Chris Rivers
@chrisrivers50.bsky.social
Ex-Manchester🇬🇧now resident Almeria🇪🇸~Only following active posters~
Centre left, lifelong Labour, NetZeroDad.
Pro 🇪🇺&🇺🇦. NO DMs!
Past work: Child protection social work~family courts
Interests: UK/EU/US politics, sociology, economics,history,tennis & film
Centre left, lifelong Labour, NetZeroDad.
Pro 🇪🇺&🇺🇦. NO DMs!
Past work: Child protection social work~family courts
Interests: UK/EU/US politics, sociology, economics,history,tennis & film
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[Watched Nuremberg…]
Albert Göring (1895-1966) was a German engineer, businessman, and the younger brother of Hermann Göring, Nazi war criminal. In contrast to him, Albert opposed Nazism and helped Jews and others persecuted by Hitler. He was shunned in postwar Germany because of his family name.
Albert Göring (1895-1966) was a German engineer, businessman, and the younger brother of Hermann Göring, Nazi war criminal. In contrast to him, Albert opposed Nazism and helped Jews and others persecuted by Hitler. He was shunned in postwar Germany because of his family name.
February 20, 2026 at 12:31 AM
[Watched Nuremberg…]
Albert Göring (1895-1966) was a German engineer, businessman, and the younger brother of Hermann Göring, Nazi war criminal. In contrast to him, Albert opposed Nazism and helped Jews and others persecuted by Hitler. He was shunned in postwar Germany because of his family name.
Albert Göring (1895-1966) was a German engineer, businessman, and the younger brother of Hermann Göring, Nazi war criminal. In contrast to him, Albert opposed Nazism and helped Jews and others persecuted by Hitler. He was shunned in postwar Germany because of his family name.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base is located in Azraq, Jordan. It is a Royal Jordanian Air Force facility and also a hub for US air operations, particularly against ISIS.
Satellite images reportedly show a concentration of US forces near Iran at the Muwaffaq Salti airbase. Visible equipment includes six EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, at least 18 F-35A fighters, Patriot and THAAD missile defense systems, and new concrete shelters under construction. #Iran
February 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base is located in Azraq, Jordan. It is a Royal Jordanian Air Force facility and also a hub for US air operations, particularly against ISIS.
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I wonder if Andrew still claims he doesn't sweat.
February 19, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I wonder if Andrew still claims he doesn't sweat.
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Can we all accept now that Trump's opposition to the Chagos deal is nothing about the deal itself, but that he is using it to bully and punish the UK because we don't get involved in bombing Iran?
Especially the Tories who have been playing games on this topic, citing Trump!
He initially approved!
Especially the Tories who have been playing games on this topic, citing Trump!
He initially approved!
Trump changed mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes’
US president links deal with military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitions
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Can we all accept now that Trump's opposition to the Chagos deal is nothing about the deal itself, but that he is using it to bully and punish the UK because we don't get involved in bombing Iran?
Especially the Tories who have been playing games on this topic, citing Trump!
He initially approved!
Especially the Tories who have been playing games on this topic, citing Trump!
He initially approved!
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Took them an awfully long time to take this step after the posts first emerged
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Mitula, Reform UK’s interim campaign manager in Tameside, has been assisting Matt Goodwin's Gorton and Denton by-election campaign
Reform UK suspends by-election campaign activist over ‘antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Mitula, Reform UK’s interim campaign manager in Tameside, has been assisting Matt Goodwin's Gorton and Denton by-election campaign
www.jewishnews.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Took them an awfully long time to take this step after the posts first emerged
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Ooft, French foreign minister:
"The European Commission should never have attended today's "Board of Peace" meeting in Washington, as it had not received the Council's mandate to do so."
"The European Commission should never have attended today's "Board of Peace" meeting in Washington, as it had not received the Council's mandate to do so."
February 19, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Ooft, French foreign minister:
"The European Commission should never have attended today's "Board of Peace" meeting in Washington, as it had not received the Council's mandate to do so."
"The European Commission should never have attended today's "Board of Peace" meeting in Washington, as it had not received the Council's mandate to do so."
“Additional Trump taxes have meant that companies that employ a combined 48m Americans — the kinds of businesses that Trump promised to revive — have had to find ways to absorb the expense, by passing it along to customers in higher prices, employing fewer workers or accepting lower profits”
Tariffs paid by midsize U.S. businesses tripled over the course of past year, new research tied to one of America’s leading banks showed — more evidence that President Donald Trump's push to charge higher taxes on imports is causing economic disruption.
