A recent sampler addition to go with the ever increasing number in the collection. This is a Transatlantic sampler with the likes of Bert Jansch, Pentangle, Gordon Giltrap and includes the brilliant Granny Takes A Trip from The Purple Gang. Great stuff for £2 #vinyl #samplers #transatlantic

Transatlantische Beziehungen ist nur ein anderer Ausdruck für den Missbrauch an der Welt durch Deutschland und den USA.

#deutschland #usa #merz #trump #transatlantic

Giant Canada-Europe green power line closes in on first ‘strategic investors’

The NATO-L interconnector — a 4,000km-long power line that would link Canadian Maritimes to the western EU — is progressing, with its first investors set to be announced early next year, according to the $30 billion project's originator.

Canada's National Observer
Denmark says “thank you” to the U.S. regime — and kindly offers two hospital ships in return. Apparently, they’re equipped for presidential “treatment.” Sometimes diplomacy needs… medical support. #Denmark #USA #Greenland #Transatlantic #Democracy #Trump
The numbers speak for themselves. Across Western Europe, overwhelming majorities view Trump unfavorably. Transatlantic partnership can’t be built on division and distrust. Respect matters. Stability matters. Democracy matters. #Europe #Transatlantic #Democracy #PublicOpinion #GlobalPolitics #USA
Trump trashes Europe. Europe funds NATO.
Trump mocks Denmark. Denmark hosts US bases.
At what point do allies stop rewarding contempt?
#Transatlantic #Trump #NATO
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/22/mark-carney-canada-denunciation-trump-australia-jim-chalmers
Jim Chalmers says Canadian PM’s ‘stunning’ denunciation of Trump is being widely discussed in Australian government

Treasurer joins former PM Malcom Turnbull in praising Mark Carney’s comments at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos

The Guardian
Sadly, the world situation isn’t funny right now. The U.S. regime has lost its legitimacy. Incompetence is eroding democracy —while MAGA laughs on. #Democracy #RuleOfLaw #USPolitics #Authoritarianism #Transatlantic
A distraction, a threat: how Ukrainians have viewed the Greenland crisis

There are fears that Europe is exhausted with the war, worries about Trump’s logic but some hope of a silver lining

The Guardian