Peter Podkin
@podkin.bsky.social
A lifelong loathing of those who choose not to care.
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The Spanish version is “the left liberates, the right oppresses” and once I learned that, both screws and politics made more sense
the single line that has saved me the most hassle in my life is "lefty loosey righty tighty"
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The Spanish version is “the left liberates, the right oppresses” and once I learned that, both screws and politics made more sense
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I know why you are doing this and why it’s good politics for you
But it’s real politik for KS in trying to keep USA involved in Ukraine
I don’t like it. I wish it was different. But if it keeps Trump supplying Ukraine then the price is currently worth paying.
The trade offs of being PM
But it’s real politik for KS in trying to keep USA involved in Ukraine
I don’t like it. I wish it was different. But if it keeps Trump supplying Ukraine then the price is currently worth paying.
The trade offs of being PM
January 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I know why you are doing this and why it’s good politics for you
But it’s real politik for KS in trying to keep USA involved in Ukraine
I don’t like it. I wish it was different. But if it keeps Trump supplying Ukraine then the price is currently worth paying.
The trade offs of being PM
But it’s real politik for KS in trying to keep USA involved in Ukraine
I don’t like it. I wish it was different. But if it keeps Trump supplying Ukraine then the price is currently worth paying.
The trade offs of being PM
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The Daily Mail: a daily drag on the nation’s sanity, dignity and prosperity. Rocking back and forward in the corner shouting that Brexit was a win and improving on our relationship with the EU is a BeTRaYaL of all the special things it cannot name.
Subverting failure. How very dare we.
Subverting failure. How very dare we.
January 6, 2026 at 7:28 AM
The Daily Mail: a daily drag on the nation’s sanity, dignity and prosperity. Rocking back and forward in the corner shouting that Brexit was a win and improving on our relationship with the EU is a BeTRaYaL of all the special things it cannot name.
Subverting failure. How very dare we.
Subverting failure. How very dare we.
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Starmer looks so isolated and Trump didn't call 🤣
Meanwhile he’s quietly rebuilding alliances, calming markets, and getting Britain taken seriously again. The press and right-wing commentariat don’t do strategy - just vibes, panic, and yesterday’s talking points. Another blinder played by Keir.
Meanwhile he’s quietly rebuilding alliances, calming markets, and getting Britain taken seriously again. The press and right-wing commentariat don’t do strategy - just vibes, panic, and yesterday’s talking points. Another blinder played by Keir.
January 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Starmer looks so isolated and Trump didn't call 🤣
Meanwhile he’s quietly rebuilding alliances, calming markets, and getting Britain taken seriously again. The press and right-wing commentariat don’t do strategy - just vibes, panic, and yesterday’s talking points. Another blinder played by Keir.
Meanwhile he’s quietly rebuilding alliances, calming markets, and getting Britain taken seriously again. The press and right-wing commentariat don’t do strategy - just vibes, panic, and yesterday’s talking points. Another blinder played by Keir.
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LBC right now going on about a Leader change for Labour. Even the people who Loathe Starmer and Labour must wonder what anyone else would be doing right now in Paris or with Trump.
Give it a bloody rest
Give it a bloody rest
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
LBC right now going on about a Leader change for Labour. Even the people who Loathe Starmer and Labour must wonder what anyone else would be doing right now in Paris or with Trump.
Give it a bloody rest
Give it a bloody rest
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Wordsmithery at the highest level of eloquence.
... And not, may I add, one word of a lie .
Outstanding brilliance 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
... And not, may I add, one word of a lie .
Outstanding brilliance 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Wordsmithery at the highest level of eloquence.
... And not, may I add, one word of a lie .
Outstanding brilliance 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
... And not, may I add, one word of a lie .
Outstanding brilliance 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Just read on Twitter that the latest pollster recording high polling votes for Reform was registered at exactly the same address as Reform. They quickly tried to change their address….. caught. This is why I don’t believe the Polls. They’re rigged to make you believe Reform are popular. They’re not
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Just read on Twitter that the latest pollster recording high polling votes for Reform was registered at exactly the same address as Reform. They quickly tried to change their address….. caught. This is why I don’t believe the Polls. They’re rigged to make you believe Reform are popular. They’re not
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Rigged is correct .... I have always believed that they are made up by the murdoch media to influence public opinion ...NOT to measure it.
