11-year-old Ukrainian ballerina Polina Denys has become the absolute champion of the Dance World Cup 2026.
Her emotions are priceless. Ukrainian kids are amazingly talented.
Congratulations, Polina!
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A reminder, Andy, of the Thatcher era:
• Income tax: 83% → 40%
• Basic rate: 33% → 25%
• Inflation: 21.9% peak (1980) → 2.4% (1986)
• Days lost to strikes: 29.5 million (1979) → 1.9 million (1990)
• Real pay for the average earner: up by a third
Kudos to Estonia, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Sweden, Romania, Finland, and Denmark! 🇪🇪🇳🇱🇱🇹🇱🇻🇵🇱🇸🇪🇷🇴🇫🇮🇩🇰
These nine countries are rightly demanding: Not another cent of EU tax money for the IOC as long as it brings Russia and Belarus back into sports.
The IOC has lost all neutrality. No more 💰
Germany—where do you stand?
Merz, showing weakness again?
🚩 "Doesn't it tell you something, that every time it has been tried, revolutionary socialism has ended, not just in poverty but in gulags and torture chambers and firing squads?"
@DanielJHannan challenges the "real socialism has never been tried" defence.
You didn't need to be Sherlock Holmes to suspect from what was publicly known that there was much more to Ann Widdecombe's killing than randomness or misfortune. One can only conclude that politically-motivated news management of Ann's death was the priority of police chiefs. And that is as disgraceful as it is, I'm sad to say, completely unsurprising.
You are a disgrace, IOC, and a corrupted organization.
By doing this, you are whitewashing the crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide perpetrated by russia.
I hope that you're will be soon held accountable before a court.
The Pro-Trump acolytes who like to pretend that they are pro-Ukraine--this is your moment of no return. Condemn Trump for starving Ukraine of Patriots or admit to everyone that you support an American president working with Putin.
And please stop pretending you back Ukraine.
Poland's newly declassified military aid numbers expose a sharp drop in support.
The official data shows Poland has provided 3.83 billion euros in total military aid since 2022.
However, the vast majority of this was sent early on between 2022 and 2023. Between 2024 and 2026, that support plummeted to a pathetic 360 million euros, meaning they have sent almost nothing recently.
We must be grateful for that massive early help when the war was existential to Poland, but it proves the country acts strictly out of self-interest. The Poles truly stepped up when they felt directly threatened, but essentially stopped once they realized Ukraine would survive.
This also explains why Zelensky refuses to bow to President Karol Nawrocki. Ukraine hasn’t depended on Polish military aid for years. Poland would maybe have more influence over Ukraine if it still provided serious military aid.
The recent stupid dispute over historical grievances is totally useless and should have been postponed until after the war. It would not even be happening if Nawrocki were not in power.
Russia used its proxies to support Nawrocki in the election, and he has paid them back by endorsing Viktor Orbán and attacking Kyiv. This behavior is a betrayal of Polish interests and supports Russian goals against Poland and its allies.
Ukraine is fighting for Poland and making life safer for Poles, making these current fights incredibly foolish