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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has made it clear that he does not work for Mette Frederiksen, Giorgia Meloni, or any other European leader.
Rutte has one boss: Donald Trump.
Rutte has one boss: Donald Trump.
Nato silence on Donald Trump’s Greenland threats rattles European allies
Military alliance yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of Arctic island and kingdom of Denmark
www.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has made it clear that he does not work for Mette Frederiksen, Giorgia Meloni, or any other European leader.
Rutte has one boss: Donald Trump.
Rutte has one boss: Donald Trump.
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A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends.
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action hunger strikers are still the state’s responsibility | Letters
Letters: The power is in the hands of the DPP or the attorney general, writes Stephen Sedley. Plus Roshi Fernando on Keir Starmer’s unforgivable conduct
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM
A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends.
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Banks and economists defend charging 22.5% average rate on credit cards - and a lot more to many borrowers - after US President says he will ban rates over 10% from 20 January for one year bit.ly/3Z8iToi
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Banks and economists defend charging 22.5% average rate on credit cards - and a lot more to many borrowers - after US President says he will ban rates over 10% from 20 January for one year bit.ly/3Z8iToi
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New from @EmpirePodUK:
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK:
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
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Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️
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🚨🚨This is a very welcome and brave decision (yes, there are also reasons to keep a presence at the #X cesspit) by @bestforbritain.org which is a key think tank on #UKpolitics and #brexit analyses. Kudos from me to @pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social and rest of team.
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 AM
🚨🚨This is a very welcome and brave decision (yes, there are also reasons to keep a presence at the #X cesspit) by @bestforbritain.org which is a key think tank on #UKpolitics and #brexit analyses. Kudos from me to @pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social and rest of team.
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A picture is worth a thousand words…. And most of them here are unpublishable…
But if anything sums up what is utterly rotten, contemptuous, corrupt, unprincipled, traitorous, idiotic, incompetent and deeply dishonest about our politics… and particularly Reform… this photo is it.
But if anything sums up what is utterly rotten, contemptuous, corrupt, unprincipled, traitorous, idiotic, incompetent and deeply dishonest about our politics… and particularly Reform… this photo is it.
January 13, 2026 at 7:28 AM
A picture is worth a thousand words…. And most of them here are unpublishable…
But if anything sums up what is utterly rotten, contemptuous, corrupt, unprincipled, traitorous, idiotic, incompetent and deeply dishonest about our politics… and particularly Reform… this photo is it.
But if anything sums up what is utterly rotten, contemptuous, corrupt, unprincipled, traitorous, idiotic, incompetent and deeply dishonest about our politics… and particularly Reform… this photo is it.
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My home river is the Ouse - which has been granted Rights of River status by Lewes District Council, meaning the river is regarded as a "person" who can sue for eg pollution
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 AM
My home river is the Ouse - which has been granted Rights of River status by Lewes District Council, meaning the river is regarded as a "person" who can sue for eg pollution
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On the one hand - curtailment is an expected characteristic of RE-dominated energy energy systems: there is an efficient amount of curtailment.
On the other, hand does present challenges for investment in RE. Wrote a bit about in The Convo a while back:
theconversation.com/should-we-wo...
On the other, hand does present challenges for investment in RE. Wrote a bit about in The Convo a while back:
theconversation.com/should-we-wo...
Should we worry about wasting renewable energy? Here’s why ‘spilling’ excess power is expected – and efficient
No, it’s not a problem that some renewable power doesn’t make it to the grid. Here’s why
theconversation.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
On the one hand - curtailment is an expected characteristic of RE-dominated energy energy systems: there is an efficient amount of curtailment.
On the other, hand does present challenges for investment in RE. Wrote a bit about in The Convo a while back:
theconversation.com/should-we-wo...
On the other, hand does present challenges for investment in RE. Wrote a bit about in The Convo a while back:
theconversation.com/should-we-wo...
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This is what soft power looks like!
It was time to build this weekend (with LEGO).
