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The 🇺🇸 Deputy Secretary of State has today made your choice as a European very clear:
1️⃣Live in a vassal state of either America or Russia
2️⃣Live in a united federal EU
Which do you choose?
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu
1️⃣Live in a vassal state of either America or Russia
2️⃣Live in a united federal EU
Which do you choose?
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu
December 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The 🇺🇸 Deputy Secretary of State has today made your choice as a European very clear:
1️⃣Live in a vassal state of either America or Russia
2️⃣Live in a united federal EU
Which do you choose?
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu
1️⃣Live in a vassal state of either America or Russia
2️⃣Live in a united federal EU
Which do you choose?
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu
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Not sure this is the right approach. Would be better if our leaders emphasized the seriousness of the situation, the threat to our way of life.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is downplaying the Trump administration’s blistering new assessment of Europe, even suggesting some of its criticisms were true.
Kallas downplays Trump security strategy’s criticisms
Top EU diplomat says continent “should be more self-confident.”
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Not sure this is the right approach. Would be better if our leaders emphasized the seriousness of the situation, the threat to our way of life.
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If anyone doubts that the greatest threat to Europe is the tRump regime then read on 👇
‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If anyone doubts that the greatest threat to Europe is the tRump regime then read on 👇
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As expected, Keir Starmer's 'dirty digital deal' with Donald Trump during the royal visit in September involved an implicit promise to adjust UK digital laws to suit US interests.
Is this the 'sovereignty' Brexiteers spoke of?
And there is more surrender to come:
Is this the 'sovereignty' Brexiteers spoke of?
And there is more surrender to come:
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As expected, Keir Starmer's 'dirty digital deal' with Donald Trump during the royal visit in September involved an implicit promise to adjust UK digital laws to suit US interests.
Is this the 'sovereignty' Brexiteers spoke of?
And there is more surrender to come:
Is this the 'sovereignty' Brexiteers spoke of?
And there is more surrender to come:
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Extraordinary misinformation in this interview from MEP Ciaran Mullooly, claiming that water quality in the River Blackwater is 'excellent' when, in fact, a third of its water bodies are polluted, primarily from agriculture!
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Extraordinary misinformation in this interview from MEP Ciaran Mullooly, claiming that water quality in the River Blackwater is 'excellent' when, in fact, a third of its water bodies are polluted, primarily from agriculture!
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This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'
Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Irish left-wingers cheering on Trump's ultimatum to Ukraine: don't ever complain about December 1921 and 'immediate and terrible war' again. This how empires behave folks. There are no good ones.
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Irish left-wingers cheering on Trump's ultimatum to Ukraine: don't ever complain about December 1921 and 'immediate and terrible war' again. This how empires behave folks. There are no good ones.
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The “deal” deprives Ukraine of everything it has won by withstanding Russian aggression and defending the borders of Europe.
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
28 Points Later
A definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine — aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains
www.greatpower.us
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The “deal” deprives Ukraine of everything it has won by withstanding Russian aggression and defending the borders of Europe.
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
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A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
European Court of Justice ruling raises questions about Government’s system of water charges
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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We're constantly being told that pollution prevention measures are working and more time is needed to show results. But the rivers don't lie.
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
Half of Cork farms inspected by Council failed water quality protection regulations
Half of the farms inspected by Cork County Council under the National Agriculture Inspection Programme (NAIP) this year have failed to comply with the government’s Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) reg...
www.independent.ie
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We're constantly being told that pollution prevention measures are working and more time is needed to show results. But the rivers don't lie.
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
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Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
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Not surprised to see Ireland among the least nature connected nations in the world.
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Not surprised to see Ireland among the least nature connected nations in the world.
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🗣️ "I think we need to heavily invest in getting many of these trucks off the road."
John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail.
#TonightVMTV
John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail.
#TonightVMTV
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🗣️ "I think we need to heavily invest in getting many of these trucks off the road."
John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail.
#TonightVMTV
John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail.
#TonightVMTV
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BREAKING: A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year.
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
BREAKING: A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year.
