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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 23h

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio, first broadcast yesterday but ageing well. @alexvont.bsky.social and @robinlustig.bsky.social on two years since October 7th and other matters, plus Lieutenant General Sir Barney White-Spunner on his fine new book "Nations In Arms". monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Two years into the Israel-Hamas war, what’s the best-case scenario from here? - Monocle

We discuss the course of the war in Gaza two years on from the Hamas attacks and the best-case scenario...

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 2d

How did you guess?

Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 2d

SOME PERSONAL NEWS: I've signed a book deal. Can't say more just yet, but watch this space. Publication date May/June next year.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 3d

Mon dieu ! Liz Truss has been out-Trussed! www.bbc.com/news/article...

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month

The shock move comes 26 days after his appointment following the collapse of the previous government of François Bayrou.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 4d

Today's Gaza update: 'The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says that 66 people have been killed by Israeli military operations in the past 24 hours, bringing the total since the war began to 67,074.' (BBC)

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 5d

Truly awful.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 5d

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Murderous bigotry is not the preserve of only one religion

Beware the attempts by bad-faith politicians who will try to link the debate over immigration with the Manchester atrocity.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 5d

My first thoughts after the Manchester synagogue attack. See comments below.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 8d

Everyone should read this.

Fred Kaplan @fredmkaplan.bsky.social · 8d

Trump's speech to 500 generals & admirals was unhinged, rambling, repellent--but it also laid out a clear, frightening new mission for the US military: to defeat the "enemy from within" in our cities. Will anyone in power resist him? slate.com/news-and-pol...

Trump Just Gave the Military an Extremely Sinister Mission

The U.S. president just told military officers that one of their main goals will be to defeat “the enemy from within.”

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 8d

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Peace in Gaza? Not yet, alas ...

Why I fear the latest Trump plan is going nowhere

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 8d

Trump's latest Gaza peace plan? Why I'm not impressed, in the comments below.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 8d

Good to hear Starmer taking the fight to Farage. The man whose heroes are Putin and Trump? The man who brought us Brexit? And who thought Liz Truss's economic policies were brilliant? So yes, Starmer could have gone much further. But a good start.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 13d

Very sad news. Ming Campbell was one of the very few politicians whom I genuinely admired and liked. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell dies aged 84

Sir Menzies led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007 and was the MP for North East Fife at Westminster for 28 years.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 16d

Today’s Gaza update: ‘Israel intensified its assault on Gaza City on Monday, with reports of 37 Palestinians killed across the territory, including 30 in Gaza City.’ (Guardian)

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 17d

Today's Gaza update: 'The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said 71 people were killed and 304 injured in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours.' (BBC)

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Fred Kaplan @fredmkaplan.bsky.social · 20d

How Trump/Vance/Hegseth's blithe boasts about the Caribbean "drug-boat" bombings signals America's devolution into a lawless state. slate.com/news-and-pol...

If We Are Descending Into Fascism, This Little-Noticed Moment Will Prove Pivotal

Vance’s comments were merely piling on.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 20d

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How fascism hides in plain sight

This is the man we chose to honour. We should hang our heads in shame.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 20d

Donald Trump is on his way home. It's time to stop pussy-footing about. We should be ashamed of ourselves. My reasons why in comments below.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 20d

I think it was when Trump literally patted Starmer on the back during their news conference that I finally lost the will to live.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 21d

Today’s Gaza update: ‘Palestinian media outlets in the Gaza Strip have reported that 13 people were killed in an attack near the entry of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. According to the reports, the people were leaving the hospital and on their way to Gaza's humanitarian zone.’ (Ha’aretz)

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 23d

Today’s Gaza update: ‘The UN relief agency, Unrwa, said 10 of its buildings had been hit by Israeli strikes in the past four days, including seven schools and two clinics.’ (Guardian)

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 25d

Who is going to organise Progressive Britain’s popular response to Tommy Robinson? Surely it’s time for a mass demonstration of what genuinely unites the Kingdom - a belief in a plural, diverse, confident future in which fairness and equality rise above division, fear and hate.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 27d

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 27d

Why did Starmer appoint Mandelson in the first place? Because of his proven ability to ... well, my explanation is in the comments below.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · Sep 7

My emergency alarm alert was 13 minutes late. Good thing I didn’t have a train to catch.

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