John Milner
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Please remember this next time you hear Nigel Farage and Reform say we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
December 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Please remember this next time you hear Nigel Farage and Reform say we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
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Dugin's 1997 description of the UK as a 'strategic floating base' of the USA that needs to be cut off from the EU keeps popping in my mind.
The fact that his wildest dreams have come to pass since then, and the USA is now a Russian ally, is really starting to make this island feel unsafe.
The fact that his wildest dreams have come to pass since then, and the USA is now a Russian ally, is really starting to make this island feel unsafe.
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Dugin's 1997 description of the UK as a 'strategic floating base' of the USA that needs to be cut off from the EU keeps popping in my mind.
The fact that his wildest dreams have come to pass since then, and the USA is now a Russian ally, is really starting to make this island feel unsafe.
The fact that his wildest dreams have come to pass since then, and the USA is now a Russian ally, is really starting to make this island feel unsafe.
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Dugin's 1997 description of the UK as a 'strategic floating base' of the USA that needs to be cut off from the EU keeps popping in my mind.
The fact that his wildest dreams have come to pass since then, and the USA is now a Russian ally, is really starting to make this island feel unsafe.
The fact that his wildest dreams have come to pass since then, and the USA is now a Russian ally, is really starting to make this island feel unsafe.
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This is accurate. Russia has succeeded very well in convincing media in Europe and the UK that the conflict is far more one-sided in Russia’s favour than is genuinely the case - and that contributes to the assumption that it should be settled in Russia’s favour sooner rather than later.
One of the frustrating aspects of Trump's 'peace' efforts is that he resides in an echo chamber that doesn't acknowledge the real difficulties that Russia is facing in continuing its war in Ukraine - and it is an echo chamber that influences media coverage, judging by the questions that I get asked!
Time is not working for Russia, and things will only get worse.
“Putin is very likely preparing to attempt to offset Russia’s near-exhaustion of voluntary recruitment in 2026 by mobilizing elements of Russia’s strategic reserve to sustain combat operations in Ukraine.”
“Putin is very likely preparing to attempt to offset Russia’s near-exhaustion of voluntary recruitment in 2026 by mobilizing elements of Russia’s strategic reserve to sustain combat operations in Ukraine.”
December 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This is accurate. Russia has succeeded very well in convincing media in Europe and the UK that the conflict is far more one-sided in Russia’s favour than is genuinely the case - and that contributes to the assumption that it should be settled in Russia’s favour sooner rather than later.
X really ought to be shutdown across Europe and the antipodes at least
🔴Elon Musk Has Made X a Threat to Democracy and His War on the EU Proves It
Caroline Orr Bueno reports on how the billionaire X owner has turned Twitter into a tool for foreign interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
Caroline Orr Bueno reports on how the billionaire X owner has turned Twitter into a tool for foreign interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
Elon Musk Has Made X a Threat to Democracy and His War on the EU Proves It
Caroline Orr Bueno reports on how the billionaire X owner has turned Twitter into a tool for foreign interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation
bylinetimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
X really ought to be shutdown across Europe and the antipodes at least
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Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
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Elon Musk has weaponized and monetized a global disinformation network on X, which he is using to help him fight his new war against the EU. My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social:
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Elon Musk has weaponized and monetized a global disinformation network on X, which he is using to help him fight his new war against the EU. My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social:
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
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"The UK’s politics have already changed. Our electoral system hasn’t, and it’s holding the country back"
ICYMI this is a truly brilliant, simple explainer of everything that's wrong with FPTP by @emmacampaigner.bsky.social od @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-needs-...
ICYMI this is a truly brilliant, simple explainer of everything that's wrong with FPTP by @emmacampaigner.bsky.social od @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-needs-...
The quiet crisis at the heart of British democracy
Our politics have changed, but our voting system remains the same – and it’s holding us back
www.opendemocracy.net
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"The UK’s politics have already changed. Our electoral system hasn’t, and it’s holding the country back"
ICYMI this is a truly brilliant, simple explainer of everything that's wrong with FPTP by @emmacampaigner.bsky.social od @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-needs-...
