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Colette Austin

@coletteaustin.bsky.social
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Finalising my Brexile to Italy 🇮🇹 🇪🇺. Ex-lawyer, serial student of International Relations, Politics (BA; LLB, LLM; MSt Cantab), focus on nuclear strategy, European Security and autonomy from the US. Idiots and unsubstantiated comments blocked.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump. Corrupt as hell.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today Prince William is lecturing us about Climate Change. Yesterday he flew in a Private Jet, then a Helicopter, then travelled in a multi vehicle Land Rover Convoy. Early this year he went on holiday in this $450m Megayacht that uses as much fuel as 2000 cars. He is full of shit
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: We have obtained accounts from Circulo Independente LDA, a Portuguese company established by Adam Geary to run Stephen Lennon’s political operation. Was the company established overseas to avoid British company rules and, ultimately, Corporation Tax? hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robins...
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Tommy Robinson’s Algarve Empire: Exposing his shadowy Portuguese companies – HOPE not hate
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Outside the US, the UK is Palantir's biggest market. 1 in 6 of its employees are based in the UK. As of 2026, Palantir holds £900m in government contracts, inc. £182m from the NHS, £375.8m of which have been awarded without competition. Concerned? Hell, yeah! #politicslive youtu.be/wcGDSsxvSI4?...
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How Palantir captured the UK
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s not a real estate deal that needs to be negotiated. Don’t expect Trump, Vance, Witkoff or Kushner to even acknowledge this, much less condemn it.
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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A photo of Donald Trump inspecting the scale model of the Trump arch with drones, snipers, and golden statues was unavailable due to reporters being banned from the briefing. So, here is Hitler and other top Nazis inspecting a scale model of a planned Triumphal Arch in Berlin, circa 1939.
A photo of Donald Trump inspecting the scale model of the Trump arch with drones, snipers, and golden statues was unavailable due to reporters being banned from the briefing. So, here is Hitler and other top Nazis inspecting a scale model of a planned Triumphal Arch in Berlin, circa 1939.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Very difficult to argue against this…
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sommer 2026: 16.000 Hitzetote 🥵 alleine in 🇩🇪. Dürre. Brände. 🤯 Die Bundesregierung subventioniert jetzt mit 2.500.000.000 € von unseren Steuergeldern die Ursache der Hitze: fossile Brennstoffe. Unfassbar. 🤯🤯🤯 Das meiste Geld landet dann wieder bei den Ölkonzernen, der Lobby gegen Klimaschutz.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tesco are making £4bn a year in profit. About 50% of their staff are on Universal Credit. Why don't we crackdown on this unneeded benefit for billionaires?
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The French got rid of this in 1793, the Russians in 1917. Why have we still got it in 2026?
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Man who migrated to another country to avoid taxes says Britain's problem is migration and taxes that he doesn't pay. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Jim Ratcliffe: UK is ‘on the slide’ from days when it had world’s ‘greatest empire’
Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigration
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
God I hate this 'people who create wealth' nonsense. Let's see how much wealth we have in a society without teachers, nurses etc......
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Proscribe the extreme far right groups before it's too late" via The UK Against Hate
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Olga Patlyuk @olgapatluyk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NETANYAHU : “The State of Israel is the only place in the Middle East where the Christian community is thriving and growing."
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/09/2026
And the rest of Europe likes him even less. 👀
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Zoe Thorne @zoethorne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So Reform have launched an app that tracks small boats arriving in the UK in real time, and already their supporters are complaining that it's boring because there are hardly any boats. They are SO close to getting it.
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington
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Mr Socko @laotianrockrat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ed Sheeran's agent: Ok fuck me that was a wild few days. Still we should be over the worst of it now...
Twitter post by that cunt Stephen Yaxley-Lennon expressing solidarity with Ed Sheeran (not reposting the exact text because fuck whatever he has to say)
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“To be soft on climate action is to be soft on inflation, and the cost of living, soft on sovereignty and security, and soft on economic growth and jobs" says UN climate chief Simon Stiell #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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World must reject climate culture wars or face economic ruin, says UN’s Stiell
Warning by United Nations climate chief comes as EU data shows August 2026 was joint hottest month ever
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/09/2026
Decisions are being made by sovereign nations across the world; in every case they involve independence from American influence.
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The American Age Is Over. (For sure.) The AI Apocalypse Is Here. (Maybe.)
The weekend the world changed.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/09/2026
Excellent letter in The Times. "Greater hate hath no person than to accuse those who put their lives on the line for others of being traitors."
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 13/09/2026
WSJ: PM Mark Carney is exploring whether Canada could become an “associate member” of the European Union The EU is open to the idea. This would create a new membership status, per EU & Canadian officials.
