Ruth Watson
@ruthwatson.bsky.social
Journalist. Activist. Working for a better tomorrow today.
Political perspectives. Sustainability. Resilience. Food security. Social justice.
Scottish. Irish. Algerian. Kabyl.
There is no Planet B.
Political perspectives. Sustainability. Resilience. Food security. Social justice.
Scottish. Irish. Algerian. Kabyl.
There is no Planet B.
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What the United States has done this week is as devastating for the cosy Atlanticist world view, as the Credit Crunch was for those who comfortably believed that left to themselves markets tended towards equilibrium.
In other words: a serious conceptual rupture.
A world view has died this week.
In other words: a serious conceptual rupture.
A world view has died this week.
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM
What the United States has done this week is as devastating for the cosy Atlanticist world view, as the Credit Crunch was for those who comfortably believed that left to themselves markets tended towards equilibrium.
In other words: a serious conceptual rupture.
A world view has died this week.
In other words: a serious conceptual rupture.
A world view has died this week.
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We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests.
We will face these challenges to our European solidarity with steadiness and resolve.
We will face these challenges to our European solidarity with steadiness and resolve.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests.
We will face these challenges to our European solidarity with steadiness and resolve.
We will face these challenges to our European solidarity with steadiness and resolve.
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I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
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For this post to be about the United States and not Russia shows that there has been an absolute diplomatic revolution.
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
For this post to be about the United States and not Russia shows that there has been an absolute diplomatic revolution.
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𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 by English writer and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft was first published in January 1792. It is a foundational text for feminism that argued for equal education and rights for women--challenging the notion of female inferiority. #literature #litsky #booksky
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 by English writer and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft was first published in January 1792. It is a foundational text for feminism that argued for equal education and rights for women--challenging the notion of female inferiority. #literature #litsky #booksky
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Scotland Levels Up
On Wednesday a new plan lands on the desks of Scottish government ministers for turning the nation into a global games giant. It would add £1billion to Scotland’s economy and create 5000 jobs
I got to read the plan and speak to the man behind it
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
On Wednesday a new plan lands on the desks of Scottish government ministers for turning the nation into a global games giant. It would add £1billion to Scotland’s economy and create 5000 jobs
I got to read the plan and speak to the man behind it
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Incredible plan set to put Scotland at centre of global games industry ... again
This week, the Scottish government will receive an action plan aimed at revolutionising the nation’s games sector. Our Writer at Large speaks…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Scotland Levels Up
On Wednesday a new plan lands on the desks of Scottish government ministers for turning the nation into a global games giant. It would add £1billion to Scotland’s economy and create 5000 jobs
I got to read the plan and speak to the man behind it
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
On Wednesday a new plan lands on the desks of Scottish government ministers for turning the nation into a global games giant. It would add £1billion to Scotland’s economy and create 5000 jobs
I got to read the plan and speak to the man behind it
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Everybody was sure that Somebody would stop Trump invading Greenland. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have.
January 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Everybody was sure that Somebody would stop Trump invading Greenland. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have.
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The Herald: Nearly three quarters of Scots would vote to rejoin the EU, poll finds
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
Nearly three quarters of Scots would vote to rejoin the EU, poll finds
Nearly three quarters of Scots now say they would vote to rejoin the European Union, a new poll shows, underscoring deepening Brexit regret —…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The Herald: Nearly three quarters of Scots would vote to rejoin the EU, poll finds
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
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I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.
January 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.
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🇮🇩 Indonesia’s digital future runs through the seabed—but its submarine cable network remains dangerously exposed
I Gusti Bagus Dharma Agastia, YCAPS Research Fellow 👇
fulcrum.sg/improving-in...
#Indonesia #DigitalInfrastructure #MaritimeSecurity #SubmarineCables
I Gusti Bagus Dharma Agastia, YCAPS Research Fellow 👇
fulcrum.sg/improving-in...
#Indonesia #DigitalInfrastructure #MaritimeSecurity #SubmarineCables
Improving Indonesia’s Submarine Cable Resilience | FULCRUM
Indonesia has a growing network of subsea communications cables. It needs to ramp up its capacity to bolster the resilience of such critical networks.
fulcrum.sg
January 18, 2026 at 12:16 PM
🇮🇩 Indonesia’s digital future runs through the seabed—but its submarine cable network remains dangerously exposed
I Gusti Bagus Dharma Agastia, YCAPS Research Fellow 👇
fulcrum.sg/improving-in...
#Indonesia #DigitalInfrastructure #MaritimeSecurity #SubmarineCables
I Gusti Bagus Dharma Agastia, YCAPS Research Fellow 👇
fulcrum.sg/improving-in...
#Indonesia #DigitalInfrastructure #MaritimeSecurity #SubmarineCables
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The fact that a man like Farage who praised Putin, made himself Mr Brexit, and campaigned for Trump is considered anything other than a crank is a fairly damning indictment of the political climate in Britain.
January 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM
The fact that a man like Farage who praised Putin, made himself Mr Brexit, and campaigned for Trump is considered anything other than a crank is a fairly damning indictment of the political climate in Britain.
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#SaviezVous ? On estime que 78 % de la superficie mondiale consacrée à l'agroforesterie se trouve dans les tropiques et 22 % dans les régions tempérées.
