@janacjana.bsky.social
Europhile, interested in health, environment, books, science, learning from others, twitter leaver.
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Peter Thiel in Hungary with Orban. The guy on the left is fmr chancellor of Austria, who resigned in 2021 due to corruption allegations regarding suspected bribery and breach of trust.
August 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Peter Thiel in Hungary with Orban. The guy on the left is fmr chancellor of Austria, who resigned in 2021 due to corruption allegations regarding suspected bribery and breach of trust.
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“Nobody voted for mass migration”
No.
You voted for underfunding, outsourcing, deregulation, and short-termism.
The migration came later - to clean up the mess.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/saturday-f...
No.
You voted for underfunding, outsourcing, deregulation, and short-termism.
The migration came later - to clean up the mess.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/saturday-f...
Saturday FAQ: "Nobody Voted for Mass Migration"
A Dissection of the UK’s Favourite Political Cop-Out
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
“Nobody voted for mass migration”
No.
You voted for underfunding, outsourcing, deregulation, and short-termism.
The migration came later - to clean up the mess.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/saturday-f...
No.
You voted for underfunding, outsourcing, deregulation, and short-termism.
The migration came later - to clean up the mess.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/saturday-f...
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Very good.
People voted for fantasies, not facts.
They voted for the tooth fairy and are now pissed off that she never visits, blaming immigrants for frightening her off, rather than the politicians who keep peddling the vote-winning (but country-ruining) deceit.
People voted for fantasies, not facts.
They voted for the tooth fairy and are now pissed off that she never visits, blaming immigrants for frightening her off, rather than the politicians who keep peddling the vote-winning (but country-ruining) deceit.
July 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Very good.
People voted for fantasies, not facts.
They voted for the tooth fairy and are now pissed off that she never visits, blaming immigrants for frightening her off, rather than the politicians who keep peddling the vote-winning (but country-ruining) deceit.
People voted for fantasies, not facts.
They voted for the tooth fairy and are now pissed off that she never visits, blaming immigrants for frightening her off, rather than the politicians who keep peddling the vote-winning (but country-ruining) deceit.
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Trump Today:
1. Made deal to move Maxwell to cushy min security Club Fed facility.
2. Had worst jobs report come out in a decade.
3. Said report was rigged & fired govt employee who made the report.
4. Moved 2 nuke subs off Russia to threaten them.
5. Flew to a golf outing.
1. Made deal to move Maxwell to cushy min security Club Fed facility.
2. Had worst jobs report come out in a decade.
3. Said report was rigged & fired govt employee who made the report.
4. Moved 2 nuke subs off Russia to threaten them.
5. Flew to a golf outing.
August 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Trump Today:
1. Made deal to move Maxwell to cushy min security Club Fed facility.
2. Had worst jobs report come out in a decade.
3. Said report was rigged & fired govt employee who made the report.
4. Moved 2 nuke subs off Russia to threaten them.
5. Flew to a golf outing.
1. Made deal to move Maxwell to cushy min security Club Fed facility.
2. Had worst jobs report come out in a decade.
3. Said report was rigged & fired govt employee who made the report.
4. Moved 2 nuke subs off Russia to threaten them.
5. Flew to a golf outing.
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Is there any doubt Maxwell made a deal with Blanche with this move being the first pay out?
August 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Is there any doubt Maxwell made a deal with Blanche with this move being the first pay out?
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The whole edifice of modern society - from brain surgery to air traffic control - is built around accuracy and facts.
But they want to build it around the ‘free speech’ of autocrats, kleptocrats and other outliers of hoof wankerdom
It will all crash down
But they want to build it around the ‘free speech’ of autocrats, kleptocrats and other outliers of hoof wankerdom
It will all crash down
Holy shit this is real Soviet/N. Korean style stuff. After the dismal jobs report Trump is going to fire people who compile the data and replace them with hacks. The markets and American people will never be able to trust these numbers again.
August 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The whole edifice of modern society - from brain surgery to air traffic control - is built around accuracy and facts.
