George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/02/20251. Trump and his Death Eaters cannot tolerate any rival power. Europe, when united, is a major trading and diplomatic bloc. They see Russia (much less of a threat to US hegemony) as an excellent instrument for breaking up Europe, by threat or by force.🧵 762244709
#PrEuXr @preuxr.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Reports have identified that U.S. billionaire Robert Mercer, known for supporting Donald Trump's presidential campaign, played a significant role in financing efforts to promote Brexit. 070
Ray @rssingh.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Who could have predicted that the threat to the free world would come not from China or Russia but the USA. Why does peesident m_Xk parade his child the way he does. It's surely a safeguarding issue? Where's the child's mother? 2111
katesarahpower.bsky.social @katesarahpower.bsky.social · 16/02/2025The Commonwealth also exists. Why not leverage it for something good for a change and forge closer ties between Commonwealth nations as well? 010
evacalleja.bsky.social @evacalleja.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Europe has been a pawn in USA hands since the end of WWII, a pawn that they are willing to sacrifice now. 060
David Ashley Tomlin 〓〓 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🦋 @davidashleyowens.bsky.social · 16/02/2025All of them drinking from the same fountain of koolaid. As @georgemonbiot.bsky.social rightly said on Question Time the right wing would & will sell us down the river to appease Putin & Trump. The rhetoric coming from 🇺🇸 should now be the push for us to forge closer ties to Europe & the 🇪🇺 thankfully. 0262
tnbskts 🇬🇧🏴👑🇪🇺 @tnbskts.bsky.social · 16/02/2025It’s just really worrying that some European countries don’t seem to see that. 010
bikesandbakes.bsky.social @bikesandbakes.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Is it not possible though that by allowing Russia to weaken Europe, China (a bigger economic competitor than Europe) will become stronger? Especially if they take advantage of Mr Art of The Deal’s negotiations by planting a foothold in Eastern Europe… 130
4017xan.bsky.social @4017xan.bsky.social · 16/02/2025So it is not surprising that Trump ordered the GOP to block arms for Ukraine. Not surprising that Biden allowed arms deliveries to be held up, did not always supply what was needed, supplied what was needed too late to be useful, put limitations on their use. From Ukraine? Disciplined thanks. 010
4017xan.bsky.social @4017xan.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Supporting Ukraine has allowed the USA to hand down weapons too outdated to use: cheaper to transport than to decommission. The Ukrainians have drained Russian resources. Europe and individual European countries have been riven by divisions. American arms manufacturers have profited. Win! Win! Win! 010
4017xan.bsky.social @4017xan.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Trump’s government came to power by “riling up” voters who had good reason to feel aggrieved. The base will relish Vance ripping the granny (other less mealy mouthed terms available) out of those uppity spongers. But as George says, other benefits accrue from the strategy. 000
Chris Doc Strange - Workplace Mental Health and You @chrisdocstrange.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Thanks George, the Strange Mole Show highlighted this possibility, two years ago! The US & Russia want to make everyone weaker so by defacto, they become stronger. The Far Right, Brexit wet dream is a disaster. We Need Common Unity to rejoin the EU now. Strangemoleshow.podbean.com 031
Layer8 @layer8problem.bsky.social · 16/02/2025It's not Europe they have a problem with but rather the leadership. Most of the rest of the developed world is progressive compared to the US and they want to stamp this out. Hence costing up to other nazis like the AfD. 130
Is he dead yet? @donbb56.bsky.social · 16/02/2025tRumps power could disappear over night, he could choke on a cheeseburger suffocate with a smoothie contract diet cola poisoning overdose on orange 000
Julz @snial.bsky.social · 16/02/2025In other words, continuing with Brexit, for the rest of the continent. And if you’ve listened to Brexiters since 2016: their behaviour has always been consistent with that. Here’s Führage making it explicit on Irish TV. #StopFascism youtu.be/UlKX70oRLwsyoutu.beNigel Farage: "Ultimately, Ireland will leave the EU too" | Claire Byrne LiveYouTube video by RTÉ - IRELAND’S NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 031
