Jim Jim
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Jim Jim
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· Mar 27
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A lot has been said about the UK Government’s announcement of cuts in foreign aid back in February - my latest piece looks into why ODA is misunderstood generally, some profitable sectors under threat, and why China is best placed to fulfill that financing need.
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“This is a United Nations facility that has been invaded by a United Nations Member State, in full defiance of international law.” our Jonathan Fowler tells TRT.
UN facilities are protected under international law. Attacks on them undermine the UN system.
UN facilities are protected under international law. Attacks on them undermine the UN system.
January 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
“This is a United Nations facility that has been invaded by a United Nations Member State, in full defiance of international law.” our Jonathan Fowler tells TRT.
UN facilities are protected under international law. Attacks on them undermine the UN system.
UN facilities are protected under international law. Attacks on them undermine the UN system.
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Right on cue, here are the push alerts from the 3 major newspapers lmao
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Right on cue, here are the push alerts from the 3 major newspapers lmao
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I know we're wearily used to it, but it really can't be overstated how utterly unhinged, rambling and detached from reality Donald Trump sounds when measured against the metric of pretty much anyone else in global politics. It's the court of a decrepit medieval king.
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I know we're wearily used to it, but it really can't be overstated how utterly unhinged, rambling and detached from reality Donald Trump sounds when measured against the metric of pretty much anyone else in global politics. It's the court of a decrepit medieval king.
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So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
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Artillery fire, gunship attack, demolitions in war-battered Gaza as PM Netanyahu accepts US 'peace board' position.
Israel attacks Gaza as PM, wanted for war crimes, joins Trump ‘peace board'
Artillery fire, gunship attack, demolitions in war-battered Gaza as PM Netanyahu accepts US 'peace board' position.
www.aljazeera.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Artillery fire, gunship attack, demolitions in war-battered Gaza as PM Netanyahu accepts US 'peace board' position.
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Don't know if this sort of rhetoric has caught up with the fact that Reform's base are the most dependent on welfare of any party's
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Don't know if this sort of rhetoric has caught up with the fact that Reform's base are the most dependent on welfare of any party's
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Take a look at The Telegraph's view on Trump. Every single 'columnist' (I use the term loosely) utterly wrong and totally disproven. Never read again.
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Take a look at The Telegraph's view on Trump. Every single 'columnist' (I use the term loosely) utterly wrong and totally disproven. Never read again.
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Just read Newsom's comments and couldn't be any more angry. The US inflicted this lunatic on us and he has the gall to say Europe looks "pathetic ... at least from an American perspective". It's like a man who willingly lives in a pigsty claiming that someone who trod in dog shit smells bad.
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Just read Newsom's comments and couldn't be any more angry. The US inflicted this lunatic on us and he has the gall to say Europe looks "pathetic ... at least from an American perspective". It's like a man who willingly lives in a pigsty claiming that someone who trod in dog shit smells bad.
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New US-Tariffs for several nations are unbelievable. This is no way to treat partners. A new line has been crossed. Unacceptable.
POTUS is using trade as an instrument of political coercion. The EU cannot simply move on to business as usual (1/3)
POTUS is using trade as an instrument of political coercion. The EU cannot simply move on to business as usual (1/3)
January 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
New US-Tariffs for several nations are unbelievable. This is no way to treat partners. A new line has been crossed. Unacceptable.
POTUS is using trade as an instrument of political coercion. The EU cannot simply move on to business as usual (1/3)
POTUS is using trade as an instrument of political coercion. The EU cannot simply move on to business as usual (1/3)
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Recent statements by the incoming 🇺🇸ambassador to Iceland that the US has ideas to annex it and make it the 52nd state (after Greenland) are prompting the government to make moves toward joining the EU.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
Trump's moves spur Icelandic referendum on EU membership
With membership of the European Union favoured once again by the electorate, Iceland’s new government wants voters to decide by 2027 whether Reykjavik should resume the bid it abandoned ten years ago....
www.europeaninterest.eu
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Recent statements by the incoming 🇺🇸ambassador to Iceland that the US has ideas to annex it and make it the 52nd state (after Greenland) are prompting the government to make moves toward joining the EU.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
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Insane.
ICE is now taking Native Americans into custody.
It can't get any clearer than this. This isn't about who is a citizen and who is not. This isn't about immigration. This is a purge of non-white people.
ICE is now taking Native Americans into custody.
It can't get any clearer than this. This isn't about who is a citizen and who is not. This isn't about immigration. This is a purge of non-white people.
Oglala Sioux Tribe says ICE illegally holding tribal members from Minneapolis raids
Tribe says ICE wanted it to enter into agreements for info.
www.axios.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Insane.
ICE is now taking Native Americans into custody.
It can't get any clearer than this. This isn't about who is a citizen and who is not. This isn't about immigration. This is a purge of non-white people.
ICE is now taking Native Americans into custody.
It can't get any clearer than this. This isn't about who is a citizen and who is not. This isn't about immigration. This is a purge of non-white people.
