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"Never before had an official document of this nature demonstrated such indifference toward America's adversaries and such disregard toward its traditional allies, especially those in Europe." www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
US national security strategy targets Europe and spares adversaries
The document released by the White House on Friday, in which Washington's traditional alliances no longer entail any real commitment, marks a historic break from the post-1945 era.
www.lemonde.fr
December 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
"Never before had an official document of this nature demonstrated such indifference toward America's adversaries and such disregard toward its traditional allies, especially those in Europe." www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
That spell upon the minds of men
Breaks never to unite again,
That led them to adore
Those Pagod things of sabre sway
With fronts of brass, and feet of clay.
Byron - Ode to Napoleon
Breaks never to unite again,
That led them to adore
Those Pagod things of sabre sway
With fronts of brass, and feet of clay.
Byron - Ode to Napoleon
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
That spell upon the minds of men
Breaks never to unite again,
That led them to adore
Those Pagod things of sabre sway
With fronts of brass, and feet of clay.
Byron - Ode to Napoleon
Breaks never to unite again,
That led them to adore
Those Pagod things of sabre sway
With fronts of brass, and feet of clay.
Byron - Ode to Napoleon
Morning Guy and all. Boggling currently at how the BBC is morphing into GBBC. *sigh*
Hopefully a walk later when (if) the sun makes an appearance.
Hopefully a walk later when (if) the sun makes an appearance.
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Morning Guy and all. Boggling currently at how the BBC is morphing into GBBC. *sigh*
Hopefully a walk later when (if) the sun makes an appearance.
Hopefully a walk later when (if) the sun makes an appearance.
Unreconstructed psyches caused by being completely unchallenged all their lives. The circles they move in do not require them to reassess their attitudes.
December 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Unreconstructed psyches caused by being completely unchallenged all their lives. The circles they move in do not require them to reassess their attitudes.
In a way, I'm not surprised, given the size of TVs these days.
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
In a way, I'm not surprised, given the size of TVs these days.
What's that comment about Mr S Holmes and faeces?
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
What's that comment about Mr S Holmes and faeces?
"Take one daily for the next 24 days. Please ensure you complete the full course."
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Take one daily for the next 24 days. Please ensure you complete the full course."
The Man from Numbskull
December 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Man from Numbskull
I read Dr Faustus a long while ago, mostly because I wanted to read why Schoenberg was upset with Mann's descriptions of a 'new method of composition' (i.e. the Twelve-tone Method). turned out Mann didn't really describe anything at all.
December 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I read Dr Faustus a long while ago, mostly because I wanted to read why Schoenberg was upset with Mann's descriptions of a 'new method of composition' (i.e. the Twelve-tone Method). turned out Mann didn't really describe anything at all.
Agree about the ducks - I got special food treats for them once specifically for wild ducks/geese/swans and it was - "Nah you can eff of with that health food mate, where's the bread?"
December 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Agree about the ducks - I got special food treats for them once specifically for wild ducks/geese/swans and it was - "Nah you can eff of with that health food mate, where's the bread?"
Morning - or afternoon as it is now.
No but I'm thinking of attaching some ribbon to big chocolate coins and issuing them at Christmas.
No but I'm thinking of attaching some ribbon to big chocolate coins and issuing them at Christmas.
December 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Morning - or afternoon as it is now.
No but I'm thinking of attaching some ribbon to big chocolate coins and issuing them at Christmas.
No but I'm thinking of attaching some ribbon to big chocolate coins and issuing them at Christmas.
So long as it is the original release not the later ruined versions.
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
So long as it is the original release not the later ruined versions.
Behold the child, by Nature’s kindly law,
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw:
Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight,
A little louder, but as empty quite:
Alexander Pope - Essay on Man
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw:
Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight,
A little louder, but as empty quite:
Alexander Pope - Essay on Man
this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wait until it all starts happening by drone/robot, and it'll be impossible to move for things being delivered.
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Wait until it all starts happening by drone/robot, and it'll be impossible to move for things being delivered.
I am reminded of that award given out in one of Terry Pratchett's novels:
Doctorus Adamus cum Flabello Dulci
'Doctor of Sweet Fanny Adams'
Doctorus Adamus cum Flabello Dulci
'Doctor of Sweet Fanny Adams'
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I am reminded of that award given out in one of Terry Pratchett's novels:
Doctorus Adamus cum Flabello Dulci
'Doctor of Sweet Fanny Adams'
Doctorus Adamus cum Flabello Dulci
'Doctor of Sweet Fanny Adams'
There are many items reported in the news that are often strangely inconsistent, seemingly bland stories, but which don't add up.
It's often a small detail, just like those plot details in an Agatha Christie.
It's often a small detail, just like those plot details in an Agatha Christie.
December 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
There are many items reported in the news that are often strangely inconsistent, seemingly bland stories, but which don't add up.
It's often a small detail, just like those plot details in an Agatha Christie.
It's often a small detail, just like those plot details in an Agatha Christie.
Adds new meaning to the term 'triple-cheese'
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Adds new meaning to the term 'triple-cheese'
Now that the 'elephant in the room' is now being acknowledged, hopefully a conversation as to how to deal with the elephant can take place.
Personally, I'm fed up with red lines, from May's Mansion House speech to Starmer's 'respect' for the (probably dodgy) Referendum result.
Personally, I'm fed up with red lines, from May's Mansion House speech to Starmer's 'respect' for the (probably dodgy) Referendum result.
December 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Now that the 'elephant in the room' is now being acknowledged, hopefully a conversation as to how to deal with the elephant can take place.
Personally, I'm fed up with red lines, from May's Mansion House speech to Starmer's 'respect' for the (probably dodgy) Referendum result.
Personally, I'm fed up with red lines, from May's Mansion House speech to Starmer's 'respect' for the (probably dodgy) Referendum result.
Atonement cannot be obtained through the sins of others.
December 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Atonement cannot be obtained through the sins of others.