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Francis Chubb
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Lawyer and Liberal Democrat 🔶 (pic is earlier guise, Berlin 1989. Because I’m an optimist really)
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eastangliabylines.co.uk
An inquiry into Russian influence wasn’t going to land on Westminster’s agenda by itself. It will reach Parliament because social media amplified it at scale.

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Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures
A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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libdems.org.uk
Nigel Farage can't buy himself out of this.

We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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bfletcherwatson.bsky.social
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
"Years and years ago, there was a production of The Tempest, out of doors, at an Oxford college on a lawn, which was the stage, and the lawn went back towards the lake in the grounds of the college, and the play began in natural light. But as it developed, and as it became time for Ariel to say his farewell to the world of The Tempest, the evening had started to close in and there was some artificial lighting coming on. And as Ariel uttered his last speech, he turned and he ran across the grass, and he got to the edge of the lake and he just kept running across the top of the water — the producer having thoughtfully provided a kind of walkway an inch beneath the water. And you could see and you could hear the plish, plash as he ran away from you across the top of the lake, until the gloom enveloped him and he disappeared from your view. And as he did so, from the further shore, a firework rocket was ignited, and it went whoosh into the air, and high up there it burst into lots of sparks, and all the sparks went out, and he had gone. "When you look up the stage directions, it says, 'Exit Ariel.”
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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lukemcgee.bsky.social
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
francischubb.bsky.social
Not an "escalation" really BBC: it's just Ukraine hitting back against its aggressor, isn't it? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia
The two ships struck by drones were thought to be used to bypass Western sanctions on Russia.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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rolandmcs.bsky.social
He really does.
November 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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mrjoncryer.bsky.social
Sorry, but you don’t get to drone strike vessels and double tap the survivors in international waters and then pretend you care about military law.
mississippifreepress.org Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d
The Pentagon announced Monday it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for troops to defy "illegal orders."
Pentagon Threatens to Court Martial US Senator
The Pentagon announced Monday it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law.
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
This is also true about RFK Junior
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d
Remember, too, that Hegseth would have been rejected if a single additional Republican senator — or, JD Vance — had joined Sen. Collins, McConnell, and Murkowski in voting no with the Democrats. See: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Ukraine has not surrendered but the US in the form of Witkoff and Trump has.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
Five-byline alert: 🚨

“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦

www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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aljazeera.com
BREAKING: Venezuela has condemned US President Trump’s social media post declaring the country’s airspace "closed in its entirety" saying it "denounces... the colonialist threat that seeks to affect the sovereignty of its airspace."

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/o9swd9
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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rimaanabtawi.bsky.social
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rgoodlaw.bsky.social Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d
Former US military lawyers speak out:

"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."

Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes

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• If the U.S. military operation to interdict and destroy suspected narcotraFicking vessels is a “non-international armed conflict,” as the Trump Administration suggests, orders to “kill everybody,” which can reasonably be regarded as an order to give “no quarter,” and to “double-tap” a target in order to kill survivors, are clearly illegal under international law. In short, they are war crimes. • If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder. Highlighted sentence at the end of the document reads: Again, the bottom line is that, since orders to kill survivors of an attack at sea are “patently illegal,” anyone who issues or follows such orders can and should be prosecuted for war crimes, murder, or both.
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
rgoodlaw.bsky.social Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 2d
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing

"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."

Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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halushka.bsky.social
One of the longest air attacks on Kyiv: it began at 11pm & until 9:30am russia kept launching Kinzhals, cruise, ballistics & drones at us.

By obsessing over how to protect genocidal aggressor's bloody money instead of the victim's survival, Belgium is doing Europe a very dangerous disservice.
November 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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andriikatriuk.bsky.social
So there are already dozens of drones in the air. And preliminary reports of russian strategic jets in the air. What a relaxing and wonderful Friday when you are Ukrainian. I guess I need to wait a little longer and those fuckers who call themselves "allies" will finally wake up. 🤷🏻

#UkrainianView
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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peterjukes.bsky.social
I've signed. Have you?

Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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sewella.bsky.social
Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 people, Syrian officials said, in the deadliest Israeli attack since its troops seized a swath of southern Syria a year ago.

apnews.com/article/isra...
Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say
Israeli forces have raided a village in southern Syria, killing at least 13 people, according to Syrian officials.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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lauraewebster.bsky.social
NEW: A flurry of far-right, racist abuse was directed at Tory MP Nusrat Ghani this week after she was in the speaker's chair during the Budget - and her party is refusing to speak out against it or defend her.

www.thenational.scot/news/2565898...
Conservatives refuse to speak up after racism storm directed at their own MP
THE Conservative Party have remained silent after one of their own MPs was subject to racial abuse, being told she should not be in the Commons…
www.thenational.scot
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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barryhow2c.bsky.social
At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
#Petition
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of ‘Letting the Country Down’ With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum

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Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum
The veteran Labour peer and lifelong campaigner for child refugees, Alf Dubs, tells Byline Times that the Home Secretary's plans are "bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government"
bylinetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
🚨Now at almost 85,000 signatures. Let’s keep going!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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marisharay.bsky.social
Hello WhatsApp friends
Did you see a WhatsApp message that looks a bit like the photo below?
It was from me.
Please click on the link in the message to sign up to @libdems.org.uk monthly emails.
Happy reading of the @libdems.org.uk here on BlueSky and monthly emails.

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November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
"a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent"
and the US officials who keep saying so are repeating Russian propaganda
thestudyofwar.bsky.social Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: Data on Russian forces’ rate of advance indicates that a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent. Russian advances elsewhere on the frontline have been opportunistic and exploited seasonal weather. ⬇️🧵
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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kyivindependent.com
⚡️Occupation authorities to send 400 Ukrainian children to Russia for mandatory 'exchange' program.

Approximately 400 Ukrainian children will be sent to Russia from occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast for a mandatory "exchange" program by year's end, the Center for National Resistance reported on Nov. 27.
Occupation authorities to send 400 Ukrainian children to Russia for mandatory 'exchange' program
"Such trips take place in conditions of a complete lack of transparency and control mechanisms. Parents have no opportunity to influence the organization of such exchanges," Ukraine's Center for Natio...
kyivindependent.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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newsupdates.bsky.social
This is how you lead against Russia

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Thatcher explains how to threaten an aggressor. Are you listening Trump?
YouTube video by DictatorsNotWanted
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November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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whateverhewants.bsky.social
How can we even discuss a Real Estate deal by Trumps business partner as a legitimate ‘Peace Plan’ proposal?
antongerashchenko.bsky.social Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4d
Garry Kasparov @garrykasparov.bsky.social:

Four years Ukraine is fighting for the whole Europe.
NATO was built to fight only one war, not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria. One war to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM