Jette

sculpture in a shop window of a large rabbit wearing a hat and backpack and carrying a hunting rifle.

sculpture in a coffee shop window of a rabbit hunting ... what?

Trump should prepare for a long campaign - Russia has been bombing Ukraine for 4 years and they haven't surrendered.

The Siege of Malta lasted over two years, and they didn't surrender. The London Blitz lasted 8 months. Has any airborne bombing campaign alone resulted in surrender?

NYC mayor not banned from UK – Full Fact A series of videos shared on social media falsely claim that Zohran Mamdani said the UK has “lost its moral compass”, prompting Keir Starmer to ban him from the UK.

Videos shared online falsely claim Keir Starmer banned New York mayor Zohran Mamdani from the UK, after Mr Mamdani supposedly said the UK had “lost its moral compass” at an event they both attended.

But no such event happened, and he hasn’t been banned.

that takes me back to high school Classics, when the Latin master had us illustrate a banquet menu on a scroll in Latin. These were after-school classes and included draping a toga and building model castles.

US immigration authorities arrest Spanish-language news reporter in Tennessee Court documents say immigration authorities arrested a reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee without a warrant. But U.S.

She was in her marked news truck when #ICE pulled her over and arrested a reporter who’s been critical of the agency.

Freedom of the press is a precious thing. Without it, we will know even less about what Trump is doing than we do now. apnews.com/article/repo...

grifters gotta grift

not enough.

there are a number of Backpfeifengesichter in the US cabinet. I get so tempted every time they appear on screen.

“How’s my new war going?”

“Not good, Mr President. They’re still talking about the files.”

#TrumpGuilty
#Epstein

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

the foreign countries are not paying the tariffs. is he really that stupid or only grifting because his fans are that stupid?

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

what did she do before being appointed by Trump? she looks more like a stripper than a serious politician.

eww! hope it resolves quickly! and has better outcomes for the future

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

The Boss is singing about ICE on the Streets of Minneapolis.
You won't hear this played at the Kennedy Center or on Fox News.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

There are some books that actually make better movies than books, I'm afraid.

I had to walk a different way home from the bus today (diversions) and found this gorgeous portal on my route. What fantasy world do you think it leads to?

Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star The avatar, created to deter young people from extremism, has been subverted and is breaking out of niche online silos In certain corners of the internet, on niche news feeds and algorithms, an AI-generated British schoolgirl has emerged as something of a phenomenon. Her name is Amelia, a purple-haired “goth girl” who proudly carries a mini union flag and appears to have a penchant for racism. Continue reading...

Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star

Lies, lies, and damn lies.

Yes, that's why they are trying to avoid any further suits

The man ICE officers shot and killed in Minneapolis is 37 yr old Alex Pretti

Mr Pretti is a US citizen and worked as a nurse

10 shots were fired. The video of what happened is out there

the BBC is running scared of the Trump tendency to sue at the drop of a hat

Downing Street says Trump 'wrong' to claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line Veterans and bereaved families call the comments insulting, as the prime minister's spokesperson says

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Downing Street says Trump 'wrong' to claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line - BBC News

I was in Helmand with UK troops. Draft dodging Trump's words are a gut punch to those killed Donald Trump has claimed NATO troops stayed "a little off the front lines" in Afghanistan. It's hard to know whether he's ignorant or just doesn't really care.

“I was in Helmand with UK troops. Draft dodging Trump's words are a gut punch to those killed”

news.sky.com/story/i-was-...

John Wyndham, The Kraken Wakes (1953)

Headline: 90 percent of Reform-supporting comments on social media are bots

Nobody could have predicted this.

Happy New Year from Scotland

yeah, he was MIA for a few weekends, giving us false hope that he was dead.

and the teeth?