“The 2025 report showed the scale of [Trump’s] stake in the cryptocurrency industry as his administration rolled back Biden-era restrictions on the sector and ended lawsuits against some of its biggest companies” £5Mill Farage being lined up to do the same here… giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

And there’s more… More lies, more dodgy deals and denials.. Farage has bought 4 houses for cash since 2020 - the year we left the EU. And declared only 2 of them. Come on people. The man’s a hot mess of corruption, racism, national security threat and greed. Let’s bin him off.

This makes me quite sad to read. There is a good reason why we small countries band together when dealing with the US, China and so forth. Brexit was a very bad idea. Just give it up. We'll work something out.

If it takes the instability of world affairs, politically & environmentally, for people to (finally) come to terms with the achievements & possibilities of this thing called European Union, so be it Despite all the things that should still improve, let's cherish what we have & make it stronger

Having been responsible in 2009/2010 for filing the original complaints against Google with the European Commission, first about rigging of shopping results and then leading naturally to android, it’s quite satisfying to see this result.

#trump will be delighted...

So, presumably the free speech absolutists of Silicon Valley will be queuing up to pay her costs... bsky.app/profile/ianf...

The persistent failure of the UK government to negotiate effectively with the EU and the lack of concern by politicians to fix this is a sign of a country that really hasn't come to grips with Brexit. Sadly I'm not sure this changes any time soon. encompass-europe.com/comment/five...

The UK offering reduced student fees for EU citizens will be another blow for university funding, another welcome to Andy Burnham, and another reminder that the EU is the bigger player and will tend to get most of what it wants. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

China is obviously cheating because it doesn't have a Common Agricultural Policy. Can't think why much of the world thinks of Europe as privileged and isn't too upset that it seems to now be struggling.

Only 250 years of the US arguing about trade? The UK in various formations has been arguing about ties with the European mainland for much longer...

Trump threatening Germany over price it purchases pharmaceutical for its citizens. Govt getting involved in creating greater profit for US business. www.btimesonline.com/articles/177...

This story of the UK-US trade / pharmaceutical deal is not going away -as a classic example of why secrecy over such things is never ultimately a good idea, as well as being about the crucial new negotiation that is governments against companies. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Nope, the EU still isn't giving the UK a special deal however desperate politicians and media are to escape the trap of being just another third country. Next.

Scoop: Northern Ireland caught in “messy middle” of U.K. and EU steel tariffs www.politico.eu/article/nort...

In reality Trump not renewing USMCA makes little difference, it continues in force, we know he could break any agreement he enters, and like many things it will be left to his successor to clean up an almighty mess.

Voilà voilà et… voilà pour couvrir tout ça…

Voila voilà...

Nest of imperialist vultures...

What Ukraine bombs What Russia bombs

Russia sells oil to India at a heavily discounted price. India refines it into petrol/gasoline & sells it back to us at market price. India makes a double profit. Russia makes a double loss. I remain a master strategist.

OTD in 2014, "pro-Russian rebels" damaged a Ukrainian SU-24 with a missile that they bought from a shop, proving that they had no air-air weapons to later shoot MH17 with. You decided that this meant we hadn't invaded Ukraine when we had. Which is what led us to this.

On the UK Supreme Court's judgment in Dillon, on human rights in Northern Ireland under the Brexit withdrawal agreement, and how it dealt with direct effect - by Eleni Frantziou and @sylviademars.me - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/07/doub...

Every so often (I love history) a news story I see I just have to share. This is one such (fascinating) story "Archaeologists in France Dig Up a Jar Packed With Tens of Thousands of 1,800-Year-Old Roman Coins" share.google/mjo0TQZ6s4Wf...