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
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Treat Lough Derg like a bin, and it will show you what that looks like.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ella McSweeney: Lough Derg is drifting towards the same fate as Lough Neagh
Lough Derg has been so reshaped by pollution that its original character is almost impossible to discern
www.irishtimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Treat Lough Derg like a bin, and it will show you what that looks like.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Pope Leo is quietly mounting a long-term, moral confrontation with American authoritarianism — and history suggests he knows exactly what he’s doing.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of lies once and for all.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of lies once and for all.
Pope Leo vs. the Empire of Lies: The Long Game to Defeat Trumpism
He’s already rebuked immigration crackdowns and blasted the “logic of exclusion” fueling rising nationalism. Now, as the youngest pope in 35 years, Leo is poised to help defeat Trumpism for good.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Pope Leo is quietly mounting a long-term, moral confrontation with American authoritarianism — and history suggests he knows exactly what he’s doing.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of lies once and for all.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of lies once and for all.
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"If we believe in democratic order, let us put science and knowledge back at the heart of things, let us put scientific authority back at the heart of things, let us put culture, education and learning back at the heart of things..."
October 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"If we believe in democratic order, let us put science and knowledge back at the heart of things, let us put scientific authority back at the heart of things, let us put culture, education and learning back at the heart of things..."
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This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.
October 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.
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I'm going out on a limb here...but this is bollocks, isn't it?
Bibi and Trump agree to end the "press conference" without taking questions and wrap up the event
September 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm going out on a limb here...but this is bollocks, isn't it?
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Team Europe trolling Trump after winning The Ryder Cup 🤣💀
September 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Team Europe trolling Trump after winning The Ryder Cup 🤣💀
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Netanyahu:
"Would a country committing genocide plead with the civilian population that it is supposedly targeting to get out of harms way? Did the Nazis ask the Jews to leave? Of course not"
Actually, encouraging Jews to emigrate is exactly what the Nazis did 1933-39.
Ignorant of Jewish history.
"Would a country committing genocide plead with the civilian population that it is supposedly targeting to get out of harms way? Did the Nazis ask the Jews to leave? Of course not"
Actually, encouraging Jews to emigrate is exactly what the Nazis did 1933-39.
Ignorant of Jewish history.
September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Netanyahu:
"Would a country committing genocide plead with the civilian population that it is supposedly targeting to get out of harms way? Did the Nazis ask the Jews to leave? Of course not"
Actually, encouraging Jews to emigrate is exactly what the Nazis did 1933-39.
Ignorant of Jewish history.
"Would a country committing genocide plead with the civilian population that it is supposedly targeting to get out of harms way? Did the Nazis ask the Jews to leave? Of course not"
Actually, encouraging Jews to emigrate is exactly what the Nazis did 1933-39.
Ignorant of Jewish history.
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Lula's speech at the United Nations demonstrated the kind of leadership democracy needs to combat autocracy, inequality, and climate breakdown. The contrast with Donald Trump's unhinged ramblings could not be greater.
youtu.be/z7hgpcZMnoA?...
youtu.be/z7hgpcZMnoA?...
UNGA 2025: Brazil's President Lula Criticizes US & Israel, Calls for Stronger Multilateralism | 4K
YouTube video by CNN-News18
youtu.be
September 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Lula's speech at the United Nations demonstrated the kind of leadership democracy needs to combat autocracy, inequality, and climate breakdown. The contrast with Donald Trump's unhinged ramblings could not be greater.
youtu.be/z7hgpcZMnoA?...
youtu.be/z7hgpcZMnoA?...
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As ever, I'd urge caution over any speculation regarding the motives of the Kirk killer as not enough information is available.
That said, this is a very interesting and frankly terrifying video about Groypers
That said, this is a very interesting and frankly terrifying video about Groypers
YouTube video here
"Right on Right Crime, Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk,& Brain Rot Meme Culture - Groypers Explained"
- @roterote.bsky.social
"Right on Right Crime, Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk,& Brain Rot Meme Culture - Groypers Explained"
- @roterote.bsky.social
Right on Right Crime, Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk,& Brain Rot Meme Culture - Groypers Explained
YouTube video by roterote
www.youtube.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
As ever, I'd urge caution over any speculation regarding the motives of the Kirk killer as not enough information is available.
That said, this is a very interesting and frankly terrifying video about Groypers
That said, this is a very interesting and frankly terrifying video about Groypers
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This is how dictatorships behave
September 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is how dictatorships behave