Giles MacDonogh
@gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social
British-Austrian Historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author, occasional artist, linguist, food, wine and cooking.
ICE to be sent to the Winter Olympics - coals to Newcastle? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger
The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:38 AM
ICE to be sent to the Winter Olympics - coals to Newcastle? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Burning boats: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze
During the event local
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Burning boats: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who is he? The one thing he isn't is 'hooman'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tom Homan: Trump's border tsar replacing Bovino in Minneapolis
The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump's immigration policies.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Who is he? The one thing he isn't is 'hooman'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Milking pet-owners: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Vets may have to publish prices of common treatments in government plans
The government sets out proposals as data finds vet prices rose at nearly twice the inflation rate.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Milking pet-owners: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Starmer's slow boat to China: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
China trip 'will bring benefits back to UK' Starmer says as he flies to Beijing
Starmer - who is travelling with around 60 British business and cultural leaders - is the first UK prime minister to visit China since 2018.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Starmer's slow boat to China: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
King Charles meets 100-year-old Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen:
January 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
King Charles meets 100-year-old Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen:
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January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Get out the files?
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Get out the files?
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The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
Bovine expression:
January 27, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Bovine expression:
'Ve all, need to gum dogever'. says #Melanzania.
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
'Ve all, need to gum dogever'. says #Melanzania.
India is popular.
U.S.-India trade deal 'in very advanced stages,' Indian petroleum minister tells CNBC
U.S.-India trade deal 'in very advanced stages,' Indian petroleum minister tells CNBC
A much-anticipated trade deal between India and the U.S. is at "a very advanced stage," India's oil and natural gas minister told CNBC Tuesday.
cnb.cx
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 AM
India is popular.
Le Monde reports that the deal is that Ukraine must cede the Donbas to Russia, including unconquered land.
This, I assume is Kuschner and Witloof's work.
This, I assume is Kuschner and Witloof's work.
January 27, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Le Monde reports that the deal is that Ukraine must cede the Donbas to Russia, including unconquered land.
This, I assume is Kuschner and Witloof's work.
This, I assume is Kuschner and Witloof's work.
The wrong tactics. When is Starmer going to jettison wee Haggis McSween? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Andy Burnham decision
Labour's ruling National Executive Committee blocked the Greater Manchester mayor from standing in a by-election.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:32 AM
The wrong tactics. When is Starmer going to jettison wee Haggis McSween? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A Homan to replace Bovine: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 26, 2026
Yesterday President Donald J.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 AM
A Homan to replace Bovine: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Wasn't Starmer supposed to do this? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trade deal: India and EU announce FTA amid Trump tariff tensions
The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Wasn't Starmer supposed to do this? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The cow Bovino run out of town: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US immigration chief Gregory Bovino set to leave Minneapolis after deadly shooting
The US president is sending border tsar Tom Homan to the city in an apparent shift in tone from the White House.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The cow Bovino run out of town: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Headline news? Did she fail to predict the storm?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedwp8w1j24o
Carol Kirkwood: BBC Breakfast weather presenter to leave after 25 years
The 63-year-old said it had been an
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Headline news? Did she fail to predict the storm?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedwp8w1j24o
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A painted #Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn lid with a reclining woman.
Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC.
It was on display at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, which will be closed for the next couple of years.
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📷 me
Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC.
It was on display at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, which will be closed for the next couple of years.
🏺
📷 me
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 AM
A painted #Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn lid with a reclining woman.
Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC.
It was on display at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, which will be closed for the next couple of years.
🏺
📷 me
Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC.
It was on display at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, which will be closed for the next couple of years.
🏺
📷 me
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January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Karoline thinks: 'I wonder if I am going to have to tell him what his name is tonight?'
January 26, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Karoline thinks: 'I wonder if I am going to have to tell him what his name is tonight?'