Snowy.
@snowy.bsky.social
Coder. Cook. Keeper of parrots. Disabled. Sweary woke lefty ex-Labour voter. I block accounts that follow me that don’t have any posts or replies. No DMs unless we’ve interacted regularly.
Free vote? Or whipped?
👇🇬🇧"MPs would get vote on troop deployment to Ukraine, says Keir Starmer" #Starmer #UkraineTroopDeployment
MPs would get vote on troop deployment to Ukraine, says Keir Starmer
UK and France ready to send peacekeeping troops, PM tells House of Commons
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Free vote? Or whipped?
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Isnt it funny how cowards like Trump, who refused to fight themselves (receiving 5 draft deferments to get out of fighting in the Vietnamese war) are happy to initiate World War 3!?
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Isnt it funny how cowards like Trump, who refused to fight themselves (receiving 5 draft deferments to get out of fighting in the Vietnamese war) are happy to initiate World War 3!?
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Over £2.4 million in taxpayer money gone to hunts since the hunting ban protectthewild.substack.com/p/over-24-mi...
January 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Over £2.4 million in taxpayer money gone to hunts since the hunting ban protectthewild.substack.com/p/over-24-mi...
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Political parties should be state funded (at a very modest level) and banned from accessing any other source of funds (or other gifts/benefits) to stop them cheating.
🆕 With the govt’s #ElectionsBill set to land in the coming weeks, we have a new entry in our ‘Bold Ideas for Electoral Reform’ series. Bob Posner, former @electoralcommission.org.uk chief exec, calls for year-round limits on political parties’ spending to prevent the cost of elections spiralling.
Bold ideas for electoral reform: Regulating political party spending year-round - Spotlight on Corruption
Current campaign spending rules only cover the 'regulated period' before an election. It's time to change that, argues Bob Posner.
www.spotlightcorruption.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Political parties should be state funded (at a very modest level) and banned from accessing any other source of funds (or other gifts/benefits) to stop them cheating.
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Has anyone ever listened to Peter Thiel? He's a fucking eugenics lunatic. Palantir should be run out of town everywhere. We're handing the world to a collection of immature fascist nerds.
January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Has anyone ever listened to Peter Thiel? He's a fucking eugenics lunatic. Palantir should be run out of town everywhere. We're handing the world to a collection of immature fascist nerds.
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He talks his constituency down.
He talks London down.
He talks his country down.
He talks London down.
He talks his country down.
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM
He talks his constituency down.
He talks London down.
He talks his country down.
He talks London down.
He talks his country down.
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I share this analysis.
The Russian Roots of Trump's Venezuela and Greenland Operations
We find that Trump's current moves against Venezuela and Greenland have roots in a long-running Russian influence campaign intended to provoke these outcomes.
america2.news
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I share this analysis.
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The more rogue the U.S. gets, the worse this looks.
"The report concluded that it remained unclear whether or not US intelligence would be able to access the data, despite Palantir’s official reassurances otherwise. The 🇨🇭army also found other issues, in terms of its cost & the fact that it might require Palantir specialists to be permanently onsite"
MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns
Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive data
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The more rogue the U.S. gets, the worse this looks.
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‼️ "The exercise is basically designed to show the Americans that Denmark looks after Greenland and does so with the help of other major NATO countries," Michaelsen said.
@lbc.co.uk #LBC
www.reuters.com/business/aer... 👇
@lbc.co.uk #LBC
www.reuters.com/business/aer... 👇
Denmark leads large military exercise in Greenland, without US
Denmark did not invite the U.S. military to take part in Arctic Light 2025, the largest military exercise in Greenland's modern history, as NATO allies step up defence cooperation in the Arctic amid U...
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
‼️ "The exercise is basically designed to show the Americans that Denmark looks after Greenland and does so with the help of other major NATO countries," Michaelsen said.
@lbc.co.uk #LBC
www.reuters.com/business/aer... 👇
@lbc.co.uk #LBC
www.reuters.com/business/aer... 👇
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Almost no one knew who that man was before he was killed. When folks did look into who he was, they were mostly repulsed. Now he's gone back to being someone few people care about.
But there were commentators trying to talk about "massive shifts" in culture in the immediate aftermath. A lesson.
But there were commentators trying to talk about "massive shifts" in culture in the immediate aftermath. A lesson.
January 7, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Almost no one knew who that man was before he was killed. When folks did look into who he was, they were mostly repulsed. Now he's gone back to being someone few people care about.
But there were commentators trying to talk about "massive shifts" in culture in the immediate aftermath. A lesson.
But there were commentators trying to talk about "massive shifts" in culture in the immediate aftermath. A lesson.
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Disagree. There seems to be an assumption that they are dealing with a rational actor in the WH. No-one has any influence, and even if they did today, that position could change tomorrow. We appear to be way past any normal diplomatic norms.
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Disagree. There seems to be an assumption that they are dealing with a rational actor in the WH. No-one has any influence, and even if they did today, that position could change tomorrow. We appear to be way past any normal diplomatic norms.
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We don’t need to call Farage names.
Brexit’s record does that for us - a catastrophic failure.
Alongside a whole lot of donations from some pretty questionable sources.
Funny how loud the insults get when the facts start to land.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Brexit’s record does that for us - a catastrophic failure.
Alongside a whole lot of donations from some pretty questionable sources.
Funny how loud the insults get when the facts start to land.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 11:55 AM
We don’t need to call Farage names.
Brexit’s record does that for us - a catastrophic failure.
Alongside a whole lot of donations from some pretty questionable sources.
Funny how loud the insults get when the facts start to land.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Brexit’s record does that for us - a catastrophic failure.
Alongside a whole lot of donations from some pretty questionable sources.
Funny how loud the insults get when the facts start to land.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Venezuela: How it unfolded
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Venezuela: How it unfolded
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Meanwhile, Trump ally is buying into Greenland with local elites: www.arctictoday.com/trump-ally-w... www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwVJ...
Trump ally who inspired Greenland purchase idea quietly invests in Greenlandic companies - ArcticToday
Ronald Lauder, the billionaire Estée Lauder heir who, according to former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, first put the idea of “buying” Greenland into Donald Trump’s mind, has quietly tak...
www.arctictoday.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Meanwhile, Trump ally is buying into Greenland with local elites: www.arctictoday.com/trump-ally-w... www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwVJ...
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Once someone puts a senior politicians kids through grok, we will see action, and not before.
January 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Once someone puts a senior politicians kids through grok, we will see action, and not before.
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🚨 So much truth in these letters... 🔽
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The corporate greed that has ravaged the US has wrecked Britain too | Letters
Letters: After Robert Reich wrote about the US going ‘off the rails’, Tony Rowlands and Kate Purcell respond from a British angle
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:28 AM
🚨 So much truth in these letters... 🔽
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Pity poor Jacob Rees-Mogg.😔
He turns up at a TV studio with an almighty bad hangover to find a somewhat disturbed & deranged elderly woman preaching at him.
😱
He turns up at a TV studio with an almighty bad hangover to find a somewhat disturbed & deranged elderly woman preaching at him.
😱
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Pity poor Jacob Rees-Mogg.😔
He turns up at a TV studio with an almighty bad hangover to find a somewhat disturbed & deranged elderly woman preaching at him.
😱
He turns up at a TV studio with an almighty bad hangover to find a somewhat disturbed & deranged elderly woman preaching at him.
😱
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More ties and reliance on Trump’s America does seem somewhat unadvised at the moment. 🙄
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
More ties and reliance on Trump’s America does seem somewhat unadvised at the moment. 🙄
Stumbled onto this just now.
I wonder why Lucy has disabled replies and quote tweets?
Standard Labour. Not listening.
I wonder why Lucy has disabled replies and quote tweets?
Standard Labour. Not listening.
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Stumbled onto this just now.
I wonder why Lucy has disabled replies and quote tweets?
Standard Labour. Not listening.
I wonder why Lucy has disabled replies and quote tweets?
Standard Labour. Not listening.
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It’s unclear what motivates KSs actions re contracts, the US, international relations, and where the UK is positioned internationally. This needs some serious investigative journalism and he needs to be asked to explain himself in more than soundbites. We lack journalists.
January 7, 2026 at 7:17 AM
It’s unclear what motivates KSs actions re contracts, the US, international relations, and where the UK is positioned internationally. This needs some serious investigative journalism and he needs to be asked to explain himself in more than soundbites. We lack journalists.
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In July 2024, I warned that if Trump were re-elected, "The age of multilateralism would be over, and something much worse will take its place. The UK and Europe will need to find the means of defending ourselves".
I was called "hysterical".
Well, here we are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I was called "hysterical".
Well, here we are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I never thought I’d argue for rearmament. But a looming Trump presidency changes everything | George Monbiot
A Putin-friendly president would pose a grave danger to Europe. Like it or not, this calls for greater defence, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 AM
In July 2024, I warned that if Trump were re-elected, "The age of multilateralism would be over, and something much worse will take its place. The UK and Europe will need to find the means of defending ourselves".
I was called "hysterical".
Well, here we are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I was called "hysterical".
Well, here we are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Even if EU leaders were made to chose, Trump would go back on his word and try to extort both anyway he could
What’s the betting Trump just straight up tells Europe to choose between Ukraine & Greenland?
January 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Even if EU leaders were made to chose, Trump would go back on his word and try to extort both anyway he could
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What’s the betting Trump just straight up tells Europe to choose between Ukraine & Greenland?
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
What’s the betting Trump just straight up tells Europe to choose between Ukraine & Greenland?