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Antonios Vitalis @antoniosvitalis.bsky.social · Aug 21

Lots to unpack recently on where the UK sits amidst a congested middle-power pack.

One advantage it could be in leveraging it's regulatory rep and the buzz around Stablecoins.

Read below for my thoughts for the Carolum Forum!
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From Rule-Maker to Rule-Taker? Britain’s Strategic Blind Spot on Stablecoin Regulation

UK delay on stablecoin regulation risks London’s role in global crypto and financial sovereignty.

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Antonios Vitalis @antoniosvitalis.bsky.social · Jun 26

The 22 June strike on #Iran signals a dramatic shift in #internationallaw.

It risks unleashing a Pandora's Box of implications allowing states like #China and #Russia justification re their own #geopol ambitions.

Excellent read @charlesbauman.bsky.social

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US Strikes on Iran: Pre-emptive Attack Tests International Law

The 22 June 2025 raid on Iranian nuclear sites could reset self-defence rules and embolden rivals from Moscow to Beijing.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · May 8

The right is starting to meltdown that the new pope has been vocally critical of Trump.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · May 8

you're welcome

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Charles Bauman @charlesbauman.bsky.social · May 5

Thank you!

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · May 5

New post from me about the elections of the last week, where the 'peak populism' hypothesis stands, and what lessons the Labour Party should be drawing. 1/n

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Labour is Learning the Wrong Lessons

Centre-left incumbents are staying in power by aggressively pushing back on populists, not by aping them

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · May 5

Considering writing an obscenely long essay on how the shift from naming sports venues from like Astrodome and Boston Garden to Smoothie King Center and Crypto whatever is a reasonable stand-in for the fall of American civic society, anyway let’s enjoy warriors-rockets game 7 at Toyota center

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · Apr 27

This is foreign interference in our election and we need to find a policy solution for it ASAP

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Apr 25

😕🇺🇸💵💰

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Charles Bauman @charlesbauman.bsky.social · Apr 25

I hope Ed Davy finds a way to ban noise of transport… I’m tired of hearing people’s nonsense. Also one of those British customs I’ve wholeheartedly adopted.

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I’ve Had It Podcast @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social · Apr 22

A new low, even for MTG 👀

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Apr 22

"The Heritage Foundation was created in 1973 by Joseph Coors, Paul Weyrich and Edwin Feulner. Coors, of the Coors brewery dynasty known for its union-busting, anti-environmental and anti-equal rights stances, provided the finance."

Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop

After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · Apr 23

An American citizen!

They tried to deport an American citizen, detained him for ten days and lied about it to a judge, after badgering a mentally challenged *citizen* into signing false statements.

What if he had been vanished to El Salvador, unable to return?!

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US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days

Official claimed Jose Hermosillo, who was visiting Arizona, was ‘without the proper immigration documents’

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @grayathena.bsky.social · Apr 22

all politics have been polluted by American discourse but Anglophone politics seems to have it the worst, hence why Dutton is running in Australia on being antiwoke and English Greens talk about egg prices

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Charles Bauman @charlesbauman.bsky.social · Apr 22

I don’t think US foreign policy land quite gets it.

Trust was broken long ago. Whether it’s supporting coups and dictators, to false testimony leading to invasion or even the financial crisis - trust in America has BEEN eroding, probably since before I was born.

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How the United States Can Regain the World’s Trust

Four steps the country’s next generation of leaders should be thinking about.

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Charles Bauman @charlesbauman.bsky.social · Apr 18

They likely have no evidence of gang membership for anyone.

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · Apr 17

WOW. One of the Venezuelans whom Kristi Noem tried to render to El Salvador's slave prison managed to avoid removal and was able to make it to immigration court, and you'll never guess what happened: THE GOVERNMENT GAVE NO EVIDENCE OF HIS GANG MEMBERSHIP. Due process ftw

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Charles Bauman @charlesbauman.bsky.social · Apr 18

Wild

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · Apr 18

“In his first 100 days, President Trump has declared more national emergencies — more creatively and more aggressively — than any president in modern American history.” www.axios.com/2025/04/18/t...

Trump redefines "emergency" to impose his will

Powers originally crafted to give the president flexibility in rare moments of crisis now form the backbone of Trump's agenda.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 16

“EXCLUSIVE: Buttigieg, Booker, and AOC Lead 2028 Democratic Primary Field Without Harris in the Race”

New more precise polling from Zeteo and DFP shows no candidate holds a dominant lead – a contrast with other surveys that have shown Harris ahead.

@aoc.bsky.social is ahead of Newsom & Shapiro:

EXCLUSIVE: Buttigieg, Booker, and AOC Lead 2028 Democratic Primary Field Without Harris in the Race

New more precise polling from Zeteo and DFP shows no candidate holds a dominant lead – a contrast with other surveys that have shown Harris ahead.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Apr 16

“It’s amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science. It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast.”

— Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize

Seth Rogen presenting the Breakthrough Prize for physics (Getty)

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Charles Bauman @charlesbauman.bsky.social · Apr 16

Which is astonishing because Washington just doesn’t care.

The UK had actual say on issues in the EU and regularly utilised the force multiplying power of the bloc on the global stage.

Closer relations with the US just means vassalisation by an empire in decline.

Wingloss @wingloss.bsky.social · Apr 16

The UK has always put first their relationship with the USA above the EU, always. I doubt things are about to change now.

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Charles Bauman @charlesbauman.bsky.social · Apr 16

Exactly

Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · Apr 16

A senior Labour MP added: “Don’t let the Americans determine your negotiating strategy, it’s like letting a toddler decide where you go – they keep changing their mind.”

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · Apr 16

A senior Labour MP added: “Don’t let the Americans determine your negotiating strategy, it’s like letting a toddler decide where you go – they keep changing their mind.”

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Charles Bauman @charlesbauman.bsky.social · Apr 16

This feels like a “no duh” point, but maybe that’s why it has to be said out loud.

Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · Apr 16

“I hope the Govt sees through that.

“I think even without Brussels ‘telling the Brits’, they would know things like hormone-treated beef, chlorinated chicken are not going to be compatible with any rapprochement with the EU.”

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · Apr 16

“I hope the Govt sees through that.

“I think even without Brussels ‘telling the Brits’, they would know things like hormone-treated beef, chlorinated chicken are not going to be compatible with any rapprochement with the EU.”

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Charles Bauman @charlesbauman.bsky.social · Apr 16

I mean just don’t do it. At this point there is nothing to gain. It’s being used to divide and conquer and it won’t help at the next election.

Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · Apr 16

Washington is trying to drive a wedge between UK & Europe!

Paul Adamson chair of U.K. EU commission said:

“You see American commentariat on social media to that effect.

“The last thing Americans want is for the UK and Europe to be united and come closer together.
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · Apr 16

Washington is trying to drive a wedge between UK & Europe!

Paul Adamson chair of U.K. EU commission said:

“You see American commentariat on social media to that effect.

“The last thing Americans want is for the UK and Europe to be united and come closer together.
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