Tim Foxley🇺🇦
@timfoxley.bsky.social
Independent political/military analyst: mainly Afghanistan. A Brit in Sweden. Keen punk rock guitarist, much less keen marathon runner.
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particularly if the engagement is about deportations, not human rights. that's definitely the wrong way.
Let’s be clear: Any EU engagement with the Taliban, whether framed as “technical” or “political”, whitewashes an authoritarian regime and risks complicity in its rights abuses.
Belgium participated in talks with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan on returns.
‼️The migration minister said that limited administrative co-operation with governments holding opposing worldviews is sometimes necessary to enable deportations.
‼️The migration minister said that limited administrative co-operation with governments holding opposing worldviews is sometimes necessary to enable deportations.
January 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM
particularly if the engagement is about deportations, not human rights. that's definitely the wrong way.
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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Americans are dissatisfied with Donald Trump’s record in carrying out two of his most important campaign promises: to lower inflation and to end the “flood of illegal immigration”
Donald Trump’s approval rating
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econ.st
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Americans are dissatisfied with Donald Trump’s record in carrying out two of his most important campaign promises: to lower inflation and to end the “flood of illegal immigration”
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Just sent out this post. Trump has a basic "tell" which indicates things he does not care about (and those he does). When he expresses a concern about people's lives (such as Ukrainians) it’s a bluff. He could not care less. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Trump "Tell"
How You Can Tell He Does Not Care About An Issue
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Just sent out this post. Trump has a basic "tell" which indicates things he does not care about (and those he does). When he expresses a concern about people's lives (such as Ukrainians) it’s a bluff. He could not care less. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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The Cambridge Disinformation Summit will discuss, with global lawmakers, the effects on democracy of concentrated media ownership.
“No other period in history has seen such a rapid and overwhelming buy up of our means of communications by the billionaire class.”
mronline.org/2025/12/03/t...
“No other period in history has seen such a rapid and overwhelming buy up of our means of communications by the billionaire class.”
mronline.org/2025/12/03/t...
The seven richest billionaires are all media barons - MR Online
What the planet’s mega-rich capture of our media system shows is that billionaires are not only a serious drain on resources, but an existential threat to an open society and the free flow of informat...
mronline.org
January 25, 2026 at 7:38 AM
The Cambridge Disinformation Summit will discuss, with global lawmakers, the effects on democracy of concentrated media ownership.
“No other period in history has seen such a rapid and overwhelming buy up of our means of communications by the billionaire class.”
mronline.org/2025/12/03/t...
“No other period in history has seen such a rapid and overwhelming buy up of our means of communications by the billionaire class.”
mronline.org/2025/12/03/t...
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Open Letter to Americans
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Open Letter to Americans
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"The Kremlin is attempting to freeze Ukrainians to death," writes our correspondent in Kyiv. "But people are pressing on with their duties at temperatures where frostbite is a real danger."
This is her account of life in a shivering city.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
This is her account of life in a shivering city.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 PM
"The Kremlin is attempting to freeze Ukrainians to death," writes our correspondent in Kyiv. "But people are pressing on with their duties at temperatures where frostbite is a real danger."
This is her account of life in a shivering city.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
This is her account of life in a shivering city.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
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Swedish public radio has received confirmation from the Swedish military that the 'exercise' in Greenland was indeed an operation intended to deter the USA.
Danish soldiers are issued with live ammunition and since last week a 'meaningful' number have been deployed.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
Danish soldiers are issued with live ammunition and since last week a 'meaningful' number have been deployed.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
Spelet bakom insatsen på Grönland: Satte militären i beredskap
Danmarks militära operation på Grönland – som också Sverige bidragit till – gick ut på att avskräcka USA och i värsta fall försvara ön med vapenmakt. Det rapporterar Danmarks Radio i samarbete med SVT...
www.svt.se
January 23, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Swedish public radio has received confirmation from the Swedish military that the 'exercise' in Greenland was indeed an operation intended to deter the USA.
Danish soldiers are issued with live ammunition and since last week a 'meaningful' number have been deployed.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
Danish soldiers are issued with live ammunition and since last week a 'meaningful' number have been deployed.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
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Trump doesn't read.
None of them read.
None of them read.
The director of the FBI: "I don't read."
His staff (paraphrased): "he doesn’t like meetings in office settings. What he wants is social events."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
His staff (paraphrased): "he doesn’t like meetings in office settings. What he wants is social events."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 22, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Trump doesn't read.
None of them read.
None of them read.
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Every person on Bluesky should know:
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
March 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Every person on Bluesky should know:
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
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❗️Last year here in Davos, I ended my speech with the words: “Europe must know how to defend itself.” A year has passed, and nothing has changed. — Zelenskyy.
