Alexander Christie-Miller
@achristiemiller.bsky.social
Journalist/writer, formerly in Istanbul, now Norfolk. ‘To the City’ (William Collins/Pegasus). All posts have grammar/spelling errors. Retweets usually = endorsements. Opinions not my own unless stated otherwise, and even then probably still not my own.
I’m not surprised Trump is taking this seriously. There is a very real chance the end or continuation of his regime will ultimately come down to what orders the military is willing to follow | Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I’m not surprised Trump is taking this seriously. There is a very real chance the end or continuation of his regime will ultimately come down to what orders the military is willing to follow | Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Have a Poem published in the latest edition of @dustpoetry.bsky.social about microplastics www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/the-mic...
The microplastics in my body unionised by Ross McCleary
The microplastics in my body unionised while I was staring at the ocean;they took matters into their own hands,making pickets in the alcoves ofmy prefrontal cortex, replacingfuzzy void yesterdays with...
www.dustpoetry.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Have a Poem published in the latest edition of @dustpoetry.bsky.social about microplastics www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/the-mic...
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The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.
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If you think that “the slow vanishing of employee benefits” is a better trade politically than “the other lot saying you broke your promise on income tax”, you are out of your tree: www.ft.com/content/1160...
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If you think that “the slow vanishing of employee benefits” is a better trade politically than “the other lot saying you broke your promise on income tax”, you are out of your tree: www.ft.com/content/1160...
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Imagine if we applied the same approach to ALL children, not just those who grow up in care. On your 16th birthday, your mum and dad pack your bags and point you to a distant bedsit.
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Imagine if we applied the same approach to ALL children, not just those who grow up in care. On your 16th birthday, your mum and dad pack your bags and point you to a distant bedsit.
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Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
Finally.
NEW: Labour condemn Tory plan to strip people of indefinite leave to remain:
“It’s utterly grotesque that Tories want to deport people with the lawful right to be here to achieve ‘cultural coherence’.
“This policy would mean tearing families apart and ripping out our neighbours from communities."
“It’s utterly grotesque that Tories want to deport people with the lawful right to be here to achieve ‘cultural coherence’.
“This policy would mean tearing families apart and ripping out our neighbours from communities."
October 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Finally.
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NEW: Labour condemn Tory plan to strip people of indefinite leave to remain:
“It’s utterly grotesque that Tories want to deport people with the lawful right to be here to achieve ‘cultural coherence’.
“This policy would mean tearing families apart and ripping out our neighbours from communities."
“It’s utterly grotesque that Tories want to deport people with the lawful right to be here to achieve ‘cultural coherence’.
“This policy would mean tearing families apart and ripping out our neighbours from communities."
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
NEW: Labour condemn Tory plan to strip people of indefinite leave to remain:
“It’s utterly grotesque that Tories want to deport people with the lawful right to be here to achieve ‘cultural coherence’.
“This policy would mean tearing families apart and ripping out our neighbours from communities."
“It’s utterly grotesque that Tories want to deport people with the lawful right to be here to achieve ‘cultural coherence’.
“This policy would mean tearing families apart and ripping out our neighbours from communities."
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Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
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How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
October 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
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Why Keir Starmer's refusal to explicitly condemn Nigel Farage's immoral plan to tear thousands of families and communities apart will only help clear the Reform leader's path to Downing Street
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
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Where Is the Opposition to Nigel Farage's Immoral Mass Deportation Plan?
Keir Starmer's Government's refusal to explicitly condemn the Reform leader's plans to tear thousands of families and communities apart is only clearing his path to Downing Street, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Why Keir Starmer's refusal to explicitly condemn Nigel Farage's immoral plan to tear thousands of families and communities apart will only help clear the Reform leader's path to Downing Street
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
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Working on a piece & cannot believe I just wrote the following:
"On Wednesday, ABC cancelled Jimmy Kimmel Live! just hours after the Trump-controlled Federal Communications Commission (FCC) threatened to cancel ABC’s broadcasting license."
The de-democratization of America in action.
