Nicolas
@ragnarleviking.bsky.social
Retired lefty lawyer living in Normandy. French citizen and British subject. Northerner. Europhile. Aspiring bodhrán player.
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· Apr 28
Bluesky logged me out of my account @ragnar-viking.bsky.social and despite resets etc am unable to get back in, hence this “recovery“ account …
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"In 1,000 days of war, Russia seized less than 1% of Ukraine's territory and failed to achieve its strategic goals." - Finnish President Stubb.
He also noted that the Russian economy is stagnating: zero growth, exhausted reserves, high interest rates, and inflation.
He also noted that the Russian economy is stagnating: zero growth, exhausted reserves, high interest rates, and inflation.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"In 1,000 days of war, Russia seized less than 1% of Ukraine's territory and failed to achieve its strategic goals." - Finnish President Stubb.
He also noted that the Russian economy is stagnating: zero growth, exhausted reserves, high interest rates, and inflation.
He also noted that the Russian economy is stagnating: zero growth, exhausted reserves, high interest rates, and inflation.
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If it's a Russian advent calendar, shouldn't a journalist or opposition leader fall out of each window that you open...?
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If it's a Russian advent calendar, shouldn't a journalist or opposition leader fall out of each window that you open...?
Oh boy !
Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview | Pete Hegseth | The Guardian
Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview | Pete Hegseth | The Guardian
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Oh boy !
Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview | Pete Hegseth | The Guardian
Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview | Pete Hegseth | The Guardian
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Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
December 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
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Pause for a moment and think…
10,743 russian drones attacked Ukraine over the past two months🤬
10,743 russian drones attacked Ukraine over the past two months🤬
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Pause for a moment and think…
10,743 russian drones attacked Ukraine over the past two months🤬
10,743 russian drones attacked Ukraine over the past two months🤬
The brutal irony of this statement!
America and its indigenous peoples were invaded & slaughtered by entitled killers and leeches who sucked the land and its native inhabitants dry.
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America and its indigenous peoples were invaded & slaughtered by entitled killers and leeches who sucked the land and its native inhabitants dry.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The brutal irony of this statement!
America and its indigenous peoples were invaded & slaughtered by entitled killers and leeches who sucked the land and its native inhabitants dry.
@LakotaMan1
America and its indigenous peoples were invaded & slaughtered by entitled killers and leeches who sucked the land and its native inhabitants dry.
@LakotaMan1
“Europe is preventing the US administration from achieving peace on Ukraine,” Putin claimed yesterday.
Interpretation - Putin demands total capitulation of Ukraine and Europe won’t allow it.
Putin stamping his corrupt feet cos for once he has an opposition that he can’t throw out of a window
Interpretation - Putin demands total capitulation of Ukraine and Europe won’t allow it.
Putin stamping his corrupt feet cos for once he has an opposition that he can’t throw out of a window
December 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
“Europe is preventing the US administration from achieving peace on Ukraine,” Putin claimed yesterday.
Interpretation - Putin demands total capitulation of Ukraine and Europe won’t allow it.
Putin stamping his corrupt feet cos for once he has an opposition that he can’t throw out of a window
Interpretation - Putin demands total capitulation of Ukraine and Europe won’t allow it.
Putin stamping his corrupt feet cos for once he has an opposition that he can’t throw out of a window
And just 2 drones over a Belgian airport disrupted flights for a week
Pause for a moment and think…
10,743 russian drones attacked Ukraine over the past two months🤬
10,743 russian drones attacked Ukraine over the past two months🤬
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
And just 2 drones over a Belgian airport disrupted flights for a week
It’s no wonder Northerners feel hard done by. The ghost train was only running empty to London so that Avanti could run trains FROM London …
Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision | Rail industry | The Guardian
Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision | Rail industry | The Guardian
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It’s no wonder Northerners feel hard done by. The ghost train was only running empty to London so that Avanti could run trains FROM London …
Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision | Rail industry | The Guardian
Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision | Rail industry | The Guardian
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L’ingérence de Trump dans la campagne électorale au Honduras révèle ses contradictions en matière de lutte contre le narcotrafic
L’ingérence de Trump dans la campagne électorale au Honduras révèle ses contradictions en matière de lutte contre le narcotrafic
Le président américain a annoncé vouloir gracier l’ex-président hondurien Juan Orlando Hernandez, condamné aux Etats-Unis pour trafic de drogue, alors que des élections générales étaient organisées, dimanche, dans ce pays d’Amérique centrale.
www.lemonde.fr
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
L’ingérence de Trump dans la campagne électorale au Honduras révèle ses contradictions en matière de lutte contre le narcotrafic
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Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Kafkaesque lunacy
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers | Rail industry | The Guardian
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers | Rail industry | The Guardian
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Kafkaesque lunacy
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers | Rail industry | The Guardian
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers | Rail industry | The Guardian
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
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How the Daily Mail has responded to a Budget that will slightly raise wages for young people, vs how they responded to a Budget that almost crashed the entire economy
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
How the Daily Mail has responded to a Budget that will slightly raise wages for young people, vs how they responded to a Budget that almost crashed the entire economy
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Secretly negotiating with the Russians to deliver them a wish list peace plan sounds more like sedition than asking soldiers to follow Constitutional law.
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Secretly negotiating with the Russians to deliver them a wish list peace plan sounds more like sedition than asking soldiers to follow Constitutional law.
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If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
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The truth is, that whenever USA has engaged in wars its withdrawal always ends in chaos as it fails to understand anything about the invaded country. It failed to listen to Churchill concerning Russia at the end of WW2, then Korea,Vietnam,Iraq, Afghanistan. Hence it’s Ukraine peace plan. Chaos.
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The truth is, that whenever USA has engaged in wars its withdrawal always ends in chaos as it fails to understand anything about the invaded country. It failed to listen to Churchill concerning Russia at the end of WW2, then Korea,Vietnam,Iraq, Afghanistan. Hence it’s Ukraine peace plan. Chaos.
So, my wife now has just one kidney following her cancer diagnosis. Slow recovery that leads to questions about how now to deal with her pancreatic tumour.
Cancer is a bastard and has turned our lives upside down.
Cancer is a bastard and has turned our lives upside down.
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
So, my wife now has just one kidney following her cancer diagnosis. Slow recovery that leads to questions about how now to deal with her pancreatic tumour.
Cancer is a bastard and has turned our lives upside down.
Cancer is a bastard and has turned our lives upside down.
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I’m starting to think your Nobel Peace Prize odds diminish when you’re making death threats to your political opponents. Quiet, piggy 🐽
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I’m starting to think your Nobel Peace Prize odds diminish when you’re making death threats to your political opponents. Quiet, piggy 🐽
Witkoff bring outmatched and outmanoeuvred by savvy Russians. Disgusting
US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv | Ukraine | The Guardian
US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv | Ukraine | The Guardian
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Witkoff bring outmatched and outmanoeuvred by savvy Russians. Disgusting
US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv | Ukraine | The Guardian
US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv | Ukraine | The Guardian
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The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.