Andrew Brennan
@andrewsb49.bsky.social
From Ireland. Avid Book reader, Photoshop hobbyist, digital artist, photography, Rolling Stones/Beatles music, politics are left-wing - 'left-wing' as understood outside the USA.
https://theraggedwagon.wordpress.com/
https://theraggedwagon.wordpress.com/
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December 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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This week, Brussels lays out its ambition to do something about the bloc-wide housing crisis with the EU's first-ever Affordable Housing Plan. In an exclusive interview with me in @politico.eu, Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen previewed the policy package.
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Brussels to free up cash, target tourist flats in EU’s first-ever Affordable Housing Plan
Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen warns member countries to take home affordability seriously — or prepare to cede power to far-right populists.
www.politico.eu
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This week, Brussels lays out its ambition to do something about the bloc-wide housing crisis with the EU's first-ever Affordable Housing Plan. In an exclusive interview with me in @politico.eu, Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen previewed the policy package.
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
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Snow Tiger.
Getting in the festive mood with this oldie.
Charcoal, coloured in procreate.
Getting in the festive mood with this oldie.
Charcoal, coloured in procreate.
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Snow Tiger.
Getting in the festive mood with this oldie.
Charcoal, coloured in procreate.
Getting in the festive mood with this oldie.
Charcoal, coloured in procreate.
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My friend has finally received her portrait of the wonderful Katie. So here she is. I hope I did her justice as she was the best of cats 🐈
February 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My friend has finally received her portrait of the wonderful Katie. So here she is. I hope I did her justice as she was the best of cats 🐈
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That's absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous tribute.
December 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
That's absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous tribute.
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Don’t suppose I ever posted my twin memorial robins. In this past year, a family member lost two close relatives within a few months of each other. This is a little memorial piece I did in February but I never thought to post. The spade is for the husband while the red flowers are for the wife.
December 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Don’t suppose I ever posted my twin memorial robins. In this past year, a family member lost two close relatives within a few months of each other. This is a little memorial piece I did in February but I never thought to post. The spade is for the husband while the red flowers are for the wife.
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They are the worst package couriers in the entire UK.
They get used by sellers because they're the cheapest service most likely.
We're at the point now even the most mild-mannered people I know have started trying to dissuade sellers from using them & contacting Executives when they fail to deliver🤷🏻♂️
They get used by sellers because they're the cheapest service most likely.
We're at the point now even the most mild-mannered people I know have started trying to dissuade sellers from using them & contacting Executives when they fail to deliver🤷🏻♂️
Evri should lose their contracts given they don’t deliver parcels.. they dump them wherever
I had an expensive due.. but when I Contacted the Company I brought it from because I didn’t have it they sent a pic of a property with the package lying by front door
Thing is.. it wasn’t my house❗️😡
I had an expensive due.. but when I Contacted the Company I brought it from because I didn’t have it they sent a pic of a property with the package lying by front door
Thing is.. it wasn’t my house❗️😡
'Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage
BBC Panorama investigates the delivery firm - a market leader with the worst reputation for non-deliveries.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
They are the worst package couriers in the entire UK.
They get used by sellers because they're the cheapest service most likely.
We're at the point now even the most mild-mannered people I know have started trying to dissuade sellers from using them & contacting Executives when they fail to deliver🤷🏻♂️
They get used by sellers because they're the cheapest service most likely.
We're at the point now even the most mild-mannered people I know have started trying to dissuade sellers from using them & contacting Executives when they fail to deliver🤷🏻♂️
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up15
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up15
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Saying “globalise the intifada” means “kill Jews” is wrong.
The phrase is used by protesters to call for global action on Palestine: protests, boycotts, strikes, and political pressure.
You can argue it is badly chosen, but it is not a call to murder.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc
The phrase is used by protesters to call for global action on Palestine: protests, boycotts, strikes, and political pressure.
You can argue it is badly chosen, but it is not a call to murder.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Saying “globalise the intifada” means “kill Jews” is wrong.
The phrase is used by protesters to call for global action on Palestine: protests, boycotts, strikes, and political pressure.
You can argue it is badly chosen, but it is not a call to murder.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc
The phrase is used by protesters to call for global action on Palestine: protests, boycotts, strikes, and political pressure.
You can argue it is badly chosen, but it is not a call to murder.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc
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But this all misses a key piece of context:
THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE
The GOP has never succeeded in uninsuring millions, though they've been trying since 2009.
It's testing a core tenet of conventional wisdom in American politics: A party that robs Americans of promises will be crushed.
THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE
The GOP has never succeeded in uninsuring millions, though they've been trying since 2009.
It's testing a core tenet of conventional wisdom in American politics: A party that robs Americans of promises will be crushed.
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
But this all misses a key piece of context:
THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE
The GOP has never succeeded in uninsuring millions, though they've been trying since 2009.
It's testing a core tenet of conventional wisdom in American politics: A party that robs Americans of promises will be crushed.
THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE
The GOP has never succeeded in uninsuring millions, though they've been trying since 2009.
It's testing a core tenet of conventional wisdom in American politics: A party that robs Americans of promises will be crushed.
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JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker.
The JetBlue flight had just left from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao.
The JetBlue flight had just left from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao.
JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker
A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path
abcnews.go.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker.
The JetBlue flight had just left from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao.
