Nicky Schwenzer
@nickyschwenzer.bsky.social
Construction Consultant • Lifelong Democrat • 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸
London/Miami 🏍️🐶🍫🩵🏄🍷🏞️🎶🏎️ “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. It's not the length of life, but the depth.”
London/Miami 🏍️🐶🍫🩵🏄🍷🏞️🎶🏎️ “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. It's not the length of life, but the depth.”
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“Democracy is fragile. You have to fight for every bit, every law, every safeguard, every institution, every story. You must know how dangerous it is to suffer even the tiniest cut. This is why I say to us all: we must hold the line.”
• @mariaressa.bsky.social •
#NoHate #NoRacism #StrongerTogether
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#NoHate #NoRacism #StrongerTogether
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Putin has signed an order to establish ‘security zone’ in Ukraine along the border with Russia, within the area of responsibility of the ‘Northern’ military command”
His goal is to expand control over the border regions of Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv. Taking over Kharkiv has always been his dream
His goal is to expand control over the border regions of Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv. Taking over Kharkiv has always been his dream
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Putin has signed an order to establish ‘security zone’ in Ukraine along the border with Russia, within the area of responsibility of the ‘Northern’ military command”
His goal is to expand control over the border regions of Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv. Taking over Kharkiv has always been his dream
His goal is to expand control over the border regions of Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv. Taking over Kharkiv has always been his dream
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Manafort, Giuliani, Gill and now Witkoff all acted as enforcers for Putin’s protection racket.
But if the West accepts bribery disguised as peace, it normalises conquest as a viable investment strategy
pdjukes.substack.com/p/bribery-di...
But if the West accepts bribery disguised as peace, it normalises conquest as a viable investment strategy
pdjukes.substack.com/p/bribery-di...
Bribery Disguised as Peace: From the Mariupol Plan to the Witkoff Deal
Manafort, Giuliani, Gill and now Witkoff all acted as enforcers for Putin’s protection racket. If the West accepts bribery disguised as peace, it normalises conquest as a viable investment strategy
pdjukes.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Manafort, Giuliani, Gill and now Witkoff all acted as enforcers for Putin’s protection racket.
But if the West accepts bribery disguised as peace, it normalises conquest as a viable investment strategy
pdjukes.substack.com/p/bribery-di...
But if the West accepts bribery disguised as peace, it normalises conquest as a viable investment strategy
pdjukes.substack.com/p/bribery-di...
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Won't be long before the Black Sea can be renamed the Dead Sea 2.0
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Won't be long before the Black Sea can be renamed the Dead Sea 2.0
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The best description of Witkoff I’ve seen in that headline.
Putin and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow
Steve Witkoff will hold talks at the Kremlin, after the White House said it was
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The best description of Witkoff I’ve seen in that headline.
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Ok sorry but did everyone know the phrase “double tap” but me? Did I miss this day in drug-boat-strike school?
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Ok sorry but did everyone know the phrase “double tap” but me? Did I miss this day in drug-boat-strike school?
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Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Always an excellent plan, when you are running a corrupt and hated autocracy, to piss off the military and show the highest levels of command you’ll scapegoat them for your ineptitude and moral failings. Has worked out so well for dictators before: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Always an excellent plan, when you are running a corrupt and hated autocracy, to piss off the military and show the highest levels of command you’ll scapegoat them for your ineptitude and moral failings. Has worked out so well for dictators before: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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The Women Throwing Off Their Hijabs in #Iran (Deepa Parent)
#IranRights #WomenLifeFreedom
(h/t The Guardian)
eaworldview.com/2025/12/iran...
#IranRights #WomenLifeFreedom
(h/t The Guardian)
eaworldview.com/2025/12/iran...
The Women Throwing Off Their Hijabs in Iran - EA WorldView
28-min podcast on women defying Iran laws for mandatory hijab, 3+ years after “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests for rights, reforms, and justice
eaworldview.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Women Throwing Off Their Hijabs in #Iran (Deepa Parent)
#IranRights #WomenLifeFreedom
(h/t The Guardian)
eaworldview.com/2025/12/iran...
