Rob
@robg8.bsky.social
Welshman living across the bridge. Interested in 🇪🇦🇫🇷🇬🇷🇪🇺 and Latin America. And in history, law, & politics - and sci-fi!
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Goodbye to all this under a PP-Vox govt, the former regards the EU as an ATM that gives out free cash, the latter wants to make it Putin's poodle
Mi artículo en @financialtimes.com.
Es el momento de que Europa cree un verdadero activo refugio y refuerce su soberanía financiera.
Un amplio mercado de deuda de la UE bajaría costes, impulsaría la inversión y elevaria el papel del euro. Hora de cruzar el Rubicón.
Es el momento de que Europa cree un verdadero activo refugio y refuerce su soberanía financiera.
Un amplio mercado de deuda de la UE bajaría costes, impulsaría la inversión y elevaria el papel del euro. Hora de cruzar el Rubicón.
Europe’s best bet for financial sovereignty is a true safe asset
EU-issued bonds would attract long-term capital, reduce financing costs and unlock strategic autonomy
www.ft.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Goodbye to all this under a PP-Vox govt, the former regards the EU as an ATM that gives out free cash, the latter wants to make it Putin's poodle
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Well done to Sky for correcting this bit of ignorance.
As shown extensively in the Epstein files there's plenty of proof that being rich doesn't mean you have any great insights into the world.
As shown extensively in the Epstein files there's plenty of proof that being rich doesn't mean you have any great insights into the world.
February 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Well done to Sky for correcting this bit of ignorance.
As shown extensively in the Epstein files there's plenty of proof that being rich doesn't mean you have any great insights into the world.
As shown extensively in the Epstein files there's plenty of proof that being rich doesn't mean you have any great insights into the world.
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- Today is my Birthday!
I have autism and I officially
turn 29 years old. I would like
to receive lots of birthday wishes
from people around the world!
please Share/Like! to help
make my birthday
wish come true! ❤️
I have autism and I officially
turn 29 years old. I would like
to receive lots of birthday wishes
from people around the world!
please Share/Like! to help
make my birthday
wish come true! ❤️
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
- Today is my Birthday!
I have autism and I officially
turn 29 years old. I would like
to receive lots of birthday wishes
from people around the world!
please Share/Like! to help
make my birthday
wish come true! ❤️
I have autism and I officially
turn 29 years old. I would like
to receive lots of birthday wishes
from people around the world!
please Share/Like! to help
make my birthday
wish come true! ❤️
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Hard agree
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Hard agree
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Prior to the 1970s, the bulk of a minister's time was occupied with medium to long term planning. Now, the focus is on day to day programme administration and how to manage negative mainstream and social media. That is not solely the fault of politicians but the 'gossip' appetites of us all.
I can‘t pretend to be the biggest fan of Keir Starmer,but the idea that Britain should get yet another new Government now is preposterous. And the Labour MPs who think they could do it better might be in for a shock. All such a change would do would be to further undermine public faith in democracy.
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Prior to the 1970s, the bulk of a minister's time was occupied with medium to long term planning. Now, the focus is on day to day programme administration and how to manage negative mainstream and social media. That is not solely the fault of politicians but the 'gossip' appetites of us all.
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allllll together now:
BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES
BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
allllll together now:
BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES
BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Left: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home
Right: Nigel Farage's Reform UK advertising a job which is working form home
Right: Nigel Farage's Reform UK advertising a job which is working form home
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Left: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home
Right: Nigel Farage's Reform UK advertising a job which is working form home
Right: Nigel Farage's Reform UK advertising a job which is working form home
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If Starmer wants a reset - and not yet another U-turn when the parliamentary party balks at a policy - here is his chance.
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 AM
If Starmer wants a reset - and not yet another U-turn when the parliamentary party balks at a policy - here is his chance.
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Seriously, there are people on here who think a numerical reduction in immigration will reduce Farage’s appeal.
Immigration *never* caused the harms Farage ascribed to it. It was all a xenophobic lie. The actual numbers never mattered.
Immigration *never* caused the harms Farage ascribed to it. It was all a xenophobic lie. The actual numbers never mattered.
February 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Seriously, there are people on here who think a numerical reduction in immigration will reduce Farage’s appeal.
Immigration *never* caused the harms Farage ascribed to it. It was all a xenophobic lie. The actual numbers never mattered.
Immigration *never* caused the harms Farage ascribed to it. It was all a xenophobic lie. The actual numbers never mattered.
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Remind me: was this the company that stole my work?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
“She compares her work to the efforts of a parent raising a child. She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.”
