Read it, if only to mourn the passing of all that is fine and good across all walks of life. www.the-londoner.co.uk/closing-time...
The end of the line for Brixton News
Pritesh Patel was at the heart of the community for 36 years. Now he's said goodbye.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Read it, if only to mourn the passing of all that is fine and good across all walks of life. www.the-londoner.co.uk/closing-time...
"Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by deadly 'dart frog' toxin, Europeans say. " can't believe anyone's surprised he was assassinated. Why do they do it like the script to some bad spy film when they could just make him disappear? Then there are the windows in high buildings...
February 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by deadly 'dart frog' toxin, Europeans say. " can't believe anyone's surprised he was assassinated. Why do they do it like the script to some bad spy film when they could just make him disappear? Then there are the windows in high buildings...
Finally we get the ultimate geopolitical TACO "U.S. and European interests are ‘intertwined’, Rubio says" In Munich today. This was the same Munich Security Conference last year where Vance essentially told Europe that it was on it's own. Domestic US politics swings the pendulum.
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Finally we get the ultimate geopolitical TACO "U.S. and European interests are ‘intertwined’, Rubio says" In Munich today. This was the same Munich Security Conference last year where Vance essentially told Europe that it was on it's own. Domestic US politics swings the pendulum.
"Brexit...is a rare contemporary example of a major developed economy raising trade barriers and more generally pulling back from international economic integration...ten years on, the economic cost of Brexit has been larger than analysts predicted " Sounds familiar, right?
February 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
"Brexit...is a rare contemporary example of a major developed economy raising trade barriers and more generally pulling back from international economic integration...ten years on, the economic cost of Brexit has been larger than analysts predicted " Sounds familiar, right?
Sounds like the clowns are in charge "FAA abruptly lifts order halting El Paso airport flights for 10 days". www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/f...
FAA abruptly lifts order halting El Paso airport flights for 10 days
The FAA has halted flights at El Paso International Airport for 10 days.
www.cnbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Sounds like the clowns are in charge "FAA abruptly lifts order halting El Paso airport flights for 10 days". www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/f...
For those looking for the WTFF? over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)stopping all air travel over El Paso for the next ten days, this SubStack is good place to start. And yes, I am a regular, and cannot flault the analysis. charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/trump-admi...?
Trump Admin Restricts All Flights Over El Paso
Ten days. With no warning.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 PM
For those looking for the WTFF? over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)stopping all air travel over El Paso for the next ten days, this SubStack is good place to start. And yes, I am a regular, and cannot flault the analysis. charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/trump-admi...?
Bitcoin markets currently have an aversion to what commutators rather irritatingly call a 'handle' or a round number. In BTC's case it's the 6 or $60k handle. Since last weeks plunge to $60k BTC has tried hard to obtain a 7 handle as no one wants to see the dreaded 5 handle.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Bitcoin markets currently have an aversion to what commutators rather irritatingly call a 'handle' or a round number. In BTC's case it's the 6 or $60k handle. Since last weeks plunge to $60k BTC has tried hard to obtain a 7 handle as no one wants to see the dreaded 5 handle.
Really ?!! More ICE stuff? Mexico attack? "All flights to and from El Paso airport in Texas halted for 10 days for 'security reasons,' FAA says - The restriction for the airspace over El Paso and the neighboring community of Santa Teresa, New Mexico..."
February 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Really ?!! More ICE stuff? Mexico attack? "All flights to and from El Paso airport in Texas halted for 10 days for 'security reasons,' FAA says - The restriction for the airspace over El Paso and the neighboring community of Santa Teresa, New Mexico..."
"Moderate socialist António José Seguro will be Portugal's next president after defeating his right-wing populist rival André Ventura (Chega party) in the runoff election and securing around 67 percent of the vote." - yet another one the English language press has got wrong.
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
"Moderate socialist António José Seguro will be Portugal's next president after defeating his right-wing populist rival André Ventura (Chega party) in the runoff election and securing around 67 percent of the vote." - yet another one the English language press has got wrong.
Tether Treasury has reduced USDT supply by burning 3.5 billion tokens on the Ethereum Network and at the same time minting 2 billion tokens on the Tron Network. Of course, nothing to do with the current Crypto market gyrations.
February 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Tether Treasury has reduced USDT supply by burning 3.5 billion tokens on the Ethereum Network and at the same time minting 2 billion tokens on the Tron Network. Of course, nothing to do with the current Crypto market gyrations.
"Switzerland had emotional reaction to 2023 crisis, UBS CEO says" Funny how people get 'emotional' when it concerns their money, or rather taxes, from the possibility of a potential Credit Suisse bail out back in 2023 (before the UBS takeover).
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM
"Switzerland had emotional reaction to 2023 crisis, UBS CEO says" Funny how people get 'emotional' when it concerns their money, or rather taxes, from the possibility of a potential Credit Suisse bail out back in 2023 (before the UBS takeover).
"Trump will be awarded the inaugural “Undisputed Champion of Coal” award by the Washington Coal Club, a pro-coal group with ties to the fossil fuel industry, administration officials said. " - let them eat coal, or rather cark it from black lung disease.
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 AM
"Trump will be awarded the inaugural “Undisputed Champion of Coal” award by the Washington Coal Club, a pro-coal group with ties to the fossil fuel industry, administration officials said. " - let them eat coal, or rather cark it from black lung disease.
What do the City of Detroit, Windsor in Ontario, Canada, the USA, Obama and Carney have in common? The soon to be completed Gordie Howe International Bridge. And Trump. Who couldn't get Greenland, so has now has downsized into stealing bridges.
February 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
What do the City of Detroit, Windsor in Ontario, Canada, the USA, Obama and Carney have in common? The soon to be completed Gordie Howe International Bridge. And Trump. Who couldn't get Greenland, so has now has downsized into stealing bridges.
