PhilipM
@biblio-phil.bsky.social
Lover of history, books & travel 🌏. Proud old-fashioned liberal; European citizen🇪🇺; Dual nationality🇬🇧🇳🇱; Hammers fan⚒️⚽️; Husband & Dad. #FBPE #RejoinEU #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦✌️#Antifascist💙
"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards"
"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards"
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PhilipM
@biblio-phil.bsky.social
· Feb 28
Happy to connect with like-minded people (check my bio) and grateful for those who follow me. If I've not followed back it's because I prefer to check bios and validate that your account is real so please be a bit patient. No DMs 🚫
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December 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Trump regime's new National Security Strategy is "a declaration of war against European democracy and the European way of life." I could not agree more. Bill Emmott's excoriation of this latest White House "slop" should be compulsory reading for all Europeans
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A declaration of political war
The Trump-Vance National Security Strategy is blatantly racist, declares an open intent of interfering in European politics, and is extraordinarily hostile to long-time allies
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Trump regime's new National Security Strategy is "a declaration of war against European democracy and the European way of life." I could not agree more. Bill Emmott's excoriation of this latest White House "slop" should be compulsory reading for all Europeans
open.substack.com/pub/billemmo...
open.substack.com/pub/billemmo...
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A "FIFA Peace Prize" is tantamount to getting an "AutoZone Best Actor in a Dramatic Play" award.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
December 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A "FIFA Peace Prize" is tantamount to getting an "AutoZone Best Actor in a Dramatic Play" award.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
Hilarious review of Loony Liz’s latest wheeze on YouTube.
She hasn’t twigged yet that her desperation to be politically relevant makes her a laughing stock: “And so she’s resigned to this, ranting in a shoebox on the internet” 🤡
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
She hasn’t twigged yet that her desperation to be politically relevant makes her a laughing stock: “And so she’s resigned to this, ranting in a shoebox on the internet” 🤡
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard
Britain’s briefest PM kept her fans waiting before launching her latest plea for Maga attention in the form of a ham-fisted YouTube talk show
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Hilarious review of Loony Liz’s latest wheeze on YouTube.
She hasn’t twigged yet that her desperation to be politically relevant makes her a laughing stock: “And so she’s resigned to this, ranting in a shoebox on the internet” 🤡
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
She hasn’t twigged yet that her desperation to be politically relevant makes her a laughing stock: “And so she’s resigned to this, ranting in a shoebox on the internet” 🤡
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The Secretary of Defense taking extrajudicial killing requests from podcast hosts
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The Secretary of Defense taking extrajudicial killing requests from podcast hosts
Brace yourselves for a load of balls later today when Trump and his lickspittle Gianni Infantino host the draw for #WorldCup2026 ⚽🏆
Apparently #FIFA's skin-crawling rim-licking Infantisimo will present Diaper Trump with a specially concocted 'NoBalls Piss Prize' ❌🍒
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Apparently #FIFA's skin-crawling rim-licking Infantisimo will present Diaper Trump with a specially concocted 'NoBalls Piss Prize' ❌🍒
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump will have speaking role at World Cup draw
President Donald Trump will feature prominently at Friday’s Kennedy Center ceremony and participate in a ceremonial ball draw with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark ...
www.politico.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Brace yourselves for a load of balls later today when Trump and his lickspittle Gianni Infantino host the draw for #WorldCup2026 ⚽🏆
Apparently #FIFA's skin-crawling rim-licking Infantisimo will present Diaper Trump with a specially concocted 'NoBalls Piss Prize' ❌🍒
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Apparently #FIFA's skin-crawling rim-licking Infantisimo will present Diaper Trump with a specially concocted 'NoBalls Piss Prize' ❌🍒
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
The UK's Financial Times editors go where America's MSM fear to tread.
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Publicly outing the incompetence and moral depravity of a bombastic whiskey-addled blowhard who casually endangers the lives of U.S. military personnel he's supposed to lead.
