Penny Farthing
@pennyfarthing.bsky.social
Art-lover, birder, avid reader, medievalist, Latin student. Breturner. Refugee from the bird place.
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"If great powers abandon even the pretense of rules & values for the unhindered pursuit of their power & interest, the gains from transactionalism will become harder to replicate" -- Carney's speech at Davos is an extended criticism of the damage Trump is doing (though he's not mentioning his name)
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"If great powers abandon even the pretense of rules & values for the unhindered pursuit of their power & interest, the gains from transactionalism will become harder to replicate" -- Carney's speech at Davos is an extended criticism of the damage Trump is doing (though he's not mentioning his name)
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I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
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Left: Jacob Rees-Mogg, "President Trump will be our greatest ally after Brexit"
Right: Jacob Rees-Mogg, "I don't wish to put myself in the position of an ass"
Right: Jacob Rees-Mogg, "I don't wish to put myself in the position of an ass"
January 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Left: Jacob Rees-Mogg, "President Trump will be our greatest ally after Brexit"
Right: Jacob Rees-Mogg, "I don't wish to put myself in the position of an ass"
Right: Jacob Rees-Mogg, "I don't wish to put myself in the position of an ass"
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Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy The highest-ranking clerics who lead archdioceses in the US said in a strongly worded statement that America’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy The highest-ranking clerics who lead archdioceses in the US said in a strongly worded statement that America’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
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Reporter: Francisco Longoria was stopped in his car with his son in the passenger seat. One of the Border Patrol agents smashes the glass, and then Longoria drives away. It's very clear that there were no federal agents in front of Longoria's vehicle, yet the agent discharged his firearm at him
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Reporter: Francisco Longoria was stopped in his car with his son in the passenger seat. One of the Border Patrol agents smashes the glass, and then Longoria drives away. It's very clear that there were no federal agents in front of Longoria's vehicle, yet the agent discharged his firearm at him
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Former Federal Prosecutors Who Tried To Hold Trump Accountable Launch New Law Firm
youtu.be/X1hXlxfjdBk?...
youtu.be/X1hXlxfjdBk?...
Former Federal Prosecutors Who Tried To Hold Trump Accountable Launch New Law Firm
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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January 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Former Federal Prosecutors Who Tried To Hold Trump Accountable Launch New Law Firm
youtu.be/X1hXlxfjdBk?...
youtu.be/X1hXlxfjdBk?...
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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Congress can stop ICE. Congress can block the use of force in Greenland. In other words, in this crisis, Congress can act to support civil liberties at home and free nations abroad. To fail to act would be to be complicit in a dreadful outcome.
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Congress can stop ICE. Congress can block the use of force in Greenland. In other words, in this crisis, Congress can act to support civil liberties at home and free nations abroad. To fail to act would be to be complicit in a dreadful outcome.
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We already have complete access to Greenland, including unfettered freedom of navigation into the Arctic.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We already have complete access to Greenland, including unfettered freedom of navigation into the Arctic.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
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Jake Lang thought he was real tough when he was hitting Capitol police with a bat on January 6th.
You’ll have to forgive me for not being able to drum up any sympathy here.
You’ll have to forgive me for not being able to drum up any sympathy here.
Lmfao 😂 Jake Lang is experiencing the finding out phase in Minneapolis.
January 18, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Jake Lang thought he was real tough when he was hitting Capitol police with a bat on January 6th.
You’ll have to forgive me for not being able to drum up any sympathy here.
You’ll have to forgive me for not being able to drum up any sympathy here.
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New video analysis by @nytimes.com team breaks down the killing of Renee Good frame by frame from multiple angles and challenges official accounts of what happened. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a frame-by-frame look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
New video analysis by @nytimes.com team breaks down the killing of Renee Good frame by frame from multiple angles and challenges official accounts of what happened. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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New Bellingcat investigation: Five Shots in Five Minutes. We analyse video evidence showing a federal agent firing a 40mm “less-lethal” launcher at protesters in Minneapolis repeatedly, including apparent head-level shots, following the killing of Renee Nicole Good
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
www.bellingcat.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
New Bellingcat investigation: Five Shots in Five Minutes. We analyse video evidence showing a federal agent firing a 40mm “less-lethal” launcher at protesters in Minneapolis repeatedly, including apparent head-level shots, following the killing of Renee Nicole Good
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Hexachloroethane (labeled as HC on the canisters) is far worse than tear gas as it can cause chronic debilitating symptoms long after initial exposure. It's also absorbed through the skin.
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Hexachloroethane (labeled as HC on the canisters) is far worse than tear gas as it can cause chronic debilitating symptoms long after initial exposure. It's also absorbed through the skin.
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In a discussion with @aaronparnas.bsky.social, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker likens the first year in Trump's America to the "early days of Nazi Germany."
"That is where we are right now."
"That is where we are right now."
January 15, 2026 at 10:51 PM
In a discussion with @aaronparnas.bsky.social, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker likens the first year in Trump's America to the "early days of Nazi Germany."
"That is where we are right now."
"That is where we are right now."
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