Papa Mashy
@papamashy.bsky.social
Content that my existence will eventually be forgotten and lost, like tears in the rain.
Interests:
Paper model making
Bicycle restoration/cycling/cake
Politics
Nature
History
Interests:
Paper model making
Bicycle restoration/cycling/cake
Politics
Nature
History
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Keep Palantir our of the UK, take action now ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Keep Palantir our of the UK, take action now ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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EXC: US State dept is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in UK/ Europe to amplify Washington’s policy stances and challenge perceived threats to free speech
W/ @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @oilsheppard.bsky.social & Amy McKinnon
as.ft.com/r/98452b33-5...
W/ @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @oilsheppard.bsky.social & Amy McKinnon
as.ft.com/r/98452b33-5...
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
[FREE TO READ] State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
as.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
EXC: US State dept is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in UK/ Europe to amplify Washington’s policy stances and challenge perceived threats to free speech
W/ @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @oilsheppard.bsky.social & Amy McKinnon
as.ft.com/r/98452b33-5...
W/ @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @oilsheppard.bsky.social & Amy McKinnon
as.ft.com/r/98452b33-5...
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Baroness Finn, stating that this would "risk a disproportionate intrusion into civil society", asks minister to confirm that the "current arrangements" will not change, but gets a strong response from Anderson:
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Baroness Finn, stating that this would "risk a disproportionate intrusion into civil society", asks minister to confirm that the "current arrangements" will not change, but gets a strong response from Anderson:
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and no I haven't put the Mandelson-Epstein-Reinaldo scoop on twitter
we journalists *can* make Bluesky the place to break news
we journalists *can* make Bluesky the place to break news
January 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
and no I haven't put the Mandelson-Epstein-Reinaldo scoop on twitter
we journalists *can* make Bluesky the place to break news
we journalists *can* make Bluesky the place to break news
So Meta, now require you to subscribe for £3.99 per month for ad free use and they won't use your data. If you opt for free use they will harvest from your account and contacts and spam you with ads.
Facebook has been toilet for a long time anyway.
Just one more reason not to use meta platforms.
Facebook has been toilet for a long time anyway.
Just one more reason not to use meta platforms.
January 28, 2026 at 4:26 PM
So Meta, now require you to subscribe for £3.99 per month for ad free use and they won't use your data. If you opt for free use they will harvest from your account and contacts and spam you with ads.
Facebook has been toilet for a long time anyway.
Just one more reason not to use meta platforms.
Facebook has been toilet for a long time anyway.
Just one more reason not to use meta platforms.
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Excellent move - more of this, please.
Cali is joining the WHO's global outbreak response network, which "responds to public health events with the deployment of staff and resources to affected countries."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Cali is joining the WHO's global outbreak response network, which "responds to public health events with the deployment of staff and resources to affected countries."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
California joins UN health network following US departure from WHO
California said on Friday it will become the first U.S. state to join the World Health Organization's global outbreak response network following the Trump administration's decision to pull Washington ...
www.reuters.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Excellent move - more of this, please.
Cali is joining the WHO's global outbreak response network, which "responds to public health events with the deployment of staff and resources to affected countries."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Cali is joining the WHO's global outbreak response network, which "responds to public health events with the deployment of staff and resources to affected countries."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 55,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 55,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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30k signs in just a couple of days. Have you signed?
By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
30k signs in just a couple of days. Have you signed?
By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
It always seemed odd that Qatar was given an airbase in the United States.
It seemed too cheap to be for the cost of an aeroplane 'gift'.
Now, it makes sense.
It always seemed odd that Qatar was given an airbase in the United States.
It seemed too cheap to be for the cost of an aeroplane 'gift'.
Now, it makes sense.
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 AM
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
It always seemed odd that Qatar was given an airbase in the United States.
It seemed too cheap to be for the cost of an aeroplane 'gift'.
Now, it makes sense.
It always seemed odd that Qatar was given an airbase in the United States.
It seemed too cheap to be for the cost of an aeroplane 'gift'.
Now, it makes sense.
Interesting op-ed on Iran-Israel threshold war.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Middle East Crisis: Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules
Israel’s conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis – it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear rivalries that has the potential to reshape global pro...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Interesting op-ed on Iran-Israel threshold war.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dear American friends, a Russian asset is destroying your country and reputation.
Whenever Trump is finally removed, the US will be hugely diminished on the world stage.
Maybe you'll even end up as the another state of the new Soviet Union..
