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🇬🇧 Liberal. Scientist. Empiricist. Bearist. Atheist. Child of the Enlightenment. Democrat. Believe in objective reality not subjectivity. The Rule of Law is Central to Democracy. 🇪🇺 European 🇺🇦
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 6, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
January 6, 2026 at 6:57 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 6, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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It's ironic how so many don't like clowns, and are even terrified of them, yet half of the USA voted for one!
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 AM
It's ironic how so many don't like clowns, and are even terrified of them, yet half of the USA voted for one!
Trump mangles language.
He mangles policy.
He mangles clarity.
What does "run Venezuela" mean?
He mangles policy.
He mangles clarity.
What does "run Venezuela" mean?
this is so fuckin funny man. the most powerful person in the world made a sweeping declaration of american policy and it was almost immediately obvious that it was completely at odds with reality. why is everyone fixated on that www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/u...
January 5, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Trump mangles language.
He mangles policy.
He mangles clarity.
What does "run Venezuela" mean?
He mangles policy.
He mangles clarity.
What does "run Venezuela" mean?
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The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
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Russian forces struck the American-owned Oleina oil plant in Dnipro, causing a massive spill with streets flooded in sunflower oil. The facility is owned by U.S. company Bunge. Mayor Borys Filatov shared footage of the strike.
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Russian forces struck the American-owned Oleina oil plant in Dnipro, causing a massive spill with streets flooded in sunflower oil. The facility is owned by U.S. company Bunge. Mayor Borys Filatov shared footage of the strike.
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Look I understand that diplomacy is hard as hell in the Trump era and that post Brexit Britain is isolated and weakened - but the very least we might expect from the 6th largest economy on Earth is that it might have the guts to stick up for it's neighbours and allie.
France reiterates its support of Denmark and Greenland sovereignty after renewed Trump threats reut.rs/3Nt6F77
France reiterates its support of Denmark and Greenland sovereignty after renewed Trump threats
France reiterated on Monday its support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland following renewed threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Look I understand that diplomacy is hard as hell in the Trump era and that post Brexit Britain is isolated and weakened - but the very least we might expect from the 6th largest economy on Earth is that it might have the guts to stick up for it's neighbours and allie.
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Please give a thought to people whose New Year’s Eve was spent in bomb shelters because a criminal invader was trying to destroy their energy infrastructure.
‼️ How Russia attacked Ukraine on New Year's Eve: a map of the flight of enemy targets.
Main directions: Lutsk, Volyn, Odesa, Konotop, Zatoka. The main target is energy infrastructure.
Main directions: Lutsk, Volyn, Odesa, Konotop, Zatoka. The main target is energy infrastructure.
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Please give a thought to people whose New Year’s Eve was spent in bomb shelters because a criminal invader was trying to destroy their energy infrastructure.
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"Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president. When we give up on truth, we concede power to those with the wealth and charisma to create spectacle in its place."
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
The American Abyss (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
"Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president. When we give up on truth, we concede power to those with the wealth and charisma to create spectacle in its place."
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
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Ukrainian forces from the 412th “Nemesis” Unmanned Systems Brigade located and destroyed a 9S32 radar system, part of the Russian S-300V air defense complex.
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Ukrainian forces from the 412th “Nemesis” Unmanned Systems Brigade located and destroyed a 9S32 radar system, part of the Russian S-300V air defense complex.
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A transformer from the Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk Karlsruhe power plant in Germany has arrived in Ukraine to support its energy grid amid ongoing Russian attacks. The delivery was coordinated with the help of GIZ Ukraine, as part of the German-Ukrainian energy partnership backed by German government.
January 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
A transformer from the Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk Karlsruhe power plant in Germany has arrived in Ukraine to support its energy grid amid ongoing Russian attacks. The delivery was coordinated with the help of GIZ Ukraine, as part of the German-Ukrainian energy partnership backed by German government.
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On the one hand it's extraordinary that my teenage child lived in the same era as Eva Schloss and on the other it's terrifying that nobody seems to have learned the lessons of her family's terrible experiences
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96 as King leads tributes
King Charles said he was
www.bbc.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
On the one hand it's extraordinary that my teenage child lived in the same era as Eva Schloss and on the other it's terrifying that nobody seems to have learned the lessons of her family's terrible experiences
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Where are the rest of the Epstein files??? Hello? Is this thing on?
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Where are the rest of the Epstein files??? Hello? Is this thing on?
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It's hard to believe that a President would time an illegal military attack, killing civilians, to distract the public's attention...but today is the statutory deadline for the DOJ to release its report on the Epstein Files. Coincidence?
