John Milner
@pilotvfr.bsky.social
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Do you get it now?
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Do you get it now?
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Trump is 'a symptom. He merely exposes, in gaudy neon lights, the inadequacies of a system that allowed him to take power and keep it.'
Americans must amend these flaws in their political system. Only by doing so can they prevent another Trump.
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Americans must amend these flaws in their political system. Only by doing so can they prevent another Trump.
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Preventing the next Trump
Fundamental reforms must be enacted within the US political system
sussexbylines.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Trump is 'a symptom. He merely exposes, in gaudy neon lights, the inadequacies of a system that allowed him to take power and keep it.'
Americans must amend these flaws in their political system. Only by doing so can they prevent another Trump.
sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/dem...
Americans must amend these flaws in their political system. Only by doing so can they prevent another Trump.
sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/dem...
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Peaceful protests unfolded outside schools and universities from Rhode Island to Texas on Friday to protest President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Erin Patrick O’Connor reported from Minneapolis’s march. https://wapo.st/4kajQ9z
Erin Patrick O’Connor reported from Minneapolis’s march. https://wapo.st/4kajQ9z
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Peaceful protests unfolded outside schools and universities from Rhode Island to Texas on Friday to protest President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Erin Patrick O’Connor reported from Minneapolis’s march. https://wapo.st/4kajQ9z
Erin Patrick O’Connor reported from Minneapolis’s march. https://wapo.st/4kajQ9z
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A world where our health records are used to power state-sponsored surveillance and target vulnerable communities isn’t so far away. And it's exactly what Palantir wants
Keep Palantir out of our NHS 👇
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs
Keep Palantir out of our NHS 👇
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
January 31, 2026 at 3:54 PM
A world where our health records are used to power state-sponsored surveillance and target vulnerable communities isn’t so far away. And it's exactly what Palantir wants
Keep Palantir out of our NHS 👇
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs
Keep Palantir out of our NHS 👇
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs
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@bearlypolitics.co.uk clearly explains the final stage of The Telegraph's descent into pure propaganda vehicle for the far right
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
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When The Telegraph Becomes a Distribution Channel
The Heritage Foundation, Project 2025, and the British media’s role in laundering authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:07 AM
@bearlypolitics.co.uk clearly explains the final stage of The Telegraph's descent into pure propaganda vehicle for the far right
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
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My sentiments entirely
I think if you want to mark the moment for Labour’s series of problems in Government, it stems from the moment when Sue Gray was sacked in preference for Morgan McSweeney. Winning an internal or general vote is not the same as governing.
January 27, 2026 at 10:46 AM
My sentiments entirely
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If you are unlawfully killed by the authorities, you posthumously become a terrorist.
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 AM
If you are unlawfully killed by the authorities, you posthumously become a terrorist.
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Completely agree- the rot starts at the top.
Interesting. Bovino takes the fall, conveniently. Yes, he’s evil, a pychopath and incompetent, but he’s also their scapegoat. He was following their evil orders.
FIRE KRISTI NOEM.
Stephen Miller needs to go. He’s the lunatic mastermind of all of this.
FIRE KRISTI NOEM.
Stephen Miller needs to go. He’s the lunatic mastermind of all of this.
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Completely agree- the rot starts at the top.
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The world as we knew it has gone. But we can influence what comes next. Rejoining the EU is no longer an academic issue nor a decision borne of nostalgia. It’s a matter of political necessity
Me with Dominic Grieve for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
@europeanmovement.co.uk
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Me with Dominic Grieve for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
@europeanmovement.co.uk
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January 24, 2026 at 2:58 PM
The world as we knew it has gone. But we can influence what comes next. Rejoining the EU is no longer an academic issue nor a decision borne of nostalgia. It’s a matter of political necessity
Me with Dominic Grieve for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
@europeanmovement.co.uk
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Me with Dominic Grieve for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
@europeanmovement.co.uk
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I don't think even American liberals and anti-Trump conservatives really understand how much work Trump's successors in Washington will need to do to restore European trust in the United States
January 23, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I don't think even American liberals and anti-Trump conservatives really understand how much work Trump's successors in Washington will need to do to restore European trust in the United States
Up date the building regs so every new house will have seriously good insulation and be fitted with solar panels, batteries and heat pumps
January 21, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Up date the building regs so every new house will have seriously good insulation and be fitted with solar panels, batteries and heat pumps
In some ways I can’t help feeling that simply ignoring Trump as much as possible might be a good strategy
January 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM
In some ways I can’t help feeling that simply ignoring Trump as much as possible might be a good strategy
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We've spent ten years being proved right about all the things the loudest, biggest voices in the UK media insisted, often obnoxiously, we were wrong about. The real kicker is that there's no consolation whatsoever in being correct. Brexit, Putin, Johnson, Truss, Trump, Twitter, Netanyahu etc etc...
