Simon Taylor
@simonaquaesulis.bsky.social
History student, news and politics junkie. Retired crisis consultant. Buyer, and occasional reader, of too many books.
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Nothing to see here, just a GB News presenter suggesting the BBC bung Donald Trump a few million of license fee payers' money.
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Nothing to see here, just a GB News presenter suggesting the BBC bung Donald Trump a few million of license fee payers' money.
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🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA
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Is this what international relations experts mean by ‘strategic ambiguity’?
August 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Is this what international relations experts mean by ‘strategic ambiguity’?
Loved ‘Dangerous’ by @essiefox.bsky.social Vampires,Venice and Lord Byron, what’s not to like?
June 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Loved ‘Dangerous’ by @essiefox.bsky.social Vampires,Venice and Lord Byron, what’s not to like?
Classic Eurovision from Sweden 🇸🇪 the sauna song to win.
May 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Classic Eurovision from Sweden 🇸🇪 the sauna song to win.
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This remains the best explanation of America www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqf...
Washington's Dream - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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May 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This remains the best explanation of America www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqf...
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“The Supreme One enjoys using punishment and executions as a sign of his authority… his subordinates, in their terror, conceal the truth and utter compliments, and do not dare speak out about his faults…”
Sima Qian, a historian writing c100BC, describes the First Emperor of China
Sima Qian, a historian writing c100BC, describes the First Emperor of China
March 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“The Supreme One enjoys using punishment and executions as a sign of his authority… his subordinates, in their terror, conceal the truth and utter compliments, and do not dare speak out about his faults…”
Sima Qian, a historian writing c100BC, describes the First Emperor of China
Sima Qian, a historian writing c100BC, describes the First Emperor of China
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Here's the truth about "two-tier" policing & sentencing.
People from ethnic minorities are more likely to be arrested, charged and convicted than their white counterparts. They also receive higher sentences than white people convicted of a similar offence.
Letter in the Times.
People from ethnic minorities are more likely to be arrested, charged and convicted than their white counterparts. They also receive higher sentences than white people convicted of a similar offence.
Letter in the Times.
March 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Here's the truth about "two-tier" policing & sentencing.
People from ethnic minorities are more likely to be arrested, charged and convicted than their white counterparts. They also receive higher sentences than white people convicted of a similar offence.
Letter in the Times.
People from ethnic minorities are more likely to be arrested, charged and convicted than their white counterparts. They also receive higher sentences than white people convicted of a similar offence.
Letter in the Times.
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For Lent, I'm giving up.
March 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
For Lent, I'm giving up.
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Ditto generations raised on the shame of appeasement, of Chamberlain's folly selling Czechoslovakia down the river at Munich...
March 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Ditto generations raised on the shame of appeasement, of Chamberlain's folly selling Czechoslovakia down the river at Munich...
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MAGA fellow travellers find the UKs consensus on this difficult to understand, but in some ways it's quite simple
The British national myth is rooted in "the darkest hour" of a small island facing off against a fascist invader steamrolling across Europe. Britain looks at Ukraine, and it sees itself
The British national myth is rooted in "the darkest hour" of a small island facing off against a fascist invader steamrolling across Europe. Britain looks at Ukraine, and it sees itself
For all that I am worried about the UK in many ways, the consensus on Ukraine remains pretty solid 🙏
Actually pretty reassuring to see the right-wing press break for Ukraine and against Trump. They've been churning out such monstrous guff recently it wasn't necessarily clear they would.
March 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
MAGA fellow travellers find the UKs consensus on this difficult to understand, but in some ways it's quite simple
The British national myth is rooted in "the darkest hour" of a small island facing off against a fascist invader steamrolling across Europe. Britain looks at Ukraine, and it sees itself
The British national myth is rooted in "the darkest hour" of a small island facing off against a fascist invader steamrolling across Europe. Britain looks at Ukraine, and it sees itself
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As America reverts to a more distant historic strategic posture then we must revert to ours. Defending our island by building alliances with friends on the continent to defeat those who seek to dominate us.
We’ve done it for 500 years. We’ve got this.
We’ve done it for 500 years. We’ve got this.
March 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
As America reverts to a more distant historic strategic posture then we must revert to ours. Defending our island by building alliances with friends on the continent to defeat those who seek to dominate us.
We’ve done it for 500 years. We’ve got this.
We’ve done it for 500 years. We’ve got this.
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The Prime Minister should show British leadership on Ukraine by inviting President Zelenskyy to address Parliament on Monday.
I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.
I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.
March 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Prime Minister should show British leadership on Ukraine by inviting President Zelenskyy to address Parliament on Monday.
I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.
I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.
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Beyond military and intelligence, Europe is going to need to think about civilian dependencies.
Alphabet, Amazon (AWS) and Microsoft are all vulnerable to US government pressure, and underpin an incredible range of important systems, from hospitals to tax systems and transport.
Alphabet, Amazon (AWS) and Microsoft are all vulnerable to US government pressure, and underpin an incredible range of important systems, from hospitals to tax systems and transport.
March 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Beyond military and intelligence, Europe is going to need to think about civilian dependencies.
Alphabet, Amazon (AWS) and Microsoft are all vulnerable to US government pressure, and underpin an incredible range of important systems, from hospitals to tax systems and transport.
Alphabet, Amazon (AWS) and Microsoft are all vulnerable to US government pressure, and underpin an incredible range of important systems, from hospitals to tax systems and transport.
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“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Opinion | A Day of American Infamy
A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
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It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
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This was posted by the King Family. They know a lot about nonviolent resistance. Keep sharing.
February 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This was posted by the King Family. They know a lot about nonviolent resistance. Keep sharing.
Just finished The Fascination by @essiefox a wonderfully gripping Victorian era thriller. An absolute treat, read it now!
January 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Just finished The Fascination by @essiefox a wonderfully gripping Victorian era thriller. An absolute treat, read it now!
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Every president should have a dog
December 23, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Every president should have a dog
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The AI industry is built on intellectual property theft and environmental destruction that gains support by promising grifters money and students an easy ride to their goals. There needs to be a large scale assault on this industry but its not happening in American for the next half decade.
Recently talked to a student who admitted to using ChatGPT as a study device - by feeding it all of the class lecture slides and having it generate summaries. So now OpenAI has ownership of all the slides my co-instructor and I created from scratch…
December 23, 2024 at 8:21 PM
The AI industry is built on intellectual property theft and environmental destruction that gains support by promising grifters money and students an easy ride to their goals. There needs to be a large scale assault on this industry but its not happening in American for the next half decade.
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I'm once again asking for a show where a librarian, a bookseller, and a carpenter travel around helping people manage their out-of-control book collections. Discuss their sentimental value, their rarity, their histories, then build amazing book nooks and shelves and little libraries to organize them
December 8, 2024 at 2:18 PM
I'm once again asking for a show where a librarian, a bookseller, and a carpenter travel around helping people manage their out-of-control book collections. Discuss their sentimental value, their rarity, their histories, then build amazing book nooks and shelves and little libraries to organize them
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‘Don’t man up….
Instead
‘…talk, cry, scream’
This is so important & very poignant from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social on men taking their ow lives
Instead
‘…talk, cry, scream’
This is so important & very poignant from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social on men taking their ow lives
December 8, 2024 at 1:48 PM
‘Don’t man up….
Instead
‘…talk, cry, scream’
This is so important & very poignant from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social on men taking their ow lives
Instead
‘…talk, cry, scream’
This is so important & very poignant from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social on men taking their ow lives
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It’s all in the telling.
November 23, 2024 at 10:09 PM
It’s all in the telling.