Mick Symonds
@ukisyma.bsky.social
English man, and now Dutch too, living in The Netherlands. Used to be a nerd, then a manager, and then a consultant. Now happily retired, but I do some voluntary work.
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The first images of the new Trump class of bigly battleships for the US Navy has been released.
December 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The first images of the new Trump class of bigly battleships for the US Navy has been released.
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Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
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This struck me too. As Anne Applebaum doesn’t mention, she wrote a classic history of the Gulag.
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This struck me too. As Anne Applebaum doesn’t mention, she wrote a classic history of the Gulag.
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The manipulation of the Epstein files by the Trump administration to falsely implicate political rivals is not only extraordinarily malevolent — it’s also extraordinarily inept.
Surely some kind of crime is being committed here by the DOJ
Surely some kind of crime is being committed here by the DOJ
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The manipulation of the Epstein files by the Trump administration to falsely implicate political rivals is not only extraordinarily malevolent — it’s also extraordinarily inept.
Surely some kind of crime is being committed here by the DOJ
Surely some kind of crime is being committed here by the DOJ
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Many of us warned - repeatedly - before it occurred that the Iraq war would be a huge and fatal shift. We were ignored or shouted down. But I don't think any of us realised just how many monsters would come through the breach. 3/3 www.monbiot.com/category/war...
war – iraq – George Monbiot
www.monbiot.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Many of us warned - repeatedly - before it occurred that the Iraq war would be a huge and fatal shift. We were ignored or shouted down. But I don't think any of us realised just how many monsters would come through the breach. 3/3 www.monbiot.com/category/war...
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Every mainline station between London and Norwich has step-free access – except one. Diss, which serves more than 600,000 people a year.
There’s a campaign for access - and it’s growing…
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
There’s a campaign for access - and it’s growing…
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
Bridging the gap: the campaign to make Diss station accessible
The need for lifts at the Diss station is obvious and the locals are petitioning to demand that authorities respond
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Every mainline station between London and Norwich has step-free access – except one. Diss, which serves more than 600,000 people a year.
There’s a campaign for access - and it’s growing…
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
There’s a campaign for access - and it’s growing…
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
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If you want to let ACECO know what you think about their lead role in destroying the White House, the company’s CEO is Rob Wilson and he can be reached via email at rwilson@acecoworld.com. The company’s general email is info@acecoworld.com and its general phone number is 301-588-0707.
October 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If you want to let ACECO know what you think about their lead role in destroying the White House, the company’s CEO is Rob Wilson and he can be reached via email at rwilson@acecoworld.com. The company’s general email is info@acecoworld.com and its general phone number is 301-588-0707.
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You probably don’t know this but the US Supreme Court is to decide whether to ban gay marriage across the USA.
Verdict on 7th November.
Shocking implications for not only the US but for the free world.
LGBTQ rights are being eroded.
Become an LGBTQ ally. We need you. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
Verdict on 7th November.
Shocking implications for not only the US but for the free world.
LGBTQ rights are being eroded.
Become an LGBTQ ally. We need you. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
October 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
You probably don’t know this but the US Supreme Court is to decide whether to ban gay marriage across the USA.
Verdict on 7th November.
Shocking implications for not only the US but for the free world.
LGBTQ rights are being eroded.
Become an LGBTQ ally. We need you. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
Verdict on 7th November.
Shocking implications for not only the US but for the free world.
LGBTQ rights are being eroded.
Become an LGBTQ ally. We need you. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
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Basklarinettisten! Vacature bij één van de leukste kamermuziek-groepen van Europa. Tweede en laatste oproep: Calefax is op zoek naar een nieuwe basklarinettist. Deadline 27 oktober.
Lees de details hier:
calefax.nl/.../02/calef...
Alle anderen: dank voor het delen.
Lees de details hier:
calefax.nl/.../02/calef...
Alle anderen: dank voor het delen.
October 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Basklarinettisten! Vacature bij één van de leukste kamermuziek-groepen van Europa. Tweede en laatste oproep: Calefax is op zoek naar een nieuwe basklarinettist. Deadline 27 oktober.
Lees de details hier:
calefax.nl/.../02/calef...
Alle anderen: dank voor het delen.
Lees de details hier:
calefax.nl/.../02/calef...
Alle anderen: dank voor het delen.
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Anyone who claims they don’t see the Trump/Bannon/Russian playbook being enacted by Farage is being wilfully ignorant (that includes the BBC & the Tory press)
October 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Anyone who claims they don’t see the Trump/Bannon/Russian playbook being enacted by Farage is being wilfully ignorant (that includes the BBC & the Tory press)
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"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
August 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
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I remember the last time there was massive crime in DC.
August 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I remember the last time there was massive crime in DC.
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Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won"
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won"
Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.
open.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won"
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
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July 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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"It’s actually Elizabeth Boop. DOCTOR Elizabeth Boop.”
July 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"It’s actually Elizabeth Boop. DOCTOR Elizabeth Boop.”
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Trump, the GOP and MAGA literally told voters during the 2024 election campaign that they wouldn’t touch Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP benefits, or Social Security.
Oops!
Oops!
May 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trump, the GOP and MAGA literally told voters during the 2024 election campaign that they wouldn’t touch Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP benefits, or Social Security.
Oops!
Oops!
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They buried it
May 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
They buried it
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To honor Ann Telnaes for winning the Pulitzer and embarrassing Bezos, I’ve taken down the paywall from my interview with her so everyone can watch it.
The Cartoonist who Crushed the Oligarchs: An Interview with Ann Telnaes
TBR Podcast
www.borowitzreport.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Trump’s repression of free speech & disappearing of foreign students from campuses push academics to look for options elsewhere.
Europe’s reaction? Come here!
UK meanwhile? Hiking fees & cutting foreign student rights to make UK less attractive cos all that matters is lower immigration numbers 🙄
Europe’s reaction? Come here!
UK meanwhile? Hiking fees & cutting foreign student rights to make UK less attractive cos all that matters is lower immigration numbers 🙄
April 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Trump’s repression of free speech & disappearing of foreign students from campuses push academics to look for options elsewhere.
Europe’s reaction? Come here!
UK meanwhile? Hiking fees & cutting foreign student rights to make UK less attractive cos all that matters is lower immigration numbers 🙄
Europe’s reaction? Come here!
UK meanwhile? Hiking fees & cutting foreign student rights to make UK less attractive cos all that matters is lower immigration numbers 🙄
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April 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Freedom of Movement was robbed from us by a successful Russian influence operation and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
Please repost if you want it restored.
Please repost if you want it restored.
March 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Freedom of Movement was robbed from us by a successful Russian influence operation and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
Please repost if you want it restored.
Please repost if you want it restored.
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We're in London today with a big old bus to tell our Govt this country cannot afford cuts. Instead they should tax us, the super rich. A 2% wealth tax alone could raise up to £460mln a week. @Keir_starmer - invest in a fairer economy. Patriotic Millionaires say Tax Our Wealth
March 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We're in London today with a big old bus to tell our Govt this country cannot afford cuts. Instead they should tax us, the super rich. A 2% wealth tax alone could raise up to £460mln a week. @Keir_starmer - invest in a fairer economy. Patriotic Millionaires say Tax Our Wealth
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I don't think Canada is joining us anytime soon...
March 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I don't think Canada is joining us anytime soon...
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