Jim Nicholson
@jnichretired.bsky.social
Retired commodity market publishing manager. I've lived and worked in London, Singapore, Washington DC and Amsterdam. Now based in Surrey.
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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This Christmas Eve, remember Ukraine.
Darkness, empty chairs, voices gone forever —
this is not fate.
So many beautiful lives were taken,
not by time,
but by Russia’s war.
Darkness, empty chairs, voices gone forever —
this is not fate.
So many beautiful lives were taken,
not by time,
but by Russia’s war.
December 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
This Christmas Eve, remember Ukraine.
Darkness, empty chairs, voices gone forever —
this is not fate.
So many beautiful lives were taken,
not by time,
but by Russia’s war.
Darkness, empty chairs, voices gone forever —
this is not fate.
So many beautiful lives were taken,
not by time,
but by Russia’s war.
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I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules ft.trib.al/TgoG45B
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules
France hits out at visa sanctions as Washington targets what it calls the ‘global censorship-industrial complex’
ft.trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
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Very much this.
Keir Starmer genuinely does not seem to be aware that he has a 400+ seat majority in parliament. You can pass anything you like with that many seats. Fucking do something.
December 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Very much this.
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This is going to end with Ed Davey on the run from a CIA hit squad
Former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has been sanctioned by the United States for threatening Twitter with consequences for possible inaction on removal of illegal content and disinformation requirements. #Image(s) #EuropeanUnion
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December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is going to end with Ed Davey on the run from a CIA hit squad
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So very interesting that in Alan Dershowitz’s deposition in January 2016, there were lots of questions about Clinton, but this volunteered answer about Trump (who was then running for president) was skipped over www.jmail.world/drive/COURT_...
December 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
So very interesting that in Alan Dershowitz’s deposition in January 2016, there were lots of questions about Clinton, but this volunteered answer about Trump (who was then running for president) was skipped over www.jmail.world/drive/COURT_...
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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.
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.
December 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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.
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.
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President Zelensky for the first time outlined 20 points from his Peace Proposal for Ukraine.
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
President Zelensky for the first time outlined 20 points from his Peace Proposal for Ukraine.
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The US State Department says it will deny visas to five people, including a former EU commissioner and the heads of three European organisations combating online misinformation, for seeking to "coerce" US social media platforms into "censorship".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules
Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, says a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The US State Department says it will deny visas to five people, including a former EU commissioner and the heads of three European organisations combating online misinformation, for seeking to "coerce" US social media platforms into "censorship".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“.. some engineers argued for mechanical handles,” but “Musk’s directive was clear: Virtually everything in the new vehicle — including the doors — should be controlled electrically ..
“.. 15 people have died in crashes where Tesla doors wouldn’t open ..”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
“.. 15 people have died in crashes where Tesla doors wouldn’t open ..”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“.. some engineers argued for mechanical handles,” but “Musk’s directive was clear: Virtually everything in the new vehicle — including the doors — should be controlled electrically ..
“.. 15 people have died in crashes where Tesla doors wouldn’t open ..”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
“.. 15 people have died in crashes where Tesla doors wouldn’t open ..”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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CSIS: “This ship will never sail. It will take years to design, cost $9 billion each to build, and contravene the Navy’s new concept of operations, which envisions distributed firepower. A future administration will cancel the program before the first ship hits the water.”
December 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
CSIS: “This ship will never sail. It will take years to design, cost $9 billion each to build, and contravene the Navy’s new concept of operations, which envisions distributed firepower. A future administration will cancel the program before the first ship hits the water.”
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Christmas in Trump’s America: The US administration sanctions individuals fighting hate on the internet, amongst them a German who received the Bundesverdienstkreuz for her work. www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amer...
USA verhängen Einreiseverbote gegen Europäer - Deutsche betroffen
Wegen angeblicher Zensur hat die US-Regierung Sanktionen gegen Gruppen verhängt, die sich gegen Hass im Netz engagieren. Von den Reisebeschränkungen sind auch deutsche Aktivistinnen und ein ehemaliger...
www.tagesschau.de
December 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Christmas in Trump’s America: The US administration sanctions individuals fighting hate on the internet, amongst them a German who received the Bundesverdienstkreuz for her work. www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amer...
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Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
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Russia's flagship Urals crude oil plunged to about $34 a barrel, Bloomberg reported, citing Argus Media data.
The grade in the Baltic Sea slumped to $34.82 a barrel on Friday, while in the Black Sea it fell to $33.17. For comparison, Dated Brent on that day stood at about $61.
The grade in the Baltic Sea slumped to $34.82 a barrel on Friday, while in the Black Sea it fell to $33.17. For comparison, Dated Brent on that day stood at about $61.
December 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Russia's flagship Urals crude oil plunged to about $34 a barrel, Bloomberg reported, citing Argus Media data.
The grade in the Baltic Sea slumped to $34.82 a barrel on Friday, while in the Black Sea it fell to $33.17. For comparison, Dated Brent on that day stood at about $61.
