Annie Clarkson

@shortmagsmle What about the multiple servicemen that may die in such a mission?? Is this selective concern.

I’m noticing a lot of foreigners who seem to not understand why we’d risk hundreds of lives, spend millions of dollars, and sacrifice several aircraft to rescue one guy. And the reason they don’t understand is also the reason people can’t be made American by a piece of paper.

@Mr_Husky1 Am I missing something .??.why should a man pay for the date.

“I don’t pay for women,” wrote a 52-year-old man. I showed up to the date without makeup and wearing sneakers. We had been talking for about two weeks. Giovanni was one of those rare people—polite, straightforward, no mind games. Divorced, two grown kids, worked in construction. He had humor, balance, culture. When he asked me out, I said yes without hesitation. Then came that message—clear, almost sharp. “Let’s be clear: I don’t pay for women on dates. It’s my principle. Hope that’s not a problem.” Honestly, it wasn’t. In fact, I appreciated the honesty. Better to know upfront what you’re getting into than to face the bill and pretend nothing happened. I replied: “Fine, no problem. See you Saturday.” Inside me, an idea was born. A simple, honest experiment. Saturday morning, I woke up early. I’m 46 and I know exactly what “getting ready” for a date means. I opened my closet, picked the right outfit. Then makeup: foundation, concealer, eyeshadow, mascara, lipstick—the usual ritual. And then I stopped. Why? If we’re truly equal… if everyone pays their own way… if there are no roles… why should I spend two hours getting ready? Why should I look flawless while Giovanni probably shows up in jeans and a T-shirt, ready in ten minutes? So I decided. Jeans. Gray sweater. Comfortable shoes. Ponytail. No makeup. Just me. In the mirror, I felt strange. Not worse. Just… different. Used to seeing myself “constructed,” I now looked simply normal. “Let’s see,” I thought. At the café, Giovanni was already seated. He greeted me, smiled, everything calm. The first few minutes were pleasant, natural. I almost thought I’d overthought it. Then he paused, looked at me more closely, and said: “You didn’t get ready much to see me, did you?” “What do you mean?” “In the photos, you looked more polished… the dress, the makeup… Now you look… like you ran an errand.” I smiled. Because in that moment I knew the experiment was working. “Giovanni,” I said calmly, “remember what you wrote about the bill?” He nodded. “Yes.” “You talked about equality. Everyone pays their own way. No roles, no expectations. You’re independent, I’m independent.” “Yes… and?” “So I asked myself: why does equality only apply to money? You showed up comfortably, no special effort. I did the same. Isn’t that consistent?” He stayed silent. Then tried to explain. “But these are different things…” “Why different?” I asked. He spoke about habits, “female nature,” the fact that women like to take care of themselves. I listened. Then I said something simple: “Taking care of yourself costs. Time, energy, money. And it’s often taken for granted. We talk about equality when it comes to paying, but still expect a woman to be perfect… for free.” He tried to defend himself: “But women like it…” I smiled. “Yes, I like feeling beautiful. But I also like being myself. Sleeping in. Not worrying about makeup. Wearing comfortable shoes.” He looked at me, unsure what to say. We finished our coffee talking about something else. Then the bill arrived. Split in half. Perfect. We said goodbye politely. We never contacted each other again. No, I don’t regret it. That date taught me something. We live in a time when everyone talks about equality, but often only where it’s convenient. People want an independent, autonomous woman—but also flawless, polished, perfect. True equality isn’t splitting a bill. It’s sharing the same effort, the same respect, the same investment. If you don’t want to pay for dinner, that’s fine. But then don’t expect someone to spend hours looking perfect for you. If we are equal… we’re truly equal. No double standards. Giovanni wanted equality. He got it. Just not the kind he imagined. Credit - Mr. Commonsense

@tag4UK We are dumping Trump not America. Most Americans dont agree with him either.

I've got a very bad feeling that dumping America for France is not going to serve us well. This is a mistake, we're making a very big mistake.

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@coldxman They used that money to build universities, schools and hospitals which Israel proceeded to blow up. We've seen the footagr.

But we have de facto given millions in “defensive military aid” to Gaza already. Hamas used it to build the largest ever bomb shelter network, and then didn’t allow civilians to use it during a war. The problem is not our asymmetric sympathies, it’s the psychopathic terror org.

@nick_matau The population has gone up ?? What a f***** lie, evidence?? Let independent verifiers go in then and do a census, there are prob thousands under the rubble alone

“Israel is committing genocide.” I asked him one simple question. He couldn’t answer. Then admitted he hasn’t even looked into it and is just repeating what he’s heard.

