/Mai/ Opine 🏴🇬🇧🇪🇺♂️ #WCNSF
@maiopine.bsky.social
Born into a Christian world so my expressions often derive from such, but with no religious meaning. Like FGS!
I try to avoid personal attacks or demeaning posts (unless they are really really funny!) 🚫DMs. PS: Mai is purely a homonym (My)
I try to avoid personal attacks or demeaning posts (unless they are really really funny!) 🚫DMs. PS: Mai is purely a homonym (My)
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I AM on a mission ❤️ ⚡️
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I AM on a mission ❤️ ⚡️
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Euractiv: X blocks EU Commission’s advertising account after €120 million fine
www.euractiv.com/news/x-block...
www.euractiv.com/news/x-block...
X blocks EU Commission’s advertising account after €120 million fine | Euractiv
The move came after a weekend of online attacks on the EU by the social platform’s owner, Elon Musk
www.euractiv.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Euractiv: X blocks EU Commission’s advertising account after €120 million fine
www.euractiv.com/news/x-block...
www.euractiv.com/news/x-block...
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WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
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Farage. Oh dear…..
Farage. Oh dear…..
Nigel Farage reported to police for ‘electoral fraud’ allegations
A former member of Farage's campaign team in Clacton has submitted documents to the police but Reform UK reject his claims of overspending
inews.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
inews.co.uk/news/met-pol...
Farage. Oh dear…..
Farage. Oh dear…..
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Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Farage's protégés, colleagues & close friends.
Not sure shouting "Bernard Manning" like a closing time drunk will help much here.
Not sure shouting "Bernard Manning" like a closing time drunk will help much here.
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Farage's protégés, colleagues & close friends.
Not sure shouting "Bernard Manning" like a closing time drunk will help much here.
Not sure shouting "Bernard Manning" like a closing time drunk will help much here.
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Jeevun Sandher MP spoke on the BBC to say "I am really proud about the fact that the way I look has never made me feel any less British". He said that is not what Nigel Farage believed as a school child. It is not what Sarah Pochin believes today.
x.com/JeevunSandhe...
x.com/JeevunSandhe...
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Jeevun Sandher MP spoke on the BBC to say "I am really proud about the fact that the way I look has never made me feel any less British". He said that is not what Nigel Farage believed as a school child. It is not what Sarah Pochin believes today.
x.com/JeevunSandhe...
x.com/JeevunSandhe...
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(Genuine) point of information. Has a journalist asked Nigel Farage, in terms, why he hasn't decided to sue one or more of his accusers for libel and/or slander?
December 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
(Genuine) point of information. Has a journalist asked Nigel Farage, in terms, why he hasn't decided to sue one or more of his accusers for libel and/or slander?
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I’ve always disliked this prick…
December 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I’ve always disliked this prick…
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#BBCNews - Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says
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#UkraineWar
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#UkraineWar
Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says
The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA says.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#BBCNews - Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#UkraineWar
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#UkraineWar
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"It’s a universal tragedy. It’s not one more Middle Eastern conflict. It’s a laboratory of a post-UN world, of a post Geneva convention world, of a post-declaration of human rights world, and this world is very scary because it’s not even rational. It’s just ferocious."
Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoys
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"It’s a universal tragedy. It’s not one more Middle Eastern conflict. It’s a laboratory of a post-UN world, of a post Geneva convention world, of a post-declaration of human rights world, and this world is very scary because it’s not even rational. It’s just ferocious."
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Susan Hall supports anti-immigration group "Pink Ladies" who are funded by a far right group and platformed a Neo-Nazi activist.
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bsky.app/profile/adam...
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Susan Hall supports anti-immigration group "Pink Ladies" who are funded by a far right group and platformed a Neo-Nazi activist.
bsky.app/profile/adam...
bsky.app/profile/adam...
