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Rosemary Thomas @rozzthomas.bsky.social · 3h
Absolute moral bankruptcy from the US President and moral cowardice by the politicians that could but don't rein him in.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3h
Le Pen wants to cut Ukraind off if she is elected. She has long been close to Moscow, as Trump is
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h
Maria Ressa, a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and CEO of Rappler, co-chairs the U.N. Independent International Scientific Panel on AI. She and Freedom Desk host Jason Rezaian discussed the worst-case scenario humanity could face if AI is not regulated. Full interview: bit.ly/47iOw2M
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 13/10/2026
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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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The 2016 Brexit vote was targeted by Russian “state-sponsored interference”, Andy Burnham has said, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Kremlin-backed attempts to influence their countries’ politics.  www.ft.com/content/4fcb...
ft.com
Russia ‘interfered’ in 2016 Brexit vote, says Andy Burnham
UK prime minister calls for European voters to be better informed about efforts to disrupt democratic process
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
EU Foreign Ministers just adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex. This is the single largest expansion of our sanctions list since Russia started its war. Europe is again showing a united front.
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European News @eunews.social · 11/10/2026
UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Moscow-backed efforts ​to influence their politics.
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UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Moscow-backed efforts ​to influence their politics.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Eight years ago
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12/10/2026
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski told the FT that the likelihood of someone being killed was growing as Moscow multiplied its sabotage campaign operations on European soil. ft.trib.al/PYbNmKw
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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
I double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots.
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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
@restispoliticsus.bsky.social “PM Andy Burnham becomes first PM to confirm Russian interference in Brexit referendum @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and @rorystewartuk.bsky.social‘s exclusive interview w/ @andyburnham.bsky.social on tomorrow's episode of Leading is out in full at midnight.”
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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
There are a number of things to say about the Prime Minister's public statement that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit referendum
PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ that Russia meddled
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Look at the graph of US support for Ukraine, and how it disappeared when Trump entered his second term. The Russia hoax was never a hoax
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Zelenskyy approval rating: 54% Trump approval rating: 32%
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
EU statement on US sanctions against the International Criminal Court www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Text of the EU statement. Full text in the link
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NOS @nieuws.nos.nl · 10/10/2026
Trump haalt uit naar Zelensky: 'Tijd voor nieuwe president die deal kan sluiten'
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Trump haalt uit naar Zelensky: 'Tijd voor nieuwe president die deal kan sluiten'
De Amerikaanse president gaat er in zijn uithaal aan voorbij dat in de Oekraïense grondwet staat dat er in oorlogstijd dat verkiezingen kunnen plaatsvinden in oorlogstijd.
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“With you, all roads lead to Putin.” - Nancy Pelosi, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confronts Trump in a meeting on October 16, 2019.
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🇺🇸 US Democratic Senators call US President Donald Trump's announcement authorizing the purchase of Russian diesel fuel for six months a betrayal of Ukraine, European allies, and US national security. They said the war with Iran has caused gasoline and diesel prices to skyrocket.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 09/10/2026
Navi Pillay receives the news while at the Courtroom 600, Nuremberg Palace of Justice The speech is worth listening to. Video by Sec Gen, Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A report by a United Nations commission of inquiry has concluded Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Nav Pillay is chair of the commission and outlines the reports findings here (note Pillay served on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Rwandan genocide)
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European News @eunews.social · 10/10/2026
Trump Warns Norway He Won’t Forget Nobel Peace Prize Snub President Donald Trump fumed at the Norwegian committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that the fact it didn’t go to him “is just another sign of how Norway and all these others are ripping off our country.”
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Trump Warns Norway He Won’t Forget Nobel Peace Prize Snub
President Donald Trump fumed at the Norwegian committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that the fact it didn’t go to him “is just another sign of how Norway and all these others are ripping off our country.”
