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A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump's America I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports Alexandra Hal...

πŸ”΄A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump’s America

I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports @alexhh.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...

15.01.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 12

France has condemned it

03.01.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Russia has zero power in Venezuela. Russia is weak.

03.01.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?

This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

22.11.2025 11:11 πŸ‘ 9279 πŸ” 4276 πŸ’¬ 326 πŸ“Œ 310
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The Long Con Comes To An End The Trump Administration Takes Off The Mask (Again)

as Phillips O'Brien also points out, this plan has been in negotiation for a long time, probably since Trump took office.

open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

22.11.2025 12:33 πŸ‘ 1746 πŸ” 498 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 26

Nothing changed on my battery on 16 pro max after update.

16.09.2025 10:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rather quiet Killarney NP CES 7 yesterday with just 25 birds from 13 species. Although adult female and a very dark juv G-s Woodpecker and a juv Reed Bunting can’t be sniffed at. Also did the two Barn Owl nest sites with broods of 4 and 3 chicks @npwsireland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

04.07.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Customs team begin 'deep rummage' search of suspected mothership in wake of €31m cocaine bust Revenue Customs, GardaΓ­ and the Defence Forces are involved in the Joint Task Force operation.

Customs officers have begun a detailed specialist search of a cargo ship as part of the investigation into the seizure of €31m worth of cocaine, The Journal has learned.
Read more here:
http://jrnl.ie/6750188t

02.07.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during press conference on May 22, 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Source: Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during press conference on May 22, 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Source: Getty Images)

⚑️ Germany’s Chancellor Merz says Russia only understands forceβ€”so the West must show it.

After deadly Russian strikes on civilians, he urges tougher EU and US sanctions, more weapons for Ukraine, and warns: no peace talks without pressure.

10.06.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 313 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 7
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Trump is making Europe great again The US president has provided the biggest stimulus towards European integration since the end of the cold war

"Trump is making Europe great again. The US president has provided the biggest stimulus towards European integration since the end of the cold war"

Totally agree with @gideonrachman.bsky.social I also argued similar before the US election (oh and how I was shouted at)

www.ft.com/content/724d...

10.03.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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Can the US switch off Europe’s weapons? Long hooked on American defence exports, allies feel buyers’ remorse over hardware dependent on Washington support

US defense companies might never be trusted again

on.ft.com/3DtQQZs

09.03.2025 09:33 πŸ‘ 5300 πŸ” 1634 πŸ’¬ 349 πŸ“Œ 171

Note: you will NEVER find a human-planted tree that looks anything like this. Only natural processes, evolved over 100s of millions of years, produce such variety.

Just another one of many reasons why natural regeneration, not planting, should be the default means of bringing back our lost forests.

18.02.2025 07:03 πŸ‘ 262 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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◾️"Look at these photo&look at the people in Ukraine.No,Mrs. Weidel,we are not neutral,we are not standing aside.We are on the side of Ukraine, defending our political system," -Friedrich Merz, Chancellor candidate, in response to the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party,Alice Weidel

17.02.2025 12:51 πŸ‘ 2690 πŸ” 606 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 58
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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes…

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What a long winded article. πŸ™„

29.01.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We should have a national quiet day, where everyone just shuts up for 24 hours

24.01.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 322 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

Media: "Elon Musk stirs debate by changing the logo of X to the swastika, a Hindu glyph symbolizing the sun, prosperity, and good luck."

21.01.2025 09:33 πŸ‘ 598 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4
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My remarkable canoe ride with a hitch-hiking kestrel A peaceful canoe trip through Norwich turned into a magical experience when a bedraggled kestrel hitched a ride, sunning itself on board!

A peaceful canoe trip through Norwich turned into a magical experience when a bedraggled kestrel hitched a ride, sunning itself on board! | Liam Calvert

03.01.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 590 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4

The UK can join anytime. You know the rules.

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They need an intervention.

20.12.2024 08:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Groundhog day

10.12.2024 06:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Groundhog day

09.12.2024 20:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reeves calls on EU to drop β€˜unnecessary’ trade barriers with UK Chancellor makes plea in first appearance at Euro finance meeting since Brexit

Reeves: β€œthese unnecessary barriers to trade are one of the things that will contribute to the deterioration of living standards and making it harder for British businesses to be competitive on the global stage.”

All true.

So what is Labour going to do about it?!

on.ft.com/4g5fUUL

09.12.2024 15:52 πŸ‘ 224 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 27
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Eh, the barriers are necessary, Ms Reeves, because your country lowers standards, refuses legal oversight, refuses to contribute to the community, and refuses the conditions that are attached to the genuine free trade found within the European four freedoms.

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09.12.2024 15:22 πŸ‘ 444 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 14

Continuing the British Brexit tradition of telling other countries what their best interests are. You think they would have learned by now.

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Elon Musk: Shadow President of the United States (But Sure, Totally Normal, Right?) In the wake of the 2024 election, two unelected billionaires, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, have plans to reshape the United States government.

Good piece on Elon Musk and the dangerous process of oligarchisation of the United States, mirroring earlier iterations of the phenomenon in Russia (not a coincidence).
olgalautman.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...

06.12.2024 18:49 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sky news is surprising.

04.12.2024 04:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That whole petition thing is hilarious and weird.

25.11.2024 12:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That petition thing for another election there is hilarious and weird.

25.11.2024 11:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Its really gone crazy over there. The replies to even benign posts are off the wall crazy.

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