Understand UK labour party has a different set of rules to the Conservattives, who have an in-party mechanism making it easy to call a PM no-confidence vote and then replace him, hence the large turn over in PM's in the last government. Labour does not have the same facility.
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Understand UK labour party has a different set of rules to the Conservattives, who have an in-party mechanism making it easy to call a PM no-confidence vote and then replace him, hence the large turn over in PM's in the last government. Labour does not have the same facility.
"Tesla reveals final Semi specs with two trims ahead of customer deliveries" - these are semis. Do not call them trucks, or God forbid, cyber trucks. electrek.co/2026/02/09/t...
Tesla reveals final Semi specs with two trims ahead of customer deliveries
Tesla has quietly updated its official Semi website with final specifications for the production version of its all-electric Class 8 truck.
electrek.co
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"Tesla reveals final Semi specs with two trims ahead of customer deliveries" - these are semis. Do not call them trucks, or God forbid, cyber trucks. electrek.co/2026/02/09/t...
In a follow on to my early post regarding European stats: (de Gaulle) "As president, he advocated for a “European Europe”: a continent centred on itself and able to defend itself without the help of the US. " europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/is-it-t...
Is it time to apologise to de Gaulle?
“So in the end, de Gaulle was right,” wrote the BBC last March. With Europe distancing itself off the US, France's national idol is making a comeback.
europeancorrespondent.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
In a follow on to my early post regarding European stats: (de Gaulle) "As president, he advocated for a “European Europe”: a continent centred on itself and able to defend itself without the help of the US. " europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/is-it-t...
Something I have suspected for a while. Plus it's a young person thing: 74% of 15-24 year olds view EU membership is a good thing, with only 58% of 55+ thinking so. Continuing anti-European US administration rhetoric will only reinforce this trend. <Graphic and data via The European Correspondent>
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Something I have suspected for a while. Plus it's a young person thing: 74% of 15-24 year olds view EU membership is a good thing, with only 58% of 55+ thinking so. Continuing anti-European US administration rhetoric will only reinforce this trend. <Graphic and data via The European Correspondent>
"State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office" - hallo? These guys obviously never heard of way back web + multiple other sources. Freedom of Information Act to access: what a laugh! This got to do with racist posts by any chance? www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
"State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office" - hallo? These guys obviously never heard of way back web + multiple other sources. Freedom of Information Act to access: what a laugh! This got to do with racist posts by any chance? www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
"Ukraine says Starlink terminals used by Russia deactivated in blow to Moscow" <via Reuters 5 Feb '26>. Always was truly weird both side using same terminals but hey, Musk/Trump! So Pentagon finally putting screws on?
February 6, 2026 at 9:19 AM
"Ukraine says Starlink terminals used by Russia deactivated in blow to Moscow" <via Reuters 5 Feb '26>. Always was truly weird both side using same terminals but hey, Musk/Trump! So Pentagon finally putting screws on?
Yet another BTC wild ride: after falling through $70k on Thursday, then down to hard bounce off $60k in early Asian trade, here we are in a $66/63k trading channel. For how long? Based on price action since November '25, could be a while, as $60k is a natural base going back to '21.
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Yet another BTC wild ride: after falling through $70k on Thursday, then down to hard bounce off $60k in early Asian trade, here we are in a $66/63k trading channel. For how long? Based on price action since November '25, could be a while, as $60k is a natural base going back to '21.
BTC has finally 'hung' itself. As there was a long period in 2024 when it bounced around from $55k to $70k, it's hard to see chart-wise where it will stabilise (hanging refers to the Bitcoin long term chart formation, that looks like a 'hanging man').
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
BTC has finally 'hung' itself. As there was a long period in 2024 when it bounced around from $55k to $70k, it's hard to see chart-wise where it will stabilise (hanging refers to the Bitcoin long term chart formation, that looks like a 'hanging man').
Reuters cites a "Misconception" - pull the other one. The investor market is not there. CEO Ardoino (notes) the firm is profitable and does not urgently need external capital. Errr, what are you attemting a raise for then? cryptopotato.com/tether-pulls...
Tether Pulls Back on $20B Fundraising Plans After Investor Pushback (Report)
Tether has scaled back fundraising talks to about $5B after investors pushed back on a proposed $500B valuation.
cryptopotato.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Reuters cites a "Misconception" - pull the other one. The investor market is not there. CEO Ardoino (notes) the firm is profitable and does not urgently need external capital. Errr, what are you attemting a raise for then? cryptopotato.com/tether-pulls...
A deal finally, without Russian assets and without the US. And perhaps more importantly, a welcome deeping of the European €uro fixed income markets. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...?
EU countries seal deal on €90bn loan for Ukraine funded by joint debt
Under the special loan, Ukraine will receive €30 billion to support its budgetary needs and €60 billion to purchase weapons and ammunition. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A deal finally, without Russian assets and without the US. And perhaps more importantly, a welcome deeping of the European €uro fixed income markets. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...?
Graphic via 'The European Correspondant' in their article "We have ICE at home" - or another way to say none of us are immune, but have not been given nearly $28 billion to ICE people.
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/we-have...
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/we-have...
europeancorrespondent.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Graphic via 'The European Correspondant' in their article "We have ICE at home" - or another way to say none of us are immune, but have not been given nearly $28 billion to ICE people.
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/we-have...
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/we-have...
The SpaceX xAI the $1.25 trillion 'Merger', sorry 'Tie Up'. Grok is nominally park of xAI, and Starlink is sort of part of SpaceX. And Tesla?
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The SpaceX xAI the $1.25 trillion 'Merger', sorry 'Tie Up'. Grok is nominally park of xAI, and Starlink is sort of part of SpaceX. And Tesla?