#PeteHegseth
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Publicly outing the incompetence and moral depravity of a bombastic whiskey-addled blowhard who casually endangers the lives of U.S. military personnel he's supposed to lead.
#PeteHegseth
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The UK's Financial Times editors go where America's MSM fear to tread.
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Publicly outing the incompetence and moral depravity of a bombastic whiskey-addled blowhard who casually endangers the lives of U.S. military personnel he's supposed to lead.
#PeteHegseth
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Publicly outing the incompetence and moral depravity of a bombastic whiskey-addled blowhard who casually endangers the lives of U.S. military personnel he's supposed to lead.
#PeteHegseth
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Russia may be advancing on the battlefield, but only slowly and at a huge cost in men and money. So Europe faces three strategic tasks
Enough dithering. Europe must pay to save Ukraine
America will not. Europe’s security depends on agreeing how to
econ.st
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Russia may be advancing on the battlefield, but only slowly and at a huge cost in men and money. So Europe faces three strategic tasks
These👇 two untrustworthy Trump knuckleheads are still trying to stitch-up Ukraine:
‘A Ukrainian official familiar with the US proposal in Moscow said: “They have things we refused to discuss . . . things we did not endorse that they want to discuss with the Russians”’
#WitlessWitkoff #JavidKashner
‘A Ukrainian official familiar with the US proposal in Moscow said: “They have things we refused to discuss . . . things we did not endorse that they want to discuss with the Russians”’
#WitlessWitkoff #JavidKashner
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
These👇 two untrustworthy Trump knuckleheads are still trying to stitch-up Ukraine:
‘A Ukrainian official familiar with the US proposal in Moscow said: “They have things we refused to discuss . . . things we did not endorse that they want to discuss with the Russians”’
#WitlessWitkoff #JavidKashner
‘A Ukrainian official familiar with the US proposal in Moscow said: “They have things we refused to discuss . . . things we did not endorse that they want to discuss with the Russians”’
#WitlessWitkoff #JavidKashner
How Trump has manipulated the Epstein files, deceived the American people and corrupted the course of justice. A stinging rebuke by the NYT of this loathsome, pervert of a president and his crooked self-serving minions
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Opinion | Trump Has Made the Epstein Saga a Case Study in Manipulation
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
How Trump has manipulated the Epstein files, deceived the American people and corrupted the course of justice. A stinging rebuke by the NYT of this loathsome, pervert of a president and his crooked self-serving minions
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
It behoves Belgian PM Bart De Wever to heed Putin’s new threat of war on Europe and now unfreeze the €130bn of Russian money in European banks. It’s urgently needed to sustain Ukraine’s courageous resistance to the War Criminal’s aggression & to re-arm Europe. FFS!
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Vladimir Putin accuses Europeans of sabotaging Ukraine peace push
Russian president hosts Witkoff and Kushner for negotiations as military claims battlefield advances in Donetsk
giftarticle.ft.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It behoves Belgian PM Bart De Wever to heed Putin’s new threat of war on Europe and now unfreeze the €130bn of Russian money in European banks. It’s urgently needed to sustain Ukraine’s courageous resistance to the War Criminal’s aggression & to re-arm Europe. FFS!
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Trump’s special U.S Carpet Bagger Envoys - Witless Witkoff & Javid Kashner - have arrived safely in Moscow to meet with War Criminal #Putin in an effort to carve up #Ukraine, betray its citizens, condemn them to Russian serfdom and the jackboot, whilst creating ‘deals’ to enrich themselves and Trump
December 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump’s special U.S Carpet Bagger Envoys - Witless Witkoff & Javid Kashner - have arrived safely in Moscow to meet with War Criminal #Putin in an effort to carve up #Ukraine, betray its citizens, condemn them to Russian serfdom and the jackboot, whilst creating ‘deals’ to enrich themselves and Trump
Tory 'Hooray Henry' haughtily mansplains to Sophy Ridge why Rachel Reeves must resign.