En savoir plus sur les travaux de la @FAO sur l'agroforesterie 👉 https://bit.ly/3A6BS9P
En savoir plus sur les travaux de la @FAO sur l'agroforesterie 👉 https://bit.ly/3A6BS9P
January 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
#SaviezVous ? On estime que 78 % de la superficie mondiale consacrée à l'agroforesterie se trouve dans les tropiques et 22 % dans les régions tempérées.
En savoir plus sur les travaux de la @FAO sur l'agroforesterie 👉 https://bit.ly/3A6BS9P
En savoir plus sur les travaux de la @FAO sur l'agroforesterie 👉 https://bit.ly/3A6BS9P
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France urges EU to use most potent trade weapon in response to Trump Greenland threat - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
France urges EU to use most potent trade weapon in response to Trump Greenland threat
Eight targeted European nations warn Washington that it risks a ‘dangerous downward spiral’
giftarticle.ft.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM
France urges EU to use most potent trade weapon in response to Trump Greenland threat - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Israel is a cruel apartheid state.
LAST NIGHT: Israeli settlers set fire to homes and vehicles and injured Palestinian residents in a Bedouin community near Mukhmas, northeast of Jerusalem, in yet another escalation aimed at ethnically cleansing Palestinians from their land.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Israel is a cruel apartheid state.
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This is 100% true. I’ve spent 30 years interviewing Nazis to find out what makes them tick, and they’re all completely submissive to their leaders in a very ‘master-slave’ way
Conservative men want to be dominated by bigger men and nobody will convince me otherwise. Not one to kink shame but it’s definitely a kink.
January 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
This is 100% true. I’ve spent 30 years interviewing Nazis to find out what makes them tick, and they’re all completely submissive to their leaders in a very ‘master-slave’ way
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In 1938, South African museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered a coelacanth - a fish that was believed to have been extinct for 65 million years.
Witness History - The discovery of the coelacanth - BBC Sounds
In 1938, a fish was found that was believed to have been extinct for 65 million years
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
In 1938, South African museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered a coelacanth - a fish that was believed to have been extinct for 65 million years.
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En Mésopotamie, les personnes non-binaires ou transgenres avaient un rôle immense dans la société
www.geo.fr/histoire/en-...
www.geo.fr/histoire/en-...
Tolérance et non-binarité : leçons de l'Antiquité mésopotamienne
Il y a plus de 4 500 ans, les habitants de Mésopotamie avaient intégré l’idée que le genre est un concept fluide. Les individus non-binaires étaient d’ailleurs grandement estimés par le pouvoir.
www.geo.fr
January 18, 2026 at 1:54 PM
En Mésopotamie, les personnes non-binaires ou transgenres avaient un rôle immense dans la société
www.geo.fr/histoire/en-...
www.geo.fr/histoire/en-...
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Europe’s first sodium-ion cell made with fully domestic components www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/18/e...
Europe’s first sodium-ion cell made with fully domestic components
Welsh battery breakthrough uses UK-manufactured anode and cathode materials as well as active materials available through local supply chains. Batri plans to scale up material manufacturing and cell b...
www.pv-magazine.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Europe’s first sodium-ion cell made with fully domestic components www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/18/e...
Agent Krasnov at work...
January 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Agent Krasnov at work...
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A big issue with people who look at the US, and elsewhere, and say something along the lines of "it couldn't happen here" is that it very much can, and in some cases is, happening in the UK, especially with discrimination against marginalised groups. Escalation can always occur given circumstances.
January 18, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A big issue with people who look at the US, and elsewhere, and say something along the lines of "it couldn't happen here" is that it very much can, and in some cases is, happening in the UK, especially with discrimination against marginalised groups. Escalation can always occur given circumstances.
Wait, what?
Fascinating look at how "spontaneous remission" of many cancers (only 76 documented cases since 1800s): are associated w/infections triggering immune response. "Make an infection near tumor" was documented treatment as far back as ancient Egypt. Preferred method (52% success rate) until modern era
January 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Wait, what?
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Fascinating look at how "spontaneous remission" of many cancers (only 76 documented cases since 1800s): are associated w/infections triggering immune response. "Make an infection near tumor" was documented treatment as far back as ancient Egypt. Preferred method (52% success rate) until modern era
January 18, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Fascinating look at how "spontaneous remission" of many cancers (only 76 documented cases since 1800s): are associated w/infections triggering immune response. "Make an infection near tumor" was documented treatment as far back as ancient Egypt. Preferred method (52% success rate) until modern era
One might wonder if this current manufactured crisis, the 'Pee-Pee dossier', the Epstein files, and Putin's apparent hold over Trump are connected?
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
One might wonder if this current manufactured crisis, the 'Pee-Pee dossier', the Epstein files, and Putin's apparent hold over Trump are connected?
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Epstein lured potential victims using the promise of access to "elite" universities.
Which says a great deal about the culture of those institutions and the problems with allowing them to play such a big role in determining who can get ahead In our society.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Which says a great deal about the culture of those institutions and the problems with allowing them to play such a big role in determining who can get ahead In our society.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein survivors say financier lured them with promise of college education
Multiple survivors claim Epstein dangled admission to top universities to ensnare them in his sexual abuse network
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Epstein lured potential victims using the promise of access to "elite" universities.
Which says a great deal about the culture of those institutions and the problems with allowing them to play such a big role in determining who can get ahead In our society.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Which says a great deal about the culture of those institutions and the problems with allowing them to play such a big role in determining who can get ahead In our society.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...