Patricia Brown

school cook loves the Isle of Man

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Sport shouldn’t mean amnesia, and the Olympic movement should help stop wars, not play into the hands of aggressors. Unfortunately, the decision of the International Olympic Committee to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says otherwise. This is certainly not about the principles of Olympism, which are founded on fairness and the support of peace.

I thank our athlete for his clear stance. His helmet, bearing the portraits of fallen Ukrainian athletes, is about honour and remembrance. It is a reminder to the whole world of what Russian aggression is and the cost of fighting for independence. And in this, no rule has been broken.

It is Russia that constantly violates Olympic principles, using the period of the Olympic Games to wage war. In 2008, it was the war against Georgia; in 2014 – the occupation of Crimea; in 2022 – the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And now, in 2026, despite repeated calls for a ceasefire during the Winter Olympics, Russia shows complete disregard, increasing missile and drone strikes on our energy infrastructure and our people.

660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed by Russia since the full-scale invasion began. Hundreds of our athletes will never again be able to take part in the Olympic Games or any other international competitions. And yet, 13 Russians are currently in Italy competing at the Olympics. They compete under “neutral” flags at the Games, while in real life publicly supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of our territories. And they are the ones who deserve disqualification.

We are proud of Vladyslav and of what he did. Having courage is worth more than any medal.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with President Zelenskyy against Putin and Russia! 🇺🇦

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

This is utter Perfection! 😆😆😆😆

[Sabby Sabs @SabbySabs2]

Imagine telling Denmark they don't do enough for people in Greenland, when both countries have universal healthcare and your country doesn't. 🙄

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with President Zelensky!

[The British Patriot @TheBritLad]

Lest we forget 🌹

[Matt Wallace @MattWallace888]

SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE GUY WAS WAITING THERE FOR OVER 12 HOURS WHEN TRUMP’S GOLF TRIP WAS PLANNED LAST MINUTE❓❓❓

[Dave Moore @DaveMooreTV]

Three trees down at Dark Hedges, Ballymena

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

He changed his mind.. 😂

[I❤️Nostalgia '𝕏' @Ilovenostalgia]

Admit you’re old. Retweet if you know what this is…

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

He changed his mind.. 😂

[Isle of Man TV @paulmoulton]

OMG No answer to FOIs or @LawrieHooper @iomdhsc interview. But gate-keeper civil servants instruct lawyers Callin Wild to threaten me with a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. #slapp
This is used as a gagging threat
If I have to I will stand up for a Manx free press!

[B.D. Slater @BDSlater1]

Ahh right....so it isn't only £10 million. It's also a blank cheque for the entire Capital Contingency Budget. That'll save them having to come back for Tynwald for more money. So that's all good then.

[Empire Of (band) @empire_whimsy]

My favourite colleague's landlord is selling their accommodation. So they're leaving the island. This will be me next year.
None of us can afford to rent here anymore, and buying is a pipedream.
So long, little island. You're Tory now.

[Manxy @Manxy]

What could have been. 🇮🇲#IOMTT

[Britain People @Britain_People]

🔴BARONESS MICHELLE MONE

WHERE is our money?

RETWEET to remind her about repayment.

[shane@mrbluesky99 @mrbluesky99]

Just remember folks... BBC pundits didn't have a problem picking up a cheque whilst commenting on matches in a regime that uses slaves and throw gay people off buildings and daily stoning. Nevermind eh?

[CWU @CWUnews]

All across the UK the Christmas mail is piling up. Our members want to end the strike action but Royal Mail want to smash their jobs and refuse to engage with us.

RT if you demand that Royal Mail return to negotiations and reach a settlement to save Christmas.

#StandByYourPost

[Kathy 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸 @kathy_kathys2]

Not only do we discover she was recording the conversation, we now discover her 'so called' charity is funded by BLM!! Should the Royals have stood by Lady Hussey? I think so, do you? Please retweet, let's find out what others Really think!

[Jeremy Vine | Here, on Tiktok, Insta & Facebook @theJeremyVine]

With scarf season upon us, this is how you tie one.