@clarinetruth.bsky.social
(Quite good) amateur clarinetist & bass clarinetist. Family & local history nut. Love tennis & cricket. Like fairness and yes, I do eat tofu. UK.
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What should Europe do about the USA?
It should prepare for war, the greatest threat to Europe doesn't come from China, it comes from across the Atlantic.
Time to wake up to it.
It should prepare for war, the greatest threat to Europe doesn't come from China, it comes from across the Atlantic.
Time to wake up to it.
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
What should Europe do about the USA?
It should prepare for war, the greatest threat to Europe doesn't come from China, it comes from across the Atlantic.
Time to wake up to it.
It should prepare for war, the greatest threat to Europe doesn't come from China, it comes from across the Atlantic.
Time to wake up to it.
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Anti-government protests in Iran erupted for a thirteenth consecutive day on Friday, in a wave of nationwide unrest that marks the biggest challenge to the regime in years. https://cnn.it/49fzSv2
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Anti-government protests in Iran erupted for a thirteenth consecutive day on Friday, in a wave of nationwide unrest that marks the biggest challenge to the regime in years. https://cnn.it/49fzSv2
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ROGERS: Do you see any checks on your power on the world stage?
TRUMP: Yeah. There's one thing. My own morality. My own mind. That's the only thing that can stop me.
KANNO-YOUNGS: Not international law?
TRUMP: I don't need international law. I'm not looking to hurt people.
TRUMP: Yeah. There's one thing. My own morality. My own mind. That's the only thing that can stop me.
KANNO-YOUNGS: Not international law?
TRUMP: I don't need international law. I'm not looking to hurt people.
January 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
ROGERS: Do you see any checks on your power on the world stage?
TRUMP: Yeah. There's one thing. My own morality. My own mind. That's the only thing that can stop me.
KANNO-YOUNGS: Not international law?
TRUMP: I don't need international law. I'm not looking to hurt people.
TRUMP: Yeah. There's one thing. My own morality. My own mind. That's the only thing that can stop me.
KANNO-YOUNGS: Not international law?
TRUMP: I don't need international law. I'm not looking to hurt people.
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We need to turn words into action. Join European Movement today to help build a shared European future.
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
We need to turn words into action. Join European Movement today to help build a shared European future.
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‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
For much of the last 30 years, the rest of the world has been forced to persevere with climate action in the face of US intransigence
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
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Gabriele Münter,
Kochel, Snowy Landscape with Houses, 1909 #womensart
Kochel, Snowy Landscape with Houses, 1909 #womensart
January 9, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Gabriele Münter,
Kochel, Snowy Landscape with Houses, 1909 #womensart
Kochel, Snowy Landscape with Houses, 1909 #womensart
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
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Rather that other people being under threat of death because some tosser wants to drink and drive huh
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Rather that other people being under threat of death because some tosser wants to drink and drive huh
Whoever was the pundit on the Everton v Wolves match needs to be taught that tugging someone’s hair is NOT the same as pulling a shirt. It is assault and the red card was absolutely correct. @skysportpl.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Whoever was the pundit on the Everton v Wolves match needs to be taught that tugging someone’s hair is NOT the same as pulling a shirt. It is assault and the red card was absolutely correct. @skysportpl.bsky.social
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One person is dead in Minneapolis following a shooting involving ICE, DHS says. It comes after a surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3Z17FC1
January 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
One person is dead in Minneapolis following a shooting involving ICE, DHS says. It comes after a surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3Z17FC1
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There is video of the shooting of a woman by ICE in Minneapolis circulating that shows an ICE agent repeatedly shooting her at point blank range while she tries to drive off. There was no obvious threat to any ICE agent.
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
There is video of the shooting of a woman by ICE in Minneapolis circulating that shows an ICE agent repeatedly shooting her at point blank range while she tries to drive off. There was no obvious threat to any ICE agent.
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Brexit destroyed the economy, but aligning with other sectors such as the European Chemicals Agency could save us over £2 billion alone. The time for action is now.
