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In a remarkable example of an attempt at election interference sanctioned by the White House, JD Vance will travel to Hungary tomorrow in an attempt to shore up Viktor Orbán’s failing election campaign. Orbán is seen as a key political ally for Trump’s efforts to undermine the EU and as a critical player in the undermining of the Ukrainian government at the behest of the Kremlin. The Orbán election strategy and the model he has used to deliberately bastardise Hungarian democracy in service of one man rule is seen as a model that appeals to Trump and his acolytes. JD Vance’s trip is another step towards confirming that the US wants to reimagine Europe in the image of the MAGA vision for America. Let me reassure you. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. I’ll let Anne Applebaum explain 🎥 TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZNRXH9v4X/

It is blowing my mind how many people don’t seem able to grasp that oil & gas in the North Sea is not “ours” but was sold off to private companies who will trade it on the international market like any other fuel. We don’t get any kind of privileged access to this fuel.

Imagine if a country announced it was introducing the death penalty, but only for Jews. Imagine the global outcry. But apparently it's fine to introduce the death penalty only for Palestinians...

@KennyofCeltic @Stephen4_2 Tip right is Willie donnachie, Sandy Jardine there too.

@KennyofCeltic @Stephen4_2 Tommy hutch at the back, jinky and pixie from celtic, Gordon mcqueen, Kenny burns.

Kenny teams up with Scotland team mates in 1974. How many can you name ?

Being 'slightly' hard of hearing I was most confused this week to hear two colleagues discussing how fasting makes them left handed. It seemed very improbable. Apparently they said less angry, not left handed.

@realandround A sloth no less

@realandround Snails wasn't mentioned...I was just there for a day or so either side of a yacht race called the middle seas race, which is basically a lap of sicily with a few detours such as Stromboli. Very scenic. Late October but still warm, although very long nights.

@realandround Did you have rabbit ?

Caught up with a lovely friend today and she said "i really like what you have done with your hair" Im a 60 year old bloke, I don't do anything with my hair, and most of the summer what's left of it stays under a hat... But compliments gratefully accepted

@hairygit I saw NY Met and thought you were commenting on the start of the baseball season.

Off to my local cinema this afternoon to see the cinema broadcast of NY Met production of “Tristan und Isolde”. I’ve long considered myself more a Verdian than a Wagnerian, & I guess that still holds, but these Wagner marathons really do get under your skin!

@hairygit For almost the entire 70s, he was the best player in the world. Also a fantastic manager. I hope Ajax and Barca have huge statues of him.

Yes, there have been a few other players too of comparable quality, but none had quite the grace and the elegance of Johann Cruyff.

Let me explain what just happened 👇 5 minutes before the President announced a halt to attacks on Iran… someone placed a $1.5 BILLION bet on stocks going up and dumped $192 million in oil. 5 minutes… These trades were 4 to 6 times larger than anything else in the entire market. Whoever did this wasn’t guessing. You don’t risk $1.5 billion on a hunch. There was zero public indication this announcement was coming. No leaks. No press. Nothing. The only people who knew were in the room when the decision was made. Someone in that room picked up a phone. And within minutes they made more money than most Americans will earn in a thousand lifetimes. In a single trade. On a war that cost you $4+ a gallon gas and $16 billion in tax dollars. American citizens funded this war. Politicians are profiting from it. This is not the first time. Every major announcement from this administration has had massive suspicious trades right before it dropped. Tariff reversals. Policy shifts. War decisions. This is the most blatant insider trading operation in the history of American politics. It’s not even close. And it’s happening over and over in broad daylight. You would go to federal prison for trading on a tip from your cousin. These people are front running war decisions with billion dollar bets and nobody will ever ask a single question. Nobody will be investigated. Nobody will be charged. By tomorrow this will be buried under the next satisfying headline. Just like last time. And the time before that. The game is rigged. And they’re not even trying to hide it anymore…

@Miss_Tified_UK 🤣

Not your typical hotel room.

let me get this straight a team will not be playing in the FIFA World Cup because they are currently being bombed by the FIFA Peace Prize winner

OMG! LOL!!!

Their season started with wild hopes of winning a treble and ended with them arguing online with an Irish airport 🐻

@ATRightMovies youtube.com/shorts/nlfnPCf…

What is the greatest scene where somebody walks?

@TheCinesthetic Smoking

What used to be extra common in movies that you just don't see in movies anymore?