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Lover of history, books & travel ๐ŸŒ. Proud old-fashioned liberal; European citizen๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ; Dual nationality๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ; Hammers fanโš’๏ธโšฝ๏ธ; Husband & Dad. #FBPE #RejoinEU #SlavaUkraini ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœŒ๏ธ#Antifascist๐Ÿ’™ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards"

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More SDJR please!
It's as if a member of the family - a poor relation, no less - has been asked not to embarrass the great GWR patriarch!

14.03.2026 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why has Trump eased sanctions on Russian oil - and will it help Putin? The US said easing sanctions on Russian oil would provide only a limited financial boost to Putin.

Trump (alias Krasnov) has given Putin a lifeline to pay for & prolong Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine & Europe.
The faster Europe builds its own army/navy, welcomes Ukraine into the #EU with a defense pact, the quicker we can dump Trump๐Ÿ–•who has betrayed his allies
bbc.com/news/article...

14.03.2026 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And his doppelganger lives in the White House

14.03.2026 15:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hahaha! Could be! Personally I think it was a djinn.

14.03.2026 14:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Book cover of 'The Burning of the World' showing a group photo taken in the summer of 1914 with the author and his friends

Book cover of 'The Burning of the World' showing a group photo taken in the summer of 1914 with the author and his friends

Book cover for 'Snows of Yesteryear' showing a montage of the author and his home in Bukovina

Book cover for 'Snows of Yesteryear' showing a montage of the author and his home in Bukovina

Current 'Night' & 'Day' reading. Both autobiographies induced a deep sadness for a lost era!๐Ÿ˜ฅ
๐ŸŒš 'The Snows of Yesteryear'- Gregor von Rezzori. Elegiac memoir of life in early 20th century Bukovina.
๐ŸŒ 'The Burning of the World'- Bela Zombory-Moldovan. Hungarian artist suffers 1914 war
#Booksky ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ˜ƒ

14.03.2026 14:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If it's not one of those two causes, what else could it be? Pilot error? Deteriorating standards? Technical failure? Bird swarm? Shamal? A thousand and one nights?
The truth will out.

14.03.2026 14:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's like a clip from 'Blade Runner 2049'.
Only that the future has arrived now.

14.03.2026 14:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hahaha! Kegsbreath.
What a douche! ๐Ÿคฃ

13.03.2026 18:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

His dressing up foreshadows the Magat love of cosplay, costumes, clown-like stuff (idiocies like a Buffalo Shaman), and the maga-nitude of red baseball caps that help hide the Cro-Magnon forehead ๐Ÿคก
With great sadness, I remember when the U.S.A. was a serious country

13.03.2026 17:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Strikes on Iran Damage Cultural Heritage Sites, Infuriating Iranians

'Iran's revered cultural icons hit hard in US & Israeli war'.
The culturally illiterate Trump (known for never reading books or interest in anything that enriches the mind) is as much an ignorant barbarian as the Taliban (๐ŸงจBamiyan) & ISIS (๐ŸงจPalmyra).
Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...

13.03.2026 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump is โ€˜wrongโ€™: Europeans slam US decision to ease Russia oil sanctions โ€œWe want to ensure that Russia does not exploit the war in Iran to weaken Ukraine,โ€ the German chancellor said.

Europeans slam US decision to ease Russia oil sanctions.
They're livid at Trump's sheer stupidity๐Ÿคก. Can't the Dumb Fatberg see he's being played by Russia & its Iranian ally, helping pour billions of oil dollars into Putin's war chest, prolonging Ukraine's pain? www.politico.eu/article/germ...

13.03.2026 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That chart should be exhibit No.1 when heโ€™s arraigned on corruption charges

13.03.2026 06:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More and more, Trump is making US institutions behave like Putinโ€™s Russian versions. This was an immediate military coverup of something that should have been admitted:

More and more rot.

12.03.2026 12:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 924 ๐Ÿ” 360 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Probably starts cross-dressing after his third bottle of Jack Daniels then calls JV Dunce to borrow his eye-liner.

