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Historian and geopolitical commentator. Keen amateur gardener.

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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 2h
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w... The naked corruption is mind blowing. Mark Levin’s stepson, of course.
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 18h
Well now we know, the US wants Zelenskyy gone. Disgraceful.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Recruitment boss accused of being behind ‘doxxing’ campaign against RNLI and anti-racism activists
Tom Watson, of Worcester, alleged to be behind Big Time Charlie X account that created so-called Traitorbase
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Trump: "I think you heard about the oil deal with Russia. That is a big deal. That is massive amounts of oil coming into our country, and I want to thank President Putin to be honest with you."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... About bloody time.
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Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade
Prospect of contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road has led to a two-week standoff in Portadown
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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All hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives | John Crace
The Tory leader is now too big for the party to allow her to fail, so everything she does is acclaimed a work of genius
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In what world would the leader of a party pay tribute to the liar and crook Archer? Mad.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALa
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Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is *her* idea. Not even the most basic understanding of what she is doing. A supposed ‘engineer’. Embarrassed for anyone who thinks this is leadership material.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/pol... Another bad tempered lunatic. Son at Eton too.
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Inside Bessent’s Treasury: Tension, Turnover and Unmet Economic Goals
Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, the secretary dresses down officials.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Let this sink in. She doesn’t know how her shield works on the day her press stenographers boost this stupid project.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Don’t mention the Iron Dome: comedy genius Kemi on warpath at Tory conference | John Crace
‘It’s a Britannia Shield’ announcement proves no one does farcical improv better than the Conservative leader
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
She is really really stupid but does not realise it.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... This is really funny. Hopeless the lot of them.
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Don’t mention the Iron Dome: comedy genius Kemi on warpath at Tory conference | John Crace
‘It’s a Britannia Shield’ announcement proves no one does farcical improv better than the Conservative leader
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2... Good timing in middle of Tory conference to read about this petty con man and crook.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference | John Crace
Birmingham event is like a safari park attraction where we get to see the remnants of a party in a protected habitat
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.wsj.com/world/middle... Odder and odder
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All B-1 Bombers Returning to U.S. From U.K. Base
The withdrawal came amid security concerns around the base where several suspects were arrested last week in connection to a suspected plot.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I suspect the UK Greens don’t greatly care what German Greens decide to do. Germany’s record on Gaza has been abysmal.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why Canada is wargaming a (long shot) US invasion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why Canada is wargaming a (long shot) US invasion
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the military is running scenarios in the unlikely case the US invades Canada.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why Canada is wargaming a (long shot) US invasion
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... One a day
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Blow to Nigel Farage as Reform sheds 51 newly-elected councillors in five months
EXCLUSIVE: An online tracker by Best For Britain reveals 51 Reform UK councillors have quit, defected or been suspended since May amid questions about Nigel Farage's leadership
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How could we have mixed up the dates of the Tory conference and been in Tarifa instead? Imagine what we are missing.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/478... Marvellous, not.
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Still no plans to shut failing sewage watchdog Ofwat… a year after Labour’s promise
Staff at the regulator are threatening to strike, citing 14 months of ‘uncertainty and drift’ after ministers pledged to scrap it
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Opinium latest poll for Observer with Labour 30% (+2), Reform 25% (+1), Conservatives 17% (-), Green 11% (+1) Libdem 9% (-1). This pollster last had Labour at 30% in November 2024. 30/9/26 after Labour conference. www.opinium.com/resource-cen...
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Air travel and especially Heathrow is so unpleasant why encourage more of it?
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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Who radicalised this domestic terrorist - a white English man? What social media, TV channels, or politicians influenced his views? If he was not white, how different would the response from Reform UK be?
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace
Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in Nige
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say apnews.com/article/tenn... Curiously nothing about divine intervention in God’s own country, heh heh.
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Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
Christa Pike's attorneys say she remained in a hospital where she was placed on a ventilator and unconscious hours after her failed execution in Tennessee.
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Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 26/12/2024
Since Brexit, Northern Ireland's economy has grown 8.1% whereas GB has grown by just 2.4% So not being in the Customs Union has cost us at least £40 billion. 40 billion pounds.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... Perhaps the other con artist Cummings could try his luck after this bullshitter fail?
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‘Of course I’m the underdog’: the British former spin doctor trying to turn California red
Steve Hilton’s long-shot campaign for governor is courting Golden state voters with unapologetically populist message
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Hegseth ordered the military-service academies to stop appointing civilian academics to tenured positions. Hegseth wrote in a memo that the practice has “allowed civilian academic norms to dilute our focus on lethality.”  He really is a loutish moron, mandating military group think now.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My only minor quibble with de Gaulle was the total omission of SOE. Other than that an epic masterpiece. So refreshing to get the view from the top and not the worm’s eye view of war.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📌 ICYMI — Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000 — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
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Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000
The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Your wish is my command.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Google maps has finally updated its Satellite photos of Gaza and it shows the most complete destruction of a city ever. A Genocide.
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born2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Crace crushes nasty little Philp
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Burnham refreshes the parts others can’t reach on the Andy and Laura show | John Crace
The PM oozes confidence and easy-going charm as he tells Laura Kuenssberg the hill he’ll die on is fixing social care
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Northern Ireland in tense stand-off as protests block Orange Order parade Groundhog Day part 10,9999
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Thank EU for The Music @thankeuforthemusic.com · 26/09/2026
The @telegraph.co.uk decided not to publish our response to Tim Stanley’s 13 September piece, in which he called those organising the EU flags at the Proms “sad sack Remainers”. We believe in open dialogue and free speech, so we’ve published our response here... #LastNightOfTheProms
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I meant fifty years ago Paul! Now it’s just the Mail with more long words.
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s not China most of us worry about:
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Tractor Boy🚜 #FBPE 🇪🇺 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @tommoitfc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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michaelburl.bsky.social @michaelburl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Can’t recall the old Telegraph being as relentlessly monotonal as this rag pretending to be a serious newspaper.
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