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CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social
GUEST ~AA @SturdyAlex.bsky.social
Change Minds → Change Politics
CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social
GUEST ~AA @SturdyAlex.bsky.social
🇷🇴 "There were actually fake conscription letters being sent out to Romanians in London."
⚠️ "Receiving an official looking letter in Romanian with the seal of the Ministry saying that you are being conscripted to fight in the war against Ukraine."
"That is pretty terrifying."
⚠️ "Receiving an official looking letter in Romanian with the seal of the Ministry saying that you are being conscripted to fight in the war against Ukraine."
"That is pretty terrifying."
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
🇷🇴 "There were actually fake conscription letters being sent out to Romanians in London."
⚠️ "Receiving an official looking letter in Romanian with the seal of the Ministry saying that you are being conscripted to fight in the war against Ukraine."
"That is pretty terrifying."
⚠️ "Receiving an official looking letter in Romanian with the seal of the Ministry saying that you are being conscripted to fight in the war against Ukraine."
"That is pretty terrifying."
🇺🇸 “I am ashamed of our president pardoning the Jan. 6 rioters, criminals, in crimes against our country. I am ashamed of the president for doing that,” Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5673725-house-democrats-trump-january-6/
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5673725-house-democrats-trump-january-6/
Democrats rip Trump on fifth anniversary of Jan. 6 attack
Democrats are using the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack to blast President Trump, accusing him of inciting the riot and pledging accountability even as he pardoned hundreds of defend...
thehill.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🇺🇸 “I am ashamed of our president pardoning the Jan. 6 rioters, criminals, in crimes against our country. I am ashamed of the president for doing that,” Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5673725-house-democrats-trump-january-6/
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5673725-house-democrats-trump-january-6/
🇷🇺 Stephen Doughty MP, Minister of State for Europe on Russian interference in the UK:
💶 "Whether that is as willing fools, whether it's as paid agents, as we saw with the former leader of Reform in Wales"
🇬🇧 "Or, quite frankly, those who do it for free, in this place"
💶 "Whether that is as willing fools, whether it's as paid agents, as we saw with the former leader of Reform in Wales"
🇬🇧 "Or, quite frankly, those who do it for free, in this place"
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
🇷🇺 Stephen Doughty MP, Minister of State for Europe on Russian interference in the UK:
💶 "Whether that is as willing fools, whether it's as paid agents, as we saw with the former leader of Reform in Wales"
🇬🇧 "Or, quite frankly, those who do it for free, in this place"
💶 "Whether that is as willing fools, whether it's as paid agents, as we saw with the former leader of Reform in Wales"
🇬🇧 "Or, quite frankly, those who do it for free, in this place"
🇷🇺 Stephen Doughty MP, Minister of State for Europe on Russian misinformation:
"This year, Russia alone plans to spend 30 million euros weekly on state propaganda."
The misinformation crisis is not an accident. It is a manufactured weapon of war.
"This year, Russia alone plans to spend 30 million euros weekly on state propaganda."
The misinformation crisis is not an accident. It is a manufactured weapon of war.
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
🇷🇺 Stephen Doughty MP, Minister of State for Europe on Russian misinformation:
"This year, Russia alone plans to spend 30 million euros weekly on state propaganda."
The misinformation crisis is not an accident. It is a manufactured weapon of war.
"This year, Russia alone plans to spend 30 million euros weekly on state propaganda."
The misinformation crisis is not an accident. It is a manufactured weapon of war.
🔴 Post-Brexit red tape is strangling British businesses.
🇬🇧 Undermining growth and cutting opportunities for British people.
https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-plays-whack-a-mole-with-eu-red-tape/
🇬🇧 Undermining growth and cutting opportunities for British people.
https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-plays-whack-a-mole-with-eu-red-tape/
Britain plays whack-a-mole with EU red tape
Post-Brexit trade barriers are emerging faster than British negotiators can remove them.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
🔴 Post-Brexit red tape is strangling British businesses.