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 10/10/2026
US officials stepped up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries and threatened to cut off vital intelligence sharing as Donald Trump announced a deal with Moscow to release diesel on to the world market. www.ft.com/content/7fd4... via @financialtimes.com
ft.com
US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won’t. On Monday, EU Foreign Ministers intend to approve the biggest set of sanctions listings targeting Russia’s war machine since the start of the war.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Russian strikes killed over 80 Ukrainian civilians in two days. Moreover, it has stepped up its hybrid attacks against Europe, both EU Member States and NATO Allies. Suspending sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 09/10/2026
Congratulations to lawyer and human rights activist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on her Nobel Peace Prize. Few have devoted their lives to justice, peace and human dignity like she did.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 10/10/2026
Russian attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia kills seven, governor says reut.rs/4hWra7X
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Russian attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia kills seven, governor says
Seven people were ​killed by ‌a Russian attack on the ​southern Ukrainian ​city of Zaporizhzhia ⁠on Saturday ​morning, the regional ​governor said, as rescuers searched for ​more ​people under the rubble.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 09/10/2026
Reactions to US imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court reut.rs/4hVmmzH
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Reactions to US imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court
US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 09/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Navi Pillay last year: "The commission finds it is genocide" Pillay has just won the Nobel peace prize.
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NRC @nrc.nl · 09/10/2026
Verenigde Staten willen Strafhof ‘lamleggen’ en stellen zware sancties in
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Verenigde Staten willen Strafhof ‘lamleggen’ en stellen zware sancties in
Premier Rob Jetten zei te doen „wat nodig is” om „de internationale rechtsorde te laten functioneren”.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Denmark and the Netherlands condemned US sanctions against the ICC, warning that they threaten its independence and the pursuit of justice. The UN, EU and human rights groups also denounced the US move.
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Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Japan object to US sanctions on International Criminal Court
Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Denmark and the Netherlands condemned US sanctions against the International Criminal Court, warning that they threaten its independence and the pursuit ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
New in PN: Trump faces his worst bankruptcy yet "Should November be the disaster for Rs that analysts predict, Trump will morph overnight into something less than a lame duck POTUS with a ticking expiration clock: he'll become politically bankrupt in ways all-too-familiar to him as a businessman."
publicnotice.co
Trump faces his worst bankruptcy yet
His political capital is gone and the repo man is on the way.
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is where we are. Live stream executions for Maga porn. Such barbarism is not easily wiped away.
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European News @eunews.social · 06/10/2026
Reports claim Trump tried to change Poland's government. What do we know? According to reports, Trump used a March meeting with defence minister Kosiniak-Kamysz to urge his PSL party to quit Tusk's coalition and govern with the right, which would cost Tusk his majority.
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Reports claim Trump tried to change Poland’s government. What do we know?
According to reports Donald Trump used a March meeting with defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz to encourage his party, the PSL, to quit Donald Tusk's coalition and govern with the right-wing opposition, which would cost Tusk his majority.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 05/10/2026
The artist warns of the dangers of using AI as a tool of censorship during his visit to Belgium, where he will open a major retrospective this autumn.
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Ai Weiwei: "We are losing privacy and without it we stop being individuals"
The artist warns of the dangers of using AI as a tool of censorship during his visit to Belgium, where he will open a major retrospective this autumn.
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Rosemary Thomas @rozzthomas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Brava!
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’d missed this: Annie Altman, Sam Altman’s sister who alleges in civil lawsuits that he ​sexually abused her repeatedly — starting when she was 3 years old — uploaded the first hour of her deposition to Instagram (and YouTube) this weekend. It has about 38k likes. www.instagram.com/reels/DeAx3h...
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Annie Altman (she/her/human) on Instagram: "First Hour of My Deposition - Ann Altman v Sam Altman 4:25-cv-00017-ZMB Wearing my Dad’s fleece ❤️ Grateful to share this and also upset to once again hav...
