Luke McGee
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How Labour should handle the looming debate on Brexit
Labour cannot afford their own version of the Tory madness that paralysed politics
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Labour cannot afford their own version of the Tory Brexit madness that paralysed politics. They must remain sane and grounded in reality
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Barbaric
🤬 Passenger train Barvinkove–Lviv–Chop came under a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv Oblast, according to Ukraine’s Deputy PM Oleksii Kuleba.
He said the strike hit near the locomotive and a passenger car, causing a fire. 291 passengers were evacuated. 2 people with injuries have been hospitalized.
He said the strike hit near the locomotive and a passenger car, causing a fire. 291 passengers were evacuated. 2 people with injuries have been hospitalized.
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Barbaric
The final step from a credible academic to a living meme.
January 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The final step from a credible academic to a living meme.
"The French government responded curtly to Mark Rutte after the NATO secretary-general said Europe could not defend itself without the U.S."
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
France snaps back at NATO chief Rutte in feud over Europe’s defense muscle
Paris fumes after NATO secretary-general tells the European Parliament that the continent could not defend itself without America.
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"The French government responded curtly to Mark Rutte after the NATO secretary-general said Europe could not defend itself without the U.S."
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
"The CIA is quietly working to establish a permanent US presence on the ground in Venezuela, spearheading the Trump administration’s plans to exert its newfound influence over the country’s future, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning."
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/27/p...
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/27/p...
Exclusive: CIA moves to establish foothold in Venezuela following Maduro’s capture | CNN Politics
The CIA is quietly working to establish a permanent US presence on the ground in Venezuela, spearheading the Trump administration’s plans to exert its new-found influence over the country’s future, ac...
edition.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"The CIA is quietly working to establish a permanent US presence on the ground in Venezuela, spearheading the Trump administration’s plans to exert its newfound influence over the country’s future, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning."
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edition.cnn.com/2026/01/27/p...
WWE POST COMING UP, THIS IS FAIR WARNING.
Really annoying that it seems HHH is going to be the real star of 2K26, if the focus is on Attitude Era/Monday Night Wars. As the top boss in the company, he is rewriting history to make himself the top guy historically, which just isn't true.
#wwe2k26
Really annoying that it seems HHH is going to be the real star of 2K26, if the focus is on Attitude Era/Monday Night Wars. As the top boss in the company, he is rewriting history to make himself the top guy historically, which just isn't true.
#wwe2k26
January 27, 2026 at 10:41 AM
WWE POST COMING UP, THIS IS FAIR WARNING.
Really annoying that it seems HHH is going to be the real star of 2K26, if the focus is on Attitude Era/Monday Night Wars. As the top boss in the company, he is rewriting history to make himself the top guy historically, which just isn't true.
#wwe2k26
Really annoying that it seems HHH is going to be the real star of 2K26, if the focus is on Attitude Era/Monday Night Wars. As the top boss in the company, he is rewriting history to make himself the top guy historically, which just isn't true.
#wwe2k26
Rutte does have a point but should word it more delicately. You cannot on one hand demand EU allies pay more but on the other say it’s all indefinitely futile without the US and expect people to believe both at the same time. Europe can theoretically do anything it wants, it’s more about time
January 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Rutte does have a point but should word it more delicately. You cannot on one hand demand EU allies pay more but on the other say it’s all indefinitely futile without the US and expect people to believe both at the same time. Europe can theoretically do anything it wants, it’s more about time
You know, every so often I feel less concerned about AI
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 PM
You know, every so often I feel less concerned about AI
I just don't understand how Suella Braverman defecting to Reform becomes such a big story. This is not a criticism of the media, by the way, just the 2016-pilled nature of British politics.
January 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I just don't understand how Suella Braverman defecting to Reform becomes such a big story. This is not a criticism of the media, by the way, just the 2016-pilled nature of British politics.
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Oh that's a shock about Suella Braverman defecting to Reform said nobody.
January 26, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Oh that's a shock about Suella Braverman defecting to Reform said nobody.
Another fascinating move from a super relevant star of politics
January 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Another fascinating move from a super relevant star of politics
"Trump has turned the United States from an already unpredictable ally to a potential hostile state that could threaten the future of NATO"
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/21/trump-europe-standing-army-greenland-threats/
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/21/trump-europe-standing-army-greenland-threats/
Europe Is Prepared to Create Its Own Army
As the United States blusters and threatens, European leaders are making tough choices.
foreignpolicy.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:18 PM
"Trump has turned the United States from an already unpredictable ally to a potential hostile state that could threaten the future of NATO"
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/21/trump-europe-standing-army-greenland-threats/
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/21/trump-europe-standing-army-greenland-threats/
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“The Gilded Age saw an eruption of scandal and corruption that accompanied and even enabled the transformation of the American economy alongside explosive changes in technology,” Walter Russell Mead argues. “Trump’s Washington looks like the Gilded Age on steroids.”
The Rise of the Tech Hamiltonians
The political coalition that has formed under Trump’s banner has the potential to reshape American politics.
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
“The Gilded Age saw an eruption of scandal and corruption that accompanied and even enabled the transformation of the American economy alongside explosive changes in technology,” Walter Russell Mead argues. “Trump’s Washington looks like the Gilded Age on steroids.”
This is a fascinating story. EU may seek to replicate the strategy that turned China into an industrial powerhouse.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-i...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-i...