The JetBlue flight had just left from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao.
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Fraser Nelson is the latest Farage apologist to dismiss the racism allegations against him, saying that there's never been any evidence of him ever being racist as an adult.
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Nigel Farage Is a Racist
The media is refusing to state the most bleedingly obvious facts about a man whose entire career has been devoted to pursuing a racist political agenda
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Fraser Nelson is the latest Farage apologist to dismiss the racism allegations against him, saying that there's never been any evidence of him ever being racist as an adult.
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
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The magnificent flying sheep 🪽
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The magnificent flying sheep 🪽
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Chancellor Merz is right: Europe can no longer depend on America.
But he's wrong to say that America is pursuing its own interests.
Trump is pursuing his deranged and corrupt interests, not ours.
But he's wrong to say that America is pursuing its own interests.
Trump is pursuing his deranged and corrupt interests, not ours.
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Chancellor Merz is right: Europe can no longer depend on America.
But he's wrong to say that America is pursuing its own interests.
Trump is pursuing his deranged and corrupt interests, not ours.
But he's wrong to say that America is pursuing its own interests.
Trump is pursuing his deranged and corrupt interests, not ours.
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My quote of the day
If you have tapped into something that is real for you, chances are you are going to tap into something that is real for someone else.
Rob Reiner
If you have tapped into something that is real for you, chances are you are going to tap into something that is real for someone else.
Rob Reiner
December 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
My quote of the day
If you have tapped into something that is real for you, chances are you are going to tap into something that is real for someone else.
Rob Reiner
If you have tapped into something that is real for you, chances are you are going to tap into something that is real for someone else.
Rob Reiner
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Look at Tiberious!
What a dog!
Repost this great guy
What a dog!
Repost this great guy
🆘Euth Listed
I’m a goofy guy, sweet, gentle & a very social pup who loves pets, treats & I really love my toys. I look at people w/a longing that will break your heart bc I feel so sad & alone.
NYCACC is going to murder me bc I feel so overwhelmed in this place Pls Save Me!
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I’m a goofy guy, sweet, gentle & a very social pup who loves pets, treats & I really love my toys. I look at people w/a longing that will break your heart bc I feel so sad & alone.
NYCACC is going to murder me bc I feel so overwhelmed in this place Pls Save Me!
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Look at Tiberious!
What a dog!
Repost this great guy
What a dog!
Repost this great guy
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“More than 700 migrants crossed Channel on Saturday” BBC headline screams like a Tabloid busily amplifying Right Wing anti migrant rhetoric claiming we’re being invaded..
The previous 4 weeks there were ZERO crossings but the BBC didn’t report that with reasons why
No journalism to see at BBC 👀
The previous 4 weeks there were ZERO crossings but the BBC didn’t report that with reasons why
No journalism to see at BBC 👀
More than 700 migrants crossed the Channel on Saturday after lull
Home Office figures show 737 people arrived in Dover on 11 boats after a four-week gap in crossings.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
“More than 700 migrants crossed Channel on Saturday” BBC headline screams like a Tabloid busily amplifying Right Wing anti migrant rhetoric claiming we’re being invaded..
The previous 4 weeks there were ZERO crossings but the BBC didn’t report that with reasons why
No journalism to see at BBC 👀
The previous 4 weeks there were ZERO crossings but the BBC didn’t report that with reasons why
No journalism to see at BBC 👀
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Monday’s got off to a great start with news that Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage 🤣😂👌🏼
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
Tommy Robinson takes legal action against Nigel Farage over 'defamatory claims'
A far-right fall-out, you say? Tommy Robinson is pursuing a legal settlement from Nigel Farage following comments made in January.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Monday’s got off to a great start with news that Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage 🤣😂👌🏼
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
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We're due some good news 👌🎉
Monday’s got off to a great start with news that Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage 🤣😂👌🏼
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
Tommy Robinson takes legal action against Nigel Farage over 'defamatory claims'
A far-right fall-out, you say? Tommy Robinson is pursuing a legal settlement from Nigel Farage following comments made in January.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
We're due some good news 👌🎉
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There were 2 Labour Cabinet Ministers last week on TalkTV Harry Cole slot which plans to invite back an overt racist who'd ban the Home Secretary, Lord Chancellor, Leader of the Opposition & Deputy Speaker from parliament & all blacks, Asians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs from the civil service!
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There were 2 Labour Cabinet Ministers last week on TalkTV Harry Cole slot which plans to invite back an overt racist who'd ban the Home Secretary, Lord Chancellor, Leader of the Opposition & Deputy Speaker from parliament & all blacks, Asians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs from the civil service!
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"This may be one of the biggest moments of the 2026 election cycle. Millions of Americans could lose health insurance or face dramatically higher premiums."
This framing, exclusively political and then a little economic, is gross. Thousands will die if this happens.
This framing, exclusively political and then a little economic, is gross. Thousands will die if this happens.
12/15/25 ☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Johnson’s health bill hits snag with GOP moderate dramaIndiana flop muddies Dem redistricting pushGallego launches new war
punchbowl.news
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"This may be one of the biggest moments of the 2026 election cycle. Millions of Americans could lose health insurance or face dramatically higher premiums."
This framing, exclusively political and then a little economic, is gross. Thousands will die if this happens.
This framing, exclusively political and then a little economic, is gross. Thousands will die if this happens.