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Rigged is correct .... I have always believed that they are made up by the murdoch media to influence public opinion ...NOT to measure it.
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More from Starmer’s political cabinet today, where he told ministers to ignore Labour’s dire poll ratings
“I do not underestimate the scale of the task. But I have no doubt about this team. Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither.”
“I do not underestimate the scale of the task. But I have no doubt about this team. Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither.”
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
More from Starmer’s political cabinet today, where he told ministers to ignore Labour’s dire poll ratings
“I do not underestimate the scale of the task. But I have no doubt about this team. Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither.”
“I do not underestimate the scale of the task. But I have no doubt about this team. Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither.”
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Exc - Keir Starmer is preparing an EU reset bill with sweeping powers to align the UK with EU regulation which could go beyond what was agreed in May.
Details of the deal are not finished but the bill will go through parliament in parallel with EU negotiations
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Details of the deal are not finished but the bill will go through parliament in parallel with EU negotiations
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer prepares for parliamentary battles over imminent EU ‘reset’ bill
Planned legislation could hand ministers significant powers to forge closer regulatory ties with Brussels
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Exc - Keir Starmer is preparing an EU reset bill with sweeping powers to align the UK with EU regulation which could go beyond what was agreed in May.
Details of the deal are not finished but the bill will go through parliament in parallel with EU negotiations
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Details of the deal are not finished but the bill will go through parliament in parallel with EU negotiations
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I don't know how else to say this: every biographer of Donald Trump understands that he doesn't care about human suffering.
Not one iota.
Not in the United States, not anywhere else.
Not among children, not among animals.
He is, *journalistically speaking*, an actual monster.
Not one iota.
Not in the United States, not anywhere else.
Not among children, not among animals.
He is, *journalistically speaking*, an actual monster.
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I don't know how else to say this: every biographer of Donald Trump understands that he doesn't care about human suffering.
Not one iota.
Not in the United States, not anywhere else.
Not among children, not among animals.
He is, *journalistically speaking*, an actual monster.
Not one iota.
Not in the United States, not anywhere else.
Not among children, not among animals.
He is, *journalistically speaking*, an actual monster.
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Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
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The 3 million idiots calling for a general election 3½ years early because they signed the "Call a General Election" petition, are v. probs the same idiots who repeatedly told the FOUR MILLION of us who signed the "Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU" petition "you lost, get over it".
January 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The 3 million idiots calling for a general election 3½ years early because they signed the "Call a General Election" petition, are v. probs the same idiots who repeatedly told the FOUR MILLION of us who signed the "Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU" petition "you lost, get over it".
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by Otti Vogt
IL N’Y A PAS DE 2nde 🇪🇺 !
«Le monde n’est pas divisé entre Nord et Sud, ni dans une guerre froide entre 🇺🇸 et 🇨🇳
Ce sont des cartes dépassées
Aujourd’hui, le monde se fragmente en 4 régimes
L’étatisme autoritaire
Le traditionalisme autoritaire
La démocratie populiste
La voie européenne » ⤵️
IL N’Y A PAS DE 2nde 🇪🇺 !
«Le monde n’est pas divisé entre Nord et Sud, ni dans une guerre froide entre 🇺🇸 et 🇨🇳
Ce sont des cartes dépassées
Aujourd’hui, le monde se fragmente en 4 régimes
L’étatisme autoritaire
Le traditionalisme autoritaire
La démocratie populiste
La voie européenne » ⤵️
January 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
by Otti Vogt
IL N’Y A PAS DE 2nde 🇪🇺 !
«Le monde n’est pas divisé entre Nord et Sud, ni dans une guerre froide entre 🇺🇸 et 🇨🇳
Ce sont des cartes dépassées
Aujourd’hui, le monde se fragmente en 4 régimes
L’étatisme autoritaire
Le traditionalisme autoritaire
La démocratie populiste
La voie européenne » ⤵️
IL N’Y A PAS DE 2nde 🇪🇺 !
