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Yeap. The citizens of most European powers got cured of the tendency to believe that their country was better than their neighbours' in 1945. We didn't

06.03.2026 19:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aren't we overestimating us a bit here?

06.03.2026 09:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Many of us have been there: in the driverโ€™s seat on a tricky hill start, when the engine cuts out and the car judders to a halt. Since the EU-UK summit last May โ€“ the event that was supposed to map a new and dynamic way forward โ€“ stalling is fast becoming a real risk for Keir Starmerโ€™s most crucial long-term policy area: improving Britainโ€™s relationship with the EU.

Todayโ€™s report by MPs on parliamentโ€™s foreign affairs committee rightly warns that despite the hugely welcome โ€“ and essential โ€“ progress in relations with our closest allies and neighbours, Starmerโ€™s project is โ€œsuffering from a lack of direction, definition and driveโ€. If Labour is to deliver a growing economy, improve living standards for every UK resident and tackle the very real threat of Reform UK, getting the EU reset back into gear is a matter of urgency.

Many of us have been there: in the driverโ€™s seat on a tricky hill start, when the engine cuts out and the car judders to a halt. Since the EU-UK summit last May โ€“ the event that was supposed to map a new and dynamic way forward โ€“ stalling is fast becoming a real risk for Keir Starmerโ€™s most crucial long-term policy area: improving Britainโ€™s relationship with the EU. Todayโ€™s report by MPs on parliamentโ€™s foreign affairs committee rightly warns that despite the hugely welcome โ€“ and essential โ€“ progress in relations with our closest allies and neighbours, Starmerโ€™s project is โ€œsuffering from a lack of direction, definition and driveโ€. If Labour is to deliver a growing economy, improve living standards for every UK resident and tackle the very real threat of Reform UK, getting the EU reset back into gear is a matter of urgency.

Naomi Smith in the Guardian. She has diagnosed the problem very well: Starmer's reset is losing blood fast and looks to be in trouble.

However, I don't agree with the prescription.

A ๐Ÿงต

h/t @markpurch.bsky.social

06.03.2026 08:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The expertise on trade and Europe in N10 or the Cabinet Office is inexistant even though there are many civil servants in HMG who worked with or in the EU when we were a member. Until we see a serious effort building the teams that will support the reset the prime minister can't be taken seriously

06.03.2026 09:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Zackโ€™s response to Shabana Mahmood.
My friend sent this to me an hour ago. She said
โ€œThis is why I will vote for the Greens. They have a moral compass of hope.โ€

I wholeheartedly agree.
Lifeโ€™s difficult enough without a politician in the government advocating cruelty and marginalisation

05.03.2026 23:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 55 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ben Jennings on the โ€˜end timesโ€™ and the US war on Iran โ€“ cartoon US military commanders have been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric to justify involvement in the war to troops

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

06.03.2026 07:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The US and China opposed condemning Russia for it's attacks on civilian infrastructure.

They are OK with war crimes against civilians, putting them in the dark and cold at temperatures of -20ยฐ C, or -4ยฐF.

This will not be forgotten.

Boycott the #USA and #China where you can..

05.03.2026 19:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1977 ๐Ÿ” 813 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 116 ๐Ÿ“Œ 39
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Justice Department publishes documents with sexual assault allegations against Trump The department shared FBI documents outlining allegations involving Trump.

Trump is collapsing physically and mentally.
Are the wolves circling?
#Trump

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

06.03.2026 07:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 05:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 76 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If itโ€™s true that the United States bombed an elementary school and killed scores of children it is an unfathomable crime. I have never been more disgusted to be an American.

06.03.2026 04:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 20097 ๐Ÿ” 3916 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1262 ๐Ÿ“Œ 341
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This is honestly one of the most anti-Jewish things Iโ€™ve ever seen from the United States government.

05.03.2026 23:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 12770 ๐Ÿ” 3296 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2090 ๐Ÿ“Œ 562

Kyiv Post
March 5

US is hitting Iranโ€™s drone factories the way Ukraine wanted to hit Russiaโ€™s, USW says

The United States is hitting Iranian drone and missile facilities and a joint campaign with Israel-the same category of Target Ukraine has sought to strike in Russia with Tomahawk
missiles.

