Arthur Snell
@snellarthur.bsky.social
Writer, podcaster and former diplomat.
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Elemental: How we will live in a warming world
I'm excited to share with you the cover of my upcoming book, out in March.
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🚨🚨My book, Elemental, is out in March🚨🚨
But you can pre-order it now from Amazon & Waterstones. Amazon will lock in any future discount.
Why, I hear you ask?
Because *it's my 50th birthday today*
(Prosaic reason - it helps immensely if we get good pre-orders.)
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But you can pre-order it now from Amazon & Waterstones. Amazon will lock in any future discount.
Why, I hear you ask?
Because *it's my 50th birthday today*
(Prosaic reason - it helps immensely if we get good pre-orders.)
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November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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This is very good from @privateeyenews.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This is very good from @privateeyenews.bsky.social
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"A US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms."
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West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’
US group Dekleptocracy identifies additives for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilities
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November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"A US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms."
@theguardian.com
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@theguardian.com
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Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
From Ruins to Russian Residences
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
What Kallas tells us was already in @globsec.bsky.social’s brilliant Julia Osmolovska’s dissection of Russia’s “peace” plan.
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www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What Kallas tells us was already in @globsec.bsky.social’s brilliant Julia Osmolovska’s dissection of Russia’s “peace” plan.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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If you give the other side everything they want, apparently they stop trying to take it by force. Huh.
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Press: "What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?"
Trump "Their big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land."
Yeah. That's basically how surrendering works.
Trump "Their big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land."
Yeah. That's basically how surrendering works.
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
If you give the other side everything they want, apparently they stop trying to take it by force. Huh.
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Simply extraordinary that MPs are reading the details of the Budget on their phones before the Chancellor delivers it. These figures can move markets; it’s shocking that they have leaked prematurely.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
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Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live
The Office for Budget Responsibility unexpectedly publishes its growth forecast ahead of Reeves's statement at 12:30 GMT.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Simply extraordinary that MPs are reading the details of the Budget on their phones before the Chancellor delivers it. These figures can move markets; it’s shocking that they have leaked prematurely.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
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🚨🚨New episode 🚨🚨
With Ukraine possibly days from being forced to accept a surrender deal, I spoke to @globsec.bsky.social’s Iuliia Osmolovska as well as @sturdyalex.bsky.social about where this deal came from, the latest from Geneva and where go from here.
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With Ukraine possibly days from being forced to accept a surrender deal, I spoke to @globsec.bsky.social’s Iuliia Osmolovska as well as @sturdyalex.bsky.social about where this deal came from, the latest from Geneva and where go from here.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Ukraine Crisis: Will Trump Force Moscow's Deal on Zelenskyy?
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 25/11/2025 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🚨🚨New episode 🚨🚨
With Ukraine possibly days from being forced to accept a surrender deal, I spoke to @globsec.bsky.social’s Iuliia Osmolovska as well as @sturdyalex.bsky.social about where this deal came from, the latest from Geneva and where go from here.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
With Ukraine possibly days from being forced to accept a surrender deal, I spoke to @globsec.bsky.social’s Iuliia Osmolovska as well as @sturdyalex.bsky.social about where this deal came from, the latest from Geneva and where go from here.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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Dim Philby
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Dim Philby
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During the podcast, Iuliia talked about her work @globsec.bsky.social on future scenarios for Ukraine. You can find their report here:
www.globsec.org/what-we-do/p...
www.globsec.org/what-we-do/p...
www.globsec.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
During the podcast, Iuliia talked about her work @globsec.bsky.social on future scenarios for Ukraine. You can find their report here:
www.globsec.org/what-we-do/p...
www.globsec.org/what-we-do/p...
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Reminds me of the Tory lockdown party
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Reminds me of the Tory lockdown party
“How dare they smile, enjoy snatched moments, or for that matter, breathe.”
There is so much messed up about this front page Express story today.
There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing.
And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."
There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing.
And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
“How dare they smile, enjoy snatched moments, or for that matter, breathe.”
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I turned suddenly to my son and said: Name two pronouns! He panicked and yelled back: Who? Me?
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I turned suddenly to my son and said: Name two pronouns! He panicked and yelled back: Who? Me?
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Timely episode of Behind The Lines on the real implications of Trump's botched "peace deal" and what next for Ukraine. @snellarthur.bsky.social chats to Ukrainian diplomat Iuliia Osmolowska and explains it to me.
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Ukraine Crisis: Will Trump Force Moscow's Deal on Zelenskyy?
