Mark Hudson

"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this week's New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.

@RpsAgainstTrump We had a trip to Seattle planned-went to Vancouver instead and had a great time in a welcoming country. After years of hols in the old USA we will now not visit until the orange madness ends and the Americans elect some sane people who understand the meaning of the word ‘ally’..

For followers outside the U.S.: with ICE violence in cities across the country and Trump’s insane invasive new visa requirements, has your view of visiting the U.S. changed? Have you canceled a trip?

@MrJamesMay Had tickets to see @MrJamesMay and his explorers in Brighton, but just had message to say the show is cancelled ☹️ Gutted! Hope you’re OK James..

There are still tickets available for my Explorers show in the UK. You want to learn about Pytheas the Greek, you really do. Lateralevents.com

@sparksofficial Oh yes… we appear to have booked a little trip to Vancouver that coincides with the show there… 😁😁🇨🇦🍁

MAD! Tour hits North America soon! See you there?? allsparks.com

Chilling on Southwick beach… The DJTangerine would love the view… 😉

🎶 Just walking away…🎶 as we were walking through Seville listening to @sparksofficial … 😁

@RpsAgainstTrump You’re 100% right here-as a Brit appalled by the Trump admin’s treatment of its former allies, neighbours and its disdain for world trade, I’ve cancelled my planned trip and won’t be setting foot, or spending any money in the US until its people have voted for a return to sanity!

WOW. Forward bookings from Canada to the U.S. have fallen by more than 70 percent for each month through the end of September, compared to the same period last year. April has seen the steepest decline, with just 296,000 bookings — down 76 percent from 1.3 million. And if you think it's only Canadians who no longer want to visit the U.S., you're sorely mistaken. Many Europeans have canceled their planned vacations to the States as well—a trend that will result in a devastating blow worth many billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and cost thousands of Americans their jobs.

@lewis_goodall But an opportunity to demonstrate our tolerance of free speech (they love that…), as we all become members of the Janey Godley Appreciation Society and take her lead with our greetings on his arrival…

The Starmer offer of a state visit now a nightmare.

@sparksofficial Haarlem, Brussels, Paris, Copenhagen, Berlin… It’s a Sparks Tour, a Sparks Tour, a Sparks Tour, a Sparks Tour for us… 🥳😎🤩

Who has tickets for MAD! TOUR?? 🎤 #throwback to Sparks Tour 2023

@petefirman @thehawthcrawley @quarryatstlukes @TheYTheatre @TheatreRoyalBSE @nordenfarm @StablesMK @theatre_wells @ColchesterArts @BACKendal @CityVarieties Not one for the colour blind.. apparently, some of those blue baubles are purple!! 🙄

Give this a try. Merry Christmas!🎄

@RpsAgainstTrump As William Spooner would have said, What a care of punts…

Elon Musk: “Nobody has even bothered to ki!l Kamala because it’s pointless. HAHA. What do you achieve? Nothing, you just bought another puppet” Beyond disgusting

Has Keir shot himself in the foot by insisting on his Brexit red lines? It would appear that a huge majority at least wants to rejoin the Single Market and have an agreement on youth mobility and musicians and artists working more easily in the EU #TRIPLIVE

@sparksofficial @BrightonGMC Excellent.. backing choir for the Brighton Dome gig on @sparksofficial ‘s next tour all arranged…. 😁🤞🤞😁

“The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte” performed by @BrightonGMC 🔥

@prodnose I was born a couple of months before you Danny, and for our generation this is spot on.. Rod’s voice has been a constant throughout my life since I was 14 and so many songs bring back happy memories.. Mandolin Wind now, but I wish I’d listened to Sailor in 1994!

I think the Voice Of My Lifetime is Rod Stewart. Not a cool or smart thing to say but I think it is. Not Marvin or Nick Drake or Joni Mitchell. Every time I hear a Rod Stewart song I'm 15 again. And so many tracks embedded. Could lie but there it is. youtube.com/watch?v=AlCLTW…

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@seannwalsh And… just to confuse people watching this in the future - that’s Suzi Quatro and her band playing on the stage behind him!

Yes

The Tweet Of The Day Award goes to @DavidLHarper 🏆

@pipski68 😎😁❤️🐧xx

It’s U n me @Scud24 ❤️🐧❤️

@Joe_Morris91 @peterkyle Great that you have the time to canvass for colleagues all round the country Peter - just a shame you haven’t found the time to reply to an email question from one of your own Hove constituents in the last 2 weeks… #LostMyVote

Last canvass of the day and we’re in Hexham. Who better to rally the troops than @peterkyle - lots of residents here who can’t wait for July 4th and their chance to vote for change 🌹

@sparksofficial 👋The calm before the tour…? 🤞🤞😁

Hi! 👋