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
❗️Last year here in Davos, I ended my speech with the words: “Europe must know how to defend itself.” A year has passed, and nothing has changed. — Zelenskyy.
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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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“Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion”, a 2026 headline
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
“Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion”, a 2026 headline
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Lib Dem source: “Just 45 more Tory defections until Ed becomes Leader of the Opposition.”
January 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Lib Dem source: “Just 45 more Tory defections until Ed becomes Leader of the Opposition.”
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Trumps brev: Fick inte fredspriset – tänker inte bara verka för fred
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/trumps-brev-fick-inte-nobelpriset-tanker-inte-langre-pa-fred
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/trumps-brev-fick-inte-nobelpriset-tanker-inte-langre-pa-fred
Trumps brev: Fick inte fredspriset – tänker inte bara verka för fred
I ett brev till Norges statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre skriver USA:s president Donald Trump att han inte längre känner något ansvar att endast tänka på fred. Anledningen är att han inte tilldelades Nobels fredspris, står det i meddelandet. Statsministern bekräftar för norska medier att han mottagit meddelandet.
www.svt.se
January 19, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Trumps brev: Fick inte fredspriset – tänker inte bara verka för fred
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/trumps-brev-fick-inte-nobelpriset-tanker-inte-langre-pa-fred
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/trumps-brev-fick-inte-nobelpriset-tanker-inte-langre-pa-fred
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Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
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What does policing look like under the Islamic Emirate? Antonio Giustozzi examines how policing evolved since August 2021 - intelligence directorate now dominates investigations, police numbers are far lower than claimed & local Taliban commanders remain central to enforcement. bit.ly/49s8UjN
From Insurgency to Government: How the Islamic Emirate polices Afghanistan
Much has been written about Afghanistan’s police force during the Islamic Republic, but so far almost nothing about policing under the Islamic Emirate. In August 2021, when the Taliban took over the M...
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
What does policing look like under the Islamic Emirate? Antonio Giustozzi examines how policing evolved since August 2021 - intelligence directorate now dominates investigations, police numbers are far lower than claimed & local Taliban commanders remain central to enforcement. bit.ly/49s8UjN
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Afghan Voices:
An IWM Collecting Project IWM is looking for Afghans who are now settled in the UK to share their personal stories from the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
An IWM Collecting Project IWM is looking for Afghans who are now settled in the UK to share their personal stories from the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Afghan Voices: An IWM Collecting Project
IWM is looking for Afghans who are now settled in the UK to share their personal stories from the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).
www.iwm.org.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Afghan Voices:
An IWM Collecting Project IWM is looking for Afghans who are now settled in the UK to share their personal stories from the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
An IWM Collecting Project IWM is looking for Afghans who are now settled in the UK to share their personal stories from the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
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❗️Would you like 🇺🇦Ukraine to become a member of the 🇪🇺EU?
January 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
❗️Would you like 🇺🇦Ukraine to become a member of the 🇪🇺EU?
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❗️Prime Minister of 🇸🇪Sweden Ulf Kristersson: We will not let ourselves be blackmailed. Only Denmark and Greenland decide in matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. I will always stand up for my country and for our allied neighbours.
January 17, 2026 at 7:53 PM
❗️Prime Minister of 🇸🇪Sweden Ulf Kristersson: We will not let ourselves be blackmailed. Only Denmark and Greenland decide in matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. I will always stand up for my country and for our allied neighbours.
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The investigation also documents a further head-level shot later the same day outside a Minneapolis high school. DHS had not responded to requests for comment at publication. This is a collaboration between Bellingcat and Evident Media.
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The investigation also documents a further head-level shot later the same day outside a Minneapolis high school. DHS had not responded to requests for comment at publication. This is a collaboration between Bellingcat and Evident Media.
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Experts reviewing the footage told Bellingcat the use of force was “punitive” and “questionable at best,” with multiple shots likely breaching CBP and DHS use-of-force policies that prohibit targeting the head and require necessity and proportionality.
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Experts reviewing the footage told Bellingcat the use of force was “punitive” and “questionable at best,” with multiple shots likely breaching CBP and DHS use-of-force policies that prohibit targeting the head and require necessity and proportionality.
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"In late September, Akhundzada ordered the internet and phones to be shut off, severing Afghanistan from the rest of the world. Three days later the internet was back, with no explanation of why. But what had happened behind the scenes was seismic" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Taliban rift at the top of the leadership in Afghanistan
The Taliban leader once warned of a split: A BBC investigation reveals how attitudes to women, the internet and religion are dividing the group at the very top.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 AM
"In late September, Akhundzada ordered the internet and phones to be shut off, severing Afghanistan from the rest of the world. Three days later the internet was back, with no explanation of why. But what had happened behind the scenes was seismic" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...