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🇺🇦 On The Contrary 🇺🇦
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Ex #seafarer #union official & #ALP federal candidate. Now doing a bit of this & a bit of that

#Politics #international affairs #social justice

I hate fascists

Never let the bastards get you down💪

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Marina Hyde takes aim at Jared Kushner…🎯

“Perhaps we should think of it as a hybrid doctrine: dealpolitik. Money, power, carve-outs, carve-ups – as the classic EA Sports slogan used to say … it’s in the game.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s the art of the dodgy deal, Middle East edition: author Donald Trump, updated by Jared Kushner | Marina Hyde
Does the Donald know that there’s a new master negotiator in town? Of course he does, he taught the apprentice everything he knows, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The Russians are probing European resolve. This is the third such incursion in as many days.

www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Suspected Russian drones ‘most serious attack on Denmark infrastructure’
Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, says the incident which disrupted flights at Copenhagen airport is linked to recent incursions in Poland and Romania
www.thetimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The recruitment of spies has come a long way. Nowadays you advertise openly. Would love to see the stats on applications.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Outgoing MI6 chief says Putin has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ in Ukraine
Richard Moore said Russia was unlikely to win on battlefield, as his agency launched call to recruit spies
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Tip of the iceberg I fear. For every such admission there are likely thousands of other instances where police & security services in Western democracies have illegally surveilled journalists. An important concession nonetheless. 💪

www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
MI5 admits illegally collecting data from BBC journalist’s phone
Vincent Kearney was the corporation’s Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent when he was the victim of unlawful surveillance
www.thetimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
America is sliding inexorably in to civil war. It is the logical end point of a toxic process where up has become down and bad has become good. Voices like Karen Attiah need to be heard, not stifled.

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
Washington Post columnist says she was fired over posts after Charlie Kirk’s killing
Karen Attiah says she was dropped by newspaper after 11 years for addressing political violence, race and gun control
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Look, I absolutely detest Charlie Kirk and his appalling opinions, but I extend to him and his family all the courtesy that he has denied others and hope he recovers.

Shooting people in cold blood is bad. Always. Evil and bad. And none of us want to live in a world where that's celebrated.
September 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump is an absolute disgrace. But you already knew that.

www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
August 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Take 5 mins to read this article and digest the enormity of the theories being discussed. Even if it’s “just” a lonely comet it’s still amazing…

www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
August 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Sickening child abuse in France. Again the Catholic Church is at the centre.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘A supermarket for sexual predators’: abuse scandal at elite boarding school shakes France
Legal complaints filed by former pupils accuse priests and staff of physical or sexual abuse from 1957 to 2004
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Sickening child abuse in France. Again the Catholic Church is at the centre.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘A supermarket for sexual predators’: abuse scandal at elite boarding school shakes France
Legal complaints filed by former pupils accuse priests and staff of physical or sexual abuse from 1957 to 2004
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.
June 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Given Russian aggression this just makes a whole lot of sense

www.ft.com/content/f71b...
Germany wants next EU budget to focus on defence
Berlin seeks to streamline the bloc’s seven-year budget without increasing its overall size
www.ft.com
June 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“She accepted her gong wearing a necklace with a diamond pendant slightly larger than an Amazon warehouse, once again redrawing the blueprint that other humanitarians will simply need to watch and learn from.”

Marina Hyde in full flight🤣🤣

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Was this a hen do or a humanitarian mission to liberate Paris? Either way, give Lauren Sánchez an award | Marina Hyde
The hemlines were high and the diamonds hefty as the world’s second-richest fiancee and her entourage stormed the Seine. Formez vos bataillons, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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May 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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“Russia could be in a position to pose a significant military challenge to Nato allies, particularly the Baltic states, as early as 2027,”

www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
Will Russia attack Nato? Experts warn of invasion as early as 2027
A think tank said Russia would be able to rebuild its forces after a ceasefire in Ukraine and warned of the cost of US withdrawal from the western alliance
www.thetimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“Russia could be in a position to pose a significant military challenge to Nato allies, particularly the Baltic states, as early as 2027,”

www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
Will Russia attack Nato? Experts warn of invasion as early as 2027
A think tank said Russia would be able to rebuild its forces after a ceasefire in Ukraine and warned of the cost of US withdrawal from the western alliance
www.thetimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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We didn’t forget about journalist Jamal Khashoggi, did we?

Murdered inside a Saudi consulate. Dismembered. Then a full-on coverup, sanctioned at the highest levels.
May 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Elite status doesn’t excuse war crimes. The honour of a regiment isn’t preserved by silence but by confronting its darkest chapters. Britain like Australia must face this head-on. Not with spin. With truth.

When you unleash the dogs of war…

www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
SAS accused of ‘barbaric’ war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan
Soldiers are alleged to have shot a handcuffed child as a BBC investigation uncovers fresh claims of unlawful killings and implicates SBS for first time
www.thetimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM