Tim
@bagendbrum5.bsky.social
Faith in God. Listens to music every day, likes football, coffee, real ale, the coast. Centre left political. Puts on the walking boots, look for truth, equity and to keep the command to love God with all your heart and love your neighbour as yourself
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Trump sympathizes with how stressful it would be for Putin to have to stop killing people for a while because of how inconvenient it would be for him to resume it. This whole thing is a farce. A charade. Putin is playing Trump like the useful idiot that he is.
December 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trump sympathizes with how stressful it would be for Putin to have to stop killing people for a while because of how inconvenient it would be for him to resume it. This whole thing is a farce. A charade. Putin is playing Trump like the useful idiot that he is.
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We Are Not Negotiating a Ukrainian Peace: Repeated Failures of Emissaries are not Attempts to Reach a Respectable End to War but a Dishonorable Effort to Wear Zelensky Down
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Clarity and Candor. A Must Read.
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Clarity and Candor. A Must Read.
We Are Not Negotiating a Ukrainian Peace: Repeated Failures of Emissaries are not Attempts to Reach a Respectable End to War but a Dishonorable Effort to Wear Zelensky Down
The Steady State | by Bill Piekney
open.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We Are Not Negotiating a Ukrainian Peace: Repeated Failures of Emissaries are not Attempts to Reach a Respectable End to War but a Dishonorable Effort to Wear Zelensky Down
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Clarity and Candor. A Must Read.
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Clarity and Candor. A Must Read.
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It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.
December 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.
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🇨🇦🇺🇦 Zelensky: Thank you for the meeting, Mark!
Russia keeps tormenting our cities and our people. Moscow has turned down even the proposals for a Christmas ceasefire and is intensifying the brutality of its missile and drone strikes.
Russia keeps tormenting our cities and our people. Moscow has turned down even the proposals for a Christmas ceasefire and is intensifying the brutality of its missile and drone strikes.
December 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🇨🇦🇺🇦 Zelensky: Thank you for the meeting, Mark!
Russia keeps tormenting our cities and our people. Moscow has turned down even the proposals for a Christmas ceasefire and is intensifying the brutality of its missile and drone strikes.
Russia keeps tormenting our cities and our people. Moscow has turned down even the proposals for a Christmas ceasefire and is intensifying the brutality of its missile and drone strikes.
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This is not true at all.
Russia is far more Muslim than most of Europe and North America, and that has nothing to do with why people hate Russia.
People hate Russia because it is an imperialist dictatorship that invades, rapes, and commits genocide against its neighbors
Russia is far more Muslim than most of Europe and North America, and that has nothing to do with why people hate Russia.
People hate Russia because it is an imperialist dictatorship that invades, rapes, and commits genocide against its neighbors
December 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This is not true at all.
Russia is far more Muslim than most of Europe and North America, and that has nothing to do with why people hate Russia.
People hate Russia because it is an imperialist dictatorship that invades, rapes, and commits genocide against its neighbors
Russia is far more Muslim than most of Europe and North America, and that has nothing to do with why people hate Russia.
People hate Russia because it is an imperialist dictatorship that invades, rapes, and commits genocide against its neighbors
Watching the Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas day. A really good film. Sadly still resonant.
December 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Watching the Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas day. A really good film. Sadly still resonant.
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Of course he did. Wouldn’t expect anything less.
December 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Of course he did. Wouldn’t expect anything less.
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JD Vance: “her street girl persona is about as real as her nails”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
JD Vance: “her street girl persona is about as real as her nails”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
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Imagine if serving in government was as prestigious as landing a job at Google.
In Finland and Singapore, it basically is. Public service is seen as a privilege, a place where the most ambitious people go to solve the biggest problems.
That’s the culture we should be striving for.
In Finland and Singapore, it basically is. Public service is seen as a privilege, a place where the most ambitious people go to solve the biggest problems.
That’s the culture we should be striving for.
December 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Imagine if serving in government was as prestigious as landing a job at Google.
In Finland and Singapore, it basically is. Public service is seen as a privilege, a place where the most ambitious people go to solve the biggest problems.
That’s the culture we should be striving for.
In Finland and Singapore, it basically is. Public service is seen as a privilege, a place where the most ambitious people go to solve the biggest problems.
That’s the culture we should be striving for.
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Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Fa-la-la-la-laa!
Everybody up! It's Christmas week! 🎄
#MondayMotivation
Everybody up! It's Christmas week! 🎄
#MondayMotivation
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Fa-la-la-la-laa!
Everybody up! It's Christmas week! 🎄
#MondayMotivation
Everybody up! It's Christmas week! 🎄
#MondayMotivation
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
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Give me a good reason why the lead story on every news broadcast today and on the front of every newspaper tomorrow should not be that Donald Trump violated at least two laws today — not releasing all of the Epstein files, and defacing the Kennedy Center.
