@johnlynsted.bsky.social
Liberal-minded anti-brexiteer. Politics, finance, people and not in that order! Opinions painfully my own. Subject to change depending upon evidence - principles rather more fixed. Hopefully aging disgracefully.🔶🇪🇺🏴🇬🇧
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My suggestion to the BBC has been that every day in prime time they broadcast a 10 minute extract of a recent Trump speech, unedited, in all its shambling incoherence, until he agrees to withdraw his lawsuit and pay costs.
And he has to hand the cheque to Sadiq Khan.
And he has to hand the cheque to Sadiq Khan.
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My suggestion to the BBC has been that every day in prime time they broadcast a 10 minute extract of a recent Trump speech, unedited, in all its shambling incoherence, until he agrees to withdraw his lawsuit and pay costs.
And he has to hand the cheque to Sadiq Khan.
And he has to hand the cheque to Sadiq Khan.
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I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
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we have a president who is disgusting garbage
December 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
we have a president who is disgusting garbage
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The Lib Dems won this seat from the Conservatives and beating Reform U.K. with an impressive 41.3% of votes cast, almost double the previous vote share.💪
This win in Richard Foord‘s constituency makes it a sweep of 13 out of 13 by-election wins for the Lib Dems in Devon this year.
#Devon
#LibDems🔶
This win in Richard Foord‘s constituency makes it a sweep of 13 out of 13 by-election wins for the Lib Dems in Devon this year.
#Devon
#LibDems🔶
December 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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🚨 Huge news: the European Union has indefinitely immobilised the Russian Central Bank assets using Article 122 and a qualified majority.
This protects the EU against undesirable vetoes (Hungary, Slovakia) and external pressure (US, Russia).
Full story.
This protects the EU against undesirable vetoes (Hungary, Slovakia) and external pressure (US, Russia).
Full story.
EU agrees to indefinitely immobilise €210 billion of Russian assets
The EU has decided to keep the assets of the Russian Central Bank immobilised for the foreseeable future. The ban, which is based on a provision for economic emergencies, pushes back against external ...
www.euronews.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🚨 Huge news: the European Union has indefinitely immobilised the Russian Central Bank assets using Article 122 and a qualified majority.
This protects the EU against undesirable vetoes (Hungary, Slovakia) and external pressure (US, Russia).
Full story.
This protects the EU against undesirable vetoes (Hungary, Slovakia) and external pressure (US, Russia).
Full story.
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Wearing a mask is a cheap, easy way to reduce pressure on the health service during peak flu seasons. In some parts of the world, like Japan, it's normal. I was hoping it would become normal here too, after Covid. But the fascists made it part of their stupid culture war.
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Wearing a mask is a cheap, easy way to reduce pressure on the health service during peak flu seasons. In some parts of the world, like Japan, it's normal. I was hoping it would become normal here too, after Covid. But the fascists made it part of their stupid culture war.
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It was all there in black and white. A threat to destabilise European democracies. Support for far-right nationalists. Withdrawal from Nato. Support for Russia. It was a moment of existential crisis for Europe. It was time to wake up. When the US president says this stuff, you had better believe him
Asked about The Donald’s national security strategy, the Commons was remarkable for its absences | John Crace
You’d think MPs would be lining up to decry the US president’s threat to destabilise Europe. Instead, only backbenchers and a few junior ministers bothered to turn up
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It was all there in black and white. A threat to destabilise European democracies. Support for far-right nationalists. Withdrawal from Nato. Support for Russia. It was a moment of existential crisis for Europe. It was time to wake up. When the US president says this stuff, you had better believe him
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Antifa in action... 😔
a black and white photo of a group of soldiers getting off a boat in the ocean .
ALT: a black and white photo of a group of soldiers getting off a boat in the ocean .
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Antifa in action... 😔
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Spot on. That's why it was so disgusting and cynical of the Leave campaigns in the UK to use the symbols and evocations of WWII in their campaigning.
The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Spot on. That's why it was so disgusting and cynical of the Leave campaigns in the UK to use the symbols and evocations of WWII in their campaigning.
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This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
America's Weakness, Europe's Strength
The 'new' national security strategy is the admission of defeat from a declining country
arthursnell.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
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Hey #Shitler &Co🤬
This⤵️ is the flag that stands for unity, freedom, peace, democracy, equality, civilization, cooperation, diversity, rule of law, science, the beauty of compromise and strength❤️🇪🇺❤️
The 🇺🇸economy is crumbling; you’re losing the brightest&most talented to us. #MAGAdestroysAmerica😬😬😬
This⤵️ is the flag that stands for unity, freedom, peace, democracy, equality, civilization, cooperation, diversity, rule of law, science, the beauty of compromise and strength❤️🇪🇺❤️
The 🇺🇸economy is crumbling; you’re losing the brightest&most talented to us. #MAGAdestroysAmerica😬😬😬
December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hey #Shitler &Co🤬
This⤵️ is the flag that stands for unity, freedom, peace, democracy, equality, civilization, cooperation, diversity, rule of law, science, the beauty of compromise and strength❤️🇪🇺❤️
The 🇺🇸economy is crumbling; you’re losing the brightest&most talented to us. #MAGAdestroysAmerica😬😬😬
This⤵️ is the flag that stands for unity, freedom, peace, democracy, equality, civilization, cooperation, diversity, rule of law, science, the beauty of compromise and strength❤️🇪🇺❤️
The 🇺🇸economy is crumbling; you’re losing the brightest&most talented to us. #MAGAdestroysAmerica😬😬😬
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The penny has dropped FINALLY
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The penny has dropped FINALLY
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This petition
‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’
already has over 110,000 signatures.
