“Old Chris Harborne, who has given me millions meant I could fly to the US to see my old mate Donald. But when I knocked on his door the camera door bell said ‘Bugger off we’re busy’ which wasn’t very nice. Anyway it was another few days away from Clacton, wherever that is. Pip pip chins up.”

Say what abt Trump bragging abt this economy? bsky.app/profile/miss...

Who wants to read an overview of how Trump's SOTU rhetoric about the economy has held up over the past two weeks? www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

He's in serious decline but the GOP won't do anything about it #USDemocracy

Zelenskyy: 'I held a Staff meeting. Our primary focus was the destabilization caused by the war in Iran and the corresponding risks for global markets, the countries of the region, and Ukraine’s closest partners who support us in defending against Russian aggression. The issue is

during the oil/gas crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraime it was striking how some right-wingers tried to gaslight the public into believing the *biggest* problem with their soaring bills (at the time) was green levies rather than the oil/gas price going through the roof

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Sánchez: “You may have heard that Spain is alone. They’re the same people who said that when we recognized the State of Palestine, and then others followed. “We are not alone — we are the first. Those who will end up alone are the ones defending the indefensible.”

Just a reminder it’s been two days since reports came out, later acknowledged by Trump and his Administration, that Russia has been helping Iran to try and kill US military personnel. And the Trump response so far has been...drum roll please...to reduce sanctions on Russia!

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Ukraine will receive a loan of €90 billion despite obstacles, — Ursula von der Leyen 💬 I can assure you that in this case we will fulfill our obligations. After all, our trust is at stake, and even more so, our security. For us, this is a priority, we will provide this €90 billion loan. 💬

Both Reform's and the Conservatives' foreign policy now amounts to rendering Britain a toy that Trump can periodically throw out of his cot when piqued and demand back again, so he can repeat the same antic whenever he feels like it. www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

Trump is beginning to get the idea that Faridge has next to no influence on getting Starmer to do what he wants, hence the cold shoulder.

The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall

Well done Spain. The spine of Europe. Let's hope more Europe and UK leaders find their own. Netanyahu, Israel, Trump and the US Aministration are murderous bastards www.cnn.com/2026/03/08/e...

January 6 succeeded the moment Mitch McConnell voted to acquit Trump.

One thing I've learnt about conflict investigation in this age of open source evidence is you always see the same lies, just dressed in different uniforms. "It can't be my side that blew up the mosque/hospital/school it's a false flag/errant munition from the other side" with scant evidence produced

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD… Can we STOP with this ‘special relationship’ BS And also…can we wake up to the treachery of our right wing press?!

Sterling slumps as oil's surge to $120 on Iran war rocks markets reut.rs/4cHKSDD

“Drive less.” 🇬🇧 www.lbc.co.uk/article/petr...

Trump is insulting all those, including British families, worried about his illegal war driving up their energy bills. Enough is enough. Keir Starmer must show Trump the UK won’t be pushed around and call off the King’s state visit.

An illegal war by USA & Israel, propped up by missions from UK air bases. Supported by Nigel Farage. Over 1000 civilians dead & now the threat of global economic fallout. Trump's disaster makes us all less safe, less secure - and we will remember those who backed it.

I was already distressed by the fire in Glasgow and now I learn that many of my friends and people I work with in the city's film scene were due to be at a party there a few hours later. That feels like a close one. I'm relieved that nobody was hurt.

In our new report we reveal that the European Commissions' official debt projections are massively underestimating future debt because they ignore the economic impact of the climate crisis.

🚨NEW: The impact of climate change on our economic stability is being hugely underestimated. Our latest analysis shows climate damage could drive the EU’s debt-to-GDP ratio 58 percentage points higher than official projections by 2050.

The important thing to remember about Wes Streeting is that he works for his donors in private healthcare, not for you.

Two ballistic missiles and 197 drones were fired overnight by Russia, so no slow down despite recent strikes on drone storage sites in Donetsk. 161 UAVs were intercepted (82%) - a lower number because many were in the east of the country. The 2 rockets + 36 drones hit 8 places

Reports in israel: 'In an unusual attack by the Israeli Air Force on Mehrabad Airport over the weekend, a fleet of aircraft used by the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was destroyed. The IDF says that more than 16 transport planes from several airlines were destroyed'

What a funny coincidence 😉 *& the US are diluting sanctions on Russia, yet another funny coincidence…🤔

The irony is. Low Oil Prices REALLY hurt Russia. Whereas High OIl Prices can be used to fund their illegal war. It's almost as if Mister 34-Felonies is a Pawn of Russia.

This is an absolutely huge jump in oil prices. It's also why Europe needs to get off fossil fuels asap (beyond climate change impact). We can't be beholden to this.

Grifter gonna grift #monitize #war

Over the next few weeks we'll see Micheál Martin's White House visit framed as a very difficult task, something he'll need his wits about him to get through, & one that requires no small amount of seriousness & diplomacy. When really it's a fascist enabling jaunt he should have rejected outright

This was the main BBC News the latest channel

They also crashed the economy, failed to invest when money was historically cheap and still claim to be the party of financial probity? 🤷‍♂️

Seeing as 'he's no Churchill' line is being repeated so much it might be good to hear Starmer point out that while Churchill may have been a formidable war time leader, he still said 'meeting jaw to jaw is better than war' & didn't go around starting enormous needless, unplanned global conflicts.

Man who brought bags of dirty laundry to the White House to be washed by the staff capable of behaving outrageously, who knew, answers on a postcard etc etc

Spot on from the Economist. What a second week of war will bring economist.com/middle-east-...

As the United States conducts its operations, we must ensure that the Mediterranean and the Gulf do not become a permanent theater of war. We are not just spectators to this conflict; we are the ones who will bear the brunt of the migration and energy shocks that follow."

Oof. Market expectations of the BOE. www.ft.com/content/9b08...

🚨 Max Verstappen Confirms Nürburgring 24 Plans ➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2026/03/09/v... #24hNBR

The new cars on the other hand - showing off the power of electric/hybrid engines; this is what the F1 money should be used for: researching viable technologies for improving the mass market

Agreed. If Republicans won’t stop Trump (and they won’t), and the U.S. military follows #TrumpsIllegalOrders to invade and attack other countries, then Spain and other EU nations have no choice but to protect themselves from a country run by a criminal and spoiled boys with real bombs.

This happens because Americans are too scared or unable to stop this monster. Europe should fully distance itself from this idiot. If necessary, they should also extradite American ambassadors who insult and criticise European countries with their MAGA nonsense. When will this madness end?

Kind of weird when you can watch the global market collectively go "oh shit he is that crazy".

Eastern Europe has suffered two generation of Moscow communist occupation post WW2, destroying their economies and societies. But the EU gave them the ability to grow back faster again. And what Britain did in 2016? Tried to kick them in the face but in the end it shoot itself in the foot.

Tanking the global economy to own the libs. I guess it's where vibes right wing populism was always going to end up.

Tell me you don't give a fuck without telling me you don't give a fuck.

Things look grim in the markets right now, but at least the U.S. economy wasn’t already being propped up by a massive speculative AI bubble that is highly sensitive to rising energy costs.