The greatest challenge Farage has ever faced – convincing the world he was never besties with Donald Trump

The Reform UK leader has belatedly clocked that most British people really don’t like the US president on whose coat-tails he has spent the past decade riding, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian

@BruceMirken

Let me just copy-pasta this over here:

"“We’re not going to get the same quality or breadth of information we would have by being in the #WHO, or have anywhere the influence we had.”"

But the $2B to be spent by the US now will all be funneled through #Trump #Cronies and #Bedfellows

As intended

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #health #USpol

@Nonilex

"“We’re not going to get the same quality or breadth of information we would have by being in the #WHO, or have anywhere the influence we had.”"

But the $2B to be spent by the US now will all be funneled through #Trump #Cronies and #Bedfellows

As intended

#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #health #USpol

#bedfellows The US sided with Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran to block part of a UN report about the dire state of the planet "because it called for phasing out fossil fuels, switching to clean energy and reducing plastics."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/climate/unep-climate-report-trump-administration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.708.WLng.zE3RvzT3toG8&smid=tw-share
U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say

American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making.

The New York Times

Twitter reportedly “set to accept” Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company

"Twitter is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion in cash" and "may announce the $54.20-per-share deal later on Monday once its board has met to recommend the transaction to Twitter shareholders," Reuters wrote in a story with the headline, "Twitter set to accept Musk's original $43B offer." Reuters cited "people familiar with the matter."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/twitter-reportedly-set-to-accept-elon-musks-offer-to-buy-the-company/

#ElonMusk #Twitter #bedfellows #lmao

Twitter reportedly “set to accept” Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company

Reports say Twitter and Musk are close to a deal and could announce it today.

Ars Technica