Tariffs paid by midsize US companies tripled last year, a JPMorganChase Institute study shows
New research shows midsize U.S. companies pay far more in Trump-era tariffs, and the costs land at home.
bit.ly
February 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
“Additional Trump taxes have meant that companies that employ a combined 48m Americans — the kinds of businesses that Trump promised to revive — have had to find ways to absorb the expense, by passing it along to customers in higher prices, employing fewer workers or accepting lower profits”
“Only if people admit that the entire Ukraine-Russia negotiations process being orchestrated by the USA/Trump is first & last a sham designed to help Putin as much as possible (and provide massive payoffs to the administration), will people discuss it honestly”
substack.com/@phillipspob...?
substack.com/@phillipspob...?
Phillips P. OBrien (@phillipspobrien)
Only once people admit that the entire Ukraine-Russia negotiations process being orchestrated by the USA/Trump is first and last a sham designed to help Putin as much as possible (and provide massive ...
substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“Only if people admit that the entire Ukraine-Russia negotiations process being orchestrated by the USA/Trump is first & last a sham designed to help Putin as much as possible (and provide massive payoffs to the administration), will people discuss it honestly”
substack.com/@phillipspob...?
substack.com/@phillipspob...?
Gordon Brown has written to several police forces with new information about former Prince Andrew. The former PM last week called for the former prince to be questioned over alleged sex trafficking by Epstein. He has now submitted a five-page document to police.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Gordon Brown hands police new Andrew dossier and demands sex trafficking probe
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed he has written to several police forces with additional information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested on Thursday morning
www.mirror.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Gordon Brown has written to several police forces with new information about former Prince Andrew. The former PM last week called for the former prince to be questioned over alleged sex trafficking by Epstein. He has now submitted a five-page document to police.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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FT exclusive:
Global Counsel, the advisory firm founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, is set to go into administration as soon as Friday in the wake of revelations about the former peer and Jeffrey Epstein, its staff have been told.
www.ft.com/content/ad5d...
Global Counsel, the advisory firm founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, is set to go into administration as soon as Friday in the wake of revelations about the former peer and Jeffrey Epstein, its staff have been told.
www.ft.com/content/ad5d...
February 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
FT exclusive:
Global Counsel, the advisory firm founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, is set to go into administration as soon as Friday in the wake of revelations about the former peer and Jeffrey Epstein, its staff have been told.
www.ft.com/content/ad5d...
Global Counsel, the advisory firm founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, is set to go into administration as soon as Friday in the wake of revelations about the former peer and Jeffrey Epstein, its staff have been told.
www.ft.com/content/ad5d...
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If you're looking for minorities that don't integrate, are hostile to our values and are wrecking the country...
Welcome to Reform’s front bench
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
February 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
If you're looking for minorities that don't integrate, are hostile to our values and are wrecking the country...
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Reform UK suspends Matt Goodwin by-election campaign manager over ‘antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
Reform UK suspends by-election campaign activist over ‘antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Mitula, Reform UK’s interim campaign manager in Tameside, has been assisting Matt Goodwin's Gorton and Denton by-election campaign
www.jewishnews.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Reform UK suspends Matt Goodwin by-election campaign manager over ‘antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
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It is kind of weird.
They left us because our King levied taxes on them they had no say in.
Set up their own constitution to avoid tyrannical rule by a King.
We stripped our King of almost all powers.
They wind up with a President allowed by the other branches to behave like a King.
😂
They left us because our King levied taxes on them they had no say in.
Set up their own constitution to avoid tyrannical rule by a King.
We stripped our King of almost all powers.
They wind up with a President allowed by the other branches to behave like a King.
😂
look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british
King Charles has issued a statement following his brother Andrew’s arrest
February 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
It is kind of weird.
They left us because our King levied taxes on them they had no say in.
Set up their own constitution to avoid tyrannical rule by a King.
We stripped our King of almost all powers.
They wind up with a President allowed by the other branches to behave like a King.
😂
They left us because our King levied taxes on them they had no say in.
Set up their own constitution to avoid tyrannical rule by a King.
We stripped our King of almost all powers.
They wind up with a President allowed by the other branches to behave like a King.
😂
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“Well, wouldn’t you know it! … There goes our market for these things!”
February 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
“Well, wouldn’t you know it! … There goes our market for these things!”
