I Say, Porter! (Stephen)
@isayporter.bsky.social
Anglo-Italian. EC official. Bit of politics, mostly Brexit but also general EU stuff.
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The wife has been putting decaf capsules in the same jar as the normal ones. I'm calling the ECHR.
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The wife has been putting decaf capsules in the same jar as the normal ones. I'm calling the ECHR.
Fantastic lunch with Denis MacShane but even he could not tempt me back to Twitter.
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Fantastic lunch with Denis MacShane but even he could not tempt me back to Twitter.
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“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
December 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
... which is more than can be said for the US.
As peace talks are ongoing, the EU remains ironclad in its support for Ukraine.
Our financing proposals are on the table.
The goal is a strong Ukraine, on the battlefield & at the negotiating table.
We reaffirmed to President Zelenskyy that the EU remains steadfast and committed to its principles
Our financing proposals are on the table.
The goal is a strong Ukraine, on the battlefield & at the negotiating table.
We reaffirmed to President Zelenskyy that the EU remains steadfast and committed to its principles
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
... which is more than can be said for the US.
Anyone else concerned that the Trump White House's US National Security Strategy genuinely builds on the "Great Replacement Theory"?
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Anyone else concerned that the Trump White House's US National Security Strategy genuinely builds on the "Great Replacement Theory"?
Mamdani is going to impose Shalalala Law.
Whoa-oh-oho.
Whoa-oh-oho.
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Mamdani is going to impose Shalalala Law.
Whoa-oh-oho.
Whoa-oh-oho.
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
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FACT OF THE DAY.
People who are on the fence about Teflon coated saucepans are known as agnonstic.
People who are on the fence about Teflon coated saucepans are known as agnonstic.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
FACT OF THE DAY.
People who are on the fence about Teflon coated saucepans are known as agnonstic.
People who are on the fence about Teflon coated saucepans are known as agnonstic.
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It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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If you want any indication of how much respect Trump had for those young children he raped with Epstein, just watch how much respect he has for women when he knows the cameras are recording everything.
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
If you want any indication of how much respect Trump had for those young children he raped with Epstein, just watch how much respect he has for women when he knows the cameras are recording everything.
Yes indeed. Cvnts like you making them feel unwelcome in their own countrtly.
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Yes indeed. Cvnts like you making them feel unwelcome in their own countrtly.
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The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
"It's taken us months, but we've removed all references to Republicans. PS it's now 'the Epstein file'. Singular."
Trump: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide."
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
"It's taken us months, but we've removed all references to Republicans. PS it's now 'the Epstein file'. Singular."
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“Migrants aren’t supposed to have families” is a morally bankrupt position
“on article 8 of the ECHR in particular the right to family life ..we want to constrain in legislation the way that that is applied in immigration cases” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells Sky’s Trevor Philips
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
“Migrants aren’t supposed to have families” is a morally bankrupt position
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
October 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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It's Thatcher's centenary so why not learn more about who she was, why she did what she did, which myths don't hold up and what Thatcherism actually was. With @iandunt.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/t...
Thatcherism – Part One – Birth of a Notion
Podcast Episode · Origin Story · 02/04/2025 · 1h 26m
podcasts.apple.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
It's Thatcher's centenary so why not learn more about who she was, why she did what she did, which myths don't hold up and what Thatcherism actually was. With @iandunt.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/t...
The Nobel Peace Prize is only awarded to people of courage and integrity.
October 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Nobel Peace Prize is only awarded to people of courage and integrity.