One of today’s Russian papers suggests that “The Russian army may take advantage of the cooling of the United States to the Ukraine issue...experts predict the possible opening of two new fronts.” #ReadingRussia

🎄 Tree’s Up🎄

🎄 Tree’s Up🎄

Now even I might be able to crack the cube

LIVE: After departing from the @Space_Station at 8:41pm ET on Dec. 8 (0141 UTC Dec. 9), @JonnyKimUSA is returning to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft. Landing is targeted for 12:04am ET on Dec. 9 (0504 UTC).

Sounds wild, but the CIA pulled a top source out of Moscow because they feared the President’s handling of intel could expose them. When leadership becomes the security risk, that’s a nightmare scenario for any spy service. #CIA #Counterintelligence #NationalSecurity

How the international space station was built

Psychology of those who grew up in the 70’s…

Love the Advent dancing of Cairde to The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl “Fairytale of New York”.

Hello London! 👋 Our vehicles are now driving in London as we prepare for commercial service in 2026.

It’s the 78th birthday of Jimmy Lai, the campaigner for Hong Kong’s freedom, who has now been jailed for 1800+ days. His health is bad and he’s not getting proper treatment. As a rich man, he could easily have stayed away from HK. Instead, he returned and stood by his friends.

Fit-to-size packaging is getting smarter! 📦 Sparck Technologies is using 3D scanning to measure each order and automatically create the best-fitting box So no oversized packaging, no wasted space, or at least less! The system scans the items, builds a custom box, and packs

Nigel Farage publicly promoted cryptocurrency Tether, and then received a massive donation from one of its major investors. The whole thing stinks. That’s why @LisaSmartMP has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️

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The way she says I'm positive 🤣🤣

Today’s Russian papers are loving the new US national security strategy. One Russian paper on implications for Europe: “Trump isn’t their Daddy any more.” Kremlin spokesman comments: “The adjustments in the updated strategy correspond in many ways to our vision” #ReadingRussia

So Barons Court station will be partially closed for most of 2026. Just as the huge Olympia development opens without an adequate District Line service. What brilliant timing @TfL @LBHF @olympiaeventsuk

⚡️BREAKING: Brussels has unlocked a legal mechanism allowing indefinite freezing of Russian central bank assets without unanimous EU consent—bypassing any Hungarian veto—by citing “economic disturbances caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine.” The European Commission @EU_Commission

We remember John Lennon today Every year on the anniversary of his death, the national trust leaves the bedroom light on John's childhood house #johnlennon #johnlennonforever #liverpool #beatles #love #imagine

The Tehran Incident, also known as Missile X, was filmed in 1978 and released in 1979, making it the last ever Western production shot in Iran before the revolution. The film wasn’t a success but it displays interesting visuals of ‘70s Iran and stars Pouri Banayi.