He has a spectacularly warped idea of what the EU is and how it works, to be fair, so I guess not surprising he makes absurd statements like that one

Curiously quiet here too. Won't last long :)

Glorious!

Well I was lucky last time then! Have a great European tour Cas

Wot no Paris this year? 😱

That's really shitty. So sorry Jon

😂

Hyvää syntymäpäivää Steve!! Keep up the good work...

I think also turf war in which Robbins/FO determined not to cede any part of diplo appointment process to govt

Sadly he's had to resign too, so maybe not quite yet :)

When Ollie Robbins is involved many things are possible, I would say

Bless the boy and hugs to you

So neither Downing Street nor the Foreign secretary was told about the decision to given Mandleson clearance. The FCDO just busked it? I find that very hard to believe

Ironically, they seem to have just resolved themselves (for me anyway). But been a disaster on and off all day.

Hey ho

Style looks off to me I don't think this is real (not saying he's not nuts obvs, just don't think he wrote this)

BlueSky having big problems

You guys ...

V good point!

Think the Bolloré project essentially concerns France. That's bad enough obvs but don't think he's eyeing global far right push (yet)

This is a correct opinion

Perhaps address the photo-reposting-without-crediting issue?

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman on Doctrine Issues Clarification on Just War Theory “When Pope Leo XIV speaks as supreme pastor of the universal Church, he is not merely offering opinions on theology, he is preaching the Gospel and exercis...

Well that's Mr Vance told

www.usccb.org/news/2026/us...

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Hungary’s voters shunned Orbán – but it may be too early to celebrate end of Europe’s far right Leaders of Poland and Germany hail Péter Magyar’s majority as a turning of the tide – but analysts say there were other reasons for defeat of prime minister

‪TLDR: There were many reasons Viktor Orbán lost but none of them mean the tide's turned against Europe's far-right populists

With wise words from @sldelange.bsky.social @gabrielagreilinger.com
@stijntvankessel.bsky.social @leoniedejonge.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Ahem

That's actually a great idea ( live AI fact-checking)

Fair point !

And he's supposed to be one of the intelligent ones

Ffs