Reposted by Jan O’BrienShaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 16/10/2026The gloves are off The question is no longer simply whether Washington is undermining Ukraine, but whether the Trump administration’s decisions are now contributing to Ukrainian deaths. My latest free to read article pulls no punches. 🇺🇦 shaunpinner.substack.com/p/trump-goes... 17336149 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 20hJournalist to Hegseth: “Mr. Secretary, are you Vladimir Putin’s puppet on Ukraine? Mr. Secretary, is Vladimir Putin playing you like a fiddle?” Good job, Britain! That’s how it’s done. Video: Sky News 15337211051 1
Reposted by Jan O’Briene.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 18hso restricting Ukraine's Starlink was Musk's idea, but after Moscow took advantage he became "alarmed about the possibility of adverse consumer reaction in Europe" to the "night of carnage" and denied responsibility I mean, it sounds like typical Elon 14836341030 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienIreland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 16hFor those of you, like us, that couldn't view ITV's latest exposé of Nigel Farage's Reform Party, here's the video. It's 9mins 37secs long but well worth a watch. It's incredible how Farage seems untouchable no matter what gets thrown at him. (video credit @mikoh123 on twitter) 29028 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Trump, Musk, Weidel, Le Pen: These are collaborator-populists who triumph at the ballot box and yet would sell their country to a Russian despot iandunt.substack.com/p/these-are-...iandunt.substack.comThese are the men and women who betrayed UkraineSome of them are fascist collaborators. Some of them are self-interested Machiavellians. Some are merely cowards. All of them have blood on their hands. 28589208 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 15/10/2026This is not a joke. The EU needs to rapidly revisit the issue of seizing frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's defence. We're six months away from France's presidential election. Both frontrunners will end financial and defence aid to Ukraine, which would be a catastrophe. We need to act now. 113220 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 11/10/2026All thanks to the tireless work of @peterjukes.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social who were ignored for years, and in Carole’s case hounded through the courts for years. I’m glad the PM is at last speaking the truth; but the real heroes surely deserve a Pulitzer! 10392129 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Obvious... but great that ex military people with credibility are pointing it out, so that voters can take notice 6474164 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This is equivalent of Trump rejecting FBI assessment of Russian interference in US elections. It’s not “Burnham’s” claim, it’s our own intelligence agencies’ assessment. Denying it for political advantage is both shameful AND short sighted, as it does nothing to enhance her credibility. 819465 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I want to believe in “a better America” and to agree with those who say “this is not who we are as a country.” But, hope is not a strategy. It’s not enough to say it, it has to BE it, and until then, the world must treat with 🇺🇸 as it currently IS - depraved, disloyal, disruptive and dangerous. 1015352 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienChris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 14/10/2026There's been a lot of discussion since Burnham called for a new 'national conversation' on Brexit but this is one of the most helpful interventions. 'National conversation' is such a nebulous term so I think @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social is right to argue for a structure within which it could occur. 18635 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026George Monbiot explains why the UK should rejoin the EU, "There's a reason why Russia tried to intervene in the Brexit vote, they knew that it would harm the UK and the EU if we left" "They were very clear about that and boy have they been proved right" 461662528 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Great thread. 16018 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienThe Rivers Trust @theriverstrust.bsky.social · 13/10/2026How much do you know about the health of your local river? Even those that look beautiful can still be in trouble. Read our 2026 #StateOfOurRivers Report to learn what's happening in our rivers, the solutions we need, & how you can help your local river. ✊ theriverstrust.org/rivers-repor... 