@johnw60.bsky.social
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I had a chat with Zack Polanski about his fairly busy first four months as Green leader, how the party can combat Reform, and why he spends an hour every day replying personally to direct messages on social media.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We were missing in the conversation’: how Zack Polanski hit on plan to beat Reform at their own game
This time last year Polanski was barely known outside the party. Now he’s hoping for success at May’s local elections - by taking a page from Nigel Farage’s playbook
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I had a chat with Zack Polanski about his fairly busy first four months as Green leader, how the party can combat Reform, and why he spends an hour every day replying personally to direct messages on social media.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Sod the Left, I want to see what the Right's Trump apologists say.
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Sod the Left, I want to see what the Right's Trump apologists say.
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I want you all to know that this war would never have started if Trump had been President….
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I want you all to know that this war would never have started if Trump had been President….
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Britain needs to condemn this for the obvious legal and moral reasons but at a strategic level you really don't want to accept anything that would legitimise another Argentinian push on the Falklands
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Britain needs to condemn this for the obvious legal and moral reasons but at a strategic level you really don't want to accept anything that would legitimise another Argentinian push on the Falklands
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⚡️ European national security advisors arrive in Kyiv, Coalition of the Willing talks to be held later in the day
European national security advisors arrived in Kyiv early on Jan. 3 to take part in a high-level meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing.
European national security advisors arrived in Kyiv early on Jan. 3 to take part in a high-level meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing.
European national security advisors arrive in Kyiv, Coalition of the Willing talks to be held later in the day
"A busy working day lies ahead: security and economic issues, work on framework documents, coordination of further steps with partners," National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov s...
kyivindependent.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
⚡️ European national security advisors arrive in Kyiv, Coalition of the Willing talks to be held later in the day
European national security advisors arrived in Kyiv early on Jan. 3 to take part in a high-level meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing.
European national security advisors arrived in Kyiv early on Jan. 3 to take part in a high-level meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing.
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If this was just about drugs, Trump would not have pardoned the ex Honduran president convicted of drug-trafficking
Rubio has confirmed (via BBC) Maduro will stand trial in the U.S.
Fucking hell, call your reps.
Fucking hell, call your reps.
Chatham House expert has just declared the possibility that Maduro has likely been flown out of country to stand trial in the U.S. "in a violation of national sovereignty."
"The U.S. will morally own what the outcomes are."
"The U.S. will morally own what the outcomes are."
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
If this was just about drugs, Trump would not have pardoned the ex Honduran president convicted of drug-trafficking
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BBC's Lyse Doucet, "President Trump said he wanted to put that in the past: forever wars, intervening in countries to topple their regimes, that was all in the past. That this was not going to be his approach"
"Well, he's certainly upended that today (with the attack on Venezuela)"
"Well, he's certainly upended that today (with the attack on Venezuela)"
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
BBC's Lyse Doucet, "President Trump said he wanted to put that in the past: forever wars, intervening in countries to topple their regimes, that was all in the past. That this was not going to be his approach"
"Well, he's certainly upended that today (with the attack on Venezuela)"
"Well, he's certainly upended that today (with the attack on Venezuela)"
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I’ve long maintained that it was a mistake for Congress to have abolished itself.
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I’ve long maintained that it was a mistake for Congress to have abolished itself.
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Wonder how many hours it’ll take European leaders to agree a mildly-worded statement of light rebuke.
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Wonder how many hours it’ll take European leaders to agree a mildly-worded statement of light rebuke.
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it's impossible to overstate the risible stupidity of the sentence 'Trump's attitude to American military power is almost indistinguishable from that of, say, Jeremy Corbyn'
'inside the red-faced hawk is a dove, with an almost physical horror of violence'
'Trump is as close as a pacifist as we've seen in the White House'
Pure pundit brain from Ian Leslie in March 2025
'Trump is as close as a pacifist as we've seen in the White House'
Pure pundit brain from Ian Leslie in March 2025
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
it's impossible to overstate the risible stupidity of the sentence 'Trump's attitude to American military power is almost indistinguishable from that of, say, Jeremy Corbyn'
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Rubio has confirmed (via BBC) Maduro will stand trial in the U.S.
Fucking hell, call your reps.
Fucking hell, call your reps.
Chatham House expert has just declared the possibility that Maduro has likely been flown out of country to stand trial in the U.S. "in a violation of national sovereignty."
