Olly Lambert

Someone built a Google translate for Linkedin 😭

Senator Graham says he has never heard Trump so angry. Somewhere in Europe, nobody is sleeping badly about this. Let’s be precise about what’s actually happening here. Europe has spent thirty years trying to contain Iran through diplomacy. The JCPOA was a European initiative. Trump tore it up in 2018. Iran’s nuclear programme accelerated directly as a result. Europe warned this would happen. Nobody listened. Now Graham is calling European diplomacy “a miserable failure” while standing next to the man who blew up the only agreement that was working. As for the Strait of Hormuz. Europe imports oil through it, yes. So does China. So does India. So does Japan. If Graham wants a coalition, he has a planet to call. What he appears to want, however, is specifically European military assets deployed in support of a war Europe was not consulted on, did not request and does not want. That is not an alliance. That’s a shit show. Graham says this makes him “second guess the value of these alliances.” Europe has been second guessing that value since Trump. Welcome to the conversation, Senator. You are about eight years late.

Bit harsh on @MatthewdAncona

now THAT’S a ted talk

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Watching ‘Melania’ felt rather like sampling an unfamiliar tea: one sips, nods thoughtfully, and quietly returns to one’s usual blend.

I’d like to make a documentary about the person who bought the only ticket. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…

Just when you think you have to delete twitter, this comes along and makes everything worth it.

fierce mild out there today

Testing lenses & accidentally filmed the American prog hardcore @greyhavenband trying to find food. To cut a long weird story short, it was the highlight of my week to offer them a night’s sleep not in a van. Here’s the vid I made to promote their new album. I have a new calling

Me and ChatGPT discussing Charli xcx and Taylor Swift.

After filming @edballs and officer @alex_savoie , I was accidentally allowed to park a patrol car. #neveragain #headphonesrequired

"If you have signed up to membership of the revolutionary Bolshevik party based on Trotsky's erroneous email earlier today, I would urge you to cancel your direct debit."

When you try to remove a piece of art and accidentally make it better.

En désespoir

Young son swatted a horsefly off his shorts and into a lake where it was immediately gobbled by a hungry fish. He’ll chase the blissful satisfaction of that moment for the rest of his life, and remain disappointed to the end.

@Will___lloyd @NewStatesman This isn’t a review. It’s a massacre.

I reviewed Sarah Vine’s hideous new memoir for @NewStatesman newstatesman.com/politics/2025/…