William Reid Boyd
@williamreidboyd.bsky.social
Retired Maths teacher living in North Wales, UK. No glamour or charity follows please. Usually don't respond to DMs. On X as well, but only to repost.
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Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
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Just sent out this piece about the Trump-Zelensky-Putin pantomime yesterday. People who think this brought peace closer cannot face the truth. This meeting was a continuation of Trump's efforts to help Putin and demean Ukraine. And he succeeded. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Why the Pantomime? Its Always Been About Defending Putin
And Perhaps Getting A Nobel Prize
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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US and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain
US and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain
Ukraine accepts principle of demilitarised zone in east, while insisting Russia make similar concessions in pulling back forces
Washington and Kyiv have edged closer to a jointly agreed formula to end the war in Ukraine amid continuing uncertainty over Moscow’s response and a number of unresolved issues.
Revealing the latest status of the peace talks, brokered by Washington, Ukraine’s president, Volodmyr Zelenskyy, appeared to have secured several important concessions from earlier versions of the now slimmed-down plan after intense talks with the US negotiating team. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
US and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain
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Nigel Farage is a thoroughly unpleasant human being and always has been.
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Nigel Farage is a thoroughly unpleasant human being and always has been.
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Ukraine’s allies just agreed to donate over $45 billion worth of new arms and military material to Kyiv, at the 32nd Ramstein group meeting. But, under Trump’s control, the US contributed a goose egg.
www.kyivpost.com/post/66517
www.kyivpost.com/post/66517
Ramstein Conference Delivers Record Foreign Military Support Commitment to Ukraine
Ukraine’s allies just agreed to donate over $45 billion worth of new arms and military material to Kyiv, at the 32nd Ramstein group meeting. But, under Trump’s control, the US contributed a goose egg.
www.kyivpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Ukraine’s allies just agreed to donate over $45 billion worth of new arms and military material to Kyiv, at the 32nd Ramstein group meeting. But, under Trump’s control, the US contributed a goose egg.
www.kyivpost.com/post/66517
www.kyivpost.com/post/66517
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How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts
How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts
From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts
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It's actually quite amazing Donald Trump can still astound us with his depravity.
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It's actually quite amazing Donald Trump can still astound us with his depravity.
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“It’s not a secret. There’s no sugarcoating it. It’s a pending, looming disaster heading our way.”
“We are facing almost certain defeat.”
“The chances are Republicans will go down and will go down hard.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-han...
“We are facing almost certain defeat.”
“The chances are Republicans will go down and will go down hard.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-han...
Trump’s Hand-Picked RNC Chair Predicts Doom
This is not your usual party committee script.
www.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“It’s not a secret. There’s no sugarcoating it. It’s a pending, looming disaster heading our way.”
“We are facing almost certain defeat.”
“The chances are Republicans will go down and will go down hard.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-han...
“We are facing almost certain defeat.”
“The chances are Republicans will go down and will go down hard.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-han...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"
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Could a drug for narcolepsy change the world? | Zoe Williams
Could a drug for narcolepsy change the world? | Zoe Williams
There are apparently breakthroughs on the way for those with sleep disorders – which sent me down a rabbit hole of research, writes Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Could a drug for narcolepsy change the world? | Zoe Williams
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'In Ukraine, the state itself is investigating the government, the cabinet, the president’s closest advisers. By contrast, it is impossible to imagine Kash Patel’s FBI investigating anyone in Trump’s White House. Any Russian who investigates Putin goes to jail"
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'In Ukraine, the state itself is investigating the government, the cabinet, the president’s closest advisers. By contrast, it is impossible to imagine Kash Patel’s FBI investigating anyone in Trump’s White House. Any Russian who investigates Putin goes to jail"
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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French intellectual and activist Bernard-Henri Lévi @bernard-henri-levy.com:
"Of course we’re not ready. And thank God we have the Ukrainians. Thank God that in Europe there is an army that knows how to fight. Thank God there is an army in Europe capable of holding the line.
"Of course we’re not ready. And thank God we have the Ukrainians. Thank God that in Europe there is an army that knows how to fight. Thank God there is an army in Europe capable of holding the line.
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
French intellectual and activist Bernard-Henri Lévi @bernard-henri-levy.com:
"Of course we’re not ready. And thank God we have the Ukrainians. Thank God that in Europe there is an army that knows how to fight. Thank God there is an army in Europe capable of holding the line.
"Of course we’re not ready. And thank God we have the Ukrainians. Thank God that in Europe there is an army that knows how to fight. Thank God there is an army in Europe capable of holding the line.
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Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS (CNN): Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia Is the Alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber, Per Federal Law Enforcement
FBI arrests man in Jan. 6 DC pipe bomber investigation, sources say | CNN Politics
The FBI arrested a man from Woodbridge, Virginia, on Thursday who investigators believe planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 ...
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS (CNN): Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia Is the Alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber, Per Federal Law Enforcement
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A sickening moral slum of an administration. - By George F. Will
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A sickening moral slum of an administration. - By George F. Will
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Psychotic Trump made 162 posts last night on Truth Social, one more deranged than the other.
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Psychotic Trump made 162 posts last night on Truth Social, one more deranged than the other.
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Pete’s Eats, north Wales’ famous climbers’ cafe, reopens its doors
Pete’s Eats, north Wales’ famous climbers’ cafe, reopens its doors
This Eryri refuge for hillwalkers and climbers has been reborn, breathing new life into the once-struggling mountain village of Llanberis
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Pete’s Eats, north Wales’ famous climbers’ cafe, reopens its doors
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Russia’s Ushakov says he will discuss leak in another phone call with US’s Witkoff – Europe live
Russia’s Ushakov says he will discuss leak in another phone call with US’s Witkoff – Europe live
Kremlin official says leak of previous call was ‘unacceptable’ while reportedly branding parts of it ‘fake’
In case you missed it, US president Donald Trump defended his peace envoy Steve Witkoff overnight after Bloomberg reported that he allegedly advised Putin’s aide Ushakov on how to speak with Trump and conduct the talks.
Trump did not appear too bothered by it, though. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Russia’s Ushakov says he will discuss leak in another phone call with US’s Witkoff – Europe live
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According to a new study from a respected US think tank, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Britain’s decision to leave the EU has meant that its GDP is between 6 per cent and 8 per cent smaller than it would have been.
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
According to a new study from a respected US think tank, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Britain’s decision to leave the EU has meant that its GDP is between 6 per cent and 8 per cent smaller than it would have been.