An oil painting of mixed flowers in a vase is being completed on an easel in the studio. Other objects included are glass bottles amd shells

A flower still life in oil on gessoed board from nearly a decade ago (sold). The camera distorts the difference in size between the painting and the subject but gets the colour pretty acurately (an excellent DMC-LX5- still in use)
#oilpainting #stilllife #flowers

Nigel Farage has declared that he is against working from home.

It's not a surprise given he is never in Clacton.

I’m with her!

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

“.. foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.” 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

Kinda funny that Trump thinks "asylum" means other countries send people from insane asylums, and a) this is real life, not a ham-handed Idiocracy-type satire, b) he has surely been corrected several times but is incapable of updating his priors, & c) most media politely agree not to mention it.

2026 is going to be a very dark year for US foreign policy, where everything that was built over many decades by leaders for collective security is torn apart by one madman, but only because people in his own party remain silent.

#FuckICE #FuckKistiNoem #Minnesota 💔⛓️‍💥💔⛓️‍💥

The #NobelPeacePrize committee have said it “cannot be revoked, shared or transferred” after Venezuela’s opposition leader, #MaríaCorinaMachado, said she wanted to give her award to Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The #NobelPeacePrize committee have said it “cannot be revoked, shared or transferred” after Venezuela’s opposition leader, #MaríaCorinaMachado, said she wanted to give her award to Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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www.mediaite.com ABC's George Stephanopoulos Battles Marco Rubio On Venezuela

‘Let Me Ask the Question Again’: Stephanopoulos Pushes Rubio for Answers On Venezuela in Tense Battle Mediaite

Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?

Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."

Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social : "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them."

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Trump addressed a skeleton crew of supporters who attended a Friday night rally in North Carolina, with some so disinterested that they immediately turned to their phones minutes into the event www.themirror.com/news/politic...

Just tried to search for Trump’s name in the Epstein files library on the DOJ’s website. You’ll be *shocked* to learn that there’s no mention of him whatsoever!

In another deep-strike attack against Russia, Ukraine blew up a Russian submarine docked in a secure naval base www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.

“When this administration calls you a criminal illegal alien, what do you say?”

karoline leavitt’s Nephew’s mom: “I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for my son. I don’t even have a parking ticket… it doesn’t make any sense. I’m just as lost as you are.”

Miami elects first woman mayor, ends GOP’s 28-year control of City Hall The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms.

Miami elects first woman mayor #EileenHiggins, ending GOP’s 28-year control of City Hall

The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms politi.co/3Yga0sr

Miami elects first woman mayor, ends GOP’s 28-year control of City Hall The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms.

Miami elects first woman mayor #EileenHiggins, ending GOP’s 28-year control of City Hall

The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms politi.co/3Yga0sr

The truth is Trump is just as corrupt as Hernandez and probably has been given a lot of dirty drug money for his pardon. Trump doesn't care where the money came from as long as it ends up in his untraceable offshore account.

Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop