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Trump, Musk, Weidel, Le Pen: These are collaborator-populists who triumph at the ballot box and yet would sell their country to a Russian despot iandunt.substack.com/p/these-are-...

There should be a Public Enquiry into why the water companies have failed to secure the investment (new pipelines, new Reservoir, etc) they promised and why they have polluted our rivers. The role and incompetence of OfWat should be included. Directors should also be prosecuted.

Evidence of the great benefits of AI: it used to take a huge amount of time and effort to make yourself look this stupid; now AI allows you to humiliate yourself almost instantly.

If anybody cares (you shouldn't): what I'd do to revitalise Britain: 1. Randomly selected people's assemblies of 299 people (like a jury) to decide media regulation/complaints. They hear expert witnesses, and then decide. Depoliticise it, and abolish Ofcom (too open to abuse and political pressure)

Burn.

The Labour Party has gone mad. It won’t seek to rejoin the EU! It lives in fear of the Red Wall. They don’t know (1) that most who vote Labour aren’t in the Red Wall & want to rejoin anyway, & (2) the only way to defeat Reform is to show what a disaster Brexit is and that this is due to Farage.

🥴 In my youth I said "no" to the Soviet Union. Now I say "no" to Ukrainians, - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.

Israel believes in the Old Testament notion of warfare, that you can smite an enemy into submission. But modern warfare is different. By raining death and destruction on Iran, as it has in Gaza, Israel is creating eternal hatred which will find outlets for ever.

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for: - Who takes over; - Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation; - How to defend US bases in the region; - Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and - How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.

Genius... the beast solved worlds problem

BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise

Looks like the Russians like his Russia tie. It’s not red-white-blue either. It’s red-blue-white. Like the Russian flag. For a meeting with Zelensky.

It’s remarkable to watch mucb of the American right, including the president of the United States, blame the entire left and Democrats for the actions of a murderer who hasn’t even been identified yet.

Terroryzm , 11 września 2001 .

For pity’s sake? What is the matter with journalists? Why don’t they understand that Russia is wholly responsible for this war? Compelling Ukraine to give up land taken by force is a breach of international law, absolutely immoral and an invitation to other aggressors to do the same. Taiwan next?

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Air India flight AI171 (flight route Ahmedabad-London) crashed seconds after takeoff.

Can you imagine the U.S. Secretary of State in 1943 congratulating Nazi Germany and wishing them a bright future?”

In 2014, russia "retaliated" for the 2025 Spiderweb operation by invading Ukraine. In 2022 "retaliated" again by launching full-scale war. Last night -- by setting Kharkiv on fire w 50+ drones & bombs, killing 3 and injuring 18, acc to Trump logic. Americans, is that really what you support now?

‼️ 🤡 Russian media are publishing a Russian memorandum, which was allegedly handed over to Ukraine at the talks in Istanbul: 🔹 The complete withdrawal of AFU from DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, including Donbas and Novorossiya, must be carried out within 30 days of ceasefire.

Are you all aware of what will happen if the Senate passes that bill? I hope your sitting down!

The Russian people need to start believing that such behaviour cannot lead to victory, may trigger internal collapse, and will be resolutely punished. @kyivindependent.com.web.brid.gy @kyivindependent.com @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @nordicukraine.bsky.social @dgoberlin.bsky.social @dgap.org

Rbarbaric Russia on earth...ussia

An anniversary worth marking. I'm sure we're going to see the very people who have trashed its legacy seek to appropriate WW2 today - so let's remember what was really fought for: peace, a more united Europe, a land fit for heroes (mark 2) and the defeat of fascism.

Russian forces managed to capture 68 square miles of Ukraine in April. It cost them 4,800 vehicles and more than 36,600 dead and wounded troops 😿 www.forbes.com/sites/davida...

I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption. I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents. 1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.

Some 84% of Ukrainians reject the Russian narrative that Russian-speaking citizens face systematic discrimination in Ukraine, ​according to KIIS recent survey This includes 81% of Russian-speaking Ukrainians themselves euromaidanpress.com/2025/04/29/l...

You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.

Trump took over his father's businesses when his father's mental facilities hit the crapper. Within 15 years D. Trump had bankrupted the businesses (mostly due to having spent much of his time chasing showgirl tail in Atlantic City & Hollywood). The Soviet KGB bailed him out. The FSB now owns him.

Why is Trump being given a state visit to the UK? King Charles III is head of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth includes Canada. Trump has threatened to invade Canada. On that basis how can the King welcome Trump? @teamlabouruk.bsky.social should take note. We should all rebel.

This next month could end up defining our place in the world. There's everything to play for. But pro-Europeans have to exert pressure in an achievable way, rather than stomping off the pitch iandunt.substack.com/p/the-battle...

England water pollution at 10-year high as sewage dumping in rivers, lakes and seas accelerates. Higher bills, more abuse. Water industry is 90% foreign owned. Shareholders have no contact with the consequences of cash extraction. Only nationalisation offers hope

I don't know how likely this unfolding is, but everyone should read it and decide for themselves. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. medium.com/@aletheisthe...

This is Toretsk. Once a city habited by 30.000 people. Now, deserted and completely destroyed. This is Russkiy Mir arriving. Footage made by the 100th Mechanized Brigade.

April 13, 2025