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“NATO may have already died - in the sense that, if the Article 5 commitment is no longer believable, if it is not something you can bank on, we may already be at a point when we need to start looking at something else, which looks a bit like NATO but doesn’t involve the US.”

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I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate

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NEW: President Zelenskyy is asked if he'd “give up” being Ukrainian president in exchange for peace. “Yes, I am happy, if it is for the peace of Ukraine. If you need me to leave this chair, I am ready to do that, and I also can exchange it for Nato membership for Ukraine."

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30-minute analysis How #Trump Admin is supporting #Russia invasion of Ukraine Detailing how Trump advisors favoring no help for #Kyiv have intimidated and isolated those who still want some support Exploring if #Europe & int'l support can maintain Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity

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Evening Standard: Thousands descend on London in protest against Trump’s Ukraine peace talks www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

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There are many disturbing clips from Musk's CPAC event. But the DUMBEST thing he said is actually this. He demeans Ukrainians' sacrifice because "the line of enagagement hasn't moved". This 'genius' doesn't even get what a heroic feat it is to HOLD THE LINE against the immense Russian war machine.

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DOGE engineer Edward Coristine, 19, is the grandson of a notorious KGB spy.

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Trump’s purge at the Pentagon is just the start. Last night he fired the highly-regarded General C Q Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replaced him with a retired three-star general, Dan Caine, who on their first meeting put on a MAGA cap and said ‘I love you, sir.’

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In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

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Americans proposed that Ukraine concede half of the profits from its mineral rights in perpetuity... in exchange for essentially nothing. This is not a monetary proposition, let alone a "deal," but rather the demand that Ukraine become a permanent American colony. snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...

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Steve Bannon last night with a Nazi salute followed by the smug nod which says, ‘Yeah, we can do this in the open now.’

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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

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Laurynas Kasčiūnas,former Lithuanian Minister of Defence,member of the Seimas stated that Russians will inevitably put on the table the demand "for the USA to withdraw their troops from the Eastern flank" He adds- this Russian demand would create the conditions "for a certain vacuum in our region"

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The Gleichschaltung of the US military begins.

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French President Emmanuel Macron: "Russia has produced a considerable war effort, with the result that Russia today invests 10% of its gross domestic product in arms production. In France, it's 2%. And we've almost doubled our budget since I've been here.

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The response to this was huge. It was a big eye opener about what it's like for our truck drivers working in the UK. bylines.scot/society/if-u...

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🚨🚨 Oh, that went well: Russia used the first round of talks with the US over ending the war in Ukraine to demand the withdrawal of Nato forces from the alliance’s eastern flank, suggesting Trump admin could acquiesce to seal a peace deal according to Romanian government.🧵 www.ft.com/content/ac1d...

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"Trump was recruited by KGB with codename 'Krasnov', claims ex-Soviet spy". I suppose that might explain a lot! www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

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Trump announced that he is prematurely replacing top military officer Charles "CQ" Brown. The announcement comes just a year and a half after the Air Force general began his term as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which typically lasts four years.

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Moscow Centre to agent Krasnov: “Arrive in Moscow via Airforce One on May 7 for debriefing. Attend Ukraine victory march next day. May 9: secret medal presentation ceremony “For outstanding service to the Russian Federation”. Receive future instructions. Departure for US May 10.” Burn after reading

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This ought to be top of the UK government's thinking re Palantir's role in the NHS. The dependency risk is not theoretical under Trump 2.0

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From today, we will no longer be posting regularly on Twitter/X. Instead, we will focus our social media activities here, on Bluesky, where we have been active since last year. Please encourage colleagues and friends to follow us here!

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US envoy to Ukraine and Russia.👇🏽 Quite a change of language. And this readout - more than 24hrs after the meeting - will have been approved. ~AA

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This timely reminder from Carole Cadwalladr. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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All this preemptive capitulation to Putin and US Secretary of State Rubio has just said “"It may turn out that they don’t want to end the war. I don’t know; we’re going to find out." kyivindependent.com/the-only-way...

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My (now) fortnightly appointment with superb writing and analysis.

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In a world of challenges, we choose cooperation. At the G20 in Johannesburg, Europe stood as one – showing our strong commitment to work with like-minded partners. We can achieve so much when we move forward together.

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This is a great video. Same could be said for Brexit voters. Only its worse in USA & will affect us all.

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Great to see Labour have listened and changed their position on an EU Youth Mobility Scheme. But this is just the start. We must keep up the pressure to ensure the Government seizes this chance to begin fixing the damage of Brexit.

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The costs of Brexit. To dishonestly push Brexit as a solution to our myriad of problems - when it was always clear that it would make food more expensive, trade more difficult & employing seasonal workers far more difficult - at best unforgivable, at worst criminal. apple.news/Aff8G1H1sSrq...

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I wonder whether for some of the loony rightwing commentators, hoping to inflict damage to the EU is one of the main motivations for supporting Putin and Trump. Even if they know the UK will suffer severe collateral damage if they are at all successful.

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Brilliant simple clear explainer by @sheridanflynn.bsky.social of the threat Russia poses to Britain youtu.be/M7O4Eh3Roe8?...

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This is why Farage is being quiet.

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Trump's approval ratings are now -8 with the WaPo/Ipsos. This is before most of the impacts of the slashing of federal government and its economic consequences start to be felt.

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“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

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Lavrov: lies that Russia never attacked Ukrainian civilian energy infrastructure. Russian propagandist Skabeyeva: Russia's army has struck Ukrainian energy facilities.

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“We are witnessing a very sad moment in American history. The President of the United States is aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to undermine the independence of Ukraine and its democracy”

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This is Starmer's moment.

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10000% 👇 @guyverhofstadt.bsky.social

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Day six of The Sickness. I always wondered how long it would take me to get bored of sitting at home, reading comics and watching movies. It turns out the answer is five and a half days.

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Brexit: “that great victory for the sovereign right to cock things up”… give ourselves food poisoning, lose control, swamp ourselves in red tape, pay more for stuff and stubbornly isolate ourselves from our own continent… A relentless, ruinous stupidity. (Private Eye)

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Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger on plans to build plants in #Ukraine: "The first plant to start operating was a vehicle repair plant, an ammunition plant is currently under construction, and the third plant we would like to build is for the production of anti-aircraft systems."

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