An update on Donald Trump’s chances on winning the Nobel Peace Prize – politicalbetting.com
An update on Donald Trump’s chances on winning the Nobel Peace Prize – politicalbetting.com
The U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, bringing war to the country for the second time in eight months. Follow live updates. https://t.co/jJHsb7gfE7
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I think I’m going to the pub!
June 2023 was more eventful, Boris Johnson resigning as an MP, two other Tory MPs resigning as MPs too, then Nicola Sturgeon getting arrested, all in less than 48 hours.
Wondering if it's worth going to the butchers to get something nice for Sunday lunch.
When I am back in the office on Monday I will be booking a holiday from the 26th of June until the 3rd of August inclusive.
First part of those holidays will be at home watching the knockout stages of the world cup then the second half a proper foreign holiday.
Sam Altman is such an incredible backstabber, liar and traitor.
While your competitor is taking a heroic and principled stand, you swoop in to make your deal. Imagine working for this guy - is there a greater shame?
This should lead to a mass exodus from OpenAI.
https://x.com/rcbregman/status/2027666766441148463
Diane not holding back on her views
* actually ten minutes from my house. But converted to flats.
On an unrelated note, when is the remake of Threads due out?
This tacit or overt support for the satanic ayatollahs in Iran, simply because they oppose the USA, Israel, the West
PUKE
Israel's Channel 12 (a good indicator of official Israel lines/positions) is reporting that Israeli officials believe Khamenei, his advisors and those responsible for the nuclear programme have been assassinated (below in Hebrew)
https://bsky.app/profile/aloner.bsky.social/post/3mfvzab7jlk2z
If WWIII results in the nuclear destruction of Slough, turning it into an apocalyptic wasteland of radioactive mutant cannibal zombies - who pays the CGT on the uplift in commercial property prices?
I'm a touch more skeptical on the motives side than some comments.
Trump has never given a flying f*ck about who lives or dies if it is not him or his supporters, and he will not be starting now. If 500k civilians were killed, he would not give a hoot.
I'd suggest he has 3 or 4 priorities:
1 - His reputation, as he sees it.
2 - His bank account, and enriching his family - whether legally or criminally.
3 - Protecting himself, which means distracting from his programme to take away votes in the mid-terms from the 10-20 million people he is targeting from groups he think will collectively vote against him, which would stop his regime doing what he wants, and eventually lead to justice coming for him. Ditto the Epstein papers.
4 - Maybe next getting on next week's front pages. The model of Trump as a man treating life as an attention-seeking competitor in a TV game show seems fair.
The UAE announces successful interception of several Iranian missiles targeting the country
The Ministry of Defense announced that the United Arab Emirates was subjected today to a brazen attack with Iranian ballistic missiles, which the UAE air defenses handled with the highest efficiency, successfully intercepting several of the missiles.
The relevant authorities in the country also dealt with the fallout of debris in a residential area in the city of Abu Dhabi, which resulted in some material damage and the death of an individual of Asian nationality.
The competent authorities confirm that the security situation in the country is under control, and all concerned parties are monitoring developments around the clock.
https://x.com/modgovae/status/2027685238093279612
The attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States are illegal, unprovoked and unjustifiable. Peace and diplomacy was possible. Instead, Israel and the United States chose war.
This is the behaviour of rogue states — and they have jeopardised the safety of humankind around the world with this catastrophic act of aggression. Our government must condemn this flagrant breach of international law, and urgently pursue a foreign policy based on justice, sovereignty and peace.
https://x.com/jeremycorbyn/status/2027673013697552881?s=20
https://www.flannels.com/new-balance-1906-loafer-114021#colcode=11402169
I did say last thread - maybe Trump and the Israelis have something really clever planned. À la Maduro
Good riddance to these evil fucks if so
Every man’s death diminishes me but in this case hahahaha
The bad guys are the UK, the US, and Israel, and anyone who opposes them are the good guys, even if they’re Islamist terrorists who murder tens of thousand of their own citizens.
The US and Israel almost certainly know where these individuals are and precision strikes make sense
The peace talks seem to have been a ruse to provide the time to get all their ducks in a row
"At home, a lot of girls dress the same way. It's boring. I pretty much dress like this all the time. People always get a shock when I turn up to their door to fix something. I work with lots of fortysomething men and they probably just think I'm a bit weird."
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/jul/01/glastonbury-2013-best-dressed-in-pictures
🚨 UPDATE: The Foreign Office has issued urgent advice for British nationals in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE
https://x.com/PolitlcsUK/status/2027695341244477467?s=20
I am no different to every single person here in this constituency. I work hard. That’s what we do.
Except things have changed a lot over the last few decades. Because working hard used to get you something. It got you a house. A nice life. Holidays. It got you somewhere.
But now – working hard? What does that get you? Because talk to anyone here and they’ll tell you. The people who work hard but can’t put food on the table. Can’t get their kids school uniforms. Can’t put their heating on. Can’t live off the pension they worked hard to save for. Can’t even begin to dream about ever having a holiday. Ever. Because life has changed.
Well, she was able to cough up the £205 to go to Glastonbury.
Deleted, I see Francis beat me to it !
Thornberry calls out the illegality of strikes
Clear dividing lines emerging in the UK
But plumbers are the new aristocracy.
I'm not totally sure about plumber + plasterer, other than both are fairly well-protected skills that are not going away - especially plasterer.
Plumber + joiner or plumber + tiler would seem to have more synergy.
My kitchen / bathroom / double glazing man started out as a joiner.
It's just the same as the Reform claims about broken Britain - and equally ridiculous.
New Balance are a well regarded running shoe brand, but have got a bit sidelined as the big boys got ahead of them with carbon fibre (and other) tech
But it’s not clear that it’s US-Israel that’s at fault.
I suspect that a deal was close so Netanyahu acted unilaterally and relied on Trump being afraid of “losing face” and/or “not standing with Israel” to drag the US in.
She is a very interesting individual and if labour think they will regain the seat, they may well be very wrong
@ThomasNashe - agreed. Glastonbury etc. not my scene; however, there is huge demand for attending football matches in person even with more and more on television.
An 11-year-old boy who had both legs amputated after being assaulted by his birth parents has won his campaign for a new child safety register.
Parents guilty of neglect will face similar monitoring to sex offenders following an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, which the government said it expects to table "shortly".
The announcement follows a campaign by Tony Hudgell and his adoptive mum Paula, from West Malling in Kent.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3gxkn453ro
My big fear is that the middle classes suss out that university is a con and have the confidence to tell their kids not to bother. Not saying that's what's happened with her, but it's worked out well for her.
Well done to her for winning, and she may turn out to be a fabulous politician, but there is no need to pretend she is something she isn't.
AIUI air defences were activated and took out a number of incoming missiles, damage was caused by falling debris rather than from explosions on the ground.
It is lazy dismiss the inconvenient truth as a fault of people who notice it
The Greens are also very pro Iran.
https://www.itv.com/news/2026-02-28/starmer-warns-iran-not-to-attack-uk-military-in-middle-east
Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah’s Operations Command says it will soon begin attacking US bases in response to what it described as American aggression.
(this assumes Hannah Spencer is a genuine working class girl, which I'm not 100% sure of)
https://x.com/i/status/2027695457808343105
She saved the $205 by putting spare hot water in her thermos