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US seeks to control sales of Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’ ft.trib.al/pFPnNrH
US seeks to control sales of Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’
Crude revenues to be funnelled to American banks as Washington lifts some sanctions on Caracas
ft.trib.al
January 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
US seeks to control sales of Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’ ft.trib.al/pFPnNrH
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A Gallup poll conducted in March 2003 found 72 percent support for George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq.
The 33 percent support for the Venezuela war, as measured in a Reuters survey, may be the high-water mark for the conflict.
The 33 percent support for the Venezuela war, as measured in a Reuters survey, may be the high-water mark for the conflict.
Congrats to Donald Trump on Starting the Least Popular War in Recent Memory
Americans usually love a new war, but polls show Trump’s attack on Venezuela is deeply unpopular.
interc.pt
January 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
A Gallup poll conducted in March 2003 found 72 percent support for George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq.
The 33 percent support for the Venezuela war, as measured in a Reuters survey, may be the high-water mark for the conflict.
The 33 percent support for the Venezuela war, as measured in a Reuters survey, may be the high-water mark for the conflict.
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Where might a gang of US Nazi chuds have got the impression that Britain is ruled by an immovable class of Bolshevik Islamist sex criminals who jail whole swathes of the populace for thinking? Well, if they lived here, they could easily have got it from the news stand in Asda.
January 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Where might a gang of US Nazi chuds have got the impression that Britain is ruled by an immovable class of Bolshevik Islamist sex criminals who jail whole swathes of the populace for thinking? Well, if they lived here, they could easily have got it from the news stand in Asda.
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The Trump regime is accusing Maduro of doing the same drug trafficking crimes that former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández did before Trump pardoned him.
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The Trump regime is accusing Maduro of doing the same drug trafficking crimes that former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández did before Trump pardoned him.
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biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and it's not AI or blockchain or cryptocurrency or metaverse.
“South Africans like Dr. Booley have found a remedy for power cuts that have plagued people in the developing world for years. Thanks to swiftly falling prices of Chinese made solar panels and batteries, they now draw their power from the sun.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and it's not AI or blockchain or cryptocurrency or metaverse.
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British public opposes the US action to capture Venezuela's President.
21% support (8% strongly)
51% oppose (34% strongly)
By party
Labour: 12-63 oppose
LibDem: 12-69 oppose
Green: 5-77 oppose
Conservative: 31-47 oppose
Reform (49-22 support) are different, with half supporting.
21% support (8% strongly)
51% oppose (34% strongly)
By party
Labour: 12-63 oppose
LibDem: 12-69 oppose
Green: 5-77 oppose
Conservative: 31-47 oppose
Reform (49-22 support) are different, with half supporting.
January 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
British public opposes the US action to capture Venezuela's President.
21% support (8% strongly)
51% oppose (34% strongly)
By party
Labour: 12-63 oppose
LibDem: 12-69 oppose
Green: 5-77 oppose
Conservative: 31-47 oppose
Reform (49-22 support) are different, with half supporting.
21% support (8% strongly)
51% oppose (34% strongly)
By party
Labour: 12-63 oppose
LibDem: 12-69 oppose
Green: 5-77 oppose
Conservative: 31-47 oppose
Reform (49-22 support) are different, with half supporting.
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🚨 NEW | Keir Starmer is less popular in Britain than Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
🟡 Maduro -31
⚫ Trump -56
🔴 Starmer -56
🟩 Hamas -58
Net favourability ratings via @YouGov, 4-5 Jan
🟡 Maduro -31
⚫ Trump -56
🔴 Starmer -56
🟩 Hamas -58
Net favourability ratings via @YouGov, 4-5 Jan
January 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
🚨 NEW | Keir Starmer is less popular in Britain than Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
🟡 Maduro -31
⚫ Trump -56
🔴 Starmer -56
🟩 Hamas -58
Net favourability ratings via @YouGov, 4-5 Jan
🟡 Maduro -31
⚫ Trump -56
🔴 Starmer -56
🟩 Hamas -58
Net favourability ratings via @YouGov, 4-5 Jan
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Massive protests have flooded streets across Venezuela as locals demand the return of abducted president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores. The protests also condemned the US military action over the weekend as a violation of sovereignty and democracy, urging the world to step in ⬇️
January 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Massive protests have flooded streets across Venezuela as locals demand the return of abducted president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores. The protests also condemned the US military action over the weekend as a violation of sovereignty and democracy, urging the world to step in ⬇️
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Would these people even defend *themselves*, if the Trumpers tried to kick them out of power and replace them? It’s not clear to me that they would.
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Would these people even defend *themselves*, if the Trumpers tried to kick them out of power and replace them? It’s not clear to me that they would.
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A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
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lovely little logic loop here. the left have accurately described reality, but i still think they're wrong, so what if it was somehow in fact the left's describing of reality that perverted history to make them right. quantum politics. no fair, you changed the outcome by measuring it!
I was wondering how this might all turn out to have been my fault
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 AM
lovely little logic loop here. the left have accurately described reality, but i still think they're wrong, so what if it was somehow in fact the left's describing of reality that perverted history to make them right. quantum politics. no fair, you changed the outcome by measuring it!
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I distinctly remember in the first Trump years when people would be like “no, you can’t call them fascist”
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I distinctly remember in the first Trump years when people would be like “no, you can’t call them fascist”
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"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
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They did it. The beautiful bastards really did it
😭Chongqing, China.
😭Chongqing, China.
January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
They did it. The beautiful bastards really did it
😭Chongqing, China.
😭Chongqing, China.