(If Biden/Obama did it...)
(If Biden/Obama did it...)
December 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Give me a good reason why the lead story on every news broadcast today and on the front of every newspaper tomorrow should not be that Donald Trump violated at least two laws today — not releasing all of the Epstein files, and defacing the Kennedy Center.
(If Biden/Obama did it...)
(If Biden/Obama did it...)
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So the "most transparent president in history" won't let Jack Smith's testimony become public. He's got them holding back tens of thousands of Epstein documents, haven't seen his taxes, his school records, and no one knows why the East Wing was destroyed before he even had ballroom plans. Yeah.
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So the "most transparent president in history" won't let Jack Smith's testimony become public. He's got them holding back tens of thousands of Epstein documents, haven't seen his taxes, his school records, and no one knows why the East Wing was destroyed before he even had ballroom plans. Yeah.
I have the greatest admiration for the BBC'S Steve Rosenberg and the very LOWEST opinion of VP
BBC News - Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Russia's leader said during a TV marathon that claims that an attack on Europe was planned were
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I have the greatest admiration for the BBC'S Steve Rosenberg and the very LOWEST opinion of VP
BBC News - Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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Hungary undermines Ukraine, aligns with Russia, keeps flying to Moscow, and helps sustain Russia’s war economy. Don’t call this “peace.” Hungary is not on the side of peace.
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Hungary undermines Ukraine, aligns with Russia, keeps flying to Moscow, and helps sustain Russia’s war economy. Don’t call this “peace.” Hungary is not on the side of peace.
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Welcome back to our magical snow-covered woodland…
A friendly face is waiting by the river, shall we open door 13? ❄️
#RSPBAdvent25
A friendly face is waiting by the river, shall we open door 13? ❄️
#RSPBAdvent25
December 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Welcome back to our magical snow-covered woodland…
A friendly face is waiting by the river, shall we open door 13? ❄️
#RSPBAdvent25
A friendly face is waiting by the river, shall we open door 13? ❄️
#RSPBAdvent25
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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Tonight in Toronto! It's our final show of 2025, at the Concert Hall, with tickets still available online or on the door.
dice.fm/partner/dice...
Thanks to everyone who's come to see a show this year and make sure you wrap up warm if you're coming along this evening!
dice.fm/partner/dice...
Thanks to everyone who's come to see a show this year and make sure you wrap up warm if you're coming along this evening!
Public Service Broadcasting North American Tour Tickets | CA$55.12 | 11 Dec @ The Concert Hall, Toronto | DICE
Public Service Broadcasting North American Tour 2025
dice.fm
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Tonight in Toronto! It's our final show of 2025, at the Concert Hall, with tickets still available online or on the door.
dice.fm/partner/dice...
Thanks to everyone who's come to see a show this year and make sure you wrap up warm if you're coming along this evening!
dice.fm/partner/dice...
Thanks to everyone who's come to see a show this year and make sure you wrap up warm if you're coming along this evening!
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This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
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There is no question about it: Alito, Thomas, Roberts, and the three Trump Supreme Court appointees are all GOP partisan hacks.
Pass term limits. Expand the court. Enact an enforceable code of ethics.
We must keep pushing Democrats to enact court reform.
Pass term limits. Expand the court. Enact an enforceable code of ethics.
We must keep pushing Democrats to enact court reform.
How to Fix a Broken Supreme Court | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There is no question about it: Alito, Thomas, Roberts, and the three Trump Supreme Court appointees are all GOP partisan hacks.
Pass term limits. Expand the court. Enact an enforceable code of ethics.
We must keep pushing Democrats to enact court reform.
Pass term limits. Expand the court. Enact an enforceable code of ethics.
We must keep pushing Democrats to enact court reform.
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Of course anyone with half a brain knew how this was going to end long ago: Walk away from Ukraine, walk away from NATO, blame Zelensky, lots of business deals between Trump, his cronies, and our new “friends” the murderous, corrupt, lying Russians.
December 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Of course anyone with half a brain knew how this was going to end long ago: Walk away from Ukraine, walk away from NATO, blame Zelensky, lots of business deals between Trump, his cronies, and our new “friends” the murderous, corrupt, lying Russians.
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Trump’s NSS is based on the same racist presumptions that his campaigns and administrations are based. That Europe is destined to fail because of migration. An unproven, fear based, misguided and misogynistic fever dream of racial superiority.
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Trump’s NSS is based on the same racist presumptions that his campaigns and administrations are based. That Europe is destined to fail because of migration. An unproven, fear based, misguided and misogynistic fever dream of racial superiority.