Rob Massam 🔸
@rmassam.bsky.social
Former Export Sales now retired. LibDems supporter actively engaged in UK issues and challenges. #FBPE Tactical voter in 2024; actively campaigning for return to EU located in the UK of course
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Hysterical punchline.
February 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Hysterical punchline.
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NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science
Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...
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February 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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Just days after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was exposed for his complete lie about cutting off contact with sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, yet another Trump official was discovered to be in the Epstein files. trib.al/Q6lCrD8
February 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Just days after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was exposed for his complete lie about cutting off contact with sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, yet another Trump official was discovered to be in the Epstein files. trib.al/Q6lCrD8
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Gary Lineker, "Jim Ratcliffe is a migrant himself, an economic migrant, he lives in Monaco"
"A lot of the immigrants contribute enormously, and the facts show you that, in terms of revenue, paying tax etc"
"Whereas Jim in Monaco, is doing everything he can to avoid paying tax"
"A lot of the immigrants contribute enormously, and the facts show you that, in terms of revenue, paying tax etc"
"Whereas Jim in Monaco, is doing everything he can to avoid paying tax"
February 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Gary Lineker, "Jim Ratcliffe is a migrant himself, an economic migrant, he lives in Monaco"
"A lot of the immigrants contribute enormously, and the facts show you that, in terms of revenue, paying tax etc"
"Whereas Jim in Monaco, is doing everything he can to avoid paying tax"
"A lot of the immigrants contribute enormously, and the facts show you that, in terms of revenue, paying tax etc"
"Whereas Jim in Monaco, is doing everything he can to avoid paying tax"
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Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein coverage
The Miami Herald's original series, videos, timeline and more
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February 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
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Dear Gorton & Denton,
Something you might want to hear...
Something you might want to hear...
February 15, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Dear Gorton & Denton,
Something you might want to hear...
Something you might want to hear...
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Incredible. Are people really this unaware?
February 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Incredible. Are people really this unaware?
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GOP congressman says DOJ still hiding 'most significant' Epstein files: 'We want to look!' - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/epstein-file...
GOP congressman says DOJ still hiding 'most significant' Epstein files: 'We want to look!'
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) took to ABC News Sunday to demand the Justice Department turn over specific files related to Jeffrey Epstein, files the agency had previously released but has since removed f...
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February 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
GOP congressman says DOJ still hiding 'most significant' Epstein files: 'We want to look!' - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/epstein-file...
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Bragg is absolutely spot on here. The Second World War was fought on principles and we came away from it with ideas about universal rights, shared values and a consensus for peace. Russia, China and now the US under Trump are chipping away at that with moves towards the belief that might is right.
Billy Bragg, "I was more interested in what Marco Rubio said, about support from the USA being based on whether we follow their values"
"I'm concerned about that because the current values coming from the USA is might is right"
"I'm concerned about that because the current values coming from the USA is might is right"
February 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Bragg is absolutely spot on here. The Second World War was fought on principles and we came away from it with ideas about universal rights, shared values and a consensus for peace. Russia, China and now the US under Trump are chipping away at that with moves towards the belief that might is right.
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It makes no sense to me. Reform's agenda on women also springs to mind.
February 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It makes no sense to me. Reform's agenda on women also springs to mind.
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It beggars belief that people don’t see this man for what he is — a traitorous Putin puppet!
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
It beggars belief that people don’t see this man for what he is — a traitorous Putin puppet!
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Rupert Lowe's most racist fan club - expressing confidence they won't be barred from his party for championing it as a step towards their goal of the expulsion of all Jews, all Muslims, all ethnic minorities
February 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Rupert Lowe's most racist fan club - expressing confidence they won't be barred from his party for championing it as a step towards their goal of the expulsion of all Jews, all Muslims, all ethnic minorities
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Lowe's most racist champions want to ban all ethnic minorities - Kemi Badenoch, Ben Habib from public office - and to deport them all too. (Ridiculously, Habib has said he could support this - on birthplace, rather than banning all minorities, as they want to).
February 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Lowe's most racist champions want to ban all ethnic minorities - Kemi Badenoch, Ben Habib from public office - and to deport them all too. (Ridiculously, Habib has said he could support this - on birthplace, rather than banning all minorities, as they want to).
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EU official dismisses 'civilizational erasure' claims at Munich conference | AP News apnews.com/article/muni...
Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure'
A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
EU official dismisses 'civilizational erasure' claims at Munich conference | AP News apnews.com/article/muni...
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That the European establishment lept to their feet to give Marco Rubio a standing ovation at #MSC is a prime example of what I wrote about last week.
He insulted them and promised to break Europe apart. But they desperately sought comfort in his words about America & Europe sharing a common culture
He insulted them and promised to break Europe apart. But they desperately sought comfort in his words about America & Europe sharing a common culture
February 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
That the European establishment lept to their feet to give Marco Rubio a standing ovation at #MSC is a prime example of what I wrote about last week.
