Dave Clark
News reporter, AFP
Immigrant: France
Emigrant: UK
Migrant: Kosovo, Nigeria, Iraq, US, Belgium
- Reposted by Dave Clark"Rob, you once spent a day following Peter Mandelson round Blackpool. Did you take any pictures that, even at the time, you thought might one day come in handy?"
- Seems corrupt. That said, if there were two places in the States with which I wouldn't want my name associated, that would be them
- Trump reportedly told Sen Schumer he’d release federal funds if Penn Station and Dulles airport were named after him. This is a crime. NY, VA? www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
- Ignore this post. Buy the hardback.
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- Not the most important bit of this, but: Mandelson was seeking a job on Wall Street and trying to set up an international lobbying outfit. Why did he seek help from Epstein and not from his former boss, Tony Blair, noted JP Morgan adviser and founder of a successful international lobbying oufit?
- EXCLUSIVE: Peter Mandelson sought advice from Jeffrey Epstein on setting up his advisory firm, Global Counsel, including how to target potential new clients such as the Chinese government. www.ft.com/content/13d2...
- I asked then Google CEO Eric Schmidt to pass me my beer from the bar because it was a bit crowded to reach though myself. He did
- Reposted by Dave Clarkwhat drivers see when you're wearing hi-viz vs when you're not
- All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...
- Reposted by Dave ClarkHearing it might be Ben Swain.
- Why has the French foreign ministry's (very good) anti-troll account got a cricket bat and ball symbol on it?
- Jupilation ensues
- Usually it gets annoying when there's a big weird American story dominating the chat on here for days, but at least this one has side plots for other countries to follow
- Les intenses liens financiers de Jeffrey Epstein avec la famille Lang. Une société offshore dans l'es îles vierges, un testament, des liens d'intérêts. Nos révélations. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
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- Reposted by Dave ClarkThe Dutch decided that the solution to political instability (three failed governments in five years) is a government with mostly the same parties but without a majority in parliament.
- Next Dutch gov’t will be a “cabinet of collaboration”: Jetten www.dutchnews.nl?p=262956
- LLMs are when the response to "Draw me a map" is "Sure. I'll give it a go. I've heard of maps. Shapes, colours and words, right?". AGI will be when the machine says "I can't, but don't you have one on your phone already?"
- You know he was on the telly over here before this week?
- Americans are more or less inured to Donald Trump’s incoherent ramblings and political theatre. After his speech in Davos, stunned Europeans are inclined to call his behavior what it is: out of control. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/IOTmJO
- Reposted by Dave Clark#BREAKING NATO chief tells AFP still 'lot of work to be done' for Greenland deal
- Trump's right about one thing. The North Sea is a great energy resource (Pic taken from IJmuiden to North Shields ferry)
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- Trump tells Davos that without US "they'd all be speaking German". I know it doesn't sound like it, but they are speaking German
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- There are Americans on here posting advice to Europeans on what we should do to oppose or contain the president they elected twice, and on the economic, political or security costs we should be prepared to pay to succeed where their constitution and institutions failed. Dicks
- Per Trump, Putin thanked him for settling Armenia-Azerbaijan "because that's his territory"
- Share a bird pic you took
- Great live feed focus chat from the guys setting up the camera behind and above the White House podium. I vote f2.8, focus 6.3 feet. It's wide angle, should have enough depth of field
