Bill Park
@billpark.bsky.social
Retired KCL academic. Lives in Oxford. Interested in security issues, Turkey, Kurds, Ukraine. Remainer. Also lover of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Arsenal FC, jazz, travel, photography.
Exactly so.
Prime Minister Frederiksen:
We cannot be dependent on anyone.We should never have been dependent on Russian oil&gas.It’s also wrong that we have made ourselves dependent on China for new technologies.
In other words, Europe has a lot of work to do.That is essentially the most important conclusion.
We cannot be dependent on anyone.We should never have been dependent on Russian oil&gas.It’s also wrong that we have made ourselves dependent on China for new technologies.
In other words, Europe has a lot of work to do.That is essentially the most important conclusion.
February 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Exactly so.
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The most important thing now is that we need to flip the switch in our minds. We have understood that in the era of great powers, our freedom is no longer simply a given. It is under threat.
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The most important thing now is that we need to flip the switch in our minds. We have understood that in the era of great powers, our freedom is no longer simply a given. It is under threat.
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Merz:
Russia's GDP currently amounts to about €2 trillion.That of the EU is almost ten times as high.And yet today,Europe is not ten times stronger than Russia
Our military,political,economic and technological potential is enormous. But we are still far from exploiting it to the extent necessary
Russia's GDP currently amounts to about €2 trillion.That of the EU is almost ten times as high.And yet today,Europe is not ten times stronger than Russia
Our military,political,economic and technological potential is enormous. But we are still far from exploiting it to the extent necessary
February 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Merz:
Russia's GDP currently amounts to about €2 trillion.That of the EU is almost ten times as high.And yet today,Europe is not ten times stronger than Russia
Our military,political,economic and technological potential is enormous. But we are still far from exploiting it to the extent necessary
Russia's GDP currently amounts to about €2 trillion.That of the EU is almost ten times as high.And yet today,Europe is not ten times stronger than Russia
Our military,political,economic and technological potential is enormous. But we are still far from exploiting it to the extent necessary
77 million Americans voted for him......
Trump on drug prices: "They're coming down by 500, 600, 700 percent ... numbers nobody ever thought possible"
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
77 million Americans voted for him......
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Day 437 of protests in Georgia. Repression deepens by the day: opposition voices silenced or jailed, political dissidents behind bars, journalists targeted, democratic checks dismantled piece by piece.
February 8, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Day 437 of protests in Georgia. Repression deepens by the day: opposition voices silenced or jailed, political dissidents behind bars, journalists targeted, democratic checks dismantled piece by piece.
Merz is right. This is a serious moment, and if Europe can't respond to that seriousness then national leaders must.
The worse the global crises become, the more Friedrich Merz is pushing for quick decisions—if necessary, even against Germany's closest partner, France, @andreasrinke.bsky.social writes in a new piece.
ip-quarterly.com/en/germanys-...
ip-quarterly.com/en/germanys-...
Germany’s New European Policy Puts Effectiveness before Unity
German policy on Europe is changing fundamentally. The worse the global crises become, the more Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing for quick decisions—if necessary, even against Germany's closest pa...
ip-quarterly.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Merz is right. This is a serious moment, and if Europe can't respond to that seriousness then national leaders must.
The US government is staffed by escapees from a kindergarten for troubled kids. Czarzasty is perfectly entitled to express a point of view, not least a point of view that everyone outside the US agrees with.
L’ambassadeur US en Pologne rompt ses relations avec le Président du parlement. Pas avec le Parlement, pas avec le gouvernement, pas avec le Premier ministre ou le Président. Mais avec le président de la Sejm, qui dit publiquement que Trump ne méritait pas le Nobel.
Surréel.
Surréel.
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
The US government is staffed by escapees from a kindergarten for troubled kids. Czarzasty is perfectly entitled to express a point of view, not least a point of view that everyone outside the US agrees with.
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Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
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🔴In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
🔴In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
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⚡️Ukraine warns its air defense systems are running out of missiles as Russia ramps up massive high-intensity strikes.
“Certain Systems Are Left Empty”: Ukrainian Official Warns of Critical Air Defense Missile Gaps
Ukraine is experiencing a critical missile shortage for its air defense systems, highlighting the need for urgent support against Russian attacks.
united24media.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
⚡️Ukraine warns its air defense systems are running out of missiles as Russia ramps up massive high-intensity strikes.
