Robert Woolley 🇬🇧🇮🇪🏴
@robertwoolley.bsky.social
Cynical mid-50 something -Gen X'er. British/English/Irish 48er. Personal politics complex. Undiagnosed Aspergers. Transport person who became a software dev in late 40s.
Brent, London/Dublin/Kilkenny/ASEAN. (But mainly Brent).
Blocks arseholes.
Brent, London/Dublin/Kilkenny/ASEAN. (But mainly Brent).
Blocks arseholes.
Hopefully pricing has shifted after events in Greenland/DK @nialloconghaile.bsky.social
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 4:01 PM
Hopefully pricing has shifted after events in Greenland/DK @nialloconghaile.bsky.social
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Please pause for a moment, to remember Ranger David Dalzell, aged 20, from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, who died whilst serving in Afghanistan.
Lest we forget 🌺
Lest we forget 🌺
January 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Please pause for a moment, to remember Ranger David Dalzell, aged 20, from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, who died whilst serving in Afghanistan.
Lest we forget 🌺
Lest we forget 🌺
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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When Trump lied and slandered European troops by saying that they avoided the front lines in Afghanistan, it was no mistake. It was a deliberate attempt to run down NATO in American eyes, to try and condition the American people to accept the end of the alliance.
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
When Trump lied and slandered European troops by saying that they avoided the front lines in Afghanistan, it was no mistake. It was a deliberate attempt to run down NATO in American eyes, to try and condition the American people to accept the end of the alliance.
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MSNBC are cowards for not airing "Wine Mom Mondays" to compete with "Whisky Fridays."
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
MSNBC are cowards for not airing "Wine Mom Mondays" to compete with "Whisky Fridays."
American Progressives: "Stupid Europeans!"
1/ Denmark was preparing to fight the United States over Greenland, according to Scandinavian news reports. Around 1,000 Danish troops and a frigate with anti-ship and anti-aircraft capabilities are being sent to Greenland, with standing orders to fight invading forces. ⬇️
January 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM
American Progressives: "Stupid Europeans!"
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Land of the Free.
“The documents indicate that in nearly all instances, the arrests of the students were recommended based on their involvement in campus protests and public writings... They also show that officials privately anticipated the possibility that the deportations might not hold up in court”
D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Land of the Free.
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horseshit: neglecting investing in infrastructure to pay grotesque dividends and executive bonuses isn't a problem?
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
horseshit: neglecting investing in infrastructure to pay grotesque dividends and executive bonuses isn't a problem?
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It is extremely exciting to be goverened by people who literally do not understand how computer make beep.
“Don’t be silly, of course they wouldn’t try to ban VPNs”, they said…
UK government targets VPNs in online safety consultation as Lords vote for ban
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall promises "evidence-led" approach to keeping children safe online
www.techradar.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:48 AM
It is extremely exciting to be goverened by people who literally do not understand how computer make beep.
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1/ Denmark was preparing to fight the United States over Greenland, according to Scandinavian news reports. Around 1,000 Danish troops and a frigate with anti-ship and anti-aircraft capabilities are being sent to Greenland, with standing orders to fight invading forces. ⬇️
January 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM
1/ Denmark was preparing to fight the United States over Greenland, according to Scandinavian news reports. Around 1,000 Danish troops and a frigate with anti-ship and anti-aircraft capabilities are being sent to Greenland, with standing orders to fight invading forces. ⬇️
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Keep showing us the bruise, we’ll know where to punch again.
US Commerce Secretary Luthnik said President Trump was provoked by Europe’s decision to deploy troops to Greenland while avoiding direct military support for Ukraine. “They sent soldiers to Greenland… They didn’t send troops to Ukraine. Why are they sending them to Greenland?” Luthnik remarked.
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Keep showing us the bruise, we’ll know where to punch again.
Charles attends observes maybe it would better be for US to cancel the declaration of independence...
Do you think the King (as head is the armed forces and a service parent) should attend his 250th bash?
Diplomacy is important, but not while the shit-gibbon is flinging turds our way.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Diplomacy is important, but not while the shit-gibbon is flinging turds our way.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Charles attends observes maybe it would better be for US to cancel the declaration of independence...
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Japan's bond market looking a tiny bit more like everyone else's, which might create problems for everyone else, as well as for the government...
By @urbandirt.bsky.social @davidkeo.bsky.social + me
www.ft.com/content/e2ae...
By @urbandirt.bsky.social @davidkeo.bsky.social + me
www.ft.com/content/e2ae...
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Japan's bond market looking a tiny bit more like everyone else's, which might create problems for everyone else, as well as for the government...
By @urbandirt.bsky.social @davidkeo.bsky.social + me
www.ft.com/content/e2ae...
By @urbandirt.bsky.social @davidkeo.bsky.social + me
www.ft.com/content/e2ae...
