Winston Smith
@winstonsmith2019.bsky.social
Immigrant from X. Dual British-French European, Pro EU, living & working in🇫🇷 Focus on disinformation, climate change, donors behind Trump & Farage & 🇷🇺
It’s not immigrants, it’s oligarchs & their insatiable greed. Reform 🇬🇧 is the latest grift
➡️ no DMs #FBPE
It’s not immigrants, it’s oligarchs & their insatiable greed. Reform 🇬🇧 is the latest grift
➡️ no DMs #FBPE
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If you look at the men & the think tanks behind Brexit, it is the exact same men & the exact same think tanks behind Trump, and the exact same media too. Maybe one day people will see this.
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No MP should be earning £380,000 on top of their parliamentary salary.
Farage manages it because he's turned "politainment" into a viable career. Like his US counterparts he's discovered that being a disruptor can make you very wealthy indeed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage manages it because he's turned "politainment" into a viable career. Like his US counterparts he's discovered that being a disruptor can make you very wealthy indeed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage apologises for 17 breaches of MPs’ code of conduct
Reform UK leader, who failed to declare £380,000 on time, says he is computer-illiterate ‘oddball’
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:35 AM
No MP should be earning £380,000 on top of their parliamentary salary.
Farage manages it because he's turned "politainment" into a viable career. Like his US counterparts he's discovered that being a disruptor can make you very wealthy indeed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage manages it because he's turned "politainment" into a viable career. Like his US counterparts he's discovered that being a disruptor can make you very wealthy indeed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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And we're back. The moment the danger passes, people rush to pretend everything is alright again. It isn't and will not be.
DAVOS - GERMANY'S MERZ: DESPITE FRUSTRATION, ANGER OF RECENT MONTHS, LET US NOT BE TOO QUICK TO WRITE OFF THE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 AM
And we're back. The moment the danger passes, people rush to pretend everything is alright again. It isn't and will not be.
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Are you filled with righteous anger about Donald Trump's fascism in the States? Good, but not enough. Now, make it your personal responsibility to ensure Nigel Farage never gets to introduce it here.
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Are you filled with righteous anger about Donald Trump's fascism in the States? Good, but not enough. Now, make it your personal responsibility to ensure Nigel Farage never gets to introduce it here.
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NEW: A mega snow storm - SNOWPOCALYPSE - recently hit residents of Juneau, Alaska.
I spoke to heat pump owners there to find out how they coped. Their heat pumps did great, apparently!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/my-heat-pu...
I spoke to heat pump owners there to find out how they coped. Their heat pumps did great, apparently!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/my-heat-pu...
‘My heat pump triumphed during Alaska’s snowpocalypse’
Juneau's severest winter storm in decades was no match for some air-to-air heat pumps
www.thereengineer.pro
January 22, 2026 at 9:11 AM
NEW: A mega snow storm - SNOWPOCALYPSE - recently hit residents of Juneau, Alaska.
I spoke to heat pump owners there to find out how they coped. Their heat pumps did great, apparently!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/my-heat-pu...
I spoke to heat pump owners there to find out how they coped. Their heat pumps did great, apparently!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/my-heat-pu...
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And now something positive:
solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time.
☀️ 💨
#TippingPoint
Source: dr.dk
solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time.
☀️ 💨
#TippingPoint
Source: dr.dk
January 22, 2026 at 6:41 AM
And now something positive:
solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time.
☀️ 💨
#TippingPoint
Source: dr.dk
solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time.
☀️ 💨
#TippingPoint
Source: dr.dk
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In horror at the detention of a child, this moment from our reporting on Minneapolis today stands out —
An ICE agent saw a bald eagle while driving with a detained US citizen. The agent said to the driver, “there’s a bald eagle, do you know what that means?” The driver said: “God is on our side.”
An ICE agent saw a bald eagle while driving with a detained US citizen. The agent said to the driver, “there’s a bald eagle, do you know what that means?” The driver said: “God is on our side.”
January 22, 2026 at 4:10 AM
In horror at the detention of a child, this moment from our reporting on Minneapolis today stands out —
An ICE agent saw a bald eagle while driving with a detained US citizen. The agent said to the driver, “there’s a bald eagle, do you know what that means?” The driver said: “God is on our side.”
An ICE agent saw a bald eagle while driving with a detained US citizen. The agent said to the driver, “there’s a bald eagle, do you know what that means?” The driver said: “God is on our side.”
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People of Minneapolis are impressive!
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 9:36 AM
People of Minneapolis are impressive!
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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I got in late last night. First thing this morning, I saw cars following an ice vehicle down the street, honking at it.
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I got in late last night. First thing this morning, I saw cars following an ice vehicle down the street, honking at it.
