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@brexitblog_info Civil service adage: "Rise to your level of incompetence"

TV gold. “A failed German defence minister whose soldiers had to use broomsticks for guns. That’s the woman who is now President of the European Commission” Watch an incredulous Andrew Neil on Starmer’s new best mate Ursula von der Leyen.

@DannyDrinksWine Theme: "5 minutes of fire, a lifetime of ashes"

Burt Lancaster on how he got cast in "The Leopard" (1963) after he rejected it the first time: "I bought 11 copies of ‘The Leopard’ because I thought it was a great novel. I gave it to everyone. But when I was asked to play in it, I said, no, that part’s for a real Italian. But, lo, the wheels of fortune turned. They wanted a Russian, but he was too old. They wanted Laurence Olivier, but he was too busy. When I was suggested, Visconti said, ‘Oh, no! A cowboy!’ But I had just finished ‘Judgment at Nuremberg,’ which he saw, and he needed $3 million which 20th Century-Fox would give them if they used an American star, and so the inevitable occurred. And it turned out to be a wonderful marriage. My best work. But you see, nobody told me not to do it. I was the one who said I couldn’t do it.” (Burt Lancaster's interview with Roger Ebert, 1986)

@GoldenAgeUnfold Was it Alice Weidel who said that? Is it official AfD policy? Or is it Clickbait?

@GoldenAgeUnfold If AfD said that, then Germany and Europe is truly lost.

what do you make of this? Germany’s far-right AfD party leader Tino Chrupalla, came out and said it’s time for all 35,000 US troops to pack up and leave the country completely. US military has been based in Germany ever since World War II, first as the occupying force, then as part of the NATO alliance.

@europa Colonisers?

🇿🇦 In a new Black Economic Empowerment draft, the South African National Roads Agency proposes that petrol stations, restaurants and roadside businesses along national roads must meet race-based ownership and hiring targets. The policy would apply even to private businesses on private land, including those with no SANRAL contracts or funding. It gives SANRAL control over who may operate, what requirements they must meet, how businesses are structured, and introduces levies of up to 10% of turnover. Follow: @europa

@flashbak71 @WHLeavitt Simulation and AI

@WHLeavitt Thinking this is AI. The 2nd dude's shirt there changes a couple of times from a tshirt to a jersey back to a tshirt. Also, the 2nd guy's head disappears for a few frames and comes back in. The audio also has that tinny AI sound to it.

A cop rescues a woman from a knife-point rape attempt by taking out the perpetrator. Do you stand with this cop on this? A. Hell yeah B. Nah.

@visegrad24 The country that gave the world, Christian Barnard. What a horrible fall

🇿🇦 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the country will not abandon its DEI policies, known as “Black Economic Empowerment (BEE).” “Those who say BEE and affirmative action must stop are just dreaming,” he said. South Africa has strict laws that mandate race-based hiring practices. A new law called the Employment Equity Amendment Act sets hiring targets for 2025–2030 across 18 economic sectors. Some workforce targets aim for 90–96% of employees to come from designated groups, which include Black people, women, and people with disabilities (minimum 3%). That means that if a company has more than 5% white men, it could face penalties of up to 10% of its income.

@thewolvenhour The gear mechanism and its accuracy defies logic. How did they do it?

They had analogue computers to calculate movements of planets and stars, 2 millennia ago! The Antikythera mechanism defies the academic consensus about ancient societies. Particularly for the Hellenistic world, we know they came close to an Industrial Revolution!

@OversLife The incomparable Sir Garfield Sobers

Kids: Why are the Indian players showing so much respect to this old man? This “old man” in his prime: 👇

@IfindRetards It's the good ole US of A and american voices leading the way.

Retard says Artemis II is going to the moon for all humanity this time because it's not all white men like Apollo. "Apollo was all white men, and this time it's not"

@buitengebieden Perfect control of the ailerons, the landing gear and reverse thrust.

@JimFergusonUK Income statement of Europe suddenly looks bleak.

🚨 EUROPE JUST GOT THE MESSAGE — AND IT’S NOT A GOOD ONE President Trump has made it clear: America is finishing its objective… and then stepping back. No more world policing. No more automatic protection. No more guarantees. His words matter: “The Strait… that’s not for us. That’ll be for France. That’ll be for whoever’s using it.” Read between the lines. This is a strategic shift. The United States is signalling: We secured our interests We achieved our objective You are now responsible for yours For Europe — this is a wake-up call. Because for decades: Security was outsourced Energy vulnerability was ignored Military strength was allowed to decline Now reality is returning. Fast. If America steps back: Who protects critical trade routes? Who secures energy supply lines? Who responds when escalation happens again? Europe is exposed. And it has been left exposed by its own leadership. This is not just about geopolitics. This is about consequence. Weak energy policy. Weak defence policy. Weak leadership. All converging at the same moment. And now, when the pressure is rising… The safety net may no longer be there. The world is shifting. And Europe is not ready.

@MarcoReyPicks England is in Group L so it is the group of death,

¿Cuál es el grupo de la muerte?

@jfazli @arlowhite Italy lost, suck eggs.

@arlowhite Italy (or Denmark) would beat Curaçao 10-0 or worse if they played. The tiny little UEFA teams like Andorra and Lichtenstein would beat Curaçao. It's a farce that CONCACAF gets this many teams and it will be great to see all of them (except Mexico) eliminated in group play.

Is Curacao being in the World Cup and Italy not, ultimately, a good thing?

@Ryandally08 Let's get real, this whole wokeness in Australian policy started under Morrison's labor lite agenda.

#BREAKING A record 57,270 immigrants arrived in Australia in January this year alone. Anthony Albanese says “Australia will never turn back on mass immigration because diversity is a strength” This man is trying to change Australia forever.

@1Nicdar Until the age of 14 when boys take off.

This teacher recorded the students marching in place, separating the boys from the girls. What do you notice?

@Rainmaker1973 Until the age of 14 when boys take off.

@DefiantLs Mr UN speaks

Jeffrey Sachs: "We need a global government."

@DrEliDavid A little surprising given Maloni's relation with Trump

NATO is dead. A bunch of pathetic European countries that depend on the US for everything, yet they not only refuse to help the US when needed, but are actively sabotaging US military operations. _

@PicturesFoIder Up to the age of 14 when boys take off.

A Russian Teacher recorded the differences in the development of boys and girls of the same age.