onlyl00king
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Europe is the frog that's being boiled. The cumulative effect of Russian sub-threshold warfare is an erosion of the public's trust in institutions, fraying social cohesion in Europe.
The below is an excellent investigation/resource with all (publicly known) instances of interference in one place 👏
The below is an excellent investigation/resource with all (publicly known) instances of interference in one place 👏
I've tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption @apnews.com that Western officials blame on Russia.
They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots.
Arson & explosives plots particularly increased:
2023: 1
2024: 26
2025: 6
apnews.com/projects/rus...
They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots.
Arson & explosives plots particularly increased:
2023: 1
2024: 26
2025: 6
apnews.com/projects/rus...
Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Europe is the frog that's being boiled. The cumulative effect of Russian sub-threshold warfare is an erosion of the public's trust in institutions, fraying social cohesion in Europe.
The below is an excellent investigation/resource with all (publicly known) instances of interference in one place 👏
The below is an excellent investigation/resource with all (publicly known) instances of interference in one place 👏
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In latest "Patriot" news:
The CPS has named three more Ukip/Brexit Party MEPs who appear to have followed the script provided to Nathan Gill by Oleg Voloshyn when interviewed by pro-Russian TV in 2019, bringing the total to *eight*. 👀~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The CPS has named three more Ukip/Brexit Party MEPs who appear to have followed the script provided to Nathan Gill by Oleg Voloshyn when interviewed by pro-Russian TV in 2019, bringing the total to *eight*. 👀~AA
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 9:45 AM
In latest "Patriot" news:
The CPS has named three more Ukip/Brexit Party MEPs who appear to have followed the script provided to Nathan Gill by Oleg Voloshyn when interviewed by pro-Russian TV in 2019, bringing the total to *eight*. 👀~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The CPS has named three more Ukip/Brexit Party MEPs who appear to have followed the script provided to Nathan Gill by Oleg Voloshyn when interviewed by pro-Russian TV in 2019, bringing the total to *eight*. 👀~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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This is a very good - if very lugubrious - read
Pithy, acutely observed and unstinting in showing how liberal democracies are being pushed aside by strongmen - and how ineffective, and divided are the politicians supposed to protect them
Pithy, acutely observed and unstinting in showing how liberal democracies are being pushed aside by strongmen - and how ineffective, and divided are the politicians supposed to protect them
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is a very good - if very lugubrious - read
Pithy, acutely observed and unstinting in showing how liberal democracies are being pushed aside by strongmen - and how ineffective, and divided are the politicians supposed to protect them
Pithy, acutely observed and unstinting in showing how liberal democracies are being pushed aside by strongmen - and how ineffective, and divided are the politicians supposed to protect them
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NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
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New post just out:
The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.
In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...
The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.
In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...
Russia and the rise of the radical right
Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
New post just out:
The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.
In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...
The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.
In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...
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Something to celebrate!
The world's biggest economies are installing Renewables at a rapid rate
China is leading the pack in size and scale
This reality flies in the face of the rhetoric opposing urgent climate action
The world's biggest economies are installing Renewables at a rapid rate
China is leading the pack in size and scale
This reality flies in the face of the rhetoric opposing urgent climate action
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Something to celebrate!
The world's biggest economies are installing Renewables at a rapid rate
China is leading the pack in size and scale
This reality flies in the face of the rhetoric opposing urgent climate action
The world's biggest economies are installing Renewables at a rapid rate
China is leading the pack in size and scale
This reality flies in the face of the rhetoric opposing urgent climate action
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Michael Crick, journalist: “It depresses me how much fellow political journalists are down-playing this - a dranatic story not just about Russia corrupting a British politician - as they've done in Germany & France - but also about the character judgement+relationships of Reform leaders Farage+Tice”
“The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to making statements in favour of Russia while being an elected member of the European Parliament.” 1/
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Michael Crick, journalist: “It depresses me how much fellow political journalists are down-playing this - a dranatic story not just about Russia corrupting a British politician - as they've done in Germany & France - but also about the character judgement+relationships of Reform leaders Farage+Tice”
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"How many traitors are in Farage's new party?" would, I suggest be a better line than Digital ID.
To beat Reform, make wavering voters ashamed to back them.
To beat Reform, make wavering voters ashamed to back them.
🚨 BREAKING: The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to #bribery, admitting he received corrupt payments as a Brexit Party MEP in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.
Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Gill admits to eight charges while an elected member of the European parliament
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"How many traitors are in Farage's new party?" would, I suggest be a better line than Digital ID.
To beat Reform, make wavering voters ashamed to back them.
To beat Reform, make wavering voters ashamed to back them.
