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Almost 4 years into this full scale war, and Russians are skipping T-34 and move directly to horses. This is really telling.
December 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Almost 4 years into this full scale war, and Russians are skipping T-34 and move directly to horses. This is really telling.
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When it comes time to write the history of Europe in this period, there will be one area of consensus. One of the greatest errors European states ever made, was in trusting the USA.
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
When it comes time to write the history of Europe in this period, there will be one area of consensus. One of the greatest errors European states ever made, was in trusting the USA.
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The outrageous sanctioning of EU lawmakers and citizens in order to pressure democratically-elected European governments to change their laws shows just how intent the US government is on controlling Europeans' lives.
We must go into 2026 with eyes open.
We must go into 2026 with eyes open.
The US can destroy a European's life with the swipe of a pen
This week's US sanctions against European lawmakers and privacy activists is a major escalation. And it shows the dangers of Europe relying on American economic infrastructure.
davekeating.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The outrageous sanctioning of EU lawmakers and citizens in order to pressure democratically-elected European governments to change their laws shows just how intent the US government is on controlling Europeans' lives.
We must go into 2026 with eyes open.
We must go into 2026 with eyes open.
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Potrebbe essere il più grosso disastro russo dell'anno. Ricordando che la città era già stata data per presa da Putin stesso, e che i propagandisti pro-russi amano le sacche, scordando che a finire insaccati, in questa tattica dell'andare avanti senza consolidare, sono proprio i russi a rischiare
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Potrebbe essere il più grosso disastro russo dell'anno. Ricordando che la città era già stata data per presa da Putin stesso, e che i propagandisti pro-russi amano le sacche, scordando che a finire insaccati, in questa tattica dell'andare avanti senza consolidare, sono proprio i russi a rischiare
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'Him and his minions would be hanging outside Jewish prayers.'
'Banter doesn't exist if you're not friends with that person.'
Stefan Benarroch explains his interactions with Nigel Farage at school, and what he has made of the Reform leader’s response to the allegations.
@natashadevon.bsky.social
'Banter doesn't exist if you're not friends with that person.'
Stefan Benarroch explains his interactions with Nigel Farage at school, and what he has made of the Reform leader’s response to the allegations.
@natashadevon.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
'Him and his minions would be hanging outside Jewish prayers.'
'Banter doesn't exist if you're not friends with that person.'
Stefan Benarroch explains his interactions with Nigel Farage at school, and what he has made of the Reform leader’s response to the allegations.
@natashadevon.bsky.social
'Banter doesn't exist if you're not friends with that person.'
Stefan Benarroch explains his interactions with Nigel Farage at school, and what he has made of the Reform leader’s response to the allegations.
@natashadevon.bsky.social
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And in what may be the most troubling thing of all, it appears that the US goal is NOT to break up the Russian Federation, the clear aggressor.
Their stated goal is to break up the EUROPEAN UNION, and to interfere in the internal affairs of EU members to drive political change.
Their stated goal is to break up the EUROPEAN UNION, and to interfere in the internal affairs of EU members to drive political change.
December 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
And in what may be the most troubling thing of all, it appears that the US goal is NOT to break up the Russian Federation, the clear aggressor.
Their stated goal is to break up the EUROPEAN UNION, and to interfere in the internal affairs of EU members to drive political change.
Their stated goal is to break up the EUROPEAN UNION, and to interfere in the internal affairs of EU members to drive political change.
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As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
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It's a mark of our moral disintegration that there's even a discussion about Ukraine giving up land. To even countenance it is to reward colonialism.
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's a mark of our moral disintegration that there's even a discussion about Ukraine giving up land. To even countenance it is to reward colonialism.
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"I Want You to Understand Chicago"
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I Want You to Understand Chicago
aphyr.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"I Want You to Understand Chicago"
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aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Temerko, a Soviet-born oligarch and a major Conservative donor, told Belton that he and Johnson spent time… plotting the overthrow May. According to Temerko, Johnson had finally been persuaded to back Brexit in 2016 by a group of “eastern European businessmen”.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
Landmark Ruling in Strasbourg as MPs Challenge UK Government over Failure to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit
'Nothing less than the future of democracy is at stake' says Caroline Lucas as a cross-party coalition and The Citizens win an unprecedented hearing over electoral safety and national security
bylinetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Temerko, a Soviet-born oligarch and a major Conservative donor, told Belton that he and Johnson spent time… plotting the overthrow May. According to Temerko, Johnson had finally been persuaded to back Brexit in 2016 by a group of “eastern European businessmen”.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
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My feed is full of independent bike shops worried cancelling the Cycle To Work scheme will doom them.
It’s all going swimmingly.
It’s all going swimmingly.
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
My feed is full of independent bike shops worried cancelling the Cycle To Work scheme will doom them.