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Former French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was introduced to Jeffrey Epstein at the convicted sex offender’s house, according to the latest document release by U.S. Department of Justice.
Former French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire allegedly met Epstein at disgraced financier’s house
Le Maire was purportedly brought to one of Epstein’s homes by former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s aide Olivier Colom, according to an email exchange between the duo.
www.politico.eu
February 2, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Former French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was introduced to Jeffrey Epstein at the convicted sex offender’s house, according to the latest document release by U.S. Department of Justice.
Sordid, hard to believe (maybe...) - and depressing.
This whole Epstein thing is so unbelievably sordid and beyond the pale you would not believe it if you saw it in a movie.
And to think how many oh so respectable pillars of society INCLUDING SOME WOMEN cosied up to that guy.
And to think how many oh so respectable pillars of society INCLUDING SOME WOMEN cosied up to that guy.
February 2, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Sordid, hard to believe (maybe...) - and depressing.
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Rewarding failure is sadly how Ireland works
€100k salary rise for the Irish Water boss, yet estates like these 10 homes outside Cork city rot in a housing emergency because of a dysfunctional water system, whilst many live with dirty water every day
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
#speirgorm
€100k salary rise for the Irish Water boss, yet estates like these 10 homes outside Cork city rot in a housing emergency because of a dysfunctional water system, whilst many live with dirty water every day
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
#speirgorm
February 1, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Rewarding failure is sadly how Ireland works
€100k salary rise for the Irish Water boss, yet estates like these 10 homes outside Cork city rot in a housing emergency because of a dysfunctional water system, whilst many live with dirty water every day
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
#speirgorm
€100k salary rise for the Irish Water boss, yet estates like these 10 homes outside Cork city rot in a housing emergency because of a dysfunctional water system, whilst many live with dirty water every day
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
#speirgorm
Someone needs to draw the attention of the UK's army Generals to this development.
No more BTRs: Russia’s Vovchansk assaults are now foot-only.
Ukrainian drone power forced Moscow to switch to infantry groups. The price: dozens of troops per meter gained.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/02/f...
Ukrainian drone power forced Moscow to switch to infantry groups. The price: dozens of troops per meter gained.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/02/f...
From BTRs to boots: Russia now attacks Kharkiv’s Vovchansk with infantry-only waves
Since summer, Russian troops keep storming Vovchansk in small infantry groups, abandoning armored vehicles after heavy losses to Ukrainian drones, the Ukrainian military says.
euromaidanpress.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Someone needs to draw the attention of the UK's army Generals to this development.
Excellent!
February 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Excellent!
It is hard to have any faith in democracy. We vote, yes, but the sense - from the Epstein files and his networking, the City's dirty money laundering, the entitled behaviour of eg Mandelson, Andrew and a host of others, mainstream media ownership and bias etc etc - is that everything is fixed.
Living ‘by salary alone’ is pitch perfect. Not even just a humble ministerial salary at this point, he wants to be part of ‘real deals’
there's a lot in this piece but the Mandelson email about angling for some kind of job at JP Morgan because 'i do not want to live by salary alone' just exemplifies everything people hate about politicians, the City, and revolving doors between the two www.ft.com/content/91e8...
February 2, 2026 at 11:53 AM
It is hard to have any faith in democracy. We vote, yes, but the sense - from the Epstein files and his networking, the City's dirty money laundering, the entitled behaviour of eg Mandelson, Andrew and a host of others, mainstream media ownership and bias etc etc - is that everything is fixed.
Exactly. All this nonsense about NATO's eastern expansion being provocative. No reading of NATO's military readiness suggests plans to attack Russia. But NATO sought to offer reassurance to Russia's neighbours, given Russia's only approach to neighbours is to threaten/dominate them.
Kallas: Russia has attacked 19 countries in 100 years without provocation.
"We need to seek concessions on the Russian side on limitations on their military budget, their army, or nuclear weapons," the EU foreign policy chief says.
"We need to seek concessions on the Russian side on limitations on their military budget, their army, or nuclear weapons," the EU foreign policy chief says.
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Exactly. All this nonsense about NATO's eastern expansion being provocative. No reading of NATO's military readiness suggests plans to attack Russia. But NATO sought to offer reassurance to Russia's neighbours, given Russia's only approach to neighbours is to threaten/dominate them.