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
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And if these thoughts are in any way interesting... well with ECIPE colleagues we are looking at further work, but here is the last written contribution on the current state of globalisation... bsky.app/profile/davi...
"How 40 years of change brought globalisation without trust" - my latest long read (based on a talk given this morning) seems immediately relevant given further US-China tensions over global supply chains.
Global markets are a reality --->
ecipe.org/blog/the-new...
Global markets are a reality --->
ecipe.org/blog/the-new...
The New World of Trade – How 40 Years of Change Brought Globalisation Without Trust
Making sense of daily trade policy turbulence has become a major challenge. President Trump is just one part of a complex ever-changing picture.Stop the world to catch up is an understandable respons
ecipe.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 AM
And if these thoughts are in any way interesting... well with ECIPE colleagues we are looking at further work, but here is the last written contribution on the current state of globalisation... bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Greens take Reform seat in first of its kind win
Greens take Reform seat in first of its kind win in Derbyshire - BBC News
Green Party candidate wins seat from Reform party in Derbyshire County Council by-election.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Greens take Reform seat in first of its kind win
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Ironic that the most enthusiastic readers of The Road to Serfdom did the most to put the world on The Road to Serfdom.
January 22, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Ironic that the most enthusiastic readers of The Road to Serfdom did the most to put the world on The Road to Serfdom.
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Yes, it's a first of its kind win. But it certainly won't be the last.
There's a reason why Nigel Farage is refusing to debate Zack Polanski.
There's a reason why Nigel Farage is refusing to debate Zack Polanski.
January 22, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Yes, it's a first of its kind win. But it certainly won't be the last.
There's a reason why Nigel Farage is refusing to debate Zack Polanski.
There's a reason why Nigel Farage is refusing to debate Zack Polanski.
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Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
January 21, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
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Trump: "I'm a horrible dictator type person but SOMETIMES YOU NEED A DICTATOR.” This person is mentally, morally and criminally unfit to serve in any official capacity let alone the presidency of the United States.
Believe people when they tell you who they are.
Believe people when they tell you who they are.
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Trump: "I'm a horrible dictator type person but SOMETIMES YOU NEED A DICTATOR.” This person is mentally, morally and criminally unfit to serve in any official capacity let alone the presidency of the United States.
Believe people when they tell you who they are.
Believe people when they tell you who they are.
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Harry Enten: “Wanna know how poorly Trump buying Greenland polls? Worse than the Epstein files. Seriously, Trump's net approval rating on any attempt to buy Greenland (-40 pts) is lower than his net approval on the Epstein files (-38 pts). Greenland is arguably Trump's worst polling issue.”
January 21, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Harry Enten: “Wanna know how poorly Trump buying Greenland polls? Worse than the Epstein files. Seriously, Trump's net approval rating on any attempt to buy Greenland (-40 pts) is lower than his net approval on the Epstein files (-38 pts). Greenland is arguably Trump's worst polling issue.”
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So, protesting a church will be investigated, but not a woman being murdered by ICE. Got it.
January 20, 2026 at 12:20 PM
So, protesting a church will be investigated, but not a woman being murdered by ICE. Got it.
Switch off Fox News.
Take a cold hard look at the facts.
Take a cold hard look at the facts.
One year into Trump’s second term, working people are paying more and getting less. Costs are up. Wages are down. Jobs are disappearing. Meanwhile, billionaires and Big Tech are cashing in. This is the real Trump economy. Read the full report:
ONE YEAR IN: More Expensive & Less Free
But together we keep fighting back
www.meidasplus.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Switch off Fox News.
Take a cold hard look at the facts.
Take a cold hard look at the facts.
Europe stands strong, so Trump folds. See, it wasn’t hard.
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Europe stands strong, so Trump folds. See, it wasn’t hard.
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Canada has what the world wants — and in this era of profound change, we’re a strong, reliable partner with ambition to build.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
January 21, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Canada has what the world wants — and in this era of profound change, we’re a strong, reliable partner with ambition to build.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
At the World Economic Forum, I met with business leaders from across sectors and nations who want to build with us.
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Well said. And if the federal laws won't do this, the states, which grant corporate status, can and should.
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Well said. And if the federal laws won't do this, the states, which grant corporate status, can and should.
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...Carney laid out a doctrine for a world of fractured international norms, warning “compliance will not buy safety”.
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it,” he said. “Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...?
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it,” he said. “Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...?
‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump
In a speech at Davos, written by Carney himself, the Canadian prime minister laid out his doctrine for a world of fractured international norms
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
...Carney laid out a doctrine for a world of fractured international norms, warning “compliance will not buy safety”.
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it,” he said. “Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...?
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it,” he said. “Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...?