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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 9h

But that’s the point. Srebrenica was clear cut. If you think Gaza is genocide rather than recklessly indiscriminate carelessness about civilian deaths in suppressing an enemy who attacked you, then ethnic cleansing & massacres in Bosnia would surely have fitted the definition. But they didn’t

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 16h

Yesterday, someone wrote to me that truckers need diesel, and nobody cares about the genocide of Ukrainians as long as truckers get their diesel. I came back to tell him the fantastic news that russia will save American truckers for several groundbreaking hours. But he blocked me. 🤕

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 16h

Amazingly in the new season of British series Mobland the U.S. Ambassador to the UK is an organised crime boss and a woman to boot. Too silly for words but maybe points to an underlying truth.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 18h

In yet another outrage, Trump has also been denied the Nobel Prize for Literature despite having written more fiction on Truth Social than the next seven most prolific novelists combined.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 16h

You mean it wasn’t entirely spontaneous?. Shocked I am, truly.

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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 17h

Exactly. Trump is a willing participant, with his recent suggestion that Ukraine’s strikes on RU refineries were to blame for diesel prices, not his own idiotic war against Iran.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 16h

If only you(?) hadn’t blocked him, kinda dulls the impact of your riposte.

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Once we are done with the ICC, we will be livestreaming the execution of Ukraine and paying Russia so that gas prices go down. It's crucial to buy from Russia so it could give more to Iran to target US troops when we restart the war, for which we need the gas prices go down. Stable genius.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 16h

But it’s hardly an open and shut case. Atrocities & egregious war crimes do not equal genocide ipso facto. See 2007 ICJ case on Bosnia- insufficient evidence of intent on most atrocities. “genocide denial” sounds misguided/misdirected if aimed at people contesting the definition.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 20h

Standard journalism. Quote experts in a report, opine only in editorials.

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 21h

Russia just bought large quantities of diesel from South Korea because it has run out of the fuel. Could Putin be defrauding a gullible Donald J Trump? Perish the thought!

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 20h

The 14th has an important place in US history and politics, but there’s a tendency to overstate the case for birthright citizenship. Most leading democracies don’t have it for good reasons- why give citizenship to children of temporary residents like tourists or students?

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The bit about the Istanbul capitulation agreements being ditched at the insistence of the US or UK is also disinformation , of course.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Probably was, your explanation makes sense.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You think I’m freaked out? Interesting take given I was supporting your interpretation.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Nicely put @geofflemon.bsky.social “The 23-year-old could well be the future, but has never yet demonstrated that he is the present.” Plus he can’t play spin, which could be a factor in this series.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Is that a comment or a reference to an article with no link provided?

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“communications appeared to originate from the office of Sarah B Rogers, US undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.” Rogers Is a commercial lawyer who represented the NRA, tobacco companies and Charlie Kirk inter alia, lawsuits attacking restrictions on hate speech. No diplomatic experience.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

But presumably wouldn’t qualify under most definitions of terrorism if they hit a military target during a military conflict involving their country or paymasters.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Um, a warning isn’t the same as calling for them to do it.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Makes sense. But why use LA and SD as examples, seeing they are among the furthest US cities from Iran? Convoluted Freudian slip?

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You don’t have to write anything on the ballot paper if you don’t want. Or you can draw a rude picture. It’s a secret ballot.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ah yes, opposing helping Ukraine defend against ethnocidal territorial aggression is great leadership.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You don’t think it’s devaluing the currency of this word calling military threats “genocide”? Even if he did infer use of large scale war crimes with indiscriminate civilian deaths and casualties, that does not by itself fall under the definition. But I understand the polemical impulse.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you don’t understand that what’s happening in the occupied Ukrainian territories is as bad and possibly worse than the West Bank, I invite you to listen to some Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars and do some not so light reading. newlinesinstitute.org/intl-law-pea... insidestory.org.au/silent-terror/

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The Russian Federation's Escalating Commission of Genocide in Ukraine: A Legal Analysis - New Lines Institute

In an era marked by a continued erosion of global peace and security norms, the need for rigorous, evidence-based inquiries into serious allegations of international crimes has become more crucial tha...

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A question, Caroline. Is the ethnocidal, potentially genocidal, Russian occupation regime in Ukraine “racist” as well? I don’t see a distinction between that situation and aggressive Zionism. Or does it depend on some dubious definition of a “race “?

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength - 1984

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 05/10/2026

A line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "How popular is Donald Trump in Western Europe? September 2026." The chart has the sub-headline: "Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of Donald Trump? Net figures shown."

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Americans should boycott the LA Dodgers seeing their owner is aiding and abetting mass war crimes and a genocidal occupation.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

UK has a strong tradition of such procedurals going back to the 50s: Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Sweeney, The Bill, Prime Suspect, Happy Valley…

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

But if he was never seen why did they actually need a chocolatier to peel his Bar? Or give a stuff about pandering to that tosser? Two more mysteries of our time.

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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Andrei Kolesnikov: "It is amazing that a contemporary modernized and urbanized society can degenerate at such a staggering rate, especially in terms of morality and psychology." He writes about Russia, but the same is true of Trump's US. What a tragedy!

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Iconic” stadium? Please, stop.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

But if going to state school is actually seen as a hardship to be overcome, surely it’s a badge of honour to make it to university, whether or not the perception is wrong. Noone used to boast of private school privilege in Australia. Hope it hasn’t changed.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Prize for the silliest use of the F word goes to the Sex Pistols in Anarchy in the UK: “God save the Queen The fascist regime..” At the time UK had a Labour government led by genial Jim Callaghan, a true moderate seen as weak by some in not standing up to the unions and by others for other failures.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Mamdani’s policy is far more modest- no expropriation, one government funded and owned store in a low income area in each of NYs 5 boroughs, using private operators to run them.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don’t disagree with thrust but wrong to suggest many European countries are less neoliberal than Oz. Mainly just the Nordics, Spain & a couple of Nthn Europeans. Only Euro countries with higher life expectancy Switzerland & Andorra (!). On World Happiness Report only Nordics, Swiss, Ireland ahead.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Poor headline. Sounds like they are complaining about the arrest!

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The evolution problem is just in the U.S.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Close but no cigar. Only 140th of 198 countries on homicide rates.

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Jon Richardson @jon-richardson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not sure I agree 100% with your police work there Lou. Here’s a comparison of rankings of US and Canada on 16 global indexes. US only ahead on GNI/GDP per capita, and median income (just).

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