rouen. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 13 February 1943 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 802 people murdered after selection in a gas chambers.

Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal’s family has released a statement following his death less than 24 hours after entering ICE custody. He was a husband, a father of six, and an Afghan wartime ally who worked alongside U.S. Special Forces. The family has asked #AfghanEvac to share this statement.

STATEMENT

16 March 1924 | Dutch Jewish girl, Dora Tepper, was born in Gelsenkirchen. In January 1939, she emigrated to the Netherlands. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in December 1942. She did not survive.

15.03 #Mali JNIM have issued a statement claiming responsibility for carrying out an IED attack on a Security Forces / Africa Corps patrol along the Nampala – Diabaly road.

#DaysToGo 77 #Dogs4TheDisabled #CrossingIceland Some minor adjustments to bring my day forward by a day because of transportation to the start point but tickets are bought ( @pandamom.bsky.social cracked the whip) Just some gear and food to order. Huge thanks again to everyone for the support!!

There is no satisfaction in "I told you so" because the dumb f***s will still repeat the same error of judgement in the future.

@demondawg2021.bsky.social You up early for Super Saturday?

@dermotncosgrove.bsky.social Damn good match with both Eire and Scotland playing well.

The BBC World Service has been the premier voice of freedom and democracy since its inception. It is a clear aspect of the UK that makes it "Great" above all others in that medium and in which the UK is world leading. If it dies, there is nothing left of Britain that is "Great".

It would be a serious mistake to cut funding to the BBC World Service - arguably the best radio out there for its reach and range of voices and programming

Secretary of War Crimes

The question is when will America 🇺🇸 realise that this President, knows exactly what he is doing, and it’s not America 1st