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Stephen Farrow @stephenfarrow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Breaking news: flag-shaggers triggered by flags.
GBNews headline: last night of the proms hijacked by EU flags on 10th Brexit anniversary as union jacks outnumbered
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Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Anyone who has ever complained about London Underground, complain no more.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
UK govts don't lack resources to improve the quality of life. Even if it does not embrace modern monetary theory, borrow, or hike taxes, it can harvest billions by eliminating tax, legal and fiscal policy anomalies. Some suggestions are in the linked article. Poverty is a political choice.
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Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...
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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It’s fvcking grim day when anyone in the uk considers someone masked up in a black balaclava to be a brave patriot whilst calling RNLI volunteers traitors when they risk their lives to save people…we’re talking posties, barmen and bar women, construction workers. What a fvcking time to be alive…
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
European countries must update their laws to properly tackle traitors. There are currently too many clear cases of treason that existing legal frameworks cannot even investigate, let alone prosecute
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Phylosoma™ @phylosoma.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · 08/09/2026
Britain’s state-owned electricity system operator has awarded Palantir a £21mn contract without inviting rival bids, arguing critical processes are too reliant on its tech to run a competitive procurement process Latest for @financialtimes.com: as.ft.com/r/7fe6c0b7-2...
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Britain’s grid operator gave Palantir contract without inviting rival bids
Neso cited a legal exemption that removes the requirement to consider other suppliers if dependencies leave no alternative
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Shameful and saddening from Simon Schama. What is happening in Gaza is not the Holocaust. But it *is* genocidal, perpetrated by an explicitly and openly genocidal government, and he knows that. This denialism demeans him and his record as a great historian. www.jewishnews.co.uk/simon-schama...
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Simon Schama: Anybody accusing Israel of committing genocide should be ashamed - Jewish News
In speech at HET appeal dinner, the historian and professor says 'We, the victims of the greatest genocide the world has ever seen, are being called perpetrators of genocide'
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Good for you Ireland 🇮🇪
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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I think we're at the point where we can incredibly comfortably say that your attitude towards Reform, Restore, MAGA, the AfD etc is how you'd have responded to fascism in the 1930s
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove has warned foreign states have their 'fingerprints' all over public service tech.. "For the sake of Britain’s national security this cannot continue...it risks overseas actors taking control of them (our critical infrastructure) at will.”
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Watching BBC News and it's striking to hear the presenters repeatedly referring to the AfD as "far-right" whilst refusing to ever say the same about the hundreds of actual masked blackshirts currently swarming British ports
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Reluctant beef cow @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I don't think I've ever seen the media describe those protesting climate change, ecosystem destruction, or animal rights as having legitimate concerns - despite the necessity of action on these issues being supported by volumes of scientific evidence.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If someone acts on their 'concerns' by attacking people in their homes and by biting and throwing rocks at cops, no one should assess if those concerns are 'legitimate' or not. That violent behaviour waives any claim to 'legitimacy'. The phrase comes across as justifying violence, not condeming it.
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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 06/09/2026
Contrast the police statements about the Dover blockade yesterday with the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022
No arrests made during Dover protest, Kent Police says
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Kent Police has issued a statement following the disruption in Dover earlier today.
It says officers "responded to a spontaneous protest" during Saturday morning, adding "no arrests were made".
"Traffic is flowing normally, and all involved had dispersed by midday," it addsThe Met Police said 35 people had been arrested in response to the disruption.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said the action was "criminality", not protest, and pledged to bring those involved to justice as quickly as possible.
"This was a very significant and co-ordinated effort to cause massive disruption to the entirety of the M25," he added.
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Now let’s get one hundred climate protestors in balaclavas to block a road and see how little talk there is from politicians and the BBC about ‘legitimate concerns’, even though it’s impossible to think of concerns that could be more legitimate.
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Foxyfunderburd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇺🇦 @foxyfunderburd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Danny Tommo, the man who organised the blackshirts rally, openly telling us a foreign American think tank wired him £30k for his very first street protest. Foreign money is propping up the British far right
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: “We need to end the special military operation in a way that ensures there is no more Nazism in Europe.” From the country that supported actual Nazis in Germany’s state election yesterday.
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Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
1/3 Ahead of the German State Election in Saxony-Anhalt today, @sohandsouza.info & I have been tracking an extremely racist, Islamophobic and xenophobic FIMI (Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference). Germany has been heavily targeted across Youtube, FB, the web & Tiktok
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Alastair @as-j.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'm generally happy to give someone like Burnham a bit of time to get things in order but I'm already pretty impatient for an explanation why an octogenarian holding a small protest placard gets a criminal record but 200 people dressed as paramilitaries blockading Dover can just get the train home.
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