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The Lib Dems have called on the Government to bring forward emergency legislation today in Parliament to begin the seizure of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. Approx $300 billion of Russian assets have been frozen across the G7 and the EU, with around $31bn (£25bn) held in the UK alone.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Hope the PM gives Zelesnky some of his really good whiskey. Now that it's open and everything.

submitted 3 days ago • 39 comments

Slava Ukraini 🇮🇪 🇺🇦

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

If the Trump state visit happens – and it now shouldn't – it'll be dogged by massive protests. Heck, even I would join it. A security nightmare for the Met.

submitted 4 days ago • 52 comments

A new Insta trend: workplaces (esp hospitals & care homes) in Germany show how they, how we all rely on migrants who work there, how they are part of this country, our friends, colleagues. We'd be poorer w/o them. They are appreciated. They are us. #GoodMorning, everyone [🎥 shortened; link below]

submitted 7 days ago • 13 comments

My musical tribute to the legendary singer and pianist Roberta Flack who has died at the age of 88.

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submitted 8 days ago • 542 comments

Any increase in defence spending needs to be complemented by a hard look at defence procurement. There is no point increasing spending which will go straight out again. A good part of public procurement is a racket, and defence procurement the worst racket of all. ~ a public procurement lawyer

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

I have just, seriously, heard Nick Robinson on Radio 4 ask if Germany can seriously call itself a democracy if the CDU/CSU continue to refuse to include the AFD from consideration for power. What. The. Actual.... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... At around 8:23:00 am

submitted 8 days ago • 286 comments

Whatever happens with German elections today, I thank Olaf for all he has done to help me to stay in this war for this long. His escalation management delays & drip feeding made the difference.

submitted 9 days ago • 49 comments

Hard agree

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments

Brexit was the petri dish for all of this. Stamer should publish the Russia report that Johnson sat on.

submitted 15 days ago • 19 comments

Ever the rapist Trump’s US presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return. Ukrainian officials were told not to sign an agreement with the U.S. on rare earth minerals because the document focused on U.S. interests apple.news/A5qE4P9C3R_a...

submitted 16 days ago • 8 comments

I agree. Do it. Excellent idea. We need his political culture, eloquence, grasp of facts, and empathy. We need his voice.

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

👇 Absolutely spot on. The "will of the people" is not what some gobby muppets say on X (or, for that matter, Bluesky, or Facebook, or LinkedIn, or whatever social network you care to name, owned by whatever interchangeable tech oligarch). It's represented by political parties and institutions.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

submitted 18 days ago • 537 comments

“How is the government failing to understand that you can’t implement an ambitious programme of change without robust government bodies? You can’t simultaneously appease corporate lobbyists, the Daily Mail, Times & Telegraph & deliver effective & beneficial policy?” 👏👏 👏@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

submitted 21 days ago • 5 comments

"Daddy says he owns you. Can you get me an ice cream?"

submitted 21 days ago • 2364 comments

Yes he is.

submitted 22 days ago • 674 comments

Why do we still have these reprobates in the Lords? Would he have given Hitler part of the UK to end WW2? Time to be put out to pasture. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-p...

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The trump administration has been hit with more restraining orders than Matt Gaetz at a skating rink. USAID Treasury OPM NIH Impoundment Fork in the Road FBI list of names Trans inmate transfer Birthright citizenship That’s off the top of my head. I’m sure I’m missing some.

submitted 21 days ago • 241 comments

V troubling New synthetic opioids including nitazenes, an extremely potent drug being used to fortify low-purity heroin. The UK has the largest heroin market in Europe, and only a small amount of nitazene is required to produce a fatal dose. theconversation.com/there-has-ne...?

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

Day 1081 of #Russia's illegal all-out war on #Ukraine. Saturday, but I'm a little deflated. Nearly 60 posts yesterday, from before 7am until way after 2am and yet fewer than 14k views on Xitter for even the first post, yet it still had more likes than here on BSky Cheer me up guys as we go again..

submitted 24 days ago • 33 comments

Jimmy Lai, an immensely wealthy Hong Kong press baron, chose to return from safety abroad to stand with the supporters of freedom in HK. Today is his 1500th day in prison. Jimmy is a friend of mine and I have immense respect for him. He should be free!

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

The Tories are just lost now with Badenoch. Her strategy announcements are contradictory, badly thought through and mostly helping Farage. Can't see her last long if this doesn't change.

submitted 26 days ago • 6 comments

Day 1079 of the war in Europe. Putin's 3-day plan isn't going very well. A succession of hits on Russian oil plants seems to be having an effect. while overnight #Ukraine managed to damage a drone airfield. All the important news, all the time, every single day. Here's the🧵

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

oh boy #deepseek

submitted 36 days ago • 24 comments

Hey, Siri: give me an example of political brass neck.

submitted 38 days ago • 2 comments

More headaches for Rupert Murdoch. The Met is now asking for transcripts of the pre-trial hearings in Prince Harry’s & Lord Watson’s phone-tapping case. Their counsel says the Murdoch group’s disclosures offer grounds for a fresh police investigation into ‘perjury and cover-ups’.

submitted 39 days ago • 38 comments

Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin (Collaboration with @politicalbeauty.bsky.social )

submitted 41 days ago • 289 comments

The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla . Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...

submitted 40 days ago • 226 comments

Morale of the story: EUROPE needs its nuclear deterrent, and fast, because we cannot trust the US. And it cannot be the French, because one day Le Pen will win. It needs to be a EUROPEAN deterrent, insulated from national politics. Like the ECB, but for (and to prevent) Doomsday.

submitted 45 days ago • 12 comments

The city of Paris has left toxic Twitter. The account for Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo had already left the platform at the end of 2023, calling the site a "weapon of mass destruction of our democracies." Every decent person and account should follow their example.

submitted 45 days ago • 5 comments

Absolutely this from Ed Davey 👏

submitted 57 days ago • 224 comments

Psychiatrist to Braverman “Is that wall in the room with us now?”

submitted 61 days ago • 12 comments

This is not journalism. The next elections are more than four years away. The Times‘ relentless anti- Labour campaign is tiring and doesn’t help anybody in Britain.

submitted 61 days ago • 32 comments

As Russia celebrates the New Year I gauge the mood in Moscow. “Russian people are patient,” one man tells me, “they stay silent.” Thanks to @lizashuvalova.bsky.social

submitted 63 days ago • 41 comments

The scale of protest across Georgia - now into day 31 - should get global attention. Today, hundreds of thousands have stood together in a human “chain of unity” across the country. This is just one small section in Tbilisi. A powerful fight against Russia & for democracy. #GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺

submitted 66 days ago • 7 comments

🇳🇱🇺🇦 "The Netherlands has already provided Ukraine with over €3.76 billion euros in military aid, including Patriots, armored vehicles, artillery, and F-16s. Another €6 billion are planned," - Dutch Ambassador to Ukraine

submitted 68 days ago • 5 comments

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/.... BBC’s Dan Whitworth: “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Balls. Of. Steel. @bbcstever.bsky.social has balls of steel. Wonder how many other ‘journalists’ in that room spoke the truth to power.” Putting #Putin on the spot. Only Steve Rosenberg.

submitted 75 days ago • 5 comments

One Russian paper today: “We need to say it straight: Russia & Iran suffered a major defeat in Syria.” Plus, problems with the Superjet (“the wretched child of the Russian aviation industry”) & an attempt to declare Santa Claus a ‘foreign agent’.

submitted 83 days ago • 15 comments