Anna
@annawatt.bsky.social
Charity worker. Pro being an engaged country in Europe and supporting Ukraine. Covid cautious. Worried about climate catastrophe. Still navigating leaving Twitter/X
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Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
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The idea that London has become less safe in recent years is quite strange - just look at how once "dangerous" areas have been transformed in recent years. Gentrification comes with its own issues but streets are packed with visitors and city far more welcoming than when I moved here a decade ago.
January 7, 2026 at 10:29 AM
The idea that London has become less safe in recent years is quite strange - just look at how once "dangerous" areas have been transformed in recent years. Gentrification comes with its own issues but streets are packed with visitors and city far more welcoming than when I moved here a decade ago.
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The public thinks that Brexit “has made everything worse”, new poll reveals
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit has made everything worse, new poll reveals
The UK’s disillusioned Gen Z are losing faith in democracy, survey finds
www.independent.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The public thinks that Brexit “has made everything worse”, new poll reveals
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Five years ago, Trump incited a violent insurrection. Armed extremists stormed the Capitol to overturn an election.
I never thought I’d see an attempted coup in the United States.
January 6th was an assault on democracy. And no amount of whitewashing will erase the truth.
I never thought I’d see an attempted coup in the United States.
January 6th was an assault on democracy. And no amount of whitewashing will erase the truth.
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Five years ago, Trump incited a violent insurrection. Armed extremists stormed the Capitol to overturn an election.
I never thought I’d see an attempted coup in the United States.
January 6th was an assault on democracy. And no amount of whitewashing will erase the truth.
I never thought I’d see an attempted coup in the United States.
January 6th was an assault on democracy. And no amount of whitewashing will erase the truth.
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Bennie Thompson marked the Jan. 6 anniversary by playing a blistering montage exposing those who carried out the violent Capitol attack incited by Donald Trump. Five years later, the footage still hits hard and leaves nowhere to hide.
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Bennie Thompson marked the Jan. 6 anniversary by playing a blistering montage exposing those who carried out the violent Capitol attack incited by Donald Trump. Five years later, the footage still hits hard and leaves nowhere to hide.
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Officers like @libradunn1.bsky.social saved my life and my colleagues’ lives on January 6th. I’m forever grateful to the law enforcement officials who courageously defended our Capitol and our democracy from the armed insurrectionists.
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Officers like @libradunn1.bsky.social saved my life and my colleagues’ lives on January 6th. I’m forever grateful to the law enforcement officials who courageously defended our Capitol and our democracy from the armed insurrectionists.
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Woman arrested live on air by Donald Trump's thugs just because she says she doesn't want her tax dollars used to commit war crimes in Venezuela.
This is far worse repression than they have in Venezuela.
This is far worse repression than they have in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Woman arrested live on air by Donald Trump's thugs just because she says she doesn't want her tax dollars used to commit war crimes in Venezuela.
This is far worse repression than they have in Venezuela.
This is far worse repression than they have in Venezuela.
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The BBC has been banned from using the word Kidnap to describe the Kidnapping of Maduro.
No doubt when Greenland is invaded they will be banned from using the word invasion.
No doubt when Greenland is invaded they will be banned from using the word invasion.
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The BBC has been banned from using the word Kidnap to describe the Kidnapping of Maduro.
No doubt when Greenland is invaded they will be banned from using the word invasion.
No doubt when Greenland is invaded they will be banned from using the word invasion.
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It was a bloody, unconstitutional, illegal armed rebellion and insurrection that killed or maimed many and was orchestrated by Donald Trump and his top allies in and out of Congress—and history will for centuries express astonishment that Trump wasn't imprisoned for life over it.
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It was a bloody, unconstitutional, illegal armed rebellion and insurrection that killed or maimed many and was orchestrated by Donald Trump and his top allies in and out of Congress—and history will for centuries express astonishment that Trump wasn't imprisoned for life over it.
It was a bloody, unconstitutional, illegal armed rebellion and insurrection that killed or maimed many and was orchestrated by Donald Trump and his top allies in and out of Congress—and history will for centuries express astonishment that Trump wasn't imprisoned for life over it.
January 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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This is really bad; Grok is now going into is third day of regularly producing nonconsensual deepfake pornography and nobody is doing anything about it. The "Mechahitler" and "white genocide" episodes were stopped much more quickly. I suppose this tells us all about relative priorities.
January 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
This is really bad; Grok is now going into is third day of regularly producing nonconsensual deepfake pornography and nobody is doing anything about it. The "Mechahitler" and "white genocide" episodes were stopped much more quickly. I suppose this tells us all about relative priorities.
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US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals
Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been published
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
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This by @ecfr.eu’s Majda Ruge is a good guide to Trump’s calculus on Venezuela. Rival factions (primacists, prioritisers, restrainers) have been counseling different courses of action, but “the answers depend on what the president decides will bring him the biggest ‘win’.”
ecfr.eu/article/maga...
ecfr.eu/article/maga...