The grade in the Baltic Sea slumped to $34.82 a barrel on Friday, while in the Black Sea it fell to $33.17. For comparison, Dated Brent on that day stood at about $61.
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“Polling by YouGov published this weekend suggested that 80% of those who backed Labour in 2024 support negotiating a customs union deal with the EU. Seventy-three per cent backed talks to rejoin the EU entirely.” #Brexit disaster
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour calls to rejoin EU customs union will become harder for Starmer to resist
Wes Streeting’s wish for deeper trade relations to help fight against Farage is shared by growing number of MPs
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“Polling by YouGov published this weekend suggested that 80% of those who backed Labour in 2024 support negotiating a customs union deal with the EU. Seventy-three per cent backed talks to rejoin the EU entirely.” #Brexit disaster
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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“Over half (54%) of exporters in a survey of almost 1,000 businesses – the majority of which were small and medium-sized firms – said the (Brexit) trade deal negotiated by Boris Johnson’s govt… was not helping them”
Paying a v high price for Brexit ‘sovereignty’.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Paying a v high price for Brexit ‘sovereignty’.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties ‘strategic necessity’ for UK firms
Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit deal
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“Over half (54%) of exporters in a survey of almost 1,000 businesses – the majority of which were small and medium-sized firms – said the (Brexit) trade deal negotiated by Boris Johnson’s govt… was not helping them”
Paying a v high price for Brexit ‘sovereignty’.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Paying a v high price for Brexit ‘sovereignty’.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Any serious improvement requires the UK to embrace freedom of movement again. It is disingenuous of Streeting to pretend otherwise. They should either start to detoxify that concept and educate people about the enormous benefits of FoM, or admit 'growing the economy' is just meaningless rhetoric.
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Any serious improvement requires the UK to embrace freedom of movement again. It is disingenuous of Streeting to pretend otherwise. They should either start to detoxify that concept and educate people about the enormous benefits of FoM, or admit 'growing the economy' is just meaningless rhetoric.
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They don't believe in democracy. They don't believe in a strong Europe. They believe in a multilateral world headed by the US, Russia and China, each with its sphere of influence.
December 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
They don't believe in democracy. They don't believe in a strong Europe. They believe in a multilateral world headed by the US, Russia and China, each with its sphere of influence.
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Ukraine demands immediate return of 50 civilians kidnapped by Russia from Sumy region. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha compared Russia's actions to medieval raids and groups like ISIS, Boko Haram and Hamas, demanding return of thousands of forcibly deported Ukrainians including children.
December 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Ukraine demands immediate return of 50 civilians kidnapped by Russia from Sumy region. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha compared Russia's actions to medieval raids and groups like ISIS, Boko Haram and Hamas, demanding return of thousands of forcibly deported Ukrainians including children.
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You probably could not devise a better way to aggravate existing views about Trump's complicity and seed new conspiracy theories than this.
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
You probably could not devise a better way to aggravate existing views about Trump's complicity and seed new conspiracy theories than this.
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The plagiarism-droid just wants to please you, and it will do that by inventing citations, which you will love because of confirmation bias.
It's not a literature review if you haven't reviewed the fucking literature.
Jeez...
It's not a literature review if you haven't reviewed the fucking literature.
Jeez...
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The plagiarism-droid just wants to please you, and it will do that by inventing citations, which you will love because of confirmation bias.
It's not a literature review if you haven't reviewed the fucking literature.
Jeez...
It's not a literature review if you haven't reviewed the fucking literature.
Jeez...
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Wanting an economic partnership with the EU without freedom of movement is like wanting to get fit without doing any exercise.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
December 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Wanting an economic partnership with the EU without freedom of movement is like wanting to get fit without doing any exercise.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
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Finding out Ian Wright has a grandson playing professional football made me start looking up care homes
December 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Finding out Ian Wright has a grandson playing professional football made me start looking up care homes
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Imagine being a journalist and thinking that withholding evidence is "complying with the spirit if not the intent" of a law and not, say, a sign that criminals might be meddling with or destroying the evidence they're withholding.
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Imagine being a journalist and thinking that withholding evidence is "complying with the spirit if not the intent" of a law and not, say, a sign that criminals might be meddling with or destroying the evidence they're withholding.
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2025: Boris Johnson, "If Labour MPs try to reverse Brexit they will be walking into a hail of machine gun fire"
2019: Boris Johnson, "We must all be clear that violence and intimidation anywhere is wholly unacceptable in this country"
2019: Boris Johnson, "We must all be clear that violence and intimidation anywhere is wholly unacceptable in this country"
December 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
2025: Boris Johnson, "If Labour MPs try to reverse Brexit they will be walking into a hail of machine gun fire"
2019: Boris Johnson, "We must all be clear that violence and intimidation anywhere is wholly unacceptable in this country"
2019: Boris Johnson, "We must all be clear that violence and intimidation anywhere is wholly unacceptable in this country"