JohnG
@butleighjohn.bsky.social
Retired Journo, dog slave, more centrist dad than fire-breathing leftist. Grammar nazi. Guitars, guitars, gimme more.
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The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
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We’ve all done it.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
We’ve all done it.
Assuming this actually happens, it’s the sort of decisiveness that’s missing from 🇬🇧 Labour. Didn’t Sanchez win an election recently, btw?
Today, #Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez announced a comprehensive plan to control #SocialMedia, saying it "has become a failed state.
If we want to protect our children there is only one thing we can do: take back control."
A summary of his plan:
If we want to protect our children there is only one thing we can do: take back control."
A summary of his plan:
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Assuming this actually happens, it’s the sort of decisiveness that’s missing from 🇬🇧 Labour. Didn’t Sanchez win an election recently, btw?
What?!? Members of an Autocrat’s family enriched themselves? Never, surely not!
Great read on the Khamenei family's shadowy, exported wealth >>
Thousands have died in recent anti-government protests in Iran, while Mojtaba Khamenei - touted as a possible next leader of the country - has built a global property empire. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Thousands have died in recent anti-government protests in Iran, while Mojtaba Khamenei - touted as a possible next leader of the country - has built a global property empire. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
How the Son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Built a Global Property Empire
Mojtaba Khamenei has amassed sprawling international investments, while economic hardship at home has sparked Iran's deadliest protests in decades.
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
What?!? Members of an Autocrat’s family enriched themselves? Never, surely not!
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1/ Russian soldiers are being tied to trees and murdered if they do not pay large bribes to their commanders, according to a testimony by a junior sergeant. They are assigned 'debts' by their commanders which they have to 'repay', or be killed. ⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
1/ Russian soldiers are being tied to trees and murdered if they do not pay large bribes to their commanders, according to a testimony by a junior sergeant. They are assigned 'debts' by their commanders which they have to 'repay', or be killed. ⬇️
Reform want to recreate ICE in the UK and set up a police state to activate their plans. Concentration camps are a non-optional part of this. Fine words about safeguarding inmates but does anyone believe them? Remember "arbeit macht frei" -- not much freedom at Belsen.
January 27, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Reform want to recreate ICE in the UK and set up a police state to activate their plans. Concentration camps are a non-optional part of this. Fine words about safeguarding inmates but does anyone believe them? Remember "arbeit macht frei" -- not much freedom at Belsen.
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Amazing fact that shows the reality of Reform UK: There are now more members of Liz Truss’s disastrous cabinet in Farage’s party than in the Conservative Party.
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Amazing fact that shows the reality of Reform UK: There are now more members of Liz Truss’s disastrous cabinet in Farage’s party than in the Conservative Party.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
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To my international friends, I know there isn't much you can do but please boycott FIFA and the Olympics.
To my local friends, it's time to look into things like Meshtastic and other resiliance devices that will help you stay in contact with your people if cell service gets knocked out.
To my local friends, it's time to look into things like Meshtastic and other resiliance devices that will help you stay in contact with your people if cell service gets knocked out.
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
To my international friends, I know there isn't much you can do but please boycott FIFA and the Olympics.
To my local friends, it's time to look into things like Meshtastic and other resiliance devices that will help you stay in contact with your people if cell service gets knocked out.
To my local friends, it's time to look into things like Meshtastic and other resiliance devices that will help you stay in contact with your people if cell service gets knocked out.
Violent, damaged, delusionally racist…Timothy McVeigh would be a star player for ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Violent, damaged, delusionally racist…Timothy McVeigh would be a star player for ICE.
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I worked alongside Steve in the Reuters Rome bureau. This is his story of hard work doesn’t protect you from hard times.
stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...
stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...
My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump's America
I once documented human displacement and desperation; now I am living it
stevescherer.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 AM
I worked alongside Steve in the Reuters Rome bureau. This is his story of hard work doesn’t protect you from hard times.
stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...
stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...
Get the grift. It’s all about the grift. Always the grift.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Get the grift. It’s all about the grift. Always the grift.
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Trump's bootlicker in chief strikes again.
Farage is no patriot, he's just a stooge for the White House.
Farage is no patriot, he's just a stooge for the White House.
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Trump's bootlicker in chief strikes again.
Farage is no patriot, he's just a stooge for the White House.
Farage is no patriot, he's just a stooge for the White House.
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Along comes Trump and our emperors have no clothes | John Crace
Along comes Trump and our emperors have no clothes | John Crace
There’s no shame in not knowing what he’ll say next: neither does he. But that didn’t stop many claiming to make sense of it
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Along comes Trump and our emperors have no clothes | John Crace
A dream comes true for Jonn Elledge…
Private Eye:
Private Eye:
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A dream comes true for Jonn Elledge…
Private Eye:
Private Eye:
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Take a look at The Telegraph's view on Trump. Every single 'columnist' (I use the term loosely) utterly wrong and totally disproven. Never read again.
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Take a look at The Telegraph's view on Trump. Every single 'columnist' (I use the term loosely) utterly wrong and totally disproven. Never read again.
I blame Trump. I mean, I know it makes no sense at all but if he can get away with that sort of thing, I don't see why I shouldn't. It's defintely his fault. As is the fact that my dog threw up on the carpet last night.
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I blame Trump. I mean, I know it makes no sense at all but if he can get away with that sort of thing, I don't see why I shouldn't. It's defintely his fault. As is the fact that my dog threw up on the carpet last night.
The progressives on Bluesky have all become Carney fans. Whacky.
January 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The progressives on Bluesky have all become Carney fans. Whacky.
Mandelson seems to be recommending appeasing Trump. Disgraceful. Too clever by half.
January 19, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Mandelson seems to be recommending appeasing Trump. Disgraceful. Too clever by half.
The EU "threatened to start a trade war?" *Start* a trade war? No, nonono, Torygraf, the starter is one Donald J Trump, him alone.
January 19, 2026 at 7:08 AM
The EU "threatened to start a trade war?" *Start* a trade war? No, nonono, Torygraf, the starter is one Donald J Trump, him alone.
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He's under the weather Jonn! We must all hope for a speedy recovery.
January 18, 2026 at 9:20 AM
He's under the weather Jonn! We must all hope for a speedy recovery.
This is great.
youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...
youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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January 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
This is great.
youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...
youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...
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⚡️ UK rail union boss Eddie Dempsey joined pro-Russia rallies in occupied Ukraine.
UK Rail Union Chief Joined Pro-Russia Rally in Occupied Ukraine, New Evidence Shows
Eddie Dempsey, RMT leader, participated in pro-Russian chants during a visit to occupied Eastern Ukraine in 2015, raising significant concerns.
united24media.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
⚡️ UK rail union boss Eddie Dempsey joined pro-Russia rallies in occupied Ukraine.