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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KEEP UP THE PRESSURE
Tesla quietly cuts 1,700 jobs at Gigafactory Berlin despite denying it
A new report from the German business newspaper Handelsblatt confirms that the automaker has been quietly downsizing the plant’s workforce significantly, based on figures reported by the workers’ council.
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A new report from the German business newspaper Handelsblatt confirms that the automaker has been quietly downsizing the plant’s workforce significantly, based on figures reported by the workers’ council.
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Tesla quietly cuts 1,700 jobs at Gigafactory Berlin despite denying it
A new report confirms that Tesla has reduced its workforce at Gigafactory Berlin by roughly 1,700 employees over the last...
electrek.co
January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
KEEP UP THE PRESSURE
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Referring to his keynote address at the World Economic Forum, Trump told the audience that sometimes “you need a dictator.” To be clear, this is the President of the United Staes telling the world (including us) that we need a dictator, and HE is that dictator.
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Referring to his keynote address at the World Economic Forum, Trump told the audience that sometimes “you need a dictator.” To be clear, this is the President of the United Staes telling the world (including us) that we need a dictator, and HE is that dictator.
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Jack Smith: “The investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity — no one should be above the law in this country & the law required he be held to account”
January 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Jack Smith: “The investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity — no one should be above the law in this country & the law required he be held to account”
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Smith: "Our assessment of the evidence is that [Trump] is the person most responsible for what happened on January 6th. He caused what happened. It was foreseeable to him and then when it happened he tried to exploit in furtherance of the conspiracy."
January 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Smith: "Our assessment of the evidence is that [Trump] is the person most responsible for what happened on January 6th. He caused what happened. It was foreseeable to him and then when it happened he tried to exploit in furtherance of the conspiracy."
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JACK SMITH to @repcohen.bsky.social : “I had a duty to protect witnesses in this investigation. Trump suggested one witness should be put to death.”
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
JACK SMITH to @repcohen.bsky.social : “I had a duty to protect witnesses in this investigation. Trump suggested one witness should be put to death.”
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Purpose
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Purpose
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Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question." Meanwhile, the German military has filled its ranks to the highest levels in over a decade.
www.dw.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
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Dr. Sophia Jex-Blake was born #OTD in 1840
+ Led the campaign to secure women access to a university education in the UK
+ First practicing woman doctor in Scotland
+ Founder, Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886
+ Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women, 1874
#WomenInSTEM
+ Led the campaign to secure women access to a university education in the UK
+ First practicing woman doctor in Scotland
+ Founder, Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886
+ Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women, 1874
#WomenInSTEM
January 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Dr. Sophia Jex-Blake was born #OTD in 1840
+ Led the campaign to secure women access to a university education in the UK
+ First practicing woman doctor in Scotland
+ Founder, Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886
+ Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women, 1874
#WomenInSTEM
+ Led the campaign to secure women access to a university education in the UK
+ First practicing woman doctor in Scotland
+ Founder, Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886
+ Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women, 1874
#WomenInSTEM
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We are now 34 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 22, 2026 at 2:23 PM
We are now 34 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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JACK SMITH: “I have seen how the rule of law can erode. My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it.”
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
JACK SMITH: “I have seen how the rule of law can erode. My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it.”
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AOC: This is quite a bit of market concentration. Agreed?
CVS HEALTH CHAIR DAVID JOYNER: No. I'd suggest it's a model that works well for the consumer
AOC: It works well for CVS. Health insurance gets a cut, pharmacy benefit manager gets one, drug manufacturer gets one, & the patient gets screwed
CVS HEALTH CHAIR DAVID JOYNER: No. I'd suggest it's a model that works well for the consumer
AOC: It works well for CVS. Health insurance gets a cut, pharmacy benefit manager gets one, drug manufacturer gets one, & the patient gets screwed
January 22, 2026 at 5:48 PM
AOC: This is quite a bit of market concentration. Agreed?
CVS HEALTH CHAIR DAVID JOYNER: No. I'd suggest it's a model that works well for the consumer
AOC: It works well for CVS. Health insurance gets a cut, pharmacy benefit manager gets one, drug manufacturer gets one, & the patient gets screwed
CVS HEALTH CHAIR DAVID JOYNER: No. I'd suggest it's a model that works well for the consumer
AOC: It works well for CVS. Health insurance gets a cut, pharmacy benefit manager gets one, drug manufacturer gets one, & the patient gets screwed
Bang on the money, this one 👇👏
January 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Bang on the money, this one 👇👏
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Ill repost this too. A good reminder.
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Ill repost this too. A good reminder.
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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