January 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
It's hard to believe that a President would time an illegal military attack, killing civilians, to distract the public's attention...but today is the statutory deadline for the DOJ to release its report on the Epstein Files. Coincidence?
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Do you do cancer jokes as well? Dimwit of the week.
I had to apologize to my friend for making fun of his erectile dysfunction.
I said, “Hope there are no hard feelings.”
I said, “Hope there are no hard feelings.”
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Do you do cancer jokes as well? Dimwit of the week.
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Under the Treason Felony Act 1848, it is a crime punishable by life imprisonment to intimidate parliament or encourage any foreign power to invade the U.K.
We should be applying this law to every traitor openly calling for the U.S to depose our democratically elected government.
We should be applying this law to every traitor openly calling for the U.S to depose our democratically elected government.
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Under the Treason Felony Act 1848, it is a crime punishable by life imprisonment to intimidate parliament or encourage any foreign power to invade the U.K.
We should be applying this law to every traitor openly calling for the U.S to depose our democratically elected government.
We should be applying this law to every traitor openly calling for the U.S to depose our democratically elected government.
ReformUK & FARAGE:
'Derbyshire County Council has confirmed it is planning the maximum council tax increase allowed without a referendum'
THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO DOGE DOWN COSTS? NOT SO EASY IS IT??
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Derbyshire County Council has confirmed it is planning the maximum council tax increase allowed without a referendum'
THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO DOGE DOWN COSTS? NOT SO EASY IS IT??
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Derbyshire County Council plans for maximum council tax rise
The council's Reform UK leaders say factors "beyond control" are behind plans to hike the tax.
www.bbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
ReformUK & FARAGE:
'Derbyshire County Council has confirmed it is planning the maximum council tax increase allowed without a referendum'
THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO DOGE DOWN COSTS? NOT SO EASY IS IT??
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Derbyshire County Council has confirmed it is planning the maximum council tax increase allowed without a referendum'
THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO DOGE DOWN COSTS? NOT SO EASY IS IT??
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Things like this really happen.
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Things like this really happen.
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Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him
Fargage Land & history:
The Three-Day Week was one of several measures introduced in the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1974 by Edward Heath's Conservative government to conserve electricity, the generation of which was severely restricted owing to industrial action by coal miners and railway workers.
The Three-Day Week was one of several measures introduced in the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1974 by Edward Heath's Conservative government to conserve electricity, the generation of which was severely restricted owing to industrial action by coal miners and railway workers.
In 2026, remember this: Britain is much better than it was in so many ways. Don’t swallow the right’s lies | John Harris
Populists rewrite the history of this nation because they were complicit in much of its ugliness. The progressive fightback must start now, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Fargage Land & history:
The Three-Day Week was one of several measures introduced in the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1974 by Edward Heath's Conservative government to conserve electricity, the generation of which was severely restricted owing to industrial action by coal miners and railway workers.
The Three-Day Week was one of several measures introduced in the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1974 by Edward Heath's Conservative government to conserve electricity, the generation of which was severely restricted owing to industrial action by coal miners and railway workers.
Trump Abducts Maduro:
'This may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.'
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
'This may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.'
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Trump Abducts Maduro:
'This may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.'
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
'This may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.'
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
'The fact that the US now claims to run Venezuela and to put in place its future government under the shadow of the gun, along with the demand to dominate the oil sector and extract ‘compensation,’ will reawaken uncomfortable memories of previous US dominance in the region'
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
'The fact that the US now claims to run Venezuela and to put in place its future government under the shadow of the gun, along with the demand to dominate the oil sector and extract ‘compensation,’ will reawaken uncomfortable memories of previous US dominance in the region'
Trump Hegemony
'Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement posted online Sunday that it makes no sense for the United States to talk about taking over Greenland, issuing a reminder that Denmark, and therefore also Greenland, is part of NATO'
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
'Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement posted online Sunday that it makes no sense for the United States to talk about taking over Greenland, issuing a reminder that Denmark, and therefore also Greenland, is part of NATO'
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Live updates: Trump threatens Venezuela’s interim leader as Maduro is set to be arraigned
President Donald Trump warned Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on Sunday to “do what’s right” or she will “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Trump Hegemony
'Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement posted online Sunday that it makes no sense for the United States to talk about taking over Greenland, issuing a reminder that Denmark, and therefore also Greenland, is part of NATO'
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
'Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement posted online Sunday that it makes no sense for the United States to talk about taking over Greenland, issuing a reminder that Denmark, and therefore also Greenland, is part of NATO'
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...