Those are the stakes.
Dear American friends, a Russian asset is destroying your country and reputation.
Whenever Trump is finally removed, the US will be hugely diminished on the world stage.
Maybe you'll even end up as the another state of the new Soviet Union..
Those are the stakes.
Trump says Ukraine 'more difficult' to deal with than Russia
It may be 'easier dealing with' Moscow than Kyiv, the US president told reporters in the White House.
www.bbc.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dear American friends, a Russian asset is destroying your country and reputation.
Whenever Trump is finally removed, the US will be hugely diminished on the world stage.
Maybe you'll even end up as the another state of the new Soviet Union..
Those are the stakes.
Dear American friends, a Russian asset is destroying your country and reputation.
Whenever Trump is finally removed, the US will be hugely diminished on the world stage.
Maybe you'll even end up as the another state of the new Soviet Union..
Those are the stakes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This whole suspension thing seems a bit 'woke' by their usual 'standards'.
If only they could sit down together over a nice salmon mousse, I'm sure they could resolve their issues.
This whole suspension thing seems a bit 'woke' by their usual 'standards'.
If only they could sit down together over a nice salmon mousse, I'm sure they could resolve their issues.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage defends suspending MP Rupert Lowe
The Reform UK leader acknowledges the row has
www.bbc.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This whole suspension thing seems a bit 'woke' by their usual 'standards'.
If only they could sit down together over a nice salmon mousse, I'm sure they could resolve their issues.
This whole suspension thing seems a bit 'woke' by their usual 'standards'.
If only they could sit down together over a nice salmon mousse, I'm sure they could resolve their issues.
The UK needs to grasp the nettle and start to break up the 'enemies within'.
Security services can start with all those connected to Conservative friends of Russia/Westminster Russia forum, and interrogate them.
Who they spoke to, what inducements they were offered and their current affiliations.
Security services can start with all those connected to Conservative friends of Russia/Westminster Russia forum, and interrogate them.
Who they spoke to, what inducements they were offered and their current affiliations.
March 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The UK needs to grasp the nettle and start to break up the 'enemies within'.
Security services can start with all those connected to Conservative friends of Russia/Westminster Russia forum, and interrogate them.
Who they spoke to, what inducements they were offered and their current affiliations.
Security services can start with all those connected to Conservative friends of Russia/Westminster Russia forum, and interrogate them.
Who they spoke to, what inducements they were offered and their current affiliations.
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The Prime Minister should show British leadership on Ukraine by inviting President Zelenskyy to address Parliament on Monday.
I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.
I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.
March 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Prime Minister should show British leadership on Ukraine by inviting President Zelenskyy to address Parliament on Monday.
I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.
I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.
If I had the means, I would be dusting off the UK's industrial heartlands and reactivating the lost manufacturing capacity to start making lots of ammunition and weapons.
There is a ton of money to be made, a country to save 🇺🇦 and a european continent to defend.
There is a ton of money to be made, a country to save 🇺🇦 and a european continent to defend.
February 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If I had the means, I would be dusting off the UK's industrial heartlands and reactivating the lost manufacturing capacity to start making lots of ammunition and weapons.
There is a ton of money to be made, a country to save 🇺🇦 and a european continent to defend.
There is a ton of money to be made, a country to save 🇺🇦 and a european continent to defend.
There is a lot of clamour for rejoining the EU.
I disagree.
We are at a new dawn. The EU needs to change with it. It needs become something new too. Something better than it was. Stronger, inclusive of non-european nations. A new alliance of shared regulation, defense and trade.
I disagree.
We are at a new dawn. The EU needs to change with it. It needs become something new too. Something better than it was. Stronger, inclusive of non-european nations. A new alliance of shared regulation, defense and trade.
February 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
There is a lot of clamour for rejoining the EU.
I disagree.
We are at a new dawn. The EU needs to change with it. It needs become something new too. Something better than it was. Stronger, inclusive of non-european nations. A new alliance of shared regulation, defense and trade.
I disagree.
We are at a new dawn. The EU needs to change with it. It needs become something new too. Something better than it was. Stronger, inclusive of non-european nations. A new alliance of shared regulation, defense and trade.
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UK energy is massively over-priced to guarantee that energy companies make profits and households remain impoverished. It's time the government changed the rules that are so heavily rigged against the interests of people in the UK. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...
It’s time to change UK energy pricing
I originally wrote this post as a Twitter thread in 2022. It was then posted on this blog and was checked by energy expert Mike Parr, who is a regular commentator on this blog.