But they want to build it around the ‘free speech’ of autocrats, kleptocrats and other outliers of hoof wankerdom
It will all crash down
But they want to build it around the ‘free speech’ of autocrats, kleptocrats and other outliers of hoof wankerdom
It will all crash down
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So Patel and Gabbard’s whole claim of a Russia Hoax from Clinton and Obama is based on emails which were proved to be a Russian concoction by a Trump appointee years ago?
Has there ever been anything more pathetic than this? (Except Klarenberg and Grayzone?)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
Has there ever been anything more pathetic than this? (Except Klarenberg and Grayzone?)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
Durham’s Debunking of the ‘Clinton Plan’ Emails, Explained
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
So Patel and Gabbard’s whole claim of a Russia Hoax from Clinton and Obama is based on emails which were proved to be a Russian concoction by a Trump appointee years ago?
Has there ever been anything more pathetic than this? (Except Klarenberg and Grayzone?)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
Has there ever been anything more pathetic than this? (Except Klarenberg and Grayzone?)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
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It’s an indefensible appointment.
August 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s an indefensible appointment.
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Russian Infiltration of Jeffrey Epstein’s Circle, and the Big Tech Play - Part One
Two Russian women in Epstein’s circle connect directly to Russian intelligence and Putin’s developing information warfare
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Two Russian women in Epstein’s circle connect directly to Russian intelligence and Putin’s developing information warfare
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Russian Infiltration of Jeffrey Epstein’s Circle, and the Big Tech Play - Part One
Two Russian women in Epstein’s circle connect directly to Russian intelligence and Putin’s developing information warfare
open.substack.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Russian Infiltration of Jeffrey Epstein’s Circle, and the Big Tech Play - Part One
Two Russian women in Epstein’s circle connect directly to Russian intelligence and Putin’s developing information warfare
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Two Russian women in Epstein’s circle connect directly to Russian intelligence and Putin’s developing information warfare
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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I personally think Trump is more afraid of what the Epstein files can reveal about their joint Russian financial connections (remember they fell out in a bidding war over the Palm Beach mansion and Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev) rather than direct sex kompromat
Russian Infiltration of Jeffrey Epstein’s Circle, and the Big Tech Play - Part One
Two Russian women in Epstein’s circle connect directly to Russian intelligence and Putin’s developing information warfare
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Two Russian women in Epstein’s circle connect directly to Russian intelligence and Putin’s developing information warfare
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Russian Infiltration of Jeffrey Epstein’s Circle, and the Big Tech Play - Part One
Two Russian women in Epstein’s circle connect directly to Russian intelligence and Putin’s developing information warfare
open.substack.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I personally think Trump is more afraid of what the Epstein files can reveal about their joint Russian financial connections (remember they fell out in a bidding war over the Palm Beach mansion and Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev) rather than direct sex kompromat
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The Russian Tech Maidens in Epstein’s Orbit - Part Two
Two other top Russian women graduates link back to Putin’s Internet Guru Konstantin Rykov and his Grey Cardinal, Vladislav Surkov
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Two other top Russian women graduates link back to Putin’s Internet Guru Konstantin Rykov and his Grey Cardinal, Vladislav Surkov
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
The Russian Tech Maidens in Epstein’s Orbit - Part Two
Two other top Russian women graduates link back to Putin’s Internet Guru Konstantin Rykov and his Grey Cardinal, Vladislav Surkov
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Russian Tech Maidens in Epstein’s Orbit - Part Two
Two other top Russian women graduates link back to Putin’s Internet Guru Konstantin Rykov and his Grey Cardinal, Vladislav Surkov
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Two other top Russian women graduates link back to Putin’s Internet Guru Konstantin Rykov and his Grey Cardinal, Vladislav Surkov
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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That void of positive information filled by a relentlessly hostile press were the foundations of Brexit. Too many lies left unchallenged..
July 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
That void of positive information filled by a relentlessly hostile press were the foundations of Brexit. Too many lies left unchallenged..
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The FPTP system is far worse in reality than in theory. Some estimates suggest only 100,000 really matter in General Elections.
July 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The FPTP system is far worse in reality than in theory. Some estimates suggest only 100,000 really matter in General Elections.
