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bearlypolitics.co.uk
Brexit - truly the gift that keeps on giving.
UK carmakers face 10% tariffs on electric vehicles sold in the EU The tax is expected to damage British motor companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, Mini Cooper and Vauxhall
December 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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stevepeers.bsky.social
Russian troops invading Ukraine are "main obstacle" to peace in Ukraine, says mostly everyone else
eunews.social European News @eunews.social · 5d
EU is ‘main obstacle’ to peace in Ukraine, says Russia’s foreign minister

Sergey Lavrov’s comments come ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s talks with Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
EU is ‘main obstacle’ to peace in Ukraine, says Russia’s foreign minister
www.politico.eu
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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mrhenrymorris.substack.com
Life really does come at you fast when you're Liz Truss
December 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
"Following the Ukraine-US meeting, Trump lauded Putin, saying the Russian president “wants to see Ukraine succeed”.

This is becoming farcical
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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks fail to deliver breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal
US president says ‘thorny’ issues remain on ending Europe’s biggest land war in 80 years
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December 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
So after the Conservatives spend years accusing Keir Starmer of betraying Britain in his work as a former Human Right's lawyer, Kemi Badenoch's own Shadow Attorney General in the Lords takes a job representing a sanctioned Russian oligarch
December 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Elon Musk appointed 19-year-old Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, the grandson of a KGB lieutenant colonel to DOGE. He was instrumental in cutting funding for the United States Agency for International Development, which directly resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of poor people overseas.
December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
We know what Putin will have said. Peace - but only on his terms and to his advantage.

Trump is a weakling getting played by a tinpot dictator.
just had a good and very productive telephone call with President Putin of Russia prior to my meeting, at 1:00 P.M. today, with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The meeting will take place in the main dining room of Mar- a-Lago. Press is invited. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT
December 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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russincheshire.bsky.social
Strong "the nurses have stolen my teeth" energy.
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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paddyopatrick.bsky.social
Very brave of him but why weren’t the London Taliban imposing Sharia Law like Trump said..

And the Police curtailing free speech like Farage & Truss claim

Why wasn’t everyone carrying knives like Susan Hall & Ant Middleton claim

Could it be.. they’re full of sh*t 🤔
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 5d
Been in the centre of town.

Lucky to get out alive from what I've read on threads.

You can see what has happened to this city under Sadiq Khan.
Piccadilly circus Tiffany Underground Fortnum and Mason
December 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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implausibleblog.bsky.social
2025: Liz Truss criticising Keir Starmer over the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

2022: Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary trying to secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
December 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed."

Russia in Ukraine:
The northeastern front line Ukrainian town of Vovchansk.
December 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?

This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
December 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.

2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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edwinhayward.com
Ultimate F around and find out, courtesy of Brexit.

Unlike the EU, who are much more resilient negotiators, successive UK governments have proven extremely willing to sell Britain out to chase the brief headline boost from being able to declare a new trade deal signed.
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6d
This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
Farmers' anger grows as Australian beeffloods into Britain Meat imports surge 80pc as free- trade deal sparks criticism over impact on local producers
December 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
“None of us can guess how the Trump assault on the BBC will play out, because he wields unprecedented power, unchecked by personal dignity or decency.”

No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
We must back BBC to the hilt against Trump Assault on the broadcaster is part of wider game to discredit any news source that is not sympathetic to the president Extracts: . Since Trumps inauguration, national leaders on this side of the Atlantic, including Sir Keir Starmer, have displayed extreme caution in response to American insults and hostile acts. They strive to avert a high noon with the most powerful man on earth. This is probably necessary. Trump is spoiling for a fight with Europe, not least in his impatience to complete the betrayal of Ukraine. Yet none of us, and especially our government, should display indifference to his assaults on both US and foreign media organisations. He identifies the interests of himself and of America with its tech giants, and fights every attempt to restrain their excesses. He is frustrating regulation of Al, even to the point of promoting legislation to prevent states from introducing their own restraining measures. Magas standard-bearers denounce efforts to prevent social media from publishing falsehoods, libels and hate messages as "attacks on free speech". This week five British citizens campaigning for regulation of social media content were denied US visas, after the Trump administration alleged that they were seeking to censor tech companies. Tech investors are pouring hundreds of millions into supporting anti-regulation candidates for next year's midterm elections. None of us can guess how the Trump assault on the BBC will play out, because he wields unprecedented power, unchecked by personal dignity or decency. We should merely recognise that if he is successful in taming or suppressing liberal media at home and abroad, the world as well as the US will become a darker place.
December 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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paddyopatrick.bsky.social
Seems most Farmers are moaning b*stards.. they moaned they wanted EU out of their lives… they got it so now moan about the sh*t trade deal the Tories that they voted for made