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
We've spent ten years being proved right about all the things the loudest, biggest voices in the UK media insisted, often obnoxiously, we were wrong about. The real kicker is that there's no consolation whatsoever in being correct. Brexit, Putin, Johnson, Truss, Trump, Twitter, Netanyahu etc etc...
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Macron's response 10K times better than Starmer's
January 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Macron's response 10K times better than Starmer's
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Which makes me even madder about Brexit and all those fuckwits who thought the US was our friend and EU a problem. Do you think any of them might be having second thoughts now?
It’s time.The “Special Relationship” is dead.Starmer can’t continue with the “We don’t need to choose between US or Europe” line.We absolutely have to.Putin’s useful idiot bullying us into handing over Greenland via tariffs is unacceptable.We share values+principles with European partners.Red line🇬🇱🔴
I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
January 17, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Which makes me even madder about Brexit and all those fuckwits who thought the US was our friend and EU a problem. Do you think any of them might be having second thoughts now?
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Find some spine, UK and Europe. Where’s that fabled spirit of resistance? Tell Trump to sod off. Close his golf courses. Take the gloves off. Badenoch kicked out Jenrick before he quit; what are we waiting for with Trump? Do we have to suffer abject humiliation? Enough. Enough already.
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Find some spine, UK and Europe. Where’s that fabled spirit of resistance? Tell Trump to sod off. Close his golf courses. Take the gloves off. Badenoch kicked out Jenrick before he quit; what are we waiting for with Trump? Do we have to suffer abject humiliation? Enough. Enough already.
Jenrick is right the Tories broke Britain because of their failed attempt to appease UKIP now Reform. The suggestion that Reform might be a solution would be hilarious but for the number of cretins happy to support them.
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Jenrick is right the Tories broke Britain because of their failed attempt to appease UKIP now Reform. The suggestion that Reform might be a solution would be hilarious but for the number of cretins happy to support them.
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A personal award is not a transferable proprietary right.
You cannot assign, say, an A-Level result or a Victoria Cross or a Noble prize to another.
One may gift or sell the manifestation of the award - the certificate or physical medal - but the award stays with the person to whom it was awarded.
You cannot assign, say, an A-Level result or a Victoria Cross or a Noble prize to another.
One may gift or sell the manifestation of the award - the certificate or physical medal - but the award stays with the person to whom it was awarded.
María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
A personal award is not a transferable proprietary right.
You cannot assign, say, an A-Level result or a Victoria Cross or a Noble prize to another.
One may gift or sell the manifestation of the award - the certificate or physical medal - but the award stays with the person to whom it was awarded.
You cannot assign, say, an A-Level result or a Victoria Cross or a Noble prize to another.
One may gift or sell the manifestation of the award - the certificate or physical medal - but the award stays with the person to whom it was awarded.
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When the interior ministry declares its militia to be above the law in terms that equate dissent with treason there really isn’t any question of whether or not we are looking at an authoritarian regime.
January 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
When the interior ministry declares its militia to be above the law in terms that equate dissent with treason there really isn’t any question of whether or not we are looking at an authoritarian regime.
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Good to see this being posted here
Sharing, or threatening to share, a deepfake intimate image without consent is a criminal offence.
This offence, created by the Data Act last year, will be brought into force this week, and I will make it a priority offence in the Online Safety Act too.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
This offence, created by the Data Act last year, will be brought into force this week, and I will make it a priority offence in the Online Safety Act too.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Secretary of State statement to the House of Commons: 12 January 2026
DSIT Secretary of State statement after concerns over Grok AI.
www.gov.uk
January 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Good to see this being posted here
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This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
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UK politics live – latest updates
A prisoner linked to Palestine Action who is on day 71 of a hunger strike has told a friend: “I’m dying.”
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, at HMP New Hall, in Wakefield, on Saturday for the first time since the protest began and said she was taken aback by her friend’s appearance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable
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In which @arusbridger.bsky.social comments on the Liz Truss show.
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
In which @arusbridger.bsky.social comments on the Liz Truss show.
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
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Badenoch is fascinating. So busy fighting culture wars online that she considers the very real potential for the break-up of the military alliance on which the UK relies for security to be a fringe issue.
Kemi Badenoch describes Greenland as a “second-order issue” in BBC interview.
The US threatening to annex a Nato territory is anything but that.
The US threatening to annex a Nato territory is anything but that.
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Badenoch is fascinating. So busy fighting culture wars online that she considers the very real potential for the break-up of the military alliance on which the UK relies for security to be a fringe issue.
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That’s better than Trump. Apparently he said he’d done a jigsaw very quickly in a week. Quick because it said 2-4 years on the box 🤣
January 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
That’s better than Trump. Apparently he said he’d done a jigsaw very quickly in a week. Quick because it said 2-4 years on the box 🤣
Not good news
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Not good news