Paul McO'Smith III
@pavsmith.bsky.social
An autonomous anarcho syndicalist collective of the Borg. I am 3 of several...
pathetic. i hope the EU rebuffs the UK. this is another attempt to have the EU without any of the rules.
it's time the UK woke up that it is a mid sized country, not a world power, and the US is not an ally of the UK.
indeed, we're very alone.
it's time the UK woke up that it is a mid sized country, not a world power, and the US is not an ally of the UK.
indeed, we're very alone.
UK to make fresh push to join EU defence fund ft.trib.al/DCofR1f
UK to make fresh push to join EU defence fund
Talks that are due to take place next month take on fresh urgency after the transatlantic rupture in Davos
ft.trib.al
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
pathetic. i hope the EU rebuffs the UK. this is another attempt to have the EU without any of the rules.
it's time the UK woke up that it is a mid sized country, not a world power, and the US is not an ally of the UK.
indeed, we're very alone.
it's time the UK woke up that it is a mid sized country, not a world power, and the US is not an ally of the UK.
indeed, we're very alone.
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This is a very good, measured piece on why and immigration "liberals" often (but shouldn't) exaggerate/overegg the evidence on the positive impacts of immigration.
(ignore the title)
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
(ignore the title)
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
The Uncomfortable Truths About Immigration
On highbrow pro-immigration misinformation & what the elites don’t want you to know
alexanderkustov.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This is a very good, measured piece on why and immigration "liberals" often (but shouldn't) exaggerate/overegg the evidence on the positive impacts of immigration.
(ignore the title)
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
(ignore the title)
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
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whilst i actually believe he is being sincere, Starmer and his government have very little meaningful influence over the "cost of living".
what he could be doing instead is trying to make people more affluent, coming at the "affordability" problem from an income perspective, rather than a cost one.
what he could be doing instead is trying to make people more affluent, coming at the "affordability" problem from an income perspective, rather than a cost one.
Keir Starmer: "What happens on the world stage matters directly to people here at home. It shapes the price of food, job security, and the cost of energy.
That’s why helping British people with the cost of living is my top priority."
That’s why helping British people with the cost of living is my top priority."
January 23, 2026 at 6:34 PM
whilst i actually believe he is being sincere, Starmer and his government have very little meaningful influence over the "cost of living".
what he could be doing instead is trying to make people more affluent, coming at the "affordability" problem from an income perspective, rather than a cost one.
what he could be doing instead is trying to make people more affluent, coming at the "affordability" problem from an income perspective, rather than a cost one.
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Call to Activism -Joe Gallina
🚨MAGA IMMEDIATELY regrets calling Jack Smith to testify as he reaffirms Trump’s 100% GUILT:
SMITH: The evidence established…Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 results…and illegally kept classified documents…in a bathroom." BOOM.
🚨MAGA IMMEDIATELY regrets calling Jack Smith to testify as he reaffirms Trump’s 100% GUILT:
SMITH: The evidence established…Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 results…and illegally kept classified documents…in a bathroom." BOOM.
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Call to Activism -Joe Gallina
🚨MAGA IMMEDIATELY regrets calling Jack Smith to testify as he reaffirms Trump’s 100% GUILT:
SMITH: The evidence established…Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 results…and illegally kept classified documents…in a bathroom." BOOM.
🚨MAGA IMMEDIATELY regrets calling Jack Smith to testify as he reaffirms Trump’s 100% GUILT:
SMITH: The evidence established…Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 results…and illegally kept classified documents…in a bathroom." BOOM.
funny, Trump, when he finds out how humiliating it is for him to back down like this, will attempt - and fail - to sack Mark Rutte.
what happens then will require a lot of drinks...
what happens then will require a lot of drinks...
January 23, 2026 at 6:02 PM
funny, Trump, when he finds out how humiliating it is for him to back down like this, will attempt - and fail - to sack Mark Rutte.
what happens then will require a lot of drinks...
what happens then will require a lot of drinks...
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#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary ALPHABET: A 50% stake in a wager.
January 23, 2026 at 6:52 AM
#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary ALPHABET: A 50% stake in a wager.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:46 AM
the US has a track record of isolationism fuelled by a perception of exceptionalism, but i don't think i ever expected to see it so obviously burning its soft power around the world.
the WHO will survive, but US scientists and orgs will suffer hugely.
then there's the next pandemic coming...
the WHO will survive, but US scientists and orgs will suffer hugely.
then there's the next pandemic coming...
