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Tricky, because the "silent, not so silent, majority" are out in force there. This is not the Marks and Spencer I grew up with, and it's a shame to think that this is the demographic they're appealing to now

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❌ Ukraine started the war ❌ America provides more funding than Europe ❌ Ukraine needs immediate elections Sir Ben Wallace fact checks President Trump's recent 'fake news' about Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Putin says Trump must go further before he’ll even agree to meet. Putin is entirely in the driving seat. The US has alienated its own allies, given Russia nearly all of what it wanted, bought Putin’s warped view of reality, and can’t even guarantee a meeting. The art of the deal, indeed.

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There we have it.

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There are so many pieces in this jigsaw, my head is struggling. If the US administration is looking for alignment, and a new world order, why?

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Most Americans have no idea that there is no way back to pre-inauguration governance via online posts, TV hits, lawsuits and voting in maybe-free, maybe not-so-free elections. That ship has sailed.

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A caller to @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning described it as alignment, not appeasement. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/w...

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🤷🤷🤷🤦

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#GeorgiaProtests, Day 80! Incredible scenes in Tbilisi right now as 1000s hit the streets again. The “No to Russian Dictatorship” march marks the 80th consecutive day of protests across Georgia. Relentless resistance against an authoritarian regime. 🇬🇪🇪🇺 (🎥 Mariam Nikuradze, OC Media)

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If Europe needs to borrow, in order to counter military threats and rebuild its own military, who controls the banks?

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Defending freedom of speech, only as long as that freedom of speech agrees with us. We're seeing it over and over again.

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The most important thread you'll read today. In brief: Europe has the power to save Ukraine and slip into the leadership position America has vacated. It must grasp it. And Europeans must pressure their governments to do so.

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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

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So what actually happens, and what happens if the US does actually turn into a dictatorship? It's a scary thought.

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My chat earlier today with @lewisgoodall.com on the UK's @lbc.co.uk about Trump & Musk's threats to the foundations of American democracy, and the failure of the White House press corps yesterday to enforce accountability. 🎧: audioboom.com/posts/865293...

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At East Anglia Bylines, we have decided to re-name the sea around us. 😆 😉 Sorry @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

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worth watching: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVS_...

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Mine with @lewisgoodall.com on @lbc.co.uk, about Musk's successful weekend efforts to engage in "state capture" here in Washington. Once unthinkable, now apparently unstoppable. 🎧: audioboom.com/posts/864776...

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Growing up.

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Emma Trimble, "1 in 12 people in London are illegal immigrants" Professor Jonathan Portes, "Emma has taken that figure from a story in The Telegraph.. That story was a lie.. The Telegraph has corrected it, The Times has corrected it.. The Sun has corrected it.. And The Daily Mail has corrected it"

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Following @theguardian.com reporton toxicity of tick and flea treatment residue on fur and causing bird death... @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social makes a good point... 👇

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CNN's @jimacosta.bsky.social is out after 18 years as they make "internal changes". He signs off: "It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant. I have always believed it is the job of the press to hold power to account.. Don't give into the lies. Don't give into the fear. Hold onto the truth."

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Damm that leftie climate change 🤦🤦🤣 www.independent.co.uk/life-style/j...

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I'm usually pretty cynical about potential conspiracy theories, but I've taken notice of this one. bsky.app/profile/tobi...

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1/ 🚨 Conspiracy theories about the 2024 election miss the bigger picture. The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention. Here’s how they did it... 🧵

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Calum Miller, "One of the biggest barriers to growth is a self inflicted one, because we have deliberately cut off our access to our biggest market, the European Union" "The solution to growth is a deeper and tighter relationship with the EU so businesses don't trip over the new red tape" #BBCQT

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Once again, credit to @lewisgoodall.com and @maitlis.bsky.social, this episode is one of the most insightful pieces of journalism I've heard in a long time.

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Home Secretary Braverman took seven months to even respond to the Jay Report, then vaguely promised "action" on 19 of the 20 recommendations and dismissed Yvette Cooper asking for details. Recommendations actually implemented? 𝙕𝙀𝙍𝙊. Now, Braverman is rending her garments. Rank hypocrisy. ~AA

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