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Brexit destroyed the economy, but aligning with other sectors such as the European Chemicals Agency could save us over £2 billion alone. The time for action is now.
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Bacon on the administration's rhetoric about Greenland: "This is one of the silliest things I've heard come out of the White House in the last year. It's unacceptable and I hope other Republicans line up behind me and make it clear to the White House that it's wrong."
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Bacon on the administration's rhetoric about Greenland: "This is one of the silliest things I've heard come out of the White House in the last year. It's unacceptable and I hope other Republicans line up behind me and make it clear to the White House that it's wrong."
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Woman arrested live on air by Donald Trump's thugs just because she says she doesn't want her tax dollars used to commit war crimes in Venezuela.
This is far worse repression than they have in Venezuela.
This is far worse repression than they have in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Woman arrested live on air by Donald Trump's thugs just because she says she doesn't want her tax dollars used to commit war crimes in Venezuela.
This is far worse repression than they have in Venezuela.
This is far worse repression than they have in Venezuela.
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5 January 1858 | Hungarian Jew Yakow Heizler was born in Apostag. He was a soldier. During the war he lived in Ujpest.
In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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📖 Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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📖 Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
5 January 1858 | Hungarian Jew Yakow Heizler was born in Apostag. He was a soldier. During the war he lived in Ujpest.
In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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📖 Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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📖 Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
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Jeffies: "Donald Trump had the nerve to dismiss the popular opposition leader of Venezuela. He said that she did not have the support of the Venezuelan people. Donald Trump does not have the support of the American people! He's historically unpopular."
January 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Jeffies: "Donald Trump had the nerve to dismiss the popular opposition leader of Venezuela. He said that she did not have the support of the Venezuelan people. Donald Trump does not have the support of the American people! He's historically unpopular."
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I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
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Not commenting on Venezuela is one thing, but Starmer's ministers not even being willing to say "no of course the US shouldn't invade a peaceful sovereign democratic NATO country, which is one of our closest allies" is quite another.
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Not commenting on Venezuela is one thing, but Starmer's ministers not even being willing to say "no of course the US shouldn't invade a peaceful sovereign democratic NATO country, which is one of our closest allies" is quite another.
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"We have looked at the US as an ally that upholds international order. If US behaviour is going to change, we have to understand that and react to it... We have to think about the sort of world that will lead to."
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 AM
"We have looked at the US as an ally that upholds international order. If US behaviour is going to change, we have to understand that and react to it... We have to think about the sort of world that will lead to."
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
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Imagine, given what is happening right now, being "afraid" of getting closer to the only power-centre that has not abandoned reason, democracy, and the rule of law. ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Imagine, given what is happening right now, being "afraid" of getting closer to the only power-centre that has not abandoned reason, democracy, and the rule of law. ~AA
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Three hours after Mike Tapp was sent out to say he could not give a "running commentary" on whether a Nato member annexing another Nato member was be a bad thing, and Keir Starmer confidently said it is a bad thing. Who would be a junior minister?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Starmer backs Danish PM after she demands US stop threats to take over Greenland
British prime minister says Donald Trump should stop raising idea of US annexation he claims necessary for security
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Three hours after Mike Tapp was sent out to say he could not give a "running commentary" on whether a Nato member annexing another Nato member was be a bad thing, and Keir Starmer confidently said it is a bad thing. Who would be a junior minister?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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"We stand with Denmark."
Speaking to LBC, Keir Starmer sends Donald Trump a defiant message about his Greenland ambitions.
Speaking to LBC, Keir Starmer sends Donald Trump a defiant message about his Greenland ambitions.
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"We stand with Denmark."
Speaking to LBC, Keir Starmer sends Donald Trump a defiant message about his Greenland ambitions.
Speaking to LBC, Keir Starmer sends Donald Trump a defiant message about his Greenland ambitions.
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Last year, I posted about the golden gate bridge.
92 years ago, on the 5th of January 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. Revolutionizing safety standards, a net underneath the bridge saved the lives of 19 men, who then formed the Half Way to Hell Club.
January 5, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Last year, I posted about the golden gate bridge.