«Le monde n’est pas divisé entre Nord et Sud, ni dans une guerre froide entre 🇺🇸 et 🇨🇳
Ce sont des cartes dépassées
Aujourd’hui, le monde se fragmente en 4 régimes
L’étatisme autoritaire
Le traditionalisme autoritaire
La démocratie populiste
La voie européenne » ⤵️
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Worried about the next 12 months?
Fear not. I am delighted to present, in association with the mighty @dailystar, my predictions for 2026. And I think you might be pleasantly surprised… Happy new year! CB
Fear not. I am delighted to present, in association with the mighty @dailystar, my predictions for 2026. And I think you might be pleasantly surprised… Happy new year! CB
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Worried about the next 12 months?
Fear not. I am delighted to present, in association with the mighty @dailystar, my predictions for 2026. And I think you might be pleasantly surprised… Happy new year! CB
Fear not. I am delighted to present, in association with the mighty @dailystar, my predictions for 2026. And I think you might be pleasantly surprised… Happy new year! CB
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Lest it be said that Labour isn't taxing wealth...
I’ve updated my list of Wealth Taxes introduced so far by Labour. These taxes are designed to impact those with the broadest shoulders. Already delivering £billions to HMRC and local
Councils.
Councils.
January 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Lest it be said that Labour isn't taxing wealth...
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Indeed, @warrenoates1.bsky.social does an amazing job posting the official government announcements which show just how hard Starmer works at diplomacy (while of course not revealing the details)
Hardest working PM we’ve had in a long time
Hardest working PM we’ve had in a long time
January 5, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Indeed, @warrenoates1.bsky.social does an amazing job posting the official government announcements which show just how hard Starmer works at diplomacy (while of course not revealing the details)
Hardest working PM we’ve had in a long time
Hardest working PM we’ve had in a long time
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Keir Starmer: "We need to shoot down this idea that slogans, easy answers, quick fixes and shortcuts are what fix the country."
January 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Keir Starmer: "We need to shoot down this idea that slogans, easy answers, quick fixes and shortcuts are what fix the country."
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This, just now, from Starmer is very clear on Greenland. 👇🏼
January 5, 2026 at 12:07 PM
This, just now, from Starmer is very clear on Greenland. 👇🏼
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Man who has only ever courted division bemoans division. He needs to put his money where his mouth is. He hates the Labour Party yet was quite happy to use it to get his 90 grand a year. He can sod off.
January 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Man who has only ever courted division bemoans division. He needs to put his money where his mouth is. He hates the Labour Party yet was quite happy to use it to get his 90 grand a year. He can sod off.
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The wheels are starting to come off Farage’s Reform clown car.
Don't just like it, share it.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2026...
Don't just like it, share it.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2026...
The wheels are starting to come off Farage's Reform clown car
Whisper it quietly, but it looks like the bubble is beginning to burst for the frog-faced phantom of British politics, Nigel Farage
www.thecanary.co
January 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The wheels are starting to come off Farage’s Reform clown car.
Don't just like it, share it.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2026...
Don't just like it, share it.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2026...
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Labour has given our city a major opportunity to shape the future of Landport with a transformative £20 million towards restoring Pride in Place in the heart of our city.
Make sure to share your views and ensure that this funding goes where it is needed👇🏻
actionnetwork.org/forms/landpo...
Make sure to share your views and ensure that this funding goes where it is needed👇🏻
actionnetwork.org/forms/landpo...
January 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Labour has given our city a major opportunity to shape the future of Landport with a transformative £20 million towards restoring Pride in Place in the heart of our city.
Make sure to share your views and ensure that this funding goes where it is needed👇🏻
actionnetwork.org/forms/landpo...
Make sure to share your views and ensure that this funding goes where it is needed👇🏻
actionnetwork.org/forms/landpo...
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Indeed. Polanski is the lefts version of Farage. A populist
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Indeed. Polanski is the lefts version of Farage. A populist