The Telegraph host Ukraine: the Latest podcast. Their international coverage and work is very good.

Weakest president ever. FGS imagine another US president just meekly passing on a Russian threat rather than saying what the USA is going to do about it

If it’s all J visas this could also impact (though given it’s already May maybe not too much ) the seasonal student exchange programmes eg summer work in theme parks/summer camps.

“Guided by humanitarian considerations, today from 18:00 00:00 from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side declares an Easter truce. I order that all military actions be stopped for this period.”

Fuck this guy and his ‘humanitarian considerations’ 3 years after invading his neighour, killing its people and stealing its childen - he finally deigns to give a whole 2 days reprieve (likely to be broken) because he’s finally felt a teeney bit of pressure from t’old Donald.

Credit to her for doing the right thing. Repeatedly since the invasion on 2022z

I’m sure we all hope we’d be as brave in her situation

More Al

>It suggested that Britain’s ban on chlorinated chicken was among a range of “non-tariff barriers” that limit the US’s ability to trade.

Non-tariff barriers like checks notes food safety.

what an eccentric idea

“When tech people got involved in the government, they thought Trump was going to take more of a surgical approach and act less like a wrecking ball."

What about his first term, insurrection and campaign and everything about and around him suggested it’d be anything other than a wrecking ball approach???

Is it because he’s an invertebrate scum-sucker whose moral dipstick is about two drops short of bone dry?

Europe watching the USA lately:

I can’t wait to find out how this is Zelenskyy’s fault

Considering he’s the guy who so callously said the USA withholding aid and intelligence was “like hitting a donkey on the nose with a stick” to get its attention, I don’t think Ukraine’s lost a great ally or someone of much of value to them there.

Not that there’s anyone better in that administration.

Will they say thank you at least 94 times?

Accept it? Yes. Blatantly break it straight away?Also yes.