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 25/11/2025 · 55m
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November 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Timely episode of Behind The Lines on the real implications of Trump's botched "peace deal" and what next for Ukraine. @snellarthur.bsky.social chats to Ukrainian diplomat Iuliia Osmolowska and explains it to me.
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🚨🚨New episode 🚨🚨
With Ukraine possibly days from being forced to accept a surrender deal, I spoke to @globsec.bsky.social’s Iuliia Osmolovska as well as @sturdyalex.bsky.social about where this deal came from, the latest from Geneva and where go from here.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
With Ukraine possibly days from being forced to accept a surrender deal, I spoke to @globsec.bsky.social’s Iuliia Osmolovska as well as @sturdyalex.bsky.social about where this deal came from, the latest from Geneva and where go from here.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Ukraine Crisis: Will Trump Force Moscow's Deal on Zelenskyy?
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 25/11/2025 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🚨🚨New episode 🚨🚨
With Ukraine possibly days from being forced to accept a surrender deal, I spoke to @globsec.bsky.social’s Iuliia Osmolovska as well as @sturdyalex.bsky.social about where this deal came from, the latest from Geneva and where go from here.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
With Ukraine possibly days from being forced to accept a surrender deal, I spoke to @globsec.bsky.social’s Iuliia Osmolovska as well as @sturdyalex.bsky.social about where this deal came from, the latest from Geneva and where go from here.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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NBC: In June, Don Jr & Eric touted the new Trump cell phone. Months later, there's no sign the phone is real. The Trump Mobile website scrubbed any mention of a release date but continues to collect $100 down payments on the promise of availability “later this year.”
#ProudBlue #Pinks
#ProudBlue #Pinks
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
NBC: In June, Don Jr & Eric touted the new Trump cell phone. Months later, there's no sign the phone is real. The Trump Mobile website scrubbed any mention of a release date but continues to collect $100 down payments on the promise of availability “later this year.”
#ProudBlue #Pinks
#ProudBlue #Pinks
The Age of the Toddler
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Age of the Toddler
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But, surprisingly cheap to buy a politician.
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
But, surprisingly cheap to buy a politician.
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Internet erupts as MAGA influencers exposed for being based in other countries
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Internet erupts as MAGA influencers exposed for being based in other countries
A large number of MAGA social media influencers were exposed over the weekend as being being based in other countries.Podcaster Matt Binder posted screenshots showing that Charlie’s Voice Rising, a po...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Internet erupts as MAGA influencers exposed for being based in other countries
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The Conservatives have failed to win a single council seat in the South East since May.
Lib Dems, however, are going strong. 💪
Lib Dems, however, are going strong. 💪
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The Conservatives have failed to win a single council seat in the South East since May.
Lib Dems, however, are going strong. 💪
Lib Dems, however, are going strong. 💪
“UK is costliest country to…”
- build nuclear power
- build fast rail
- build a house
- buy a house
- rent a house
- travel by train
- buy a beer
- power your home
- pay for childcare
- insure a car
- stay in a hotel
- go to the dentist
- buy bog roll
At least some museums are free….
- build nuclear power
- build fast rail
- build a house
- buy a house
- rent a house
- travel by train
- buy a beer
- power your home
- pay for childcare
- insure a car
- stay in a hotel
- go to the dentist
- buy bog roll
At least some museums are free….
UK is costliest country to build new nuclear power, government review warns on.ft.com/48gamUG
UK is costliest country to build new nuclear power, government review warns
Task force calls for super regulator to seize control of sprawling bureaucracy
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November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“UK is costliest country to…”
- build nuclear power
- build fast rail
- build a house
- buy a house
- rent a house
- travel by train
- buy a beer
- power your home
- pay for childcare
- insure a car
- stay in a hotel
- go to the dentist
- buy bog roll
At least some museums are free….
- build nuclear power
- build fast rail
- build a house
- buy a house
- rent a house
- travel by train
- buy a beer
- power your home
- pay for childcare
- insure a car
- stay in a hotel
- go to the dentist
- buy bog roll
At least some museums are free….
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possibly they'd just assumed primary residences were fully exempt. I'd understand it more if it was something that had just happened, but she died in April. "it's so unfair we have to pay inheritance tax on a massive unearned million-pound profit". sorry, zero sympathy here.
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
possibly they'd just assumed primary residences were fully exempt. I'd understand it more if it was something that had just happened, but she died in April. "it's so unfair we have to pay inheritance tax on a massive unearned million-pound profit". sorry, zero sympathy here.
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Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
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Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
This is the Observer's coverage of the Reform Russian Spie Scandal... 600 words on page 22 of the printed newspaper.
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!