Dom
@domruston.bsky.social
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· Sep 3
This one thing perfectly highlights the failure of the U.K. political process:
The referendum result was 52/48.
That is *not* a decision or a mandate. It’s basically a *we don’t know *.
Would you bet your family’s future on a 52/48 opinion? Of course not.
But Theresa May did. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
The referendum result was 52/48.
That is *not* a decision or a mandate. It’s basically a *we don’t know *.
Would you bet your family’s future on a 52/48 opinion? Of course not.
But Theresa May did. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
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And this, from @chrisgrey.bsky.social just today, highlights one of the real problems in SM/ a CU/ Art49.
https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brexit-reminders.html
https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brexit-reminders.html
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
And this, from @chrisgrey.bsky.social just today, highlights one of the real problems in SM/ a CU/ Art49.
https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brexit-reminders.html
https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brexit-reminders.html
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the US is what rampant militarised populist nationalism looks like. Don't stop paying attention.
Below are just some of the actions that I added to the TrumpActionTracker this morning
www.trumpactiontracker.info
Below are just some of the actions that I added to the TrumpActionTracker this morning
www.trumpactiontracker.info
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
the US is what rampant militarised populist nationalism looks like. Don't stop paying attention.
Below are just some of the actions that I added to the TrumpActionTracker this morning
www.trumpactiontracker.info
Below are just some of the actions that I added to the TrumpActionTracker this morning
www.trumpactiontracker.info
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Sonia Sodha, "The state pension has gone up, but the threshold that young people have to repay their student loans has been frozen"
"Graduates in their 20s and 30s pay an extra 9% of income tax"
"There are people in their 20s that will never own their own home" #BBCQT
"Graduates in their 20s and 30s pay an extra 9% of income tax"
"There are people in their 20s that will never own their own home" #BBCQT
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Sonia Sodha, "The state pension has gone up, but the threshold that young people have to repay their student loans has been frozen"
"Graduates in their 20s and 30s pay an extra 9% of income tax"
"There are people in their 20s that will never own their own home" #BBCQT
"Graduates in their 20s and 30s pay an extra 9% of income tax"
"There are people in their 20s that will never own their own home" #BBCQT
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The Mirage 2000-5F jets recently supplied by France have proven extremely effective, claiming a 98% success rate intercepting drones and missiles, including at least 12 Russian Kh‑101 cruise missiles. Still, the pilots warn that the Mirage 2000-5F needs more long‑range weapons to stay effective.
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Mirage 2000-5F jets recently supplied by France have proven extremely effective, claiming a 98% success rate intercepting drones and missiles, including at least 12 Russian Kh‑101 cruise missiles. Still, the pilots warn that the Mirage 2000-5F needs more long‑range weapons to stay effective.
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It’s not unimaginable. This is the same peace deal the kremlin peddled to Trump in 2016 via Kilimnik. And don’t forget Jared’s multiple Middle East “peace deals” that never included Palestine. There’s been like three of those.
Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
It’s not unimaginable. This is the same peace deal the kremlin peddled to Trump in 2016 via Kilimnik. And don’t forget Jared’s multiple Middle East “peace deals” that never included Palestine. There’s been like three of those.
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Yes! Go after *all* of them. Eventually Farage will float to the top of the list like a turd.
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Yes! Go after *all* of them. Eventually Farage will float to the top of the list like a turd.
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Russian money laundering and how it supports the Russian war effort youtu.be/4C3CXQrsFPw?...
Billion-dollar money-laundering gang helping fund Russia's war effort | Global News Podcast
YouTube video by BBC News
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Russian money laundering and how it supports the Russian war effort youtu.be/4C3CXQrsFPw?...
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This is SO stupid. We have known since 1798 that prevention is infinitely better than cure- a vaccinated world is a better world and a safer world for all
Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global health fund donations fall
Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global health fund donations fall
Leading past donors including France, Japan and European Commission fail to contribute at pledging summit
Control of the deadly infectious diseases HIV, tuberculosis and malaria “hangs in the balance” after a shortfall in donations to a leading global health fund, advocates have warned.
Only $11.3bn of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria’s $18bn (£14bn) targeted budget for 2026 to 2028 has been confirmed so far. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This is SO stupid. We have known since 1798 that prevention is infinitely better than cure- a vaccinated world is a better world and a safer world for all
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This is excellent. And depressing.
“Headlines shouldn’t always be about political drama,” said one student. “They should be about fixing the country.”
But our media want drama, excitement and blood....
Stephen McNair reports
But our media want drama, excitement and blood....
Stephen McNair reports
‘Treading lightly’: was it really what we wanted?
Opinion polls show that Keir Starmer is the least popular Prime Minister in living memory. But is he not doing what we said we wanted?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This is excellent. And depressing.
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As John Healey once again draws attention to the Russian Yantar ship, my interview with the head of the Royal Navy (in which he discusses the Russian threat) feels worth resharing
His claim that the UK is not afraid to call out Russia also rings true
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
His claim that the UK is not afraid to call out Russia also rings true
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
First Sea Lord: The UK Is Not Afraid Of Calling Out Russian Sabotage
As the Russian threat to UK security grows, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins – the first Royal Marine to be appointed First Sea Lord – talks to Matilda Mar...
www.politicshome.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As John Healey once again draws attention to the Russian Yantar ship, my interview with the head of the Royal Navy (in which he discusses the Russian threat) feels worth resharing
His claim that the UK is not afraid to call out Russia also rings true
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
His claim that the UK is not afraid to call out Russia also rings true
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
'The Movement'. Farage's partner Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
'The Movement'. Farage's partner Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
'The Movement'. Farage's partner Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
'The Movement'. Farage's partner Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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Shocked, shocked that the plan would sell out Ukraine
The reported peace plan developed by envoys for Trump and Putin sounds more like a list of Moscow's demands than a compromise between two combatants.
It's not clear what if anything Russia is willing to concede even as it insists that Ukraine give up a lot. www.ft.com/content/2353...
It's not clear what if anything Russia is willing to concede even as it insists that Ukraine give up a lot. www.ft.com/content/2353...
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine
Proposal envisages major concessions by Kyiv and rollback of American military assistance
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Shocked, shocked that the plan would sell out Ukraine
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NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
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@roberthutton.co.uk on marvellously mordant form.
Into the Quantum Realm: my SKETCH of Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, to whom the rules of time and space don't apply.
Quantum politics | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
Kemi Badenoch opened her press conference on Tuesday with a revealing complaint. Labour, she said, were blaming Conservatives for the state of the country “long after they left office”.
thecritic.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
@roberthutton.co.uk on marvellously mordant form.
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Essential reading
"The judge details a cascade of basic yet grave errors by a U.S. Attorney and a Department of Justice that have veered miles off the rails."
A Federal Judge Lowers the Boom on Lindsey Halligan
And leaves the Comey prosecution on life support
harrylitman.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Essential reading
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The European Commission plans to slash red tape and pour money into making it easier to move troops and weapons across the continent, according to the Military Mobility Communication obtained by POLITICO.
How the EU plans to get troops and weapons across the continent to deter Russia
“Significant barriers to effective military mobility in the EU persist,” says a communication due to be announced on Wednesday.
www.politico.eu
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The European Commission plans to slash red tape and pour money into making it easier to move troops and weapons across the continent, according to the Military Mobility Communication obtained by POLITICO.
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🧵As he did in 2018, Trump denied that MBS had anything to do with the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. But this time he has enablers who felt differently in 2018. Thread with some receipts. Reporters should ask Rubio and Graham about it. 👇
When this happened in Trump’s first administration, Senate Republicans like Lindsay Graham rebuked him and threatened to hold up legislation. Senator Marco Rubio, now the nation’s top diplomat, called for severing US ties with Saudi Arabia over human rights. Press should ask them about it too.
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🧵As he did in 2018, Trump denied that MBS had anything to do with the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. But this time he has enablers who felt differently in 2018. Thread with some receipts. Reporters should ask Rubio and Graham about it. 👇
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Especially when you are paying the president tens or hundreds of millions of dollars (in blatant violation of the Constitution) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Especially when you are paying the president tens or hundreds of millions of dollars (in blatant violation of the Constitution) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
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Yeah good piece. But (to state the blinding obvious) the answer isn’t *less* Europe.
The scramble for Europe is just beginning on.ft.com/3X16XUC | opinion
The scramble for Europe is just beginning
As the EU struggles to defend its interests, outside powers play divide and rule
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Yeah good piece. But (to state the blinding obvious) the answer isn’t *less* Europe.
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Very glad to see that some Labour MPs still have Labour values and are prepared to talk about them.
Plans to leave refugees in a state of perpetual uncertainty about where and if they can rebuild their lives are not just performative cruelty, they are counterproductive to integration and the economy. It doesn’t have to be like this - 1/2
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Very glad to see that some Labour MPs still have Labour values and are prepared to talk about them.
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In other news look at councils projected cumulative deficit just on special needs costs over the next few years. Yikes.
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
In other news look at councils projected cumulative deficit just on special needs costs over the next few years. Yikes.
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Steven getting it in the neck here for explaining what Labour's comms strategy might be here, despite him not actually endorsing that strategy. Social media often struggles to differentiate the messenger from the message.
Labour is going to introduce safe routes for those claiming refugee status while everybody here is talking about ‘jewellery theft’ proposals. I strongly suspect the latter was meant to divert Sun readers’ attention from clocking the former while you are meant to be welcoming the former. 🫤
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Steven getting it in the neck here for explaining what Labour's comms strategy might be here, despite him not actually endorsing that strategy. Social media often struggles to differentiate the messenger from the message.
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Confiscating the valuables of refugees and migrants at checkpoints is the sort of thing that militias in civil wars and corrupt cops in dictatorships do.
Not everything done by the Danish is moral or smart.
Not everything done by the Danish is moral or smart.
Ministers now appear to be confirming in broadcast interviews that they would audit and could confiscate assets (including jewellery) excepting wedding rings from the jewellery that they could confiscate.
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Confiscating the valuables of refugees and migrants at checkpoints is the sort of thing that militias in civil wars and corrupt cops in dictatorships do.
Not everything done by the Danish is moral or smart.
Not everything done by the Danish is moral or smart.