@Irandokht011 @LBC @Stsantek Lool at the facts .. There are FAR more refugees after a Western led war ...and it leads to a failed state not a liberal democracy

This kind of statement only shows how little you understand about Iran and the region. Refugees aren’t created in a vacuum — they are the product of authoritarian regimes, repression, and decades of geopolitical intervention. Maybe learn the context before reducing people’s suffering to a slogan. And perhaps it’s better people like you don’t try to give advice to timid politicians like Starmer in the first place.

'We don't want more refugees, so can you please stop creating them?' @Stsantek gives Keir Starmer some lines for his next meeting with Donald Trump.

@Leelee5510412 @aj_inapi "Its theirs" ..because it says so in bible??.ever heard of religous fundamentalism ..because that's what this is.

@BarbaraClaesse2 @aj_inapi Israel didn’t “ask” for that land. It’s theirs. (Ever read the Bible?) It doesn’t matter if they ‘stay within their borders.’ Jihadis want it all. For a month +, missiles have been shot at every town and city multiple times a day. How would you like that?

People forget this part of history. Israel defeated Egypt in war and then gave back the entire Sinai Peninsula - an area bigger than Israel itself - in exchange for peace. Israel withdrew from Gaza completely in 2005, removing its own settlements and citizens. Parts of the West Bank were handed over to Palestinian governance under the Oslo Accords. The Golan Heights wasn’t returned because Syria never made peace and the area overlooks northern Israel strategically. So the narrative that Israel just “occupies land and never gives anything back” is simply not true. Land was returned where peace was possible. Land was held where war was still the reality. That’s not ideology. That’s strategy and survival.

@aj_inapi Three thousand years ago is a bit tenuous

@BarbaraClaesse2 You cannot deny the fact that Israelis or Jewish people belong to that region either

@aj_inapi Sorry you asked for a state in the Middle East which is mostly arabs and muslims ....and then complain about it, do you want the WHOLE region to change to accomodate you. Just stick to your f***** borders and you shouldn't even have been in Gaza in thd first place.

One Jewish State, 56 Muslim countries but they want it all.

@chico_ray Fights with one arm tied behind its back ??....you mean it doesn't f***** nuke everyone. Only because it needs a semblance of plausible deniability otherwise it probably would.

The Iron Dome isn’t necessarily to protect Israel. It’s there to protect the people constantly attacking Israel. If Israel didn’t have a way to shoot down missiles, they would have to neutralise the threat, at all cost. If every missile from Hamas hit homes, and killed people—I don’t think there would be a Gaza left. Despite what you hear, Israel consistently fights with one arm tied behind its back. It literally tells people where—and when—a strike is coming. They actually care about human life. Defences like the Iron Dome allow them to endure more, before acting. It makes them long suffering—even as the world lies about their military conduct. Israel’s enemies are genuinely retarded. They will continue firing projectiles forever, no matter how often they lose. No matter how many deals they’re offered. Leftists think it’s a good thing to remove Israel’s defensive weapons. Doing that is begging to see more brutal wars, with more casualties, more often. But hey, I don’t expect these people to think about the consequences of things.

@EYakoby Becauae its not f**** true. Ask the aid agencies about Israel restricting import of baby formula to Gaza

This doesn’t get spoken about enough.

@TehranTimes79 @georgegalloway What like blowing up a girls school with two US Tomahawk missiles

#BREAKING The Council of the European Union announced that it has extended sanctions imposed on Iran on the pretext of what it called "serious violations of human rights" until April 13, 2027.

@toddrichman @timespolitics So 70k Gazans killed in a population of 2.5 million... if you use the same ratio against UK population of 65 million it works out 70K x 26 ...which is 1.8 millon people. Ratio for the US population of 450 million goes up to 12 million. Are you sure you want to play ratios.

Thank you Prime Minister. Excellent article. The only thing I would add is let's take the 1,200 Israelis murdered by Hamas/Palestinians and when you say how would GB feel if 1,200 citizens were murdered. Let's do the ratio numbers of Great Britain to Israel and at 7-1 that number would have been 8,400 people massacred in one day.

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@boot15_vu He is referring to the working poor....are you saying cleaners and bus drivers dont work hard? Also once you own enough assets you can do f*** all, store them in a tax haven and just live off their growth.

What a profound little paragraph ...... "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it." ~ Dr. Adrian Rogers

@natscs29 @RobbieRinder I agree British jews are not the same as Israelis or the IDF .so why keep defending them

@BarbaraClaesse2 @RobbieRinder What's that got to do with us?

Jews are openly blood-libelled yet there’s no hate crime? thetimes.com/article/2883ec…

@natscs29 @RobbieRinder So is f**** starving and shooting children ...thats my point

@BarbaraClaesse2 @RobbieRinder It's more than bad, Annie.

@natscs29 @RobbieRinder I said it was bad ....

@BarbaraClaesse2 @RobbieRinder There is no genocide. And it's revolting that you seem to support an exhibition portraying drawings of Jews eating babies and standing on skulls.