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The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

🎶 The trans-Atlantic alliance is dying.
The UK-US relationship is as much a security risk as anything now.
Time for an independent foreign policy. 🎶

Sing it with me!

Starting on Wednesday at 8pm on Channel 5, watch Our Hospital Through Time. Tune in to see us showing @profaliceroberts.bsky.social our collection items and discussing the history of St Bartholomew's Hospital

#History #Archives #HistMed #HistNursing

We remember the #BorisLies #ToryLies
#RejoinEU
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The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

Halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox, life begins to stir 🌱 Today is #Imbolc, also known as Saint Brigid's Day - the #Gaelic festival marking the first signs of #spring and celebrating the return of light.

Have you noticed any signs of spring in your area? Share them below! 👇

Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground

The world is watching www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A moment of unutterable horror from Donald Trump | James O’Brien - The Whole Show YouTube video by LBC

To all those in America, who may not quit understand how Trumps words about the allied soldiers who fought in Afghanistan impact the world. I suggest you listen to the @mrjamesob.bsky.social radio show from yesterday. This is so powerful and should hit home for everyone.
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Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’? | Owen Jones Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it’s about so much more than Gaza, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' is naked colonialism.

And it's not just designed for Gaza.

It's a template for naked American theft and self-enrichment.

New column 👇

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The UK must strengthen ties with Europe - it's the only way to survive Trump's new world order. LBC 21 January

"Rupture is here, whether we like it or not. The answer is more Europe, not less. More coordination, more solidarity, and more capacity to act at speed" - Sebastian Mang, Programme Lead for European Economic Policy at the New Economics Foundation.

It looks like what is going on in Tehran, but it's the United States of America.

Tonight in Minneapolis.

Federal agents are deploying tear gas and sting balls against activists on the street outside the Whipple Building, where ICE operations are based.

Neil Young - Ohio [Live At Massey Hall 1971] (Video) YouTube video by neilyoungchannel

Neil Young - Ohio [Live At Massey Hall 1971] (Video)
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"We cannot give up because we need to save what we still can." This is a mantra for the times we live through. Every little bit that you can do now will save lives further down the line. Hope defeats despair.

MAGA Is Weaponizing Basic Human Psychology To Declare War On The Left The out-group homogeneity effect is having an insidious impact on our politics

If it feels like every tragedy gets twisted by MAGA into proof that people outside their movement are dangerous, you’re not imagining it. That instinct has a name in psychology, and MAGA has turned it into a political strategy.

One Earth. One Team. - UK-EU Environmental Partnership Report Teaming up with Europe will help reduce energy costs, keep us healthy, and protect our planet. Read our report on UK-EU energy, climate and environment cooperation.

Find out about our One Earth. One Team campaign here:

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Nigel Farage again today calling for the UK to leave the ECHR

The European Convention on Human Rights PROTECTS US ALL

WE MUST PROTECT IT, NOT LEAVE IT

Don’t even think about decking! How to create a nature-friendly low-maintenance garden Garden getting you down? Tempted to just pave or concrete over the whole thing and put your feet up? There are more enjoyable and eco-friendly alternatives, from miniature meadows to giant borders

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

First Steps Course First-Steps course is a grounded, trauma-aware, no-nonsense, practical and ethical introduction to real shamanic and animist practice.

www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/learn-shaman... Wonderful Courses

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy

“The ECHR isn’t Brussels meddling. It’s the foundation that protects you from your own government.” 👏👏👏

Abu Dhabi royal family to take stake in TikTok US under Trump deal MGX, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take 15% stake, with social media firm valued at $14bn * Trump signs executive order to transfer TikTok to US owners The Abu Dhabi royal family is to take a stake in TikTok’s US business, as Donald Trump signed an executive order brokering a deal valuing the social media company at $14bn (£10.5bn). MGX, a fund chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take a 15% stake and gain a board seat when TikTok US is spun out. Continue reading...

Abu Dhabi royal family to take stake in TikTok US under Trump deal

Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy

Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians

The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy

eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

I've just signed this petition. Will you add your name and share too?
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Obama: We have to recognize that on both sides there are people who are extremists 

But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.

The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!! YouTube video by Julien Cohen

Wet, grey, unwelcome visitors from over the pond but - cheering myself up with this! youtu.be/rfUEstWJUkA?...

Psychologically, we're living in very hard times for all who care deeply about science, empathy, equity, nature, and rights for all citizens of the planet, human or otherwise.

Find strength, solace, and community in like-minded others, positive action, and in Mother Earth
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