Shetland’s geopolitical position has been evolving in a rapidly changing world, long before Donald Trump expressed an interest in Greenland | Hans Marter

No, it's not "back to business as usual." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

🚨 Messages between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein, reveal how Bannon worked with Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to “overthrow” UK PM Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis. @peterjukes.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...

'Europeans finally understand war against Ukraine, beginning to take responsibility –Applebaum' www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polyt...

Jasmine Crockett: Why are folks protecting a 34-count convicted felon while America crumbles? People are dying, rights are eroding and families are suffering? GOP priorities scream corruption. Demand better. Hold them accountable. The country's watching. #sheshed

The fact that Brexit was not investigated for 🇷🇺 involvement and not a single party in 🇬🇧 is seriously discussing rejoining shows how many politicians were in on this disaster

Capt. Farage addresses his crack team onboard the Reform UK Ltd battle bus as they travel to a secret location, but definitely not Clacton | Ronnie Barbour @ronniebarbour.bsky.social

Remember: Viktor Orban has built a corrupt, stagnant Hungary that is much poorer than it should be www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Press Release: New images reveal ‘quiet’ restoration of Robert Burns’ Ellisland Farm | Bylines Scotland

Read and share all over..he nails it

In Kirriemuir, we look out upon wind turbines Mega pylons will march through our countryside, taking our renewable electricity to fuel industry in the north of England In Edinburgh, the price of off-peak electricity is 7p a unit In Kirrie? 17p We can't have zonal pricing because London says no.

The need for truth telling and the journalists who report it | Isabella Conn

Given budgetary constraints in the UK and France, I expect more stories like this going forward. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

As a profound mark of respect for courage, sacrifice,unwavering commitment to freedom, the Ewald von Kleist Award of Munich Security Conference-2026 was given to the Ukrainian people 📹 Munich Security Conference

BIG NEWS: When Adam Kinzinger stood up to Trump and risked everything, director Steve Pink captured it all. Meidas Studios just released our latest documentary ‘The Last Republican’ on all major platforms. Watch the movie today!

🇵🇱🇺🇦“Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything. The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.” - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk

What relevant role does the monarchy play today, with or without the present scandal? | Charlie McCarthy

This is why governments lie. It was 100% clear it was a lie at the time but then responsible actors spend years trying to prove the Kremlin lied. Here’s some advice for next time: the Kremlin always lies! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was being asked ‘too often’ to make concessions ahead of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva next week with Russia. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Ali Smith’s novel Glyph explores the annihilation of meaning in war | Amanda Wheatley

A visit to the Ukrainian house is the most humbling experience. I talked to an unbelievable chipper Ukrainian woman working for a drone company, who was telling me about weeks of minus 10 degrees in Kyiv with 4 hours of electricity per day. #MSC2026

EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen to Keir Starmer at the the Munich Security Conference: “Ten years on from Brexit, our futures are as bound as ever, dear Keir. "It is in our common interest to be ambitious about our partnership. “We are in this together".

What Does Putin Have on Trump? Adam Kinzinger Demands Answers youtu.be/3NjyzGcl67E

Clinton was impeached for an affair. Nixon resigned over one burglary. Trump has 34 felony convictions and 1 million mentions in the Epstein files. But he's still president??? The system is broken. PUT HIM IN JAIL!!!

AOC in Munich: “They are looking to withdraw the United States from the entire world so that we can into an age of authoritarianism — of authoritarians that can carve out the world, where Donald Trump can command the Western Hemisphere & Latin America as his personal sandbox”

Trump's second term has been a disgusting cesspool of non-stop grift and corruption 👇 "In August 2025, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned." Read more: https://bit.ly/4tmtni0

Rubio just made a speech to the European defense community in Munich that did not mention Ukraine. Or democracy. Or US business deals with Russia. Or the administration's plans to support the European far right. But there were lots of nice words about our common civilization.

Either adapt or die as Ukrainians say. Europe needs to live by that too European Commission chief von der Leyen told the Munich conference.

President Zelenskyy: Putin still has guarantees of financial stability.A large part of those guarantees lies here in Europe. Russian oil tankers still move freely along Europe’s shores—in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the Mediterranean. Overall,Russia still uses more than a thousand tankers.

100% agreement!

Flawed rates revaluation threatens tourism and rural economies | David Murray

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Brexit and Trump are two sides of the same coin. Russia backed both to shatter the West from the inside. It worked. A divided Europe and an isolationist US are the best gifts Putin ever got. We are fighting each other while he tries to rebuild an empire

Ronnie Barbour and Martin Roche discuss issues and policies that the political parties will focus on in May's Holyrood election | Bylines Scotland Radio

Neither Can America.......

President Zelensky has arrived at the Munich Security Conference which runs through February 15 Ukrinform reports.

A poem dedicated to those, like Epstein's victims, who travel the long road seeking out truth and justice | Frances Nixon @francesnixon.bsky.social

Why joining the European Union is looking increasingly attractive for Iceland | Dr. Magnus Arni Skjold Magnusson

Immigrant billionaire owner of Manchester United condemns immigrants – just the poor ones, though | Nazish Saad @nazishmunch.bsky.social

Child abuse is a cancer to society ...we need to cut it out completely | Dr Daniel Goyal

After nearly four years, Ukraine continues to resist Russia's unprovoked invasion. But we cannot forget the importance of this fight. Take a look at my deep-dive on my Substack page at the link in my reply.

The NHS and neo-colonialism The NHS relies on overseas staff, which harms healthcare in source countries: closing the door will give Britain a taste of its own medicine By Patrick Wright

Saw this wonderful wee car in Edinburgh's New Town #Edinburgh

The Epstein files expose the networks behind the same far-right playbook. @elliechowns.bsky.social says it’s time for a full inquiry 👇

Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."

Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.

Neil McInroy is one of the speakers at the festival. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Nigel Farage has just moved his company address to...Mayfair. As Private Eye notes, nothing says 'man of the people' like it. (The office appears to belong, through a complex web, to Reform treasurer Nick Candy's firm)