David Hall
@davidoschall.bsky.social
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The Brexit latest seems to have moved from strong independent sovereign nation to country entirely dependant on US funding and defence for its survival. Thanks.
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The Brexit latest seems to have moved from strong independent sovereign nation to country entirely dependant on US funding and defence for its survival. Thanks.
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Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
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THE GODDESS OF REGENT’S CANAL
(Pongo pygmaeus excelsus)
Some art I commissioned, via @lynneahardy.bsky.social for an upcoming project – the artist is Daniel Barker @arkat.bsky.social
(Pongo pygmaeus excelsus)
Some art I commissioned, via @lynneahardy.bsky.social for an upcoming project – the artist is Daniel Barker @arkat.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 6:57 AM
THE GODDESS OF REGENT’S CANAL
(Pongo pygmaeus excelsus)
Some art I commissioned, via @lynneahardy.bsky.social for an upcoming project – the artist is Daniel Barker @arkat.bsky.social
(Pongo pygmaeus excelsus)
Some art I commissioned, via @lynneahardy.bsky.social for an upcoming project – the artist is Daniel Barker @arkat.bsky.social
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Here's an occasional reminder for fans of RuneQuest, Glorantha or QuestWorlds here on Bluesky that you can add a dedicated feed to bring that material straight to you without having to search:
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January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Here's an occasional reminder for fans of RuneQuest, Glorantha or QuestWorlds here on Bluesky that you can add a dedicated feed to bring that material straight to you without having to search:
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New - Nigel Farage has been found by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to have made 17 standards breaches, adding up to over £380,000 in late declarations.
He’s apologised, so no further investigation (which seems unusual for a breach this large)
He’s apologised, so no further investigation (which seems unusual for a breach this large)
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
New - Nigel Farage has been found by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to have made 17 standards breaches, adding up to over £380,000 in late declarations.
He’s apologised, so no further investigation (which seems unusual for a breach this large)
He’s apologised, so no further investigation (which seems unusual for a breach this large)
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He's right - terrific stuff. 'You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.'
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
He's right - terrific stuff. 'You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.'
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Today is Penguin Awareness Day.
So... be aware. Penguins.
So... be aware. Penguins.
a man in an army uniform has the name robinson on his chest
ALT: a man in an army uniform has the name robinson on his chest
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Today is Penguin Awareness Day.
So... be aware. Penguins.
So... be aware. Penguins.
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The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
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Can Keir Starmer bore enough to stop a trade war - or an actual war? My SKETCH of Today In Saving Greenland.
thecritic.co.uk/on-b...
thecritic.co.uk/on-b...
January 19, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Can Keir Starmer bore enough to stop a trade war - or an actual war? My SKETCH of Today In Saving Greenland.
thecritic.co.uk/on-b...
thecritic.co.uk/on-b...
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DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
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It’s truly a special kind of unhinged psychotic who will come up with “You didn’t give me the Nobel Peace Prize so I’m going to start World War 3.”
January 19, 2026 at 5:46 AM
It’s truly a special kind of unhinged psychotic who will come up with “You didn’t give me the Nobel Peace Prize so I’m going to start World War 3.”
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I like to put cold callers at ease by saying "Berlin told me in 1974 that this number was safe. Your resourcefulness in finding it intrigues me. Speak".
January 17, 2026 at 8:31 AM
I like to put cold callers at ease by saying "Berlin told me in 1974 that this number was safe. Your resourcefulness in finding it intrigues me. Speak".
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This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
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2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM
2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
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Reform will fight an election as a party welcoming people who think Badenoch’s parentage disqualifies her from being PM. If the Tories aren’t able even to *describe* that as a problem, what really is the point of them?
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Reform will fight an election as a party welcoming people who think Badenoch’s parentage disqualifies her from being PM. If the Tories aren’t able even to *describe* that as a problem, what really is the point of them?
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The Insurrection Act is not "martial law." It doesn't displace civilian law, it doesn't suspend habeas corpus, it doesn't alter or suspend state and local government, and it doesn't make anything newly illegal. It allows using the military to enforce existing law, it doesn't change what the law is.