MAGA goes south: Trump’s plan for Venezuela – European Council on Foreign Relations
Speculation is swirling that the US could use military force to pursue regime change in Venezuela. The country’s fate may depend on which faction in the Trump a
ecfr.eu
January 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
This by @ecfr.eu’s Majda Ruge is a good guide to Trump’s calculus on Venezuela. Rival factions (primacists, prioritisers, restrainers) have been counseling different courses of action, but “the answers depend on what the president decides will bring him the biggest ‘win’.”
ecfr.eu/article/maga...
ecfr.eu/article/maga...
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CIA had a source in the Venezuelan government who helped them track and locate Maduro - two sources familiar with the operation tell Reuters.
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
CIA had a source in the Venezuelan government who helped them track and locate Maduro - two sources familiar with the operation tell Reuters.
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I've just updated my previous post on the military intervention in Venezuela. I was right to be sceptical of Trump's claims that VP Delcy Rodríguez was prepared to hand over the country and its oil field to US - as she has now made clear. (£/free trial), samf.substack.com/p/trump-madu...
Trump, Maduro and the Panama Precedent
Once again the US has undertaken a military operation that was effectively executed in support of an uncertain political objective.
samf.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I've just updated my previous post on the military intervention in Venezuela. I was right to be sceptical of Trump's claims that VP Delcy Rodríguez was prepared to hand over the country and its oil field to US - as she has now made clear. (£/free trial), samf.substack.com/p/trump-madu...
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There are a lot of conversations going on about the long-term shift but it's slow (because Europe always moves slowly and, to varying degrees, is tied into the US military).
Leaders are also prioritising Ukraine and are desperate to retain leverage on Zelensky's behalf.
Leaders are also prioritising Ukraine and are desperate to retain leverage on Zelensky's behalf.
"Vassal" talk is a bit much, but those Starmer (and other EU leaders tbf) statements read like all these people still believe, if we can just hold our breath for three more years, this nightmare will be over and we'll be back to singing Atlantic Kumbaya
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM
There are a lot of conversations going on about the long-term shift but it's slow (because Europe always moves slowly and, to varying degrees, is tied into the US military).
Leaders are also prioritising Ukraine and are desperate to retain leverage on Zelensky's behalf.
Leaders are also prioritising Ukraine and are desperate to retain leverage on Zelensky's behalf.
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Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
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CAMPAIGN WIN 🎉
The UK is withdrawing funding from a massive gas power plant in Mozambique. Funding this carbon bomb would have been a climate and human rights disaster. Thanks to campaigners keeping up the pressure, today we can celebrate this huge win
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
The UK is withdrawing funding from a massive gas power plant in Mozambique. Funding this carbon bomb would have been a climate and human rights disaster. Thanks to campaigners keeping up the pressure, today we can celebrate this huge win
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Britain withdraws $1.15 billion backing from TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG
The British government has decided to withdraw its $1.15 billion backing for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas project, it said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
CAMPAIGN WIN 🎉
The UK is withdrawing funding from a massive gas power plant in Mozambique. Funding this carbon bomb would have been a climate and human rights disaster. Thanks to campaigners keeping up the pressure, today we can celebrate this huge win
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
The UK is withdrawing funding from a massive gas power plant in Mozambique. Funding this carbon bomb would have been a climate and human rights disaster. Thanks to campaigners keeping up the pressure, today we can celebrate this huge win
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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The fundamental problem: you can't have an anti globalisation/migration, pro tech/innovation/growth policy. You can have investment in UK citizens/industrial policy alongside those approaches but UK can't do anti-globalisation growth.
We've proven this.
And "contribution" isn't some magic wand.
We've proven this.
And "contribution" isn't some magic wand.
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The fundamental problem: you can't have an anti globalisation/migration, pro tech/innovation/growth policy. You can have investment in UK citizens/industrial policy alongside those approaches but UK can't do anti-globalisation growth.
We've proven this.
And "contribution" isn't some magic wand.
We've proven this.
And "contribution" isn't some magic wand.
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What on earth is this nonsense from a Blue Labour MP?
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What on earth is this nonsense from a Blue Labour MP?
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
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Why is McSweeney still there. What greater proof would you need that he is incapable of doing the job.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer under pressure over future of Morgan McSweeney amid briefing row
Ministers and Labour MPs point finger at PM’s chief of staff over No 10 operation that targeted Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Why is McSweeney still there. What greater proof would you need that he is incapable of doing the job.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The more you look into the Prescott memo, the worse it gets
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The more you look into the Prescott memo, the worse it gets
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A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence
Labour has managed to pack so much failure into a single week that it becomes hard to remember all the details.
iandunt.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...
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More on Mamdami.
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The Zohran Mamdani method can work beyond New York. Take the fight to the right | Aditya Chakrabortty
For too long, the centre has been adopting the language of the right but deploying it with greater civility – to disastrous ends, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
More on Mamdami.
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