#FBPE. DMs will be ignored. @whingerf.bsky.social · 16/02/2025If all else fails, find as many Reform voters as possible and make their lives hell on earth. Petty? Definitely, but it's what they want for you. The old saying, do unto others before they get the chance to do unto you was never more true. Make their lives a fucking misery. 010
Satyamuni @satyamuni.bsky.social · 16/02/2025👇 bsky.app/profile/saty...Satyamuni@satyamuni.bsky.socialFor Europe, this US administration is a deadly adversary. A clear & present danger not merely to Europe's freedom & security, but to its existence. For now, the US must not be treated like an ally. This is the message from Munich. 0104
spraindsquirrel @spraindsquirrel.bsky.social · 16/02/2025The EU's failure to agree mechanisms for stronger decision making, and centralised fiscal, military and regulatory powers is the only thing preventing it from being the preeminent global power. 020
spraindsquirrel @spraindsquirrel.bsky.social · 16/02/2025In the unlikely event that Europe can take some bold action, unify meaningfully, they could seize the initiative here. 020
VirusSucks.com @virussucks.com · 16/02/2025Trump has been Putin's useful idiot for decades. Elon didn't get rich because of sheer luck and brains with PayPal. Russian money invested in the venture. Elon's been openly dealing with Russia since he wanted to buy ICBMs from them in 1999. It's likely that Elon's SpaceX website leaked 🚀 tech. 184
James Bottomley @jamesbottomley.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Yes and how better to do it than by plunging it into a double crisis of Russian threat and neofascist usurpation? It's all quite insane in economic terms as the US depends heavily on exporting to Europe as well as elsewhere. 071
Tony Fallon @tonyfallon.art · 16/02/2025It certainly looks like a big opening move in the game to break up Europe with an agenda to give a massive helpng hand to the rise of right wing 'US puppet' governments. 020
Phil Gundy @philg42.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Yes. Brexit was the first move. An experiment in the power of the media to make a country self-destruct and make Europe weaker. It worked. Next move was Ukraine. Next, Trump's foreign policy. Next? 1163
Ms.ShawnaLouise @shawnalouise72.bsky.social · 16/02/2025What? The US is now Russia’s instrument. Not the other way around. T has been money laundering for Russia way before he was ever elected. 041
Planespotter @bluenosestu.bsky.social · 16/02/2025i have always believed Brexit came as a result of American action, not Russian, for exactly those reasons. 030
Ali T @alistert.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Monbiot is spot on. Trump's USA is no friend of the EU or UK. We must unite against Trump and Putin. 1626
TryingMyBest @tryingmybestuk.bsky.social · 16/02/2025There is also let’s be honest an obsession with Remain that has damaged the progressive side of our politics. If all you can say about Corbyn is that he didn’t fight for remain and he was )anti Europe when thatcher was pro) then you have missed a huge opportunity. The left needs to unite. 100
Jared Quinert @xflibble.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Have we all forgotten the claims of Russian influence/money in Trump's first term? The simpler explanation is Trump is owned, but he's still playing his historical game of manipulating markets. No regulators to stop macro-economic market manipulation when you're president. 140
Dalaran @dlr24.bsky.social · 16/02/2025By all indications it is Trump who kowtows to Putin, not the other way around. Trump family depends on Russian money as their children admit, and it's more than likely Russia has more blackmail material. 090
panicbutton15.bsky.social @panicbutton15.bsky.social · 18/02/2025George, this was equally true of the Biden admin. US intolerance of any rival power is exactly why the US provoked Russia into this proxy war with Ukraine - to exhaust Russia and remove Putin. Russia was never a threat to Europe. It's the US MIC that is driving this war and you are cheering them on! 000
Rob Gordon @s-rob-gordon.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Agree with all of this: bsky.app/profile/geor...George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social1. Trump and his Death Eaters cannot tolerate any rival power. Europe, when united, is a major trading and diplomatic bloc. They see Russia (much less of a threat to US hegemony) as an excellent instrument for breaking up Europe, by threat or by force.🧵 020
Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 16/02/2025100% agree with your thread. In light of geopolitical developments we are witnessing I have a suggestion for European defence architecture independent of NATO. Please tell me if I am mistaken, it’s a dumb idea, I respect and value your guidance. 1/ 110
ala8.bsky.social @ala8.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Warned about Trump the first time he was in power, going to be worse the second time 24614
Ryan @radicalbyte.bsky.social · 16/02/2025That has been US policy for as long as I can remember. They are scared of an Europe which is united and militarily independent. 060
Iacovos @iacovos.bsky.social · 16/02/2025One thing I learnt in all my years in business and finance is that it's generally futile to speculate on the strategy of useless, hateful, greedy idiots, who invariably just cause mindless chaos and harm, often as much to themselves as to others. Avoid engaging with such people wherever possible 040
rdnyarvna.bsky.social @rdnyarvna.bsky.social · 16/02/2025The task of each generation is to stop the people who would betray and sell their own nations wealth for personal gain to achieve power. We failed. I hope we can help the next generations fight. 020
farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Trump is a friend…… but not to UK and Europe. We stand in his way to have his way. He would rather strengthen Russia to do his dirty deeds rather than support Europe including UK. 000
greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Maybe don’t use “Death Eaters” as analogy when Rowling herself is now a fascist. 2130
Tommie J. @tjgroove.bsky.social · 16/02/2025That’s why both the USA and Russia back anti-EU-parties. And they are succeeding… 1421
Andrew Heenan 💚 @bsky.heenan.net · 16/02/2025I don't agree. I don't think Trump's US particularly cares one way or the other about Europe, but they are happy to accommodate Russia's ambitions. Same outcome, but different motives. 000
LindyWilliams3 @lindywilliams3.bsky.social · 16/02/2025But thus is what was behind brexit surely? Neither Russia nor the right-wing lot in the USA could bear the notion of a peaceful and powerful rival, the EU, so they pushed for destabilisation, brexit being a major coup for them. 2172
Somefella @somefella1.bsky.social · 16/02/2025If the UK rejoins the EU it becomes a single bloc capable of standing up to US and Russian interference. Who'd have thought that the oligarchs of Russia and the US would be allies in attacking justice and law? Let's call it as it is. The US is attacking democracy. 318123
GJdop @gjdop.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Agreed, the US and Israel are creating most of Europe's problems by encouraging and financing rightwing neofascist movements, Putin needs Europe but would prefer a weaker EU to bully. 0121
Eloy Cartwright @eloycartw.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Don’t overlook that the EU is the largest (geographic) western democracy standing. It is an article of creed that authoritarianism must defeat democracy at all costs 032
Ediewings @ediewings.bsky.social · 16/02/2025We need to come up with our own new story / vision that we who are not part of the death cult can aim towards together. Yes, things are being broken. Maybe we can use the fluidity of the current state OURSELVES to bring forth a better way of living and being on the earth. Get storytelling! Ideas? 040
AnnE @tblisi.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Agree, this is classic Trump. Europe needs to look after its own affairs and become a stronger force to deter both the US and Russia. 050
Moz B @mozb.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Purely looking at GDP & population size (does Europe have the resource to take on the US), Europe could get close to being able to compete against the US, but it would take an EU army and an EU army budget to basically hold the US accountable. 230
Young In Alexa Song @exit2.bsky.social · 16/02/2025bsky.app/profile/exit...Young In Alexa Song@exit2.bsky.socialToward HOUSE MAJORITY of Democrats! Monday March 1 to REGISTER Tuesday April 1 to VOTE District 1 -- Gay Valimont ( Contact : bsky.app/profile/did:...) District 6 -- Josh Weil ( Contact : bsky.app/profile/did:... ) 000
albiebougarde.bsky.social @albiebougarde.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Interesting philosophy - what makes my rival weaker makes me stronger. Can't fault it! And so true that Russia with its relatively miniscule GDP really isn't the great threat to the USA. 010