A few price details m...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
February 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
UK energy is massively over-priced to guarantee that energy companies make profits and households remain impoverished. It's time the government changed the rules that are so heavily rigged against the interests of people in the UK. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...
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Amazing atmosphere and presence at London rally for Ukraine in Trafalgar Square this evening.
I was proud to speak earlier in Parliament to offer staunch Lib Dem support for UK leadership in opposing Putin.
Three years after the illegal full-scale assault by Russia, the UK stands with Ukraine.
I was proud to speak earlier in Parliament to offer staunch Lib Dem support for UK leadership in opposing Putin.
Three years after the illegal full-scale assault by Russia, the UK stands with Ukraine.
February 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Amazing atmosphere and presence at London rally for Ukraine in Trafalgar Square this evening.
I was proud to speak earlier in Parliament to offer staunch Lib Dem support for UK leadership in opposing Putin.
Three years after the illegal full-scale assault by Russia, the UK stands with Ukraine.
I was proud to speak earlier in Parliament to offer staunch Lib Dem support for UK leadership in opposing Putin.
Three years after the illegal full-scale assault by Russia, the UK stands with Ukraine.
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Ukraine has $26 TRILLION of mineral wealth. As the map shows, it's concentrated in the East & most of it is now under Russian control.
This is why Trump wants a peace deal: instead of losing money by 'sending' aid, he wants American companies to extract wealth and enjoy Russia's spoils of war.
This is why Trump wants a peace deal: instead of losing money by 'sending' aid, he wants American companies to extract wealth and enjoy Russia's spoils of war.
February 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Ukraine has $26 TRILLION of mineral wealth. As the map shows, it's concentrated in the East & most of it is now under Russian control.
This is why Trump wants a peace deal: instead of losing money by 'sending' aid, he wants American companies to extract wealth and enjoy Russia's spoils of war.
This is why Trump wants a peace deal: instead of losing money by 'sending' aid, he wants American companies to extract wealth and enjoy Russia's spoils of war.
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🔺Baltic Fleet activity
Return to Cold War communications architecture signals Russia's move towards confrontation.
New article 🔽
open.substack.com/pub/jamesdro...
Return to Cold War communications architecture signals Russia's move towards confrontation.
New article 🔽
open.substack.com/pub/jamesdro...
Return to Cold War communications architecture signals Russia's move towards confrontation
Revival of legacy terrestrial C3 links and high levels of warship C3 activity indicate Russia is almost certainly preparing for conflict in the Baltic Sea
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🔺Baltic Fleet activity
Return to Cold War communications architecture signals Russia's move towards confrontation.
New article 🔽
open.substack.com/pub/jamesdro...
Return to Cold War communications architecture signals Russia's move towards confrontation.
New article 🔽
open.substack.com/pub/jamesdro...
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This is the Luigi Mangione website published by his defence team. Worth a visit for those interested.
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www.luigimangioneinfo.com
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www.luigimangioneinfo.com
February 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
This is the Luigi Mangione website published by his defence team. Worth a visit for those interested.
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www.luigimangioneinfo.com
⬇️...............⬇️.............⬇️.............⬇️
www.luigimangioneinfo.com
Does anybody have any suggestions for accounts to follow that are funny/light-hearted? (not cats or dogs)
My following channel is just swamped with misery from the land of the "free".
Cheers.
My following channel is just swamped with misery from the land of the "free".
Cheers.
February 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Does anybody have any suggestions for accounts to follow that are funny/light-hearted? (not cats or dogs)
My following channel is just swamped with misery from the land of the "free".
Cheers.
My following channel is just swamped with misery from the land of the "free".
Cheers.
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Ethnic cleansing for the Israeli lap dog means Trumplethinskin makes a killing.
January 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Ethnic cleansing for the Israeli lap dog means Trumplethinskin makes a killing.
History also tells us what ultimately happens to Nazis.
We shall fight, fight, fight like our forebears, against the far-right, right, right.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
We shall fight, fight, fight like our forebears, against the far-right, right, right.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Elon Musk addresses German far-right rally by video
Also on Saturday, thousands of Germans protested against the rise of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of a February 23 general election.
www.lemonde.fr
January 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
History also tells us what ultimately happens to Nazis.
We shall fight, fight, fight like our forebears, against the far-right, right, right.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
We shall fight, fight, fight like our forebears, against the far-right, right, right.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...