They moaned about having to pay less inheritance tax than others, so that got watered down by Govt & now they moan about it🙄
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6d
This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
Farmers' anger grows as Australian beeffloods into Britain Meat imports surge 80pc as free- trade deal sparks criticism over impact on local producers
December 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
Farmers' anger grows as Australian beeffloods into Britain Meat imports surge 80pc as free- trade deal sparks criticism over impact on local producers
December 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Poor Donald. He's so stupid and confused.

He thinks Barack Obama (who was no longer in power) controlled the 2020 election.

And he thinks Joe Biden (who wasn't yet in power) authorized FBI agents to be sent to the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, when DOJ reported to Trump.
December 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Not only does this intentionally violate the First Amendment to the US Constitution, it’s vile to watch mean-spirited, selfish ghouls who starve the poor and kidnap people for their skin color sanctimoniously pretending they follow any of the teachings of Jesus.
December 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way | George Monbiot
From merrily dismissing climate science, to promoting irresponsible health claims, the podcast was an unintentional warning for our times, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
Letter to the FT that stingingly sums up Brexit and the shit creek we now find ourselves in.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
FINANCIAL TIMES I was amused - and saddened - to read the latest instalment of the Brexiters' excuses for the poor performance over recent years of the UK economy and the UK's politics. In "Implementation of Brexit became a business fiasco" (Markets Insight, December 19), Paul Marshall acknowledges the cost of the UK's decision to leave the EU. But rather than acknowledge that his analysis was wrong - cutting ties with your biggest trading partner is never a good idea - Marshall blames bad implementation, and the fact that the EU didn't cut the UK some slack. Implementation of Brexit by the UK has indeed been poor, but that's a direct consequence of the political crisis that everyone should have expected following such a major decision on the back of one simple 52/48 referendum vote at the conclusion of a mind-bogglingly uninformed debate by both sides. That includes the Brexiters' naive insistence that the EU would bend to UK demands and grant it all sorts of privileges not enjoyed by others. So, the roughly 8 per cent of GDP loss in UK output since the Brexit decision in 2016 is easily explained by three perfectly predictable factors: it was a bad economic decision; it has split UK society politically; and the EU27 has moved on. It's time for those who led the UK down this disastrous path to stand up and acknowledge their wrong analysis and naive understanding of Europe. Until that happens, how can one even hope that the UK will begin to heal? Erik Fossing Nielsen Senior Adviser, Independent Economics (a London-based economics advisory firm); Former Chief Economist, UniCredit, and Former Chief European Economist, Goldman Sachs, Berlin, Germany
December 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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spockresists.bsky.social
Oh CBS. What cowards. How I wish for those days when the News would hold a President accountable.

CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison
Backlash after broadcaster announces the program, due to air on Sunday night, ‘needs additional reporting’
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Their demands are reasonable, their treatment is disgraceful. The government's intransigence is killing the #PalestineAction hunger strikers. Just as its complicity has assisted the genocide in Gaza. It needs to wake up right now to the moral consequences.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Two Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers taken to hospital
MPs and next of kin of prisoners Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, call for immediate government intervention
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
“We have sacrificed our national success because of our fear of immigration. And now, if Farage has his way, we'll do it all over again”

Superb, important analysis of the profound harm Farage does to our country in his rabidly racist and egotistical bid for power
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iPaper headline: Photo of Farage speaking with small boat photo superimposed WHO BROKE BRITAIN? Farage's great project is to destroy the country he claims to love Extract: THE EFFECT ON BRITAIN Farage has taken the demon in Powell's 1968 speech and used it to undermine Britain in 2025. He has the same currency as his hero and trades in the same goods. He is defined by hatred toward minorities. It could be that person on the train speaking a foreign language, or that bloke next door who might be Romanian, or the Polish plumber who came to fix the sink, or the desperate young man who made it over on a boat. He will make those people's lives a misery. He will make them afraid. He will make them feel unwelcome. He will turn this country's instinct towards decency around so that it is replaced by antipathy. Every time we follow him down this path, we become poorer and more miserable, tarnishing our own wellbeing through our devotion to his political goal. Minorities suffer because of Farage. But Britain suffers most of all.
December 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
this was....predictable
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13d
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
December 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM