Phil Dore
@philjdore.bsky.social
Mental health nurse. Green Party supporter. Wales. He/him. Pro-EU. Pro-Ukraine. Pro-Eurovision. Dysgu Cymraeg.
Check out my podcast Eurovision Wars on Spotify. It's about Eurovision and war.
https://open.spotify.com/show/54g8SpIFc1ZX0Btb9rIRo3?si=C2m-nX5d
Check out my podcast Eurovision Wars on Spotify. It's about Eurovision and war.
https://open.spotify.com/show/54g8SpIFc1ZX0Btb9rIRo3?si=C2m-nX5d
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Far right men think refugee women are their personal mail order bride service. Lots of Ukrainian women were abused by men.
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Far right men think refugee women are their personal mail order bride service. Lots of Ukrainian women were abused by men.
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"GenAI is the futu--
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
"GenAI is the futu--
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Reform UK's director for Wales has been removed from Cwmbran Community Council for failing to attend meetings.
David Thomas is also goes by the names "DJ Dowster" and "Dr Squeegees" (I am not joking).
Find out more about Dr Squeegees here:
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
David Thomas is also goes by the names "DJ Dowster" and "Dr Squeegees" (I am not joking).
Find out more about Dr Squeegees here:
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
Special report: Who are Reform in Wales?
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru
willhaywardwales.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Reform UK's director for Wales has been removed from Cwmbran Community Council for failing to attend meetings.
David Thomas is also goes by the names "DJ Dowster" and "Dr Squeegees" (I am not joking).
Find out more about Dr Squeegees here:
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
David Thomas is also goes by the names "DJ Dowster" and "Dr Squeegees" (I am not joking).
Find out more about Dr Squeegees here:
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
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"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white."
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Zack Polanski: Starmer and Farage have proven their craven cowardice on Venezuel
This weekend has proven it beyond doubt - Keir Starmer is a coward.
metro.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white."
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
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Still can’t get over how much Rubio’s body language and demeanor have changed from a decade ago. If this were a movie about a politician who sold his soul for power, the actor playing Rubio would be panned for his ham-fistedness.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Still can’t get over how much Rubio’s body language and demeanor have changed from a decade ago. If this were a movie about a politician who sold his soul for power, the actor playing Rubio would be panned for his ham-fistedness.
I'm reading the World War One Biggles book I got for Christmas (paging @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social).
Language really has changed over the past century.
Language really has changed over the past century.
January 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I'm reading the World War One Biggles book I got for Christmas (paging @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social).
Language really has changed over the past century.
Language really has changed over the past century.
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New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
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The "Try and Stop Us" presidency has its answer, and you almost have to "admire" the level of brazen lawbreaking. They went all in and called the bluff of Congress, legacy media, and the judicial system. They said "try and stop us" and these institutions didn't, wouldn't, won't, or can't. SAD!
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The "Try and Stop Us" presidency has its answer, and you almost have to "admire" the level of brazen lawbreaking. They went all in and called the bluff of Congress, legacy media, and the judicial system. They said "try and stop us" and these institutions didn't, wouldn't, won't, or can't. SAD!
Does a Nobel Peace Prize mean nothing these days?
*side-eyes in Henry Kissinger*
*side-eyes in Henry Kissinger*
Trump says Machado doesn’t have the respect of Venezuela so can’t be leader. So much for all her Trump ass-kissing.
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Does a Nobel Peace Prize mean nothing these days?
*side-eyes in Henry Kissinger*
*side-eyes in Henry Kissinger*
In the Trump press conference the MFer isn't even pretending this isn't about the oil. Even Bush and Cheny didn't say it this openly.
January 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
In the Trump press conference the MFer isn't even pretending this isn't about the oil. Even Bush and Cheny didn't say it this openly.
Looking at the Sky News retrospective of Maduro, I was struck by how much Trump and Maduro are basically mirror images of each other.
Both utterly buffoonish, authoritarian and cartoonishly corrupt. And both of them are really, really shit dancers.
