Nick Rijke
@nick-rijke.bsky.social
Anglo-Dutch, internationalist, liberal, concerned about many forms of justice. Means matter as much as ends.
Views expressed are my own, not any organisation I work for or with.
Views expressed are my own, not any organisation I work for or with.
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youtube removed it, but
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
youtube removed it, but
A wise U-turn:
"We have listened closely to farmers across the country and we are making changes today to protect more ordinary family farms. We are increasing the individual threshold from £1m to £2.5m which means couples with estates of up to £5m will now pay no inheritance tax on their estates."
"We have listened closely to farmers across the country and we are making changes today to protect more ordinary family farms. We are increasing the individual threshold from £1m to £2.5m which means couples with estates of up to £5m will now pay no inheritance tax on their estates."
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A wise U-turn:
"We have listened closely to farmers across the country and we are making changes today to protect more ordinary family farms. We are increasing the individual threshold from £1m to £2.5m which means couples with estates of up to £5m will now pay no inheritance tax on their estates."
"We have listened closely to farmers across the country and we are making changes today to protect more ordinary family farms. We are increasing the individual threshold from £1m to £2.5m which means couples with estates of up to £5m will now pay no inheritance tax on their estates."
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"A new chart showing month-to-month changes to the job market since November 2020, when Trump lost his reelection bid to Biden.
"The red columns show the months in which Trump was in the White House, while the blue columns reflect Biden’s term."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"The red columns show the months in which Trump was in the White House, while the blue columns reflect Biden’s term."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
December 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"A new chart showing month-to-month changes to the job market since November 2020, when Trump lost his reelection bid to Biden.
"The red columns show the months in which Trump was in the White House, while the blue columns reflect Biden’s term."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"The red columns show the months in which Trump was in the White House, while the blue columns reflect Biden’s term."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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U.S intelligence report.
So correct, so obvious, and still beyond the comprehension of the U.S. own government.
So correct, so obvious, and still beyond the comprehension of the U.S. own government.
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
U.S intelligence report.
So correct, so obvious, and still beyond the comprehension of the U.S. own government.
So correct, so obvious, and still beyond the comprehension of the U.S. own government.
Is there any legitimate reason not to appoint an independent #SpecialProsecutor and Grand Jury, giving them unredacted access to everything in the Epstein files?
December 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Is there any legitimate reason not to appoint an independent #SpecialProsecutor and Grand Jury, giving them unredacted access to everything in the Epstein files?
Has a day gone by under Bondi when the DoJ hasn't actively perverted the course of justice?
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Has a day gone by under Bondi when the DoJ hasn't actively perverted the course of justice?
Hands up those who think the US pausing the UK-US trade deal is leverage to support Trump's absurd claim of $10billion from the #BBC?
Trump after all is nothing but transactional in every area of policy and as corrupt as they come.
Trump after all is nothing but transactional in every area of policy and as corrupt as they come.
December 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hands up those who think the US pausing the UK-US trade deal is leverage to support Trump's absurd claim of $10billion from the #BBC?
Trump after all is nothing but transactional in every area of policy and as corrupt as they come.
Trump after all is nothing but transactional in every area of policy and as corrupt as they come.
Much like Trump then...
"Maduro is widely considered a dictator, leading an authoritarian government characterized by electoral fraud, serious human rights abuses, rampant corruption, and severe economic hardship."
[Wikipedia]
"Maduro is widely considered a dictator, leading an authoritarian government characterized by electoral fraud, serious human rights abuses, rampant corruption, and severe economic hardship."
[Wikipedia]
December 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Much like Trump then...
"Maduro is widely considered a dictator, leading an authoritarian government characterized by electoral fraud, serious human rights abuses, rampant corruption, and severe economic hardship."
[Wikipedia]
"Maduro is widely considered a dictator, leading an authoritarian government characterized by electoral fraud, serious human rights abuses, rampant corruption, and severe economic hardship."
[Wikipedia]
Countries that claim to support the International Criminal Court should impose the same sanctions against Donald Trump as his Government has imposed on staff of the #ICC.
December 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Countries that claim to support the International Criminal Court should impose the same sanctions against Donald Trump as his Government has imposed on staff of the #ICC.