How many pieces are there in the Standard Model of particle physics? It depends on whom you ask. Read the latest Qualia column:

La demande de Palau, État insulaire du Pacifique, visant à ce que la nicotine soit réglementée par les Nations Unies comme un stupéfiant, entraînera une évaluation ainsi qu'un vote des États membres. Le lobbying des compagnies de tabac rend toutefois peu probable une telle règlementation. 1/2

Le Bangladesh, l'Ouzbékistan et le Monténégro figurent parmi les 9 pays ayant connu une amélioration significative de la liberté académique au cours de la dernière décennie. Parallèlement, 50 pays ont enregistré une régression, dont les USA et le Royaume-Uni. 1/2

Ce mercredi 1er juillet 2026 a marqué les débuts de la caméra LSST, la plus grande caméra numérique au monde ! Conçue puis montée au sein de l’observatoire Vera C. Rubin, elle a été pensée pour observer le ciel profond pendant les 10 prochaines années. lejournal.cnrs.fr/diaporamas/l...

Des images bouleversantes, enregistrées sur les îles Heard et McDonald (extrême sud de l'océan Indien), montrent que plus des 3/4 des jeunes éléphants de mer ont péri à cause de la grippe aviaire H5N1 Des cas d'infection et de décès ont également été observés chez certaines espèces de manchots 1/2

Médiéviste, victime des lois antisémites du régime de Vichy, républicain et résistant assassiné à 57 ans, Marc Bloch est entré au Panthéon 82 ans après avoir été assassiné par la Gestapo. La médiéviste Eliana Magnani revient sur l’apport de cet historien majeur du XXᵉ siècle : shorturl.at/iJzHI

Un papier un peu long mais très intéressant sur le suivi pendant dix ans d'un système planétaire exceptionnel comportant au moins six planètes, la plus externe atteignant l'orbite de Mars. La masse et la période orbitale de l'ensemble des planètes est déterminée. www.aanda.org/articles/aa/...

Mise au point d'une cellule synthétique, assemblée entièrement à partir de composants chimiques non vivants (contrairement aux précédentes approches, qui modifiaient des cellules existantes). Une fois créée, elle arbore certains comportements de cellule vivante, comme : (suite ci-dessous)

Hey @darthputinkgb.bsky.social, are you on vacation?

This seems to be becoming a thing. Today, I got another one, littered with horribly manipulative but transparently crap AI-speak praising 'my' book "Call Me KC and The Pink Diamonds". If this really is the kind of productivity revolution AI offers then we are in deep, deep trouble.

🍌The Apple-Banana paradox🍏 The strange story of the world's favourite fruit. And why it tells you all sort of unexpected things about the world around us ✍️ edconway.substack.com/p/the-apple-...

📽️My primer on the UK's much-hyped Defence Investment Plan. A plan literally no-one's very happy with. Least of all the Burnham camp, who have been left with two black holes to fill. The one everyone's talking about... and then the (even bigger) one at the end of the vid. youtu.be/Ew0Y8B5eSn8?...

The Hill: Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed with striking down Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, contending it “devalues” American citizenship. Thomas has dishonored all the Civil Rights legends who made his seat on SCOTUS possible. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

Trump's lawyers asked for E. Jean Carroll's consent to delay the $5 million awarded to her. Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, informed Trump's team that "Carroll does not consent." Kaplan says Carroll wants the immediate disbursement of the funds she has waited years to receive.

Could we please call this as it is? He's never been anything other than status conscious; a need to be the alpha, as represented by money, power, women. He attracted similarly wounded souls who want to live vicariously. Not all his supporters; enough to swing the electoral math. He's a parasite.

“Take Five” by Dave Brubeck Quartet was recorded 67 years ago today. Two years later it became a surprise hit and the biggest-selling jazz single ever.

🕯️🌹💔

This is FALSE. ICE data showed DHS averaging 1,259 deportations/day through April 4. There is ZERO sign deportations rose by 154% since. Mullin also mixes up DHS's (also FALSE) claim that 70% arrested have any criminal record at all, and claims that 70% are felons. Wildly wrong.

The distance to the outer arms had quite a large uncertainty, and new research places them farther out than expected. www.iflscience.com/the-milky-wa...

On sait depuis longtemps que les petites étoiles terminent leur vie en expulsant des couches de gaz dans l'espace, laissant derrière elles une naine blanche. Le télescope spatial James Webb a récemment observé la nébuleuse planétaire PMR1, qui ressemble à la fin de notre Soleil. 1/2