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It is simply a lie to claim that the Conservative government (or any other UK government in recent history) oversaw 'an open borders experiment".
No excuse for the PM or Reed repeating this lie or for media not describing it as such.
No excuse for the PM or Reed repeating this lie or for media not describing it as such.
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:37 AM
It is simply a lie to claim that the Conservative government (or any other UK government in recent history) oversaw 'an open borders experiment".
No excuse for the PM or Reed repeating this lie or for media not describing it as such.
No excuse for the PM or Reed repeating this lie or for media not describing it as such.
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🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
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1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
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When it comes to headlines no one could have ever have possibly imagined in 2015 this is the most remarkable:
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
When it comes to headlines no one could have ever have possibly imagined in 2015 this is the most remarkable:
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NEW: GoFundMe's rules forbid fundraisers tied to legal funds for violent crimes. One for the ICE agent who killed Renee Good, currently nearing $500K, changed the language in its description after @wired.com reached out (but not in the images at the top of the page, oops) @dell.bsky.social reports:
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
NEW: GoFundMe's rules forbid fundraisers tied to legal funds for violent crimes. One for the ICE agent who killed Renee Good, currently nearing $500K, changed the language in its description after @wired.com reached out (but not in the images at the top of the page, oops) @dell.bsky.social reports:
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I think it's very important that Rupert Lowe's "Million Nonce March" gets widespread media coverage. Critical to amplify diverse voices.
We go live to the Protect our girls crew, unsure what they are doing
January 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I think it's very important that Rupert Lowe's "Million Nonce March" gets widespread media coverage. Critical to amplify diverse voices.
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Trump's illegal intervention is Venezuelia is largely par for the course. The US has never shown much respect for Latin American sovereignty or self-determination. The difference now is that it doesn't respect anyone else's either inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...
January 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Trump's illegal intervention is Venezuelia is largely par for the course. The US has never shown much respect for Latin American sovereignty or self-determination. The difference now is that it doesn't respect anyone else's either inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...
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Just phenomenally irresponsible. He knows why that vaccine schedule exists. He’s not stupid.
Farage: "I believe in vaccinations when they're vaccinations. I don't think what happened with Covid were vaccinations. You have to keep having them every 6 months."
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
January 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Just phenomenally irresponsible. He knows why that vaccine schedule exists. He’s not stupid.
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Hard to see how this isn’t murder by a federal agent.
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Hard to see how this isn’t murder by a federal agent.
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Well, the principles of international law and the UN Charter have *not* been respected. Just calling for "restraint" after the attack has been done will hardly deter the attacker from doing it again.
Let's not forget that #Greenland is next on Trump's list.
Let's not forget that #Greenland is next on Trump's list.
Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected. We call for restraint.
The safety of EU citizens in the country is our top priority. (2/2)
The safety of EU citizens in the country is our top priority. (2/2)
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Well, the principles of international law and the UN Charter have *not* been respected. Just calling for "restraint" after the attack has been done will hardly deter the attacker from doing it again.
Let's not forget that #Greenland is next on Trump's list.
Let's not forget that #Greenland is next on Trump's list.
I have nothing novel to add to the desperately cowardly attack and abduction in Venezuela today.
I can only hope that the world manages to implement significant repercussions to an egregious use of military resources, judicial overreach, and outright violence.
I can only hope that the world manages to implement significant repercussions to an egregious use of military resources, judicial overreach, and outright violence.
January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I have nothing novel to add to the desperately cowardly attack and abduction in Venezuela today.
I can only hope that the world manages to implement significant repercussions to an egregious use of military resources, judicial overreach, and outright violence.
I can only hope that the world manages to implement significant repercussions to an egregious use of military resources, judicial overreach, and outright violence.
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Useful reminders of why interventionism in Venezuela is a continuity of US policy and not another Trumpian disruption. In the Americas, the Cold War has not ended www.npr.org/2026/01/02/n...
U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned
President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.
www.npr.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Useful reminders of why interventionism in Venezuela is a continuity of US policy and not another Trumpian disruption. In the Americas, the Cold War has not ended www.npr.org/2026/01/02/n...
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After this, the EU should absolutely proceed on the assumption that Trump meant what he said about Greenland. Nothing is off the table anymore.
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
After this, the EU should absolutely proceed on the assumption that Trump meant what he said about Greenland. Nothing is off the table anymore.
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First reaction from the EU does not contain language criticising the US invasion of Venezuela.
Instead, the 🇪🇺 foreign policy chief says they are "closelt monitoring" the situation makes a general (non-targeted) appeal for international law to be followed.
Instead, the 🇪🇺 foreign policy chief says they are "closelt monitoring" the situation makes a general (non-targeted) appeal for international law to be followed.
I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM
First reaction from the EU does not contain language criticising the US invasion of Venezuela.
Instead, the 🇪🇺 foreign policy chief says they are "closelt monitoring" the situation makes a general (non-targeted) appeal for international law to be followed.
Instead, the 🇪🇺 foreign policy chief says they are "closelt monitoring" the situation makes a general (non-targeted) appeal for international law to be followed.