@s-johns.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
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incredibly important work by Beliingcat
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
incredibly important work by Beliingcat
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So yesterday Trump mused about a 3rd term, said ideally he'd cancel elections because Democrats are evil, and today it emerged that he's appropriated all the proceeds of Venezuela's oil industry
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to China
Deal indicates Venezuelan government is responding to Trump’s demand that they open up to US oil companies or risk more military intervention
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
So yesterday Trump mused about a 3rd term, said ideally he'd cancel elections because Democrats are evil, and today it emerged that he's appropriated all the proceeds of Venezuela's oil industry
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Incredible 2004 memo by erstwhile Brexit cheerleader Frost about how "shared aims and aspirations within the EU" and a positive approach to Europe had "revolutionised" UK-Ireland relations, replacing "prickliness" with "a close working relationship". ~AA
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/comm...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/comm...
January 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Incredible 2004 memo by erstwhile Brexit cheerleader Frost about how "shared aims and aspirations within the EU" and a positive approach to Europe had "revolutionised" UK-Ireland relations, replacing "prickliness" with "a close working relationship". ~AA
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/comm...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/comm...
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This reminds of an exchange in Frasier:
- "Is that what you are trying to say?"
- "No, that is what I am trying NOT to say!"
- "Is that what you are trying to say?"
- "No, that is what I am trying NOT to say!"
Incredibly awkward EU Commission press conference, with representatives unable and unwilling to answer questions on Greenland.
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
This reminds of an exchange in Frasier:
- "Is that what you are trying to say?"
- "No, that is what I am trying NOT to say!"
- "Is that what you are trying to say?"
- "No, that is what I am trying NOT to say!"
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As usual @aliceolilly.bsky.social is spot on about constitutional matters.
There are always potential Trumps: the difference is whether gatekeepers do their jobs.
And here Congress has long abdicated its proper constitutional role.
There are always potential Trumps: the difference is whether gatekeepers do their jobs.
And here Congress has long abdicated its proper constitutional role.
Big question for Congress as to whether they will care about their own constitutional role (or, indeed, care about anything at all)
I fear we already know the answer to that
I fear we already know the answer to that
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
As usual @aliceolilly.bsky.social is spot on about constitutional matters.
There are always potential Trumps: the difference is whether gatekeepers do their jobs.
And here Congress has long abdicated its proper constitutional role.
There are always potential Trumps: the difference is whether gatekeepers do their jobs.
And here Congress has long abdicated its proper constitutional role.
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment About the COVID Inquiry
The Covid Inquiry Report is a devastating critique of the medical establishment which led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century, argues Anthony Costello
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
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What happened is precisely what the world's leading macroeconomists predicted would happen.
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What happened is precisely what the world's leading macroeconomists predicted would happen.
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The #NathanGill bribery case is one of the clearest documented instances where money, messaging and political access intersect in a way that can be traced from a European politician back to figures in Medvedchuk’s and Medvedev’s circles - and thus to Putin
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The #NathanGill bribery case is one of the clearest documented instances where money, messaging and political access intersect in a way that can be traced from a European politician back to figures in Medvedchuk’s and Medvedev’s circles - and thus to Putin
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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Tens of thousands of people killed. An entire state reduced to rubble and he acts like it's the Apprentice final.
October 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Tens of thousands of people killed. An entire state reduced to rubble and he acts like it's the Apprentice final.
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I'm here for wokey-popey
October 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I'm here for wokey-popey
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This is a timely, excellent and important report on how "arms length" bodies in UK are vulnerable to political manipulation.
Kudos @chrischirp.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social for putting this together.
Kudos @chrischirp.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social for putting this together.
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is a timely, excellent and important report on how "arms length" bodies in UK are vulnerable to political manipulation.
Kudos @chrischirp.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social for putting this together.
Kudos @chrischirp.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social for putting this together.
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Exactly this 👇👇
As an American watching our best & most crucial institutions crumble in less than a year under Trump, I suggest you make as many of these changes now, while you can.
We didn’t, obviously.
We didn’t, obviously.
October 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Exactly this 👇👇
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Reform UK in the dock ⚖
9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.
Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.
#ReformInTheDock
9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.
Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.
#ReformInTheDock
October 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Reform UK in the dock ⚖
9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.
Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.
#ReformInTheDock
9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.
Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.
#ReformInTheDock
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A bubble so large you can see it from space and it's going to fuck all of us.
NVIDIA and OpenAi:
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A bubble so large you can see it from space and it's going to fuck all of us.
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Lords Heseltine & Kinnock seem more alive to these self-evident truths than most members of the Commons. Similarly, I find thinkers with direct lived experience of far right dictatorship, Greeks of a certain age for example, crystal clear about what’s happening now.
“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
October 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Lords Heseltine & Kinnock seem more alive to these self-evident truths than most members of the Commons. Similarly, I find thinkers with direct lived experience of far right dictatorship, Greeks of a certain age for example, crystal clear about what’s happening now.
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Michael Heseltine tells @europeanmovement.co.uk event that the Farage's Reform and European populist far right parties are “equivalents to the fascists of the thirties” and adds: ”We have to deal with President Trump for the next 3 years. We don't need his mouthpiece anywhere near No.10.” ~AA 🔥
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Michael Heseltine tells @europeanmovement.co.uk event that the Farage's Reform and European populist far right parties are “equivalents to the fascists of the thirties” and adds: ”We have to deal with President Trump for the next 3 years. We don't need his mouthpiece anywhere near No.10.” ~AA 🔥
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Gaza protest in Amsterdam now.
October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Gaza protest in Amsterdam now.
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Men in balaclavas set fire to a mosque in East Sussex last night. It's only appearing on the BBC's local coverage, rather than its main national headlines, despite coming just a week after the (also under-reported) firebombing of an asylum hotel in London last week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'
Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Men in balaclavas set fire to a mosque in East Sussex last night. It's only appearing on the BBC's local coverage, rather than its main national headlines, despite coming just a week after the (also under-reported) firebombing of an asylum hotel in London last week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Honestly thought that Farage was talking about his long-time Russian bribe enthusiast associate Nathan Gill here to start with, but no
That Farage reaction in full: "mY fEeLz aRe HuRt sO i DeMaNdZ aN eLeCtiOn" 😂😂😂
Who cares, you Putin-loving public-school grifting ponce? Just because the air is coming out of your tyres, doesn't mean you get to demand that the race start four years early. F-off back to Florida.
Who cares, you Putin-loving public-school grifting ponce? Just because the air is coming out of your tyres, doesn't mean you get to demand that the race start four years early. F-off back to Florida.
September 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Honestly thought that Farage was talking about his long-time Russian bribe enthusiast associate Nathan Gill here to start with, but no