Frank McCusker
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Interesting how some countries find no difficulty in saying the things that other countries insist are impossible to say.
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Interesting how some countries find no difficulty in saying the things that other countries insist are impossible to say.
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War is coming to Europe, this time from the West.
Katie Miller, wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted an image of Greenland covered with an American flag and the caption “SOON.”
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
War is coming to Europe, this time from the West.
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A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
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A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. has captured Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Neatly put
A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. has captured Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Neatly put
How likely is it that UK could join a customs union if they can't agree on CBAM, youth mobility, Erasmus etc etc
Happy New Year.
Over Christmas we learned that key unions want UK back in the European customs union.
Also ICYMI:
Labour fails to cut deal with the EU, as it briefed out in autumn, on new carbon tax, CBAM.
Leaves exporters with mountain of new paperwork.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Over Christmas we learned that key unions want UK back in the European customs union.
Also ICYMI:
Labour fails to cut deal with the EU, as it briefed out in autumn, on new carbon tax, CBAM.
Leaves exporters with mountain of new paperwork.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK failure to seal EU tax exemption hands industry mountain of paperwork
Brussels confirms Christmas carve-out from green levies will not happen, leading to Brexit-style requirements
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
How likely is it that UK could join a customs union if they can't agree on CBAM, youth mobility, Erasmus etc etc
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Happy New Year.
Over Christmas we learned that key unions want UK back in the European customs union.
Also ICYMI:
Labour fails to cut deal with the EU, as it briefed out in autumn, on new carbon tax, CBAM.
Leaves exporters with mountain of new paperwork.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Over Christmas we learned that key unions want UK back in the European customs union.
Also ICYMI:
Labour fails to cut deal with the EU, as it briefed out in autumn, on new carbon tax, CBAM.
Leaves exporters with mountain of new paperwork.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK failure to seal EU tax exemption hands industry mountain of paperwork
Brussels confirms Christmas carve-out from green levies will not happen, leading to Brexit-style requirements
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Happy New Year.
Over Christmas we learned that key unions want UK back in the European customs union.
Also ICYMI:
Labour fails to cut deal with the EU, as it briefed out in autumn, on new carbon tax, CBAM.
Leaves exporters with mountain of new paperwork.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Over Christmas we learned that key unions want UK back in the European customs union.
Also ICYMI:
Labour fails to cut deal with the EU, as it briefed out in autumn, on new carbon tax, CBAM.
Leaves exporters with mountain of new paperwork.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Remembering Warren Buffett's best advice as he prepares to end his time running Berkshire Hathaway.
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Remembering Warren Buffett's best advice as he prepares to end his time running Berkshire Hathaway.
Pond scum
Email from "A" in "Balmoral" asked Ghislaine Maxwell for "inappropriate friends" 🤢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Email by 'A' from 'Balmoral' asked Ghislaine Maxwell for 'inappropriate friends', Epstein files show - live updates
The emails do not indicate any wrongdoing. The BBC has contacted Mountbatten-Windsor's team for a response.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Pond scum
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Email from "A" in "Balmoral" asked Ghislaine Maxwell for "inappropriate friends" 🤢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Email by 'A' from 'Balmoral' asked Ghislaine Maxwell for 'inappropriate friends', Epstein files show - live updates
The emails do not indicate any wrongdoing. The BBC has contacted Mountbatten-Windsor's team for a response.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Email from "A" in "Balmoral" asked Ghislaine Maxwell for "inappropriate friends" 🤢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
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PM Tusk:
Now we have a simple choice. Either money today or blood tomorrow. And I am not talking about #Ukraine only, I am talking about Europe.
And this is our decision to make. And only ours. I think all European leaders have to finally rise to this occasion.
So this is all that I can say.
Now we have a simple choice. Either money today or blood tomorrow. And I am not talking about #Ukraine only, I am talking about Europe.
And this is our decision to make. And only ours. I think all European leaders have to finally rise to this occasion.
So this is all that I can say.
