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If I was Putin, with agents inside US Govt, these would be the instructions to finish off the US as a global force: 1. Gut safety agencies covering aviation, nuclear, food & disease protection. 2. Dismantle USAID 3. Introduce tariffs to crash economy & cripple food production 4. Betray Europe

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Polish PM Donald Tusk, speaking before his flight to London for the European Ukraine summit: “500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to defend them against 140 million Russians. [...] Europe today lacks the belief that we are truly a global force.”

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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

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What a shot. Says it all. (📸 Andrew Harnick, Getty Images)

submitted 10 days ago • 55 comments

This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II. Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.

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Ukraine has degraded the military might of Russia at a tiny cost to the United States. Ukraine is fighting for the freedom of all of Europe. President Zelenskyy is the bravest leader in Europe. 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦

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I think this is the closest many of us have ever got to seeing the real Trump. The only consistent thread in his entire unhinged rant was the love & praise for Vladimir Putin. Zelensky has more courage & dignity in his little finger than every member of Trump's regime & fan club combined.

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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

submitted 40 days ago • 1411 comments

I listened to Trump’s presser in disbelief. It began pretty well with sincere sounding expressions of sorrow, nation united in grief etc; then descended into vile partisanship, blaming, and political point scoring, with NO evidence yet what caused the crash. Sickening. No tragedy he won’t exploit.

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BREAKING: Preliminary FAA report on collision concludes air traffic control was UNDERSTAFFED. This week, Trump offered already understaffed air traffic controllers a “buyout”. They were given a one week ultimatum to decide. This is already building into a scandal that should collapse a Presidency.

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😔

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Thoughts?

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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

submitted 49 days ago • 1573 comments

Just take a moment to imagine the reaction to Barack Obama pardoning 1,500 black people, involved in a riot, which led to five police officers dying, calling them "heroes" & "hostages".

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Hi, I’m God. I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.

submitted 50 days ago • 1138 comments

This is really grotesque. One of the most valuable companies on earth making a pretend character who does pretend charity work to drive up engagement. Grubby beyond belief.

submitted 67 days ago • 4 comments

Great news … selling on eBay is now free. No cost at all to sell privately … unless you include the newly introduced Buyers Protection fee of course that costs the seller 4% of the item price, plus £0.75 … but do remember, it’s free to sell on eBay!

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Takes a few seconds to vote. No need to tick boxes or add emails

submitted 69 days ago • 66 comments

I just watched the Gavin and Stacy Finale ….. loved it 🥰

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Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there? National Suicide Prevention Hotline Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK) 1-800-273-8255 (USA) 1.833.456.4566 (Canada)

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Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social

submitted 77 days ago • 88 comments

Merry Christmas, dear world. Come to Kyiv for the winter holidays at some point; you will not regret it.

submitted 77 days ago • 209 comments

Nigel Farage is not fit to be an MP! With this latest dog-whistle re the recent terror attack in Germany, Farage insinuates that it’s an Islamic attack on Christmas!Turns out it’s a far-right attack! Can Nigel Farage enlighten us to why the far-right is targeting Christmas?.

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The courage of those Georgians and especially of this woman is just amazing.

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There’s so many things to appreciate about Greg(g) Wallace’s PR but his defence that he’s met 4,000 women at work and only 13 have come forward is top level stuff. As if managing to keep the number of women you’ve sexually offended below 20 deserves a commendation and a pint.

submitted 100 days ago • 38 comments

We need to get back to this level of NHS functioning.

submitted 101 days ago • 66 comments

Says a lot that about 90% of the traffic I’m seeing on X right now is absolutely convinced the British govt is about to embark on a mass programme of state murder of the elderly and vulnerable. What was until recently the town square of politics has become the preserve of the bad, mad and deranged.

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On X, the Bylines Network (main account of 10 UK local journalism publications) has only 2.7K followers. On Bluesky, that's already exploded to 56.4K followers! (see @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social)... and of course the engagement is far higher. Bluesky is much better for news and community building.

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So I want to filter what’s in my feed, to remove sports stuff, but I don’t want to block the news sources that are posting the sports items, just the sport based posts that they post… is that even possible?

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Just your regular reminder that public ownership is hugely popular ❤️

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While trump spent his Thanksgiving spreading the hate on his social media, Kamala Harris was spreading the love and joy to needy Americans. We may NEVER forgive you, America.

submitted 102 days ago • 773 comments

An incredible photo posted today by French President Emmanuel Macron. The floor of Notre Dame Cathedral is filled with the workers involved in the 5 year project to restore the building following the devastating fire in 2019. 1/2

submitted 102 days ago • 98 comments

In truth, every single major piece of legislation ought to be this somberly undertaken, this well attended, this carefully considered, and this passionately, but cordially, argued. If our elected chamber can be what we witnessed today, why can't it all the time?

submitted 102 days ago • 52 comments

With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.

submitted 102 days ago • 73 comments

The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills. Norway - 0 UK - 0 France - 0 Spain - 0 Portugal - 0 Denmark - 0 Australia - 0 Iceland - 0 Italy - 0 Finland - 0 Ireland - 0 Germany - 0 Netherlands - 0 Sweden - 0 Japan - 0 Canada - 0 United States - 643,000

submitted 108 days ago • 137 comments

I love how users work to protect others on here … I only wish I had the skills to do it!

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From the FT the other day. I had no idea.

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I know lots of people are saying it, but in my limited time here, I am certainly finding much better engagement here than on previous platforms. It seems a nice place to be 😊

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This is an impressive piece of work, and demystifies the House of Lords … well worth a look (and bookmark it!!)

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Madness. Democracy dies if the Right to Vote is not exercised.

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Millions of us valued Twitter/X at times of breaking news. It was a way to get info, fast. That value has been shattered by misinformation & a destructive algorithm. We can now make Bluesky the go-to platform for news. Here's a list of (verified) journalists to keep up with UK breaking news.

submitted 109 days ago • 27 comments

The Russian ruble in freefall — having breached the 100 barrier despite a 20% interest rate — is a beautiful sight to see.

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