#IranRights #WomenLifeFreedom
(h/t The Guardian)
eaworldview.com/2025/12/iran...
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House Democrats investigate Kash Patel's use of FBI jet www.axios.com/2025/12/01/k...
House Democrats investigate Kash Patel's use of FBI jet
Patel has reportedly used the plane to visit his girlfriend and to attend sporting events and fundraisers.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
House Democrats investigate Kash Patel's use of FBI jet www.axios.com/2025/12/01/k...
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Pete Hegseth, shown here describing his micropenis 🤏
December 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Pete Hegseth, shown here describing his micropenis 🤏
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Face of stupidity: Russian Col. Andrei Demurenko was given a new life in the US, generous friends, while politically targeted and suffering from poverty and corruption back home. But he still wanted to Make Russia Great Again and sees Putin as a savior.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Face of stupidity: Russian Col. Andrei Demurenko was given a new life in the US, generous friends, while politically targeted and suffering from poverty and corruption back home. But he still wanted to Make Russia Great Again and sees Putin as a savior.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
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🚨🚨"In crisis after crisis, Europe’s role is not only small but shrinking still. The question is, when will Europeans decide they’ve had enough of this weakness and irrelevance?". Great piece by @sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social on "Europe’s psychology of weakness":
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🚨🚨"In crisis after crisis, Europe’s role is not only small but shrinking still. The question is, when will Europeans decide they’ve had enough of this weakness and irrelevance?". Great piece by @sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social on "Europe’s psychology of weakness":
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1. Smarter cities & communities that use a lot less energy & generate a lot fewer emissions.
2. Rapid transition to sustainable energy sources.
3. Transformation of food systems, industry & air travel.
We know the solutions. We lack the will to defeat those actively blocking them. #ClimateCrisis
2. Rapid transition to sustainable energy sources.
3. Transformation of food systems, industry & air travel.
We know the solutions. We lack the will to defeat those actively blocking them. #ClimateCrisis
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
1. Smarter cities & communities that use a lot less energy & generate a lot fewer emissions.
2. Rapid transition to sustainable energy sources.
3. Transformation of food systems, industry & air travel.
We know the solutions. We lack the will to defeat those actively blocking them. #ClimateCrisis
2. Rapid transition to sustainable energy sources.
3. Transformation of food systems, industry & air travel.
We know the solutions. We lack the will to defeat those actively blocking them. #ClimateCrisis
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Analysis ahead of Witkoff-Putin meeting today:
However Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy.
However Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy.
Trump's push to end Ukraine war raises fears of 'ugly deal' for Europe
However Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing t...
www.reuters.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Analysis ahead of Witkoff-Putin meeting today:
However Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy.
However Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy.
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War crime cover-up, MRI cover-up, economic data cover-up, corruption cover-up and pedophile file cover-up.
Trump‘s cover-upministration.
Trump‘s cover-upministration.
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
War crime cover-up, MRI cover-up, economic data cover-up, corruption cover-up and pedophile file cover-up.
Trump‘s cover-upministration.
Trump‘s cover-upministration.
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Usually when Trump goes to bat for a foreigner, it's because they're a fellow corrupt leader he admires. Trump's pardon of a convicted drug lord doesn't even make *that* kind of sense. lnk.thebulwark.com/3KuNYPk
Sex Crimes. State Crimes. War Crimes.
We’re detecting a pattern with this administration.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Usually when Trump goes to bat for a foreigner, it's because they're a fellow corrupt leader he admires. Trump's pardon of a convicted drug lord doesn't even make *that* kind of sense. lnk.thebulwark.com/3KuNYPk
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I have to believe the six Democrats who posted the video about not obeying illegal orders knew that an order was given to kill the survivors of that boat strike. Because at the time it seemed to kind of come out of nowhere. It’s kind of indirectly confirming the reporting.
