Paul Clarke
@clarkeeeeee.bsky.social
Father of two amazing boys. Husband.
Labour member. Pro-EU.
Other interests generally include whatever my kids tell me to like.
Labour member. Pro-EU.
Other interests generally include whatever my kids tell me to like.
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I’m old enough to remember when many of the voices saying very little tonight told us very loudly that Obama and Biden were anti-British.
January 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I’m old enough to remember when many of the voices saying very little tonight told us very loudly that Obama and Biden were anti-British.
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Mafia takeover of America complete. Trump has told countries that want to serve on his Gaza Board of Peace they will have to pay $1 billion to be permanent members.
Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board
The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.
www.bloomberg.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Mafia takeover of America complete. Trump has told countries that want to serve on his Gaza Board of Peace they will have to pay $1 billion to be permanent members.
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1. The tariffs are paid by US consumers
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
BREAKING: Trump says eight European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing U.S. control of Greenland.
Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump says he'll charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European countries because of opposition to U.S. control of Greenland.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
1. The tariffs are paid by US consumers
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
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Live updates: The Minnesota National Guard has been mobilized and will be "staging to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies." Personnel were called up to active duty for at least 72 hours as of last night.
Live: Counterprotesters chase off Jake Lang’s group from downtown Minneapolis
Hundreds of counterprotesters outnumbered the conservative influencer’s supporters protesting Islam on Saturday.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Live updates: The Minnesota National Guard has been mobilized and will be "staging to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies." Personnel were called up to active duty for at least 72 hours as of last night.
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Alastair Crooke, former British diplomat: Iran taking down Starlink changed the game.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Alastair Crooke, former British diplomat: Iran taking down Starlink changed the game.
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Finland: Ships ($2.05B), refined petroleum ($1.16B), coated paper ($578M)
Netherlands: Refined petroleum ($3.91B), semiconductor machinery ($1.21B), computers ($1.06B)
UK: Cars ($6.58B), gas turbines ($4.68B), packaged medicine ($4.1B)
Netherlands: Refined petroleum ($3.91B), semiconductor machinery ($1.21B), computers ($1.06B)
UK: Cars ($6.58B), gas turbines ($4.68B), packaged medicine ($4.1B)
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Finland: Ships ($2.05B), refined petroleum ($1.16B), coated paper ($578M)
Netherlands: Refined petroleum ($3.91B), semiconductor machinery ($1.21B), computers ($1.06B)
UK: Cars ($6.58B), gas turbines ($4.68B), packaged medicine ($4.1B)
Netherlands: Refined petroleum ($3.91B), semiconductor machinery ($1.21B), computers ($1.06B)
UK: Cars ($6.58B), gas turbines ($4.68B), packaged medicine ($4.1B)
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Sweden: Cars ($3.96B), vaccines/blood products ($2.24B), refined petroleum ($675M)
France: Gas turbines ($4.56B), packaged medicine ($3.32B), aircraft ($3B)
Germany: Cars ($25.1B), vaccines/blood products ($13.6B), packaged medicine ($11.6B)
2/?
France: Gas turbines ($4.56B), packaged medicine ($3.32B), aircraft ($3B)
Germany: Cars ($25.1B), vaccines/blood products ($13.6B), packaged medicine ($11.6B)
2/?
January 17, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Sweden: Cars ($3.96B), vaccines/blood products ($2.24B), refined petroleum ($675M)
France: Gas turbines ($4.56B), packaged medicine ($3.32B), aircraft ($3B)
Germany: Cars ($25.1B), vaccines/blood products ($13.6B), packaged medicine ($11.6B)
2/?
France: Gas turbines ($4.56B), packaged medicine ($3.32B), aircraft ($3B)
Germany: Cars ($25.1B), vaccines/blood products ($13.6B), packaged medicine ($11.6B)
2/?
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Quick update on the imports that will now cost more for the US, thanks to Trump:
Denmark: Packaged medicine ($4.6B), vaccines/blood products ($590M), orthopedic appliances ($418M)
Norway: Refined petroleum ($1.23B), fish fillets ($960M), raw nickel ($351M)
1/?
Denmark: Packaged medicine ($4.6B), vaccines/blood products ($590M), orthopedic appliances ($418M)
Norway: Refined petroleum ($1.23B), fish fillets ($960M), raw nickel ($351M)
1/?
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Quick update on the imports that will now cost more for the US, thanks to Trump:
Denmark: Packaged medicine ($4.6B), vaccines/blood products ($590M), orthopedic appliances ($418M)
Norway: Refined petroleum ($1.23B), fish fillets ($960M), raw nickel ($351M)
1/?
Denmark: Packaged medicine ($4.6B), vaccines/blood products ($590M), orthopedic appliances ($418M)
Norway: Refined petroleum ($1.23B), fish fillets ($960M), raw nickel ($351M)
1/?
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The European Union plans to suspend a trade deal with the United States over Trump’s Greenland tariffs, Bloomberg reports.
January 17, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The European Union plans to suspend a trade deal with the United States over Trump’s Greenland tariffs, Bloomberg reports.
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Jürgen Hardt, a spokesperson on foreign policy from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), has brought up the option of boycotting the 2026 World Cup set to be held in the US, Canada and Mexico.
www.dw.com/en/trump-sig...
www.dw.com/en/trump-sig...
