Spent a day inside the Houses of Parliament, and came away with three things: a story about the length of a sword, an encounter with a Cabinet Minister, and a Lord with an amusing nickname his daughters almost certainly didn't intend as a compliment. #britishparliament
Three Famous Words at a Dusty Outpost: MacArthur’s Long Journey to ‘I Shall Return’ #wwii
Commonwealth Day at NSW Parliament House. Bagpipes, brilliant company, and the honour of representing the English-Speaking Union Australia — Gov Beesley, Commander Vallar, superb tablemates, and the lads from Scots College doing what they do best on the pipes. 🎶 God Save the King. #commonwealthday
here's today's post: "CBS is still fucking with Stephen Colbert" — now they’re censoring interviews with Democrats.
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it’s amazing how the more you know about Fascist in a Teacup Greg Bovino, the more you realize that he checks all the Nazi boxes. does he have a Turd Reich haircut? check. does he dress as if he were starring in a dinner theater production of Springtime for Hitler? check. does he have a love of violence for violence’s sake, and a depraved disregard for human rights? oh yeah. does he strut about like a little banty rooster who just invaded Poland? absofuckinglutely. given all that, of course it was only a matter of time before we learned that Obergruppenführer Greg has a real problem with Jews.
BITE-SIZE FASCIST GREG BOVINO TICKS ALL THE NAZI BOXES, SO SHOULD WE REALLY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN HE WENT ON AN ANTISEMITIC RANT DURING A PHONE CALL? I COVER THIS AND ALL THE OTHER NAZI SHIT THAT DONNY'S FLUNKIES HAVE BEEN UP TO LATELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY POST. LINK: bit.ly/45ElJVZ
This week felt like a seam ripping in the fabric of reality. As threads we thought were separate were revealed to be one tangled knot, some doubled down on what they needed to believe to feel safe, while others chose inconvenient reality & quietly walked toward the future. https://loom.ly/RyRWY1k
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Let's help Michael Wolff in his lawsuit against Melania. I've donated and can't wait to see her deposed under oath. #resist
gofund.me/280c73515
Despicable what he’s able to get away with. #resist
Yeah too bad his priority isn’t the American people. #resist
A few nights ago, I stayed at Villa Rothschild in Königstein, just outside Frankfurt.
Built in the 1890s by Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild as a summer residence.
In 1948–49, the Parliamentary Council met here to draft the Grundgesetz — the Basic Law that founded the Federal Republic of Germany.
Visited Huis Doorn outside Utrecht in the Netherlands — the final home of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
After Germany’s defeat in 1918, the Kaiser went into exile at the insistence of Woodrow Wilson—as a condition for ending The Great War. He brought with him 64 train carloads of possessions.
I learned details yesterday about the persecution of the Jews in Holland while I was visiting the Dutch National Holocaust Museum. It is located next to a kindergarten, which was used as a deportation site for children.
It is said that 'History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.'
Good riddance!
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I’m numb. Speechless.
This is not just another political crisis—we are entering something far worse: a usurpation of power, the unravelling of democracy in real-time. I never thought I’d see this happen, and yet here we are.
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If this isn’t the moment to awaken, then what is?
You know red states hate people from California (just look at the last election if you need a reminder) so if Gavin is going win the presidency then he's is going to need to move towards the centre and build some bridges with the right. This is a great step in that direction.
#soapbox
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social
Governor, I just listened to Episode Two of your podcast and love it. It's insightful, informed, and intelligent. This is a fantastic idea to show you (and we) can have constructive debates with those on the other side of the spectrum without hating each other.
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
This is definitely my favourite headline of the day…
'Lara Trump’s Fox debut derailed as fans allege plastic surgery left her looking like a horse.'
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#foxnews
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... This is by far the best, clearest and most realistic analysis of what we're in for that I've seen.
Oh, I'm just shocked.
Btw, the correct pronunciation for #DOGE is 'dodgy'. 🤬
Donald Trump clearly has never read anything about history, particularly with regard to his favourite word in the English language—tariffs.
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Is that ill maintained bikes or riders?
