Jonathan Jones

Stroke survivor, Journalist and Writer. Information Officer at the Stroke Association. Former Business Editor at The Northern Echo.

[Jonathan Jones @JonathanJones76]

@JonathanPieNews I've even heard of some people going to claim benefits, while looking for work, being told: 'Have this £5 million as the jobs market is very precarious, and you don't know when you might work again, but you'll need to live in the future.'

[Puppies & Positivity @Puppieslover]

This disabled shelter dogs having the best time ever is the sweetest thing ever

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

Dear Reform-voting ladies…

Do you know you’re voting for a party that wants to:

❌ Scrap the Equality Act - your legal protection against workplace discrimination & unequal pay

❌ Kill the Online Safety Act - the law protecting you from revenge porn

❌ Vote AGAINST the bill to stop workplace sexual harassment

❌ Stack the party with anti-abortion politicians - some opposing termination even in cases of rape

❌ Push “pro-family” policies that put women back in the home

I guess the question is…

Do you hate immigrants more than you love your rights?

[Sara Mary ⭐❤️ @saniyafatma1278]

He doesn’t know it yet, but the hard part is over. This sweet boy is 1 of 1500 beagles released from Ridglan Farms (a breeding and research facility) and 1 of 30 dogs that came to MN. I am so excited and honored to be a part of his new beginning!

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

I’ve watched this too many times! ❤️

[Enezator @Enezator]

Forests are our lungs, let’s take care of them, the return of the ecosystem, this is very important for thousands of living creatures, these heroic officials are taking care of a fox family

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

He’ll be telling his buddies this story for decades 🙌

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

Look at this baby penguin spotting its favorite caretaker and running full speed to give her a hug.

[Enezator @Enezator]

Everywhere in the world, humanity has not died, although there are malicious people among us, there are always well-intentioned people who love animals, love nature, love people.

[MODIE @03modie]

The unexpected twist no one predicted 😱

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

If humans had even a fraction of the mercy animals show, this world would already be paradise…

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

A man got off work and discovered that his dog had run the 24 kilometers from his house to his job and was waiting for him on top of his car.

No one has ever been loved like this. 💓💓

[Today In History @historigins]

This video never gets old… a small gesture can brighten someone’s day

[90s Footballers @90sPlayers]

Philippe Albert scoring one of the most iconic Premier League goals

[𝕐o̴g̴ @Yoda4ever]

Seven dogs stolen from their owners have gone viral after escaping from an illegal transport truck and making their way home.

They traveled around 17 km together, led by a corgi across highways and fields, now safely back with their respective owners..🐶🐾🥺❤️

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

President Trump says the US in conjunction with "many countries" is sending war ships to the Strait of Hormuz to keep it "open and safe."
Trump also calls on China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others to send war ships to Hormuz.
Oh. Oh this is beautiful. This is the geopolitical equivalent of the guy who starts a bar fight, gets his head put through the pool table, and then looks up at the bouncer with blood pouring out of his nose going "Are you gonna DO something about these guys?!"
Let me get this straight. You bombed Iran. YOU started this. You launched Operation Epic Fury like a kid naming his Nerf gun. You flattened their cities, cratered their infrastructure, killed God knows how many civilians, and now that they've done the ONE thing that every single analyst on Earth said they would do... close the Strait of Hormuz... you're asking CHINA for help?
CHINA. The country you've spent three years tariffing into oblivion. The country you called an enemy of civilisation. You want THEM to send warships to protect YOUR oil supply chain? In what universe does Xi Jinping take that phone call and not just put it on speaker so the whole room can laugh?
And here's the bit that should be printed on a plaque and hung in the Smithsonian under the heading "Weapons Grade Cognitive Dissonance Dipshit." Direct quote from the man himself:
"We have already destroyed 100% of Iran's Military capability."
Next sentence. LITERALLY the next sentence:
"But it's easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway."
I'M SORRY, WHAT? You destroyed ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of their military capability and they can STILL mine one of the most important shipping lanes on the planet? What kind of shit maths is that? That's not 100%, mate. That's not even close to 100%. If you hired a pest exterminator and he said "I've eliminated 100% of the termites, but they can still eat your house," you'd want your money back.
He calls the Strait closure an "artificial constraint." ARTIFICIAL. Brother, there is nothing artificial about it. You dropped bombs on a sovereign nation and they blocked a chokepoint that carries 20% of the world's oil. That's not artificial. That's called CONSEQUENCES. That's cause and effect. That's the thing that happens AFTER the thing you did. Toddlers understand this concept. You touch the stove, you get burned. You bomb Iran, they close Hormuz. This is not complicated.
And the absolute cheek of calling Iran "a Nation that has been totally decapitated" while simultaneously admitting they're holding the entire global energy market hostage with speedboats and sea mines. Pick a lane, Donald. Either they're decapitated or they're not. You don't get to claim total victory AND beg France for naval escorts in the same paragraph.
Speaking of France. And Japan. And South Korea. And the UK. Notice who's NOT on that list? Australia. Not even worth asking apparently. Which, honestly, fair enough, because we've got about four days of fuel reserves and a navy that couldn't project force to Bondi Beach, but it does sort of highlight how far down the pecking order we've fallen while our politicians were busy kissing the ring at Mar-a-Lago.
But here's the real headline buried under all the tough-guy cosplay. He's LOSING. This post is what losing looks like when you're a narcissist who can't say the word. He can't reopen the Strait alone. The US Navy, for all its power, cannot clear mines and fight asymmetric warfare across a narrow waterway while simultaneously bombing the shoreline AND keeping tanker traffic flowing. It's a logistical nightmare and he knows it. That's why he's begging. That's why a man who has never asked anyone for anything in his life is out here publicly requesting that other nations come bail him out.
And they won't. Because why would they? China's already getting its oil overland from Russia. France has no skin in this game. Japan and South Korea are furious about tariffs. And the UK is trying to figure out how to diplomatically distance itself from a war it never supported without losing its trade deal.
He's alone. He did this to himself. And the only people who'll pay the price are the rest of us, watching fuel prices rip through the roof while this spray-tanned catastrophe stands at the podium claiming everything is going exactly to plan.
One way or the other, he says. OPEN, SAFE, and FREE, he says.
Mate, the only thing that's open is the hole you've dug yourself into. And it's getting deeper by the hour.

[sandieshoes 🇬🇧 @sandieshoes]

Jeremy Clarkson.

[Jonathan Jones @JonathanJones76]

@theamerikangirl @MelleanMcCool @other_europe I feel the same about what's happening in the US.

[Jonathan Jones @JonathanJones76]

@supertanskiii Love the Ewok Powell comment!

[Jonathan Jones @JonathanJones76]

@charliersmith1 Happy Birthday. Glad you're still here.