"On Wednesday, ABC cancelled Jimmy Kimmel Live! just hours after the Trump-controlled Federal Communications Commission (FCC) threatened to cancel ABC’s broadcasting license."
The de-democratization of America in action.
September 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Working on a piece & cannot believe I just wrote the following:
"On Wednesday, ABC cancelled Jimmy Kimmel Live! just hours after the Trump-controlled Federal Communications Commission (FCC) threatened to cancel ABC’s broadcasting license."
The de-democratization of America in action.
"On Wednesday, ABC cancelled Jimmy Kimmel Live! just hours after the Trump-controlled Federal Communications Commission (FCC) threatened to cancel ABC’s broadcasting license."
The de-democratization of America in action.
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Oh a forced sale to regime allies? Shocker.
* ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, ANDREESSEN TO CONTROL TIKOK IN US: WSJ
$ORCL
$ORCL
September 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oh a forced sale to regime allies? Shocker.
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A debate Labour badly needs to have:
Labour must champion inclusivity to tackle advance of far right, says deputy leadership hopeful
Exclusive: Alison McGovern says party needs emotive storyteller to fight against division promoted by Reform
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A debate Labour badly needs to have:
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There's no better poster child for the mess the UK is now in than the fact that the Financial Times - home to the "how to spend it" supplement on luxury geegaws - is now one of the most left-wing media channels in the country simply because it's still interested in reality.
August 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
There's no better poster child for the mess the UK is now in than the fact that the Financial Times - home to the "how to spend it" supplement on luxury geegaws - is now one of the most left-wing media channels in the country simply because it's still interested in reality.
@jo-the-botanist.bsky.social Hi Jo, I found this grass I think is Lolium giganteum, do you think that’s right?
July 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
@jo-the-botanist.bsky.social Hi Jo, I found this grass I think is Lolium giganteum, do you think that’s right?
@tetzoo.bsky.social Any idea what this is?
July 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@tetzoo.bsky.social Any idea what this is?
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Good piece by Zeinab Shuker on Syria's environmental crises, from pollution and deforesting to water shortages. These aren't minor issues to be resolved in a distant future—they're growing sources of instability.
@zfshuker.bsky.social & @centuryintl.bsky.social
tcf.org/content/comm...
@zfshuker.bsky.social & @centuryintl.bsky.social
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Syria’s Environmental Crisis Is Its Achilles Heel
It may be hard to imagine now, but Syrians once thought of their environmental treasures as being close to the soul of their country. As recently as a
tcf.org
June 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Good piece by Zeinab Shuker on Syria's environmental crises, from pollution and deforesting to water shortages. These aren't minor issues to be resolved in a distant future—they're growing sources of instability.
@zfshuker.bsky.social & @centuryintl.bsky.social
tcf.org/content/comm...
@zfshuker.bsky.social & @centuryintl.bsky.social
tcf.org/content/comm...
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I do enjoy the country-specific name changes for No Kings protests this weekend
June 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I do enjoy the country-specific name changes for No Kings protests this weekend
I’ve made labels for the collection of pressed grasses I’ve assembled. I think these suitably express my deep love of Latin and English botanical names:
June 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I’ve made labels for the collection of pressed grasses I’ve assembled. I think these suitably express my deep love of Latin and English botanical names:
@jo-the-botanist.bsky.social I don’t suppose you could help me with this grass? Found in the dunes at Horsey Gap. I’m thinking it’s a couch but can’t work it out. Flowering spike like couch/ryegrass but leaves are hairlike, tiny ligule.
June 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@jo-the-botanist.bsky.social I don’t suppose you could help me with this grass? Found in the dunes at Horsey Gap. I’m thinking it’s a couch but can’t work it out. Flowering spike like couch/ryegrass but leaves are hairlike, tiny ligule.
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Catabrosa aquaticum on the Bure near my home. A pretty floating grass, not common, with flower spikes like a purple-green haze over the water.
May 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Catabrosa aquaticum on the Bure near my home. A pretty floating grass, not common, with flower spikes like a purple-green haze over the water.