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I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
Ten things you can do to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism
I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.
guyshrubsole.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
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Here's another question for the PM's spokesperson:
'Does the PM feel confident that he can win a sufficiently large number of Reform-curious voters to make up for those he's lost to Ed Davey?'
Asking for a friend. And another friend. And myself. And a whole bunch of other friends.
'Does the PM feel confident that he can win a sufficiently large number of Reform-curious voters to make up for those he's lost to Ed Davey?'
Asking for a friend. And another friend. And myself. And a whole bunch of other friends.
August 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here's another question for the PM's spokesperson:
'Does the PM feel confident that he can win a sufficiently large number of Reform-curious voters to make up for those he's lost to Ed Davey?'
Asking for a friend. And another friend. And myself. And a whole bunch of other friends.
'Does the PM feel confident that he can win a sufficiently large number of Reform-curious voters to make up for those he's lost to Ed Davey?'
Asking for a friend. And another friend. And myself. And a whole bunch of other friends.
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If you can get past the paywall, this a very good data driven piece on the extreme lies about crime (and lots of other things) that Farage is spreading on social media. And a lot of people are falling for it.
Farage knows fear is a great motivator.
Farage knows fear is a great motivator.
Violent, lawless, broken Britain? The facts tell a different story
The populist narrative of a migrant-driven crimewave is catnip on social media and oil to the wheels of Reform. But it is so far from the truth that we’re in danger of losing sight of the country we l...
www.thetimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If you can get past the paywall, this a very good data driven piece on the extreme lies about crime (and lots of other things) that Farage is spreading on social media. And a lot of people are falling for it.
Farage knows fear is a great motivator.
Farage knows fear is a great motivator.
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New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
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Sorry to burden you with another jaw-dropping scandal. But what the government intends to do to chemicals regulation in the UK is chilling. Its consultation was slipped out so quietly that most of us missed it. When I read it, I saw why.
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Want to import toxic chemicals into Britain with scant scrutiny? Labour says: go right ahead | George Monbiot
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Tory fantasy of a post-Brexit bonfire of regulations is coming true. Our bodies and ecosystems will pay the price, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Sorry to burden you with another jaw-dropping scandal. But what the government intends to do to chemicals regulation in the UK is chilling. Its consultation was slipped out so quietly that most of us missed it. When I read it, I saw why.
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is Taco. He is the most relaxed little guy in the world. Mostly because he does not know about emails or the economy, but shoulder rubs help too. 13/10 (IG: tacofoxyhuahua)
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is Taco. He is the most relaxed little guy in the world. Mostly because he does not know about emails or the economy, but shoulder rubs help too. 13/10 (IG: tacofoxyhuahua)
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Trump is slowly, quietly, lifting sanctions on Russia. And halting previously allocated munitions too.
Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into Russia
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Trump is slowly, quietly, lifting sanctions on Russia. And halting previously allocated munitions too.
Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
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Mostly screaming.
History is watching all of us
Yeah, the president of the united states is doing openings at concentration camps.
One thing you can never say... that you haven't been told.
One thing you can never say... that you haven't been told.
July 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Mostly screaming.
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Given the track record of Ofcom's current chair, it's perhaps not surprising that the regulator would be weak on dealing with misogyny.
But to use public funds to pay an agency to produce "research" downplaying the threat takes things to a new level... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/new-of...
But to use public funds to pay an agency to produce "research" downplaying the threat takes things to a new level... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/new-of...
June 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Given the track record of Ofcom's current chair, it's perhaps not surprising that the regulator would be weak on dealing with misogyny.
But to use public funds to pay an agency to produce "research" downplaying the threat takes things to a new level... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/new-of...
But to use public funds to pay an agency to produce "research" downplaying the threat takes things to a new level... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/new-of...
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Christ… red lines are so expensive.
(Private Eye)
(Private Eye)
June 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Christ… red lines are so expensive.
(Private Eye)
(Private Eye)
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I had to read this several times as “prioritise growth” and “hit universities over the head” are so mutually contradictory
'Universities will be lucky to avoid being “completely hit over the head” in the UK government’s upcoming spending review as ministers look set to prioritise plans for growth – which could eat into core research funding – and save higher education reform for a later date.' 1/3
Universities face ‘tough’ spending review after brutal few months
Potential reprioritisation of parts of research budget could heap pressure on institutions already counting cost of immigration and tax changes
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I had to read this several times as “prioritise growth” and “hit universities over the head” are so mutually contradictory
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Asked this weekend, 66% of Britons said they supported a closer relationship with the EU, and 53% said they supported rejoining the EU
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
May 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Asked this weekend, 66% of Britons said they supported a closer relationship with the EU, and 53% said they supported rejoining the EU
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...