Paul Stenton
@paulstenton.bsky.social
Retired Scientific & Commercial Satellites.
Europhile, Freedom of Movement.
We're all the same on the inside, same hopes & fears.
"c"onservative, Social Conscience.
Landslide Gov't != Democracy.
Loves Collies & Walking Highlands.
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Europhile, Freedom of Movement.
We're all the same on the inside, same hopes & fears.
"c"onservative, Social Conscience.
Landslide Gov't != Democracy.
Loves Collies & Walking Highlands.
Block empty profiles
TACO drops 24 points in the polls. It would appear even MAGA have realised there's nothing great about the Orange-U-turn.
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‘A disaster if it holds’: Enten on Trump’s new low in poll
YouTube video by CNN
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December 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
TACO drops 24 points in the polls. It would appear even MAGA have realised there's nothing great about the Orange-U-turn.
youtu.be/j5zYKka6TSo?...
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"We are fighting to avoid becoming a Ukrainian shell of a Russian entity," writes Yuliia Boklah in her recent op-ed. Boklah is a PR specialist and board member of the Helping to Leave project, which has evacuated more than 21,000 Ukrainians from occupied territories or deportation since 2022.
We are fighting to avoid becoming a Ukrainian shell of a Russian entity
About the author: Yuliia Boklah is a PR specialist and board member of the Helping to Leave charitable project, which has evacuated more than 21,000 Ukrainians from occupied territories or deportation...
kyivindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"We are fighting to avoid becoming a Ukrainian shell of a Russian entity," writes Yuliia Boklah in her recent op-ed. Boklah is a PR specialist and board member of the Helping to Leave project, which has evacuated more than 21,000 Ukrainians from occupied territories or deportation since 2022.
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but didn't Russia invade:
Transnistria (Moldova) Mar1992
Tajikistan May1992
Georgia Aug1992
Georgia Aug2008
Chechnia Dec1994
Chechen Aug1999
Despite having signed the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 1994
Ukraine Crimea & Donbas
Feb2014
Rest of Ukraine 2022
Transnistria (Moldova) Mar1992
Tajikistan May1992
Georgia Aug1992
Georgia Aug2008
Chechnia Dec1994
Chechen Aug1999
Despite having signed the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 1994
Ukraine Crimea & Donbas
Feb2014
Rest of Ukraine 2022
⚡️ Putin warns Russia prepared for war with Europe 'right now' before meeting US envoy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Europe "has no peaceful agenda" and "is on the side of war."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Europe "has no peaceful agenda" and "is on the side of war."
Putin warns Russia prepared for war with Europe 'right now' before meeting US envoy
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Europe "has no peaceful agenda" and "is on the side of war."
kyivindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but didn't Russia invade:
Transnistria (Moldova) Mar1992
Tajikistan May1992
Georgia Aug1992
Georgia Aug2008
Chechnia Dec1994
Chechen Aug1999
Despite having signed the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 1994
Ukraine Crimea & Donbas
Feb2014
Rest of Ukraine 2022
Transnistria (Moldova) Mar1992
Tajikistan May1992
Georgia Aug1992
Georgia Aug2008
Chechnia Dec1994
Chechen Aug1999
Despite having signed the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 1994
Ukraine Crimea & Donbas
Feb2014
Rest of Ukraine 2022
Fuck the UKgov, Home Secretary and Police for abuse of power using terrorism laws.
It's an absolute disgrace. One up for the justice system.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
It's an absolute disgrace. One up for the justice system.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
BREAKING: Palestine activist Strecker found not guilty in Jersey 'terror' trial
Natalie Strecker, an anti-genocide activist from Jersey, has been found not guilty of inviting support of Hamas and Hezbollah
www.thecanary.co
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Fuck the UKgov, Home Secretary and Police for abuse of power using terrorism laws.
It's an absolute disgrace. One up for the justice system.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
It's an absolute disgrace. One up for the justice system.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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'A huge, huge shift to the left': Harry Enten on Tennessee special election share.google/aGWoNl59YDp8...
'A huge, huge shift to the left': Harry Enten on Tennessee special election share.google/aGWoNl59YDp8...
'A huge, huge shift to the left': Harry Enten on Tennessee special election
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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'A huge, huge shift to the left': Harry Enten on Tennessee special election share.google/aGWoNl59YDp8...
