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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1h

Yes but…Sometimes exceptions have to be made. That said Maria Machado spoke about Trump with dignity.

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Thanks to RFKJr
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Measles outbreaks across the US continue to add to record case count | CNN

A deadly measles outbreak in Texas ended in August, but outbreaks in other parts of the United States continue to add hundreds of new measles cases to this year’s record national total.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4h

❗️Reportedly, these are armed uniformed Russian men at the Estonia-Russia border.

Friends from Estonia, could you please provide more details? Thank you!

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 6h

Well, I do think Farage had a lot to do with the implementation of Boris’s & Frost’s (remember him?) mad Hard Brexit. Bojo didn’t want to be vulnerable to Farage saying his Brexit wasn’t hard enough. Ditto Bojo’s points-based immigration policy. Also 100% Farage. I’m with Starmer on this.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 7h

Frit.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 7h

The Times today campaigns for literacy…
‘Denouncement’. Hmm. Denunciation.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 7h

Keir Starmer’s plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises

www.thetimes.com/article/8875...

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 9h

Margaret Thatcher recognised the need to provide asylum for refugees, as well as the need to distinguish them from immigrants. No hope of that from her successors, of course.

Ian Gow MP (Thatcher's PPS) to Tony Marlow MP 23 August 1979:

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 9h

My thoughts on Melania Trump’s rather special position of strength in Trump’s White House via The Express

www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...

Melania Trump 'could be Europe's secret weapon' - world's most powerful woman?

EXCLUSIVE: Experts have given their verdict as some wonder whether Melania Trump the only person Donald actually listens to?

www.express.co.uk

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 11h

Well said. Truthfully said.

David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 13h

Hey, Wales. Vote Reform UK = Vote Putin.
#Caerphilly

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 13h

What with all this the UK should emulate Dubai stuff, following hot on the heels of Singapore model, are there any other niche authoritarian city states we could go for? Brunei? Machiavelli’s Florence? Ancient Sparta?

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 15h

If one the two biggest peace issues right now is ending the Gaza war, the failure of the Oslo Nobel Cmtee to give Trump the prize, could prove a massive missed chance to support peace in practice, rather than in smug cosy theory.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 16h

Perhaps the Cllrs will now stand for re-election? Campaigning on broken promises would be entertaining.

Hugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 1d

I find this genuinely fascinating because Reform seem to have genuinely believed that there was a big pot of untapped wealth and massively wasteful spending going on and are discovering, to their discomfort, that services have actually already been slashed to the bone.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 6d

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters on.ft.com/4pTvJ62

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 1d

Quite a coup for Zurich, a dark sign for America, and perhaps a missed opportunity for the UK.

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

‘How we can screw our political enemies’…

Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Very fascinating www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | A Perilous Difference Between the Trump and Nixon Eras

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Are the Cathedral authorities off their heads??
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Graffiti exhibition makes Canterbury cathedral 'look like a car park'

The art installation at Canterbury Cathedral allows people to pose questions to God, and they are then plastered on pillars around the ancient building in Kent.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Melania Trump secures release of children abducted from Ukraine
This could be a very significant development. Very.

www.thetimes.com/article/0d10...

Melania Trump secures release of children abducted from Ukraine

The first lady said she was working ‘directly’ with President Putin to release more children that were brought to Russia

www.thetimes.com

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Jenkins supported Brexit.

Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 1d

👏 Simon Jenkins gives first major mainstream call for parliamentary leadership to reverse Brexit, not just reset it.

🇪🇺Steel collapse immediate trigger: 80% 🇬🇧 steel 👉EU, now face 50% tariffs - terminal.

🇬🇧 The cause: thank you Brexit

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We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Had you heard of this lady from Venezuela? Me neither. Have you heard of Trump’s Gaza peace deal? The Nobel Peace Prize would have been a win-win all round: good for Gazans, good for the region, good for UKR’s chances, good for Trump & bad for warmongers like Putin & Kim Jong-un. Daft Cmtee.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Come on, Ms Cooper, you’re a British Foreign Secretary. Speak up! Trump deserves this whatever one feels about his domestic policies (horrible imho).

Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Ms Elzinga is absolutely bang to rights in this. The Govt’s attack on the IB (doubtless to burnish its Brexit credentials) is outrageous. Come on Yvette Cooper, stick your head above the parapet for once & challenge Ms Philipson.

Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Trump deserved it.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump DIDNT win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not sure it’s a PM’s job to provide moral leadership, tbh. That’s the Archbishop of Canterbury’s job.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Ms Elzinga is absolutely bang to rights in this. The Govt’s attack on the IB (doubtless to burnish its Brexit credentials) is outrageous. Come on Yvette Cooper, stick your head above the parapet for once & challenge Ms Philipson.