Keir Starmer should condemn Trumpβs illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
03.01.2026 11:34 β π 1738 π 538 π¬ 113 π 52
Two social media posts.
The first is from Keir Starmer and reads: βThe UK has long supported a transition of power in Venezuela. We regarded Maduro as an illegitimate President and we shed no tears about the end of his regime. I reiterated my support for international law this morning. The UK government will discuss the evolving situation with US counterparts in the days ahead as we seek a safe and peaceful transition to a legitimate government that reflects the will of the Venezuelan people.β
Below it is a post from Ed Davey that reads: βThis cop out isnβt good enough. Standing up for international law means condemning leaders when they break it, whether thatβs Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump.β
03.01.2026 21:00 β π 1872 π 459 π¬ 82 π 35
QUOTE GRAPHIC:
TEXT: Keir Starmer should condemn Trumpβs illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Ed Davey MP
Starmer must condemn Trumpβs illegal actions in Venezuela
03.01.2026 12:09 β π 286 π 116 π¬ 20 π 16
CALUM MILLER QUOTE GRAPHIC
TEXT: It's clear that this was never about the interests of the Venezuelan people or the wider world.
This is Trump serving his own interests and ego, making the world far more dangerous in the process.
Starmer must convene the UN Security Council to hold Trump to account.
Starmer must convene the UN security council to hold Trump to account.
03.01.2026 19:12 β π 161 π 70 π¬ 5 π 6
Stranger Things
The 1980s Nostalgia of Trump's Foreign Policy is probably going to end up, like Stranger Things, as a horror show.
Trump is probably focused on the money he wrongly thinks he'll make from Venezuelan oil. But he's not a details guy and nobody has thought through the details. Essentially, the US has taken over Venezuela by mistake. Stranger things have happened, but not many.
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03.01.2026 21:51 β π 439 π 136 π¬ 11 π 17
Reminder: Invading a sovereign nation is illegal under international law, as written in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter--a charter that the US played the key role in writing and which was enacted into US law on July 28, 1945.
Trump is an international and US war criminal.
03.01.2026 20:03 β π 192 π 78 π¬ 10 π 6
Ros:
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Jonn: π for Last Christmas & George Michaelβs humanity.
Merry Christmas OGWN π
27.12.2025 00:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Yesterday was Holodomor Remembrance Day.
Putin is probably aware of the extra pain and insult introducing his so-called βpeace planβ at this time of year cause to Ukrainians. Not sure about Trump.
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23.11.2025 23:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Welsh journalist Gareth Jones who first brought this to the attention of the UK public came from Barry and his book/diaries of the famine "Tell them we're starving" is a harrowing read. Theres currently a campaign to have a plaque erected in his name on the Knap in Barry where he grew up.
23.11.2025 00:55 β π 72 π 7 π¬ 4 π 0
One of the worst atrocities and one of the least discussed.
22.11.2025 13:30 β π 379 π 93 π¬ 11 π 2
What the US is committed to: Respect territorial integrity, prosecute war crimes, keep NATO open
What Trump's plan requires: Recognize conquest, grant amnesty, close NATO door
71 direct contradictions.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/24/t...
23.11.2025 23:38 β π 129 π 64 π¬ 6 π 1
YouTube video by RobWords
The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet
The NATO Phonetic Alphabet (ALFA, BRAVO, CHARLIE etc.) is neither a phonetic alphabet, nor a product of NATO.
I've sifted through loads of old documents to find its true origins and, OSCAR MIKE GOLF, is it fascinating.
Check out my video here (2 million people already have!): youtu.be/UAT-eOzeY4M
15.10.2025 11:53 β π 119 π 28 π¬ 9 π 5
Photo of Ed Davey speaking in parliament - overlaid with a headline from the Guardian that reads: The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board
The government must remove Robbie Gibb from the BBC board immediately β and end the practice of political appointments, which so badly undermines the BBC, altogether.