ICYMI this is a truly brilliant, simple explainer of everything that's wrong with FPTP by @emmacampaigner.bsky.social od @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-needs-...
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A positive take on a dark day
This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
America's Weakness, Europe's Strength
The 'new' national security strategy is the admission of defeat from a declining country
arthursnell.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A positive take on a dark day
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A lot of people are waking up to Putin's meddling in British politics...
Here's 'A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond' w/ @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
@goldbergradio.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Here's 'A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond' w/ @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
@goldbergradio.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
A Beginners Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 29/11/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A lot of people are waking up to Putin's meddling in British politics...
Here's 'A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond' w/ @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
@goldbergradio.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Here's 'A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond' w/ @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
@goldbergradio.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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🔴The Plan. The Corruption. The Reality
Paul Niland examines exactly what is being demanded of Ukraine by Trump, Witkoff and Putin's 'peace plan', and asks for what price are American oligarchs so blatantly selling out an ally?
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
Paul Niland examines exactly what is being demanded of Ukraine by Trump, Witkoff and Putin's 'peace plan', and asks for what price are American oligarchs so blatantly selling out an ally?
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
The Plan. The Corruption. The Reality
Paul Niland examines exactly what is being demanded of Ukraine by Trump, Witkoff and Putin's 'peace plan', and asks for what price are American oligarchs so blatantly selling out an ally?
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🔴The Plan. The Corruption. The Reality
Paul Niland examines exactly what is being demanded of Ukraine by Trump, Witkoff and Putin's 'peace plan', and asks for what price are American oligarchs so blatantly selling out an ally?
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
Paul Niland examines exactly what is being demanded of Ukraine by Trump, Witkoff and Putin's 'peace plan', and asks for what price are American oligarchs so blatantly selling out an ally?
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
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"The recent exposure of covert foreign influence via imposter accounts on X is jarring enough as it is, but a closer look reveals an even more concerning reality: these accounts did not flourish in spite of the platform’s policies, but because of them" bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"The recent exposure of covert foreign influence via imposter accounts on X is jarring enough as it is, but a closer look reveals an even more concerning reality: these accounts did not flourish in spite of the platform’s policies, but because of them" bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
We need finally to recognise that the “special relationship “ has always been a fantasy
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We need finally to recognise that the “special relationship “ has always been a fantasy
The fact is that Trump is a problem creator not a problem solver
Meanwhile, Trump calls the affordability crisis a “scam” and a Democrat-crafted “con-job”...
Not the way to fix the problem, Donald.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/new-poll-americans-call-cost-of-living-worse-than-ever_uk_693290e2e4b0d581e0920efe
Not the way to fix the problem, Donald.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/new-poll-americans-call-cost-of-living-worse-than-ever_uk_693290e2e4b0d581e0920efe
Damning New Poll: Americans Say Cost Of Living Is 'Worst They Can Ever Remember'
A rising number of President Donald Trump's own voters think he's responsible for higher prices, according to new data.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The fact is that Trump is a problem creator not a problem solver
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For the first ~6 years of its existence, the big question around crypto currency was “what’s the use case”— @kashhill.bsky.social had a great 2013 “living on bitcoin” story that was defining.
But for the last year the answer has been clear: crypto’s best use case is fraud & political corruption
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But for the last year the answer has been clear: crypto’s best use case is fraud & political corruption
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December 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
For the first ~6 years of its existence, the big question around crypto currency was “what’s the use case”— @kashhill.bsky.social had a great 2013 “living on bitcoin” story that was defining.
But for the last year the answer has been clear: crypto’s best use case is fraud & political corruption
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But for the last year the answer has been clear: crypto’s best use case is fraud & political corruption
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As a leader, Starmer’s main job should be to do what’s best for the UK. Lead. Not run scared of polls, hostile media, the next election. The surest way to lose the next election will be by continuing to muddle along, and pretending the British people are too stupid to notice.
