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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 9h

Two schools of thought:

1: Watch how quickly idealism gets tested when power and money enter the room.

2: Media and political insiders often assume that success equals selling out.

The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 9h

“What’s the point of Your Party - an economically radical, populist left party - when that’s now the Green Party?”

After early missteps from Corbyn and Sultana’s formally unnamed movement, have Polanski’s Greens taken their space?

@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 16h

The world’s greatest… disaster capitalist. The US gave Israel over $30 billion in military aid, vetoed UN ceasefire resolutions, blocked Palestinian statehood, then claimed to care about Palestinian lives. #Gaza #Palestine #UNGA

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 16h

Disaster capitalists have each others backs. US gave Israel over $30 billion military aid, vetoed UN ceasefire resolutions, blocked Palestinian statehood. 67,211 people, killed, 20,000 children, one every hour in past 23 months. These two complicit in a genocide asking for a pardon, a blessing.

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 1d

Trump calls on the Israeli President to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu:

"Cigars and champagne - who the hell cares about it?"

Netanyahu is currently on trial for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, including allegedly accepting 700,000 shekels (approx. $210,000) worth of luxury goods in bribes.

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 2d

As relevant today as it was when Carole Cadwalladr first wrote it. Britain has a Russia problem. And his name is Nigel Farage. She says: “Where is the BBC in all of this, that’s another thread.”

x.com/carolecadwal...

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 9h

Two schools of thought:

1: Watch how quickly idealism gets tested when power and money enter the room.

2: Media and political insiders often assume that success equals selling out.

JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 9h

Two schools of thought:

1: Watch how quickly idealism gets tested when power and money enter the room.

2: Media and political insiders often assume that success equals selling out.

The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 9h

“What’s the point of Your Party - an economically radical, populist left party - when that’s now the Green Party?”

After early missteps from Corbyn and Sultana’s formally unnamed movement, have Polanski’s Greens taken their space?

@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 9h

Two schools of thought:

1: Watch how quickly idealism gets tested when power and money enter the room.

2: Media and political insiders often assume that success equals selling out.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 12h

🚨🚨This is bad (and surprising) news: Recent report published today by @kiel.institute suggests that military aid to Ukraine has fallen dramatically in recent months. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/military-aid...

'Surprising' drop in military aid to Ukraine in recent months, report says

In July and August, total military aid to Ukraine fell 43% lower than the amount received in the first half of the year, a report by the Kiel Institute finds.

kyivindependent.com

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 3d

Farage never entered No.10 but his politics did.

From Cameron to Starmer, every leader since 2015 has copied his playbook.

Britain didn’t take back control.
It handed it to corporate power.

How Farage Won Without Ever Becoming Prime Minister
youtu.be/xywxTSeUk6g

How Farage Won Without Ever Becoming Prime Minister

YouTube video by Liz Webster #SaveBritishFarming

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 16h

Disaster capitalists have each others backs. US gave Israel over $30 billion military aid, vetoed UN ceasefire resolutions, blocked Palestinian statehood. 67,211 people, killed, 20,000 children, one every hour in past 23 months. These two complicit in a genocide asking for a pardon, a blessing.

JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 16h

Disaster capitalists have each others backs. US gave Israel over $30 billion military aid, vetoed UN ceasefire resolutions, blocked Palestinian statehood. 67,211 people, killed, 20,000 children, one every hour in past 23 months. These two complicit in a genocide asking for a pardon, a blessing.

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 1d

Trump calls on the Israeli President to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu:

"Cigars and champagne - who the hell cares about it?"

Netanyahu is currently on trial for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, including allegedly accepting 700,000 shekels (approx. $210,000) worth of luxury goods in bribes.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19h

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

It’s about time

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

www.independent.co.uk

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 16h

The world’s greatest… disaster capitalist. The US gave Israel over $30 billion in military aid, vetoed UN ceasefire resolutions, blocked Palestinian statehood, then claimed to care about Palestinian lives. #Gaza #Palestine #UNGA

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 1d

I know how I would describe Priti Patel’s TWELVE secret meetings with senior Israeli officials, including Netanyahu, a trip she said was a holiday.
• Failure to inform Foreign Office or Prime Minister
• Two additional meetings,
• Visit to Israeli-occupied territory not recognised by U.K. Gov

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 1d

The absolute gall of Priti Patel

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 2d

Apartheid MUST end #londonprotest London stands with #Gaza

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The Economist @economist.com · 2d

Quantum computers may solve problems that are currently intractable. This week, “Babbage” explores the underlying science that won this year’s Nobel prize in physics

Nobel prizes: the 2025 science awards

Our podcast on science and technology. This week, our correspondents give their guide to this year’s prizes in physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine

econ.st

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...

Russia and the rise of the radical right

Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)

open.substack.com

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 2d

One of the most significant indicators of emotional intelligence, the ability to cope with, welcome even, growth and change.

JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 2d

“The worse the news cycle gets, the more I escape into fiction.” Tom Hollander

JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for the introduction. 🙏

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 8d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 2d

That’ll do nicely.
Farage | Nathan Gill | Bribery | Putin | Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4d

Met chief Mark Rowley's comments are being interpreted by this racist stalker as a green light. (I am fine with not recording non-crime incidents if the police will police hate crimes, and the government/regulators clean up an unlawful sewer. BUT the racists are hearing permission for more racism)

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 3d

Exc: The Electoral Commission has been given early notice of the UK's first ever crypto donation

The has been "made, but not declared", to a party understood to be Reform

Reform spox said: "All donations above the reporting limit will be disclosed in the usual way"

share.google/VvtjBjEjEjRa...

Calls for transparency on political funding after first c...

Electoral Commission notified of financial contribution, which is rumoured to have been handed to Reform UK

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