Bruce

Rugby fan; 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Bristol Bears, Glasgow Warriors, Pro-European, appalling Thesp, aime le bon vin, u. ein gutes Bier auch

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Sir John Major, "Brexit has been very damaging"

"Most people think of the economic damage, but that's only part of the argument"

"It has as a country made us weaker, more isolated"

"Before Brexit we were the principle ally of the US, that's debatable now"

"We were also a leading member of the European Union that had 500 million people"

"Both of those have gone'

"We're now 70 million in a world of 9.5 billion"

"And we have considerably less clout, and friendship in times of difficulty, than we had before"

[Shaun 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸 @shaunvlog_]

A wee note to the people of Boston.

[The Herald @heraldscotland]

The Boston Globe has dedicated a full page in today's edition to the Tartan Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸

The letter in Boston's largest newspaper reads: "Dear Tartan Army,

"You came for the World Cup, but gave us something more.

"For a week, you turned train stations into singalongs, Fenway into a football ground, and an ordinary June into something we'll be talking about for years.

"Boston has hosted championships, parades, and celebrations of every kind. But we've never hosted guests quite like you all.

"Thank you for the laughter, the bagpipes and the memories. The World Cup will move on. So will the songs, but we'll never forget the joy you brought to our city."

𝘐𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 @SPARScotland

𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵

[Scotland National Team @ScotlandNT]

As we head for Miami, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to the city & people of Boston.

You’ve made us feel more than welcome in the time we’ve spent with you; you’ve made us feel part of your incredible city.

Thank you for your generosity and your wonderful hospitality.

�As we head for Miami, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to the city & people of Boston.

You’ve made us feel more than welcome in the time we’ve spent with you; you’ve made us feel part of your incredible city.

Thank you for your generosity and your wonderful hospitality.

�As we head for Miami, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to the city & people of Boston.

You’ve made us feel more than welcome in the time we’ve spent with you; you’ve made us feel part of your incredible city.

Thank you for your generosity and your wonderful hospitality.

�As we head for Miami, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to the city & people of Boston.

You’ve made us feel more than welcome in the time we’ve spent with you; you’ve made us feel part of your incredible city.

Thank you for your generosity and your wonderful hospitality.

�As we head for Miami, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to the city & people of Boston.

You’ve made us feel more than welcome in the time we’ve spent with you; you’ve made us feel part of your incredible city.

Thank you for your generosity and your wonderful hospitality.

�As we head for Miami, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to the city & people of Boston.

You’ve made us feel more than welcome in the time we’ve spent with you; you’ve made us feel part of your incredible city.

Thank you for your generosity and your wonderful hospitality.

💙

[D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 @DakdaR22]

"I’ve heard so many comments that Europe is close to collapse. It’s not true..
It’s still the best place in the world."

- Donald Tusk
Prime Minister of Poland

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

🚩 Lord Heseltine sounds the air raid siren on Brexit crime:

Brexit was a “heinous crime” against the British people, led by Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and their allies.

“Never have so few done so much damage to so many.”

The promises have turned to dust. A majority now wants to rejoin.

The guilty men should hang their heads in shame.

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

🚨 Mark Carney says Canada is “the most European of non-European countries” and that the new world order will be built with Europe.

As countries around the world move closer to the EU for security, trade and stability, Britain remains outside looking in.

[Anna Neumann @anna_p_neumann]

French President Macron once again emphasized yesterday what a special moment it is for Europe that 🇨🇦 is now the first country outside of geographic Europe to hold an observer role with the EU.

„It was a strong political signal, a symbol of what unites us.“

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

PM of Denmark Mette Frederiksen: Ukraine needs Europe, and just as important, Europe now needs Ukraine. In my opinion it is quite simple. Europe cannot rearm effectively without Ukraine, and our support to Ukraine is not charity, it is self-defense.

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Irish reporter and social media influencer Caolan Robertson has been awarded an Order of Merit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
https://t.co/s7fm2zygKg

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Things most Americans agree on:

Groceries cost too much.

Tariffs suck and make no sense.

Congress and Presidents shouldn’t trade stocks.

The debt is a mess.

The border should be secure, but legal immigration is good.

Endless wars are stupid, especially ones that nobody wants and have never been explained.

Americans are exhausted.

AI is like my new best friend that also might be trying to take my job, my ability to think for myself, and my humanity in the process. Yo like I love you, but WTF, but I still love you.

Diversity is actually awesome! The opposite is boring AF.

Canadians are super fucking cool.

Mexicans are chill.

Putin isn’t a good guy looking out for America’s best interest. Rocky IV and Miracle are great movies.

Good neighbors are a blessing.

Freedom of religion and coexistence without having to blow each other up is probably a good idea.

We all question, are we alone in the universe?

We all fuck up along the way.

Epstein didn’t hang himself.

The Trumps and Epstein were best friends for decades. It’s like Bert trying to tell us Ernie was just an acquaintance in the same social scene on Sesame Street back in the day.

The Cowboys suck. Go Birds!

Things we’re told to fight about:

Me.
Laptop.
Vaccines.
Transgenders in sports.
Pronouns.

That’s the joke.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Wait…Did he just say checkered past ? I’m 28 felonies, 6 bankruptcies, and an Epstein bromance short of his checkered past.

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

I’ve been investigating the russian refinery for days now and the story gets darker and darker. The shipments are sent to Siberia, smelted, and sold to the russian company ‘ASK’. This company distributes aluminium directly to Russia’s missile & drone manufacturers.

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

🙌 👏 OMG watch Lord Spencer Livermore - Treasury Minister - the first serving minister to publicly face Brexit reality!

“Should we in due course re-enter the European Union? My personal view is that that is an inevitability. Of course the UK will re-enter the EU because it is absolutely in our national economic interest.”

He acknowledges Brexit has cost us 4–8% of GDP. Cutting a few tariffs is a drop in the ocean compared to that damage.

The reset is a start, but full rejoin is the logical destination.”

[D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 @DakdaR22]

"Russia wants the world to get used to the war. To accept deaths, destroyed cities, deported children as something ordinary...

...We cannot allow that."

-Olena Zelenska 🇺🇦

Don't stop supporting Ukraine, they need our help, every day 🫂❤️

[Bruce @BruceSlatton]

@glenn_tunes @grok is this true?

[Bruce @BruceSlatton]

Was obvious before the vote… Brexiters were conned…

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

🚨 Ten years after the referendum and the verdict is in:

@dsmitheconomics in The Sunday Times lays out the lost growth advantage.

UK real per capita GDP growth 2016–2025: just 5.4%
Italy: 11.6%
Spain: 11.1%
Eurozone: 10.2%
France: 8.4%

Britain needs to face reality and undo Brexit.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

In Munich, the US Vice President stood before Europe's security establishment and announced, with a straight face, that the continent was committing "civilisational suicide." Putin's man on Telegram nodded along.

By December, the White House had made it official doctrine. Marvellous.

A baby born in Madrid this morning will outlive a baby born in Ohio by five years. The waitress in Bologna gets 26 days of paid leave, a pension, and a doctor who answers the phone. Her American counterpart is one MRI away from selling her car.

The civilisation supposedly dying has never lived longer. The one writing its death certificate spends twice as much to die younger.

That isn't suicide. That's diagnosis.👇
https://t.co/sgkI6WCQKF

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

💔 Video of the Day

The moment a Ukrainian graduate reunited with her father, who came straight from the front line to see her.

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

No axe to grind and clarity of point. We didn’t vote to be worse off financially, educationally, scientifically, holidayingly ( I know there is no such word😂) and health wise.