12.03.2026 12:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo shows Liz Truss Britain's shortest serving Prime Minister (a mere 49 days) attending a speaking event but unknown to her appears a slide projected behind her stating "I crashed the Economy"

Photo shows Liz Truss Britain's shortest serving Prime Minister (a mere 49 days) attending a speaking event but unknown to her appears a slide projected behind her stating "I crashed the Economy"

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended in mid-air on a zip line wearing a crash helmet and waving the British flag

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended in mid-air on a zip line wearing a crash helmet and waving the British flag

The selfish extravagance, gluttony, malfeasance & sheer waste of taxpayers' money is reminiscent of Britain's Tory governments from 2019-2024, and the spendthrift cabinet ministers serving under two equally corrupt prime ministers, Boris 'the Clown' Johnson & Liz 'the Lettuce' Truss. A venal lot!

11.03.2026 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nuclear experts undercut White House claims about Iran reactor at heart of case for war The Trump administration sent negotiators without nuclear expertise to lead talks on Iranโ€™s enrichment program. Now, its public case for war centers on a facility that experts say cannot do what offic...

This story suggests that Witkoff and Kushner bungled the negotiations with Iran because they don't understand nuclear technology

www.ms.now/news/trump-i...

11.03.2026 05:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 3050 ๐Ÿ” 1300 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 206 ๐Ÿ“Œ 128

Absolutely no surprise that the American Vaudeville act of Witless Witkoff & Javid Kashner have screwed up yet again and put both the US and the world in jeopardy.
What exactly have the burlesque duo achieved as Trump's "special envoys"? Only to make matters worse, esp. for Ukraine & Palestine๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

11.03.2026 09:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Trump 'assures' Infantino ๐Ÿ‘‰ Iran is "welcome to compete in the World Cup tournament in the U.S."
Raises 2 critical questions: (1) how can one trust Trump's word when he changes his mind by the hour? (2) what security will he guarantee to protect the Iranian team from shooters etc?
#FIFA #WC2026๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

11.03.2026 09:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Proving yet again that Witless Witkoff is, well, either a totally witless dupe or a witless liar. God help America!

11.03.2026 04:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's a war criminal who has destroyed the lives of millions around the world by his criminality. He must be brought to trial, face justice, and serve a life sentence without parole. Then buried in an unmarked grave.

09.03.2026 23:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing

09.03.2026 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 34914 ๐Ÿ” 9680 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1815 ๐Ÿ“Œ 699

Markwayne Mullin:
Performative testosteron minus the testes

09.03.2026 21:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hahaha! ๐Ÿ˜‚
Clever scam, stupid people.
Totally unethical of course, criminal in fact, but no sympathy for the patsies.๐Ÿคก

09.03.2026 19:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Flying the flag everywhere ๐Ÿ˜‚!
So what?
How does that help families pay their household bills?
Reform peddle such crass stupidity yet idiots fall for it.
Britain is an #Idiocracy ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿคก

09.03.2026 18:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fux News.
Who else?

09.03.2026 18:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We need your drone interceptors for our war, but we wonโ€™t thank you and our propaganda will claim that we made them.

09.03.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2548 ๐Ÿ” 989 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 83 ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

Conduct the same poll in a couple of weeks when the economic impacts feed through to household bills and we will probably see a dramatically different result.
Stick my neck out to say a BIG rise in opposition.
Reform especially could see a massive anti-war increase to the Trump stupidity.

09.03.2026 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'Fraid so. Sadly.

09.03.2026 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

IOW "f**k off you ignorant American sh**- stirrer and let the adults deal with Iran".

There now, a gratis translation of diplomatese into the grunts that only GOP ignoramuses understand.

Lindsey Graham is such a stinker of a turd.

This American war-mongering is truly tiresome.

๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐ŸŒ

09.03.2026 17:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜A very dangerous personโ€™: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

Of the bombastic loudmouth Pete Hegseth, one U.S. Marine Corps veteran ๐Ÿซก ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธhas come up with a classic zinger:
โ€œโ€œHonestly, itโ€™s embarrassing. We know this guy is incompetent. I wouldnโ€™t feel safe leaving him in charge of putting together a DoorDash orderโ€ ๐Ÿ˜…
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

08.03.2026 11:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1