03529 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienRachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 15/10/20261) Same 2) Zoe is the first person I've seen refer to it as an incest comment rather than "sexism". But that was my instant reaction too. He's not just degrading her and being creepy, he's joking about a scenario of incestuous child abuse. That's not "banter", and it's not normal 2032575 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Fox host Rachel Campos-Duffy said live on air that this weekend that Ukraine has killed 1 million Russian children during the war and she is still doing her shows with not a word from Fox about it. That’s what Fox is. 24044741088 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 08/10/2026Hardly an original take but it is Quite Annoying to imagine how much the UK (and me, and you!) would all have more cash today if Donald Trump hadn't decided to start bombing Iran for *reasons*. Where's the White House impact assessment on my nursery fees. www.ft.com/content/2cb1...ft.comIran war blows near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public financesFT estimates show inflation and soaring borrowing costs have slashed chancellor John Healey’s headroom in half 430565 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Very strangely the 10 trade unions calling on the government not to approve the Rosebank oil field are getting a lot less coverage today than the one trade union calling on the government to green light more fossil fuel projects. www.businessgreen.com/news/4537337...businessgreen.com'Outright arson': Trade unions urge government to reject Rosebank oil fieldGroup of 10 trade unions argues approving major new fossil fuel project in wake of record-breaking summer would be anything but 'pragmatic' 5215123 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 15/10/2026We really do need a wet winter for southern England… some reservoirs are now below 20% of capacity Severe drought declared: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSevere drought declared in parts of southern EnglandReservoir levels continue to drop after a hot summer and less September rain than normal. 45117 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 15/10/2026“No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque” Ministers have publicly committed to open up data on land ownership - but the Land Registry themselves are dragging their feet. Tag your MP: let’s finally reveal who owns England! www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comNo timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaqueDefra promised in March to work towards free access to data on large plots in England and Wales 12447185 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP. 16558902516 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026President Macron, "Brexit has cost the UK 8% of GDP.. Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years" My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market. 24834251 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 12/10/2026My latest: Trump Has Shamelessly Abandoned Ukrainians michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/trump-has-...michaelmcfaul.substack.comTrump Has Shamelessly Abandoned UkrainiansDoing so does not advance American interests or values. 1215368 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienPatrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Very excited to learn that London Falling has been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford, along with some extraordinary nonfiction books.independent.co.ukGlobal bestseller London Falling shortlisted for Baillie Gifford PrizeSix books have been shortlisted for the prize, which celebrates the best of non-fiction written in English. 4634 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played 10752171146 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Farage/Johnson/Brexiters hate the Brexit Russia connection… this is why… “Isolation from the rest of Europe is the result that Britain’s enemies wanted in 2016. Sticking to that path is the route they would choose for Britain again today if they had a vote.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBrexiters can’t cope with the fact that Putin was cheering them on | Rafael BehrRussian meddling probably didn’t affect the referendum result – but the Kremlin’s motives for wanting to undermine the EU still matter, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 29707272 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026“Reform has to take ever more extreme positions to keep winning headlines. As horrific as Jenrick’s comments are, they should be understood less as a policy proposal than as the political equivalent of a toddler acting out for attention.” Cruelty is weakness. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/482...liveapp.inews.co.ukRobert Jenrick has confused cruelty with courageJonn Elledge: The Reform politician thinks he’s brave to say what he does – he’s actually just got no humanity 56831271 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This looks like a crucial investigation to me, building on an essential body of work by @bylinetimes.bsky.social Please help to support it. subscribe.bylinetimes.com/lightuptheda...subscribe.bylinetimes.com#LightUpTheDark – Byline TimesDark Enlightenment: The US Far-Right War on British Institutions Help Byline Times Fund aN URGENT New INVESTIGATIVE SERIES #LightUpTheDark What is the Dark Enlightenment? The extraordinary anti-DEI me... 6350169 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Putin has not funded disruption and chaos across Europe and the UK solely to weaken his enemies. He also knows that disruption and chaos favour the far right. And the far right loves Putin. It will abandon Ukraine and build him a highway into Europe. 301029342 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienRichard D. Gregory @richgreg3.bsky.social · 13/10/2026‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record Nearly 1/2 of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️🐦 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on recordNearly half of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say 13267152 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12/10/2026There's PLENTIFUL evidence that Russia interfered in the EU referendum. Most sensible people on both sides accept that as a fact. If Farage can counter this obvious truth then he should present his case to us all rather than grandstanding and lazily calling Burnham a "liar". 