Help it to grow even stronger by signing and sharing far and wide.
#Petition 🇷🇺
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’
already has over 110,000 signatures.
Help it to grow even stronger by signing and sharing far and wide.
#Petition 🇷🇺
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This petition
‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’
already has over 110,000 signatures.
Help it to grow even stronger by signing and sharing far and wide.
#Petition 🇷🇺
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’
already has over 110,000 signatures.
Help it to grow even stronger by signing and sharing far and wide.
#Petition 🇷🇺
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Crossing the proton streams comes to mind as the closest simile.
TBH putting Donald Trump and FIFA together would create a combination of corrupt tackiness so vast it probably cancels out as some kind of penniless hermit, a bit like how Gandhi’s pacifist stats in the original Civilisation went over the edge and turned him into a massive militant.
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Crossing the proton streams comes to mind as the closest simile.
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
Ok, time for the snackist crowd. Who's up for ginger-nut Doritos? @bezzyboop.bsky.social ? I would ask Brexit Pirates but he's been modded off by all accounts. @dawnbritten.bsky.social ? The pigs in blankets sound ok, I'm just nowhere near a Morrisons!
Ok, time for the snackist crowd. Who's up for ginger-nut Doritos? @bezzyboop.bsky.social ? I would ask Brexit Pirates but he's been modded off by all accounts. @dawnbritten.bsky.social ? The pigs in blankets sound ok, I'm just nowhere near a Morrisons!
‘Best eaten with a hangover’: the best (and worst) supermarket Christmas crisps, tasted and rated
’Tis the season for novelty crisps – from the delicious to the downright deranged. Crisp-addict Ravinder Bhogal crunched through the lot to find the festive flavours worth snacking on
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
Ok, time for the snackist crowd. Who's up for ginger-nut Doritos? @bezzyboop.bsky.social ? I would ask Brexit Pirates but he's been modded off by all accounts. @dawnbritten.bsky.social ? The pigs in blankets sound ok, I'm just nowhere near a Morrisons!
Ok, time for the snackist crowd. Who's up for ginger-nut Doritos? @bezzyboop.bsky.social ? I would ask Brexit Pirates but he's been modded off by all accounts. @dawnbritten.bsky.social ? The pigs in blankets sound ok, I'm just nowhere near a Morrisons!
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Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week.
See you in the Aye lobby?
See you in the Aye lobby?
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week.
See you in the Aye lobby?
See you in the Aye lobby?
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“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
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Unebelievably, I am older than Nige Fartrage. I grew up with Alf Garnet, Love Thy Neighbour and Bernard Manning, on TV almost every night.
At no point then – or since – have I made "jokes" about gassing Jews or that black people are unworthy (or worse).
He was – and is – misogynist and racist.
At no point then – or since – have I made "jokes" about gassing Jews or that black people are unworthy (or worse).
He was – and is – misogynist and racist.
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Unebelievably, I am older than Nige Fartrage. I grew up with Alf Garnet, Love Thy Neighbour and Bernard Manning, on TV almost every night.
At no point then – or since – have I made "jokes" about gassing Jews or that black people are unworthy (or worse).
He was – and is – misogynist and racist.
At no point then – or since – have I made "jokes" about gassing Jews or that black people are unworthy (or worse).
He was – and is – misogynist and racist.
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The fact that Farage says Reeve should face a sleeze inquiry is proof that irony is not dead.
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The fact that Farage says Reeve should face a sleeze inquiry is proof that irony is not dead.
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The chancellor should definitely have consulted this bloke about the correct description of the title and his personal belief it should mean something else. What is the country coming to?
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The chancellor should definitely have consulted this bloke about the correct description of the title and his personal belief it should mean something else. What is the country coming to?
As one prepares to leave Helsinki with a heavy heart, two things come to mind. First, it's gloggi time. Second, thinking of the cruel and unusual punishment I'd inflict upon Brexit leaders. As that's illegal, maybe a convo with OBR about productivity effect of waiting in passport queues for an hour.
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
As one prepares to leave Helsinki with a heavy heart, two things come to mind. First, it's gloggi time. Second, thinking of the cruel and unusual punishment I'd inflict upon Brexit leaders. As that's illegal, maybe a convo with OBR about productivity effect of waiting in passport queues for an hour.
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In 1968 Finland banned for profit education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In 1968 Finland banned for profit education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
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David Miles (of the OBR) at the Treasury Select Committee: Reeves’ speech was not inconsistent with the OBR’s assessment.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
David Miles (of the OBR) at the Treasury Select Committee: Reeves’ speech was not inconsistent with the OBR’s assessment.
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Putting up a mugshot as a portrait is a nice touch though.
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Putting up a mugshot as a portrait is a nice touch though.