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Notable on social media: the Tories have decided on a strategy, that they should support Ukraine and condemn Trump. Multiple conservatives all giving similar messages.

So this is their kill-Reform strategy, I assume. From a domestic politics point of view it makes sense. Must be uncomfortable for MAGA-aligned politicians in the ranks, but they’re all at it. Kemi, Jenrick, IDS, Cleverly. Quite a brave tactical decision.

I am very pleased to hear that and it is the right thing to do

This is a time for cool, wise heads. It’s an extraordinarily dangerous moment. The right move is to lower the temperature, but take the lesson and adapt to this new world.

I genuinely don’t know what Starmer should do. I still think his approach yesterday was the right one although I now have some doubts.

It was the right thing to do yesterday; nobody expected Trump to throw such a pathetic tantrum as this today. Maybe we should have done, but nobody did.

The hard bit is what to do next. Over to you, Prime Minister.

Trump and Vance are vile, evil, people. Scum, through and through.

It is worth remembering that Russia has an economy smaller than Italy.

The UK, Europe and other allies should stand steadfast behind Ukraine even without the USA. Let's answer the question Trump asked Starmer yesterday - yes we can defeat Putin without you.

We wanted to do it with you, but if need be without you then yes we can do it.

Ukraine should have our full and unconditional support and Russia should be comprehensively defeated. Even without America.

The Matt Goodwin view.

"Matt Goodwin
@GoodwinMJ
Zelensky was so bad he made Keir Starmer look like James Bond"

https://x.com/GoodwinMJ/status/1895550859322560779

Goodwin should bugger off to the USA so he can be join his beloved Maga cult .

@JanLipavsky

Czechia will always stand by Ukraine. Zelensky is a strong leader of a sovereign country. If an agreement had been signed with the USA, it would have meant great benefits for the USA. Unfortunately, this did not happen. The next chapter will be written by Europe in London. 🇨🇿🇺🇦🇪🇺

I'm not much of a fan of the US geopolitical role over the last century, but I've always been moved by a speech that Harry Hopkins, US envoy & eventual administrator of Lend Lease and already suffering from terminal cancer, gave at the North British Hotel in Glasgow in 1941. Churchill among others was reported to be in tears afterwards.

"I suppose you wish to know what I am going to say to President Roosevelt on my return. Well I am going to quote to you one verse from the Book of Ruth ... 'Whither thou goest, I will go and where thou lodgest I will lodge, thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.'"

Compare that to the grifters, cowards, vulgarians and rsoles present in the White House today.

OK, fwiw my answer to Trump and Vance today is the following:



https://war.ukraine.ua/donate/

Glory to Ukraine.

This came across my YouTube feed:

Battle Of Waterloo Scene | NAPOLEON (2023) Joaquin Phoenix, Movie CLIP HD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW_Fb-fkrCk

Shockingly bad.

Was the rest of the film equally terrible ?

Awful. Ironically the same director made by far the best movie about the Napoleonic era - The Duellists.

Second best. After Master and Commander.