Penny Stuart
@lostindisco.bsky.social
Centre left politics junkie, polite but quietly furious. RTs are not endorsements.
Same handles on 🐘 and X.
Same handles on 🐘 and X.
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it's just the science fiction writer in me, but I keep thinking about how this would all play out if there were no nuclear weapons.
how the existence of nuclear weapons - designed to destroy fascism - has mandated a softly-softly approach with the US and Russia
how the existence of nuclear weapons - designed to destroy fascism - has mandated a softly-softly approach with the US and Russia
It's finally happening.
The Swedish prime minister just announced that a pan-European force is arriving in #Greenland as we speak.
No word yet on whether UK forces are among them.
The Swedish prime minister just announced that a pan-European force is arriving in #Greenland as we speak.
No word yet on whether UK forces are among them.
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
it's just the science fiction writer in me, but I keep thinking about how this would all play out if there were no nuclear weapons.
how the existence of nuclear weapons - designed to destroy fascism - has mandated a softly-softly approach with the US and Russia
how the existence of nuclear weapons - designed to destroy fascism - has mandated a softly-softly approach with the US and Russia
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Got to love that the anti-migrant racists are banned, but it doesn't change that this was a group of British far-right activists from an organisation which harasses and abuses people seeking asylum and the French authorities are doing more to challenge them than the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
France bans 10 British 'far-right activists' over anti-migrant activity
French officials said actions by members of the Raise the Colours group were likely to cause public disorder.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Got to love that the anti-migrant racists are banned, but it doesn't change that this was a group of British far-right activists from an organisation which harasses and abuses people seeking asylum and the French authorities are doing more to challenge them than the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"One thing should be clear to everyone. Greenland does not want to belong to the USA, Greenland does not want to be governed by the USA, and Greenland does not want to be part of the USA." - Jens-Frederik Nielsen, former Minister of Greenland, responding to Trump.
January 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
"One thing should be clear to everyone. Greenland does not want to belong to the USA, Greenland does not want to be governed by the USA, and Greenland does not want to be part of the USA." - Jens-Frederik Nielsen, former Minister of Greenland, responding to Trump.
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From October 2024:
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
From October 2024:
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The US Navy now has three missile-armed destroyers in the Middle East, including the Roosevelt, which recently entered the Red Sea. Pentagon officials also confirm to NYT at least one missile-equipped submarine is in the region.
January 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The US Navy now has three missile-armed destroyers in the Middle East, including the Roosevelt, which recently entered the Red Sea. Pentagon officials also confirm to NYT at least one missile-equipped submarine is in the region.
👀
January 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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🇸🇪🇬🇱 Some officers from the Swedish Armed Forces are arriving in Greenland today. They are part of a group from several allied countries. Together they will prepare upcoming steps within the framework of the Danish exercise Operation Arctic Endurance.
January 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
🇸🇪🇬🇱 Some officers from the Swedish Armed Forces are arriving in Greenland today. They are part of a group from several allied countries. Together they will prepare upcoming steps within the framework of the Danish exercise Operation Arctic Endurance.
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PM Starmer tells Emily Darlington MP he has been informed this morning that "X is now acting to to ensure full compliance with UK law". He welcomes this, if true,
That may/may not turn out to be true re Grok stripping women without consent.
This is demonstrably untrue on racist hate crimes on X
That may/may not turn out to be true re Grok stripping women without consent.
This is demonstrably untrue on racist hate crimes on X
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
PM Starmer tells Emily Darlington MP he has been informed this morning that "X is now acting to to ensure full compliance with UK law". He welcomes this, if true,
That may/may not turn out to be true re Grok stripping women without consent.
This is demonstrably untrue on racist hate crimes on X
That may/may not turn out to be true re Grok stripping women without consent.
This is demonstrably untrue on racist hate crimes on X
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Requiring ICE agents to wear prominent identification is good. But a system of ”citizens should walk up very close to agents extending their phone to hold next to the agent” is a Dem-brained way of getting people beaten and killed under this administration.
Everyone can relax. Democrats have a solution to all this...
Rep. Ritchie Torres is introducing a bill that would require ICE agents to wear scannable QR codes linking to webpages with their names.
www.axios.com/2026/01/13/d...