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I have to believe the six Democrats who posted the video about not obeying illegal orders knew that an order was given to kill the survivors of that boat strike. Because at the time it seemed to kind of come out of nowhere. It’s kind of indirectly confirming the reporting.
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Although NATO membership is enshrined in the Ukrainian Constitution, CNN reports that Ukraine could potentially be barred from joining the military alliance, which would be a significant concession to the nation that started the war.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/e...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/e...
After ‘progress’ in talks to end Ukraine war, US diplomacy faces Kremlin test | CNN
A source with direct knowledge of the Florida talks tells CNN the intensive negotiations were a “step forward” and “built on progress in Geneva.”
edition.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Although NATO membership is enshrined in the Ukrainian Constitution, CNN reports that Ukraine could potentially be barred from joining the military alliance, which would be a significant concession to the nation that started the war.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/e...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/e...
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There's a serial murderer in the neighbourhood. But instead of jailing him, you choose to give him a medal, invite him to the board of a local company, & gift him the homes he robbed.
Doesn't sound like a nice path to law and order? Then why is russia appeased this way? #russiaisaterroriststate
Doesn't sound like a nice path to law and order? Then why is russia appeased this way? #russiaisaterroriststate
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
There's a serial murderer in the neighbourhood. But instead of jailing him, you choose to give him a medal, invite him to the board of a local company, & gift him the homes he robbed.
Doesn't sound like a nice path to law and order? Then why is russia appeased this way? #russiaisaterroriststate
Doesn't sound like a nice path to law and order? Then why is russia appeased this way? #russiaisaterroriststate
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December 1, 2025
December 1, 2025
President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
December 1, 2025
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"It's no surprise."
@barbmcquade.bsky.social on a new appeals court ruling that former Trump attorney Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey
@barbmcquade.bsky.social on a new appeals court ruling that former Trump attorney Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 AM
"It's no surprise."
@barbmcquade.bsky.social on a new appeals court ruling that former Trump attorney Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey
@barbmcquade.bsky.social on a new appeals court ruling that former Trump attorney Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey
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You’ve probably seen that the 3rd Circuit ruled that Alina Habba wasn’t properly appointed by the administration as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. This piece explains why the court reached that conclusion. It was a unanimous decision. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Third Circuit Says "No" To Alina Habba as Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey
Monday morning, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Trump’s appointee to be U.S.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
You’ve probably seen that the 3rd Circuit ruled that Alina Habba wasn’t properly appointed by the administration as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. This piece explains why the court reached that conclusion. It was a unanimous decision. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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“People are protesting, boss.”
“Just use chemical weapons, duh.”
A very likely conversation between some high-ranking Georgian Dream official and a high-ranking Russian official a year ago.
“Just use chemical weapons, duh.”
A very likely conversation between some high-ranking Georgian Dream official and a high-ranking Russian official a year ago.
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“People are protesting, boss.”
“Just use chemical weapons, duh.”
A very likely conversation between some high-ranking Georgian Dream official and a high-ranking Russian official a year ago.
“Just use chemical weapons, duh.”
A very likely conversation between some high-ranking Georgian Dream official and a high-ranking Russian official a year ago.
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"Trump doesn't care about Ukraine."
@mcfaulmike.bsky.social breaks down his concerns about the renewed push -- led by the U.S. -- to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
@mcfaulmike.bsky.social breaks down his concerns about the renewed push -- led by the U.S. -- to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
"Trump doesn't care about Ukraine."
@mcfaulmike.bsky.social breaks down his concerns about the renewed push -- led by the U.S. -- to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
@mcfaulmike.bsky.social breaks down his concerns about the renewed push -- led by the U.S. -- to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
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So very proud of my Senator! 💙🌵
Mark Kelly is not going to be silenced by the sick buffonery of Trump and Hegseth, two deeply unserious people. They picked a fight with the wrong guy.
Wow. Mark Kelly’s Devastating Takedown of Trump.
December 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
So very proud of my Senator! 💙🌵