Naomi Martin
@gnaomimartin.bsky.social
Like my X account only pricklier.
Pinned
My nephew James, seen here with wife & son, tragically killed in RTA in Nevada at Thanksgiving. An experienced cyclist, he was out on his bicycle on Friday morning.
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1/ Dec 1, 1991: Ukraine held a nationwide referendum.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
1/ Dec 1, 1991: Ukraine held a nationwide referendum.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
My nephew James, seen here with wife & son, tragically killed in RTA in Nevada at Thanksgiving. An experienced cyclist, he was out on his bicycle on Friday morning.
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My nephew James, seen here with wife & son, tragically killed in RTA in Nevada at Thanksgiving. An experienced cyclist, he was out on his bicycle on Friday morning.
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I hope some followers might find this useful.
@kinglucythe1st.bsky.social
We have our own little @commonsidecdtrust.bsky.social advent calendar full of useful tips about local services and some national. You can find it on our website here:
commonside.net
We have our own little @commonsidecdtrust.bsky.social advent calendar full of useful tips about local services and some national. You can find it on our website here:
commonside.net
What We Do - Commonside Community Development Trust
Advent Calendar News & Blog Events Video Feature: We are Merton, 60th Birthday Celebration
commonside.net
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I hope some followers might find this useful.
@kinglucythe1st.bsky.social
We have our own little @commonsidecdtrust.bsky.social advent calendar full of useful tips about local services and some national. You can find it on our website here:
commonside.net
We have our own little @commonsidecdtrust.bsky.social advent calendar full of useful tips about local services and some national. You can find it on our website here:
commonside.net
What We Do - Commonside Community Development Trust
Advent Calendar News & Blog Events Video Feature: We are Merton, 60th Birthday Celebration
commonside.net
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
@kinglucythe1st.bsky.social
We have our own little @commonsidecdtrust.bsky.social advent calendar full of useful tips about local services and some national. You can find it on our website here:
commonside.net
We have our own little @commonsidecdtrust.bsky.social advent calendar full of useful tips about local services and some national. You can find it on our website here:
commonside.net
"#Witkoff 's Write Off (of Ukraine)",-
A short story in Russian.
A short story in Russian.
November 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"#Witkoff 's Write Off (of Ukraine)",-
A short story in Russian.
A short story in Russian.
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Witkoff (“who hasn't traveled to Ukraine this year, is set to visit Russia for the sixth time next week”) spoke on the record to the Journal to extol the promise of his business negotiations with Putin
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Witkoff (“who hasn't traveled to Ukraine this year, is set to visit Russia for the sixth time next week”) spoke on the record to the Journal to extol the promise of his business negotiations with Putin
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Of course they are. What else would they be doing?
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Of course they are. What else would they be doing?
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Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
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‘The shards of our pain keep calling us to battle’ Vasyl Stus, also murdered by #KGB.
Ukrainians do not forget 🇺🇦
Ukrainians do not forget 🇺🇦
Today marks 55 years since the murder of Ukrainian artist Alla Horska. Over half a century later, Horska’s life is a lasting symbol of the resistance against Russia’s centuries-long campaign to destroy Ukrainian culture.
Alla Horska’s life and death in Ukraine’s struggle against Russian annihilation
Editor's Note: This story was originally published in The Kyiv Independent's first-ever print edition, titled "The Power Within." You can order a copy in our e-store.
Carrying a portrait of Ukrainian...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
‘The shards of our pain keep calling us to battle’ Vasyl Stus, also murdered by #KGB.
Ukrainians do not forget 🇺🇦
Ukrainians do not forget 🇺🇦
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The fight for freedom in Ukraine is the real fight: for freedom against invasion and for freedom against corruption.
Ukraine is winning: it fights for its successful European future, and that future will come.
1/2 ⬇️
youtu.be/NdV4ZWjSbPU
Ukraine is winning: it fights for its successful European future, and that future will come.
1/2 ⬇️
youtu.be/NdV4ZWjSbPU
1374 день війни. Звернення Володимира Зеленського до українців
YouTube video by Зе!Президент
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The fight for freedom in Ukraine is the real fight: for freedom against invasion and for freedom against corruption.
Ukraine is winning: it fights for its successful European future, and that future will come.
1/2 ⬇️
youtu.be/NdV4ZWjSbPU
Ukraine is winning: it fights for its successful European future, and that future will come.
1/2 ⬇️
youtu.be/NdV4ZWjSbPU
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Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov complained that everyone sent him pizzas after it was revealed that his alleged would-be assassins planned to intercept his delivery and slip him a poisoned pizza. He argued they should have been shot without a trial.
youtu.be/Fn2Kt6Hg4jc
youtu.be/Fn2Kt6Hg4jc
Vladimir Solovyov complains about being ridiculed
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov complained that everyone sent him pizzas after it was revealed that his alleged would-be assassins planned to intercept his delivery and slip him a poisoned pizza. He argued they should have been shot without a trial.
youtu.be/Fn2Kt6Hg4jc
youtu.be/Fn2Kt6Hg4jc
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The bunker midget announced yesterday that he’s happy to sacrifice even more of his serfs to chase his imperial fantasy, despite only managing to crawl 50 km to Pokrovsk in four years and still failing to take Donetsk Oblast after nearly twelve.
