Kresten
@kresten2.bsky.social
Denmark. Brexit as seen from the EU side of the channel.
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Yes, the visas are there to serve Europe, not third-country nationals.
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Yes, the visas are there to serve Europe, not third-country nationals.
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"Happy to register but there's no suitable visas." Sweet Jesus. These people are delusional, Spain gave ample opportunity for Brits to register. Many did, those that didn't made that choice and have to live with the consequences.
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
"Happy to register but there's no suitable visas." Sweet Jesus. These people are delusional, Spain gave ample opportunity for Brits to register. Many did, those that didn't made that choice and have to live with the consequences.
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Almost certainly. When you read the replies here from the exceptionalists, they're clear that it was Europe that stopped FOM, not the UK electorate's votes.
Consequences are for other people.
Consequences are for other people.
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Almost certainly. When you read the replies here from the exceptionalists, they're clear that it was Europe that stopped FOM, not the UK electorate's votes.
Consequences are for other people.
Consequences are for other people.
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Very much so. Thankfully Europe worked to protect the GFA and secure agreement on the UK's leaving.
But on the damage generally, Brexit was an attack on Europe at enormous cost to us. That is not examined by the UKG, never mind the exceptionalists.
But on the damage generally, Brexit was an attack on Europe at enormous cost to us. That is not examined by the UKG, never mind the exceptionalists.
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Very much so. Thankfully Europe worked to protect the GFA and secure agreement on the UK's leaving.
But on the damage generally, Brexit was an attack on Europe at enormous cost to us. That is not examined by the UKG, never mind the exceptionalists.
But on the damage generally, Brexit was an attack on Europe at enormous cost to us. That is not examined by the UKG, never mind the exceptionalists.
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He doesn't understand or care
January 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
He doesn't understand or care
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That's balls. The UK refused to support the biggest European projects, and was set against integration from the 90s at least.
Nobody can see the events of the 2000s and think it was "happy".
bsky.app/profile/nial...
Nobody can see the events of the 2000s and think it was "happy".
bsky.app/profile/nial...
Seeing as everyone is writing Brexit anniversary pieces, I thought I'd give it a go.
Brexit for 🇪🇺 didn't begin in. 2020 or even 2016.
Brexit began during the financial crisis, with UK blackmail.
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Brexit for 🇪🇺 didn't begin in. 2020 or even 2016.
Brexit began during the financial crisis, with UK blackmail.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:32 AM
That's balls. The UK refused to support the biggest European projects, and was set against integration from the 90s at least.
Nobody can see the events of the 2000s and think it was "happy".
bsky.app/profile/nial...
Nobody can see the events of the 2000s and think it was "happy".
bsky.app/profile/nial...
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And I need to sleep now ;) it's 3am in Copenhagen 😅
Keep up the good work on getting "Agent Orange" down.
Best wishes from DK
Keep up the good work on getting "Agent Orange" down.
Best wishes from DK
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
And I need to sleep now ;) it's 3am in Copenhagen 😅
Keep up the good work on getting "Agent Orange" down.
Best wishes from DK
Keep up the good work on getting "Agent Orange" down.
Best wishes from DK
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Which rights?!? You have no rights in the EU because you are not an EU citizen - there is nothing to protect.
Art 9 TEU Every person holding the nationality of a MS shall be a citizen of the Union. - from that follows that if you dont hold the nationality of a member state you aren’t an EU citizen.
Art 9 TEU Every person holding the nationality of a MS shall be a citizen of the Union. - from that follows that if you dont hold the nationality of a member state you aren’t an EU citizen.
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Which rights?!? You have no rights in the EU because you are not an EU citizen - there is nothing to protect.
Art 9 TEU Every person holding the nationality of a MS shall be a citizen of the Union. - from that follows that if you dont hold the nationality of a member state you aren’t an EU citizen.
Art 9 TEU Every person holding the nationality of a MS shall be a citizen of the Union. - from that follows that if you dont hold the nationality of a member state you aren’t an EU citizen.
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You start off reasonably and people share facts with you and the more it looks like your beloved Labour are not doing as well as the SNP in performance and polls and being decimated in Welsh polling the more childish you become
It is not our fault that Labour have lost their way
It is not our fault that Labour have lost their way
January 13, 2026 at 8:47 PM
You start off reasonably and people share facts with you and the more it looks like your beloved Labour are not doing as well as the SNP in performance and polls and being decimated in Welsh polling the more childish you become
It is not our fault that Labour have lost their way
It is not our fault that Labour have lost their way
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Free healthcare, free education and very high minimal wage?
Bloody Americans, you are always after money!
Bloody Americans, you are always after money!
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Free healthcare, free education and very high minimal wage?
Bloody Americans, you are always after money!
Bloody Americans, you are always after money!
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I’d probably debate one or two of the tactics but I’m with you 100% in spirit. This can’t just be a one way street where Europe is on the receiving end and the only response is to point to norms and the past. It requires an active response of consequences
January 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I’d probably debate one or two of the tactics but I’m with you 100% in spirit. This can’t just be a one way street where Europe is on the receiving end and the only response is to point to norms and the past. It requires an active response of consequences
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🚨🚨 @ec.europa.eu top tech official @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social has warned Elon #Musk's #X to quickly "fix" its AI tool Grok — or face consequences under the #DigitalServicesAct. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/elon...
www.politico.eu/article/elon...