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
PM Tusk:
Now we have a simple choice. Either money today or blood tomorrow. And I am not talking about #Ukraine only, I am talking about Europe.
And this is our decision to make. And only ours. I think all European leaders have to finally rise to this occasion.
So this is all that I can say.
Now we have a simple choice. Either money today or blood tomorrow. And I am not talking about #Ukraine only, I am talking about Europe.
And this is our decision to make. And only ours. I think all European leaders have to finally rise to this occasion.
So this is all that I can say.
US obsession with gun ownership, Trumps madness (and that of citzens for voting for him TWICE
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...
America Is an Unserious Country Filled With Unserious People
Stories about revealed preferences and who we really are.
www.thebulwark.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
US obsession with gun ownership, Trumps madness (and that of citzens for voting for him TWICE
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...
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“No less an authority than the United Kingdom’s former Prime Minister, Liz Truss”
That’s a real sentence that someone wrote, which made it into Trump’s legal filing.
That’s a real sentence that someone wrote, which made it into Trump’s legal filing.
December 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“No less an authority than the United Kingdom’s former Prime Minister, Liz Truss”
That’s a real sentence that someone wrote, which made it into Trump’s legal filing.
That’s a real sentence that someone wrote, which made it into Trump’s legal filing.
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His deals aren't worth the paper they're printed on but world leaders have little choice but to pursue them. Another example of how completely he has destroyed the network of obligation that holds everything together.
The US has suspended the technology deal with the UK that was signed during Donald Trump's state visit
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
US suspends technology deal with the UK
Washington pushes for concessions from London on the broader trade relationship
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
His deals aren't worth the paper they're printed on but world leaders have little choice but to pursue them. Another example of how completely he has destroyed the network of obligation that holds everything together.
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So, Trump sues the BBC for $5Bn and puts the technology deal with the UK on hold until the US gets more concessions.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
December 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
So, Trump sues the BBC for $5Bn and puts the technology deal with the UK on hold until the US gets more concessions.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
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If Republicans in Indiana can tell Trump to get fucked, Republicans everywhere can too.
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If Republicans in Indiana can tell Trump to get fucked, Republicans everywhere can too.
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There was a time — not so long ago, back in the first season of this fucking shit show — when he was ashamed enough to deny this “shithole countries” filth, because even he knew it revealed something rotten festering inside him.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
Shitholes, Sycophants, and the Sour Strain of a Small Man
He’ll never feel shame, but that doesn’t mean we stop dragging his bigotry into the light.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
There was a time — not so long ago, back in the first season of this fucking shit show — when he was ashamed enough to deny this “shithole countries” filth, because even he knew it revealed something rotten festering inside him.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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If the Fourteenth Amendment isn’t real then Section 3 isn’t real either and the justices are suddenly just people in funny clothes.
The Supreme Court Friday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump can unilaterally limit the constitutional right to citizenship granted to virtually every person born in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Supreme Court to Hear Trump's Bid To Eliminate Birthright Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If the Fourteenth Amendment isn’t real then Section 3 isn’t real either and the justices are suddenly just people in funny clothes.
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Elon Musk is a global enemy to democracy.
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Elon Musk is a global enemy to democracy.
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This is pretty much exactly like a European saying the United States should be abolished, so that the governments of individual states can better represent their people.
It’s a take, you’re entitled to it, but what’s it got to do with you, buddy?
It’s a take, you’re entitled to it, but what’s it got to do with you, buddy?
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is pretty much exactly like a European saying the United States should be abolished, so that the governments of individual states can better represent their people.
It’s a take, you’re entitled to it, but what’s it got to do with you, buddy?
It’s a take, you’re entitled to it, but what’s it got to do with you, buddy?
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Not the Brexit deal.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
November 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Not the Brexit deal.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
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Can someone ask Belgium if they were fucking born yesterday?
BELGIUM WARNS THAT USING FROZEN RUSSIAN ASSETS TO FUND UKRAINE WOULD ENDANGER A PEACE DEAL — FT
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Can someone ask Belgium if they were fucking born yesterday?