Michael “Miguel”Orgel
@michaelorgel.bsky.social
Antinuclear weapons activist. MD retired from NHS clinical practice as addiction specialist. Let’s eliminate nukes before they eliminate us. My band The Irresistible Urges based in Edinburgh. Check out our lp on bandcamp
#5YearsTPNW
@nuclearban
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In Australia, where more than half the population live in cities that have demanded the government join the TPNW, the Australian Red Cross wants to Make Nuclear Weapons the Target: www.redcross.org.au/stories/ihl/...
#5YearsTPNW
#5YearsTPNW
Make Nuclear Weapons the Target
Five years of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
www.redcross.org.au
January 26, 2026 at 8:50 AM
#5YearsTPNW
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CND welcomes 5 years since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came into force. As more and more countries get behind the nuclear ban, the British government refuses to engage with it. Join us in continuing to pressure Britain to sign! #TPNW #5YearsTPNW
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 AM
#5YearsTPNW @nuclearban
#5YearsTPNW @nuclearban
🧵2024 Nobel Peace laureate Nihon Hidankyo, together with friends from the Japanese Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, celebrated the 5th anniversary of the #NuclearBan Treaty becoming international law w/ a candle light vigil in from the Dome that survived nukes. #5yearsTPNW
📷: nakaoku takeo
📷: nakaoku takeo
January 26, 2026 at 8:47 AM
#5YearsTPNW @nuclearban
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🧵2024 Nobel Peace laureate Nihon Hidankyo, together with friends from the Japanese Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, celebrated the 5th anniversary of the #NuclearBan Treaty becoming international law w/ a candle light vigil in from the Dome that survived nukes. #5yearsTPNW
📷: nakaoku takeo
📷: nakaoku takeo
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
🧵2024 Nobel Peace laureate Nihon Hidankyo, together with friends from the Japanese Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, celebrated the 5th anniversary of the #NuclearBan Treaty becoming international law w/ a candle light vigil in from the Dome that survived nukes. #5yearsTPNW
📷: nakaoku takeo
📷: nakaoku takeo
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🧵5 years ago today, the #NuclearBan Treaty entered into force meaning it became legally binding intenational law.
Thanks to the treaty, for the first time in history nuclear weapons are illegal and there is a plan to eliminate them. #5yearsTPNW 🥳
Thanks to the treaty, for the first time in history nuclear weapons are illegal and there is a plan to eliminate them. #5yearsTPNW 🥳
January 22, 2026 at 9:38 AM
🧵5 years ago today, the #NuclearBan Treaty entered into force meaning it became legally binding intenational law.
Thanks to the treaty, for the first time in history nuclear weapons are illegal and there is a plan to eliminate them. #5yearsTPNW 🥳
Thanks to the treaty, for the first time in history nuclear weapons are illegal and there is a plan to eliminate them. #5yearsTPNW 🥳
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Our 2026 newsroom aims, set out by the team 💫
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January 20, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Our 2026 newsroom aims, set out by the team 💫
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Trump considers role in Venezuela for Machado reut.rs/4jMzdoe
Trump considers role in Venezuela for Machado
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering involving Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in some capacity in her country, but did not say what role she could play.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Trump considers role in Venezuela for Machado reut.rs/4jMzdoe
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Lithuania president says joint security deal could end Greenland row reut.rs/49tR680
Lithuania president says joint security deal could end Greenland row
An agreement on sharing responsibility for the security of the Arctic and the North Atlantic could provide a way out of the stand-off between the United States and Europe over Greenland, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Tuesday.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Lithuania president says joint security deal could end Greenland row reut.rs/49tR680
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Stirling has been named the best place in the UK to visit this year by Time Out due to its rich history and scenic surroundings
Time Out names Scottish city as best place to visit in the UK in 2026
www.thenational.scot
January 20, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Stirling has been named the best place in the UK to visit this year by Time Out due to its rich history and scenic surroundings
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When the government demands that an institution provides a list of all the Jewish employees, the outcome is never a good one
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Penn Calls Government’s Demand for Lists of Jewish Staff ‘Disconcerting’
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
When the government demands that an institution provides a list of all the Jewish employees, the outcome is never a good one
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
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Just another FYI from reality...
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Just another FYI from reality...
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While Trump claims he wants to own Greenland for "national security" reasons, and to protect against Russia and China, the reality is that the USA, UK, and all of the rest of NATO have been in charge of protecting Greenland from Russia, China, and any other attacker since 1949.
January 20, 2026 at 11:57 PM
While Trump claims he wants to own Greenland for "national security" reasons, and to protect against Russia and China, the reality is that the USA, UK, and all of the rest of NATO have been in charge of protecting Greenland from Russia, China, and any other attacker since 1949.
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When MAGA cult member starts going on about the US "needing" Greenland for "national security," remember to point out that Greenland has been a NATO member just as long as the USA has, and thus enjoys the full protection of all 31 NATO members, making an attack by Russia or China unthinkable.
January 21, 2026 at 12:14 AM
When MAGA cult member starts going on about the US "needing" Greenland for "national security," remember to point out that Greenland has been a NATO member just as long as the USA has, and thus enjoys the full protection of all 31 NATO members, making an attack by Russia or China unthinkable.
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Section 1250A of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, a law that passed with broad bipartisan support, explicitly prohibits Trump for suspending or terminating US participation in NATO. Nor can he denounce NATO. Nor can he withdraw from it.
January 21, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Section 1250A of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, a law that passed with broad bipartisan support, explicitly prohibits Trump for suspending or terminating US participation in NATO. Nor can he denounce NATO. Nor can he withdraw from it.
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Trump has shredded the Constitution. He's taken an axe to checks and balances. He's using the presidency to line his own pockets and the pockets of those around him. He says he is constrained only by his “own morality.”
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Trump has shredded the Constitution. He's taken an axe to checks and balances. He's using the presidency to line his own pockets and the pockets of those around him. He says he is constrained only by his “own morality.”
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
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The 15 richest people in America saw their collective wealth jump nearly $1 trillion during Trump's year back in office.
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 15 richest people in America saw their collective wealth jump nearly $1 trillion during Trump's year back in office.
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
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NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
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This glib statement is all the more risible when you recall how many law enforcement officers used their vehicles as weapons against protesters in 2020... and how many Republican-dominated states *sought to legalize killing protesters with vehicles* as a reaction to the demonstrations
Noem: "People need to stop using their vehicles as weapons ... it's clear that it's being coordinated. People are being trained"
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This glib statement is all the more risible when you recall how many law enforcement officers used their vehicles as weapons against protesters in 2020... and how many Republican-dominated states *sought to legalize killing protesters with vehicles* as a reaction to the demonstrations
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GOOD.
Add her to the list.
Add her to the list.
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
GOOD.
Add her to the list.
Add her to the list.
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I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
robinkelly.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
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Trump's actions in Venezuela fit with his desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, skyrocketing health insurance premiums, the cost of living crisis, etc.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Trump's actions in Venezuela fit with his desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, skyrocketing health insurance premiums, the cost of living crisis, etc.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
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Something I haven’t captured well above is how many member states have said the future of Venezuela should be decided by the Venezuelan people. That sounds trite but is an argument about where sovereignty ultimately rests.
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Something I haven’t captured well above is how many member states have said the future of Venezuela should be decided by the Venezuelan people. That sounds trite but is an argument about where sovereignty ultimately rests.
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One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989