Chris Smith
@ledredman.bsky.social
Retired Engineer #FBPE
Life long anti Tory and Anti fascist
Tactical voter but not for Brexit parties like Labour
Life long anti Tory and Anti fascist
Tactical voter but not for Brexit parties like Labour
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Chris Smith
@ledredman.bsky.social
· Feb 12
Hegseth: "We must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective ... the US does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement."
The USA is no longer a reliable ally for Europe. We must build a European defence capability which is totally independent of the Americans. It will cost European taxpayers to do so, but we must stop fooling ourselves that Trump would ever honour the NATO article 5 commitment.
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Not only is Trump's regime going after those protesting ICE's brutality.
Now they're going after the journalists who cover the protests.
It's an all-out assault on the First Amendment.
Now they're going after the journalists who cover the protests.
It's an all-out assault on the First Amendment.
January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Not only is Trump's regime going after those protesting ICE's brutality.
Now they're going after the journalists who cover the protests.
It's an all-out assault on the First Amendment.
Now they're going after the journalists who cover the protests.
It's an all-out assault on the First Amendment.
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6 years ago today
January 31, 2026 at 7:12 PM
6 years ago today
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I think the words you are looking for are "concentration camps".
🧵This is what our tax dollars are going towards.
Not education, health care, or public transport.
Cages for people.
DHS just paid $70 million in cash for a warehouse in Surprise, AZ.
The week before, $102 million for one in Maryland.
A third in El Paso.
Not education, health care, or public transport.
Cages for people.
DHS just paid $70 million in cash for a warehouse in Surprise, AZ.
The week before, $102 million for one in Maryland.
A third in El Paso.
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I think the words you are looking for are "concentration camps".
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I'm with John, I wont watch a minute of it, and will boycott any sponsor of it.
January 31, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I'm with John, I wont watch a minute of it, and will boycott any sponsor of it.
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new details in here with @justinglawe.bsky.social, who I’ve had the privilege of reporting with at the daily beast, rolling stone, and now at @zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/trump-geor...
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Trump’s Plot to Rig the Midterms Has Kicked Off in Georgia
Donald Trump’s administration raided an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia. It’s a preview of how he could try to interfere in the midterm elections.
zeteo.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:53 PM
new details in here with @justinglawe.bsky.social, who I’ve had the privilege of reporting with at the daily beast, rolling stone, and now at @zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/trump-geor...
Subscribe to his @americandoom.bsky.social
Subscribe to his @americandoom.bsky.social
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January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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I often wonder what Pam Bondi’s hopes and dreams were when she was studying law.
Did she have this willingness to sink into rottenness in mind?
What goes on in her mind now?
Did she have this willingness to sink into rottenness in mind?
What goes on in her mind now?
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I often wonder what Pam Bondi’s hopes and dreams were when she was studying law.
Did she have this willingness to sink into rottenness in mind?
What goes on in her mind now?
Did she have this willingness to sink into rottenness in mind?
What goes on in her mind now?
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Palantir is a company with an increasingly level of access to the personal data of UK citizens.
God help us if Farage ever makes it into No.10. As PM he'll have access to all the tools he needs.
God help us if Farage ever makes it into No.10. As PM he'll have access to all the tools he needs.
ICE is already turning its surveillance state on U.S. citizens.
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Palantir is a company with an increasingly level of access to the personal data of UK citizens.
God help us if Farage ever makes it into No.10. As PM he'll have access to all the tools he needs.
God help us if Farage ever makes it into No.10. As PM he'll have access to all the tools he needs.
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Most Americans aren’t aware that Trump’s recent immigration bans affect whole categories of people who have been protected in the past — including adopted children.
Trump’s Visa Suspension Leaves Adoptive Families in Limbo - Christianity Today
The government doesn’t provide a blanket exemption for international adoptions but will examine them case by case.
www.christianitytoday.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Most Americans aren’t aware that Trump’s recent immigration bans affect whole categories of people who have been protected in the past — including adopted children.
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
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The director of Melania movie
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The director of Melania movie
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Reform UK Suella Braverman is blaming the Left for Brexit.
She claims it was a Left Wing project, enacted by the Left.
Despite Suella Braverman being in Government and even in the Cabinet as a Conservative as it happened.
They think you are stupid.
She claims it was a Left Wing project, enacted by the Left.
Despite Suella Braverman being in Government and even in the Cabinet as a Conservative as it happened.
They think you are stupid.
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Reform UK Suella Braverman is blaming the Left for Brexit.
She claims it was a Left Wing project, enacted by the Left.
Despite Suella Braverman being in Government and even in the Cabinet as a Conservative as it happened.
They think you are stupid.
She claims it was a Left Wing project, enacted by the Left.
Despite Suella Braverman being in Government and even in the Cabinet as a Conservative as it happened.
They think you are stupid.