921008253 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienBrigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Some of the plants still producing flowers in our garden... Mostly being enjoyed by Common Carder bumblebees and Hummingbird Hawk moths, but a few hoverflies and wasps, too. 18110 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienBrigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026On the train back from London after the best evening ever! Still pinching myself… and beaming from ear to ear about my beautiful medal. Thank you SO much @btobirds.bsky.social for this most unexpected and wonderful award. And thank you again for all the amazing things you do… 3317920 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I'm gobsmacked by ministers' failure to defend Burnham's claim about Russian interference in Brexit (and Tories' claim that he has no proof of it) when there were well-documented troll farms, funded by Russia, spewing out aggressive pro-Brexit attacks on social media at the time 34831227 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Was that the same security services you dumped to visit ‘ex’ KGB colonel Alexander Lebedev and party in Umbria just after the Novichok Salisbury attack? Or the same security services whose advice you defied to put his son Evgeny in the House of Lords? Those security services? 941273479 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is flatly untrue. As of July 11th more than 70% of people detained had no criminal record. The data is here: tracreports.org/immigration/... 12345118 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienHenry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 12/10/2026Exclusive: Do you remember the polling company Redfield and Wilton, which appeared from nowhere in early 2020, whose polls quickly appeared in lots of publications? The company’s director is a registered solicitor, prompting questions over where the polling expertise came from. Here’s the answer…theguardian.comNigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firmExclusive: Chris Bruni-Lowe used Redfield & Wilton Strategies role to develop potential campaign tactics, sources say 6510260 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienJonathan Watts @jonathan-watts.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Brazil’s most effective nature campaigner Marina Silva warns Flávio Bolsonaro will try to finish his father’s ‘perverse project’ to destroy the Amazon www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comMarina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try to finish his father’s ‘perverse project’ to destroy the AmazonExclusive: Former Brazilian environment minister warns of destruction as far-right scion favourite to become president 15428 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I'm not religious, but acts like this are sacrilege. 1611626 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The odd thing is few doubt Russian interference in US politics. So why wd they choose not to interfere in Brexit? In any case, it seems Trump signed off the Lindsay Graham memorial sanctions whilst directing his goons to negotiate a diesel deal with Putin. arthursnell.substack.com/p/true-colou...arthursnell.substack.comTrue Colours ShowingTrump made a diesel deal with Putin behind everyone’s back, whilst claiming to support tougher sanctions on Russia and calling for Zelenskyy’s ouster 05019 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 12/10/2026the caption that tells you everything you need to know 26904389 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026WASHINGTON—Trump’s federal agents raid Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home over decades-old “immigration paperwork” her father filled out when she was a kid. No charges. Breaking DOJ norms. Over the cliff, folks. 30751841926 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14805002111747 1
Reposted by Jan O’BrienJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Much of the coverage today is absolutely nuts. The facts are on Wikipedia. The full Intelligence and Security Committee (Russia) Report is online. Tory media & politicians once again banking on their average consumer/voter being too daft/busy/blinkered to notice... 631273426 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 12/10/2026 The reality behind Britain’s growing youth mental health crisis New research challenges claims of a ‘snowflake generation’ and warns that delays to mental health support costs lives, writes Ayshah Tull. 📩 Read our latest newsletter:channel4news.substack.comThe reality behind Britain’s growing youth mental health crisisNew research challenges claims of a ‘snowflake generation’ and warns that delays to mental health support costs lives, writes Ayshah Tull. 03213 0
Reposted by Jan O’BrienLuke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Two most important facts: 1) since Trump became President, attacks on Ukraine have grown substantially in volume and scale. 2) Since Trump became President the US has committed zero (yes, zero) new dollars to support Ukraine. 8297104 0