January 23, 2026 at 5:43 PM
the US has a track record of isolationism fuelled by a perception of exceptionalism, but i don't think i ever expected to see it so obviously burning its soft power around the world.
the WHO will survive, but US scientists and orgs will suffer hugely.
then there's the next pandemic coming...
the WHO will survive, but US scientists and orgs will suffer hugely.
then there's the next pandemic coming...
this is a Gift Post (tm) from the GOP...
January 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
this is a Gift Post (tm) from the GOP...
#8 is hugely funny. i can only imaging the "big reveal" after the winner was announced.
got quite the voice too. my mother was a big fan and because of multi-multi listens, i think i can sing along to nearly all of Dolly's songs pre-1980!!!
got quite the voice too. my mother was a big fan and because of multi-multi listens, i think i can sing along to nearly all of Dolly's songs pre-1980!!!
January 23, 2026 at 4:56 PM
#8 is hugely funny. i can only imaging the "big reveal" after the winner was announced.
got quite the voice too. my mother was a big fan and because of multi-multi listens, i think i can sing along to nearly all of Dolly's songs pre-1980!!!
got quite the voice too. my mother was a big fan and because of multi-multi listens, i think i can sing along to nearly all of Dolly's songs pre-1980!!!
it's the #BigGardenBirdWatch this weekend. will be perched in my eyrie tomorrow morning counting all of the insane blackbirds rampaging around the back yard.
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Big Garden Birdwatch FAQs
It's easy to be part of Big Garden Birdwatch. Simply choose an hour between 26 and 28 January and count the birds you see in your garden, from your balcony, or in your local park. Only count birds tha...
www.rspb.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 4:43 PM
it's the #BigGardenBirdWatch this weekend. will be perched in my eyrie tomorrow morning counting all of the insane blackbirds rampaging around the back yard.
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
i wonder what the UK govt thinks. seismic world events are unfolding on both our doorsteps and the UK is a complete bystander, unable to influence the outcome, despite being directly affected by it.
the "Special Relationship" is dead. no longer an EU member.
the sun has set on the British Empire.
the "Special Relationship" is dead. no longer an EU member.
the sun has set on the British Empire.
Via Euronews: EU leaders demand respect from Trump after Greenland crisis rattles relationship
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
EU leaders demand respect from Trump after Greenland crisis
The battered state of EU-US relations took centre stage at an extraordinary summit of leaders in Brussels, who demanded respect from Donald Trump. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
i wonder what the UK govt thinks. seismic world events are unfolding on both our doorsteps and the UK is a complete bystander, unable to influence the outcome, despite being directly affected by it.
the "Special Relationship" is dead. no longer an EU member.
the sun has set on the British Empire.
the "Special Relationship" is dead. no longer an EU member.
the sun has set on the British Empire.
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“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”
So, same as Canadians.
So, same as Canadians.
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 AM
“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”
So, same as Canadians.
So, same as Canadians.
a remarkable article. archive.ph/5FgcS
essentially the UK should become a vassal state to the US.
yet he points out the times previously where the US has either abandoned or undermined the UK.
so #brexit made the UK much less useful to the US, but then he goes on to say: "They can defend us now".
essentially the UK should become a vassal state to the US.
yet he points out the times previously where the US has either abandoned or undermined the UK.
so #brexit made the UK much less useful to the US, but then he goes on to say: "They can defend us now".
January 23, 2026 at 1:37 PM
a remarkable article. archive.ph/5FgcS
essentially the UK should become a vassal state to the US.
yet he points out the times previously where the US has either abandoned or undermined the UK.
so #brexit made the UK much less useful to the US, but then he goes on to say: "They can defend us now".
essentially the UK should become a vassal state to the US.
yet he points out the times previously where the US has either abandoned or undermined the UK.
so #brexit made the UK much less useful to the US, but then he goes on to say: "They can defend us now".
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The dugong or “sea cow” is a large, gentle marine mammal that lives in warm coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, grazing peacefully on seagrass, much like cows graze on land, and is a relative of the manatee. 😊
January 23, 2026 at 12:36 AM
The dugong or “sea cow” is a large, gentle marine mammal that lives in warm coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, grazing peacefully on seagrass, much like cows graze on land, and is a relative of the manatee. 😊
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And you reckoned you didn't understand differential equations. The world may not be as complex as you think.
Financial assets grow exponentially in value because that is the integral of constant percentage growth, of the differential equation f'=kf ... and constant growth is what you might reasonably expect of, say, a business internally generating returns ~proportional to its current size. All good.