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Actually the UK elite did not really engage with the EU at all. It didn’t understand it and still doesn’t.
The UK has a major democratic deficit that stifles public engagement. The UK public support rejoining.
The UK has a major democratic deficit that stifles public engagement. The UK public support rejoining.
July 7, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Actually the UK elite did not really engage with the EU at all. It didn’t understand it and still doesn’t.
The UK has a major democratic deficit that stifles public engagement. The UK public support rejoining.
The UK has a major democratic deficit that stifles public engagement. The UK public support rejoining.
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You can say that again, although I think it goes to show how dysfunctional the UK's political and social system is, when it is too easy for a bungling amateur to become PM just because of the school he went to, and has too many discretionary powers when he gets there.
July 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You can say that again, although I think it goes to show how dysfunctional the UK's political and social system is, when it is too easy for a bungling amateur to become PM just because of the school he went to, and has too many discretionary powers when he gets there.
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The issue is we are stuck in the past, wanting to be outstanding when we aren't even satisfactory.
Danny Dorling has written well about the true 'strangers' among us - the privately educated wealthy, who effectively live apart (like Farage and Tice) & they want us to hate the EU and foreigners.
Danny Dorling has written well about the true 'strangers' among us - the privately educated wealthy, who effectively live apart (like Farage and Tice) & they want us to hate the EU and foreigners.
July 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The issue is we are stuck in the past, wanting to be outstanding when we aren't even satisfactory.
Danny Dorling has written well about the true 'strangers' among us - the privately educated wealthy, who effectively live apart (like Farage and Tice) & they want us to hate the EU and foreigners.
Danny Dorling has written well about the true 'strangers' among us - the privately educated wealthy, who effectively live apart (like Farage and Tice) & they want us to hate the EU and foreigners.
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You are right Niall. The UKs absolute failure of statecraft goes back a long way. Our political, economic and cultural elites still don't understand how the EU actually works. Worse, they don't want to learn www.cer.eu/publications...
Why is Britain eurosceptic?
The British are more hostile to the EU than any other European people. But why? Charles Grant looks at the role of geography, history and economics in nurturing euroscepticism.
www.cer.eu
July 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
You are right Niall. The UKs absolute failure of statecraft goes back a long way. Our political, economic and cultural elites still don't understand how the EU actually works. Worse, they don't want to learn www.cer.eu/publications...
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PPS fancy some more reading?
Here's a thread on the importance of Etias and EES, and why all pro-Europeans should be supportive of them.
Tóg go bog é
bsky.app/profile/nial...
Here's a thread on the importance of Etias and EES, and why all pro-Europeans should be supportive of them.
Tóg go bog é
bsky.app/profile/nial...
When a young man in Dublin City, I hung around with an American lad. This fellow had been living and would continue to live in Ireland for years, despite having no visa and no European citizenship.
Given all the recent Etias excitement, I thought I'd relate this story.
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Given all the recent Etias excitement, I thought I'd relate this story.
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July 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
PPS fancy some more reading?
Here's a thread on the importance of Etias and EES, and why all pro-Europeans should be supportive of them.
Tóg go bog é
bsky.app/profile/nial...
Here's a thread on the importance of Etias and EES, and why all pro-Europeans should be supportive of them.
Tóg go bog é
bsky.app/profile/nial...
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Please do share this thread, as it's the only way to get things out there on Bsky.
Might interest
@profjacob.bsky.social
@misterdac.bsky.social
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
@jorisluyendijk.bsky.social
@jjsalmo.bsky.social
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bsky.app/profile/nial...
Might interest
@profjacob.bsky.social
@misterdac.bsky.social
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
@jorisluyendijk.bsky.social
@jjsalmo.bsky.social
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bsky.app/profile/nial...
Is this the kernel of the problem? Is it the unwillingness to acknowledge that Europe is a legitimate world actor. At this point, it's a hang-up
And is that reflex rejection what is actually stopping the UK moving towards Europe?
The history is interesting.
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And is that reflex rejection what is actually stopping the UK moving towards Europe?
The history is interesting.