39K likes, 916 comments - anniealtman108 on October 2, 2026: "First Hour of My Deposition - Ann Altman v Sam Altman 4:25-cv-00017-ZMB Wearing my Dad’s fleece ❤️ Grateful to share this and also upset...
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Rosemary Thomas @rozzthomas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This!
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/10/2026
Filmmaker Alex Gibney told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that Elon Musk has "enormous power and no idea of what to do with it." His documentary "Musk" opens in New York and Los Angeles on October 9, then nationwide October 16.
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Palantir boss (and fascist fuckhead tech-bro) Alexander Karp has bought 15,000 hectares of forest in Sweden for more than 32 million euros. The deal is causing unrest among residents - and hunters have already lost their rights: $PLTR
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Palantir-Chef kauft 15.000 Hektar Wald in Schweden
Palantir-Chef Alexander Karp kauft 15.000 Hektar Wald in Schweden für mehr als 32 Millionen Euro. Anwohner sind verunsichert, Jäger verlieren Rechte.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The CEO of Palantir.
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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The sheer number of insiders pointing out that security culture at AI companies is broken combined with the number of incidents would, usually, translate into enormos punitive damages awards. Yet, so far, nothing www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 03/10/2026
European leaders have been unable to explain why releasing oil reserves just before a risky winter with likely supply disruptions due to the Iran War will help their citizens. They should just be honest: they felt they had no choice but to surrender to 🇺🇸extortion.
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Yet again, Europe has surrendered to Trump
Yesterday leaders caved to Trump’s demand that they release Europe’s oil reserves ahead of a risky winter, to lower US energy prices before the midterm election.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump calls the Baltics “model allies,” then shuts them out of NATO talks while weighing troop cuts in Europe, opening a path to Russian sanctions relief and inviting Putin to Trump’s own golf resort.
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US shuts UK, France and Baltic states out of NATO planning group as Trump moves to ease Russia sanctions
The Pentagon has left the UK, France and NATO's three top defence spenders, the Baltic states, out of an allies' meeting in Poland as Trump moves to ease Russia sanctions, invites Putin to his Doral r...
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Forbes @forbes.com · 02/10/2026
Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.
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Kushner Rejects CNN Report That His Israeli Diplomacy Might Benefit His Private Equity Fund
Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.
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NRC @nrc.nl · 03/10/2026
Naar schatting 50.000 Russische militairen zijn sinds het begin van de oorlog in Oekraïne gedeserteerd. Vier deserteurs vertellen over hun ervaringen. „Ze hebben hem laten inslapen als een hond. Sindsdien slaap ik niet goed meer.” buff.ly/Chf3xM4
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Ontsnapt aan Poetins gehaktmolen: deze mannen deserteerden uit het Russische leger
Oorlog in Oekraïne: Naar schatting 50.000 Russische militairen zijn sinds het begin van de oorlog in Oekraïne gedeserteerd. Vier deserteurs vertellen over hun ervaringen. „Ze hebben hem laten…
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Israel retaliated against allies that broke with it over Gaza while pouring millions into foreign influence. Israeli-linked networks targeted Canadian politics and media, while figures tied to Israel trips became prominent voices in Alberta’s separation movement. #Cdnpoli
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Punish, pressure and manipulate: how Israel's government attacks Canada and other allies that break ranks
Israel's government has run fake accounts aimed at Canadians, retaliated against Canadian MPs and diplomats, and punished Norway, Ireland, Spain, Australia, France and Britain for recognising Palestin...
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/10/2026
A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. cnn.it/4AIwBQs
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 02/10/2026
It’s as bad as you would expect it to be. time.com/article/2026...
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026
Israeli settlers kill Palestinian in West Bank, say officials reut.rs/4AFnu37
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Israeli settlers kill Palestinian in West Bank, say officials
Israeli militant settlers shot two Palestinians, killing one and injuring the other, in an attack on ​the village of Yasuf in the Israeli-occupied West Bank ‌on Thursday, according to Palestinian officials.
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