Boycott USA, boycott World Cup. US tourist industry single-handedly destroyed by Trump.

Canada must also help defend #Greenland, else they'll be almost blocked in.

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American Gangsters open.substack.com/pub/mattcarr...

My editorial cartoon for Tuesday's Metro

"The Anschluss: 10 talking points from this weekend's annexation"

OECD countries, including EU countries & the UK, just forfeited to Trump their sovereign right to tax businesses operating within their own borders. This is an alarming subjugation of state sovereignty – and yet it is being spun as a landmark tax deal. taxjustice.net/press/oecd-c...

labourhub.org.uk/2026/01/05/t... I learned so much about politics from this organisation. But, yes, time for a new era.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... US piracy on the high seas. Today Venez, tomorrow the UK?

www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j... Wonderful news. Last year 33% of property sales went to furst time buyers. An end to the profiteering and house price bubble. 🤞 The houses DO NOT disappear.

Hebrew Media: Israel is preparing to launch rapid strikes on Iran. "The planned operation is called 'Iron Strike' & Netanyahu held five hours of security consultations, during which security officials discussed the specific day & appropriate timing for carrying out the attack.” @Palestine_Updates

The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen to the United States: “The Kingdom of Denmark, and thus Greenland, is a member of NATO and is therefore covered by the Alliance’s collective security guarantee.” I “strongly urge the United States to cease its threats.”

Its an excellent thread, although I'd like to read more analysis about where Bitcoin figures in all this. 🧵 ⬇️

The Mayor of New York City @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has released a statement:

Well spotted!

In August 2018, Venezuela joined the group of countries that allow their oil to be purchased in currencies other than US dollars, thus allowing purchases in Euros, Yuan (Petroyuan) and other directly convertible currencies.

Oil Markets Brace for Supply Squeeze After U.S. Captures Nicolás Maduro | OilPrice.com oilprice.com/Energy/Crude... Will prices fall?

Ah, #Trump 's going to kick out all Venezeulans from USA by telling them their country is safe now. (and Cuba and maybe Mexico) He *is* Hitler and South America will be a very very large concentration camp.

Ah, he's going to kick out all Venezeulans from USA by telling them their country is safe now.

The Invasion of the Oil Snatchers.

What the actual...?!

In Trumpworld you don’t leak to the press, you leak to your brother in law who will bet for you on polymarket

labourhub.org.uk/2026/01/03/u... Brazil’s Lula:“The bombings on Venezuelan territory & the capture of its president have crossed an unacceptable line. These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty & yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... Pay attention folks...it doesn't stop there.

Trump/Putin/Xi/Nethanyahu oligarchy. Taking it to the nth degree. The electorate are surplus to requirements once AI and robotics do all the work. A carve up of the planet between the dictators began last year. AI needs the energy that the human race consumes. The future is not bright.

*These* are sparklers. The ones in restaurants today are Roman Candles. In both cases they were for outdoors only.

A Government that says it's concerned about the cost of living, but capitulates to corporations "Housebuilders have been lobbying against the inclusion of batteries, which would entail an upfront cost to the developer, though they would save money for homeowners" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Robert Shaw could play a spot-on #Trump ...going by his Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons. And Robert Bolt confirms you can only use the law against Trump.

Time for a total ban on indoor fireworks. #CransMontana

Follow @extremetemps.bsky.social to see the world turned upside down! Unusual high & lows

If he was to have his citizen stripped as Farage wishes, then go do the same to Farage and his followers. We know Farage's bullying at school, just search google for "Reform candidate tweets". Perhaps they should be stripped of citizenship?

Yeah guys, Alex Karp of Palantir is a totally normal guy who just happens to quote several minutes’ worth of a Nazi speech, before doing random tai chi and leaving Karp is a dangerous, completely unhinged lunatic and it’s made worse by the fact that he’s obviously on coke too

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... What have Freemason coppers got to worry about? Faith? Faith in what? Christian? Catholic? Hindu, etc etc. Freemasonry is the one thing that makes people doubt the impartiality of the force.

Once again raising the question -- why is the president's son-in-law at this official event?

Nigerian Village Bombed by Trump Has 'No Known History' of Anti-Christian Terrorism, Locals Say www.commondreams.org/news/trump-n...

...and here we go. Germany a couple of weeks ago, now London. Searching for an updated list of Reserved Occupations for my Great Nephews. I found the 1939 version. To be sure, someone in the MOD is already working on it. #WWWIII www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Why is this newsreader on #BBCNEWS channel wearing a remembrance day poppy?

New study sheds light on a beneficial compound found in coffee and chocolate www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202... I'll take it!

Reading the room over in the 'other place' #Trump has 'lost' Twitter. The comments under this post on X, are v. anti.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade... A bit of history. They often ended in failure, or truce. But who believes in today's would-be current truce endorsers?

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... "Nigeria is officially secular but almost evenly divided between Muslims (53%) and Christians (45%)" = division. Nigeria has oil

Merry Crimbo everyone. 😂🤣

Portrait of Baroness Varvara Ikskul von Hildenbandt https://www.wikiart.org/en/ilya-repin/portrait-of-baroness-varvara-ikskul-von-hildenbandt-1889

From Lawrence of Arabia, where westerners look down on Arabs who worship a western TE as a prophet... switching to Kings College where westerners worship an Judean leftie active 2000+ years ago. How has it sustained? Is the human race so weak they always want someone else to sort things out?

Here’s what happened when Misha met Melvyn on Today (audio available in UK on BBC Sounds) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Can't think of a better replacement than Misha Glenny - very interesting podcasts.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... "Lord Timpson: “...hunger strikes are not a new issue for our prisons. Over the last five years, we’ve averaged over 200 a year and we have longstanding procedures in place..." 200! Is he not ashamed? Trial or bail. No more limbo! #Prisoners4Palestine

Only Justin Webb can bring on a Republican to critique Trump who turns out to be one of Trump's best mates 😒 #r4today

Hey, Vlad. Now's your chance to plant a flag in Alaska, now all rules are off? #Putin / #Trump play-off or carve-up.