'Progressives' aren't worried about deaths, but about who does the killing. Far far more people were killed in Syria than in Gaza. Silence. 40m Kurds have no country of their own. Silence. Iran. Silence. Gaza concerns them only because Israel is doing the killing and obstructing a Palestinian state.
'Progressives seem oddly quiet about Iran’s murderous ayatollahs. The lack of protest over Tehran’s atrocities reveals how some causes are deemed worthier than others'
Progressives seem oddly quiet about Iran’s murderous ayatollahs
The lack of protest over Tehran’s atrocities reveals how some causes are deemed worthier than others
www.thetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM
'Progressives' aren't worried about deaths, but about who does the killing. Far far more people were killed in Syria than in Gaza. Silence. 40m Kurds have no country of their own. Silence. Iran. Silence. Gaza concerns them only because Israel is doing the killing and obstructing a Palestinian state.
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Germany's Bundestag has passed a resolution declaring support for Ukraine a "shared responsibility" of government
The upper house called for assistance to be "continued and intensified;" demanded Russia "cease all attacks, withdraw troops from Ukraine"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/30/g...
The upper house called for assistance to be "continued and intensified;" demanded Russia "cease all attacks, withdraw troops from Ukraine"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/30/g...
German Bundestag calls for strengthening Ukraine support "where necessary" - Euromaidan Press
The Bundesrat has committed Germany's federal, state, and municipal governments to a coordinated effort in supporting Ukraine, with the upper house resolution stating that assistance must be "continued...
euromaidanpress.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Germany's Bundestag has passed a resolution declaring support for Ukraine a "shared responsibility" of government
The upper house called for assistance to be "continued and intensified;" demanded Russia "cease all attacks, withdraw troops from Ukraine"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/30/g...
The upper house called for assistance to be "continued and intensified;" demanded Russia "cease all attacks, withdraw troops from Ukraine"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/30/g...
The EU has 3x the population of Russia, whose economy is about the size of Italy's. Add UK etc and the gap is even larger. Of course Europe could defend itself....if it chose to.
This guy needs a long holiday
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The EU has 3x the population of Russia, whose economy is about the size of Italy's. Add UK etc and the gap is even larger. Of course Europe could defend itself....if it chose to.
The EU has something like 3x the population of Russia, and Russia's economy is about the size of Italy's. Add UK, Norway etc the gap is even larger. Of course Europe could defend itself....if it chose to.
❗️If someone thinks that the EU or Europe can defend itself without the United States — keep dreaming — NATO Secretary General Rutte
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The EU has something like 3x the population of Russia, and Russia's economy is about the size of Italy's. Add UK, Norway etc the gap is even larger. Of course Europe could defend itself....if it chose to.
There is a point here. Nation stated are/have been problematic in Europe too - the UK, Spain, Cyprus, Russia today; countless past problems. Nation states maybe don't fit too well in much of the world, including the MidEast. But a Kurdish state would be a nation state. Turkey, Syria etc are not.
Why Tom Barrack can’t be the Ambassador for Turkey and US Envoy for Syria 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/hadi-e...
www.linkedin.com/posts/hadi-e...
Why Tom Barrack can’t be the Ambassador for Turkey and US Envoy for Syria 👇
"There is no Middle East. There's tribes, villages. Nation states were created by the British and the French in 1...
Why Tom Barrack can’t be the Ambassador for Turkey and US Envoy for Syria 👇
"There is no Middle East. There's tribes, villages. Nation states were created by the British and the French in 1916. But ...
www.linkedin.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 AM
There is a point here. Nation stated are/have been problematic in Europe too - the UK, Spain, Cyprus, Russia today; countless past problems. Nation states maybe don't fit too well in much of the world, including the MidEast. But a Kurdish state would be a nation state. Turkey, Syria etc are not.
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NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
This is the country with which we in the UK have a 'Special Relationship'?
I am still posting. bsky.app/profile/dmbm...
Here is the video. Trigger warning: MURDER
January 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This is the country with which we in the UK have a 'Special Relationship'?
And the Danes? And others too?
BREAKING: Donald Trump says the UK military is "second to none" as he rolls back on his comments about NATO troops "staying a little back from the front line" in Afghanistan
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
And the Danes? And others too?