albiebougarde.bsky.social @albiebougarde.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Putin must be in dreamland. UK out of the EU, NATO on the point of dissolution and a rt wing populist POTUS who is only concerned about his next headline. Who would have thought this 12 months ago? 051
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/02/20252. Yes, it's partly that they admire Putin, the iron dictator Trump would like to be. But it's much more important that Russia is useful weapon, whose own economic weakness means it poses no threat to US dominance. 953464
Jim Pearson @pearson26.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Undoubtedly the Trump administration sees Russia as a tool to weaken and destabilise Europe. 010
12 Spoons 🇺🇦 @johnfw.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Don't forget Steve Bannon influences and ideologies which fed the present situation His prejuduced interpretation of Howe and Strauss book feeds into the marrow of trumps philosophy... read article jacobin.com/2017/02/bann...jacobin.comThe World According to BannonSteve Bannon’s vision of civilizational crisis and violent renewal has deep roots in the American political tradition. 150
Peter Garbutt @petergarbutt.bsky.social · 16/02/2025I believe we have to stop seeing friends/enemies in terms of countries. The systems that uphold autocratic power are the enemy, those who seek better for people and planet are our friends. These friends exist in many countries. 0264
Buffy @buffybatik.bsky.social · 16/02/2025As I see it, Trump wants two things - a Nobel Peace Prize and all the rare earths/prime real estate he can get his greedy hands on - and he doesn't care what he has to do to get them. 2141
Alan Christantaur @alchristantaur.bsky.social · 18/02/2025The EU with the UK was our best hope of withstanding US ultra neoliberal calitalism. We are pretty much f...d now. 000
Ian H @ians.chat · 16/02/2025I've said this for a while - the reason Trump hates the EU, is because it's easier to mould 28 individual countries to do what you want than it is to get a union of all these countries to work together in their own interests. 1172
💙🦋 @humanity101.bsky.social · 16/02/2025🙌 Excellent analysis and response to the usual rightwing narratives on QT ✔️ 020
bradley252.bsky.social @bradley252.bsky.social · 16/02/2025The irony is that Trump's approach is to an extent counterproductive, as it's weakening the US itself. Look in particular at Canada's response to tariffs, suddenly anti-US sentiment is surging here and the upcoming election (initially a Conservative done deal), is all to play for. 061
Fiona @fififlo11.bsky.social · 20/02/2025The reason why Trump is holding out ‘olive branch’ to UK to try and break up European influence 000
Steve B @stevebasnett.bsky.social · 17/02/2025"Death Eaters" description is fitting. And they are lighting fires around Europe and stoking them with whatever burns. MuskyTrump must not be treated with respect, for that will be viewed as weakness and embolden them to do worse. Anyone who allies with them will be used, betrayed and discarded. 010
Al @alyb.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Trump only interested in minerals. Doesn’t give a crap about the people of Ukraine and what they want. It’s pure greed and selfishness driving this. 060
Rob Stewart @robstewartwriterq.bsky.social · 16/02/2025We need to all start acting with our ‘pocketbook’ as the Americans call it. I’m off most US platforms (just getting around delisting from Amazon) apart from Bluesky and buying US goods. 011
Lynne Bowers @lynnebowers.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Europe, when United, is more than a major trading and diplomatic bloc. So much more. 070
darwinboy.bsky.social @darwinboy.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Brexit has weakened Europe. They all need to be absolutely united. Amerikkka does not care. 090
Caoimhghin O'Réalacháin @armaghk.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Vance's speech was written by Musk. It should be used to drive more European integration. The US is no longer reliably democratic, being guided by the wants of tech oligarchs to undermine the EU's standards and bring them down to the level of the US. 130
punshhh.bsky.social @punshhh.bsky.social · 16/02/2025If that’s his strategy it will backfire, because Europe is re-arming now. Making an enemy out of European countries will weaken the U.S. and will trash the one alliance that would enable the U.S. to counter the threat from China. Russia is finished which ever way it goes. 110