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Ha! *Surprised face*
Mary Tiles Texas joined from Russia in September 2022, a few months after its full invasion of Ukraine.
Watch how the Russian trolls now find out ways to set up new “USA“ (UK/French/ Irish etc etc) accounts from place appropriate locations
Mary Tiles Texas joined from Russia in September 2022, a few months after its full invasion of Ukraine.
Watch how the Russian trolls now find out ways to set up new “USA“ (UK/French/ Irish etc etc) accounts from place appropriate locations
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Ha! *Surprised face*
Mary Tiles Texas joined from Russia in September 2022, a few months after its full invasion of Ukraine.
Watch how the Russian trolls now find out ways to set up new “USA“ (UK/French/ Irish etc etc) accounts from place appropriate locations
Mary Tiles Texas joined from Russia in September 2022, a few months after its full invasion of Ukraine.
Watch how the Russian trolls now find out ways to set up new “USA“ (UK/French/ Irish etc etc) accounts from place appropriate locations
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I grew up in the Netherlands and this kind of infrastructure still blows me away. This is a suburb of Leiden, built in the 70s, with beautiful cycle paths in green corridors through the entire area 👌
Ps. Paths are well lit after dark too btw.
Ps. Paths are well lit after dark too btw.
July 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I grew up in the Netherlands and this kind of infrastructure still blows me away. This is a suburb of Leiden, built in the 70s, with beautiful cycle paths in green corridors through the entire area 👌
Ps. Paths are well lit after dark too btw.
Ps. Paths are well lit after dark too btw.
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"In narrow economic terms, the claim that the US has emerged the winner from both sets of negotiations is simply false. Tariffs are taxes. Before long, American consumers will pay most if not all of the increase in costs."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The US Will Be the Biggest Loser From Trade ‘Wins’
In due course, new duties will slow down innovation and depress US living standards. And that’s if the tariff wars stop now.
www.bloomberg.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"In narrow economic terms, the claim that the US has emerged the winner from both sets of negotiations is simply false. Tariffs are taxes. Before long, American consumers will pay most if not all of the increase in costs."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Since joining the EU in 2004, Lithuania's GDP per capita rose from 48% to 87% of the EU average. And it continues to grow every year 📈
Our success story is the reason why we're among the most enthusiastic about the EU and its future. 🇪🇺🇱🇹
Our success story is the reason why we're among the most enthusiastic about the EU and its future. 🇪🇺🇱🇹
July 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Since joining the EU in 2004, Lithuania's GDP per capita rose from 48% to 87% of the EU average. And it continues to grow every year 📈
Our success story is the reason why we're among the most enthusiastic about the EU and its future. 🇪🇺🇱🇹
Our success story is the reason why we're among the most enthusiastic about the EU and its future. 🇪🇺🇱🇹
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I don't understand why the administration keeps saying that other countries pay our tariffs. This is simply not true even in the most optimistic scenario (e.g., a US importer negotiates something with their foreign partner). If the policy is good, why lie about it?
July 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I don't understand why the administration keeps saying that other countries pay our tariffs. This is simply not true even in the most optimistic scenario (e.g., a US importer negotiates something with their foreign partner). If the policy is good, why lie about it?
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The EU will pay 15% tariffs on all goods sold to the U.S.
What they should say is the people in the U.S. buying goods from the EU will be charged 15% more because of a tax added on by Trump.
What they should say is the people in the U.S. buying goods from the EU will be charged 15% more because of a tax added on by Trump.
July 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The EU will pay 15% tariffs on all goods sold to the U.S.
What they should say is the people in the U.S. buying goods from the EU will be charged 15% more because of a tax added on by Trump.
What they should say is the people in the U.S. buying goods from the EU will be charged 15% more because of a tax added on by Trump.
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Agreed. 80 years of US economic & security alliances has been turned into a mafia protection racket. But the mafia boss doesn't even promise to protect you.
It's short term asset stripping of US hard/soft power for immediate gain with no thought about how unsustainable this is over the longer term.
It's short term asset stripping of US hard/soft power for immediate gain with no thought about how unsustainable this is over the longer term.
July 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Agreed. 80 years of US economic & security alliances has been turned into a mafia protection racket. But the mafia boss doesn't even promise to protect you.
It's short term asset stripping of US hard/soft power for immediate gain with no thought about how unsustainable this is over the longer term.
It's short term asset stripping of US hard/soft power for immediate gain with no thought about how unsustainable this is over the longer term.
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Among yesterday's arrestees is Deborah Hinton, an 81-year old retired magistrate with an OBE.
That's Yvette Cooper's idea of a terrorist.
Language has been turned on its head.
The law has been turned on its head.
Murdering children is righteous.
Trying to stop it is terrorism.
That's Yvette Cooper's idea of a terrorist.
Language has been turned on its head.
The law has been turned on its head.
Murdering children is righteous.
