Andy Wood

Andy Wood

@andyatnanyuki.bsky.social

Still likes bikes. Pro Fair Elections by STV Pic of blue Skye if you are curious 🤍💙💛💙🤍

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ProPublica@propublica.org

In August, President Trump announced he had signed the “biggest oil deal in world history.” ProPublica reviewed the deal and found it gives a small group of people largely handpicked by the Trump administration long-term control of the enterprise.

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Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

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“Serbia’s strongman Vučić appears to concede the election. He says he is expecting the Student List to have a majority in the new parliament, well clear of the 126 required to govern, and his SNS will have only 105 mandates. Wow. What a moment.”

theguardian.comPolls close in Serbia as strongman Vučić faces challenge to 12-year rule – Europe liveThe Student List movement is taking on authoritarian leader following nearly two years of protests against government and institutional corruption

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Incredible. Student List are candidates selected by groups of students to form an anti-corruption party. Another youth-led movement overthrowing an authoritarian government in Europe.

Europe Elects@europeelects.bsky.social

Serbia: The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS-EPP) has admitted defeat in today's parliamentary elections. The Student List (SL-*) has won a majority of votes. #Serbia #Srbija #Izbori2026

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Brett Meiselas: "Donald Trump, Elon Musk, JD Vance — their actions toward Ukraine are frankly far worse than the actions that Donald Trump got impeached for in 2019 by extorting Ukraine. This is a whole other level."

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Tankies: “is this NATO’s fault?”

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin cited genetics to declare that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people” and reiterated his claim to Ukrainian territory, saying: “I think that it is not their territory but the historical territory of Russia.”

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They can afford the fines no matter how large they are. There need to be more serious consequences for breaking electoral law. Otherwise the party with the most dodgy crypto billionaire donors will break the law with relative impunity.

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“Farage campaigned for Trump in the last 3 presidential elections and notably came to his defence at a low moment when Trump fell badly behind in 2016 over his grotesque “grab ’em by the pussy” remarks” Farage will never dump Trump. He owes too much to MAGA money and the far right oligarchy.

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“When I look round the boardroom at the other board members Palantir has recently also recruited from the House of Lords – notably Lord Vader and Lord Voldemort – I don’t have any sense that these people are evil,” said Watson. From the new Private Eye, out now.

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This article could have been written eight years ago and wasn't. Now it's embarrassingly late to the game. It's an attempt to assess the Putin-Trump relationship using the metric of international relations which is all but totally irrelevant. The core of the psychological relationship lies elsewhere

nytimes.comPutin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up NothingRussia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.

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It's actually sad. I used to genuinely support the BBC news division, and know great reporters who work their, but they aren't the "impartial/balanced" news source they are meant to be. Reporting on migration, trans etc is distinctly skewed towards right wing rhetoric over facts.

Iain Overton@iainoverton.bsky.social

This is a non story. The police chief cites actual figures. Farage challenges actual figures. Farage has no basis for doing this. Why did the BBC run this?

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Michigan Senate candidate Doctor Abdul El-Sayed meet with survivors Sharlene and Liz and toured the Trump and Epstein memorial reading room in Detroit Michigan with Senator Chris Murphy and Congressman Maxwell Frost.

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In these dismal times it is a constant joy to witness the BBC standing up to an American president who is no better than a gangster running a protection racket

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Dozens of reports now that Tennessee voting machines have been rigged by the state's GOP to make it impossible to vote for any other than GOP candidates. This story is viral in British media, but not in the US. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

the-independent.comDolly Parton’s sister claims Tennessee voting machine flipped her vote to RepublicanStella Parton, younger sister of the late country music star, has raised serious allegations of vote rigging in Tennessee

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The humanitarian Putin bombed more civilians today. Maybe Witkoff should spend a couple weeks in Kyiv to see first hand how much of a humanitarian his friend in Moscow is.

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“The United States, out of respect for President Trump, was not required to give anything in return” says Trump. Nothing? He got rid of Russian sanctions, he vilifies Zelensky and supports their invasion of Ukraine!

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remember this next time you hear the phrase "Russia hoax"

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”

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For the first time, the British government has acknowledged that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. So who did BBC Newsnight invite on to discuss what happened? Sergei Markov, Putin’s former spokesman. Par for the course, says Nerve co-founder @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 1/

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If British politicians had had the guts to act on evidence that Brexit was a scam perpetrated by Putin loving racists and Trumpy grifters then we wouldn’t be in this mess now. Instead they hung the journalists out to dry.

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$25 billion! 💥💥💥 This is one of the biggest fines in history — and it cuts to the core of the crooked Brexit ref! The case is about Facebook harvesting data from millions of users and selling it to Cambridge Analytica to generate targeted ads. Cambridge Analytica worked for the Leave camp and Trump.

If British politicians had had the guts to act on evidence that Brexit was a scam perpetrated by Putin loving racists and Trumpy grifters then we wouldn’t be in this mess now. Instead they hung the journalists out to dry.

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Rejoining the EU single market and customs union would boost growth, raise revenues and allow tax cuts for everyone. The PM admits Brexit has damaged our economy—so what is he waiting for?

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There are a million other reasons, but because JD Vance has such fucking disrespect for the American people to say something as obviously dishonest as this is why he must never be president.

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Elon Musk is trying to buy this Senate seat in Texas. He wants our land, he wants our water, and he wants his own personal U.S. senator. He’s trying to buy Texas. But on November 3rd, we’ll deliver a clear message to the world’s first trillionaire: Texas is not for sale.

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THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Republican lawmakers are incensed about Trump's dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop him. That frustration hit a new peak on Monday as they sought to address Trump’s decision to purchase Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow, and potentially stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk undermined Ukraine's defences – directly aiding Putin's war machine. That's beyond the pale. The Prime Minister must stand up to Trump and forge a united front in Europe. We cannot allow Musk and Starlink to gain even more power over our continent.