Tim Schofield 🏴 🇬🇧 🇪🇺🗺
@chiefoldmist.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy
Part-time geek, part-time cyclist, part-time dad, part-time husband
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This is a incredibly important point for our future
And seems to hark back to what Shoshana Zuboff’s idea of surveillance capitalism describes
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-and-the-corporate-capture-of-knowledge.html
And seems to hark back to what Shoshana Zuboff’s idea of surveillance capitalism describes
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-and-the-corporate-capture-of-knowledge.html
January 22, 2026 at 12:49 PM
This is a incredibly important point for our future
And seems to hark back to what Shoshana Zuboff’s idea of surveillance capitalism describes
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-and-the-corporate-capture-of-knowledge.html
And seems to hark back to what Shoshana Zuboff’s idea of surveillance capitalism describes
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-and-the-corporate-capture-of-knowledge.html
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Here is another statement by a western leader, this time Friedrich Merz, that it is hard to imagine Keir Starmer or any other UK political leader making. Brexit has left Britain completely adrift, with nothing useful to say and no idea what to do as the old world order crumbles
January 22, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Here is another statement by a western leader, this time Friedrich Merz, that it is hard to imagine Keir Starmer or any other UK political leader making. Brexit has left Britain completely adrift, with nothing useful to say and no idea what to do as the old world order crumbles
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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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There is such huge opportunity cost to each Trump tantrum. So many people with critical jobs have lost another week when they could have been doing something useful.
January 21, 2026 at 9:25 PM
There is such huge opportunity cost to each Trump tantrum. So many people with critical jobs have lost another week when they could have been doing something useful.
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There's also a mental cost to spending all your energy avoiding calamity rather than adding value to the world.
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
There's also a mental cost to spending all your energy avoiding calamity rather than adding value to the world.
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I understand the logic of providing Trump an off-ramp so he can back out with some dignity, but I think it's dangerous to do so. Each time these issues are resolved this way, he will be tempted to conduct himself this way again. What he needs is a public spanking.
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I understand the logic of providing Trump an off-ramp so he can back out with some dignity, but I think it's dangerous to do so. Each time these issues are resolved this way, he will be tempted to conduct himself this way again. What he needs is a public spanking.
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Mark Carney's Speech Showed America and Britain the Sort of Global Leadership They Have Now Abandoned – my latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
Mark Carney's Speech Showed America and Britain the Sort of Global Leadership They Have Now Abandoned
The Canadian Prime Minister's powerful response to the growing threat from Donald Trump has put other world leaders to shame, argues Simon Nixon
bylinetimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Mark Carney's Speech Showed America and Britain the Sort of Global Leadership They Have Now Abandoned – my latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
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It goes without saying that anyone seeking the serious geopolitical and geoeconomic analysis that they are missing in the parochial, trivial oligarch-owned mainstream UK media should join the many thousands globally who have signed up to my Substack newsletter!
nixons.substack.com
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Wealth of Nations | Simon Nixon | Substack
European political economy and geoeconomics. Click to read Wealth of Nations, by Simon Nixon, a Substack publication.
nixons.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM
It goes without saying that anyone seeking the serious geopolitical and geoeconomic analysis that they are missing in the parochial, trivial oligarch-owned mainstream UK media should join the many thousands globally who have signed up to my Substack newsletter!
nixons.substack.com
nixons.substack.com
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One reason I am gloomy about Britain’s ability to rise to this geopolitical moment is the sheer parochialism and unseriousness of much of its media. The Times, which used to be a serious paper, does not have a single comment piece today on the gravest international crisis in 80 years
January 21, 2026 at 10:21 AM
One reason I am gloomy about Britain’s ability to rise to this geopolitical moment is the sheer parochialism and unseriousness of much of its media. The Times, which used to be a serious paper, does not have a single comment piece today on the gravest international crisis in 80 years
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One of the reasons why Carney was able to give such a powerful speech is that he has been thinking of these issues for a long time. He watched firsthand in 2016 as Britain committed what he considered to be a monumental act of stupidity with Brexit. Here he alludes to it directly
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 AM
One of the reasons why Carney was able to give such a powerful speech is that he has been thinking of these issues for a long time. He watched firsthand in 2016 as Britain committed what he considered to be a monumental act of stupidity with Brexit. Here he alludes to it directly
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After a year of Trump's second term
January 19, 2026 at 9:18 PM
After a year of Trump's second term
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Not me seeing "I sold my Tesla" and "I quit Twitter" posts in January 2026.
