After claiming for years that Ukrainian Odesa was a "Russian city", propagandist Solovyev has changed his tune - as is common for Russian propagandists. He said: "What Odesa? The city is Russian? Have Russians remained there? Where did you find them there?"

America is burning. The US has had more than 29,000 wildfires so far this year, the highest level for two decades.

“Those voices are meant to keep the US rolling in a vicious circle of endless wars and they will continue to do so.” 2/2

Brent Crude is now down to $97.90 after the talk of a US-Iran deal.

US insiders are suggesting that Trump has retreated from the deal with Iran due to pressure from Israel and the GOP that demands continuation of whatever this is. Iran said they have no optimism about a deal being made.

BBC News - Turkish riot police storm opposition offices after leaders ousted www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If Putin’s pipeline proposal went ahead, Russia could supply up to some 40% of China’s gas. For China, that is a strategic risk, too much to come from a single source, writes Isabel Hilton

WE HEARD THIS BEFORE. Seeing is believing.

Like all narcissists, he doesn't know the meaning of the word compromise ... except in one very specific way ...

Rubio in Delhi: “I keep it short, because it’s hot.. (…)” “It’s not just gonna save America money, it’ll make us efficient” Diplomacy, shmiplomacy.

I went through Dover as a foot passenger on a quiet weekday last month and I posted at the time that this was all heading for disaster and chaos. There you go. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Come high summer the clamour to rejoin (as though it were that simple) will be off the charts. Until the end of main holiday season. Then they'll be telling us to eff off again. Go away, sit down and shut up ... the only response.

Observing this, it is hard not to think that the fstal flaw of this government seems to not be indecision or ambition. It ultimately just smacks of stubbornness Ends The article 👇 H/t erols @markpurch.bsky.social Mick Muldoon and others

This is not new. It's not the first time and it is indivaitve of a major problem for UKG. Firstly, they have promised to go "much further" in approaching Europe at the next Euro-UK summit.That looks dead without radical gearshift, which looks hard given domestic politics. A 🧵

'She made her position a platform for promoting distortions and undermining public confidence in the very institutions she’d sworn an oath to lead" From Shane Harris, on Tulsi Gabbard www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

The American-led negotiations in Ukraine prolonged the war by encouraging Putin. The Russians dangled ludicrous business"deals" in front of Witkoff and Kushner who were too gullible to understand that they were being manipulated. Good to hear the US has abandoned this failed policy.

The amazonification of national security, sell to the highest bidding warlord, let all opponents see your latest toys so they can copy them, or make something even better ... such geniuses!

Whatever the cause - trolling, narcissism, idiocy, deliberate disruption for "leverage" - I've just had enough of the instability. I'm currently reading about lagom, situation and related Nordic concepts. I recommend it. This is awful for our mental health. 😞 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The Department of Justice is now an active participant in multiple conspiracy theories, and doing profound damage to the government's credibility. From @qjurecic.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

"On the present trajectory, Iran will emerge from the conflict many times stronger and more influential than it was before the war. It will exercise leverage with dozens of the richest nations in the world." From Robert Kagan, @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Asian hornet nest found and destroyed in Gran Canaria. If we see any, we're to call 112 or send images by WhatsApp to RedEXOS on 646 601 457. Very specialised treatment needed for these huge wasps. diariodeavisos.elespanol.com/2026/05/avis...

Incredible! AI has dressed world heritage landmarks in Ukrainian vyshyvankas ❤️🇺🇦❤️

World heritage landmarks dressed by AI in Ukrainian vyshyvankas ❤️🇺🇦❤️

If journalists were doing their job properly, it would simply not be possible for the public to be labouring under this degree of ignorance when it comes to immigration. inews.co.uk/opinion/immi...

Decades ago we'd hear much about Pravda and the poor Russians who weren't allowed to hear truth despite the irony of the state broadcaster's name. People felt sorry for them. Now they're cheering being misled or ignorant themselves, lauding their own deceivers. Didn't they used to be able to think?

🚨 BREAKING: H5N5 Flu Found in Polar Bear in Svalbard for First Time Experts Warn Virus Is Changing and May Spread Easier

I was reading only yesterday that of all the pandemic possibilities out there right now, from ebola to hantavirus to covid, dengue et al, H5N5 bird flu is the world health authority's top concern. And here we see it's even spread to polar bears, and thriving in the ice cold Arctic.

What he said, because it's all of those things. 👇

this doesn't speak well of Kentucky Republicans

EU Member States and European Parliament agree on EU legislation to give effect to trade agreement with USA - including safeguards in case Trump reneges on the deal www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Putin’s visit to Beijing is going a lot better than Trump’s. 20 deals on trade and tech signed, a declaration on a “multipolar world order” and a general understanding on the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline that would transport 50 billion cubic metres of gas to China annually.

While all eyes are turned on Iran, Xi's visitors, drones, that bloody ballroom ... this 👇 ... nothing to see here, literally nothing ... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Context. www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2610619... H/t @pwc50.bsky.social

‘Please avoid panic buying’: Japan gripped by fears of a naphtha shortage. What is it?

Welcome to Bluesky, @news.abc.net.au!

In any democracy, this would be considered illegal state funding of the president' s political supporters

Trump really hates anyone who tries to get the Epstein Files released in full. I wonder why.

People now debating whether we should rejoin the EU… Surely the real question is: Why on earth wouldn’t we?!

For any record, I have always thought Bardem superb, and as an intelligent man not just an albeit brilliant actor. 🤩

You can set your watch by this stuff.

In the months before the Hungarian election, the Danube Institute, a government-funded think-tank, distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in an attempt to build an international echo chamber and amplify Orban. @atlatszo.hu has some of the contracts english.atlatszo.hu/2026/05/14/j...

Nobody can remain neutral in the conflict between Russia and Europe, I told the Austrians... orf.at/av/video/onD...

checking in for a brief moment on the Rededicate 250 blasphemy fest and yep, it's beyond parody

Odd? Odd to want to discuss the most serious policy decision the UK has taken in decades, with ongoing implications for our foreign, domestic and economic policy? What’s odd is continuing to pretend we can just make Brexit go away if we don’t talk about it! 😡😡😡

Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf - the man Trump thought he could negotiate with - has been appointed Iran’s special representative for China affairs, Tasnim reports.

Reform has gone full pro-Putin following its local election successes. Farage says no Ukraine flags on public buildings (“all foreign flags” but Ukraine was key) and this below from Reform’s Head of Policy James Orr. “I don’t care.” A taste of what will happen if they win power.

Incidentally, here's @bremaininspain.com ally @andrewhesselden.bsky.social in my replies blaming Europe for the UK voters' choices and outcomes again. When are you guys going to stop blaming foreigners and expecting them to clean up your mess?

The US hasn’t killed anyone in Africa for a while so they thought they’d put it back in rotation.

How Trump speaks to a democrat and ally v kowtowing to America's biggest authoritarian rival

The personification of needy bullying, ie cowardice.