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Left: Keir Starmer acknowledges Brexit is an economic disaster
Right: Pat McFadden says Labour will not take the UK into a Customs Union with the EU as David Lammy suggested, citing three trade deals with India, UK and UK-EU reset
Labour thinks we're idiots
Right: Pat McFadden says Labour will not take the UK into a Customs Union with the EU as David Lammy suggested, citing three trade deals with India, UK and UK-EU reset
Labour thinks we're idiots
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Left: Keir Starmer acknowledges Brexit is an economic disaster
Right: Pat McFadden says Labour will not take the UK into a Customs Union with the EU as David Lammy suggested, citing three trade deals with India, UK and UK-EU reset
Labour thinks we're idiots
Right: Pat McFadden says Labour will not take the UK into a Customs Union with the EU as David Lammy suggested, citing three trade deals with India, UK and UK-EU reset
Labour thinks we're idiots
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A split in the progressive vote lets in Reform
Right-turn in Sussex by-election: a sign of things to come? | Rick Dillon
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Right-turn in Sussex by-election: a sign of things to come? | Rick Dillon
@sussexbylines.co.uk
A split in the progressive vote lets in Reform
Right-turn in Sussex by-election: a sign of things to come?
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A split in the progressive vote lets in Reform
Right-turn in Sussex by-election: a sign of things to come? | Rick Dillon
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Right-turn in Sussex by-election: a sign of things to come? | Rick Dillon
@sussexbylines.co.uk
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December 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Kremlin: The new US security strategy is “largely aligned” with Russia’s vision.
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Kremlin: The new US security strategy is “largely aligned” with Russia’s vision.
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
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The FTSE 100 has delivered a 23% return so far this year, the FTSE 250 more than 11%.
Britain under the current government really is the economic nightmare the media keeps telling us it is.
How on earth are they going to find the tax returns to fund all this spending?
Britain under the current government really is the economic nightmare the media keeps telling us it is.
How on earth are they going to find the tax returns to fund all this spending?
December 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The FTSE 100 has delivered a 23% return so far this year, the FTSE 250 more than 11%.
Britain under the current government really is the economic nightmare the media keeps telling us it is.
How on earth are they going to find the tax returns to fund all this spending?
Britain under the current government really is the economic nightmare the media keeps telling us it is.
How on earth are they going to find the tax returns to fund all this spending?
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I've written about whether faith and evangelism is becoming an increasing force on the right on UK politics. The short answer is: only to a fairly limited extent, and mainly because of a simple matter of numbers (there just aren't many evangelicals in the UK).
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Faith and Reform: is the religious right on the rise in UK politics?
Powerful Christian figures are emerging in Britain but there are important differences from the US, where evangelism has fuelled Trump
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I've written about whether faith and evangelism is becoming an increasing force on the right on UK politics. The short answer is: only to a fairly limited extent, and mainly because of a simple matter of numbers (there just aren't many evangelicals in the UK).
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Anarchy in Londonistan.
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Anarchy in Londonistan.
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Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
December 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
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The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on another failed round of U.S.-Russia diplomacy over a controversial peace plan, as Moscow presses ahead on the battlefield and advances in and near Pokrovsk.
Europe splits on frozen Russian assets as peace talks stall | Ukraine This Week
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on another failed round of U.S.-Russia diplomacy over a controversial peace plan, as Moscow presses ahead on the battlefield and advances in and near Pokrovsk.
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This year I’m doing something different - I’m only going to talk about this one appeal.
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This year I’m doing something different - I’m only going to talk about this one appeal.
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
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In the last 24hours the @CalaisAppeal fundraiser total has increased THREE TIMES OVER.
Like the Grinch, my heart is growing 3 sizes today ❤️❤️🥹🥹
Thank you so much to the good people sharing & donating - please keep passing it on! Love wins!!
Like the Grinch, my heart is growing 3 sizes today ❤️❤️🥹🥹
Thank you so much to the good people sharing & donating - please keep passing it on! Love wins!!
This year I’m doing something different - I’m only going to talk about this one appeal.
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In the last 24hours the @CalaisAppeal fundraiser total has increased THREE TIMES OVER.
Like the Grinch, my heart is growing 3 sizes today ❤️❤️🥹🥹
Thank you so much to the good people sharing & donating - please keep passing it on! Love wins!!
Like the Grinch, my heart is growing 3 sizes today ❤️❤️🥹🥹
Thank you so much to the good people sharing & donating - please keep passing it on! Love wins!!