Piero Tortola

If only there had been some sort of clue that Trump is a grotesque idiot…

‘A very dangerous person’: 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 Brash and bellicose, he sounded more like a cartoon bully than a sombre statesman. “Death and destruction from the sky all day long,” Pete Hegseth, wearing a red, white and and blue tie and pocket square, bragged to reporters at the Pentagon near Washington. “This was never meant to be a fair fight, and it is not a fair fight. We are punching them while they’re down, which is exactly how it should be.” Hegseth, 45, a former Fox News TV host who now commands the world’s most powerful military, has this week become the face of Donald Trump’s war in Iran. That has set off for alarm bells for critics who warn that the Secretary of Defense – pointedly rebranded “Secretary of War” – has rapidly transformed the Pentagon into the staging ground for an ideological and religious crusade. Continue reading...

‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war

Britain’s war hawks are very upset that Keir Starmer isn’t personally riding a bomb all the way to Tehran | Marina Hyde Didn’t you know? True British patriots are the ones who want to join an obviously disastrous war on behalf of Israel and Donald Trump, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Britain’s war hawks are very upset that Keir Starmer isn’t personally riding a bomb all the way to Tehran | Marina Hyde

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We need to talk about ‘Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen’ Many internationals living in Groningen are not aware that EU citizens are entitled to vote in Dutch municipal elections. Yet these elections play a...

As a EU citizen, living in the NL, you have the right to vote in Dutch municipal elections.✅ So let's talk about the ‘Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen’ 11 Mar 8:30-10 PM, Usva
This event aims to provide an accessible introduction to the municipal elections in Groningen. 👇
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Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.

No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.

Worth a watch.

(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)

France to boost nuclear arsenal and extend deterrence to European allies Emmanuel Macron said eight countries could enjoy protection from France's nuclear umbrella - but that Paris would retain sole decision-making power.

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Breve storia triste: Realizzare che Raf va per i 67 anni (chapeau). Per poi realizzare che ne ho quasi 50 io. Fine.

The era of stupid.

Trump posted an AI video of himself punching a Canadian hockey player and winning the Olympic gold for Team USA.

Trump, July 19: "All three nuclear sites in Iran were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED. It would take years to bring them back into service."

Witkoff, Sunday: "They're probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material."

From the US Mission to NATO

Irony is dead

S13 E02: Epstein Files & Twitter: 2/22/26: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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a guy who claimed to be named John Barron and sounded a lot like Trump called into C-SPAN to complain about the Supreme Court's tariff decision and call Hakeem Jeffries "a dope"

(John Barron is a pseudonym Trump has used for himself when talking to journalists)

Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin faced GB News complaint over colleague’s claim of ‘inappropriate comments’ Exclusive: Nigel Farage understood to have known of grievance against byelection candidate, whose lawyer described it as resolved ‘minor workplace matter’ of miscommunication Matt Goodwin, Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection, was accused by a young woman working at GB News of making inappropriate comments which she viewed as sexually harassing, the Guardian can reveal. The junior staffer complained to HR last year alleging Goodwin had made inappropriate comments, one regarding her appearance, sources say. Goodwin, 44, volunteered an apology after the complaint had been raised. Continue reading...

Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin faced GB News complaint over colleague’s claim of ‘inappropriate comments’

The hill I will die on: ‘Being a DJ’ isn’t a proper job | Phil Mongredien In what other field is a couple of hours’ work taking the credit for somebody else’s brilliance so venerated, says Guardian Opinion joint production editor Phil Mongredien

The hill I will die on: ‘Being a DJ’ isn’t a proper job | Phil Mongredien

The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...

NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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Quite the chart

She is an empty suit, of course. And an absolute nasty piece of cornbread.

She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.

But she is terrified.

Unbelievable

Italian reporters to protest over boss’s gaffe-filled Olympic commentary Director of state broadcaster Rai Sport welcomed viewers to wrong stadium and mistook Italian actor for Mariah Carey

Facciamoci sempre riconoscere, mi raccomando.
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Illegal aliens and Latin hookers twerking at the SuperBowl. Not a single white person or English translation at the Super Bowl. This isn’t White enough for me. Cant even watch a Super Bowl anymore because immigrants have literally ruined everything.

Italians, your white card has been revoked. Stefani Germanotta is a perfidious latin

‘To his bones a racist’: Hayes says Trump ‘taking the mask off’ with Obama video YouTube video by MS NOW

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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

Kennedy Center teaches MAGA a tough lesson Donald Trump's coalition is finding that they can't bully their way into the nation's art and culture

Trump's obsession with the Kennedy Center reflects a larger delusion among the MAGA base: that they can bully people into liking them.

And they'd rather tantrum than accept this reality.

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so crazy to me that a woman asked trump if he has any words for epstein's victims and he said "you as a young woman should smile more." it will go nowhere bc republicans refuse to hold trump accountable, but it's still pretty crazy.

Serbian judges and prosecutors go on strike over laws curbing courts Students have been demanding judicial accountability for the deadly Novi Sad accident for more than a year

Serbian judges and prosecutors go on strike over laws curbing courts

A mother’s confession on SNL😂👇