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Photos: Thousands march in Turkiye in support of Gaza on New Year’s Day https://aje.io/miz1bo
![A drone view shows people gathering over the Galata Bridge in solidarity with Palestinians on New Year's Day in Istanbul, Turkiye. [Kemal Aslan/Reuters]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreihcbh6mn3ym3fq6tmtsmq3ltjzoiwtstht2io5nqphtoc4zj4dovm@jpeg)
![The "We Do Not Remain Silent, We Do Not Forget Palestine" rally, organised by the Humanitarian Alliance and the National Will Platform, united more than 400 civil society organisations. [Muhammed Ali Yigit/Anadolu/Getty Images]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreihvwcdlfv2npw5zerbh5lakhtyxde4f3yc6xloamcyolv66bhscmy@jpeg)
![Ahead of the event, citizens gathered before dawn prayers at major mosques throughout Istanbul, including Ayasofya Grand Mosque, Sultanahmet, Fatih, Suleymaniye and Eminonu New Mosque. [Kemal Aslan/Reuters]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreidqlyuxltj653yilyybrtx2slsi2wgik35wqtirzul4cjjsqyqyx4@jpeg)
![Many demonstrators carried Turkish and Palestinian flags as they assembled in mosque courtyards to express solidarity with Gaza. [Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu/Getty Images]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreiff3bk2xfnjbrtt6mqhm6yo7qkg7fio34i4vmbzizzdyt4yrtqwya@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Photos: Thousands march in Turkiye in support of Gaza on New Year’s Day https://aje.io/miz1bo
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You have to ask whether Joe got where he is today through skill, talent, insight, keen intellect and study or by being Harriet Harman’s son. Until that question is answered, doesn’t really feel like I need to give too much credence to his opinions.
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens
The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, is offering voters “unicorns” and Labour must confront his “fantasy” solutions such as the idea that a wealth tax would fix the public finances, according to the Fabian Society’s general secretary, Joe Dromey.
Much of the government’s fire is trained on Nigel Farage. But in an end-of-year interview, the head of Labour’s internal thinktank urges his party to take on the “twin populisms” of Reform and Polanski. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
You have to ask whether Joe got where he is today through skill, talent, insight, keen intellect and study or by being Harriet Harman’s son. Until that question is answered, doesn’t really feel like I need to give too much credence to his opinions.
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The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets.
www.farminguk.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
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Again: they thought they’d win a shattering court victory with the Harry Potter lady’s money, then the public would rise up in gratitude, salute them as heroes and stomp all over transgender people on their behalf. That hasn’t happened, because the public mostly aren’t vicious cranks, like they are.
December 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Again: they thought they’d win a shattering court victory with the Harry Potter lady’s money, then the public would rise up in gratitude, salute them as heroes and stomp all over transgender people on their behalf. That hasn’t happened, because the public mostly aren’t vicious cranks, like they are.
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But when it's Graham Linehan saying punch trans women in the genitals if seen in the ladies' loo, then it's "police our streets not our tweets" and the Met Chief Constable is saying that policing speech should be revised. #r4today
One week they're crying about people getting visits from the police because of tweets, the next week they're calling for inquiries into tweets.
December 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
But when it's Graham Linehan saying punch trans women in the genitals if seen in the ladies' loo, then it's "police our streets not our tweets" and the Met Chief Constable is saying that policing speech should be revised. #r4today
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This would be more reassuring if these weren’t also the people whose support all of Labour, the Tories and Reform have been fighting for years to secure
![Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social • 2h
"More than a third (37%) of Reform UK voters said they would be prouder of Britain if there were fewer people from minority ethnic backgrounds in a decade's time, and 10% [compared to 3% overall] said it was important to have white skin to be a good British citizen."
The Guardian
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds 'worrying' surge in support for hard-right narrativ...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5hyjbx4hnlxe5il24ydnn4sr/bafkreic24bwteqpfoxnyujwwogyk2joyf4gek5meameticnz2hu2bf7aq4@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This would be more reassuring if these weren’t also the people whose support all of Labour, the Tories and Reform have been fighting for years to secure
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I've been doing this as a comedy bit for years, but I do believe it; before I die, I will see the establishment of a Royal Commission on Britain's failure to attract sufficient immigration, and many of today's broadsheet ethnonationalists will be on it
December 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I've been doing this as a comedy bit for years, but I do believe it; before I die, I will see the establishment of a Royal Commission on Britain's failure to attract sufficient immigration, and many of today's broadsheet ethnonationalists will be on it
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“In the 1990s, after withdrawing from film sets, the star adopted those views and married Bernard d'Ormale, adviser to Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the far-right Front National (FN), the precursor to today’s Rassemblement National.”
Brigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right
Convicted five times for racist remarks, the actress – whose foundation announced her death on Sunday, December 28 – remained one of the only French celebrities to openly embrace far-right views.
www.lemonde.fr
December 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“In the 1990s, after withdrawing from film sets, the star adopted those views and married Bernard d'Ormale, adviser to Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the far-right Front National (FN), the precursor to today’s Rassemblement National.”
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From Nigel Farage to this caricature, it's been striking to see how little of a shit the right now gives about antisemitism.
After all, when a Labour leader was accused of it, they were deeply, gravely concerned.
After all, when a Labour leader was accused of it, they were deeply, gravely concerned.
No idea who Laurent Brindeau is, but isn’t this caricature of @zackpolanski.bsky.social in today’s @dailymailpolitics.bsky.social ragingly antisemitic?
December 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
From Nigel Farage to this caricature, it's been striking to see how little of a shit the right now gives about antisemitism.
After all, when a Labour leader was accused of it, they were deeply, gravely concerned.
After all, when a Labour leader was accused of it, they were deeply, gravely concerned.