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
As a leader, Starmer’s main job should be to do what’s best for the UK. Lead. Not run scared of polls, hostile media, the next election. The surest way to lose the next election will be by continuing to muddle along, and pretending the British people are too stupid to notice.
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my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Why isn't this being widely reported and investigated in the media, why only the brave folk at @bylinetimes.bsky.social ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkZz...
Boris Johnson's KGB Links EXPOSED - John Sweeney FULL Documentary
YouTube video by Byline TV
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Why isn't this being widely reported and investigated in the media, why only the brave folk at @bylinetimes.bsky.social ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkZz...
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Rant alert: Trump’s national security strategy trashing the EU and core values at heart of transatlantic alliance makes it all the more urgent for Starmer to pursue bolder reset with EU. His timidity loses valuable time and risks leaving us even more subject to events rather than shaping them. 🧵
🔴‘Keir Starmer’s Brexit Blind Spot Leaves Britain With a Major Missed Opportunity’
It was striking that the most impressive recent speech on Britain’s future in Europe came not from our current Prime Minister, but from one of his Conservative predecessors, argues @alexhh.bsky.social
It was striking that the most impressive recent speech on Britain’s future in Europe came not from our current Prime Minister, but from one of his Conservative predecessors, argues @alexhh.bsky.social
'Keir Starmer's Brexit Blind Spot Leaves Britain With a Major Missed Opportunity'
It was striking that the most impressive speech on Britain's future in Europe this week came not from our current Prime Minister, but from one of his Conservative predecessors, argues Alexandra Hall H...
bylinetimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Rant alert: Trump’s national security strategy trashing the EU and core values at heart of transatlantic alliance makes it all the more urgent for Starmer to pursue bolder reset with EU. His timidity loses valuable time and risks leaving us even more subject to events rather than shaping them. 🧵
Nobody in their right mind gives a tuppeny damn what these folk think
Musk y Medvedev llamando a la abolición de la UE y la mayoría de los que estáis aquí seguís en X
Por pura adicción, aunque no lo queráis reconocer. Por adicción y por morbo.
Por pura adicción, aunque no lo queráis reconocer. Por adicción y por morbo.
Musk, Medvedev and the Long War on Europe
Dmitry Medvedev joining Elon Musk in a call for the abolition of the EU captures fifteen years of Kremlin information warfare since Ukraine’s EU Maidan, and encapsulates the story of Trojan Horses
pdjukes.substack.com/p/musk-medve...
Dmitry Medvedev joining Elon Musk in a call for the abolition of the EU captures fifteen years of Kremlin information warfare since Ukraine’s EU Maidan, and encapsulates the story of Trojan Horses
pdjukes.substack.com/p/musk-medve...
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Nobody in their right mind gives a tuppeny damn what these folk think
Musk is obnoxious and I have blocked him on X I advise everyone to do the same. He has nothing useful to say as far as I can see.
Elon should understand that this our continent and we have our rules here. If Musk feels like he does not want to abide by these rules with his platform, he might as well pull Twitter from the EU market. Personally I do not think that the EU would suffer that much from it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Musk is obnoxious and I have blocked him on X I advise everyone to do the same. He has nothing useful to say as far as I can see.
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Starmer accuses the Brexiters of selling Brexit on lies and false promises. He’s guilty of pretence and obfuscation now. The EU won’t trust us or even consider major changes to the current deal if British politicians continue to lie, hedge and mislead. Act like a leader, Starmer. Damnit, man. LEAD.
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Starmer accuses the Brexiters of selling Brexit on lies and false promises. He’s guilty of pretence and obfuscation now. The EU won’t trust us or even consider major changes to the current deal if British politicians continue to lie, hedge and mislead. Act like a leader, Starmer. Damnit, man. LEAD.
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“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper