Sue W
@suew.bsky.social
#IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 Non-religious, married, British-born European female. Centre-left politically and interests include SciFi, Science, History, Law, Environmental/Green/Climate-change issues 🌹
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"Trump has made it his explicit policy to ‘cultivate resistance’ in the UK and elsewhere.
So yes, I think that counts as foreign interference"
This quote is from #SirEdDavey, leader of the UK Lib Dems regarding the #Trump Administration's visa barring of two UK citizens. I TOTALLY agree with him.
So yes, I think that counts as foreign interference"
This quote is from #SirEdDavey, leader of the UK Lib Dems regarding the #Trump Administration's visa barring of two UK citizens. I TOTALLY agree with him.
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Keir Starmer says it is in Britain’s interests to “align more closely with the EU single market” and “we should”.
Interestingly this is one of his most passionate answers in a long interview.
I think we can expect movement on this issue in 2026. Brexit still remains an unsettled matter.
Interestingly this is one of his most passionate answers in a long interview.
I think we can expect movement on this issue in 2026. Brexit still remains an unsettled matter.
January 4, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Keir Starmer says it is in Britain’s interests to “align more closely with the EU single market” and “we should”.
Interestingly this is one of his most passionate answers in a long interview.
I think we can expect movement on this issue in 2026. Brexit still remains an unsettled matter.
Interestingly this is one of his most passionate answers in a long interview.
I think we can expect movement on this issue in 2026. Brexit still remains an unsettled matter.
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The UK has been patrolling Syria since 2015 as part of its contribution to the international coalition against Daesh, consistent with UNSC Resolution 2249.
The aim: to prevent any attempted resurgence of Daesh (ISIS / ISIL).
Last night the UK & France carried out a joint strike for this aim.
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The aim: to prevent any attempted resurgence of Daesh (ISIS / ISIL).
Last night the UK & France carried out a joint strike for this aim.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:51 AM
The UK has been patrolling Syria since 2015 as part of its contribution to the international coalition against Daesh, consistent with UNSC Resolution 2249.
The aim: to prevent any attempted resurgence of Daesh (ISIS / ISIL).
Last night the UK & France carried out a joint strike for this aim.
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The aim: to prevent any attempted resurgence of Daesh (ISIS / ISIL).
Last night the UK & France carried out a joint strike for this aim.
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Its previously been made clear that this would only apply to people who have had their claim rejected, but who are still here appealing & who have significant personal assets - most of whom would be visa overstayers.
Which I'm sure Farrukh knows.
There's no criticism for "getting accommodation".
Which I'm sure Farrukh knows.
There's no criticism for "getting accommodation".
Surreal, Keir Starmer spews populist far right drivel criticising asylum seekers for getting accommodation, knowing full well that government denies asylum seekers the right to work, which if they did have, they would allow them to pay for their own accommodation while seeking asylum
January 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Its previously been made clear that this would only apply to people who have had their claim rejected, but who are still here appealing & who have significant personal assets - most of whom would be visa overstayers.
Which I'm sure Farrukh knows.
There's no criticism for "getting accommodation".
Which I'm sure Farrukh knows.
There's no criticism for "getting accommodation".
Welcome to 2026
#Trump's actions in Venezuela just gave #China the green light to take #Taiwan by force.
#Trump has emboldened all autocratic and nationalistic leaders like himself to do whatever they want, take whatever they want by force and to hell with national and international laws.
#Trump's actions in Venezuela just gave #China the green light to take #Taiwan by force.
#Trump has emboldened all autocratic and nationalistic leaders like himself to do whatever they want, take whatever they want by force and to hell with national and international laws.
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Bowen: “The US intervention in Venezuela brings into stark focus some of the well springs of Trump's worldview. He makes no secret of the way he covets the mineral wealth of other countries” - True!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump's Maduro raid could set precedent for authoritarian powers across globe
Trump seems to believe he makes the rules and others cannot have the same privileges.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Bowen: “The US intervention in Venezuela brings into stark focus some of the well springs of Trump's worldview. He makes no secret of the way he covets the mineral wealth of other countries” - True!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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About the oil ?
Not capturing a drug lord?
Say honest
So the Tariffs on Canada - not to stop migrants and Fentanyl?
Tariffs on Mexico - not to stop migrants and Fentanyl ?
Witkoff and Kushner and Putin- Not about stopping the war ? All about the spoils of war?
Wow
www.rawstory.com/trump-resurf...
Not capturing a drug lord?
Say honest
So the Tariffs on Canada - not to stop migrants and Fentanyl?
Tariffs on Mexico - not to stop migrants and Fentanyl ?
Witkoff and Kushner and Putin- Not about stopping the war ? All about the spoils of war?
Wow
www.rawstory.com/trump-resurf...
'Trump's admitting it': Resurfaced video reveals president's pre-election Venezuela goal
Before the 2024 election, Donald Trump made comments about Venezuela that are now being resurfaced after the president announced a successful mission to "capture" the nation's leader and his wife.Ret....
www.rawstory.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
About the oil ?
Not capturing a drug lord?
Say honest
So the Tariffs on Canada - not to stop migrants and Fentanyl?
