Alison Gordon 🇺🇦
@alisonmgordon.bsky.social
Ex-North West England econ devt/regen policy, funding and delivery pro. Keen to learn with interests in politics, rejoinEU, environment and nature, creativity and whippets.
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In case you have never seen this.
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In case you have never seen this.
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WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
December 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
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Late afternoon view of the sun going down over Morecambe Bay. Taken from Hampsfell near Grange Over Sands
#landscapephotography
#sunset
#uk
#landscapephotography
#sunset
#uk
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Late afternoon view of the sun going down over Morecambe Bay. Taken from Hampsfell near Grange Over Sands
#landscapephotography
#sunset
#uk
#landscapephotography
#sunset
#uk
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Sandhill Cranes typically fly with their long legs trailing behind them. On very cold mornings, like this morning when it was in the single digits, they will tuck their legs in while in flight.
December 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sandhill Cranes typically fly with their long legs trailing behind them. On very cold mornings, like this morning when it was in the single digits, they will tuck their legs in while in flight.
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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Talking about a “DMZ with Russia”? Sure. Here’s how it should look.
If anyone insists on a “demilitarized zone” between Ukraine and Russia, let’s be clear where it belongs.
Not inside Ukraine.
Not on Ukrainian land.
A real DMZ starts inside Russia — far enough to stop missiles, drones, 👇
If anyone insists on a “demilitarized zone” between Ukraine and Russia, let’s be clear where it belongs.
Not inside Ukraine.
Not on Ukrainian land.
A real DMZ starts inside Russia — far enough to stop missiles, drones, 👇
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Talking about a “DMZ with Russia”? Sure. Here’s how it should look.
If anyone insists on a “demilitarized zone” between Ukraine and Russia, let’s be clear where it belongs.
Not inside Ukraine.
Not on Ukrainian land.
A real DMZ starts inside Russia — far enough to stop missiles, drones, 👇
If anyone insists on a “demilitarized zone” between Ukraine and Russia, let’s be clear where it belongs.
Not inside Ukraine.
Not on Ukrainian land.
A real DMZ starts inside Russia — far enough to stop missiles, drones, 👇
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Reform mocked for welcoming 22 ex-Tory MPs into its ranks: So much for ‘anti-establishment’
Reform mocked for welcoming 22 ex-Tory MPs into its ranks: So much for ‘anti-establishment’
“Quite funny. Reform claim they want to destroy the Tory Party, at the same time as welcoming a conveyor belt of former Tory MPs.”
leftfootforward.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Reform mocked for welcoming 22 ex-Tory MPs into its ranks: So much for ‘anti-establishment’
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Reform councillor sends two emails in first six months of job
Northumberland County Councillor Shaun Knowles has been accused of ‘wasting taxpayer money’
Northumberland County Councillor Shaun Knowles has been accused of ‘wasting taxpayer money’
Reform councillor sends two emails in first six months of job
Northumberland County Councillor Shaun Knowles has been accused of ‘wasting taxpayer money’
www.independent.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reform councillor sends two emails in first six months of job
Northumberland County Councillor Shaun Knowles has been accused of ‘wasting taxpayer money’
Northumberland County Councillor Shaun Knowles has been accused of ‘wasting taxpayer money’
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
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The EU froze €210bn of Russian sovereign assets held in the bloc on Friday. The freezing paves the way for a loan to be raised against the assets to prop up Ukraine's defence. on.ft.com/48PfDCV
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The EU froze €210bn of Russian sovereign assets held in the bloc on Friday. The freezing paves the way for a loan to be raised against the assets to prop up Ukraine's defence. on.ft.com/48PfDCV
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Here’s Zelenskyy, freely walking in Kupyansk that Russia claimed to have occupied.
So when we talk about “occupied territories in exchange for peace”, what exactly are we talking about.
So when we talk about “occupied territories in exchange for peace”, what exactly are we talking about.
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Here’s Zelenskyy, freely walking in Kupyansk that Russia claimed to have occupied.
So when we talk about “occupied territories in exchange for peace”, what exactly are we talking about.
So when we talk about “occupied territories in exchange for peace”, what exactly are we talking about.
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From President Zelensky's official telegram account.
December 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
From President Zelensky's official telegram account.
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Putin sits in Moscow claiming that his armies have taken a town that the Ukrainian president is personally visiting. There are cowardly tyrants and there are courageous elected leaders and it is good to know the difference.
Putin said Russia had taken Kupiansk weeks ago.
Today, Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops there.
Today, Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops there.
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Putin sits in Moscow claiming that his armies have taken a town that the Ukrainian president is personally visiting. There are cowardly tyrants and there are courageous elected leaders and it is good to know the difference.
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Accession to the EU is not up to the US or Russia, obviously - and as others are pointing out this also contradicts the Trump administration's general animus towards the EU
New: Ukraine would be earmarked to join the EU by 2027 under a fast-tracked proposal being discussed in US-brokered negotiations to end Russia’s war, in a move that would rewrite the bloc’s accession procedures.
w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social
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w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social
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Ukraine would join EU by 2027 under draft peace plan
Fast-track entry to bloc being discussed by US and Ukrainian officials backed by Brussels in drive to end Russia’s war
www.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Accession to the EU is not up to the US or Russia, obviously - and as others are pointing out this also contradicts the Trump administration's general animus towards the EU
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Second of the 75 debunks, and a good example of how time-consuming it is to unravel these 'Brexit benefit' claims. Heroic stuff from @bearlypolitics.co.uk
The second debunk in the Brexit Benefits autopsy: CBAM. Turns out the big win is checks notes… running two overlapping carbon regimes and charging ourselves for EU top-ups.
Truly inspiring stuff.
Truly inspiring stuff.
Debunking Benefit 2: Why Keeping 100% of Not-Very-Much Isn’t a Benefit
In which a revenue simulation becomes a miracle, context vanishes, and Brexit gets another imaginary dividend.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Second of the 75 debunks, and a good example of how time-consuming it is to unravel these 'Brexit benefit' claims. Heroic stuff from @bearlypolitics.co.uk
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Nigel Farage's new strategy is to call the childhood victims of his racism liars while lashing out at any journalists who dare to report his actions.
This is just a small taster of how he would act if he ever got any power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is just a small taster of how he would act if he ever got any power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Nigel Farage's new strategy is to call the childhood victims of his racism liars while lashing out at any journalists who dare to report his actions.
This is just a small taster of how he would act if he ever got any power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is just a small taster of how he would act if he ever got any power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Absolutely fantastic thread, a must read if you believe Trump is on Russia’s side.
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Absolutely fantastic thread, a must read if you believe Trump is on Russia’s side.
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The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
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Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Bet365 CEO Denise Coates paid herself £277,000,000 this year, and £410,000,000 in 2020.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Bet365 CEO Denise Coates paid herself £277,000,000 this year, and £410,000,000 in 2020.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
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Upside of the US fascists dragging us into their culture war is that now we have lots of new allies in the US
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Upside of the US fascists dragging us into their culture war is that now we have lots of new allies in the US
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Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
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Exclusive: Farage Urged To Sack Reform Candidate Who Said David Lammy Should 'Go Home'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
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Exclusive: Farage Urged To Sack Reform Candidate Who Said David Lammy Should 'Go Home'
Labour MP Calvin Bailey said Chris Parry's comments were "utterly vile".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Exclusive: Farage Urged To Sack Reform Candidate Who Said David Lammy Should 'Go Home'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
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Government has now - belatedly -published the impact assessment for the changes to skilled worker and care worker visas announced in May.
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Government has now - belatedly -published the impact assessment for the changes to skilled worker and care worker visas announced in May.
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...