As others have said, DJT isn't the first Orange Man to be upset with The Pope.

It's worth pointing out that Roland Bradford VC was the youngest general officer in the British Army of modern times. He was promoted to the post at the age of 25, but was killed less than three weeks later.

The Fighting Bradfords - Witton Park YouTube video by Lonely Tower Film & Media

A superb telling of the story of the Fighting Bradfords of Witton Park Co Durham. Four brothers went to war in 1914, two of them won a VC, one a DSO. Only one of them - Tommie - came back. Tommie was my grandfather's CO in the 8th DLI. Thanks
@lonelytower.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjib...

Or is it a reflex?

"This is not Winston Churchill we're dealing with"

We've all been on both ends of an "imaginative" reference

Funniest thing about this is that he wasn't able to be in court as he was in the cells on yet another charge

a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk . ALT: a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .

Let me check this. When Starmer has a reshuffle it's an indication of how weak he is, but when Badenoch does one it's a sign of her growing strength and confidence.

I know my hands may be a bit small, but come on!!!!

In 1986 there was a grenade and automatic weapon attack on the same place after the UK govt allowed the US to use British runways to attack another country (sound familiar?) Two injured, but no retaliation, just diplomatic pressure and sanctions.

I think that when Rubio and the journalist "were you there" she replied "yes I asked the question"

There not because they know it came from Lebanon

, @guinevereofmason.bsky.social @catus14.bsky.social

<<Taps sign>> Same dude who thought the stealth fighter was literally invisible, said people should ingest bleach, wanted to nuke a hurricane, thought Seoul's population was 38 million because he couldn't read Wikipedia, and wants to take over Greenland because he doesn't get the Mercator projection

Or they were in a number of different places and Israel / US had v good intelligence on exactly where they all were and took them all out in parallel.

I'm not sure many are bothered about what the Wipies get up to.

Oh yes, that's an interesting tale

And BCG - as in the vaccine - used as a chemotherapy agent in bladder cancer

Depressingly, Reform will only benefit. The highest level of relief is that if he wins, the election will be annulled. Then Reform will just use this as 'oh look the establishment is against us poor me' and attract £££
It's a crime without punishment.

Yet the media won't tell you any of this. They enjoyed getting rid of so many Tory PMs they want to keep up the fun. And to be honest, if they succeed in getting Farage into Downing St, they'd rejoice in tearing him down as well. Because let's face it, that'll be easy

One particular RC Church near me was on the verge of closing in the early 2000s due to v low numbers. In the last 20 years it has grown massively and now struggles to find or create enough space for worshippers. Almost exclusively due to our 🇵🇱 friends

They said mobilize, they didn't specify in what direction

I remember hearing Matthias Strohn talking about his experience of ww2 reenactors. He said in any group of 100 you'll get one in US uniform, one in British uniform and 98 in Waffen SS uniform

Apart from the inconvenient fact that the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort, are docked at Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama for scheduled maintenance.

Interesting...
Might also interest @guinevereofmason.bsky.social

There is indeed an uphill segment in the sliding track

Because it's not 'UK' athletes that qualify. You can also qualify for the team if you are from Crown Dependencies. As an example, Mark Cavendish who's not from the UK. If you add in all the people who qualify, the name gets veeeeeeeery long.

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LA 2028: TeamGB Olympic and ParalympicsGB athletes will get 10% funding increase from UK government The government says it will provide a 10% increase in financial support for British Olympic and Paralympic athletes in the funding cycle for Los Angeles 2028.

There's the not insignificant matter of the £344m government money over the next couple of years - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...