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This is so stupid and crazy it wouldn’t have passed muster in the Veep writer’s room. Also demonstrates that they’d be insane to share any real intel with Patel.
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This is so stupid and crazy it wouldn’t have passed muster in the Veep writer’s room. Also demonstrates that they’d be insane to share any real intel with Patel.
I would love him to follow this approach 1939-45.
A reminder that racist historian David Starkey, said in 2020:
"Slavery was not genocide, otherwise there wouldn't be so many damn blacks in Africa or in Britain would there? An awful lot of them survived."
He's speaking at this year's How The Light Gets In festival.
"Slavery was not genocide, otherwise there wouldn't be so many damn blacks in Africa or in Britain would there? An awful lot of them survived."
He's speaking at this year's How The Light Gets In festival.
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I would love him to follow this approach 1939-45.
See also: US Progressives here.
Basically impossible to overestimate the parochialism of the American intelligentsia.
Washington Post seems to think the UN should just prostrate itself for Republican voters and only them
January 23, 2026 at 12:31 PM
See also: US Progressives here.
Burnham loses the by-election, Labour loses the mayoralty.
👀 Could Greater Manchester's Mayor be off to Westminster? 🐝
🔴 If so, what does the journey look like to get there? 🤔
✍️ @DanGreenJourno.bsky.social reports on the potential hurdles, should Andy Burnham wish to make his return to Parliament...
Read here👇
labourlist.org/2026/01/andy...
🔴 If so, what does the journey look like to get there? 🤔
✍️ @DanGreenJourno.bsky.social reports on the potential hurdles, should Andy Burnham wish to make his return to Parliament...
Read here👇
labourlist.org/2026/01/andy...
What hurdles would Andy Burnham face to stand for Parliament? – LabourList
As reports swirl that Gorton and Denton MP Andrew Gwynne is set to quit as an MP on medical grounds, speculation is rife that Greater…
labourlist.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Burnham loses the by-election, Labour loses the mayoralty.
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Once more, a tax on the wealthy fails to collect the expected revenue. Le Monde says it was a "resounding fiscal fiasco".
And once more, proponents say that's because it wasn't stringent enough; opponents say it was doomed from the start.
But possibly they're both wrong...
And once more, proponents say that's because it wasn't stringent enough; opponents say it was doomed from the start.
But possibly they're both wrong...
January 23, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Once more, a tax on the wealthy fails to collect the expected revenue. Le Monde says it was a "resounding fiscal fiasco".
And once more, proponents say that's because it wasn't stringent enough; opponents say it was doomed from the start.
But possibly they're both wrong...
And once more, proponents say that's because it wasn't stringent enough; opponents say it was doomed from the start.
But possibly they're both wrong...
The nature of the EU means it will take longer to make decisions.
The Italian Foreign Minister believes that Zelensky in Davos did not express gratitude to Europeans for their help to Ukraine. Earlier, Zelensky, speaking at the WEF, criticized the EU, in particular, he accused Europeans of indecision in political matters.
January 23, 2026 at 12:13 PM
The nature of the EU means it will take longer to make decisions.
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making my cubes even fancier and more satisfying to abolish.
January 23, 2026 at 12:05 PM
making my cubes even fancier and more satisfying to abolish.
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The Land Transport Authority said bus arrival time issues in Singapore were caused by a memory cache build-up in on-board systems, affecting about half the fleet. Repairs and testing begin from 23 January, with over 60% of timings available initially.
www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltag...
www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltag...
LTA | LTA Identifies Root Cause of ETA System; Progressive Restoration Underway
www.lta.gov.sg
January 23, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The Land Transport Authority said bus arrival time issues in Singapore were caused by a memory cache build-up in on-board systems, affecting about half the fleet. Repairs and testing begin from 23 January, with over 60% of timings available initially.
www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltag...
www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltag...
Looking forward to Poland digging out the ledger...
A senior figure from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has called for Poland to pay his country €1.3bn as reparations for its “complicity” in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
His demand has been met with anger in Poland, with one government minister calling it “outrageous”.
His demand has been met with anger in Poland, with one government minister calling it “outrageous”.
Senior AfD figure demands Poland pay Germany reparations for Nord Stream sabotage
notesfrompoland.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Looking forward to Poland digging out the ledger...
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Danish Radio reports that the Danish and allied forces deployed to Greenland were sent to deter the US, they were armed with live ammunition in case there was an actual attack, and their deployment was sped up due to unspecified developments. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Danmark var klar til kamp: Her er ordren til de danske soldater i Grønland
Ordren blev udstedt så sent som i sidste uge. Hvis Grønland mod forventning blev angrebet, stod danske soldater klar med skarp ammunition.
www.dr.dk
January 23, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Danish Radio reports that the Danish and allied forces deployed to Greenland were sent to deter the US, they were armed with live ammunition in case there was an actual attack, and their deployment was sped up due to unspecified developments. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...