Alfred Wickens
@wickens.bsky.social
Emigre from Twitter. Brexit was always going to be a disaster. Joined Bluesky 8/10/23.
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) on ABC this morning said, "This is the Epstein administration," and that President Trump is "still in with the Epstein class."
On whether he has confidence in Pam Bondi as attorney general: "I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi."
On whether he has confidence in Pam Bondi as attorney general: "I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi."
February 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) on ABC this morning said, "This is the Epstein administration," and that President Trump is "still in with the Epstein class."
On whether he has confidence in Pam Bondi as attorney general: "I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi."
On whether he has confidence in Pam Bondi as attorney general: "I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi."
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He’s a liar. He lied under oath. He lied to get the job. Impeach him.
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
He’s a liar. He lied under oath. He lied to get the job. Impeach him.
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There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions
The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 AM
There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
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Good morning!☕️🔥
Unpleasant situation for Russian terrorists!☄️
SIGNUM 🇺🇦53rd Separate Mechanised Brigade in the Lyman direction.
Unpleasant situation for Russian terrorists!☄️
SIGNUM 🇺🇦53rd Separate Mechanised Brigade in the Lyman direction.
February 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Good morning!☕️🔥
Unpleasant situation for Russian terrorists!☄️
SIGNUM 🇺🇦53rd Separate Mechanised Brigade in the Lyman direction.
Unpleasant situation for Russian terrorists!☄️
SIGNUM 🇺🇦53rd Separate Mechanised Brigade in the Lyman direction.
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Today’s estimated Ruzzian losses
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Today’s estimated Ruzzian losses
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Good piece. The idea that Rubio is the 'reasonable one' and Vance is the thug is rather like thinking that the interrogator who offers sympathy and a cigarette is your ally against the knuckle-cracking sadist.
Free piece just released. Marco Rubio called on tolerant, democratic, liberal Europe to destroy itself and embrace a Trump-like future. He received a standing ovation and we are told some people are reassured. If so, Europe will deserve everything coming its way. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Rubio Calls For The End Of A Tolerant, Democratic Europe And The Crowd Goes Wild
Just over an hour ago, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the end of a tolerant, democratic Europe and its break-up into a disparate group of smaller, Trumpist states, and the Europeans in t...
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Good piece. The idea that Rubio is the 'reasonable one' and Vance is the thug is rather like thinking that the interrogator who offers sympathy and a cigarette is your ally against the knuckle-cracking sadist.
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No words left to say.
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
No words left to say.
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While Ukrainian athlete who honor his fallen teammates face ban, Russian lugers Pavel Repilov and Daria Olesik were allowed to compete under a “neutral” flag after openly promoting a company that co-produces the very drones killing Ukrainians.
February 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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February 13, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members
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With ICE attacking protesters and snatching people off the streets, it’s clear: World Cup fans & players won’t be safe in Trump's US. Demand European countries to boycott the US World Cup matches - unless they are moved. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-02...
February 13, 2026 at 11:52 AM
With ICE attacking protesters and snatching people off the streets, it’s clear: World Cup fans & players won’t be safe in Trump's US. Demand European countries to boycott the US World Cup matches - unless they are moved. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-02...
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The Today programme this morning interviewed Diana Furchgott-Roth, a senior staff member at the Heritage Foundation, about Trump's climate policies, during which she came out with the zinger: “a lot of people like it a bit warmer.”
How is it in the public interest to platform anti-science tripe?
How is it in the public interest to platform anti-science tripe?
February 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The Today programme this morning interviewed Diana Furchgott-Roth, a senior staff member at the Heritage Foundation, about Trump's climate policies, during which she came out with the zinger: “a lot of people like it a bit warmer.”
How is it in the public interest to platform anti-science tripe?
How is it in the public interest to platform anti-science tripe?
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An early '70s image of my dad's family home place in rural Westmeath.
Not that long ago, yet in so many ways another Ireland entirely – for both better and worse.
Not that long ago, yet in so many ways another Ireland entirely – for both better and worse.
February 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
An early '70s image of my dad's family home place in rural Westmeath.
Not that long ago, yet in so many ways another Ireland entirely – for both better and worse.
Not that long ago, yet in so many ways another Ireland entirely – for both better and worse.
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"Musk is part of the 'PayPal Mafia' of libertarian billionaires with roots in South Africa under white rule. They include co-founder Peter Thiel, who was educated there in the 1970s, former chief operating officer David Sacks, and Roelof Botha, grandson of the apartheid regime’s foreign minister."
How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa
Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"Musk is part of the 'PayPal Mafia' of libertarian billionaires with roots in South Africa under white rule. They include co-founder Peter Thiel, who was educated there in the 1970s, former chief operating officer David Sacks, and Roelof Botha, grandson of the apartheid regime’s foreign minister."
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Palantir’s track record speaks for itself.
They should be nowhere near our NHS!
They should be nowhere near our NHS!
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Palantir’s track record speaks for itself.
They should be nowhere near our NHS!
They should be nowhere near our NHS!
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Just a reminder to any racist millionaire football club owners out there that without immigration we wouldn't have any of this
February 12, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Just a reminder to any racist millionaire football club owners out there that without immigration we wouldn't have any of this
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Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych's appeal to the Olympic Committee shortly before they disqualified him for wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian Olympians who were killed by the Russian fascists in the invasion of Ukraine.
February 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych's appeal to the Olympic Committee shortly before they disqualified him for wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian Olympians who were killed by the Russian fascists in the invasion of Ukraine.
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I said this quietly to senior officials in Ireland over the last 12 months. Now it requires public statement.
Ireland became rich because -among other reasons- it is the venue where US tech firms can operate in Europe with relative impunity. But this strategy may not last much longer.
Ireland became rich because -among other reasons- it is the venue where US tech firms can operate in Europe with relative impunity. But this strategy may not last much longer.
February 12, 2026 at 6:33 AM
I said this quietly to senior officials in Ireland over the last 12 months. Now it requires public statement.
Ireland became rich because -among other reasons- it is the venue where US tech firms can operate in Europe with relative impunity. But this strategy may not last much longer.
Ireland became rich because -among other reasons- it is the venue where US tech firms can operate in Europe with relative impunity. But this strategy may not last much longer.
Rutte needs to resign and let someone with a backbone take his place.
The Worst Argument Possible
Of course Europe can defend itself, indeed it should.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Rutte needs to resign and let someone with a backbone take his place.