Rep. Ritchie Torres is introducing a bill that would require ICE agents to wear scannable QR codes linking to webpages with their names.
www.axios.com/2026/01/13/d...
Democratic infighting ignites over surge of anti-ICE anger
Two members of Democratic leadership clashed over impeaching Kristi Noem during a closed-door meeting.
www.axios.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Requiring ICE agents to wear prominent identification is good. But a system of ”citizens should walk up very close to agents extending their phone to hold next to the agent” is a Dem-brained way of getting people beaten and killed under this administration.
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Russia has been attacking Kyiv and Kyiv region with reactive drones almost all day today.
The video shows shooting down one of them. Ukrainian Defenders work around the clock in the freezing cold to keep Ukrainian skies safer.
The video shows shooting down one of them. Ukrainian Defenders work around the clock in the freezing cold to keep Ukrainian skies safer.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Russia has been attacking Kyiv and Kyiv region with reactive drones almost all day today.
The video shows shooting down one of them. Ukrainian Defenders work around the clock in the freezing cold to keep Ukrainian skies safer.
The video shows shooting down one of them. Ukrainian Defenders work around the clock in the freezing cold to keep Ukrainian skies safer.
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“In an increasingly dangerous, volatile world we can’t trust anybody.”
The FT’s Gillian Tett says the UK is "caught between a rock and a hard place" in terms of managing its diplomatic relations between the US and China.
#Newsnight
The FT’s Gillian Tett says the UK is "caught between a rock and a hard place" in terms of managing its diplomatic relations between the US and China.
#Newsnight
January 14, 2026 at 11:42 AM
“In an increasingly dangerous, volatile world we can’t trust anybody.”
The FT’s Gillian Tett says the UK is "caught between a rock and a hard place" in terms of managing its diplomatic relations between the US and China.
#Newsnight
The FT’s Gillian Tett says the UK is "caught between a rock and a hard place" in terms of managing its diplomatic relations between the US and China.
#Newsnight
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Since the dumbasses in Washington think Greenland is bigger than it really is, it seems appropriate to re-post this:
xkcd.com/977/
xkcd.com/977/
Map Projections
xkcd.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Since the dumbasses in Washington think Greenland is bigger than it really is, it seems appropriate to re-post this:
xkcd.com/977/
xkcd.com/977/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“The historic Labour -Tory rivalry is also a kind of mutual dependency. They define themselves as ideological antitheses and so they find it hard to admit shared ownership, in many voters’ minds, of a long historical incumbency.”
“The historic Labour -Tory rivalry is also a kind of mutual dependency. They define themselves as ideological antitheses and so they find it hard to admit shared ownership, in many voters’ minds, of a long historical incumbency.”
Labour and the Tories are banking on a return to the ‘old normal’. That’s not what voters want | Rafael Behr
An economic recovery could still change the parties’ fortunes. But the days when only two parties were licensed to supply Britain with prime ministers are gone, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“The historic Labour -Tory rivalry is also a kind of mutual dependency. They define themselves as ideological antitheses and so they find it hard to admit shared ownership, in many voters’ minds, of a long historical incumbency.”
“The historic Labour -Tory rivalry is also a kind of mutual dependency. They define themselves as ideological antitheses and so they find it hard to admit shared ownership, in many voters’ minds, of a long historical incumbency.”
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I beg the government to consider, with every decision like this, how centralising power will be used by any Trumpist totalitarians the public may be stupid enough to elect in future. Design a distributed resilient state, not a dictator-ready one.
NEW Shabana Mahmood announces not only that Craig Guildford, the chief constable of West Midlands Police, no longer has her confidence after a "devastating" independent review, but also that the government will reintroduce the power for home secretaries to sack chief constables
January 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I beg the government to consider, with every decision like this, how centralising power will be used by any Trumpist totalitarians the public may be stupid enough to elect in future. Design a distributed resilient state, not a dictator-ready one.
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This seems like a bad move.
January 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
This seems like a bad move.
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Keir Starmer says he's "always been clear" duty of candour applies to intelligence services.
"I made a commitment we wouldn't water down the bill, but the amendments we put forward strengthen it".
