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Right-wing populists and US isolationists demanding Ukraine surrender to Putin while claiming it’s a strategy for peace! A masterclass in appeasement: reward armed aggression, abandon international law, and pretend capitulation equals security! #RuleOfLaw

I approve this lesson on the importance of puncuation.

Covid hit the UK at the worst possible time. Obvs no time would’ve been good, but it hit UK at a point where it had elected a government uniquely unqualified to deal with it.The PM treated his entire campaign & election like it was a game: he was more interested in gaining the office than doing 1/4

I've just added my name to back the UK joining the EU by 2036. It takes 30 seconds. Will you join me? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/join_eu_by_2...

THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

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What has Ukraine done for us? The cold rage comes through in the words. mickryan.substack.com/p/what-has-u...

Ten years ago today. In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine...

140 days of protests triggered by a corrupt kushner/trump family luxury island deal… yet 🇺🇸 media is essentially crickets 🦗 🦗

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1/ The Musk-Trump decision to degrade Ukraine's Starlink access as a pressure tactic is a disaster not just for the United States' reputation but for the entire US defence industry. Musk's action may end up burning the whole industry. ⬇️

Brexit and Russia… “I think you would have to start with Boris Johnson. “The reason why there is still this confusion is there was no public attempt to establish with confidence what actually happened because successive British governments declined to look closely at what was going on.” (Times)

At 25, you might dream of studying in Rome. At 45, you might discover a business opportunity in Berlin. At 65, you might want to retire in Spain. Freedom of Movement meant you didn't have to know your future in advance. That's the extraordinary freedom Brexit took away.

Kinda wild that there have been wild protests going on in Albania for months set off by a corrupt Kushner luxury resort project and there has been barely coverage of it here 🇺🇸 and Trump never gets asked about it.

If Trump abandons Ukraine in favour of Russia today, what's to say he won't abandon Europe tomorrow? Trump's loyalty is to Autocracy Inc. not to NATO or even real US interests. Europe must be able to defend itself! Strategic autonomy must be a priority. www.reuters.com/world/us/ukr...

The EU, and UK, needs to get tough with Musk, and sanction Starlink and other Musk-related businesses if he continues to betray Ukraine. Europe needs to invest much more to accelerate its IRIS2 satellite network, we can’t be dependent on foreign powers for key defence and security infrastructure.

I dreamed a dream... 🙏 #RejoinEU #Breturn

Heather Cox Richardson Is Spot On......

I thought I had seen it all, but this is an astonishing new low, putting the US in the company of Iran, Afghanistan and N Korea. I abhor the death penalty. The idea that kids, including my own, might see such an execution shocks me to the core. Abhorrent, barbaric, sick, warped, cruel and twisted.

More Reform attacks on RNLI, mean more donations to volunteer heroes, faster Reform falls in polls "Tice, Oakshott (his GF) and Farage attacking the charities that save lives.Tice and Oakshot from the safety of their tax haven in Dubai where they avoid paying tax on their earnings" via Barry James

ECHR membership protects UK citizens rights, underpins Northern Ireland's peace agreement, and is necessary for key security and justice partnerships. That the Tories under Badenoch are calling for the UK to leave it shows they are wreckers like Farage. www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...

❌ Brexit has damaged Devon's economy. From tourism to fishing, the decision to leave the EU has had a disastrous effect. 🇪🇺 Only EU membership will deliver the bed rock of economic growth we need to grow our economy.

This trend in public opinion is gradual but relentless. The numbers wanting Britain back in the EU continue to rise. Time for more ambition!

Reporter: What do you say to the people who say U.S. is facilitating genocide in Gaza? Trump: We put out the fire in Gaza. There is very little happening right now in Gaza. We facilitated a peace of kind, in Gaza.

'Bring back premature death, lung damage in children and more hospital admissions' is quite the bold campaign slogan.

🇨🇦 🎶Oh, we’re going to a trade war… They thought Canada would fold without a fight. Instead, we rally side by side🍁 Never mistake Canadian politeness for weakness. We can say “sorry” AND stand our ground🇨🇦 #CanadaStrong #ElbowsUp #SheShed

Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton

'They promised more jobs, more trade and more power. Ten years later, Heseltine wants to know where all the boasting went.' "Never have so few done so much damage to so many’: Heseltine demands Johnson, Farage and Gove answer for the Brexit ‘con’" thedailybritain.co.uk/heseltine-br...

Holy hell, no wonder Canada walked.

Yet another Reform UK speech earns a speedy backlash with thousands of people pointing out that Nigel Farage getting £98,599 as an MP whilst guilty of chronic absenteeism from both Parliament & constituency is part of the 'something for nothing' problem, not the solution meme via Shelagh Taylor

Today, Romania destroyed a naval drone carrying explosives near its Neptun Deep platform in the Black Sea. An escalating campaign of threats is underway, unsettling our citizens and seeking to divide our Union. This is hybrid warfare.

Kushner is fucked In June hundreds of ex-pats flew or drove to the capital Tirana, from all over Europe Organizers estimate 100,000 protesters joined the protest Albania - 2.33 million residents 100,000 protesters is the equivalent of 12.7 million in America www.pressenza.com/2026/08/hund...

Isn't it about time Nigel Farage and the rest of his lying Brexiteers apologised for delivering the opposite of what they promised ... meme via We Demand UK

No one born this century voted for #Brexit. Too young to vote, but not to understand that Brexit would affect the rest of my life. Brexit taught me that politics matters, bc decisions made by ppl in power can change your future before you’ve even been given a say www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Albania's "flamingo revolution" appears to have halted the attempt by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump to turn a nature reserve into a private resort. The EU is watching this closely, as an aspiring EU member Albania must take steps to tackle corruption. brusselswatch.org/albania-free...

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via Arrest Nigel Farage

Trump govt offers grants of $500,000 to change UK politics. Foreign money for right wing groups. Disguised as “public education” it promotes MAGA propaganda on abortion, regulation, hate speech, climate change, diversity and more. Is UK the 51st state?

The UK has existed as a state since 1801. The current borders of the UK have been in place since 1922. Do Reform UK politicians NOT know the basics of UK history?

Decades of complacancy have left Europe vulnerable. "Once in a century" weather events - droughts, heatwaves, floods - have become normal, and our infrastructure isn't ready for it. Yet many political leaders across Europe want to weaken and delay measures to end dependence on fosssil fuels. 🧵1/n

Replacing evidence-based scholarship with government-approved narratives isn't patriotism, it's propaganda. History should be written by historians, not politicians trying to reshape the past to fit an ideological agenda.

Please pray tonight for this Dubai couple. 🙏🏻 Izzy’s dear Richard has yet again been accused of financial misdemeanours. This fragrant Arabic twosome are virgins and represent all that is good in the world. Richard in particular needs our love as he battles against the blob. ❤️🍆

“Palantir’s first outside investor was the CIA’s private venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel. The agency was its first customer. Thiel once joked that ‘the CIA is a front for Palantir.’” July 2026…1/

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