Walz having to basically plead with Minnesotans not to take up arms against the federal government. That’s the extent of the breakdown of political authority in the United States.

It's Friday so why not wrap up the week's events with an encapsulating meme

When Trump lied and slandered European troops by saying that they avoided the front lines in Afghanistan, it was no mistake. It was a deliberate attempt to run down NATO in American eyes, to try and condition the American people to accept the end of the alliance.

Bustards

Putting together the 10 Ugliest Airliners in History, your nominations count! Nominate below

That someone as respected & experienced as Frank Gardner can post such an article with such a headline is appalling. The 'Board of Peace' has nothing to do with peace, nothing to do with democracy and everything to do with stroking Trump's ego & narcissim, making $$s etc.

Anyone who saw the Belgian PM in Davos knew the US announcement was nonsense.

Elon Musk is a white supremacist. Case closed.

I have been asked back again (third time) to talk to a sixth-form college doing A-level military history. Disappointed that I can’t find other historians willing to give up a couple of hours to talk to the next generation. If you have free time and knowledge of Crimean, Boer or FWW message me.

how far is Davos from Dignitas

tiny Denmark may have been overwhelmed by the Wehrmacht in under 6 hours in 1940, but the Danish Resistance heroically saved over 90% of Denmark's Jews, and that is a greater victory than any this monster will ever know

457 British troops. You evil, senile bastard.

If true, this would be worth a fortune.

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🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸 One year has passed. Yet U.S. President Trump still claims to believe that Putin wants a ‘deal’ or an end to the war. 1/2

Please repost and spread the word. A lot of people are struggling due to AI affecting their livelihoods and Matt is one of them. www.mathew-owen.co.uk

Trump in Davos, Switzerland: "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". German is the main language of Switzerland.

This will get massively overshadowed today and as ever the devil is in the detail, but is should be one of the best things Labour has done. It has the potential to improve the lives and finances of millions of people. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

Whatever Farage says, remember this tweet

NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct. He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…

US Speaker Mike Johnson has been sent to win Britain over. But can he hear the words coming out of his own mouth? My SKETCH. thecritic.co.uk/calm...

What a ride!

Please help if you can. Any chance of a repost @herring1967.bsky.social (you can't have sex with a Roomba robot)

The Eu reiterating what Starmer just said. Yet our press think he is rolling over. He is doing the right thing

TBH I think you're all overreacting about a speech that was, essentially, a holding pattern while the govt tries to work out what the fuck is going on and liase with allies. Staying calm and keeping level probably a good thing taht this point.

This is excellent www.ft.com/content/beea...

A Musk-run Ryanair would be hilarious. Two of the most hated brands combined.

Listening to a discussion about AI in university education with Amol Rajan & Prof Duncan Iveston on Radio 4 Today. Too short to get into the nuance of course, but an observation that copilot can do a literate review for you very quickly perfectly illustrates one of my main concerns with AI…1/1

"As vice chair of the Intel Committee, I am very familiar what's going on" in Greenland, says @markwarner.bsky.social on FTN. "There is no current security threat from Russia or China to Greenland. The only security threat to Greenland right now is the United States." www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wa...

Someone should ask Trump next time he says that Denmark can't defend Greenland whether he means that the US wouldn't defend Greenland if Russia attacked it. (Russia is not going to attack Greenland, Putin is thrilled that Trump is validating his warped snatch-and-grab view of the world.)

The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...

“We have done so much for America”: Denmark fought alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now, as Trump eyes Greenland, the families of fallen soldiers have a message for him, Isaac Stanley-Becker reports: theatln.tc/ykSPMQgG 📸: Taby Cheng for The Atlantic

Nice early warning base you've got there, Mr Trump. It'd be a shame if something were to... happen to it...

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1... Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland - BBC News

All over the South West of England, especially the Severn Vale, it's the time of year for the tradition of Wassailing (Old English, 'Waes Hael' meaning be well/in good spirits). We bless the apple orchards, drink spiced cider, sing, light fires and have a merry old time🔥 🍏 🍞 #wassail #wassailling

🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch. DMs open.

Robert Jenrick complaining that the country is broken is like Fred West complaining that his patio is uneven.

protestors have painted what appears to be a tunnel on the side of the mountain, causing ICE agents to run into the mountain at full speed. disgusting.

Again it is something that people in previous eras have commented on but I still find it just astonishing to witness in my own: fascism is somehow the natural ideology of loser men, just all of our most pathetic and contemptible instincts rendered into a worldview.

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 "Just give up on finding out who #JackTheRipper is." 🎤 In this hard-hitting episode, @hallierubenhold.bsky.social makes a case for abandoning the myth and focusing on the humanity of the five women. 🎧 Hear it here 👉 pod.fo/e/376763#JackTheRipper#TheFive #History #podcast #truecrime

" ... who received a uniform and believed they were the master race." #Pinks #ProudBlue

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

“ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do” played over video of ICE engaging in acts of violence should be the wall to wall DNC media strategy right now

This has been the plan all along. - Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN - Implement the Insurrection Act - Declare Martial Law - Suspend elections