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Now more on here than Twitter, it's a lot more chilled! Welsh, European, lefty. Living in Cambridgeshire, wishing I lived in the Dolomites! Tend to post infrequently on politics, rugby, skiing, music and books

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Partnership with the EU is not a one-way street, โ€“ Ambassador Vsevolod Chentsov, Representative of Ukraine to the EU Step by step, Ukraine is approaching its goal of joining the EU. In the course of this process, we face various challenges, such as the blocking of negotiations by Hungary and the postponement of the ...

An EU with Ukraine as a member will be stronger and more secure.

EU membership will also strengthen Ukraine.

An EU with the UK as a member will be stronger and more secure.

EU membership will also strengthen the UK.

Let's unite against tyranny๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

theukrainianreview.info/partnership-...

16.06.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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America's descent into suppression of dissent ๐Ÿงต

I've been tracking Trump's actions since Jan and have included 93 actions that I consider to suppress dissent.

They fall into 4 domains and their use is quite different over time. 1/16

16.06.2025 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 476    ๐Ÿ” 224    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

#Socialistsunday

15.06.2025 07:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy birthday, Schengen Agreement!

14.06.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 222    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Noteworthy for the first time I've seen "quitting ECHR not enough".

The Right's opinion-industrial complex has ratcheted itself onto the full load-them-onto-cattle-trucks phase.

14.06.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 204    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Remember, Kids, it's only called "Class Warfare," when the poor fight back.

14.06.2025 00:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1157    ๐Ÿ” 293    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Brian Wilson, co-creator of iconic 1960s band The Beach Boys, dies aged 82

#RIPBrianWilson

The world has lost another musical genius...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

11.06.2025 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If a Muslim in the US publicly called for a missile strike on a famous celebrity activist onboard a civilian ship or plane, the FBI would be investigating them for terrorism.

But a rich white guy gets to incite violence without any consequences ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ

07.06.2025 01:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16327    ๐Ÿ” 4365    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1273    ๐Ÿ“Œ 390

Imagine if a referendum were held in which 52% of those who voted declared that the Earth was flat.

And that subsequently everyone in the UK was forced to behave as if the Earth was indeed flat, and all main parties said "Ok, flat it is. Evidence be damned."

That's Brexit.

31.05.2025 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1638    ๐Ÿ” 381    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

As a Welsh rugby fan who watches Quins at the Stoop several times a year I'd suggest the comments mostly seem to be from people relying on a very old stereotype! It's certainly not the environment I see there!

At Twickenham itself the observations may be a little more justified though...

31.05.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely everybody has had their eyes opened to the blatant racial bias in our Media by the response to the Liverpool attack, who was a dangerous terrorist until he was found to be white.

Then he become a Company Director, happily married and living in a cul-de-sac with 3 kids

30.05.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 388    ๐Ÿ” 96    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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How justice 'works'.

30.05.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 595    ๐Ÿ” 268    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Marx's prediction that wages would eventually gravitate towards subsistence levels used to be wildly mocked. But millions of British workers would be starving without food banks and in-work benefits.

28.05.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 158    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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via Anti-Capitalist League

28.05.2025 07:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจNEW: Greta Thunberg is sending HUNDREDS of lobbyists to Switzerland to influence world leaders at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations this summer.

Oh wait, did we say Greta? We meant fossil fuel companies.

27.05.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 81    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nigel Farage seems confused about @greenparty.org.uk wealth tax.

Itโ€™s a tax on assets over ยฃ10 million - not โ€œvirtually everybody.โ€

The fact he thinks that will bother everyone exposes just how out of touch this millionaire mouthpiece for billionaire fossil fuel donors really is.

27.05.2025 11:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 503    ๐Ÿ” 170    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia meme with Mac and Charlie wearing tuxedos sarcastically pretending to cry with the text "AWW DID SOMEONE GET ADDICTED TO SLAVE LABOR?" written across the bottom.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia meme with Mac and Charlie wearing tuxedos sarcastically pretending to cry with the text "AWW DID SOMEONE GET ADDICTED TO SLAVE LABOR?" written across the bottom.

"But with universal basic income, people doing the work I don't want to do would gain the power to refuse to work unless they got paid more."

25.05.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 183    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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High early turnout as Romanians vote in critical election Hard-right presidential front-runner George Simion warns of fraud risk, while voters wait in long lines to cast their ballots.

Polling in Romania shows today's presidential election is too close to call - and so the Romanian far-right candidate has started talking about fraud. We know this pattern: He'll drop it if he wins, double down if he loses
www.politico.eu/article/high...

18.05.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1546    ๐Ÿ” 398    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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A few words on Freedom of Movementโ€ฆ Early on in the Brexit โ€˜debateโ€™ I was asked by someone โ€˜why do you care about freedom of movement? Why is it something that bothers you so much?โ€™ Itโ€™s a question that โ€ฆ

Something I wrote about freedom of movement back in 2018.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2018/11/23/a...

17.05.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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EXACTLY!
Little englanders and #BritNatz parasites

17.05.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thames Water, apart from dumping shit in our waters is ยฃ21bn in debt yet still pays its executives huge bonuses.

Nationalise it.

17.05.2025 07:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Keir Starmer went to Albania today as part of his ridiculous cosplaying as a Reform PM.

He took one media outlet with him.

GBNews.

He has lost all credibility and is in danger of completely losing his party. It is an embarrassing lack of leadership.
Mcsweeny and Co need to be gone.

15.05.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

08.05.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19291    ๐Ÿ” 4618    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 677    ๐Ÿ“Œ 395

Throughout his campaign, Trump benefited massively from people disregarding what he explicitly said and substituting their preferred policy outcomes.

Now he's actually doing stuff, and his spokespeople are encouraging you to ignore it in favour of an idealised alternative reality.

05.05.2025 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Wanted Dead or Alive
Fascists Traitor, Far right-wing nazi parasite!
#ReformUKFascistParasites #ReformUKNaziParty

05.05.2025 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This gets papered over as old man yelling at clouds but this is impeachable by itself. Greenland is our ally which has allowed a continual U.S. military presence since WWII, including a vital part of our missile defense and space surveillance. Threatening them is unacceptable.

04.05.2025 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4642    ๐Ÿ” 1385    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 137    ๐Ÿ“Œ 40

The only time in history when wealth has trickled down, is when heads have rolled.

03.05.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 111    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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