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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 1h

With democracy under assault worldwide, awarding the #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy" is very fitting.

#NobelPrize

Image of Venezuelan democracy campaigner Maria Corina Machado, who has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 1d

1. This does not target the UK

2. This is clear evidence of being inside a customs union rather than floating alone

3. It was inevitable that Trump's actions at the head of such a large economy would result in dumping elsewhere.. Europe has to be able to take action to counter that.

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 4h

Far more UK politicians need to speak up in support of migrants the way Zack Polanski did last night on #bbcqt

You don't fight fascism by (even partially) endorsing it's talking points, you fight fascism by rejecting them and offering a more positive vision.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14h

Zack Polanski,
"How do you expect people to integrate when you've taken away their services?"

"We need to make sure that all politicians are speaking about migration in a positive sense"

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 4h

We doubt that there is still anyone in Brussels who isn't already convinced that the Kremlin-aligned Orban regime in Hungary is an untrustworthy adversary of the EU.

This latest revelation just adds to the already mounting evidence supporting this conclusion.

www.dw.com/en/hungary-f...

Hungary found to have sent agents to spy on EU — report – DW – 10/09/2025

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban secretly sent agents to spy on European Union institutions in Brussels for years, according to a report published by a Belgian newspaper.

www.dw.com

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Sandy Martin @sandyofipswich.bsky.social · 13h

I don’t believe that Farage would ever get more than 1/3 of the votes- but on this performance under First Past the Post he would sweep the board with seats. It is now imperative that the government should set up a National Commission to design a system so every vote counts and Farage can’t win

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21h

Astonishing advance by the Greens, astonishing implosion of Labour. When will Starmer's government get the message that it is destroying its base with deeply unpopular, rightwing policies?

By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 15h

What the hell does Farage thinks he’s doing, going off to America *again* to maliciously slag off British teachers at some private Christian college, while offering to peddle their courses over here?
What a repulsive, grubby little traitor.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

www.theguardian.com

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 17h

You *really* should be by now but you don’t *actually* have to call them liars or racists, if it offends your commitment to now almost entirely redundant BBC principles of ‘objectivity’ & ‘ balance’. You just have to ask them again & again & again to justify their words & explain their exact meaning

James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 17h

I’ve been saying this for ten years now but possibly not often enough: Ask Them What They Think The Words They’re Using Mean. And then ask them to name the ‘problematic’ people. We had ‘sovereignty’, ‘laws’ & ‘unelected bureaucrats’. The US now has ‘Antifa’, the ‘radical left’ & ‘insurrection’. Ask!

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Cambridge Ukrainian Studies @camukrainistyka.bsky.social · 3d

Three years ago, we called for the adoption of a “mental war footing” in Europe due to the trajectories of Russian aggression.

With Russian hybrid attacks now proliferating, will we finally learn from the sacrifices of the people of Ukraine and pull our heads from the sand?

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Cambridge Ukrainian Studies @camukrainistyka.bsky.social · 2d

At @notredame.bsky.social, Rory Finnin called attention to Volodymyr Ananyev — the Kremlin's oldest Ukrainian political prisoner.

💬 “The Kremlin relies on our silence to keep its political prisoners anonymous, faceless. Please learn the name of Volodymyr Ananyev and share his story with others."

Rory Finnin called attention to Ukrainian political prisoner Volodymyr Ananiev at the University of Notre Dame

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Foreign Affairs Committee @afet.europarl.europa.eu · 1d

In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs strongly condemn Russia’s “reckless and escalatory actions” of violating the airspace of EU and NATO member states and call for a unified EU response
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

Call for a unified EU response to Russian violations and hybrid warfare threats | News | European Parliament

Coordinated action, stronger defence, and sanctions needed to counter Russian provocations targeting EU security and infrastructure.

www.europarl.europa.eu

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Ukraine Solidarity Campaign 🇺🇦✊🏽🚩 @ukrainesol.bsky.social · 1d

A member of our committee writes on the growing revelations about Reform UK's links to Russia, as well as the centrality of pro-Russia and pro-Putin politics to the whole British far right ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2025/10/09/n...