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 AM
And you reckoned you didn't understand differential equations. The world may not be as complex as you think.
and yet Trump incited a riot to attempt to take over US Congress, and all we got was a much angrier president hell-bent on revenge.
A South Korean court has ruled that the 2024 imposition of martial law by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
South Korea's former prime minister jailed for 23 years in martial law case
A South Korean court has ruled that the failed imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion.
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM
and yet Trump incited a riot to attempt to take over US Congress, and all we got was a much angrier president hell-bent on revenge.
has Trump just signed the US up to be the #WorldsPoliceman ? isn't that basically the antithesis of what #MAGA want?
or will the US only intervene in countries which have exploitable oil reserves which the US can annexe?
or will the US only intervene in countries which have exploitable oil reserves which the US can annexe?
January 23, 2026 at 12:16 PM
has Trump just signed the US up to be the #WorldsPoliceman ? isn't that basically the antithesis of what #MAGA want?
or will the US only intervene in countries which have exploitable oil reserves which the US can annexe?
or will the US only intervene in countries which have exploitable oil reserves which the US can annexe?
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Mrs. Miggins: Didn't you write a little poem about him last week?
Baldrick: No I didn't.
Mrs. Miggins: Ooh you did:
In the Winter it's cool,
In the Summer it's hot,
But all the year round,
Donald Trump is a clot.
Baldrick: A lovely. I said Donald Trump is a lovely.
Baldrick: No I didn't.
Mrs. Miggins: Ooh you did:
In the Winter it's cool,
In the Summer it's hot,
But all the year round,
Donald Trump is a clot.
Baldrick: A lovely. I said Donald Trump is a lovely.
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Mrs. Miggins: Didn't you write a little poem about him last week?
Baldrick: No I didn't.
Mrs. Miggins: Ooh you did:
In the Winter it's cool,
In the Summer it's hot,
But all the year round,
Donald Trump is a clot.
Baldrick: A lovely. I said Donald Trump is a lovely.
Baldrick: No I didn't.
Mrs. Miggins: Ooh you did:
In the Winter it's cool,
In the Summer it's hot,
But all the year round,
Donald Trump is a clot.
Baldrick: A lovely. I said Donald Trump is a lovely.
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If you like this new #meme, steal it.
#JackWhite #Trump #AbominableSnowflake
Story here:
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#JackWhite #Trump #AbominableSnowflake
Story here:
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January 22, 2026 at 1:37 PM
If you like this new #meme, steal it.
#JackWhite #Trump #AbominableSnowflake
Story here:
ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-top-ro...
#JackWhite #Trump #AbominableSnowflake
Story here:
ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-top-ro...
"a man is known by the company he keeps"
History won’t debate this.
It will file it under: pathetic failure.
It will file it under: pathetic failure.
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
"a man is known by the company he keeps"
they're "wealth collectors".
the people who make and do things create "shareholder value".
which is subsequently handed over to said shareholders as "wealth".
right now the model is to maximise shareholder value as much as possible, and keep wages depressed to... maximise "shareholder value".
the people who make and do things create "shareholder value".
which is subsequently handed over to said shareholders as "wealth".
right now the model is to maximise shareholder value as much as possible, and keep wages depressed to... maximise "shareholder value".
Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 AM
they're "wealth collectors".
the people who make and do things create "shareholder value".
which is subsequently handed over to said shareholders as "wealth".
right now the model is to maximise shareholder value as much as possible, and keep wages depressed to... maximise "shareholder value".
the people who make and do things create "shareholder value".
which is subsequently handed over to said shareholders as "wealth".
right now the model is to maximise shareholder value as much as possible, and keep wages depressed to... maximise "shareholder value".
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“How dare he say we weren’t on the frontline, how dare he?”
Labour’s Emily Thornberry says Donald Trump’s claim European soldiers in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines was an “absolute insult”, and is “proud” the UK helped stand up to him over Greenland
Labour’s Emily Thornberry says Donald Trump’s claim European soldiers in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines was an “absolute insult”, and is “proud” the UK helped stand up to him over Greenland
January 23, 2026 at 7:03 AM
“How dare he say we weren’t on the frontline, how dare he?”
Labour’s Emily Thornberry says Donald Trump’s claim European soldiers in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines was an “absolute insult”, and is “proud” the UK helped stand up to him over Greenland
Labour’s Emily Thornberry says Donald Trump’s claim European soldiers in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines was an “absolute insult”, and is “proud” the UK helped stand up to him over Greenland