Ya think?

New: I can confirm hasty US-Russia proposal being pushed to Ukrainians via Dmitriev-Witkoff to Umerov. It would amount to Ukraine’s capitulation, with people familiar saying it’s Kremlin’s maximalist demands. -Ukraine army cut 1/2 -Give up certain weapons -Give up Donbas -Zelensky displeased More tk

Zoom...although sadly not Fat Larry's Band

Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble. A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments. We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.

UK 🇬🇧 Ministry of Defence (MOD) image of Russian spy ship Yantar, presumably in or near UK waters. Note that the ROV (remote operated vehicle, a deep-sea robot) A-frame is deployed (red). It’s doing something on the seabed. Also two new radomes (yellow)

Well, so all those Trump appeasers who thought it was OK to 'solve' the Hamas-Israel conflict without the Palestinians then here you go

As European Democrats, we stand united with the brave citizens of Slovakia who yesterday flooded the streets in protest — denouncing austerity, the undermining of democratic institutions and a drift away from Europe under Robert Fico. 1/2

The what?

German armed forces train in the centre of Berlin. @wiegold.de was there and has all the details: augengeradeaus.net/2025/11/kamp...

From Curated Nostalgia to Cheerful Kitsch: The Remaking of 17 November | 19. 11. 2025 | Muriel Blaive | Britské listy blisty.cz/art/129949-f...

Panic!

Hummm

How can European history be integrated into global history? This is the question at the heart of „Globalizing Europe“ edited by @davidmotadel.bsky.social. Here is my review.

Profoundly triggered by the squirts of 'sauce' on this otherwise unremarkable breakfast *checks notes* candle

“Spreading these kinds of lies stigmatises autistic people and makes life harder for them and their families.” National Autistic Society They’ve had enough of Richard Tice’s constant attempts to sound tough schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-start...

Gallery: First heavy winter snow falls across Estonia news.err.ee/1609861011/g...

Ixi introduces "auto-focus glasses" that switch from reading to long-distance prescriptions www.dezeen.com/2025/11/18/a...

Joggers. The bain of all honest folk on their way to the pub

New piece! Grace Truslow traces the right wing's relationship to environmentalism, historically and today, in its conservative, populist, and fringe iterations. Check it out!

On LinkedIn? What are they going to do, bore them into revealing secrets ?

FFS -- I mean, of course, why stay? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Two Ukrainian men believed to be working with Russia identified as suspects in Polish rail sabotage attacks – Europe live

NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market. Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Fucking Hell www.ft.com/content/064b...

Hummm...

Ooh joy ...

A wave of student-led protests across Slovakia – dubbed the “Chalk Revolution” – has seen pavements nationwide covered with anti-government slogans. The movement is expected to peak on Monday, the anniversary of the student-led 1989 Velvet Revolution. www.euractiv.com/news/slovaki...

lol

Literally had no idea what Current Time was

Germany’s defense minister recently warned that Moscow could start a war with NATO as soon as 2029. The Baltic states are often discussed as Russia’s most likely target in such a scenario. How concerned should they be, according to military analysts? meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Pierce Brosnan breaks the meta www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/pier...

Like you did in Black Bag? Rather well I might say

Snow in the North

Torygasp goes full EUwww

“If you can control your lust and your sex drive,” he explains, “you can control your mind. People don’t realise it, every time you masturbate, you’re releasing your masculine energy, your testosterone.” www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight www.cityam.com/the-british-...

IDF soldiers provide shocking testimony in Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War — TV review www.ft.com/content/b749...

Alien: Earth TV review — bold small-screen adventure is the best entry in the franchise since 1986 www.ft.com/content/5af8...

A review of Elon Musk's Grokipedia and its responses to queries shows that it has been programmed with malicious lies about the Nov 13 massacre at Bataclan. Its sourcing appears to focus on fringe-right wing and fascist or Pétainist publications. www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...

Es, puff and wiz?

‘The Maginot Line’ by Kevin Passmore review | History Today www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

Idan Weiss is Franz Kafka in Historical Biopic 'Franz' Official US Trailer | FirstShowing.net www.firstshowing.net/2025/idan-we...

Estonian actor Pääru Oja said there were 10 Estonian actors in the movie, all of whom are killed off fairly quickly. "We Estonians all have one minute to survive in 'Sisu: Road to Revenge' and then we die. " news.err.ee/1609860303/h...