Just horrible.

Starmer can say he wants to boost defence spending every day of the week if he wants, but without an outline of what that money would be spent on it's effectively pointless. I could boost defence spending on the back of a fag packet right now without increasing a single piece of lethal hardware.

Really interesting interview in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/14/e...

This is like paying fifa against your dad

"Even well-established democracies face powerful internal contestation from illiberal movements that seek to weaken checks and balances and dispense with the constraints of international institutions." Great column by @bequelin.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/13/d...

Foreign cars flow to Russia through China, skirting Ukraine war sanctions - www.reuters.com/business/aut...

What an absolutely vile choice of words - demonstrably untrue

UK to join NATO’s US arms-buying scheme for Ukraine www.politico.eu/article/uk-j...

I love it when grifters say things like this. “I’m just a normal bloke who regularly appears on telly”. This is the pub landlord bloke on GBN, by the way

How the U.S. Forgot It Was an Arctic Nation foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/30/r...

Just popped over to the other place for a second. Oh dear.

The Starmer Drama has made me think about how our governments run and how we have designed a political system that makes the country inherently unstable. lukemcgee.substack.com/p/britain-is...

No, I still can’t get this out of my head, and I keep trying to grasp the full abyss of this idiocy, unsuccessfully. Russia spent years, decades "fighting all of NATO," turning America into "radioactive ash" every night on state TV.

The Starmer Drama has made me think about how our governments run and how we have designed a political system that makes the country inherently unstable. lukemcgee.substack.com/p/britain-is...

Russian offensive appears to be slowing after Musk blocks Starlink access, Ukraine says www.politico.eu/article/elon...

King Charles' brother Andrew shared UK trade files with Epstein, emails indicate - www.reuters.com/world/uk/kin...

Apropos of nothing: John McDonnell still holds the Labour whip

This is not a defence is Starmer at all who has handed all this terribly, however, it is worth keeping in mind that there is a small but loud group of people, many of whom work for one TV channel, who will not be satisfied until Nigel Farage (their media colleague) is prime minister.

Rule one of foreign policy: when you’re weak at home you’re weak everywhere. Terrible news.

Missed this yesterday. Massive boost for Ukraine’s arms industry, who have been pushing for export controls to be lifted. Creates even more opportunity to develop new equipment, innovate and fund the defensive effort. Great news.

While we all get swept up in Westminster, take a moment to think how fortunate we are

During the downfall of Boris Johnson, I liked to compare it to how a Komodo dragon got its prey. A small bite which led to venom slowly taking down the prey over a period of time. The dragon waits and watches prey get weaker before finally ending it.

EU tells TikTok to change its addictive design www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

This is where the offside rule really annoys me. Jesus ran onto this ball and was taken out. Penalty not given because of offside. If he wasn't leaning forward he wouldn't have the same momentum to reach the ball. Offside should be where your feet are and not discourage positive play

I know Bezos wants to suck up to Trump, but this rebrand of a once-great paper feels a step too far

When you’ve not been looking at news properly for 24 hours and clock this notification

Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

I am really curious what he thinks he did in his first term that completely rebuilt

Some Personal News, as they say! very, very excited to announce that from Feb 12 I'll be co-hosting a new weekly BBC show, The Interface, along with the stellar @karenhao.bsky.social and @thomasgermain.bsky.social!

FFS: Keir Starmer has created a world in which Jeremy Corbyn is making a good point.

Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of an investigation into child porn, deepfakes and more

That was a truly horrible game of football made hilarious by the late Havertz goal. Sky waxing lyrical over Chelsea and Rosenior playing the long game when they just wasted at least an hour of a game when they were a goal down and had to score. Tactical disasterclass imo. Arsenal go to Wembley!

SHE WORE! SHE WORE! SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON IN THE MERRY MONTH OF (MARCH) AND WHEN I ASKED, OH WHY SHE WORE THAT RIBBON?! SHE SAID IT'S FOR THE ARSENAL, AND WE ARE GOING TO WEMBLEY!

SHE WORE

Exclusive: US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

"European governments and corporations are racing to reduce their exposure to U.S. technology, military hardware and energy resources as transatlantic relations sour" www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Movement! A left-wing case for defence spending. "Unite has welcomed suggestions that the government is considering loosening its fiscal rules, in order to invest in defence" unitetheunion-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/defence...

It’s very loud in Kyiv. russia is attacking us with ballistic missiles. Let the world know.

Local media reporting ballistic missile warnings in Kyiv. Fuck Putin.

"With the onset of winter, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in an effort to plunge the country into a nationwide blackout. Meanwhile, Ukraine's air defense forces lack sufficient resources to intercept all Russian missiles" kyivindependent.com/sometimes-ai...

"Russia struck a coal mine operated by Ukraine's biggest private energy firm, DTEK, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for the second time over the past day, the company said on Feb. 2." kyivindependent.com/russia-targe...

The focus on implementation isn't super-exciting, but it will be the bedrock of doing any of the new stuff, plus it's also what produces the (small) benefits that politicians keep talking about

"Fallout from the recent Greenland crisis clipped the U.S. dollar, aggravating a year-long decline that has shaved more than 10 percent off the greenback’s value since President Donald Trump returned to the White House" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Commodities markets slumped on Monday, led by deep losses in gold, silver, oil and industrial metals, as a selloff ​unleashed by President Donald Trump's choice of Kevin Warsh for the next U.S. Fed chair sent precious metals tumbling for a second session. www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

Could someone please help me pick up my stomach because it appears my sides have split www.reuters.com/world/china/...

He may not actually remember you know

TRUMP TODAY: There was an election in Texas? What? TRUMP YESTERDAY:

Russians strike a bus in Ukraine and kill 12. news.sky.com/story/russia...

So...Trump prevails in court to continue massive ICE operations and then announces he's scaling back....if that's the takeaway from this meandering statement....? www.politico.com/news/2026/01...