Halo around the sun = End Times. Correct?

NATO forces don’t want to get embroiled in the war in Ukraine, but imagine what we could achieve in collective air defence if the political will was there.

Feng Yujun, one of the China's leading Russianists and a professor at Peking University: Russia is sure to lose in Ukraine – The Economist

Four reasons why Russian Federation will lose to Ukraine, according to Feng Yujun:

🔹 The first is the level of resistance and national…

The crazed rush to insist that the Bondi killer was Muslim by some and Jewish by others - when in fact he is neither - is another example of how much this platform is just somewhere people come to have their confirmation biases further confirmed.

Germany just announced it will deliver an additional Patriot system to Ukraine.

Good… still 6 to go !

Come on Greece, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands and Romania !

Thank you for all your lovely messages! I’m trying to make my way through replying to them individually. None of my work at Channel 4 News would have been possible without the brilliant team and even more importantly the people who trusted me to tell their stories. 🤗

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I'm very pleased to be quoted in today's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on 'Trusted voices' - you can read their full findings here.
committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

It’s pretty much right there in front of us.

We — and I mean America we, not just a vague “the west” we — must defeat Russia in Ukraine.

Fed up with the patriarchy? A fan of severed heads? Good news! My award-nominated, BBC Radio 2 Book Club funny feminist thriller BAD MEN comes out in paperback in 2 weeks! Look at how delicious it is. You can pre-order now: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bad-me…

I’ve been laid off by openDemocracy, along with a load of my amazing colleagues in the UK. Another bad day for good journalism in this country

If anyone needs an editor, reporter, barman, ageing centre forward or hype man hit me up

‘Why I travelled the country asking Muslims what Ramadan means to them’ Shehab Khan ITV. Made by a small & passionate team in Aberdeen, Bradford, Birmingham, Manchester and London & more.

📺 Tonight on ITV at 2245 in England, 2305 in Scotland AND on ITVX

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I’ve been made redundant from openDemocracy along with several of the kindest, most supportive and talented people I’ve had the honour of working with

I’m now looking for new opportunities. Here are some of the stories I’m most proud of:

This is the picturesque Norwegian village of Moen. Nearby are fjords, waterfalls, a ski resort, and a NATO military base.

So it’s a little concerning that Kremlin officials own much of it, as Центр «Досье» - право на справедливость has revealed 🧵

When you’re right, you’re right.

With this hand thing and all, feeling really low. numb and frozen in horror at same time. These waves are exhausting

visibility is sh*t - don’t know if ‘cause of the break or ‘cause I’m Ukrainian on xitter

So, if you my posts helped you in any way - pls share. Diakuiu

Pipeline explosions, Krokus, Orsk, bridge collapse - these events are caused by entropy, the physical impossibility of a regime rotten by decades of corruption and now completely occupied with a senseless war to control the situation over such a large territory. These events will…

Delighted that BAD MEN has been shortlisted for the Jackie Collins Award for Romantic Thrillers! HELL YEAH BABY! Pre-order the paperback here:
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Big protests in Tel Aviv and Budapest against two leaders, Netanyahu and Orban, who have a surprising amount in common, including a willingness to undermine democracy to stay in power and to avoid scrutiny of their corruption.

Today is our little Victory Day 🩵💛 2 years since russian invaders were kicked out from northern regions of Ukraine 👊 (those who have my pro-Ukrainian calendar can see this day highlighted 🤗 )
Sooner or later the rest of Ukraine will be liberated from orcs too! Everything…