“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

Charlie Kirk wasn't killed by political violence.

Charlie Kirk was killed by *gun* violence.

“But are there not many Fascists in your country?"
"There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”

- Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)

It was only a week ago that Peter Mandelson publicly abandoned his description of Donald Trump as "a danger to the world" saying it was "ill-judged and wrong".

This is what, outside the EU, Britain is reduced to - feeling obliged to debase ourselves in the face of fascism.

Trump during the election: No new wars!

Trump after inauguration: We’re going to send the U.S. military in to conquer Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and the Panama Canal!

It’s off the scale evil. By a small bunch of evil men.

Trump's Gaza plan will be seen as flying in face of international law Netanyahu's far-right allies will cheer the proposal, but Arab nations will see it as ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Trump said it would be the "Riviera of the Middle East"

“His Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff summed up much of the tone around the proposal, saying of Trump "this guy knows real estate"

But not history, diplomacy, international law, or humanity…

A grotesque insanity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

a man wearing sunglasses and a green jacket is standing in a crowd and says `` do it '' . ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a green jacket is standing in a crowd and says `` do it '' .

Canada is considering 100% tariffs on Teslas.

🔗: www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...

USAID was founded by #JFK .
It was seen ever since as a triumph & a wonderful tool for wielding soft power .
#Musk has persuaded #Trump to shut down USAID & terminate all USAID-aid to foreign charities.
This is how a once great democracy is being pillaged & is heading towards dictatorship😏

Tell me again who won in the fight between David and Goliath.

American Christians are so ignorant about their "holy" book.

Hostile Takeover “Department of Government Efficiency” Hijacks The Federal Government

“Make no mistake, what’s happening right now is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private agency operating with a broad mandate and no concerns for the stability of the United States or the interests of the average American.”
Alexander Vindman

open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J.R.R. Tolkien

I remember saying something along these lines to my family when #GazaGenocide started.

via @matthaig.bsky.social on Instagram
www.instagram.com/p/DFlwZq0CcW...

Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'

Mitch McConnell: Tariffs "will drive the cost of everything up. In other words, it will be paid for by American consumers. I mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?"

I agree Peter.
Never good when the period you’re living through is going be dissected in the history books but from 2016 on is going to be a lot of work for historians & pupils unfortunately 😔

It's of little consolation, but the events of the next few weeks and months will feature in world history books for years to come due to the wilfully deluded dunderehead of a bloke called Donald Trump.

Canadians booing the U.S. national anthem isn’t something I ever thought I’d see, but this is what happens when you let a psychopath criminal with isolationist and protectionist policies back into the White House.

How to resist the tech overlords Big tech has now made its position clear. It is on the far-right. Here's what happens next.

"the dream of technology is now under the control of men who are vain, foolish, self-centred, amoral, desperate for power, and in some cases openly fascistic"

How to resist the tech overlords - by Ian Dunt
iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...

Caroline Kennedy accuses cousin RFK Jr. of being a 'predator'
#CarolineKennedy is always reserved, but she’s her father’s daughter and puts aside her natural reserve for the public good & to warn people about #RFKjnr . This is proper service to her nation & #CarolineKennedy should be applauded 👏👏👏

The brave list for 2025:

- Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
- Grace Tame
- Caroline Kennedy

#auspol

Capttion on image: "Emergency procedure for if you see a friend or colleague beginning to swallow daily mail bullshit" Image depicts 3 stages of Heimlich manoeuvre- man starting to choke, another man behind performing heimlich manoeuvre, man vomiting out daily mail

Your occasional reminder..

I am a little bored with the 'What About Brexit?' bombardment tbh but you really can't talk about the UK's "deep economic scars" without bloody mentioning it. Unless you're the BBC, apparently. Its negative impact is not an opinion, it's counting.