Jonathan Buck
@jonathanbuck.bsky.social
Enjoying the conversation. I try and keep the world communicating. Based in Switzerland, my home for the last 35 years.
I’ve reflected long about posting. the constant proof of atrocities in Gaza means I have to call this abomination out. I have Israeli friends, friends from Islamic countries. It has to stop now and those who have perpetrated these crimes have to be held to account. #israel #gaza
July 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A beautiful early sunflower.
July 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A beautiful early sunflower.
Yes there is indeed beauty in this world.
June 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yes there is indeed beauty in this world.
I’ve always totally condemned the October 7 attacks on Israel as heinous but what Israel has been and is doing to the Palestinians is abhorrent. We cannot allow ourselves to normalize what is happening for the sake of our future generations.
May 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I’ve always totally condemned the October 7 attacks on Israel as heinous but what Israel has been and is doing to the Palestinians is abhorrent. We cannot allow ourselves to normalize what is happening for the sake of our future generations.
Really insightful commentary on what could be happening #musk
1/ MUSK’S CYBERNETIC REVOLUTION: Elon Musk’s DOGE isn’t just about cutting waste – it’s the blueprint for a “cybernetic state.” In Musk’s words: “This is a revolution... potentially the biggest revolution in government since the original revolution.” www.foxnews.com/video/637065...
Elon Musk and DOGE team sit down with Bret Baier in 'Special Report' exclusive | Fox News Video
Elon Musk and members of his DOGE team discuss efforts to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse from government and address their critics and more.
www.foxnews.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Really insightful commentary on what could be happening #musk
I have to put what is happening in golf terms. You are a founding member of golf club; you helped to design the course; you even had a say in the rules…
March 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I have to put what is happening in golf terms. You are a founding member of golf club; you helped to design the course; you even had a say in the rules…
It’s mega about maga. Poland thinking about nuclear weapons, UK stupidly dependent on UK for Trident. France offering nuclear umbrella. Trust in US is broken for good. If Americans voted for Trump you have to start to change your opinions of the US.
March 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It’s mega about maga. Poland thinking about nuclear weapons, UK stupidly dependent on UK for Trident. France offering nuclear umbrella. Trust in US is broken for good. If Americans voted for Trump you have to start to change your opinions of the US.
Well done Mr Branson. Europe and the US need to meet their obligations.
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Well done Mr Branson. Europe and the US need to meet their obligations.
Trump official floats new approach on GDP, as economy is poised to slow sharply
March 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trump official floats new approach on GDP, as economy is poised to slow sharply
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"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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🧵 REVEALED: Major intelligence report shows a transforming Russia in 2025 - more dangerous yet surprisingly vulnerable. Here's what we learned... (1/13)
February 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🧵 REVEALED: Major intelligence report shows a transforming Russia in 2025 - more dangerous yet surprisingly vulnerable. Here's what we learned... (1/13)
Will Vance’s speech go down as the end of US leadership. Kind of think so. And the moment that Europe got its act together.
Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
We need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us.
This may have been the biggest moment for European security since 1991.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Will Vance’s speech go down as the end of US leadership. Kind of think so. And the moment that Europe got its act together.
Quite a piece on what is being lost by Timothy Snyder snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Quite a piece on what is being lost by Timothy Snyder snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
What’s wrong with countries being asked to contribute more to the global system?
February 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
What’s wrong with countries being asked to contribute more to the global system?
Anyone else a bit uneasy about Executive Orders and Guantanamo? Just asking.
February 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Anyone else a bit uneasy about Executive Orders and Guantanamo? Just asking.
Based on the actions over the last two weeks, one has to ask whether the world can ever trust the USA again. Broken international agreements, critical domestic and international funding stopped, the loss of rights. What do you think folks?
February 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Based on the actions over the last two weeks, one has to ask whether the world can ever trust the USA again. Broken international agreements, critical domestic and international funding stopped, the loss of rights. What do you think folks?
#counterhate This guy is the rockstar trying to protect us all from the unraveling of social media. Look him up - he has quite a track record against you know who! #elon
“It relies on the goodwill of users… of course the behavior of some of the people running these platforms show that quite often there isn’t goodwill...”
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social on how Community Notes fall short in fighting online misinformation in Yahoo News 👇
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social on how Community Notes fall short in fighting online misinformation in Yahoo News 👇
In times of crisis, states have few tools to fight misinformation
As deadly wildfires raged in Los Angeles this month, local officials were forced to address a slew of lies and falsehoods spreading quickly online. From artificial intelligence-generated images of…
buff.ly
January 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#counterhate This guy is the rockstar trying to protect us all from the unraveling of social media. Look him up - he has quite a track record against you know who! #elon
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WaPo cartoonist resigns after Post rejects her cartoon of billionaires paying tribute to Donald Trump, one of whom happens to be her boss, Jeff Bezos.
Satire has literally died.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Satire has literally died.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
WaPo cartoonist resigns after Post rejects her cartoon of billionaires paying tribute to Donald Trump, one of whom happens to be her boss, Jeff Bezos.
Satire has literally died.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Satire has literally died.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
#WallaceAndGromit Just brilliant entertainment and so lucky to be able to watch it.
December 25, 2024 at 8:46 PM
#WallaceAndGromit Just brilliant entertainment and so lucky to be able to watch it.
Happy Christmas Bluesky!
December 25, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Happy Christmas Bluesky!
Is history repeating itself, or at least an updated version of it? @amonck.bsky.social I need to get Tim Marshall and Adrian in the same room.
🧵 IS NOW THE 1930s? I’ve been poring over a fascinating 1938 British atlas that reveals the hidden forces reshaping the pre-war world. “An Atlas of Current Affairs” shows how eerily similar the geopolitical drivers of the 1930s were to today’s...
December 23, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Is history repeating itself, or at least an updated version of it? @amonck.bsky.social I need to get Tim Marshall and Adrian in the same room.
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President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria under the cover of night and a fake political address. Here is an examination of his final days in power, based on secret reports reviewed by The New York Times and interviews with officials, diplomats, his associates and rebels who participated in his ouster.
Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 10:31 PM
President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria under the cover of night and a fake political address. Here is an examination of his final days in power, based on secret reports reviewed by The New York Times and interviews with officials, diplomats, his associates and rebels who participated in his ouster.
Brilliant journalism
December 22, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Brilliant journalism