Tariffs on Mexico - not to stop migrants and Fentanyl ?
Witkoff and Kushner and Putin- Not about stopping the war ? All about the spoils of war?
Wow
www.rawstory.com/trump-resurf...
Not capturing a drug lord?
Say honest
So the Tariffs on Canada - not to stop migrants and Fentanyl?
Tariffs on Mexico - not to stop migrants and Fentanyl ?
Witkoff and Kushner and Putin- Not about stopping the war ? All about the spoils of war?
Wow
www.rawstory.com/trump-resurf...
How #UK #FarRigh nationalist extremists have become #Putin's useful idiots, allowing the #Russian state to interfere in the #UK.
Leading UK far-right activist spoke at Russian extreme nationalist event
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Leading UK far-right activist spoke at Russian extreme nationalist event
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Leading UK far-right activist spoke at Russian extreme nationalist event
Exclusive: Patriotic Alternative’s Mark Collett addressed forum along with ideologue described as ‘Putin’s brain’
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This 100% 👇
Not to mention the 500 British citizens stuck in Venezuela. They will be at the top of the PMs concerns. I have lost all patience with the Greens (AKA not Greens but perennially needy far left). They’re all stuck in the 1980s. They make me sick and drag this country backwards.
January 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
This 100% 👇
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Another day of Green voters demanding ludicrous statements from the PM, and absolutely refusing to accept that tens of thousands of UK jobs, as well as UK security is dependent on the US relationship.
Absolutely fucking halfwits.
Absolutely fucking halfwits.
January 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Another day of Green voters demanding ludicrous statements from the PM, and absolutely refusing to accept that tens of thousands of UK jobs, as well as UK security is dependent on the US relationship.
Absolutely fucking halfwits.
Absolutely fucking halfwits.
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reFUKKK plc couldn't run a bath never mind the UK economy, anyone who thinks otherwise is stupid
Remember when Reform UK’s ‘Contract’ was shown to be economically ‘Liz Truss on steroids’, seems Farage is going to keep on that path…
Scrapping the OBR could be Nigel Farage’s Liz Truss moment
Scrapping the OBR could be Nigel Farage’s Liz Truss moment
Scrapping the OBR could be Nigel Farage’s Liz Truss moment
The Reform leader wants to abolish the Office for Budget Responsibility. This, rather than Brexit, Trump or even racism, could be his weak point, says John Rentoul
www.independent.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
reFUKKK plc couldn't run a bath never mind the UK economy, anyone who thinks otherwise is stupid
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Interesting that Macron, Merz, Meloni are saying pretty much the same as Keir Starmer, and that Melenchon (and Faure?) thinks Maduro should be returned to power immediately. Worth reading.
❌ «Abandon du droit international», «porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche»… La position de Macron sur le Venezuela ulcère la gauche
Lire ⤵️
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«Abandon du droit international», «porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche»… La position de Macron sur le Venezuela ulcère la gauche
Dans un premier temps, le président de la République a «pris acte» de la fin de la «dictature Maduro», dont le «peuple vénézuélien» ne peut selon lui que se «réjouir». Sans trouver à redire sur l’opération américaine.
www.liberation.fr
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Interesting that Macron, Merz, Meloni are saying pretty much the same as Keir Starmer, and that Melenchon (and Faure?) thinks Maduro should be returned to power immediately. Worth reading.
Or could it happen again?
After neutralising parliament, dictator Hitler unlawfully annexed the Sudetenland. The Allies made noises of protest but ultimately let him get away with it, emboldening Hitler's next move on Austria.
Not sure what made me think of that, but thank goodness that could never happen again...
Not sure what made me think of that, but thank goodness that could never happen again...
January 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Or could it happen again?
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Quick shout out to the assorted cranks pretending to believe the PM has sanctioned Trumps actions.
This scumbag, with his multiple convictions and a lifetime of racism is on *your* side.
This scumbag, with his multiple convictions and a lifetime of racism is on *your* side.
January 4, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Quick shout out to the assorted cranks pretending to believe the PM has sanctioned Trumps actions.
This scumbag, with his multiple convictions and a lifetime of racism is on *your* side.
This scumbag, with his multiple convictions and a lifetime of racism is on *your* side.
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"Putin thinks he has near mastery over trump, not because of kompromat, but because his KGB training has leveraged Trump's all-too-visible weaknesses against him,"
Total crap
Russia has owned trump since April 1977
Ivana father was Czech secret service- KGB
trump has been played on a weekly basis
Total crap
Russia has owned trump since April 1977
Ivana father was Czech secret service- KGB
trump has been played on a weekly basis
"Putin thinks he has near mastery over Donald Trump, not because of kompromat, but because his KGB training has leveraged Trump's all-too-visible weaknesses against him," writes former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton in this recent op-ed.
John Bolton: Putin's strategy
As 2026 opens, Vladimir Putin projects the image of a calm, confident leader.