Trying to stop it is terrorism.
July 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Among yesterday's arrestees is Deborah Hinton, an 81-year old retired magistrate with an OBE.
That's Yvette Cooper's idea of a terrorist.
Language has been turned on its head.
The law has been turned on its head.
Murdering children is righteous.
Trying to stop it is terrorism.
That's Yvette Cooper's idea of a terrorist.
Language has been turned on its head.
The law has been turned on its head.
Murdering children is righteous.
Trying to stop it is terrorism.
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This is what Brexit promised - It's all failed @marchforrejoin.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This is what Brexit promised - It's all failed @marchforrejoin.co.uk
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This must end now!
Everyone needs to hit the streets and fight back ✊
It’s only going to get worse 🤬
Everyone needs to hit the streets and fight back ✊
It’s only going to get worse 🤬
July 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This must end now!
Everyone needs to hit the streets and fight back ✊
It’s only going to get worse 🤬
Everyone needs to hit the streets and fight back ✊
It’s only going to get worse 🤬
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So WHAT do people in Battersea think about the key European questions? We're going to find out this Saturday!
Come find us on Northcote Road SW11 - we will be there from 11am-1pm ➡️ w3w.co/curvy.round....
Come find us on Northcote Road SW11 - we will be there from 11am-1pm ➡️ w3w.co/curvy.round....
July 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
So WHAT do people in Battersea think about the key European questions? We're going to find out this Saturday!
Come find us on Northcote Road SW11 - we will be there from 11am-1pm ➡️ w3w.co/curvy.round....
Come find us on Northcote Road SW11 - we will be there from 11am-1pm ➡️ w3w.co/curvy.round....
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💰Billions are hidden in secret offshore accounts by rich tax-dodgers & corporations. British overseas tax havens again miss the deadline to crack down on this dirty money. "oops!"
Meanwhile the UK govt is picking the pockets of pensioners and disabled!
#WealthTax NOW!
theguardian.com/business/202...
Meanwhile the UK govt is picking the pockets of pensioners and disabled!
#WealthTax NOW!
theguardian.com/business/202...
July 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
💰Billions are hidden in secret offshore accounts by rich tax-dodgers & corporations. British overseas tax havens again miss the deadline to crack down on this dirty money. "oops!"
Meanwhile the UK govt is picking the pockets of pensioners and disabled!
#WealthTax NOW!
theguardian.com/business/202...
Meanwhile the UK govt is picking the pockets of pensioners and disabled!
#WealthTax NOW!
theguardian.com/business/202...
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Reform UK's Darren Grimes tells constituents he can't hold surgeries with them because he's been advised by the police not to do so for "security reasons".
The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/03/r...
The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/03/r...
Reform's Darren Grimes Accused of Lying After Police Deny Telling Him Not to Hold Council Surgeries for 'Security' Reasons
EXCLUSIVE: Local police have rejected the Reform UK deputy council leader's claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents
bylinetimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Reform UK's Darren Grimes tells constituents he can't hold surgeries with them because he's been advised by the police not to do so for "security reasons".
The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/03/r...
The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/03/r...
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Charles Pugsley (19) and Joseph Boam (22), despite having zero experience have been put in charge of Leicestershire County Council’s children’s and adult service. They will be responsible for 75% of the council’s £616 million budget…what could possibly go wrong? 🤔
June 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Charles Pugsley (19) and Joseph Boam (22), despite having zero experience have been put in charge of Leicestershire County Council’s children’s and adult service. They will be responsible for 75% of the council’s £616 million budget…what could possibly go wrong? 🤔
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I've been surprised by how quickly things in the USA have deteriorated.
It makes cosying up really close to the EU an even bigger priority. The US is unlikely to be an honest broker under Trump, and perhaps not for decades to come depending on how much wrecking his team manage.
It makes cosying up really close to the EU an even bigger priority. The US is unlikely to be an honest broker under Trump, and perhaps not for decades to come depending on how much wrecking his team manage.
June 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I've been surprised by how quickly things in the USA have deteriorated.
It makes cosying up really close to the EU an even bigger priority. The US is unlikely to be an honest broker under Trump, and perhaps not for decades to come depending on how much wrecking his team manage.
It makes cosying up really close to the EU an even bigger priority. The US is unlikely to be an honest broker under Trump, and perhaps not for decades to come depending on how much wrecking his team manage.
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Trade expert David Henig says that the stats Trump trumpeted on Thursday were “mostly invented” and that the likely gains for the UK will be “microscopic”, compared with the 4% of GDP lost through Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The art of dealing with Donald Trump? Don’t fight him alone | Jonathan Freedland
This week’s trade deal is a boost for Keir Starmer. But a lasting win will only come by joining forces with other nations to resist the US president’s entire destructive agenda, says Guardian columnis...