Sorry, but no. You had at least a year, generously. We know where you stand.
Sorry, but no. You had at least a year, generously. We know where you stand.
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Not me seeing "I sold my Tesla" and "I quit Twitter" posts in January 2026.
Sorry, but no. You had at least a year, generously. We know where you stand.
Sorry, but no. You had at least a year, generously. We know where you stand.
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"Trump’s attempts to annex Greenland threaten to be the greatest geopolitical shock that Europe has faced since the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. That was a moment for joyous celebration. The only people celebrating this time will be Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping." - me for @postopinions.bsky.social
Opinion | Trump’s Greenland threats send a visceral shock through Europe
U.S. tariffs against eight European nations will start Feb. 1 unless the president’s demands are met.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
"Trump’s attempts to annex Greenland threaten to be the greatest geopolitical shock that Europe has faced since the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. That was a moment for joyous celebration. The only people celebrating this time will be Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping." - me for @postopinions.bsky.social
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Trump's Greenland threats send a visceral shock through Europe - my first piece for @washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Trump’s Greenland threats send a visceral shock through Europe
U.S. tariffs against eight European nations will start Feb. 1 unless the president’s demands are met.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Trump's Greenland threats send a visceral shock through Europe - my first piece for @washingtonpost.com
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Europe's looming Chamberlain moment, Carney in China, when good news is bad news, and how Maria Corina Machado got the last laugh - my latest on the New World Order
New World Order
Thoughts on Europe's looming Chamberlain moment, Carney in China, when good news is bad news, and how Maria Corina Machado got the last laugh
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Europe's looming Chamberlain moment, Carney in China, when good news is bad news, and how Maria Corina Machado got the last laugh - my latest on the New World Order
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
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This, combined with Jenrick's ill-timed defection, gives an unexpected opening to Kemi Badenoch to lead the Tories to a more sane and constructive position.
And I desperately hope she does that. The Tories are actually our first line of defence against Trumpian Faragism coming here.
And I desperately hope she does that. The Tories are actually our first line of defence against Trumpian Faragism coming here.
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
This, combined with Jenrick's ill-timed defection, gives an unexpected opening to Kemi Badenoch to lead the Tories to a more sane and constructive position.
And I desperately hope she does that. The Tories are actually our first line of defence against Trumpian Faragism coming here.
And I desperately hope she does that. The Tories are actually our first line of defence against Trumpian Faragism coming here.
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How things might play out in Greenland. Obviously this is not what I want to happen, but I fear it might
Greenland - A Scenario
I really hope this isn't what happens
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
How things might play out in Greenland. Obviously this is not what I want to happen, but I fear it might
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It's incredible the extent to which an unreliable statistic oscillating around zero is reported each month as if it actually means anything
This happens so often, yet it is still a thing that dominates and guides the news cycle. Governments and policies live and die on these minor fluctuations, which often prove to be inaccurate in any case.
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 AM
It's incredible the extent to which an unreliable statistic oscillating around zero is reported each month as if it actually means anything
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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“A car crash involving a pedestrian” is one of the dumbest things I read constantly in the news.
How hard is it to say that a person driving a car killed another person on foot? […]
How hard is it to say that a person driving a car killed another person on foot? […]
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January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
“A car crash involving a pedestrian” is one of the dumbest things I read constantly in the news.
How hard is it to say that a person driving a car killed another person on foot? […]
How hard is it to say that a person driving a car killed another person on foot? […]
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There's something remarkable about this photo illustrating the article in Le Monde about the snow fall in France:
The roads are cleared of snow. The sidewalks and bike lanes are not.
Yet, I count 13 pedestrians and one cyclist. The only car can barely be seen […]
[Original post on mastodon.green]
The roads are cleared of snow. The sidewalks and bike lanes are not.
Yet, I count 13 pedestrians and one cyclist. The only car can barely be seen […]
[Original post on mastodon.green]
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
There's something remarkable about this photo illustrating the article in Le Monde about the snow fall in France:
The roads are cleared of snow. The sidewalks and bike lanes are not.
Yet, I count 13 pedestrians and one cyclist. The only car can barely be seen […]
[Original post on mastodon.green]
The roads are cleared of snow. The sidewalks and bike lanes are not.
Yet, I count 13 pedestrians and one cyclist. The only car can barely be seen […]
[Original post on mastodon.green]