Luke Simon
@thelukesimon.bsky.social
🇬🇧 in 🇳🇿 | Descendant of a captured German soldier in WW2 which has led to a WW2 fascination | Anti-fascist | Watching what might be WWIII unfold — preferably with a cuppa
#standwithukraine
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Nuzzling up on the couch playing Indiana jones. Thought you’d want to know @mrjamesob.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Nuzzling up on the couch playing Indiana jones. Thought you’d want to know @mrjamesob.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social wondering if you could sneak in a “Fanta Fuhrer” to go along with mango Mussolini?
April 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social wondering if you could sneak in a “Fanta Fuhrer” to go along with mango Mussolini?
“Russia wants peace……
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Mar. 5, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
March 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“Russia wants peace……
Tortured myself through an
hour of trumps dribble addressing. The whole thing had a strong stench of white supremacy. I hope for Ukraine that they haven’t signed away half of the nations “raw minerals”.
When will the conversation start about how America is supposed to access those minerals
hour of trumps dribble addressing. The whole thing had a strong stench of white supremacy. I hope for Ukraine that they haven’t signed away half of the nations “raw minerals”.
When will the conversation start about how America is supposed to access those minerals
March 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Tortured myself through an
hour of trumps dribble addressing. The whole thing had a strong stench of white supremacy. I hope for Ukraine that they haven’t signed away half of the nations “raw minerals”.
When will the conversation start about how America is supposed to access those minerals
hour of trumps dribble addressing. The whole thing had a strong stench of white supremacy. I hope for Ukraine that they haven’t signed away half of the nations “raw minerals”.
When will the conversation start about how America is supposed to access those minerals
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2 March 1925 | A Polish Jewish girl, Jeannette Woda, was born in Siedlce. She lived in Paris.
On 13 July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
On 13 July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
March 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
2 March 1925 | A Polish Jewish girl, Jeannette Woda, was born in Siedlce. She lived in Paris.
On 13 July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
On 13 July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Pretty much sums it up
March 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Pretty much sums it up
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There were certainly signs
February 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There were certainly signs
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No words suffice.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
No words suffice.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
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Yes
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yes
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It's been obvious since January 6 that he was an enemy of the USA, the UK & the whole of the free world. Everybody still in his camp understands this as completely as everybody against it. They just prioritise personal interest over the national & international. And they know it. They all know it.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It's been obvious since January 6 that he was an enemy of the USA, the UK & the whole of the free world. Everybody still in his camp understands this as completely as everybody against it. They just prioritise personal interest over the national & international. And they know it. They all know it.
Right now I cannot find the words other than simply, DISGUSTED
#zelensky #standwithukraine #whitehouse #trump
#zelensky #standwithukraine #whitehouse #trump
March 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Right now I cannot find the words other than simply, DISGUSTED
#zelensky #standwithukraine #whitehouse #trump
#zelensky #standwithukraine #whitehouse #trump
Relevant reading right now
February 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Relevant reading right now
Never again. We must not forget
“Never again” demands action — Ukraine is fighting for all of us, writes Odesa Association of Jews Chairman Roman Shvartsman in his op-ed.
Hitler wanted to kill me because I'm Jewish. Putin wants to kill me because I'm Ukrainian
Editor’s Note: The following is a translated transcript of the address delivered by Roman Shvartsman, the chairman of the Odesa Association of Jews and a Holocaust survivor, at the Yalta European Stra...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Never again. We must not forget
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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, one of Vladimir Putin's staunchest critics who was shot just outside the walls of the Kremlin on Feb. 27, 2015.
Since he came to power in 1999, more than 20 Putin critics have been killed or died mysteriously.
Since he came to power in 1999, more than 20 Putin critics have been killed or died mysteriously.
Navalny's death preceded by long list of Putin critics' murders
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death in jail on Feb. 16 follows a long list of murders and suspicious deaths of opponents of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
Since he came to power in 199...
kyivindependent.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, one of Vladimir Putin's staunchest critics who was shot just outside the walls of the Kremlin on Feb. 27, 2015.
Since he came to power in 1999, more than 20 Putin critics have been killed or died mysteriously.
Since he came to power in 1999, more than 20 Putin critics have been killed or died mysteriously.
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Breaking News: Three mainstream political parties in Austria have agreed to form a government that excludes the far-right Freedom Party.
Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right
The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Breaking News: Three mainstream political parties in Austria have agreed to form a government that excludes the far-right Freedom Party.
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Precisely. Today's defence announcement is a classic case. We face a major threat, and we can no longer rely on our most important ally. But spending can only creep incrementally upwards for fear of upsetting the Treasury gods. And we have to sacrifice the aid budget to placate them.
I don‘t mean to be harsh, but I really think that a fundamental problem of UK Governance is that the entire debate surrounding it is focused on what is *politically feasible* in the short term and not on which issues/ threats need to be addressed, and fast.
Your logic relies on a vanishing world.
Your logic relies on a vanishing world.
February 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Precisely. Today's defence announcement is a classic case. We face a major threat, and we can no longer rely on our most important ally. But spending can only creep incrementally upwards for fear of upsetting the Treasury gods. And we have to sacrifice the aid budget to placate them.
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🚨 The Trump WH is handpicking press, sidelining real journalists & stacking briefings with MAGA media. NYT’s Peter Baker: “Reminds me of early Putin-era Kremlin control.” This is state-run propaganda in action. Full breakdown in today’s bulletin ⬇️
Today in Politics, Bulletin 79. 2/25/25
… WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt notified reporters that she will decide who gets to attend briefings from now on: "For decades a group of DC based journalists, the White House Correspondents' Associat...
www.meidasplus.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
🚨 The Trump WH is handpicking press, sidelining real journalists & stacking briefings with MAGA media. NYT’s Peter Baker: “Reminds me of early Putin-era Kremlin control.” This is state-run propaganda in action. Full breakdown in today’s bulletin ⬇️
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Former Reform UK leader in Wales and pro-Brexit MEP Nathan Gill, has been charged with accepting bribes for promoting Russian interests in the European Parliament. In particular participating in an operation to harm Ukraine. #SpookyConnections #EndImpunity
February 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Former Reform UK leader in Wales and pro-Brexit MEP Nathan Gill, has been charged with accepting bribes for promoting Russian interests in the European Parliament. In particular participating in an operation to harm Ukraine. #SpookyConnections #EndImpunity
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Thousands of people marched in DC in solidarity with Ukraine and against impunity by oligarchs like Trump and Putin. They gathered outside the Russian embassy. #3E #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity #USprotests #DCprotests #StandWithUkraine
February 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Thousands of people marched in DC in solidarity with Ukraine and against impunity by oligarchs like Trump and Putin. They gathered outside the Russian embassy. #3E #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity #USprotests #DCprotests #StandWithUkraine
February 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I always wondered what it would of been like to have witnessed the events unfold in the Hofbräukeller prior to ww2. Well I missed my chance a few days ago. Tickets were £450 can you believe it. I considered streaming it for £150 but far right hatred is usually free #arcconference
Nigel Farage, Jordan Peterson & co worship each other in alt-right heaven | John Crace
Welcome to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference, a fatuous echo chamber of self-congratulation
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I always wondered what it would of been like to have witnessed the events unfold in the Hofbräukeller prior to ww2. Well I missed my chance a few days ago. Tickets were £450 can you believe it. I considered streaming it for £150 but far right hatred is usually free #arcconference