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The Swedish government approved the allocation of a 21st military support package to Ukraine worth SEK 12.9bln ($1.4bln),focused on air defense,it said in a statement
Thank you,Sweden!
◾️Sweden will allocate approximately $473mln for the purchase of weapons systems for subsequent supply to Ukraine
Thank you,Sweden!
◾️Sweden will allocate approximately $473mln for the purchase of weapons systems for subsequent supply to Ukraine
February 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The Swedish government approved the allocation of a 21st military support package to Ukraine worth SEK 12.9bln ($1.4bln),focused on air defense,it said in a statement
Thank you,Sweden!
◾️Sweden will allocate approximately $473mln for the purchase of weapons systems for subsequent supply to Ukraine
Thank you,Sweden!
◾️Sweden will allocate approximately $473mln for the purchase of weapons systems for subsequent supply to Ukraine
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January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Superb response from Bedford to … a nutcase.
February 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Superb response from Bedford to … a nutcase.
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It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.
So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
Breaking News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested in Britain on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC said.
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.
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Quite a major political choice by the UK. There are precedents for the UK refusing to let the US use its bases for military operations, but not many.
🔺 BREAKING: UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran
UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran
UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran
www.thetimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Quite a major political choice by the UK. There are precedents for the UK refusing to let the US use its bases for military operations, but not many.
“Trump has alluded to plans to strike Iran from Diego Garcia, as well as from RAF Fairford, a US Air Force base in Gloucestershire. The UK Government would need to give permission for any strikes from either base and have yet to do so, due to concerns that it would be a breach of international law”
Trump u-turned on Chagos 'because UK hasn't agreed' to him launching Iran strikes from Britain
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
UK 'hasn't agreed' to Donald Trump launching strikes on Iran from Britain
Trump alluded to plans to strike Iran from the UK/US airfield in Diego Garcia, as well as from RAF Fairford, a US Air Force base in Gloucestershire in a Truth Social post
www.mirror.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“Trump has alluded to plans to strike Iran from Diego Garcia, as well as from RAF Fairford, a US Air Force base in Gloucestershire. The UK Government would need to give permission for any strikes from either base and have yet to do so, due to concerns that it would be a breach of international law”
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I'm a family carer for a man of 97.
Spent much of the day with him in @RoyalSurrey's Frailty Same Day Emergenscy Care Unit, for some tests.
Seriously impressed with how vastly superior the experience was to how hospital visits can be (all too often).
www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/u...
Spent much of the day with him in @RoyalSurrey's Frailty Same Day Emergenscy Care Unit, for some tests.
Seriously impressed with how vastly superior the experience was to how hospital visits can be (all too often).
www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/u...
www.england.nhs.uk
February 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I'm a family carer for a man of 97.
Spent much of the day with him in @RoyalSurrey's Frailty Same Day Emergenscy Care Unit, for some tests.
Seriously impressed with how vastly superior the experience was to how hospital visits can be (all too often).
www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/u...
Spent much of the day with him in @RoyalSurrey's Frailty Same Day Emergenscy Care Unit, for some tests.
Seriously impressed with how vastly superior the experience was to how hospital visits can be (all too often).
www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/u...
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NEW: Keir Starmer confirms that Antonia Romeo has been appointed new UK cabinet secretary - the first woman to hold the role in its 100 years plus history.
February 19, 2026 at 9:47 AM
NEW: Keir Starmer confirms that Antonia Romeo has been appointed new UK cabinet secretary - the first woman to hold the role in its 100 years plus history.
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🇺🇦President Zelenskyy on Putin: I don’t need all this historical sh*t by him.
I don’t need to waste time on historical issues or the reasons why he started all this, Peter the First.
I don’t need to waste time on historical issues or the reasons why he started all this, Peter the First.
February 19, 2026 at 11:03 AM
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy on Putin: I don’t need all this historical sh*t by him.
I don’t need to waste time on historical issues or the reasons why he started all this, Peter the First.
I don’t need to waste time on historical issues or the reasons why he started all this, Peter the First.
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Ukraine’s forces are reducing the gray zone in the south, spokesperson Voloshyn said. He stressed that troops are not allowing Russian forces to bring in reinforcement groups or launch attacks. In some frontline sectors, coordinated preemptive actions are carried out to prevent deeper advances.
February 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Ukraine’s forces are reducing the gray zone in the south, spokesperson Voloshyn said. He stressed that troops are not allowing Russian forces to bring in reinforcement groups or launch attacks. In some frontline sectors, coordinated preemptive actions are carried out to prevent deeper advances.