Bribing Trump with a gold bar was the low point

Wishful thinking, in hoping the dinner was over 😁

But, Trump is not lifting the blockade

Chip Roy should read Marx on religion, he dismissed it as the opiate of the masses. A fair description of MAGA Christianity 😁

The US military has significantly depleted its stockpile of key missiles during the war with Iran and created a “near-term risk” of running out of ammunition in a future conflict should one arise in the next few years, according to sources. https://cnn.it/4e1Y7zv

"The United States, by contrast, appears to be ignoring this critical factor of modern war....The current administration’s approach...has begun to erode one of America’s greatest strategic advantages."👇

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the US blockade of Iranian ports was an 'act of war' and a violation of the ceasefire reut.rs/42laYFT

Free plug-in solar panels to be rolled out to some households The technology is designed to be a simpler and more affordable way of benefiting from renewable energy

"Low-income households will get [free] plug-in solar panels to cut their energy bills, the Government has announced."

This is how you do a just transition.
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Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights to save fuel as prices soar Move comes as European transport ministers gather to discuss plans to prevent region running short of jet fuel

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights to save fuel as prices soar ft.trib.al/UueHbNY

Maybe they could make a little ferry for CalMac

Trump is paying the price of his own war

Wait for the Grand Trump Mausoleum

Warsh just failed economics

Each alternate route comes with horrible geopolitical problems, there is no easy or secure route

At what point will the US system remove Trump from the Presidency? When he nukes Tehran? Appears naked on the golf course?

And people say Iran is a theocracy 😁

The oil market will lose at least 1bn barrels of crude and refined products due to the war in the Middle East, even if the conflict ends tomorrow, the head of the world’s biggest independent oil trader has warned. ft.trib.al/J7Yvdya

Imagine the very poor quality of Musk's cybersecurity and someone uses malware to brick the satellites 😁

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Can't wait for Ashton's Starmer at Number Ten

If you drive down wages, who will buy your goods and services?

The Hogwarts School of Politics

Humanity is superfluous 🤢

Council adopts new EU-wide law to combat corruption New EU-wide rules set up a harmonised criminal law framework to prevent and fight corruption.

EU adopts new criminal law on corruption offences
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Escalade verbale entre l’Ukraine et la Biélorussie sur fond de militarisation de leur frontière Le président ukrainien dénonce la construction de positions d’artillerie à proximité de la frontière ukrainienne par l’armée de Biélorussie. Le dirigeant du pays, Alexandre Loukachenko, rétorque être prêt à utiliser « tous les moyens » pour prévenir une agression contre son pays.

Escalade verbale entre l’Ukraine et la Biélorussie sur fond de militarisation de leur frontière

Surely, the risk is that a non-Trump Administration comes after the money, either for self-enrichment or in the name of justice and asset recovery

When will Melania Trump give her evidence on Jeffrey Epstein?

The Mandelson vetting blame-game is causing serious damage to ministerial-civil service relations | Institute for Government The sacking of Olly Robbins has been badly handled by Keir Starmer.

The sacking of Olly Robbins has been badly handled by Keir Starmer.

No.10's bullish response is further damaging the already fraught relationship between civil servants and ministers www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mand...

Press release, full text in the link

CJEU, human rights/LGBT rights

New judgment: Hungary's restrictions on LGBT materials breached EU free movement law, EU Charter, GDPR and values of the EU curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/d2...

Can cognitive dissonance be fatal?