'A huge, huge shift to the left': Harry Enten on Tennessee special election share.google/aGWoNl59YDp8...
Good news for the USA mid-terms. TACO approval rating -24.
CNN Data Guru Harry Enten Breaks Down ‘Disaster’ Trump Poll share.google/XZBi7LyCR7EQ...
CNN Data Guru Harry Enten Breaks Down ‘Disaster’ Trump Poll share.google/XZBi7LyCR7EQ...
CNN Data Guru Breaks Down ‘Disaster’ Trump Poll
President Donald Trump’s net approval rating is at its lowest since January 2021.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Good news for the USA mid-terms. TACO approval rating -24.
CNN Data Guru Harry Enten Breaks Down ‘Disaster’ Trump Poll share.google/XZBi7LyCR7EQ...
CNN Data Guru Harry Enten Breaks Down ‘Disaster’ Trump Poll share.google/XZBi7LyCR7EQ...
Just heard the news that the MAGA and MAHA hero Martin Kulldorff, one of RFK Jr’s key henchmen in the push to roll back vaccination, has been appointed to HHS. Lord help us 😢
RFK Jr & his loyal henchmen (the Great Barrington Declaration dudes Jay Bhattacharya & Martin Kulldorff; Martin Makary; Dr Oz; Vinay Prasad) have been successfully dismantling the US vaccination system & achieved the return of deadly vaccine preventable diseases. This is the world they worked for...
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ReFuk; Tories with the nasty leash removed.
Do we really want even nastier Tories with less brains ReFuking our nations again⁉️
Do we really want even nastier Tories with less brains ReFuking our nations again⁉️
Two more Conservative MP rejects hop over to Reform UK. Jonathan Gullis and Lia Nici.
More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise. ~AA
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More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise. ~AA
uk.news.yahoo.com/former-tory-...
Former Tory MP Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform UK
He joins Daniel Jellyman
uk.news.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
ReFuk; Tories with the nasty leash removed.
Do we really want even nastier Tories with less brains ReFuking our nations again⁉️
Do we really want even nastier Tories with less brains ReFuking our nations again⁉️
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 We don't just want to end the war; we also want to help Ukraine achieve lasting security, so it never faces another invasion again, — Rubio.
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 We don't just want to end the war; we also want to help Ukraine achieve lasting security, so it never faces another invasion again, — Rubio.
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Incredible to me that it has taken over a year. Perhaps there have been other minor lineages that have clung on for a year at such trivial frequencies (100 among 210,000+), but I can't recall any.
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Incredible to me that it has taken over a year. Perhaps there have been other minor lineages that have clung on for a year at such trivial frequencies (100 among 210,000+), but I can't recall any.
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Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
Israel has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a new UN report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes.
The UN committee on torture expressed “deep concern over allegations of repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, use of prolonged stress positions [and] sexual violence”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
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In a grim world, this story is a necessary source of joy and laughter.
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Jeremy Corbyn declines to call Zarah Sultana a friend as Your Party holds first conference
Ms Sultana had previously claimed she was being "sidelined" by a "sexist boys' club" within the fledgling party.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In a grim world, this story is a necessary source of joy and laughter.
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
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They're both Russian sympathisers. Long may they rot in he'll.
Corbyn and Sultana at odds over Your Party leadership as conference opens
Corbyn and Sultana at odds over Your Party leadership as conference opens
Delegates to chose between electing a single leader or a collective of lay members to run the leftwing movement
The two most prominent figures in Your Party are still divided over how it should be run as its inaugural conference kicked off this weekend.
Jeremy Corbyn confirmed to journalists on Saturday that he preferred a single leader and is likely to stand for the role but Zarah Sultana, his co-founder, said she would vote for collective leadership and that she does not believe parties should be run by “sole personalities”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
They're both Russian sympathisers. Long may they rot in he'll.
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"Britain’s political elites are focusing the public’s attention on migration in ways that are not always accurate."
"That is helping to create a gap between how people perceive immigration in Britain and the facts."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/world/europe/uk-immigration-statistics.html
"That is helping to create a gap between how people perceive immigration in Britain and the facts."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/world/europe/uk-immigration-statistics.html
The British Public Thinks Immigration Is Up. It’s Actually Down, Sharply.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Britain’s political elites are focusing the public’s attention on migration in ways that are not always accurate."
