John B
@johnkb.bsky.social
Responding to comments in the spirit in which they’re made. Never posts without spelling misteaks. Tbe is my spelling of The🤷♂️ Making wine in Spain. The problem is inequality not growth FFS🤦♂️
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24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
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This is what a true leader in North America sounds like.
January 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This is what a true leader in North America sounds like.
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It's Trump so you can never be sure but I think the tariff tantrum was because he was told he can't use force.
Why threaten tariffs in the summer if you're about to invade?
Why threaten tariffs in the summer if you're about to invade?
Attn news commentators: Trump saying he could use force to obtain Greenland but won’t is not Trump saying he won’t use force to obtain Greenland. It is Trump using force as a threat to obtain Greenland. That is why he mentions it.
January 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM
It's Trump so you can never be sure but I think the tariff tantrum was because he was told he can't use force.
Why threaten tariffs in the summer if you're about to invade?
Why threaten tariffs in the summer if you're about to invade?
January 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group: “First Davos i’ve ever heard us CEOs worried about the possibility of Europeans boycotting American goods.”
Pressure works.
Pressure works.
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group: “First Davos i’ve ever heard us CEOs worried about the possibility of Europeans boycotting American goods.”
Pressure works.
Pressure works.
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The world is on fucking fire, madmen are at the podium rambling on, are allies are asking their citizens to prepare for war and the British press are talking about the fvcking Beckhams.
The fvcking Beckhams
The fvcking Beckhams
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The world is on fucking fire, madmen are at the podium rambling on, are allies are asking their citizens to prepare for war and the British press are talking about the fvcking Beckhams.
The fvcking Beckhams
The fvcking Beckhams
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"Standing up to Trump offers no guarantee of success. Submission, on the other hand, is certain to fail. " - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com
America’s barbarians inside the gates
No ideological code can fully capture Trump’s actions
giftarticle.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 AM
"Standing up to Trump offers no guarantee of success. Submission, on the other hand, is certain to fail. " - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com
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“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
As a piece of prose and geopolitical analysis Carney’s Davos speech feels history-making. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
As a piece of prose and geopolitical analysis Carney’s Davos speech feels history-making. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
As a piece of prose and geopolitical analysis Carney’s Davos speech feels history-making. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
As a piece of prose and geopolitical analysis Carney’s Davos speech feels history-making. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social a left wing version of Farage. Spreading populist nonsense and easy answers to difficult questions. Such a shame given that we need real left wing politics to deal with the problem of inequality .
You’re not it.
You’re not it.
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social a left wing version of Farage. Spreading populist nonsense and easy answers to difficult questions. Such a shame given that we need real left wing politics to deal with the problem of inequality .
You’re not it.
You’re not it.
Time to dump US treasuries
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Time to dump US treasuries
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Beginning to think this guy might not be the deepest of strategy thinkers.
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Beginning to think this guy might not be the deepest of strategy thinkers.
@davidheniguk.bsky.social Tusk understands, Macron understands and Carney understands (to name but a few)
But David knows they’re wrong, fantasists even🤷♂️
But David knows they’re wrong, fantasists even🤷♂️
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
@davidheniguk.bsky.social Tusk understands, Macron understands and Carney understands (to name but a few)
But David knows they’re wrong, fantasists even🤷♂️
But David knows they’re wrong, fantasists even🤷♂️
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Mark Carney gave the best speech at Davos by far. He understands the situation with clarity while others prevaricate, appease, and send late-night “Dear Donald” texts or call him “daddy.”
January 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Mark Carney gave the best speech at Davos by far. He understands the situation with clarity while others prevaricate, appease, and send late-night “Dear Donald” texts or call him “daddy.”
Carney understands and is ahead of the game
January 20, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Carney understands and is ahead of the game
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Main impression after 2 days in London: any politician, official or commentator who now prioritizes party politics, petty scores or their personal career advancement over dealing with this crisis should find a new job.
Time to be serious.
As a lot of serious people have said for a very long time.
Time to be serious.
As a lot of serious people have said for a very long time.
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Main impression after 2 days in London: any politician, official or commentator who now prioritizes party politics, petty scores or their personal career advancement over dealing with this crisis should find a new job.
Time to be serious.
As a lot of serious people have said for a very long time.
Time to be serious.
As a lot of serious people have said for a very long time.
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Brave Sir Nigel shat his pants. Imagine someone so weak being this country's Prime Minister. Farage is a pathetic, quisling of a man, obsessed by money and in thrall to a hostile foreign leader.
Farage is apparently 'under the weather' today and unable to talk about the US threats to the UK and Europe over Greenland.
Which is unfortunate.
Which is unfortunate.
January 18, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Brave Sir Nigel shat his pants. Imagine someone so weak being this country's Prime Minister. Farage is a pathetic, quisling of a man, obsessed by money and in thrall to a hostile foreign leader.
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Very proud the UK is on this list. If I were Starmer, I would own it. We are with Europe. Trump has put us there. This is a moment. A very big moment.
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland
The US president says the countries will be charged a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Very proud the UK is on this list. If I were Starmer, I would own it. We are with Europe. Trump has put us there. This is a moment. A very big moment.
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#GVerse HOLY HELL. 🔥
JB Pritzker just went nuclear on #Shit4Brains
That’s not “rhetoric.” That’s a governor calling fascism by its real name.
JB Pritzker just went nuclear on #Shit4Brains
That’s not “rhetoric.” That’s a governor calling fascism by its real name.
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
#GVerse HOLY HELL. 🔥
JB Pritzker just went nuclear on #Shit4Brains
That’s not “rhetoric.” That’s a governor calling fascism by its real name.
JB Pritzker just went nuclear on #Shit4Brains
That’s not “rhetoric.” That’s a governor calling fascism by its real name.
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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Jenrick "put more people in hotels than even this Labour government!"
Nigel says ... as he totally destroys the "fraud" Robert Jenrick MP....
Who er just defected to Reform
Nigel says ... as he totally destroys the "fraud" Robert Jenrick MP....
Who er just defected to Reform
'This Man Is A Fraud': Unearthed Video Reveals What Farage Used To Think About Robert Jenrick
January 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Jenrick "put more people in hotels than even this Labour government!"
Nigel says ... as he totally destroys the "fraud" Robert Jenrick MP....
Who er just defected to Reform
Nigel says ... as he totally destroys the "fraud" Robert Jenrick MP....
Who er just defected to Reform
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BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that “pedophile protector” is going viral worldwide.
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that “pedophile protector” is going viral worldwide.