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Semi-retired, self employed QS. Scot married to an American Democrat - Personal Assistant to a Springer Spaniel named Ben🐢 Not every opinion needs to be shared.😊

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Love to be included πŸ™‚

27.11.2025 06:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
22.11.2025 17:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Unclear where this war profiteering plan came from or why it emerged right now, but clear that it is in every way disastrous

22.11.2025 22:43 πŸ‘ 1526 πŸ” 524 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 11
22.11.2025 17:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Grift Bubble A Political Theory of American Collapse

"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse"
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...

16.11.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 1196 πŸ” 396 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 51

Anne Applebaum as usual on the mark. I would add: most elected Republicans quietly fold the millisecond this happens to them. So in speaking up MTG is GOP unusual.

15.11.2025 19:55 πŸ‘ 1303 πŸ” 311 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 6
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

30.03.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 9157 πŸ” 4392 πŸ’¬ 267 πŸ“Œ 441
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The Imperialism Has no Clothes JD Vance in Greenland

"In Greenland what we saw was American imperialism with no clothes. Naked and vain."
snyder.substack.com/p/vance-in-g...

29.03.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 4165 πŸ” 1239 πŸ’¬ 149 πŸ“Œ 100

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

04.03.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 76019 πŸ” 22667 πŸ’¬ 1764 πŸ“Œ 971

I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.

04.03.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 165691 πŸ” 15878 πŸ’¬ 8279 πŸ“Œ 1545
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

02.03.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 54156 πŸ” 37065 πŸ’¬ 2031 πŸ“Œ 3070

Absolutely...one of his best.

24.02.2025 08:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So many great tracks...one of my favorite albums of his.

22.02.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This isn't supposed to be a serious piece is it? If Trump has changed at all, it certainly isn't for the better. One's opinion should change on the basis of new evidence which suggests your original assessment of a situation was wrong - in this case - no such evidence exists.

02.02.2025 07:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Observer view on Peter Mandelson’s U-turn on Donald Trump: it’s easy to mock, but that’s diplomacy | Observer editorial It’s not often politicians admit to a change of heart. Perhaps it’s a trend that could – and should – catch on

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

02.02.2025 07:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Self interest tops integrity any day.

29.01.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to do another starter pack TODAY ‼️ If you want to be added, like, reply, and REPOST this post so I know who else wants to be on it.
πŸ’™πŸŒŠπŸ’™πŸ’™πŸŒŠπŸ’™

12.01.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 5

I would li e to be added 😊

15.01.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Democrats need to wake up and realise they are in a fight for survival!

07.01.2025 17:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Murray and his dog Ben

Murray and his dog Ben

Christmas morning walk in the woods with Ben 🐢...Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas πŸŽ„... hope your holiday is full of fun, laughter, good friends...and a dog or two wouldn't hurt 😊

25.12.2024 11:49 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Big stick energy

Big stick energy

Big stick energy 🐢

15.12.2024 17:32 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Thanksgiving to you all 😊

28.11.2024 17:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a difference - every dog deserves a good home 😊

25.11.2024 20:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is performance based politics - she would crawl over the debris of all those glass ceilings she says she has broken through just to get in front of DJT for a job.

22.11.2024 19:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I left when Alex Jones had his account restored - there is a difference between free speech and misinformation.

22.11.2024 10:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ben - the good boy 😊

20.11.2024 18:42 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder... is Nancy Mace trying to get someone's attention

20.11.2024 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dear Blue Sky CEO Jay Graber,

I need an edit button!

Sincerely,
Everyone on Blue Sky

Please repost if you agree!

19.11.2024 17:22 πŸ‘ 5604 πŸ” 2093 πŸ’¬ 311 πŸ“Œ 193

This raises an imp't point

The media should focus on violated norms

They're easy to violate; they're not documented laws

They're almost invisible; they're assumed

Many are grounded on (former) assumptions about US democracy

Their disappearance is DANGEROUS, & we may not notice till they're gone

20.11.2024 16:39 πŸ‘ 249 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2

Spent the first 30 mins on threads this morning blocking absolute trashy click-bait - (I know... waste of time - but somehow satisfying) Bluesky seems like a better experience at the moment😊

18.11.2024 08:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0