"That is helping to create a gap between how people perceive immigration in Britain and the facts."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/world/europe/uk-immigration-statistics.html
"That is helping to create a gap between how people perceive immigration in Britain and the facts."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/world/europe/uk-immigration-statistics.html
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A grandmother is learning to operate a “Minishark.”
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, together with the company Ukrspecsystems, have released the first episode of a project in which an ordinary grandmother, Natalia, completes the full UAV operator training course.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, together with the company Ukrspecsystems, have released the first episode of a project in which an ordinary grandmother, Natalia, completes the full UAV operator training course.
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A grandmother is learning to operate a “Minishark.”
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, together with the company Ukrspecsystems, have released the first episode of a project in which an ordinary grandmother, Natalia, completes the full UAV operator training course.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, together with the company Ukrspecsystems, have released the first episode of a project in which an ordinary grandmother, Natalia, completes the full UAV operator training course.
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There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
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"Just like in Kent, Reform are finding out that making big pledges about cutting wasteful spending is the easy part. When you actually get to the governing, it all becomes a lot more difficult."
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-durham-county-council-darren-grimes-400775/
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-durham-county-council-darren-grimes-400775/
Darren Grimes' Reform council sees financial black hole grow by £11m
The financial black hole of Reform-controlled Durham County Council - where Darren Grimes is deputy leader - has grown by £11.1m in two months.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Just like in Kent, Reform are finding out that making big pledges about cutting wasteful spending is the easy part. When you actually get to the governing, it all becomes a lot more difficult."
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-durham-county-council-darren-grimes-400775/
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-durham-county-council-darren-grimes-400775/
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Diplomacy as real estate.
Everyone from Putin to FIFA knows that you no longer need to appeal to American interests, let alone values; you appeal to the greed of its president and his circle.
A more honest slogan than MAGA would have been "Make Donald Rich Again".
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everyone from Putin to FIFA knows that you no longer need to appeal to American interests, let alone values; you appeal to the greed of its president and his circle.
A more honest slogan than MAGA would have been "Make Donald Rich Again".
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Diplomacy as real estate.
Everyone from Putin to FIFA knows that you no longer need to appeal to American interests, let alone values; you appeal to the greed of its president and his circle.
A more honest slogan than MAGA would have been "Make Donald Rich Again".
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everyone from Putin to FIFA knows that you no longer need to appeal to American interests, let alone values; you appeal to the greed of its president and his circle.
A more honest slogan than MAGA would have been "Make Donald Rich Again".
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Whilst I agree with the sentiment. ReFukers that remain, and the Garbage that leads them, are all closet racists, just waiting to come out and vent their hate.
The only way the majority defeat them will be Tactical Voting in GE2029.
‼️We should get our act together, divided we fall‼️
The only way the majority defeat them will be Tactical Voting in GE2029.
‼️We should get our act together, divided we fall‼️
Very good from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
Farage’s defence rests on three pillars, each one of which is shaky.
And the fact that both he and ReFuk keep changing the excuse demonstrates their bad faith
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Farage’s defence rests on three pillars, each one of which is shaky.
And the fact that both he and ReFuk keep changing the excuse demonstrates their bad faith
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Antisemitism allegations against the teenage Farage matter – look at what he went on to do | Jonathan Freedland
Farage has cosied up to US figures who espoused conspiracy theories about Jews. That kind of talk is becoming alarmingly mainstream on the Maga right, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Whilst I agree with the sentiment. ReFukers that remain, and the Garbage that leads them, are all closet racists, just waiting to come out and vent their hate.
The only way the majority defeat them will be Tactical Voting in GE2029.
‼️We should get our act together, divided we fall‼️
The only way the majority defeat them will be Tactical Voting in GE2029.
‼️We should get our act together, divided we fall‼️
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Putin has been taking slices of Europe since the fall of the USSR. The only thing, both Putin and TACO, understand is Fuck Off.
Putin says US plan could be ‘basis’ of a Ukraine deal but threatens to take land by force if Kyiv doesn’t withdraw. share.google/uoj1vQVW6r1L...
Putin has been taking slices of Europe since the fall of the USSR. The only thing, both Putin and TACO, understand is Fuck Off.