🇬🇧 Undermining growth and cutting opportunities for British people.
https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-plays-whack-a-mole-with-eu-red-tape/
🇬🇧 Undermining growth and cutting opportunities for British people.
https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-plays-whack-a-mole-with-eu-red-tape/
🚨@pimlicat.bsky.social: "Our work consistently shows that voters think Brexit has been a failure. With Trump’s USA proving an ever less reliable ally and Putin’s army creeping ever closer into Europe, it’s no surprise the British public want to be back in the club."
https://bit.ly/4ppBo2s
https://bit.ly/4ppBo2s
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🚨@pimlicat.bsky.social: "Our work consistently shows that voters think Brexit has been a failure. With Trump’s USA proving an ever less reliable ally and Putin’s army creeping ever closer into Europe, it’s no surprise the British public want to be back in the club."
https://bit.ly/4ppBo2s
https://bit.ly/4ppBo2s
This is what Reform UK does: they make promises they won’t keep.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/05/reform-uk-empty-rhetoric-plan-hike-council-tax-derbyshire
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/05/reform-uk-empty-rhetoric-plan-hike-council-tax-derbyshire
Reform UK accused of ‘empty rhetoric’ over plan to hike council tax 5% in Derbyshire
Four Reform-led councils want to raise tax by maximum allowed amount with more areas not being ruled out
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This is what Reform UK does: they make promises they won’t keep.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/05/reform-uk-empty-rhetoric-plan-hike-council-tax-derbyshire
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/05/reform-uk-empty-rhetoric-plan-hike-council-tax-derbyshire
HoC statement by Foreign Sec on Venezuela, including clear position on Greenland. Interesting that Cooper also spoke to Machado.
"In my discussions with Secretary Rubio, I raised the importance of complying with international law. We will continue to urge all partners to do so at every stage." ~AA
"In my discussions with Secretary Rubio, I raised the importance of complying with international law. We will continue to urge all partners to do so at every stage." ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
HoC statement by Foreign Sec on Venezuela, including clear position on Greenland. Interesting that Cooper also spoke to Machado.
"In my discussions with Secretary Rubio, I raised the importance of complying with international law. We will continue to urge all partners to do so at every stage." ~AA
"In my discussions with Secretary Rubio, I raised the importance of complying with international law. We will continue to urge all partners to do so at every stage." ~AA
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Labour justice minister destroys Robert Jenrick for the Tories complete and utter failure in our prisons across their 14 years in office.
Very well said @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social - a brilliant Labour junior minister.
Very well said @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social - a brilliant Labour junior minister.
January 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Labour justice minister destroys Robert Jenrick for the Tories complete and utter failure in our prisons across their 14 years in office.
Very well said @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social - a brilliant Labour junior minister.
Very well said @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social - a brilliant Labour junior minister.
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Imagine, given what is happening right now, being "afraid" of getting closer to the only power-centre that has not abandoned reason, democracy, and the rule of law. ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Imagine, given what is happening right now, being "afraid" of getting closer to the only power-centre that has not abandoned reason, democracy, and the rule of law. ~AA
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"We have looked at the US as an ally that upholds international order. If US behaviour is going to change, we have to understand that and react to it... We have to think about the sort of world that will lead to."
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 AM
"We have looked at the US as an ally that upholds international order. If US behaviour is going to change, we have to understand that and react to it... We have to think about the sort of world that will lead to."
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
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Incredibly awkward EU Commission press conference, with representatives unable and unwilling to answer questions on Greenland.
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Incredibly awkward EU Commission press conference, with representatives unable and unwilling to answer questions on Greenland.