Both utterly buffoonish, authoritarian and cartoonishly corrupt. And both of them are really, really shit dancers.
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Looking at the Sky News retrospective of Maduro, I was struck by how much Trump and Maduro are basically mirror images of each other.
Both utterly buffoonish, authoritarian and cartoonishly corrupt. And both of them are really, really shit dancers.
Both utterly buffoonish, authoritarian and cartoonishly corrupt. And both of them are really, really shit dancers.
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This only happens as smoothly as it did if Maduro was sold out by people he thought were on his own side
Exporting Kavanaugh Stops. I guess the “Laws? What laws?” doctrine applies everywhere. Let’s save some money and just dissolve Congress.
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
This only happens as smoothly as it did if Maduro was sold out by people he thought were on his own side
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Tankies: "We want a president who isn't friends with the Cheneys."
Monkey's paw:
Monkey's paw:
a cartoon drawing of a hand with a purple background
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a hand with a purple background
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January 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Tankies: "We want a president who isn't friends with the Cheneys."
Monkey's paw:
Monkey's paw:
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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live rolling news was a mistake
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 AM
live rolling news was a mistake
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Starmer has declared his ambivalence in the strongest possible terms and announced that the British government will equivocate with immediate effect.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Starmer has declared his ambivalence in the strongest possible terms and announced that the British government will equivocate with immediate effect.
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i hope the fifa peace prize voters are pleased with themselves
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
i hope the fifa peace prize voters are pleased with themselves
This isn't just immoral but unbelievably stupid. Even if they capture or kill Madura (HUGE if) they'll have absolutely zero control over what happens next or who takes over. And as for the local population, people have a tendency not to chant "God bless America" when you've just bombed them.
so, uh, so far it doesn't seem like they got Maduro? or even went after him? was this just "let's bomb the shit out of Caracas"? what the fuck is the plan here?
I realize I am asking this of people who are possibly incapable of formulating one, but still
I realize I am asking this of people who are possibly incapable of formulating one, but still
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
This isn't just immoral but unbelievably stupid. Even if they capture or kill Madura (HUGE if) they'll have absolutely zero control over what happens next or who takes over. And as for the local population, people have a tendency not to chant "God bless America" when you've just bombed them.
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It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
So, I woke up this morning and America is bombing Venezuela, apparently without congressional authority.
I thought Donald Trump was supposed to be the peace president?
(Well obviously I didn't think that. I'm not a moron. But morons did.)
I thought Donald Trump was supposed to be the peace president?
(Well obviously I didn't think that. I'm not a moron. But morons did.)
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
So, I woke up this morning and America is bombing Venezuela, apparently without congressional authority.
I thought Donald Trump was supposed to be the peace president?
(Well obviously I didn't think that. I'm not a moron. But morons did.)
I thought Donald Trump was supposed to be the peace president?
(Well obviously I didn't think that. I'm not a moron. But morons did.)
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Israel’s ban on 37 humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, from entering Gaza is another war crime.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Israel’s ban on 37 humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, from entering Gaza is another war crime.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
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Wilders, who has a political party where he is the only member, finally got some actual power in NL and was such an loathsome worm even his own right wingers hated working with him and he invented a reason to collapse the coalition because he discovered having power is harder than posting
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Wilders, who has a political party where he is the only member, finally got some actual power in NL and was such an loathsome worm even his own right wingers hated working with him and he invented a reason to collapse the coalition because he discovered having power is harder than posting
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Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.
December 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.
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“I’m thinking of having electrocution lessons.”
“Surely you mean elocution lessons?”
“Well, they charge you more for one of them.”
“Surely you mean elocution lessons?”
“Well, they charge you more for one of them.”
January 1, 2026 at 5:39 PM
“I’m thinking of having electrocution lessons.”
“Surely you mean elocution lessons?”
“Well, they charge you more for one of them.”
“Surely you mean elocution lessons?”
“Well, they charge you more for one of them.”