"The U.S. will morally own what the outcomes are."
"The U.S. will morally own what the outcomes are."
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Rubio has confirmed (via BBC) Maduro will stand trial in the U.S.
Fucking hell, call your reps.
Fucking hell, call your reps.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Early reaction from members of Congress to the strikes on Venezuela.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), a Trump ally, wants answers: “I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force."
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), a Trump ally, wants answers: “I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force."
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Early reaction from members of Congress to the strikes on Venezuela.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), a Trump ally, wants answers: “I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force."
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), a Trump ally, wants answers: “I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force."
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Thoughts with @ianleslie.bsky.social at this difficult time.
June 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Thoughts with @ianleslie.bsky.social at this difficult time.
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A very embarrassing moment for the FIFA Peace Prize committee
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. has captured Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 9:31 AM
A very embarrassing moment for the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
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wild stuff happening, also in the coverage of this
media describing the venezuelan government as "authoritarian" while giving no qualifiers for the US
repeating the sanitised use of the word "capture"
no mention yet that if the reports are true, it's highly illegal even by the US's own laws
media describing the venezuelan government as "authoritarian" while giving no qualifiers for the US
repeating the sanitised use of the word "capture"
no mention yet that if the reports are true, it's highly illegal even by the US's own laws
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
wild stuff happening, also in the coverage of this
media describing the venezuelan government as "authoritarian" while giving no qualifiers for the US
repeating the sanitised use of the word "capture"
no mention yet that if the reports are true, it's highly illegal even by the US's own laws
media describing the venezuelan government as "authoritarian" while giving no qualifiers for the US
repeating the sanitised use of the word "capture"
no mention yet that if the reports are true, it's highly illegal even by the US's own laws
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Worth noting the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has been encouraging Trump to do exactly this ever since she won the prize. Another one to add to the dismal record of that prize committee, too. bsky.app/profile/elio...
A very embarrassing moment for the FIFA Peace Prize committee
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. has captured Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Worth noting the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has been encouraging Trump to do exactly this ever since she won the prize. Another one to add to the dismal record of that prize committee, too. bsky.app/profile/elio...
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this was basically Russia’s original plan in Ukraine they just couldn’t make it to Kyiv
BREAKING: Donald Trump, on his Truth Social account, claims that the US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as part of an operation that involved "large scale strikes" on Caracas
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
this was basically Russia’s original plan in Ukraine they just couldn’t make it to Kyiv
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Watched Nuremberg a few days ago.
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Watched Nuremberg a few days ago.
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"I'm no fan of Maduro but..." why do people in the US feel a need to preface things this way in 20-fucking-26
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM
"I'm no fan of Maduro but..." why do people in the US feel a need to preface things this way in 20-fucking-26
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Fuck me, the ignorance and stupidity of the reporter from the BBC. Thinks Venezuelan citizens will welcome this.
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Fuck me, the ignorance and stupidity of the reporter from the BBC. Thinks Venezuelan citizens will welcome this.
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This by @ecfr.eu’s Majda Ruge is a good guide to Trump’s calculus on Venezuela. Rival factions (primacists, prioritisers, restrainers) have been counseling different courses of action, but “the answers depend on what the president decides will bring him the biggest ‘win’.”
ecfr.eu/article/maga...
ecfr.eu/article/maga...
MAGA goes south: Trump’s plan for Venezuela – European Council on Foreign Relations
Speculation is swirling that the US could use military force to pursue regime change in Venezuela. The country’s fate may depend on which faction in the Trump a
ecfr.eu
January 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
This by @ecfr.eu’s Majda Ruge is a good guide to Trump’s calculus on Venezuela. Rival factions (primacists, prioritisers, restrainers) have been counseling different courses of action, but “the answers depend on what the president decides will bring him the biggest ‘win’.”
ecfr.eu/article/maga...
ecfr.eu/article/maga...
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It was the 3rd of January he randomly bombed Iran too, I remember because it was my birthday weekend, and then obviously tried a coup on the 6th the next year, think this might just be his natural reaction to the end of the Christmas season & running out of Quality Streets
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
It was the 3rd of January he randomly bombed Iran too, I remember because it was my birthday weekend, and then obviously tried a coup on the 6th the next year, think this might just be his natural reaction to the end of the Christmas season & running out of Quality Streets