The EU’s industrial policy goes full China
Brussels risks scaring off investors with new red tape and Beijing-style requirements for foreign companies.
www.politico.eu
January 26, 2026 at 11:12 AM
This is a fascinating story. EU may seek to replicate the strategy that turned China into an industrial powerhouse.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-i...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-i...
At a social event this weekend people kept commenting on how well-rested I looked which is interesting as I’ve not slept well for at least a month
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 AM
At a social event this weekend people kept commenting on how well-rested I looked which is interesting as I’ve not slept well for at least a month
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I spend a lot of time chewing this one over - why did some of the people who agreed with, say, this piece I wrote in 2020 become people who now think that race is real, that a black person born in Britain cannot ever be 'properly' British', etc.
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I spend a lot of time chewing this one over - why did some of the people who agreed with, say, this piece I wrote in 2020 become people who now think that race is real, that a black person born in Britain cannot ever be 'properly' British', etc.
He is like a parody of a villain in a FarCry game
“Trump’s administration opposed efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut oversight staffing as it surged officers into Minneapolis and other cities”
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
“Trump’s administration opposed efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut oversight staffing as it surged officers into Minneapolis and other cities”
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump moved to cut funding for ICE body cameras, pared back oversight
President Donald Trump’s administration opposed efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut oversight staffing as it surged officers into Minneapolis and other ci...
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:26 PM
He is like a parody of a villain in a FarCry game
“Trump’s administration opposed efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut oversight staffing as it surged officers into Minneapolis and other cities”
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
“Trump’s administration opposed efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut oversight staffing as it surged officers into Minneapolis and other cities”
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Is anyone else on our side of the Atlantic finding it hard to go to bed knowing the absolute shit normal Americans may have to go through while we sleep? I’m really struggling to turn it off.
January 25, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Is anyone else on our side of the Atlantic finding it hard to go to bed knowing the absolute shit normal Americans may have to go through while we sleep? I’m really struggling to turn it off.
‘The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus said it was “deeply concerned” about the administration’s justification for the shooting, noting that “every peaceable Minnesotan has the right to keep and bear arms, including while attending protests.”’
www.reuters.com/world/us/min...
www.reuters.com/world/us/min...
Minneapolis shootings put Trump’s immigration surge at center of election-year fight
While Republicans have mostly backed the crackdown, Saturday's shooting of a legally armed U.S. citizen raises particular political risks for a party that sees itself as the home of gun rights support...
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:57 PM
‘The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus said it was “deeply concerned” about the administration’s justification for the shooting, noting that “every peaceable Minnesotan has the right to keep and bear arms, including while attending protests.”’
www.reuters.com/world/us/min...
www.reuters.com/world/us/min...
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Ah yes, Stalinism - where famously everything is on your doorstep and life is happier and more convenient and you don't have to waste whole years of your life in a car, polluting the environment.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Ah yes, Stalinism - where famously everything is on your doorstep and life is happier and more convenient and you don't have to waste whole years of your life in a car, polluting the environment.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
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Having heating restored feels like a privilege: so many people in Kyiv don’t have it for days and even weeks, like Tetiana. ʼdon’t want to show you how many layers I have on’ she says with a smile .It’s +1 in her Kyiv apartment: no heating in her building since January 10 when Russia bombed Kyiv
January 25, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Having heating restored feels like a privilege: so many people in Kyiv don’t have it for days and even weeks, like Tetiana. ʼdon’t want to show you how many layers I have on’ she says with a smile .It’s +1 in her Kyiv apartment: no heating in her building since January 10 when Russia bombed Kyiv
Zelensky says Lukashenko’s dog has more rights than Belarusians as he visits Lithuanian capital
kyivindependent.com/lukashenkos-...
kyivindependent.com/lukashenkos-...
Zelensky says Lukashenko’s dog has more rights than Belarusians as he visits Lithuanian capital
Zelensky, speaking in Vilnius, said Lukashenko’s dog has “more rights than the people of Belarus” and warned Europe to press back against Minsk’s growing dependence on Moscow.
kyivindependent.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Zelensky says Lukashenko’s dog has more rights than Belarusians as he visits Lithuanian capital
kyivindependent.com/lukashenkos-...
kyivindependent.com/lukashenkos-...
“Isolated grumblings from students and tech workers about impossible workloads have evolved into a widespread belief that in today’s China, hard work no longer pays off.”
A country once obsessed with success is taking things slower. foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/c...
A country once obsessed with success is taking things slower. foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/c...
The Great Chinese Vibe Shift
A country once obsessed with success is taking things slower.
foreignpolicy.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
“Isolated grumblings from students and tech workers about impossible workloads have evolved into a widespread belief that in today’s China, hard work no longer pays off.”
A country once obsessed with success is taking things slower. foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/c...
A country once obsessed with success is taking things slower. foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/c...
Labour has probably radicalised the pro-EU base. Therefore, I am pushing my substack a final time: how Labour should approach any future EU debate.
Oh, and also, please consider following me on Substack
lukemcgee.substack.com/p/how-labour...
Oh, and also, please consider following me on Substack
lukemcgee.substack.com/p/how-labour...
How Labour should handle the looming debate on Brexit
Labour cannot afford their own version of the Tory madness that paralysed politics
lukemcgee.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Labour has probably radicalised the pro-EU base. Therefore, I am pushing my substack a final time: how Labour should approach any future EU debate.
Oh, and also, please consider following me on Substack
lukemcgee.substack.com/p/how-labour...
Oh, and also, please consider following me on Substack
lukemcgee.substack.com/p/how-labour...