Trump signals tariffs on nations that oppose Greenland goal
Donald Trump said he may put a tariff on countries that "don't go along with Greenland" as he reiterated his demand for US control of the Danish territory.
www.dw.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Jürgen Hardt, a spokesperson on foreign policy from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), has brought up the option of boycotting the 2026 World Cup set to be held in the US, Canada and Mexico.
www.dw.com/en/trump-sig...
www.dw.com/en/trump-sig...
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🇳🇴Norway’s PM Jonas Gahr Støre:
Threats have no place among allies. Norway's position is firm: Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway fully supports the sovereignty of Denmark. There is broad agreement in NATO on the need to strengthen security in the Arctic, including in Greenland.
Threats have no place among allies. Norway's position is firm: Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway fully supports the sovereignty of Denmark. There is broad agreement in NATO on the need to strengthen security in the Arctic, including in Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM
🇳🇴Norway’s PM Jonas Gahr Støre:
Threats have no place among allies. Norway's position is firm: Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway fully supports the sovereignty of Denmark. There is broad agreement in NATO on the need to strengthen security in the Arctic, including in Greenland.
Threats have no place among allies. Norway's position is firm: Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway fully supports the sovereignty of Denmark. There is broad agreement in NATO on the need to strengthen security in the Arctic, including in Greenland.
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The EU stands in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland. Dialogue remains essential, and we are committed to building on the process begun already last week between the Kingdom of Denmark and the US.
January 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The EU stands in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland. Dialogue remains essential, and we are committed to building on the process begun already last week between the Kingdom of Denmark and the US.
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"There comes a point where we have to start questioning whether or not he’s actually aware of what’s happening around him & the harm he’s doing. It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over & they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place."
Simon Rosenberg on Trump’s no good, very bad year
"It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure."
www.publicnotice.co
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"There comes a point where we have to start questioning whether or not he’s actually aware of what’s happening around him & the harm he’s doing. It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over & they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place."
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Sweden’s Prime Minister, in a new statement on Greenland:
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
January 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Sweden’s Prime Minister, in a new statement on Greenland:
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
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Brexit increasingly resembles a middle-aged man insisting on going off on a remote wild camping trip shortly before the arrival of a mini Ice Age.
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Brexit increasingly resembles a middle-aged man insisting on going off on a remote wild camping trip shortly before the arrival of a mini Ice Age.
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[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion – European Council on Foreign Relations
Faced with an aggressive United States, Europe has more leverage than it realises. Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relati
ecfr.eu
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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🇫🇷🇺🇸 Macron responds to Trump:
No intimidation or threat will influence us, whether in Ukraine, in Greenland, or anywhere else in the world.
Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context.
No intimidation or threat will influence us, whether in Ukraine, in Greenland, or anywhere else in the world.
Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context.
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
🇫🇷🇺🇸 Macron responds to Trump:
No intimidation or threat will influence us, whether in Ukraine, in Greenland, or anywhere else in the world.
Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context.
No intimidation or threat will influence us, whether in Ukraine, in Greenland, or anywhere else in the world.
Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context.
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Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt
January 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt
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The US security implications of a collapse of the US/European alliance – even a partial one – are hard to list briefly. It would *hugely* curtail the USA’s military and intelligence capabilities.
It would hurt Europe more, sure. But it would be catastrophic for the US too.
It would hurt Europe more, sure. But it would be catastrophic for the US too.
January 14, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The US security implications of a collapse of the US/European alliance – even a partial one – are hard to list briefly. It would *hugely* curtail the USA’s military and intelligence capabilities.
It would hurt Europe more, sure. But it would be catastrophic for the US too.
It would hurt Europe more, sure. But it would be catastrophic for the US too.
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Straight talking from Starmer. We stand with Greenland and Denmark so Donald Trump can go fuck his own face!
January 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Straight talking from Starmer. We stand with Greenland and Denmark so Donald Trump can go fuck his own face!
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Wet response from Farage. What a coward.
“We don’t always agree with the US government and in this case we certainly don’t. These tariffs will hurt us.
“If Greenland is vulnerable to malign influences, then have another look at Diego Garcia.”
“We don’t always agree with the US government and in this case we certainly don’t. These tariffs will hurt us.
“If Greenland is vulnerable to malign influences, then have another look at Diego Garcia.”
January 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Wet response from Farage. What a coward.
“We don’t always agree with the US government and in this case we certainly don’t. These tariffs will hurt us.
“If Greenland is vulnerable to malign influences, then have another look at Diego Garcia.”
“We don’t always agree with the US government and in this case we certainly don’t. These tariffs will hurt us.
“If Greenland is vulnerable to malign influences, then have another look at Diego Garcia.”
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Trump’s tariffs and threats mean it’s make your mind up time. If we can’t rely on America and we don’t want to cozy up to China, the answer is to get serious about our strategic future with Europe. NATO needs this too - the reset must be real, and it must happen quickly for all our sakes.
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Trump’s tariffs and threats mean it’s make your mind up time. If we can’t rely on America and we don’t want to cozy up to China, the answer is to get serious about our strategic future with Europe. NATO needs this too - the reset must be real, and it must happen quickly for all our sakes.