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The SPG is referenced in this old Not The Nine O'clock News sketch; SNL ought to remake it about a racist cop who is sent off to join ICE.
youtu.be/chOtJdiBZR4
The SPG is referenced in this old Not The Nine O'clock News sketch; SNL ought to remake it about a racist cop who is sent off to join ICE.
youtu.be/chOtJdiBZR4
Comedy for ELT - PC Savage
YouTube video by Nick Michelioudakis
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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The SPG is referenced in this old Not The Nine O'clock News sketch; SNL ought to remake it about a racist cop who is sent off to join ICE.
youtu.be/chOtJdiBZR4
The SPG is referenced in this old Not The Nine O'clock News sketch; SNL ought to remake it about a racist cop who is sent off to join ICE.
youtu.be/chOtJdiBZR4
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They'll end up giving the Draft-Dodger-in-Chief the trophy.
World Cup boycott threats hit fever pitch as 11 nations embroiled in controversy
A number of competing nations at the forthcoming World Cup are coming under pressure to pull out of the tournament because of United States President Donald Trump
www.mirror.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM
They'll end up giving the Draft-Dodger-in-Chief the trophy.
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Six years after Brexit, the UK is still navigating a delicate balancing act on ties with Brussels and Washington.
Why is it so difficult to choose between an American dictator and membership of the world's largest trading bloc?
Join the www.europeanmovement.co.uk!
#FBPE supports them.
Why is it so difficult to choose between an American dictator and membership of the world's largest trading bloc?
Join the www.europeanmovement.co.uk!
#FBPE supports them.
January 31, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Six years after Brexit, the UK is still navigating a delicate balancing act on ties with Brussels and Washington.
Why is it so difficult to choose between an American dictator and membership of the world's largest trading bloc?
Join the www.europeanmovement.co.uk!
#FBPE supports them.
Why is it so difficult to choose between an American dictator and membership of the world's largest trading bloc?
Join the www.europeanmovement.co.uk!
#FBPE supports them.
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It’s called sending a message. I sure hope Don Lemon’s attorney knows how to send a good message back! So angry about this!
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It’s called sending a message. I sure hope Don Lemon’s attorney knows how to send a good message back! So angry about this!
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The UK can no longer rely on the do called “special relationship” (if it ever existed). We need to turn our attention to our near neighbours in Europe for trade, security and freedom of movement.
Join the European Movement and campaign to rejoin the EU.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-2...
Join the European Movement and campaign to rejoin the EU.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-2...
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The UK can no longer rely on the do called “special relationship” (if it ever existed). We need to turn our attention to our near neighbours in Europe for trade, security and freedom of movement.
Join the European Movement and campaign to rejoin the EU.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-2...
Join the European Movement and campaign to rejoin the EU.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-2...
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And finally there is an editorial, in which we argue that Donald Trump is "creating a militia which answers only to himself" and how he could use it to "stage provocations pretty much anywhere with impunity, including during elections" if Congress does not step in www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
www.economist.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
And finally there is an editorial, in which we argue that Donald Trump is "creating a militia which answers only to himself" and how he could use it to "stage provocations pretty much anywhere with impunity, including during elections" if Congress does not step in www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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The reviews for “Melania” are going to be far more entertaining than the movie. What a fabulous headline:
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The reviews for “Melania” are going to be far more entertaining than the movie. What a fabulous headline:
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Peter Mandelson – the great genius at the heart of New Labour.
Dominic Cummings – the great genius at the heart of 'Leave'.
Nick Timothy – the great genius at the....
Morgan McSweeney – the great genius at the....
Can we ban all alleged great geniuses and cast them into outer darkness forever?
Dominic Cummings – the great genius at the heart of 'Leave'.
Nick Timothy – the great genius at the....
Morgan McSweeney – the great genius at the....
Can we ban all alleged great geniuses and cast them into outer darkness forever?
The "coincidence" of Epstein's cash payments to Peter Mandelson's partner/husband in 2009/10 and the then industry secretary's lobbying within cabinet for a softer post-crash policy towards bankers looks on the face of it like outright corruption. Certainly demands police investigation.
January 31, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Peter Mandelson – the great genius at the heart of New Labour.
Dominic Cummings – the great genius at the heart of 'Leave'.
Nick Timothy – the great genius at the....
Morgan McSweeney – the great genius at the....
Can we ban all alleged great geniuses and cast them into outer darkness forever?
Dominic Cummings – the great genius at the heart of 'Leave'.
Nick Timothy – the great genius at the....
Morgan McSweeney – the great genius at the....
Can we ban all alleged great geniuses and cast them into outer darkness forever?
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Someone asked why the DOJ released some Epstein files that mentioned Trump, rather than continuing to cover all of them all up.
I think this reply is plausible. 👇
I think this reply is plausible. 👇
January 31, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Someone asked why the DOJ released some Epstein files that mentioned Trump, rather than continuing to cover all of them all up.
I think this reply is plausible. 👇
I think this reply is plausible. 👇
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Whoa. This is from an FBI email with the subect "Re: Epstein - Cellmate Interview"
Here are the summaries provided by the FBI agent.
Here are the summaries provided by the FBI agent.
January 31, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Whoa. This is from an FBI email with the subect "Re: Epstein - Cellmate Interview"
Here are the summaries provided by the FBI agent.
Here are the summaries provided by the FBI agent.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:19 AM