Let's see if Hillsborough families agree.
#PMQs
"I made a commitment we wouldn't water down the bill, but the amendments we put forward strengthen it".
Let's see if Hillsborough families agree.
#PMQs
New - I understand Hillsborough and Manchester Arena families are not prepared to accept the govt compromise on the law which gives special carve-outs for the security services.
Lammy had proposed allowing intelligence officers to give evidence, subject to agreement of DG.
Lammy had proposed allowing intelligence officers to give evidence, subject to agreement of DG.
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Keir Starmer says he's "always been clear" duty of candour applies to intelligence services.
"I made a commitment we wouldn't water down the bill, but the amendments we put forward strengthen it".
Let's see if Hillsborough families agree.
#PMQs
"I made a commitment we wouldn't water down the bill, but the amendments we put forward strengthen it".
Let's see if Hillsborough families agree.
#PMQs
news.sky.com/story/cathy-...
Bit of kick in the teeth for C4 7.00pm news
Bit of kick in the teeth for C4 7.00pm news
Cathy Newman joins Sky News to front flagship politics show
The journalist and broadcaster will also present a new podcast and work on long-form investigations and documentaries.
news.sky.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM
news.sky.com/story/cathy-...
Bit of kick in the teeth for C4 7.00pm news
Bit of kick in the teeth for C4 7.00pm news
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Marco Rubio, June 2012.
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Marco Rubio, June 2012.
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I don’t think we’ve got the Brexit people voted for. Our traders face a daily nightmare getting goods across the border.
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
January 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I don’t think we’ve got the Brexit people voted for. Our traders face a daily nightmare getting goods across the border.
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
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New 2026 thread to retest in real time if X reporting system *mostly* ignores/protects unlawful racist abuse reported to it
Criteria: direct racist abuse @ people that would be unlawful on the bus + is unlawful online + that broad consensus (9/10 people across parties) would agree should be stopped
Criteria: direct racist abuse @ people that would be unlawful on the bus + is unlawful online + that broad consensus (9/10 people across parties) would agree should be stopped
January 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
New 2026 thread to retest in real time if X reporting system *mostly* ignores/protects unlawful racist abuse reported to it
Criteria: direct racist abuse @ people that would be unlawful on the bus + is unlawful online + that broad consensus (9/10 people across parties) would agree should be stopped
Criteria: direct racist abuse @ people that would be unlawful on the bus + is unlawful online + that broad consensus (9/10 people across parties) would agree should be stopped
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Look at their faces.
Civilians in Dnipro shelter underground as missiles and drones hit the city. You can hear them count: “Explosion number 25.”
This is not war footage.
This is terror against people.
Civilians in Dnipro shelter underground as missiles and drones hit the city. You can hear them count: “Explosion number 25.”
This is not war footage.
This is terror against people.
January 14, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Look at their faces.
Civilians in Dnipro shelter underground as missiles and drones hit the city. You can hear them count: “Explosion number 25.”
This is not war footage.
This is terror against people.
Civilians in Dnipro shelter underground as missiles and drones hit the city. You can hear them count: “Explosion number 25.”
This is not war footage.
This is terror against people.
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⚡️Ukrainian veteran politician Yulia Tymoshenko charged in corruption case.
Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party, has been charged in a corruption case.
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-ant...
Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party, has been charged in a corruption case.
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-ant...
Ukrainian veteran politician Yulia Tymoshenko charged in corruption case
Ukraine's anti-corruption watchdogs reported earlier that the leader of an unnamed party had been caught offering bribes in exchange for votes in parliament.
kyivindependent.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:57 AM
⚡️Ukrainian veteran politician Yulia Tymoshenko charged in corruption case.
Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party, has been charged in a corruption case.
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-ant...
Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party, has been charged in a corruption case.
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-ant...
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Very good on the threat to European democracies from Trump/Vance’s USA
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The Maga war on European democracy
America’s national security strategy projects internal fears abroad
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January 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Very good on the threat to European democracies from Trump/Vance’s USA
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Hard agree
Blunkett says he is 'disappointed' by digital ID U-turn, and blames Starmer for lack of 'strategic plan' to defend policy - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Hard agree