Thanks to Ambassador Harris for the gift. Solidarity with Denmark. 🇨🇦🇩🇰
Thanks to Ambassador Harris for the gift. Solidarity with Denmark. 🇨🇦🇩🇰
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM
This is what soft power looks like!
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HS2 is by far the most expensive railway, despite being built on relatively flat terrrain, more than any other rail project in the world as the total bill could surpass £100bn.
Read Gill Plimmer, @pickardje.bsky.social ial and Jonathan Vincent's excellent article
www.ft.com/content/3f73...
Read Gill Plimmer, @pickardje.bsky.social ial and Jonathan Vincent's excellent article
www.ft.com/content/3f73...
January 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
HS2 is by far the most expensive railway, despite being built on relatively flat terrrain, more than any other rail project in the world as the total bill could surpass £100bn.
Read Gill Plimmer, @pickardje.bsky.social ial and Jonathan Vincent's excellent article
www.ft.com/content/3f73...
Read Gill Plimmer, @pickardje.bsky.social ial and Jonathan Vincent's excellent article
www.ft.com/content/3f73...
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Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says
Wildlife targets will be missed in England and Northern Ireland, watchdog says
Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says
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New post just out:
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Troubleshooters
How to get people believing in the state again
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 AM
New post just out:
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Saturday announced an initiative to install more public bathrooms across the city.
January 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Saturday announced an initiative to install more public bathrooms across the city.
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Avoid any country with a chance of arbitrary detention, or targeted detention due to views of the regime, along with selective rule of law and mistreatment and denial of rights of those detained.
January 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Avoid any country with a chance of arbitrary detention, or targeted detention due to views of the regime, along with selective rule of law and mistreatment and denial of rights of those detained.
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Incredible convo with a visiting friend and former colleague today in which we agreed that the US was on our personal lists of places we’d certainly not visit without diplomatic protection, along with, i.a., Belarus, Russia, Iran etc.
Neither of us can really believe it’s come to this.
Neither of us can really believe it’s come to this.
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Incredible convo with a visiting friend and former colleague today in which we agreed that the US was on our personal lists of places we’d certainly not visit without diplomatic protection, along with, i.a., Belarus, Russia, Iran etc.
Neither of us can really believe it’s come to this.
Neither of us can really believe it’s come to this.
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All those “Dont tread on me people”…where yall at?
Because the government is treading and I ain’t heard shit from y’all.
TAKE THAT FUCKING BULLSHIT OFF YOUR CAR
Because the government is treading and I ain’t heard shit from y’all.
TAKE THAT FUCKING BULLSHIT OFF YOUR CAR
January 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
All those “Dont tread on me people”…where yall at?
Because the government is treading and I ain’t heard shit from y’all.
TAKE THAT FUCKING BULLSHIT OFF YOUR CAR
Because the government is treading and I ain’t heard shit from y’all.
TAKE THAT FUCKING BULLSHIT OFF YOUR CAR
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Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
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FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
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This is amazing.
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is amazing.
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When people you normally disagree with say something right, it’s good to say so. Noah Smith is right here, and being right in the knowledge that many of his followers will be furious.
January 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
When people you normally disagree with say something right, it’s good to say so. Noah Smith is right here, and being right in the knowledge that many of his followers will be furious.
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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3. Retributory targeting of the economy and employment in Trump voting or swing areas, which is what you save to roll out if there’s actually attempted military action by the US. The goal here is just to wreak as much havoc as possible, so go wild.
January 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
3. Retributory targeting of the economy and employment in Trump voting or swing areas, which is what you save to roll out if there’s actually attempted military action by the US. The goal here is just to wreak as much havoc as possible, so go wild.
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2. Deliberate targeting of companies with the goal of causing the largest decline in US market capitalization with minimum collateral economic damage. Megacap tech would be the primary target here. This gets fired as the second warning shot if they escalate further
January 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
2. Deliberate targeting of companies with the goal of causing the largest decline in US market capitalization with minimum collateral economic damage. Megacap tech would be the primary target here. This gets fired as the second warning shot if they escalate further