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Trade expert David Henig says that the stats Trump trumpeted on Thursday were “mostly invented” and that the likely gains for the UK will be “microscopic”, compared with the 4% of GDP lost through Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Farage just said that lower productivity in Wales "says to you that people don't have belief, they haven't got ambition".
Comical misunderstanding of productivity in economics. What it says is: low investment, old tech, poor training, slow transport etc. Not that Welsh people can't be bothered. ~AA
Comical misunderstanding of productivity in economics. What it says is: low investment, old tech, poor training, slow transport etc. Not that Welsh people can't be bothered. ~AA
June 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Farage just said that lower productivity in Wales "says to you that people don't have belief, they haven't got ambition".
Comical misunderstanding of productivity in economics. What it says is: low investment, old tech, poor training, slow transport etc. Not that Welsh people can't be bothered. ~AA
Comical misunderstanding of productivity in economics. What it says is: low investment, old tech, poor training, slow transport etc. Not that Welsh people can't be bothered. ~AA
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We treat Reform as if they are a new party and they aren’t, they are UKIP into #Brexit into Leave into Reform, same leader, same rhetoric. We mustn’t frame it as this brand new creation. it isn’t, it’s the same party that has done so much damage to UK under a different name.
youtu.be/evzqJRFpn4c?...
youtu.be/evzqJRFpn4c?...
Emily Maitlis EXPOSES Reform UK: It's UKIP All Over Again!
YouTube video by Maximilien Robespierre
youtu.be
May 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
We treat Reform as if they are a new party and they aren’t, they are UKIP into #Brexit into Leave into Reform, same leader, same rhetoric. We mustn’t frame it as this brand new creation. it isn’t, it’s the same party that has done so much damage to UK under a different name.
youtu.be/evzqJRFpn4c?...
youtu.be/evzqJRFpn4c?...
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Experience from the rest of Europe shows that when centrist parties adopt far-right rhetoric and policies, they empower the far right while shedding their own supporters
Time for a coordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed
to @makevotesmatter
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Time for a coordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed
to @makevotesmatter
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How we can smash Britain’s two-party system for good at the next election | George Monbiot
Labour is beyond repair. Time for a co-ordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed to electoral reform, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Experience from the rest of Europe shows that when centrist parties adopt far-right rhetoric and policies, they empower the far right while shedding their own supporters
Time for a coordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed
to @makevotesmatter
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Time for a coordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed
to @makevotesmatter
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Brexiters are the past now. They must be left there, for the good of the country inews.co.uk/opinion/cant...
You can't argue with Brexiters – they have completely lost the capacity for reason
The Brexiters are the past now so they must be left there, for the good of the country
inews.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Brexiters are the past now. They must be left there, for the good of the country inews.co.uk/opinion/cant...
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Good column, evocative writing from Lewis. Recommended reading.
Listening to Brexiters is to see a group of people who haven't changed as the world/country around them has.That's Starmer's gamble. Then as now, they continue not to reckon with a simple truth: we still need the EU more than they need us.
New from me
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/brexiters-...
New from me
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/brexiters-...
Brexiters haven't changed- but the country has.
At least, that's the Starmer gamble.
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Good column, evocative writing from Lewis. Recommended reading.
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“UK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too late. Simon Spurrell was forced to sell his business because of £600,000 loss caused by Brexit red tape”
Sadly #Brexit reset too late for very many British businesses inc shellfish.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Sadly #Brexit reset too late for very many British businesses inc shellfish.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too late
Simon Spurrell was forced to sell his business because of £600,000 loss caused by Brexit red tape
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
“UK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too late. Simon Spurrell was forced to sell his business because of £600,000 loss caused by Brexit red tape”
Sadly #Brexit reset too late for very many British businesses inc shellfish.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Sadly #Brexit reset too late for very many British businesses inc shellfish.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This is spot on from @adambienkov.bsky.social
Whatever your thoughts on this deal the simple fact is for the first time a UK government is actually doing something to undo the catastrophic damage of Brexit, rather than increase it
Whatever your thoughts on this deal the simple fact is for the first time a UK government is actually doing something to undo the catastrophic damage of Brexit, rather than increase it
“Starmer's EU deal is a big break in the suffocating Brexit consensus that has held Britain back for a decade. For the first time a UK government is doing things to actually undo the damage of Brexit, rather than increase it. For that alone it should be welcomed” 👏
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/k...
Keir Starmer's EU Reset Deal Is the First Crack in the Brexit Wall Holding Britain Back
This agreement marks the beginning of the end of the suffocating Brexit consensus that has gripped British politics for a decade, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is spot on from @adambienkov.bsky.social
Whatever your thoughts on this deal the simple fact is for the first time a UK government is actually doing something to undo the catastrophic damage of Brexit, rather than increase it
Whatever your thoughts on this deal the simple fact is for the first time a UK government is actually doing something to undo the catastrophic damage of Brexit, rather than increase it