And there I was having thought that this sub-breed of supercilious 'look-down-your-nose' Tory-ism was extinct (at least since GE2024)😳
#SkyNews
And there I was having thought that this sub-breed of supercilious 'look-down-your-nose' Tory-ism was extinct (at least since GE2024)😳
#SkyNews
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Tory 'Hooray Henry' haughtily mansplains to Sophy Ridge why Rachel Reeves must resign.
And there I was having thought that this sub-breed of supercilious 'look-down-your-nose' Tory-ism was extinct (at least since GE2024)😳
#SkyNews
And there I was having thought that this sub-breed of supercilious 'look-down-your-nose' Tory-ism was extinct (at least since GE2024)😳
#SkyNews
Far too few (courageous) Brexit apostates publicly acknowledge the huge damage this nonsensical populism has had on the country's economy - and the pockets of its citizens. So the country muddles along, impoverished, stagnant, pessimistic, as Europe's sick invalid
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Hard Truths
Thoughts on the state of Britain including is the chancellor guilty of market abuse, potential good news for gilts, the myth of Benefits Street, and some welcome Brexit apostasy
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Far too few (courageous) Brexit apostates publicly acknowledge the huge damage this nonsensical populism has had on the country's economy - and the pockets of its citizens. So the country muddles along, impoverished, stagnant, pessimistic, as Europe's sick invalid
open.substack.com/pub/nixons/p...
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Hmmm...NATO's leadership ponders whether to hit back proactively at Russia's hybrid war. Hmmm...difficult one that. Our leaders are hand-wringing, agonizing intellectually, prevaricating over moral & legal imponderables. Meantime, Europe is under attack - at war, if truth be told
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Nato considers being ‘more aggressive’ against Russia’s hybrid warfare
Alliance’s top military officer says it could become proactive in dealing with threat from Moscow
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December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Hmmm...NATO's leadership ponders whether to hit back proactively at Russia's hybrid war. Hmmm...difficult one that. Our leaders are hand-wringing, agonizing intellectually, prevaricating over moral & legal imponderables. Meantime, Europe is under attack - at war, if truth be told
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Over 100,000 signatures. Thanks to all who helped get this petition over the line. Now for a parliamentary debate. But that must lead to instant release of the Russia Report and an independent judicial public inquiry/investigation with powers to refer suspected corruption cases to DPP (prosecution)✌️
November 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Over 100,000 signatures. Thanks to all who helped get this petition over the line. Now for a parliamentary debate. But that must lead to instant release of the Russia Report and an independent judicial public inquiry/investigation with powers to refer suspected corruption cases to DPP (prosecution)✌️
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Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
This public inquiry needs to happen. Ex-PM Boozo Johnson 'sat' on the Russia Report for a reason and is suspected of close 'links' to Russian oligarchs. Brits need to know the extent of the Kremlin's 🕷️insidious influence on UK politics & democracy. Please sign👍
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This public inquiry needs to happen. Ex-PM Boozo Johnson 'sat' on the Russia Report for a reason and is suspected of close 'links' to Russian oligarchs. Brits need to know the extent of the Kremlin's 🕷️insidious influence on UK politics & democracy. Please sign👍
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
At a time of unprecedented threats to Europe & Ukraine’s existential fight against a brutal invasion, we have Belgium’s bookkeepers led by Bart de Wever refusing to release Russia’s frozen assets that would give Ukraine 🇺🇦 a
lifeline and a fighting chance of survival. Shame on you 🇧🇪
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lifeline and a fighting chance of survival. Shame on you 🇧🇪
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Belgium says using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine will endanger a peace deal
Prime Minister Bart De Wever sets out conditions that would resolve his objections to a proposed €140bn EU loan to Kyiv
on.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
At a time of unprecedented threats to Europe & Ukraine’s existential fight against a brutal invasion, we have Belgium’s bookkeepers led by Bart de Wever refusing to release Russia’s frozen assets that would give Ukraine 🇺🇦 a
lifeline and a fighting chance of survival. Shame on you 🇧🇪
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lifeline and a fighting chance of survival. Shame on you 🇧🇪
on.ft.com/4oGAE8V