13.11.2025 17:58 β π 232 π 81 π¬ 10 π 4
Itβs clear to anyone paying attention that Farage gets an easy ride from the media. They give him as much airtime as he wants but never hold him to account for the damage heβs done.
So much of whatβs broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.
03.11.2025 19:01 β π 1152 π 381 π¬ 31 π 17
London Labour has seen another defection as a veteran councillor became the latest to announce she was leaving the party.
Former Lambeth Mayor Tina Valcarcel, who was first elected as a councillor in 2006, has joined the Liberal Democrats saying Labour is "no longer the party I joined".
12.11.2025 14:56 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
You could have stopped at βideaβ!
I donβt think thereβs anything wrong with dual nationals thoughβ¦ my kids are dual nationals. Many Brits are also Irish, and indeed Irish citizenship in its own is officially equivalent to British in UK law.
12.11.2025 16:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Donald Trump is coming for the BBC and for your wallets.
I urged the Prime Minister to stand up for the 23.8 million licence fee paying households, and tell Trump he won't get a penny.
12.11.2025 13:00 β π 400 π 112 π¬ 26 π 8
The social card explains that the RCoA has submitted to the governmentβs call for evidence to inform the development of the 10 Year Workforce Plan.
We have submitted evidence to the governmentβs 10 Year Workforce Plan.
Our submission emphasises the essential work of anaesthetists & the urgent need to invest in the future of the specialty.
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12.11.2025 13:16 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
The Prime Minister talks the talk on supporting an independent BBC, but he refuses to walk the walk.
Robbie Gibbs must go.
12.11.2025 13:30 β π 126 π 46 π¬ 7 π 2
Failed to meet military quotas? Russiaβs solution: Send recruiters to meat assault units in Ukraine
Seven recruitment chiefs have been sent to frontline meat grinders for missing their conscription targets by 40%.
Russia is sending recruiters who fail to meet mobilization quotas straight to the front, said Ukraineβs Intelligence
Such attitude toward soldiers is part ofΒ same culture of devaluing human life that leads to war crimes against civilians in Ukraine
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/12/f...
12.11.2025 13:38 β π 54 π 16 π¬ 1 π 0
Victoria Collins MP on a Lib Dem background - superimposed with the words 'congratulations Victoria Collins - Vice President of the Liberal Democrats'
Congratulations to @Victoria-Collins.bsky.social - newly elected Vice President of the Liberal Democrats.
12.11.2025 11:20 β π 75 π 24 π¬ 1 π 4
EU Ref was Cameronβs high-risk blunder to try and pacify pro-Brexit Tory MPs.
AV Ref was all Nick could get him to agree to.
12.11.2025 15:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Screenshot from BBC: Rachel Reeves blames Brexit deal for long-term damage to economy.
Rachel Reeves made the comment about the 2020 deal at a key meeting of the world's leading finance ministers and central bankers.
Then fix it.
20.10.2025 07:49 β π 2009 π 603 π¬ 132 π 40
Can Ukraine Arm Europe?
Podcast Episode Β· Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell Β· 23/09/2025 Β· 36m
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
As Putin tests NATO with drone incursions, I spoke to @olenakr.bsky.social about the growing capabilities of Ukraineβs arms industry and whether it might prove the solution to European rearmament.
24.09.2025 06:35 β π 40 π 15 π¬ 3 π 1
The Register: Putinβs trolls return with AI-powered media fakes β and a Florida ex-cop at the helm
Insikt Group researchers link Llama 3-based models to a Kremlin-driven disinformation wave.
Thereβs a massive Russian propaganda network quietly operating right now β over 200 fake news sites, all AI-generated, some even using Metaβs language models.
The twist? Itβs all run by a former Florida cop who fled to Moscow and works with Russian intelligence.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/24/t...
24.09.2025 07:08 β π 84 π 45 π¬ 1 π 4
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