Fix Grok or else, EU tech chief tells Elon Musk’s X
Brussels could fine X 6 percent of its annual turnover, having already hit it with a €120 million sanction in December.
www.politico.eu
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
🚨🚨 @ec.europa.eu top tech official @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social has warned Elon #Musk's #X to quickly "fix" its AI tool Grok — or face consequences under the #DigitalServicesAct. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/elon...
www.politico.eu/article/elon...
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IMO, Xitter needs to be banned if any government wants to eliminate that output. Such fines merely will be regarded as a cost of doig business by Musk.
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
IMO, Xitter needs to be banned if any government wants to eliminate that output. Such fines merely will be regarded as a cost of doig business by Musk.
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Just pull the fucking trigger already, there is absolutely no better hill to die on when it comes to the DSA than arguing against CSAM. Nor is there a better time to deploy the maximum 10% fine. Like pick the ground you want to have this fight on, it’s right there. Take it.
January 13, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Just pull the fucking trigger already, there is absolutely no better hill to die on when it comes to the DSA than arguing against CSAM. Nor is there a better time to deploy the maximum 10% fine. Like pick the ground you want to have this fight on, it’s right there. Take it.
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The fact that Grok allows users to generate pictures that depict women and minors undressed and sexualized is "horrendous", said Virkkunen. She urged the company to take immediate action. "X now has to fix its AI tool in the EU, and they have to do it quickly," she said in a post on the platform. /2
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The fact that Grok allows users to generate pictures that depict women and minors undressed and sexualized is "horrendous", said Virkkunen. She urged the company to take immediate action. "X now has to fix its AI tool in the EU, and they have to do it quickly," she said in a post on the platform. /2
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There is a lot of resentment among previous Brexits against Europe being maintained by these clowns. And it taps into the #ExtrawurstGroßbritannien notions that Britons should be treated exceptionally
January 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
There is a lot of resentment among previous Brexits against Europe being maintained by these clowns. And it taps into the #ExtrawurstGroßbritannien notions that Britons should be treated exceptionally
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Not all of the laws of Spain, France, Italy and many other member states don’t apply to exceptionalists, only the laws they agree with plus a few they’ve invented to suit their own interests
January 10, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Not all of the laws of Spain, France, Italy and many other member states don’t apply to exceptionalists, only the laws they agree with plus a few they’ve invented to suit their own interests
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It was obvious that freedom of movement would be gone for all British (eagerly celebrated by the British government). You could have moved permanently to Spain and been a beneficiary of the WA but you chose not to.
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It was obvious that freedom of movement would be gone for all British (eagerly celebrated by the British government). You could have moved permanently to Spain and been a beneficiary of the WA but you chose not to.
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Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
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All power to your elbow, my friend! I'll be here in spirit! Keep up the marmalising! 👌🏽 🎩
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
All power to your elbow, my friend! I'll be here in spirit! Keep up the marmalising! 👌🏽 🎩
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After having left the very big room called EU, which cost the UK economy about 6-8% of GDP, Starmer still claims there is no case to re-enter that room, but there IS a case spending all his time travelling all over the world to enter much smaller rooms which boost our economy by 0.1% or less.
Starmer tells Labour MPs his foreign trips can help fix cost of living crisis
Prime minister tells parliamentary party that ‘being in the room’ for trade and defence talks will boost UK economy
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM
After having left the very big room called EU, which cost the UK economy about 6-8% of GDP, Starmer still claims there is no case to re-enter that room, but there IS a case spending all his time travelling all over the world to enter much smaller rooms which boost our economy by 0.1% or less.
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A place like Worms, or Trent, or Vienne.
"If God is all poweful, can He create a stone He Himself cannot life?"
"Can we get the benefits of Europe without obligations?"
With added Europhobia. The UK has created an environment in which skilled workers are choosing not to stay.
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"If God is all poweful, can He create a stone He Himself cannot life?"
"Can we get the benefits of Europe without obligations?"
With added Europhobia. The UK has created an environment in which skilled workers are choosing not to stay.
2
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
A place like Worms, or Trent, or Vienne.
"If God is all poweful, can He create a stone He Himself cannot life?"
"Can we get the benefits of Europe without obligations?"
With added Europhobia. The UK has created an environment in which skilled workers are choosing not to stay.
2
"If God is all poweful, can He create a stone He Himself cannot life?"
"Can we get the benefits of Europe without obligations?"
With added Europhobia. The UK has created an environment in which skilled workers are choosing not to stay.
2
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Chris Grey knows perhaps more than anyone after 10 years the circular nature of Brexit argument in the UK. (Thanks Chris for facing the Eighth Circle of Hell)
For those of you with a Catholic education, it is like a medieval church debate in a place with a resonant name
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For those of you with a Catholic education, it is like a medieval church debate in a place with a resonant name
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January 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Chris Grey knows perhaps more than anyone after 10 years the circular nature of Brexit argument in the UK. (Thanks Chris for facing the Eighth Circle of Hell)
For those of you with a Catholic education, it is like a medieval church debate in a place with a resonant name
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For those of you with a Catholic education, it is like a medieval church debate in a place with a resonant name
A 🧵
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I had predicted and hoped that more organisations and people would leave X now after the #Grok revelation which should have been the last straw for those with any kind of moral dignity. /ends
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I had predicted and hoped that more organisations and people would leave X now after the #Grok revelation which should have been the last straw for those with any kind of moral dignity. /ends
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Comment; astonishing politically and morally that so many leading politicians and government (including the UK but also many EU political leaders and leaders in other EU states) are still keeping a presence of X.
January 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Comment; astonishing politically and morally that so many leading politicians and government (including the UK but also many EU political leaders and leaders in other EU states) are still keeping a presence of X.