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A LibDem in Hertford. Tweets represent personal views. May tweet things of local import or local LibDem news. Sometime cog in local machine.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

There’s no doubt that Putin fears the return of his army home. That is why he is so afraid of the war ending without victory. And there will be no victory. He is physically afraid of his own army. That is why, if there is no ceasefire backed by specific security guarantees, he will return to war. And this time, others may be the ones under attack.

Today, Ukraine is de facto the second army of NATO – one that is not inferior to the second army in the world. And that is why NATO needs us – specifically us – de jure. This is already a fact recognized by all leaders. Putin will remain in the Kremlin until his death, and he has one goal: the restoration of the Soviet Union. Without Ukraine, this is impossible, and that is why things are so difficult for us.

From answers to journalists’ questions. (3/3)

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

If the press and telly ignore this one as much as they have tried to ignore so many of his other scandals we will know for sure we live in a two tier media country

[gino.eth 💽 @GinoTheGhost]

The Reflecting Pool is a perfect metaphor for the Trump administration:

- Ignore experts and science
- Overspend
- Declare early, historic victory
- "THE LEFT HATE THIS"
- Ends in total failure
- Unfounded conspiracies about sabotage
- MAGA pretends it doesn't actually matter

[Facts Central 🇺🇦 @StillDelvingH]

So basically they are building that “deep state”

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

52-year-old Amanda McCartney has been remanded after pleading guilty to violent disorder following protests in Southampton.

She is a big Tommy Robinson supporter and was wrapped in a flag with his name on it.

She will be sentenced on the 30th of June.

[Keith Burge @carryonkeith]

"But I think the main takeaway from the result in Makerfield is that Andy Burnham is now in serious trouble."

[Patrick Wintour @patrickwintour]

Italy's foreign minister Tajani cancels his planned visit to the US after Trump claimed "Meloni begged me to take a picture with her, I felt sorry for her."
Meloni responded with a video on Instagram, accusing the US president of a fabrication, saying she was "stunned" and Italy never begs.
"Certain things deserve an immediate response. I don't know why the US president behaves this way towards his allies. It's not the first time it's happened, I can only say it's a shame he doesn't have the same determination towards the West's enemies."

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Ukraine has spent 4 years defending against Russian invasion and terror attacks and refuses to give an inch. Trump conceded everything to Iran and made the US less safe because of slightly higher gas prices hurting his image and GOP in midterms.

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

I enjoyed every second of this interview. Which makes one of us…

[Antonello Guerrera @antoguerrera]

BREAKING. All hell breaks loose between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni. 🇮🇹 🇺🇸

Trump told La7 tv that apparently “Meloni begged to have a picture with me at the G7, I felt sorry for her”.

Meloni’s scathing response: “I am shocked by Trump’s utterly fabricated words. I am sorry he doesn’t show the same determination against the enemies of the West. And bear in mind: me and Italy never beg”.

What a time to be alive.

[Quidonneuncoup 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇬🇧☮️ @youknowit0609]

@DaleVince Makes you question what he has promised all the foreign billionaires that have dontated to his party.

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

You have to ask yourself why MSM isn’t reporting this… indeed imply the opposite. … I don’t like being played…

[Andrew Leyden @PenguinSix]

Went back to the reflecting pool with a waterproof camera. Here’s what it looks like underwater where a section has peeled up and was removed.

[Paul Powlesland @paulpowlesland]

I’m sorry, this is total bollocks. I have been looking after my river for a decade and you have done absolutely nothing to support me and the other hundreds of volunteers who give up their free time to do your job for you and to stop the river we love from dying.

This picture is the part of the Aldersbrook that we haven’t yet restored. Do you agree that allowing one of the ancient rivers of London to disappear beneath a layer of sewage, silt, rubbish & knotweed is a disgrace? If so, when can we expect EA teams down in the river to sort it out?

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

Trump se gastó 14 millones de dólares en pintar de azul oscuro la piscina del Memorial Lincoln... pero no pensó que la pintura oscura elevaría la temperatura y provocaría algas.

Ahora para quitar las algas, Trump ideó verter peróxido de hidrógeno... pero no pensó que este químico removería la pintura por la que pagó 14 millones de dólares.

Donald "Mr Bean" Trump, presidente de Memestados Unidos de América.

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

A brand new bridge between Detroit and Canada is finished and ready to open. It would speed up traffic for millions of trucks, cut delays for American businesses, and help the auto industry that employs people in every state. There is just one problem.

Donald Trump won’t let it open.

Here is why.

The family that owns the old bridge stands to lose business when the new one opens. So in January, they gave one million dollars to a pro-Trump super PAC.

Weeks later they met with Trump’s Commerce Secretary.

He called Trump.

Hours after that, Trump announced he would block the new bridge. The opening was set for June 12. It got canceled the day before. The bridge sits there finished and empty.

Now here is the part that should make every taxpayer angry.

Canada paid for the entire bridge.

Every dollar. And the United States already owns half of it for free. Trump is holding up a bridge we got for nothing, to protect a donor who wrote him a check, while picking a fight with our closest ally and biggest trading partner.

This is corruption in plain sight.

A billionaire pays, and the President delivers. American workers and businesses pay the price.

Open the bridge. A government should work for the people, not for whoever writes the biggest check.
https://t.co/9o9Gz9UrBo

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Can only begin to imagine how many front pages and how many of the trash TV talk shows would go to town if any senior Labour politician did this. Two tier press.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Here’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in April announcing the end of the military’s mandatory annual flu vaccine requirement, calling it “Not rational.”

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Good to see Ant Middlton campaigning for Rob Kenyon in Makerfield. Who better to help push the message that Reform is on the side of local businesses than someone who lives in Dubai and is banned as a company director for dodging £1m in tax?

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

It was terrible Mr Vice President what happened. And lessons will be learned. But here’s a thought - maybe concentrate instead on why 44000 Americans died last year from gun related deaths, and what can be done about your dreadful disease before you start lecturing others