Notes from the US: Trump’s war
Driven by looming midterms and the Epstein Files, the MAGA cult has no credible arguments for this bloodbath
Even taking Trumpโs confused reasons for the Iran war at face value, itโs still a total disaster
Two weeks in, itโs increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve โ and made it worse
Franz Ferdinand
Cardiff University Student Union Great Hall, Sunday 8th March 2026 ๐ต
๐ FRANZ FERDINAND captivate Cardiff on their Greater Glasgow Cultural Exchange tour
Supported by Home Counties
Watched: Brief History of a Family, 2024 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
Location check in โ Cardiff University Great Hall to see Franz Ferdinand supported by Home Counties ๐ต
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A March walk in Pembroke ๐ถ
๐ต My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Daniil Trifonov, Gidon Kremer, Nils Mรถnkemeyer, Alexander Roslavets, Yulianna Avdeeva, Kremerata Baltica, Staatskapelle Dresden & Thomas Sanderling (20 plays), Asha Bhosle & Kronos Quartet (12), Gorillaz (12), Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture SO (10), Pekka Kuusisto, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra & Sam Amidon (7)
Italy have been exceptional this Six Nations ๐
Two upsets today ๐
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Saturday night pizza making has started! Actually, dough making was this morning, but pizza building now ๐
Scoreline of 50-40 ๐ณ๐
Scotland are running riot. Sensational ๐
Well, this is exciting! Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ v ๐ซ๐ท France ๐
Location check in โ The Royal George, Pembroke - pint of Pedigree ๐บ
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I didn’t have chance to watch yesterday’s T20 World Cup semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand but I am settling in now for an afternoon of England v India ๐