Putin says US plan could be ‘basis’ of a Ukraine deal but threatens to take land by force if Kyiv doesn’t withdraw. share.google/uoj1vQVW6r1L...
Putin says US plan could be ‘basis’ of a Ukraine deal but threatens to take land by force if Kyiv doesn’t withdraw | CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a US plan to end the war in Ukraine could “form the basis for future agreements” but renewed threats to seize more territory by force unless Kyiv withdraws.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Putin has been taking slices of Europe since the fall of the USSR. The only thing, both Putin and TACO, understand is Fuck Off.
Putin says US plan could be ‘basis’ of a Ukraine deal but threatens to take land by force if Kyiv doesn’t withdraw. share.google/uoj1vQVW6r1L...
Putin has been taking slices of Europe since the fall of the USSR. The only thing, both Putin and TACO, understand is Fuck Off.
Putin says US plan could be ‘basis’ of a Ukraine deal but threatens to take land by force if Kyiv doesn’t withdraw. share.google/uoj1vQVW6r1L...
'With Putin and Trump, there will be no good solutions; we must seek the least bad ones'
Sergey Utkin, a Russian researcher at the University of Hamburg, believes that Vladimir Putin will never accept a plan that does not acknowledge his victory.
‼️Russia must lose‼️
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Sergey Utkin, a Russian researcher at the University of Hamburg, believes that Vladimir Putin will never accept a plan that does not acknowledge his victory.
‼️Russia must lose‼️
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
'With Putin and Trump, there will be no good solutions; we must seek the least bad ones'
Sergey Utkin, a Russian researcher at the University of Hamburg, believes that Vladimir Putin will never accept a plan that does not acknowledge his victory.
www.lemonde.fr
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
'With Putin and Trump, there will be no good solutions; we must seek the least bad ones'
Sergey Utkin, a Russian researcher at the University of Hamburg, believes that Vladimir Putin will never accept a plan that does not acknowledge his victory.
‼️Russia must lose‼️
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Sergey Utkin, a Russian researcher at the University of Hamburg, believes that Vladimir Putin will never accept a plan that does not acknowledge his victory.
‼️Russia must lose‼️
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Historian Françoise Thom: "Clearly the Ukraine 'peace plan' was drafted at the Kremlin"
The US made itself complicit in the dismantlement of international law.
And in my personal view is now a pariah state.
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
The US made itself complicit in the dismantlement of international law.
And in my personal view is now a pariah state.
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Historian Françoise Thom: "Clearly the Ukraine 'peace plan' was drafted at the Kremlin"
OP-ED. Even if not implemented as is, Trump's proposal sends another signal: by echoing war aims expressed by Putin, it reveals Russia's ambitions, argues the specialist of Russia.
www.lemonde.fr
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Historian Françoise Thom: "Clearly the Ukraine 'peace plan' was drafted at the Kremlin"
The US made itself complicit in the dismantlement of international law.
And in my personal view is now a pariah state.
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
The US made itself complicit in the dismantlement of international law.
And in my personal view is now a pariah state.
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
No shit Sherlock‼️ TACOs relationship with Putin has had serious corruption and Epstein tones for more than a decade.
The trusting view of Russia held by US leaders is the diametric opposite of the opinion held in European capitals.
WWIII is in the making.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
The trusting view of Russia held by US leaders is the diametric opposite of the opinion held in European capitals.
WWIII is in the making.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Europe debates the future of Russia’s frozen assets
With Ukraine facing a yawning budget shortfall over the next two years, the European Commission has proposed using €185 billion in frozen Russian assets to back an interest-free loan to Kyiv guarantee...
www.france24.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
No shit Sherlock‼️ TACOs relationship with Putin has had serious corruption and Epstein tones for more than a decade.
The trusting view of Russia held by US leaders is the diametric opposite of the opinion held in European capitals.
WWIII is in the making.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
The trusting view of Russia held by US leaders is the diametric opposite of the opinion held in European capitals.
WWIII is in the making.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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Here in Europe, There's Fury over Trump's Betrayal of Ukraine
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Here in Europe, There's Fury over Trump's Betrayal of Ukraine
Donald Trump's plan sells out Ukraine, Europe, and the idea of American leadership.
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Here in Europe, There's Fury over Trump's Betrayal of Ukraine
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...