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Remind me: was this the company that stole my work?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
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They're trying to encourage disease to spread throughout the camps and starve people what the fuck does that sound like to you. Seriously if you are still on the incremental bullshit you're supporting more of this. It's evil to do this shit but it's also evil to ignore it
The government says the people being deported are violent criminals, and they treat them inhumanely. But mostly they are subjecting ordinary people to extraordinary punishments.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
They're trying to encourage disease to spread throughout the camps and starve people what the fuck does that sound like to you. Seriously if you are still on the incremental bullshit you're supporting more of this. It's evil to do this shit but it's also evil to ignore it
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Happy to take the credit but frankly this is put far more eloquently than I have managed about why leaders aren't able to respond to what voters are asking for, because they can't without making some serious choices.
I think - with credit to @davidheniguk.bsky.social - that they do not in fact know what the moment demands, because as soon as they start to think about it the answers that fall out are a good reason to stop thinking about it.
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Happy to take the credit but frankly this is put far more eloquently than I have managed about why leaders aren't able to respond to what voters are asking for, because they can't without making some serious choices.
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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Ah yes, 'if you don't like a woman, either (a) call her a slag; (b) call her ugly.'
Classic stuff from the 1970s manual for men.
This is what going back to The Good Owld Days™ actually looks like.
Classic stuff from the 1970s manual for men.
This is what going back to The Good Owld Days™ actually looks like.
Jeremy Kyle is interviewing Reform MPs at a live press conference
Discussing who might take over from Keir Starmer as PM, Kyle just said: "She's had a makeover, Angela"
Lee Anderson: "She's throwing her money away, isn't she, to be honest with you"
*applause from the audience*
Discussing who might take over from Keir Starmer as PM, Kyle just said: "She's had a makeover, Angela"
Lee Anderson: "She's throwing her money away, isn't she, to be honest with you"
*applause from the audience*
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Ah yes, 'if you don't like a woman, either (a) call her a slag; (b) call her ugly.'
Classic stuff from the 1970s manual for men.
This is what going back to The Good Owld Days™ actually looks like.
Classic stuff from the 1970s manual for men.
This is what going back to The Good Owld Days™ actually looks like.
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BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
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A big, healthy, fuck right off to the far-right in Portugal's presidential election today, it seems. The Portuguese remember. If only others, elsewhere, did. ✊🇵🇹
Portugal, UCP-CESOP exit poll:
Presidential election, second round today
Seguro (PS-S&D): 68-73% (+70.5)
Ventura (CH-PfE): 27-32% (+29.5)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/portugal
Presidential election, second round today
Seguro (PS-S&D): 68-73% (+70.5)
Ventura (CH-PfE): 27-32% (+29.5)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/portugal
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
A big, healthy, fuck right off to the far-right in Portugal's presidential election today, it seems. The Portuguese remember. If only others, elsewhere, did. ✊🇵🇹
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Now the King's Evil Counsellor is deposed we shall be govern'd well.
February 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Now the King's Evil Counsellor is deposed we shall be govern'd well.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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The differance between *what the govt is actually doing* and ehat 90% of people, including its MPs apparently, think its doing is remarkable.
The government is spending tens of billions of pounds on net zero! The government is softening Brexit! The government is consulting on getting every business to do ethnicity pay gap reporting!
February 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The differance between *what the govt is actually doing* and ehat 90% of people, including its MPs apparently, think its doing is remarkable.
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If anything the deeper closer links, plural, between Epstein and Peter Thiel, a significant and prominent occupant of the Epstein files, should have been waving red flags all over the place to UK governments of both colours not least our Security Service and Secret Intelligence Service (MI5 & MI6)
"If Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein disqualifies him from holding power, why does the company controlled by Epstein's business partner and co-owner retain access to the UK's most sensitive national security infrastructure?"
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
Jeffrey Epstein Co-Owned Venture Fund with Palantir Founder as it Entered UK Government
The Russian connected convicted sex trafficker co-owned a fund with Peter Thiel, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure with the help of Peter Mandelson
bylinetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:09 AM
If anything the deeper closer links, plural, between Epstein and Peter Thiel, a significant and prominent occupant of the Epstein files, should have been waving red flags all over the place to UK governments of both colours not least our Security Service and Secret Intelligence Service (MI5 & MI6)
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if Labour strategists worked for Reform they'd be telling Farage to back Rejoin
The current fashion for leading a party or being talked about leading a party while vocally backing policies that are anathema to your voter base is truly bizarre.
February 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
if Labour strategists worked for Reform they'd be telling Farage to back Rejoin
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I find it absolutely galling to have read over and over about how the state pension triple lock couldn’t conceivably be overturned/debacle over winter fuel payments while there has been as yet zero political commentary about how exploitative student loans have been for a whole generation.
The system we have now quite literally embeds the income and wealth inequalities HE is supposed to alleviate. It is outrageous and incredible that a progressive govt could describe it in any way as “fair.” Too many senior politicians today think we have Plan 1 loans. They just don’t understand it.
February 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I find it absolutely galling to have read over and over about how the state pension triple lock couldn’t conceivably be overturned/debacle over winter fuel payments while there has been as yet zero political commentary about how exploitative student loans have been for a whole generation.
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.