06.03.2026 03:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can we start using 'Trump Regime' now?

06.03.2026 02:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 90 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Since the Dow is under 50,000, can we talk about the Epstein files again?

05.03.2026 14:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2534 ๐Ÿ” 550 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
https://trib.al/bUVvV4h

DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files โ€” including Trump allegations โ€” were removed

t.co/0iQ5KdPYf9

05.03.2026 18:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 515 ๐Ÿ” 266 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34 ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
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๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฎ

05.03.2026 03:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 4000 ๐Ÿ” 1905 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 166 ๐Ÿ“Œ 75

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and itโ€™s good sheโ€™s gone.

But this doesnโ€™t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

05.03.2026 19:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 40120 ๐Ÿ” 9045 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1488 ๐Ÿ“Œ 304
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DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files โ€” including Trump allegations โ€” were removed (The Independent) The Department of Justice has withheld from the public nearly 48,000 files stemming from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein,after publishing more than 2 mil...

l.smartnews.com/p-7hce9aNi/X...

04.03.2026 22:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 476 ๐Ÿ” 280 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Looks like The Express wrote the headline before the conference happened.

Itโ€™s clear now that they were due to announce someone like Kate Hoey, and it didnโ€™t happen, leaving them with a defector that no one knows.

Itโ€™s embarrassing.

05.03.2026 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 802 ๐Ÿ” 169 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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Trump Finally Fires Kristi Noem, Replaces Her With MAGA Senator The ICE queen goeth: Donald Trump reportedly soured on Noem after back-to-back disastrous hearings.

Trump Finally Fires Kristi Noem, Replaces Her With MAGA Senator The ICE queen goeth: Donald Trump reportedly soured on Noem after back-to-back disastrous hearings. ...

05.03.2026 19:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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05.03.2026 08:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tesla has always been a minor player. The only thing outrageously inflated they have is the stock market value. It is not a business, it's a cult, a Ponzi scheme. When they sell only one car a year, will the stock value stay above one trillion?

05.03.2026 08:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The effects are real. This from last year. ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคญ

05.03.2026 07:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 99 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Stop buying cars from the South African Nazi.

05.03.2026 09:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 131 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tesla US Sales Fall for Third Month in a Row Despite Updated Lineup | EV Teslaโ€™s US vehicle sales fell year over year for the fifth straight month in February, according to data released Tuesday by Motor Intelligence.

Teslaโ€™s US vehicle sales fell year over year for the fifth straight month in February, according to data released Tuesday by Motor Intelligence.

The company sold 38,500 vehicles during the month, down 11.8% from 43,650 units a year earlier.

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05.03.2026 06:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 2492 ๐Ÿ” 535 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 324 ๐Ÿ“Œ 93
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get a load of Kristi Noem's facial expressions as Rep. Kamlager-Dove enters articles in the congressional record with headlines like, "Lewandowski taking out trash at Noem's DC home" and "ICE Barbie's mile high private chamber with alleged lover exposed"

05.03.2026 14:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 9184 ๐Ÿ” 2513 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 471 ๐Ÿ“Œ 187
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Calling in the Clintonโ€™s in for a closed-door testimony while ignoring other widely implicated individuals is no mistake. This is an active, and massive, cover-up.

05.03.2026 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 8203 ๐Ÿ” 2390 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 240 ๐Ÿ“Œ 75

They should be enjoying what they voted for: lost of foreign markets; soaring prices of fuel, fertilisers and other inputs; finance more expensive than ever; shortage of labour; price of produce plummeting.

05.03.2026 18:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Americans Support Sending Stephen Miller to Iran A new poll shows overwhelming approval of such a deployment.

Americans Support Sending Stephen Miller to Iran
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

05.03.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, theyโ€™re under attack.

Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

05.03.2026 13:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 17797 ๐Ÿ” 6256 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 509 ๐Ÿ“Œ 257