"Chief of staff John Kelly describes Trump as an “idiot” and “unhinged,” Woodward reports. Defense Secretary James Mattis describes Trump as having the understanding of “a fifth or sixth grader.” And Trump’s former personal lawyer John Dowd describes him as “a fucking liar”
Remember, remember...
The murder of Charlie Kirk exposes the lie at the core of the American story. It’s time to stop saying “this is not who we are” and admit this is who we always were.
🏴🇦🇺 Congratulations to @albomp.bsky.social on your re-election.
I look forward to continued friendship and strong ties between Scotland and Australia in the years ahead.
BBC News: Event spotlights Presbyterianism's 'forgotten' Irish language history
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Significant point from my colleague Simon Schama. It's clear that the broligarchs fully understand and appreciate this. It's not clear that Trump himself or other senior Republicans even have a clue...
People take part in a nationwide "Hands Off!" anti-Trump protest in New York City on April 5, 2025. | Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday: cnn.it/4hYKFL3
Donald Trump slapped tariffs on penguins and not on Putin.
Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority. bit.ly/3XEYO8Z
BREAKING: Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, NBC News projects, defying Elon Musk after he spent millions against her. nbcnews.to/4hU1reg
I wrote this in July 2016
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The MEP Raphael Glucksmannas said that the US no longer represents the values that led France to offer the statue a gift from the French people to America for the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence in 1886
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Like Putin, Erdoğan, and Orbán, Netanyahu is trying to silence a critical, independent newspaper. Haaretz will not balk and will not morph into a pamphlet that publishes messages approved by the government and its leader.
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Surprise! The Russians, who have repeatedly said they don't want a ceasefire, have once again said they don't want a ceasefire
Reform UK claims to speak for ordinary people, but their actions reveal a party defined by violence, extremism and internal warfare. If Reform UK don’t even trust each other, then why should anyone else trust them?
🔴BREAKING: Reform UK is in crisis.
The party has suspended MP Rupert Lowe and referred him to the police for alleged bullying and threatening violence against his own party chairman. 💥
Deeply worrying, but unsurprising given Reform UK’s track record. 🧵👇
"Russia’s long-range strikes, by cruise missiles that are among the most costly weapons in its nonnuclear arsenal, are aimed using satellite imagery provided by U.S. companies"
From Graeme Wood
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Yes, Trump just rescued the Russian economy
That’s right. 🇺🇦
Remember when the British Brexit MEPs turned their backs on Europe. They admired Putin and Russia.
This is now The Reform Party.
The politics of the far-right will divide us and destroy so much that we hold dear.
There’s more that unites us than divides us - and it’s time to come together to reject the politics of fear.
I will offer the leadership to Scotland to do exactly that.
After three years of failure, Putin can’t win on the ground, but he can win in his enemies’ heads—if we let him.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
3 years since Russia launched its brutal, illegal war of aggression on Ukraine!
To help 🇺🇦 achieve a comprehensive, just, lasting peace, we must double down on support, keep maximum pressure on 🇷🇺 & strengthen defence capabilities.
Democracy will prevail.
Ukraine will prevail!
Q/ Why is Trump posting offensive rubbish about Zelensky?
A/ The Americans got their asses handed to them in Saudi and the Europeans are standing tall.
Focus on what the USA does, not what it says, because it is negotiation through surrealist hallucinatory rhetoric. Ukraine can win!
We're close to diplomatic midnight. open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/were-close-to...
We don’t want an 🇪🇺-🇺🇸 trade war.
But when tariffs hit, Europe must respond immediately with retaliatory measures.
Let’s be clear: we will not give in to blackmail and we will not change European legislation to please the United States, says
@kvanbrempt.bsky.social
The 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum don’t protect US businesses or jobs, despite Donald Trump’s claims.
Instead, they make everyone poorer - while China benefits the most.
It’s time to show we can do what’s necessary. We will not succumb or bend the knee to Donald Trump.
@ymaniatis.bsky.social
After October 7, Simon Sebag Montefiore was one of the first to amplify my writing, helping me connect with key individuals and organizations, particularly in the UK. His support has meant so much.