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President Zelenskyy is in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region today ‼️🤯
The town, declared "liberated" by russian propaganda, remains a fierce battleground. In reality, our forces destroyed the majority of the invading troops. Yet a few pockets of fighting remains.
The town, declared "liberated" by russian propaganda, remains a fierce battleground. In reality, our forces destroyed the majority of the invading troops. Yet a few pockets of fighting remains.
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
President Zelenskyy is in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region today ‼️🤯
The town, declared "liberated" by russian propaganda, remains a fierce battleground. In reality, our forces destroyed the majority of the invading troops. Yet a few pockets of fighting remains.
The town, declared "liberated" by russian propaganda, remains a fierce battleground. In reality, our forces destroyed the majority of the invading troops. Yet a few pockets of fighting remains.
“The really exhausting and the really repulsive labours instead of being better paid than others, are almost invariably paid the worst of all...." John Stuart Mill
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“The really exhausting and the really repulsive labours instead of being better paid than others, are almost invariably paid the worst of all...." John Stuart Mill
Not so long ago conservative parties all over Europe and the US would have proudly proclaimed themselves to be #anti-fascist.
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Not so long ago conservative parties all over Europe and the US would have proudly proclaimed themselves to be #anti-fascist.
So once you put some performance politics to one side, it turns out that Trump really was a Russian stooge all along.
December 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
So once you put some performance politics to one side, it turns out that Trump really was a Russian stooge all along.
There's much misinformation on the relative cost of UK pensions and other welfare benefits. As a proportion of Government Total Managed Expenditure, we're spending less than we were over recent decades, not more. Health spending is up, as is debt interest. Data to 22/23, IFS.
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
There's much misinformation on the relative cost of UK pensions and other welfare benefits. As a proportion of Government Total Managed Expenditure, we're spending less than we were over recent decades, not more. Health spending is up, as is debt interest. Data to 22/23, IFS.
Only two countries have banned me from travelling to them. Syria under Hafez Al Assad and the USA under Donald Trump. Sign of the times.
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Only two countries have banned me from travelling to them. Syria under Hafez Al Assad and the USA under Donald Trump. Sign of the times.
The links between Farage and his Brexit-Reform colleagues and Russian money would make even Donald Trump blush.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The links between Farage and his Brexit-Reform colleagues and Russian money would make even Donald Trump blush.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I've never seen the frontline like this before
YouTube video by Caolan Robertson
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The 2026 World Cup is looking ever more like the 1936 Olympics. In years to come people will ask why we didn't all boycott the whole thing. There won't be credible answers, beyond money.
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The 2026 World Cup is looking ever more like the 1936 Olympics. In years to come people will ask why we didn't all boycott the whole thing. There won't be credible answers, beyond money.
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91 UN member states have supported the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution “Return of Ukrainian Children,” initiated by Ukraine together with 46 co-sponsors.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
91 UN member states have supported the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution “Return of Ukrainian Children,” initiated by Ukraine together with 46 co-sponsors.
Mark Sedwill would make a fine #UKambassador to the USA. He should have been appointed when Mandelson got the nod and should be now.
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Mark Sedwill would make a fine #UKambassador to the USA. He should have been appointed when Mandelson got the nod and should be now.
If Elon Musk wants help in giving away money to charities doing great, impactful work, I'm happy to help. Having a Foundation that repeatedly fails to give away the required amount of donations will be seen by many as a deceitful tax dodge.
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If Elon Musk wants help in giving away money to charities doing great, impactful work, I'm happy to help. Having a Foundation that repeatedly fails to give away the required amount of donations will be seen by many as a deceitful tax dodge.
Reeves is right to extend the freeze on tax thresholds & right to raise the tax on high value properties & right to scrap the two child benefit cap, but still fails to grasp the need to fairly tax super wealth and income. And the new tax on electric vehicle mileage is bonkers. #budget
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Reeves is right to extend the freeze on tax thresholds & right to raise the tax on high value properties & right to scrap the two child benefit cap, but still fails to grasp the need to fairly tax super wealth and income. And the new tax on electric vehicle mileage is bonkers. #budget
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We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago begins in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
snyder.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago begins in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
2026? In lieu of a Nobel, Putin nominates Trump as Hero of the Russian Federation.
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
2026? In lieu of a Nobel, Putin nominates Trump as Hero of the Russian Federation.