Enthusiasm must be at an all-time high.
Enthusiasm must be at an all-time high.
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The bunker midget announced yesterday that he’s happy to sacrifice even more of his serfs to chase his imperial fantasy, despite only managing to crawl 50 km to Pokrovsk in four years and still failing to take Donetsk Oblast after nearly twelve.
Enthusiasm must be at an all-time high.
Enthusiasm must be at an all-time high.
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Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to November 28, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine
🔷 Yesterday 1,100 enemy, killed or wounded
mod.gov.ua/en/news/the-...
🔷 Yesterday 1,100 enemy, killed or wounded
mod.gov.ua/en/news/the-...
The estimated combat losses of russians over the last day: 1 100 persons, 63 UAVs and 21 artillery systems | MoD News
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 28.11.25: personnel: about 1 170 790 (+1 100) persons, tanks: 11 380 (+7), troop-carrying AFVs: 23 643 (+15), artillery systems: 34 730 ...
mod.gov.ua
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to November 28, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine
🔷 Yesterday 1,100 enemy, killed or wounded
mod.gov.ua/en/news/the-...
🔷 Yesterday 1,100 enemy, killed or wounded
mod.gov.ua/en/news/the-...
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The number of British citizens emigrating hasn’t increased, btw. Outward migration is up, but the increase is mostly non-EU migrants leaving the UK.
The methodology counting emigration of British citizens changed in 2021, which increased the number, and it’s been pretty much flat ever since…
The methodology counting emigration of British citizens changed in 2021, which increased the number, and it’s been pretty much flat ever since…
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The number of British citizens emigrating hasn’t increased, btw. Outward migration is up, but the increase is mostly non-EU migrants leaving the UK.
The methodology counting emigration of British citizens changed in 2021, which increased the number, and it’s been pretty much flat ever since…
The methodology counting emigration of British citizens changed in 2021, which increased the number, and it’s been pretty much flat ever since…
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‼️ Searches being conducted at office of Zelenskyy's top aide Yermak
Searches being conducted at office of Zelenskyy's top aide Yermak – photos
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) are conducting searches at the office of Andrii Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
‼️ Searches being conducted at office of Zelenskyy's top aide Yermak
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"Welfare spending went up, you raised taxes 20 times in the last parliament... you added £1.5 trillion to national debt..."
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
#Newsnight
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
#Newsnight
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Today in 'look at what you could have won': tech giants being made legally liable for financial fraud on their platforms.
#BrexitReality
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/prof...
#BrexitReality
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/prof...
🚨🚨 Welcome news: #socialmedia giants including #Meta and #TikTok will be held liable for financial fraud for the first time under new EU rules agreed by @europarl.europa.eu and @consilium.europa.eu yesterday. www.politico.eu/article/soci...
Social media giants liable for financial scams under new EU law
The new rules set a dangerous precedent, big tech companies say.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Today in 'look at what you could have won': tech giants being made legally liable for financial fraud on their platforms.
#BrexitReality
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/prof...
#BrexitReality
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/prof...
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love that the UK is realizing what's been going on for some time
‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
love that the UK is realizing what's been going on for some time
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🚨 BREAKING: Ukrainian anti-corruption watchdogs have raided President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s top adviser Andriy Yermak.
Read the developing story: politi.co/48rLU2L
Read the developing story: politi.co/48rLU2L
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Ukrainian anti-corruption watchdogs have raided President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s top adviser Andriy Yermak.
Read the developing story: politi.co/48rLU2L
Read the developing story: politi.co/48rLU2L
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⚡️BREAKING: Investigators search Zelensky's chief of staff in Ukraine's biggest corruption case.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
kyivindependent.com/breaking-inv...
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
kyivindependent.com/breaking-inv...
BREAKING: Investigators search Zelensky's chief of staff in Ukraine's biggest corruption case
Editor's note: This story is being updated.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on Nov. 28 that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
⚡️BREAKING: Investigators search Zelensky's chief of staff in Ukraine's biggest corruption case.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
kyivindependent.com/breaking-inv...
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
kyivindependent.com/breaking-inv...
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I can't give details but I am aware that cowardice about Trump has infected the BBC. Articles are being deleted and/or amended. A state broadcaster with the global power of the BBC should not be capitulating to a criminal, whatever office he holds.
“How do you cover Trump at the BBC without fear right now?”
@jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the many pressures currently facing BBC journalists.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the many pressures currently facing BBC journalists.
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I can't give details but I am aware that cowardice about Trump has infected the BBC. Articles are being deleted and/or amended. A state broadcaster with the global power of the BBC should not be capitulating to a criminal, whatever office he holds.
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The whistleblower of that public interest investigation, @shahmirsanni.bsky.social was viciously smeared by figures around Gove including those in government.
He lost his job. He was outed as gay.
2/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019...
He lost his job. He was outed as gay.
2/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019...
The Vote Leave scandal, one year on: ‘the whole thing was traumatic’
A year after revealing that the official leave campaign broke electoral law, Shahmir Sanni assesses the impact
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The whistleblower of that public interest investigation, @shahmirsanni.bsky.social was viciously smeared by figures around Gove including those in government.
He lost his job. He was outed as gay.
2/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019...
He lost his job. He was outed as gay.
2/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019...