January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The Insurrection Act is not "martial law." It doesn't displace civilian law, it doesn't suspend habeas corpus, it doesn't alter or suspend state and local government, and it doesn't make anything newly illegal. It allows using the military to enforce existing law, it doesn't change what the law is.
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A war cry buried for 2,000 years. Archaeologists have uncovered a terrifying Celtic battle instrument near Thetford – possibly linked to Queen Boudica herself. Read about it before tonight’s “Digging in Britain” ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @sarahjop.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @sarahjop.bsky.social
A historic find in Norfolk: the instruments of Iron Age war
A remarkable hoard in West Norfolk is exciting archaelogists and scholars who study the lives and battles of Boudica and her Norfolk Iceni
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A war cry buried for 2,000 years. Archaeologists have uncovered a terrifying Celtic battle instrument near Thetford – possibly linked to Queen Boudica herself. Read about it before tonight’s “Digging in Britain” ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @sarahjop.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @sarahjop.bsky.social
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The US needs Greenland so much for national security that it has closed all but one of its bases there and keeps only 150 soldiers on the island, while Denmark would allow as many US troops as it wants
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The US needs Greenland so much for national security that it has closed all but one of its bases there and keeps only 150 soldiers on the island, while Denmark would allow as many US troops as it wants
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Single? Oh I hope they meet someone nice
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Single? Oh I hope they meet someone nice
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Take a brief moment to fully absorb this: NATO member state militaries are being mobilised in case of attack....by the United States.
🚨🚨Breaking: "Sweden has sent military to Greenland".
Denmark's message: The Kingdom's soldiers will shoot back if Greenland is attacked.
"It is at the request of Denmark," writes PM Ulf Kristersson. 🧵
www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
Denmark's message: The Kingdom's soldiers will shoot back if Greenland is attacked.
"It is at the request of Denmark," writes PM Ulf Kristersson. 🧵
www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
JUST NU: Danska beskedet – skjuter tillbaka vid attack
Danmarks besked: Kungarikets soldater skjuter tillbaka om Grönland attackeras. Sverige har skickat militär till ön – mitt i den inflammerade dragkampen om den. ”Det är på förfrågan från Danmark”, skri...
www.expressen.se
January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Take a brief moment to fully absorb this: NATO member state militaries are being mobilised in case of attack....by the United States.
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Early Dilbert could be incredibly on point at times, and it's important to acknowledge that rather than pretend it was always terrible.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Early Dilbert could be incredibly on point at times, and it's important to acknowledge that rather than pretend it was always terrible.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
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Re X, what is hopefully an obvious point.
It is a little awkward to ban something which you, as a Govt, are using (because it is essential, or something).
If you can’t stop using it, you’re not going to ban it.
It is a little awkward to ban something which you, as a Govt, are using (because it is essential, or something).
If you can’t stop using it, you’re not going to ban it.
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Re X, what is hopefully an obvious point.
It is a little awkward to ban something which you, as a Govt, are using (because it is essential, or something).
If you can’t stop using it, you’re not going to ban it.
It is a little awkward to ban something which you, as a Govt, are using (because it is essential, or something).
If you can’t stop using it, you’re not going to ban it.
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Every time anyone from the Trump Regime speaks about their violence and killing they sound exactly like a domestic abuser saying that the partner they abused made them do it.
It’s so utterly revolting at the most basic human level.
It’s so utterly revolting at the most basic human level.
January 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Every time anyone from the Trump Regime speaks about their violence and killing they sound exactly like a domestic abuser saying that the partner they abused made them do it.
It’s so utterly revolting at the most basic human level.
It’s so utterly revolting at the most basic human level.
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It's fascinating and disturbing to see how the British media are going out of their way to placate the Trump admin on this. I'm not sure if they're feeling cowed or they're serving a primarily US audience now
January 10, 2026 at 9:27 AM
It's fascinating and disturbing to see how the British media are going out of their way to placate the Trump admin on this. I'm not sure if they're feeling cowed or they're serving a primarily US audience now
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Amazing how many people were fired over Kirk for 1/10th of what all these people are saying
In case she deletes it — whoah, Katie Miller. Tell us how you really feel
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Amazing how many people were fired over Kirk for 1/10th of what all these people are saying