It’s all going swimmingly.
It’s all going swimmingly.
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Here is the long and short of it.
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here is the long and short of it.
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Latst analysis article:
Royal Navy aircraft carriers: more than strike platforms
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Royal Navy aircraft carriers: more than strike platforms
www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-a...
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Latst analysis article:
Royal Navy aircraft carriers: more than strike platforms
www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-a...
Royal Navy aircraft carriers: more than strike platforms
www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-a...
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James Cleverly: "I cannot understand the motivation for protests of this type so regularly"
October 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
James Cleverly: "I cannot understand the motivation for protests of this type so regularly"
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ICE is the Sturmabteilung of Trumpian fascism, characterised by racial profiling, flagrant lawlessness, and sadistic violence. The fact that Badenoch wants that for us is a shocking illustration of just how extreme and sinister her politics are.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice
Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigration
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
ICE is the Sturmabteilung of Trumpian fascism, characterised by racial profiling, flagrant lawlessness, and sadistic violence. The fact that Badenoch wants that for us is a shocking illustration of just how extreme and sinister her politics are.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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3 October 2013, Dr. Pietro Bartolo (photo) is checking a long line of body bags laid out on the quayside on the island of Lampedusa. For 21 years he's been the frontline doctor on this tiny outcrop of Europe, where almost half a million migrants have landed [Thread] >> 1
October 3, 2024 at 11:49 AM
3 October 2013, Dr. Pietro Bartolo (photo) is checking a long line of body bags laid out on the quayside on the island of Lampedusa. For 21 years he's been the frontline doctor on this tiny outcrop of Europe, where almost half a million migrants have landed [Thread] >> 1
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I dunno about the rest of you, but I want my cardiologist to relax and rest rather than spend her off-time picking litter and sweeping the streets.
September 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I dunno about the rest of you, but I want my cardiologist to relax and rest rather than spend her off-time picking litter and sweeping the streets.
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These rooms should be filled with newborn cries, the beeping of monitors, pregnant women being cared for, patients finding relief amid a genocide.
Instead, these rooms now stand empty because MSF was forced to evacuate our last functioning health facility in Gaza.
Instead, these rooms now stand empty because MSF was forced to evacuate our last functioning health facility in Gaza.
September 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
These rooms should be filled with newborn cries, the beeping of monitors, pregnant women being cared for, patients finding relief amid a genocide.
Instead, these rooms now stand empty because MSF was forced to evacuate our last functioning health facility in Gaza.
Instead, these rooms now stand empty because MSF was forced to evacuate our last functioning health facility in Gaza.
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Happy Stanislav Petrov day! Sometimes, questioning what the computer tells you, is the way to go.
September 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Happy Stanislav Petrov day! Sometimes, questioning what the computer tells you, is the way to go.
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We are horrified and saddened by the death of our colleague Hussein Alnajjar who died yesterday in #Gaza.
His death was due to shrapnel injuries caused by an Israeli airstrike near his tent five days earlier.
His death was due to shrapnel injuries caused by an Israeli airstrike near his tent five days earlier.
September 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We are horrified and saddened by the death of our colleague Hussein Alnajjar who died yesterday in #Gaza.
His death was due to shrapnel injuries caused by an Israeli airstrike near his tent five days earlier.
His death was due to shrapnel injuries caused by an Israeli airstrike near his tent five days earlier.
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"What is happening in Gaza is a genocide. And the President of the United States, who wants a Nobel Peace Prize, is doing nothing to stop it."
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"What is happening in Gaza is a genocide. And the President of the United States, who wants a Nobel Peace Prize, is doing nothing to stop it."
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
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I see why NATO members don't want to call this an armed attack, ie an Article 5 contingency. But @phillipspobrien.bsky.social is right. 17 yrs after Russia invaded Georgia, Western leaders still don't understand that Putin is provoked by weakness, not strength. Deterring him will require force.
Just sent out this free post. Russia attacked Poland last night--and the NATO response indicates institutional and national failure. They were clearly not prepared, cannot even call the Russian attack an attack, and do not understand their real security concerns. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
NATO States Have Failed
They have not prepared and do not understand their national interests
open.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I see why NATO members don't want to call this an armed attack, ie an Article 5 contingency. But @phillipspobrien.bsky.social is right. 17 yrs after Russia invaded Georgia, Western leaders still don't understand that Putin is provoked by weakness, not strength. Deterring him will require force.
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Not just the BBC, everywhere needs to be balanced. @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social have done a great job with a parliament petition, not long to go, it doesn’t look like it will get to 100k petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for cover...
petition.parliament.uk
September 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Not just the BBC, everywhere needs to be balanced. @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social have done a great job with a parliament petition, not long to go, it doesn’t look like it will get to 100k petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...