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July 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Please do share this thread, as it's the only way to get things out there on Bsky.
Might interest
@profjacob.bsky.social
@misterdac.bsky.social
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
@jorisluyendijk.bsky.social
@jjsalmo.bsky.social
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bsky.app/profile/nial...
Might interest
@profjacob.bsky.social
@misterdac.bsky.social
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
@jorisluyendijk.bsky.social
@jjsalmo.bsky.social
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bsky.app/profile/nial...
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Is this the kernel of the problem? Is it the unwillingness to acknowledge that Europe is a legitimate world actor. At this point, it's a hang-up
And is that reflex rejection what is actually stopping the UK moving towards Europe?
The history is interesting.
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And is that reflex rejection what is actually stopping the UK moving towards Europe?
The history is interesting.
A 🧵
July 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Is this the kernel of the problem? Is it the unwillingness to acknowledge that Europe is a legitimate world actor. At this point, it's a hang-up
And is that reflex rejection what is actually stopping the UK moving towards Europe?
The history is interesting.
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And is that reflex rejection what is actually stopping the UK moving towards Europe?
The history is interesting.
A 🧵
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Lord Kinnock has suggested that a good way of raising funding would be imposing a 2% tax on assets above around £10 million.
Socialism is alive and well after all.
Any comment from Labour leadership??
Socialism is alive and well after all.
Any comment from Labour leadership??
July 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Lord Kinnock has suggested that a good way of raising funding would be imposing a 2% tax on assets above around £10 million.
Socialism is alive and well after all.
Any comment from Labour leadership??
Socialism is alive and well after all.
Any comment from Labour leadership??
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Martin Lewis, "You have 14 days after delivery in which to tell them you're sending an item back"
"And 14 days after the point at which you told them to actually send it back"
An excellent explainer from Martin Lewis on the right to return items bought on-line 👏
"And 14 days after the point at which you told them to actually send it back"
An excellent explainer from Martin Lewis on the right to return items bought on-line 👏
July 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Martin Lewis, "You have 14 days after delivery in which to tell them you're sending an item back"
"And 14 days after the point at which you told them to actually send it back"
An excellent explainer from Martin Lewis on the right to return items bought on-line 👏
"And 14 days after the point at which you told them to actually send it back"
An excellent explainer from Martin Lewis on the right to return items bought on-line 👏
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It’s our 10th birthday 🎂
Ten years ago, a few of us sat round a kitchen table in Edinburgh, sharing carrot sticks, burnt pizza and a belief that Scotland needed fearless, independent investigative journalism.
We called it The Ferret 🧵
Ten years ago, a few of us sat round a kitchen table in Edinburgh, sharing carrot sticks, burnt pizza and a belief that Scotland needed fearless, independent investigative journalism.
We called it The Ferret 🧵
July 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
It’s our 10th birthday 🎂
Ten years ago, a few of us sat round a kitchen table in Edinburgh, sharing carrot sticks, burnt pizza and a belief that Scotland needed fearless, independent investigative journalism.
We called it The Ferret 🧵
Ten years ago, a few of us sat round a kitchen table in Edinburgh, sharing carrot sticks, burnt pizza and a belief that Scotland needed fearless, independent investigative journalism.
We called it The Ferret 🧵
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"These attacks are a grim reminder that nowhere in Gaza is safe, no tents, no schools, not even supposedly safe humanitarian zones."
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on the latest Israeli attacks across Gaza, amid ongoing ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on the latest Israeli attacks across Gaza, amid ongoing ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel.
July 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
"These attacks are a grim reminder that nowhere in Gaza is safe, no tents, no schools, not even supposedly safe humanitarian zones."
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on the latest Israeli attacks across Gaza, amid ongoing ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on the latest Israeli attacks across Gaza, amid ongoing ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel.
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These are quotes are from 2007/8 when (the now) Lord Darzi persuaded Gordon Brown, polyclinics and neighbourhood care was a good thing.
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
These are quotes are from 2007/8 when (the now) Lord Darzi persuaded Gordon Brown, polyclinics and neighbourhood care was a good thing.
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social