Nathan Gill, Reform and the Price of Putin’s Praise

Patriotism for Sale: The UK Far Right’s Russian Connection Last month it was reported that former Reform leader for Wales, Nathan Gill, had admitted taking bribes to make statements in favour of Ru…

ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 1d

"This Hungarian regime is a psychiatric case"

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, who was today awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, is a fierce critic of the Orban regime in Hungary, and in particular its "neutral" attitude towards Ukraine.

yalereview.org/article/l%C3...

#NobelPrize

László Krasznahorkai on hope, apocalypse, and his new short story

Hari Kunzru interviews the Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai.

yalereview.org

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European Movement Sussex @emsussex.bsky.social · 1d

The fishing community in Hastings with a bleak verdict on the EU Reset: “We gave away access to waters and we got absolutely nothing back.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet?

Struggling fishers in Hastings say the industry is dying after a deal giving away access to its waters made a tough job impossible

www.theguardian.com

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 1d

And when the time comes, we will be ready to help with recovery and reconstruction.

Today’s opportunity should be seized.

It’s the opportunity to forge a credible political path toward lasting peace and security. A path firmly anchored in the two-state solution.

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 1d

I welcome the announcement of an agreement to secure a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza, based on the proposal put forward by President Trump.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d

For the first time, the EU will directly fund Ukraine’s military. Brussels has allocated €6 billion in non-repayable aid for the Armed Forces, MP Serhiy Soboliev said. Previously, EU assistance was directed mainly toward social programs such as salaries for teachers, doctors, and pension support.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Lord Heseltine, "The number of people aged below 50 who think it was right for us to leave the European Union, is less than 20%

"The latest polls tells us 56% now believe it was mistake to leave the European Union"

Hands up if you are one of the 56% 🙋‍♂️

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 2d

Make no mistake.

The recent incursions in our skies are part of a pattern of growing threats.

It’s time to call it by its name.
This is hybrid warfare.

Europe must get the capacity to respond and protect our skies.

Work has begun.

→ link.europa.eu/4Fxrqr

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 2d

The headline should read: Since 2020, Brits could be banned from the EU due to Brexit removing our status, freedoms, and opportunities as European citizens. Now it will be harder to cheat the 90/180 rule.

Also another example of the UK tabloids hating it when the EU takes 'control' of its borders

Brits could be banned from holiday homes under EU's 90-day rule

The EU has ordered member states to apply the 90/180-day rule 'rigidly', meaning Brits who overstay could be hit with hefty fines of up to £8,700 and even ten-year bans from entering the bloc.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 1d

@europeanmovement.co.uk @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social @grassrootsforeurope.org @leedseurope.bsky.social @oxfordforeurope.bsky.social @nickreeves.bsky.social

RazomWeStand 🇺🇦 @razomwestand.bsky.social · 1d

UK-owned and -insured ships have carried £45 billion of Russian #LNG since 2022, fueling Russia’s war budget. The UK supports #Ukraine, but must do more to turn words into action.

If you live in the UK, sign this petition to ban UK shipping and insurance of Russian LNG.

bit.ly/SignPetitionUk

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RazomWeStand 🇺🇦 @razomwestand.bsky.social · 1d

UK-owned and -insured ships have carried £45 billion of Russian #LNG since 2022, fueling Russia’s war budget. The UK supports #Ukraine, but must do more to turn words into action.

If you live in the UK, sign this petition to ban UK shipping and insurance of Russian LNG.

bit.ly/SignPetitionUk

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 1d

The numbers are clear. Most Britons now believe leaving Europe was a mistake. The next generation knows our future lies in cooperation, not isolation.

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch: "Poland are experiencing more economic growth than the UK!"

also Kemi Badenoch: "We are the party that took us (the country) out of the European Union!"

a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed

media.tenor.com

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 2d

Orban and Farage – Putin's pet toad with his pet frog.

Farage says they are fighting for the nation state. Indeed, they are, they are fighting for Russia.

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 2d

You do amphibians a grave disservice.