Although political maskirovka comes naturally from his KGB background, Putin very likely believes he is in a position of ...
kyivindependent.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
"Putin thinks he has near mastery over trump, not because of kompromat, but because his KGB training has leveraged Trump's all-too-visible weaknesses against him,"
Total crap
Russia has owned trump since April 1977
Ivana father was Czech secret service- KGB
trump has been played on a weekly basis
Total crap
Russia has owned trump since April 1977
Ivana father was Czech secret service- KGB
trump has been played on a weekly basis
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“I’ve never heard anyone sounding so much like an emperor as Donald Trump”.
Is the US president displaying imperial power after kidnapping the Venezuelan head of state?
Is the US president displaying imperial power after kidnapping the Venezuelan head of state?
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
“I’ve never heard anyone sounding so much like an emperor as Donald Trump”.
Is the US president displaying imperial power after kidnapping the Venezuelan head of state?
Is the US president displaying imperial power after kidnapping the Venezuelan head of state?
For once, I agree with the winter of this piece, John Harris.
#Britain IS much better than it was in many ways.
In 2026, remember this: Britain is much better than it was in so many ways. Don’t swallow the right’s lies | John Harris
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#Britain IS much better than it was in many ways.
In 2026, remember this: Britain is much better than it was in so many ways. Don’t swallow the right’s lies | John Harris
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 4, 2026 at 12:24 PM
For once, I agree with the winter of this piece, John Harris.
#Britain IS much better than it was in many ways.
In 2026, remember this: Britain is much better than it was in so many ways. Don’t swallow the right’s lies | John Harris
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#Britain IS much better than it was in many ways.
In 2026, remember this: Britain is much better than it was in so many ways. Don’t swallow the right’s lies | John Harris
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It should be as clear to all Americans as it is to all adults in the civilised world -
trump is now out of control
Lawless
Egged on by Miller and Hegseth
Controlled by The Heritage Foundation
America, you are now in a Constitutional Crisis
trump arrests one drug runner and pardons another
How so?
trump is now out of control
Lawless
Egged on by Miller and Hegseth
Controlled by The Heritage Foundation
America, you are now in a Constitutional Crisis
trump arrests one drug runner and pardons another
How so?
It’s NOT new, we just want our government to stop the bullshit & govern. All they do is enrich themselves & throw us under any proverbial bus they can. We pay them handsomely & they spit on our face. And I’m sick of fighting for equality, human rights, and against racism for the past 40 years.
January 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
It should be as clear to all Americans as it is to all adults in the civilised world -
trump is now out of control
Lawless
Egged on by Miller and Hegseth
Controlled by The Heritage Foundation
America, you are now in a Constitutional Crisis
trump arrests one drug runner and pardons another
How so?
trump is now out of control
Lawless
Egged on by Miller and Hegseth
Controlled by The Heritage Foundation
America, you are now in a Constitutional Crisis
trump arrests one drug runner and pardons another
How so?
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The UK stands firmly with the people of Venezuela in their pursuit of a democratic future: UK statement at the UN Security Council www.gov.uk/government/s...
The UK stands firmly with the people of Venezuela in their pursuit of a democratic future: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Statement by Ambassador Archie Young, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela.
www.gov.uk
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The UK stands firmly with the people of Venezuela in their pursuit of a democratic future: UK statement at the UN Security Council www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Not by stealth they will lie then blatantly piratize it
Reform UK won’t say ‘private’ when talking about healthcare. Richard Tice uses ‘independent’:
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
January 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Not by stealth they will lie then blatantly piratize it
This 100% 👇
I’m sick of these old men taking a wrecking ball to a world they won’t inhabit for much longer. We all have to live with the consequences. Bastards.
January 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This 100% 👇
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Spot the guilty - I can see three, so far
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign
New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Spot the guilty - I can see three, so far
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Following the initial investigations, conducted under the direction of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Valais, a criminal investigation was opened last night against the two managers of the "Le Constellation" bar. www-policevalais-ch.translate.goog/communiques-... #bbcpm
Crans-Montana : instruction ouverte contre les gérants du bar « Le Constellation » – Police cantonale valaisanne
www-policevalais-ch.translate.goog
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Following the initial investigations, conducted under the direction of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Valais, a criminal investigation was opened last night against the two managers of the "Le Constellation" bar. www-policevalais-ch.translate.goog/communiques-... #bbcpm
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“This is broader than Venezuela – Cuba may now collapse,” said Coates, vice president of the Heritage Foundation
And there you have it
Straight from the horses mouth
US Foreign Policy now dictated by
The Heritage Foundation
www.rawstory.com/venezuela-26...
And there you have it
Straight from the horses mouth
US Foreign Policy now dictated by
The Heritage Foundation
www.rawstory.com/venezuela-26...
‘A great benefit to us!’ Ex-Trump official reveals real reason behind Venezuela attack
A former senior White House official took to Fox News Saturday to celebrate the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela and subsequent capture of its president, and in doing so, made several startl...
www.rawstory.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
“This is broader than Venezuela – Cuba may now collapse,” said Coates, vice president of the Heritage Foundation
And there you have it
Straight from the horses mouth
US Foreign Policy now dictated by
The Heritage Foundation
www.rawstory.com/venezuela-26...
And there you have it
Straight from the horses mouth
US Foreign Policy now dictated by
The Heritage Foundation
www.rawstory.com/venezuela-26...