Alan Heap

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Everyone is offering support, giving advice, providing information — and I am grateful to each and every person who is giving this help to us, to Ukraine. It is important to ensure that the steps to end the war are effective, and that everything is doable. Ukraine has never wanted war, and we will never be an obstacle to peace.

Diplomacy has been reinvigorated — and this is good. We expect the outcome to deliver the right steps. And the first priority is a reliable peace, guaranteed security, respect for our people, and respect for everyone who gave their lives defending Ukraine from Russian aggression.

Millions of Ukrainians clearly support our state’s position. It is palpable. There is firm support for our independence and Ukrainian sovereignty. People must benefit from all political decisions.

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

Urge Apple to approve the new Pickleball emoji — 2,500 signatures — by TeachMe​.​To - Signez la pétition ! https://t.co/2N6Mx8T5gh via @UKChange

[Chinook Crew Chick @chinnychick]

Saw this on Linked In…powerful….

We will never forget.

"Dear 77,301,997 Americans who voted for Trump,

Being Canadian has never been about shouting the loudest. We don’t pound our chests or demand attention. We are sometimes like the quiet kid on the playground, just wanting to get along with others. We hold doors, say sorry even when it’s not our fault, and shovel our neighbour’s driveway just because it’s the right thing to do. We believe in fairness, decency, and looking out for one another.

We are the world’s greatest neighbour… and yes, our spelling is the correct one. We show up. In the words of our Prime Minister on Saturday night, “from the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of the Korean Peninsula, from the fields of Flanders to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. During the summer of 2005, when Hurricane Katrina ravaged your great city of New Orleans, or mere weeks ago, when we sent water bombers to tackle the wildfires in California, and during the day the world stood still — Sept. 11, 2001 — when we provided refuge to stranded passengers and planes, we were always there, standing with you”.

And yet, here we are – watching your president, a man who built his legacy on bullying, turn his sights on us. He mocks us, belittles us, and treats us like some inconvenience rather than the ally who has stood by you through thick and thin.

It’s easy to mistake our politeness for passivity, or our kindness for weakness. But here’s the thing about the quiet kid on the playground: push that kid far enough, and that kid pushes back.

Canada has never needed to boast about its strength. We just prove it. On battlefields. In boardrooms. On the ice. So, if you think you can push us around and take us for granted – think again. You think we will become your “cherished 51st state” – think again. Underestimate us… that will be fun. Because the quiet kid? The quiet kid remembers. And when the quiet kid finally stands up, the whole playground takes notice.

Now we are pissed.

Sincerely,
Canada"

[Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦 @frontlinekit]

Ukrainian marine Vladyslav Zadorin recently released from russian captivity, named four prison guards involved in the torture of Ukrainians.

MAKE THEM FAMOUS, there is currently NO law stopping these war criminals sunbathing next to you in Europe/America, Remember these faces.

[Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci]

Jess Philips is a committed and caring minister, and you, sir, are a toxic gonad. The UK is not your plaything, wealth doesn’t exempt you from international law, and owning X doesn’t give you license to poison the discourse of any country whose government you disagree with.

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

@MattWestern_ @elonmusk He’s a tw*t who should be ashamed of his comments about Jess Philips. He has no idea of the effort and commitment she has made to make the UK a safer place for women. Send him to Mars on the first spaceship out

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Water companies in England have been fined just £2 by Ofwat since 2021 for breaching regulations".

The whole thing is a total, complete and utter shambles.

https://t.co/aYr2PNlP4N

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

@Warwick_DC This is the offending bin on Leam Terrace outside Henry Ison & Son’s

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

Hey @Warwick_DC - this bin on Leam Terrace has been like this for more than a week. Please can you take it off the naughty list and empty it. Thanks

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

The days of Advent, leading up to Christmas are always about waiting for a miracle. Christmas trees are lit up, wishes made.
Here in Ukraine, we have one wish - peace and end of war.

Our cities are dark these days, Russia attacks us with drones and missiles every day, our Warriors fighting a heroic battle against an army of orcs.

We don't know what the future holds. And waiting for a miracle is kind of childish. But I have faith in Ukraine. And I'm grateful to everyone with us.

May the force be with us! Slava Ukraini.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Here's how the water industry works. In the year that your company posts a huge loss you still manage to pay shareholders £125m in dividends and give your CEO a £300,000 pay rise and even that's after poisoning a whole town.

And @Ofwat does what exactly?

https://t.co/V42UtFgJ1t

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

@LimaSopoaga I hope the legendary polite behaviour of the Japanese nation can extend to allowing England to win an Autumn International

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Today is the sobering milestone of 1,000 days since Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.

As the people of Ukraine continue to bravely defend their sovereignty, the UK’s commitment to them remains ironclad.

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

@LimaSopoaga What a game. Great rugby and well done les bleus

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Sonya and her 1-year-old son Adam

Both killed in a Russian missile strike against Zaporizhzhia yesterday.

Since the international mainstream media isn’t informing the world about these deaths anymore, someone else will have to

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

@LimaSopoaga I’m ready for your next tip neighbour - you could be on a roll 🏉🏉🏉

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

@LimaSopoaga Ireland by 3, just for the hell of it. Hope it’s as exciting as last week. At HQ tomorrow for the Aussies @LimaSopoaga - got a score for me on that one?

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

@dave43law ….floral patterns?

[Alan Heap @HeapAlan]

@DavidDavisMP It’s only class warfare if you believe you’re in a different class, which evidently you do.