"Good Tsar, bad boyars" in other words.

It's time to remind people again of the principle of Trump's Razor: if all else is equal, the stupidest possible explanation is the most likely.

While Denmark is no match for the US in military terms, it does hold legal title to Greenland, along with the right to the self-determination of the local population.

"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"

This had better be on every Labour leaflet between now and 2029.

Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:

Ukrainian businesses have joined the #WarmTheAnimals initiative and started allowing stray dogs and cats into their premises

1/ So, should the EU retaliate against Trump's Greenland tariff threats? There are roughly three schools of thought, each progressively more interesting than the last. A brief tour through the logic of escalation and deterrence: 🧵

We must protect these people with everything. 🥲 🇬🇱 🇪🇺

1️⃣ He didn't say that. 2️⃣ He said it, but you misunderstood him. 3️⃣ He said what you understood, but he was just trolling. 4️⃣ He was serious but he's just negotiating, not going to do it. 5️⃣ He's going to do it for grand strategy reasons I've invented. 6️⃣ Look what you liberals made him do.

Just a reminder that as of now, Iran is still run by cruel theocrats, Venezuela is still run by far-left socialists, Russia is still run by a destructive dictatorship, and Ukraine is still run by a vibrant democracy.

It was the United States that chose to scale down it’s military presence in Greenland in past decades. #FactsMatter

Remember.

After 200 people supported plans for a new wildlife hospital, it been refused permission following 15 objections. Currently volunteers are caring for 1,000 cases a year from a suburban home. Whether they find another site could decide the future of the service. @eastangliabylines.co.uk

Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff. Game on.

I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.

I wonder why Nigel Farage has pulled out of The Laura Kuenssberg TV programme this morning? 🤔

In an extremely crowded field, I reckon Robert Jenrick is one of the worst, most dislikable politicians in modern Britain. Here’s why 👇🏻

Oh, my Romanian dude, maaaate:

These so-called "patriotic" 🇬🇧newspapers who brought you Brexit were never really patriotic at all. They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America. They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.

How it started ... How it's going

The thing that the moron Trump misunderstands about the defence of Greenland is that the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol is almost certainly the most elite Arctic force known: no other country has a unit quite like it.

I don't know why I forked out £3 a month for this, but it's a thing goatponi.es

Do people even use Tumblr any more? I'd almost forgotten that I had stuff on there.

The hour long DJ mix is a great format. We don't all have time to listen to a four hour Speedy J marathon. This is particularly splendid, soundcloud.com/brockout-mus...

I guess Grok finally became sentient, read all the tweets and sacrificed itself after taking out X

“RMT Union boss, Eddie Dempsey, held up Communist flag alongside people singing pro-Russia chants in occupied Ukraine (Donbas)”. That was in 2015 AFTER Putin invaded & occupied Crimea and infiltrated Donbas www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

At least ten sanctioned vessels... are falsely flying under the flag of Tonga, according to Wellington-based @starboardintelligence.com. @maritimekiwi.bsky.social told RNZ Pacific it would be highly unusual for Tonga to flag oil tankers, given their ship registry closed all the way back in 2002.

Far Left leaning union leaders in Tankie shocker! Also a massive Brexit fan like his predecessor.

I think we can wrap up the "International Trump Problem" quite quickly: there's some kind of "Trophy Shop" on nearly every UK high street - they don't even need to be good quality particularly, just shiny: we've all seen the redecoration at the White House.

It's arguable that Nick Timothy is almost as much of a cunt as Jenrick. May need to get a "cope cage" for the TV.

On 16 Jan 2014, Ukraine's Parliament passed "dictatorship laws," restricting protests & free speech. These anti-democratic laws sparked outrage & clashes, as Ukrainians resisted with defiance & creativity. The “anti-mask law” banned peaceful gatherings while wearing masks, helmets & face coverings.

Katie Hopkins is going to speak to the lads about becoming a people smuggler

When you 'telling the truth' is such a novel concept you feel you have to announce it in advance

Jenrick defection probably the dumbest thing he could have done. He could have been the top race science guy in the tory party, but now he's going to be a run-of-the-mill race science guy who needs to impress guys who believe a secret sect of Brown people control the traffic lights

British Comment, Level 10.

Reminder that in the UK an incoming radical, populist government would have immediate access to immense, unchecked executive power. And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.

Bluesky going to work over on Twitter

In his speech, Putin mentioned international law and said that all countries in the international community must abide by it. But it is obvious that this does not apply to Russia.

These blog posts (by James Duncan, an old friend from the early dotbom boom) are very good marketing for his new project. Good because they're clear and make great points, but don't (yet) give away anything about what it is. And leave you (well, me, at least) desperate to know more. page.love/blog/

Who knew that Jenrick was moronic cunt? Philp next please.

The idea that Russia - a state that has spent almost four years throwing everything it has at conquering its neighbour, and failing - is remotely capable of invading Greenland, or is going to be in the foreseeable future, is ludicrous.

I've decided to bring altogether all my old Perl training decks from the last 25 years. They might be useful to someone. And they might encourage more people to hire me to run courses for them :-) I made a (small) start on that today. It'll take a while! learn.davecross.co.uk/slides/

Keir Starmer: "They showed me their new prototype, the IKEA Shadow Cabinet. "The trouble is, nobody wants to buy it. "Every time you lose a nut, it defects to Reform."

Reform UK and the Tories are talking down London. In reality, London has had its safest year ever under the London mayor, Sadiq Khan.