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA
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NEW Prime Minister Starmer: "The future of Greenland is for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland themselves to decide, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
NEW Prime Minister Starmer: "The future of Greenland is for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland themselves to decide, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." ~AA
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Bloomberg's @rosaprince.bsky.social says unpicking Brexit "could be a vote winner for Starmer" and "more importantly, on the policy side, what he really needs is to deliver growth. So, if any of this can lead to an economic uptick, then it should be something he should consider." ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Bloomberg's @rosaprince.bsky.social says unpicking Brexit "could be a vote winner for Starmer" and "more importantly, on the policy side, what he really needs is to deliver growth. So, if any of this can lead to an economic uptick, then it should be something he should consider." ~AA
Jacob Rees-Mogg says a deal between the Conservatives and Reform UK "makes complete sense" and may have to be "a formal agreement" rather than a loose non-aggression pact, and he would be "strongly in favour of that". ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Jacob Rees-Mogg says a deal between the Conservatives and Reform UK "makes complete sense" and may have to be "a formal agreement" rather than a loose non-aggression pact, and he would be "strongly in favour of that". ~AA
China asks for Maduro's immediate release saying "the US has placed its own power above multilateralism and military action above diplomacy". Addresses Trump: "President, the lessons of history are a stark warning. The indiscriminate use of force will only lead to greater crises." ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
China asks for Maduro's immediate release saying "the US has placed its own power above multilateralism and military action above diplomacy". Addresses Trump: "President, the lessons of history are a stark warning. The indiscriminate use of force will only lead to greater crises." ~AA
Russian Ambassador to the UN says that US action in Venezuela is "a harbinger of a return to an era of chaos, lawlessness and US domination by force... We hope that this banditry will be met immediately with an objective and comprehensive assessment under international law." ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Russian Ambassador to the UN says that US action in Venezuela is "a harbinger of a return to an era of chaos, lawlessness and US domination by force... We hope that this banditry will be met immediately with an objective and comprehensive assessment under international law." ~AA
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The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
Chris Philp, a minister at the Home Office 2022-2024, when his government spent over £700m and four years, to deport - voluntarily, at that - a total of four people to Rwanda, reckons it should easily be happening "within a week". 🤡 ~AA
Conservative's Chris Philp starting 2026 with a call to leave the ECHR
"The only way to stop the crossings is to leave the ECHR and to deport anyone arriving here illegally within a week"
"The only way to stop the crossings is to leave the ECHR and to deport anyone arriving here illegally within a week"
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Chris Philp, a minister at the Home Office 2022-2024, when his government spent over £700m and four years, to deport - voluntarily, at that - a total of four people to Rwanda, reckons it should easily be happening "within a week". 🤡 ~AA
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The serious answer to "why we shouldn't just take it," one that doesn't appeal to any international order or moral standard, is that robust alliances are a lot more valuable than whatever the US could take from allies by force.
Or, as I put it last year: Allies Are Assets, You Idiots
Or, as I put it last year: Allies Are Assets, You Idiots
January 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The serious answer to "why we shouldn't just take it," one that doesn't appeal to any international order or moral standard, is that robust alliances are a lot more valuable than whatever the US could take from allies by force.
Or, as I put it last year: Allies Are Assets, You Idiots
Or, as I put it last year: Allies Are Assets, You Idiots
Bloomberg's @rosaprince.bsky.social says unpicking Brexit "could be a vote winner for Starmer" and "more importantly, on the policy side, what he really needs is to deliver growth. So, if any of this can lead to an economic uptick, then it should be something he should consider." ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Bloomberg's @rosaprince.bsky.social says unpicking Brexit "could be a vote winner for Starmer" and "more importantly, on the policy side, what he really needs is to deliver growth. So, if any of this can lead to an economic uptick, then it should be something he should consider." ~AA
NEW Prime Minister Starmer: "The future of Greenland is for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland themselves to decide, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
NEW Prime Minister Starmer: "The future of Greenland is for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland themselves to decide, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." ~AA
Starmer: "Denmark is a close ally in Europe, it is a NATO ally. Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark are to decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark."
From the coming midday pool clip, I suspect. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
From the coming midday pool clip, I suspect. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Starmer backs Danish PM in saying Trump has no right to any claim over Greenland – UK politics live
Keir Starmer says he ‘stands’ with Denmark after Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Starmer: "Denmark is a close ally in Europe, it is a NATO ally. Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark are to decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark."
From the coming midday pool clip, I suspect. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
From the coming midday pool clip, I suspect. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
Incredibly awkward EU Commission press conference, with representatives unable and unwilling to answer questions on Greenland.
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Incredibly awkward EU Commission press conference, with representatives unable and unwilling to answer questions on Greenland.
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA
To the extent they just ghost journalists insisting on the issue. ~AA