He insulted them and promised to break Europe apart. But they desperately sought comfort in his words about America & Europe sharing a common culture
He insulted them and promised to break Europe apart. But they desperately sought comfort in his words about America & Europe sharing a common culture
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Some of that would have been necessary anyway.
But in the possible absence of the USA a huge inefficiency in collective defence arrangements arises which, absent a genuine “United States of Europe”, can only partially be overcome by greater European coordination. /11.
But in the possible absence of the USA a huge inefficiency in collective defence arrangements arises which, absent a genuine “United States of Europe”, can only partially be overcome by greater European coordination. /11.
February 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Some of that would have been necessary anyway.
But in the possible absence of the USA a huge inefficiency in collective defence arrangements arises which, absent a genuine “United States of Europe”, can only partially be overcome by greater European coordination. /11.
But in the possible absence of the USA a huge inefficiency in collective defence arrangements arises which, absent a genuine “United States of Europe”, can only partially be overcome by greater European coordination. /11.
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Even if the (vital) course correction happens Europe, collectively and as individual nations forced to wonder if they’ll need to go it alone in a world in which the USA fails to understand its key leadership role, now has to make a massive, very expensive investment in defence and security. /10.
February 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Even if the (vital) course correction happens Europe, collectively and as individual nations forced to wonder if they’ll need to go it alone in a world in which the USA fails to understand its key leadership role, now has to make a massive, very expensive investment in defence and security. /10.
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The fact that the USA would also be placing itself in danger helps little if the USA, institutionally and broadly politically, fails to wake up and course correct. /9.
February 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
The fact that the USA would also be placing itself in danger helps little if the USA, institutionally and broadly politically, fails to wake up and course correct. /9.
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This is true even if we’re not sure we’re at (d) but think we might be (nuclear deterrence, in particular, doesn’t work if there’s significant doubt about the commitment of the country responsible for the deterrent). /8.
February 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
This is true even if we’re not sure we’re at (d) but think we might be (nuclear deterrence, in particular, doesn’t work if there’s significant doubt about the commitment of the country responsible for the deterrent). /8.
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If (d) is where we are, it’s essential to recognise that all Europe’s options are really bad, and that we face at least a decade of serious to acute danger. /7.
February 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
If (d) is where we are, it’s essential to recognise that all Europe’s options are really bad, and that we face at least a decade of serious to acute danger. /7.
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In fact, part of (a) is that the USA depends on Europe for its own security.
The transatlantic alliance has always been, both in conception and in unavoidable, underlying reality, a mutual security pact.
There’s no safe way out for either the European or USA/ North American components of it. /6.
The transatlantic alliance has always been, both in conception and in unavoidable, underlying reality, a mutual security pact.
There’s no safe way out for either the European or USA/ North American components of it. /6.
February 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
In fact, part of (a) is that the USA depends on Europe for its own security.
The transatlantic alliance has always been, both in conception and in unavoidable, underlying reality, a mutual security pact.
There’s no safe way out for either the European or USA/ North American components of it. /6.
The transatlantic alliance has always been, both in conception and in unavoidable, underlying reality, a mutual security pact.
There’s no safe way out for either the European or USA/ North American components of it. /6.
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(e) if (a) and (c) are true, what can be done to change the current US trajectory and restore/strengthen the transatlantic alliance?
Obviously, if (a) isn’t true in the first place, Europe has, at least in principle, many options.
But we’ve always assumed (a) to be true, and for good reasons. /5.
Obviously, if (a) isn’t true in the first place, Europe has, at least in principle, many options.
But we’ve always assumed (a) to be true, and for good reasons. /5.
February 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
(e) if (a) and (c) are true, what can be done to change the current US trajectory and restore/strengthen the transatlantic alliance?
Obviously, if (a) isn’t true in the first place, Europe has, at least in principle, many options.
But we’ve always assumed (a) to be true, and for good reasons. /5.
Obviously, if (a) isn’t true in the first place, Europe has, at least in principle, many options.
But we’ve always assumed (a) to be true, and for good reasons. /5.
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(d) if (a), (b) and (c) are true, what can Europe/ individual European countries do to protect themselves over the next decade, bearing in mind that whatever it is, it’ll be dangerously inadequate? /4.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
(d) if (a), (b) and (c) are true, what can Europe/ individual European countries do to protect themselves over the next decade, bearing in mind that whatever it is, it’ll be dangerously inadequate? /4.
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So the questions become:
(a) is the USA really essential to European security?
(b) if it is now, can that be changed by some time in the future (say, 10 years)?
(c) is the USA no longer reliable on European security? /3.
(a) is the USA really essential to European security?
(b) if it is now, can that be changed by some time in the future (say, 10 years)?
(c) is the USA no longer reliable on European security? /3.
February 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
So the questions become:
(a) is the USA really essential to European security?
(b) if it is now, can that be changed by some time in the future (say, 10 years)?
(c) is the USA no longer reliable on European security? /3.
(a) is the USA really essential to European security?
(b) if it is now, can that be changed by some time in the future (say, 10 years)?
(c) is the USA no longer reliable on European security? /3.