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rambler / historian / politics geek / book lover 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇮🇪

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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
After Burnham's speech, this is the first time since being able to vote that I have actually felt like change is coming. I only wish Burnham had been leader in 2024.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A National Care Service funded via increased inheritance tax and a levy like NI sounds brill. A positive and clear case for this needs to be made to get the public to see what they seek to gain in their twilight years, and the money freed up in local government budgets! @andyburnham.bsky.social
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
What so now I just go and get back into bed?
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Madueke has struggled here. He's got pace but that's about it.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Fantastic end to a rough and busy day!
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Andrii Frolov @artandriifrolov.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"Silence" - my oil painting
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I got Czechia in my work sweep stake... ...miluji česko!
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I have been denied entry to the SIS Building, Porton Down & GCHQ by the UK government.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
#poetry
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Burning eyes, exhausted sigh, deprived of the solace in slumber. Innocent spring light, invading my sight my soul, like the dark, torn asunder. #poetry #poem
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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
full circle our ancestors bones rattle and shake #vss365 #senryu
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
this is the hardest thing I've ever been through. im very new to poetry (last 3 days) because I can't seem to channel my thoughts and feelings in any other way at the moment #poetry
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Edward Lee @edwardleepoetry.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
#poetry #poems #poet #creativewriting #poetryisnotdead #poetrycommunity #edwardleepoetry #poetryblogger #writerscommunity #spilledink #wordsofwisdom #writer #witness
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Dear UK journalists, Do your job. If Farage says the NHS is broken, force him to explain how he'd fix it and what that would mean for us in practice. If he says we must leave the ECHR, pin him down on what that would mean for our rights and international treaties. Never let him just use slogans!
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Assuming Burnham would have won, do you let him stand and risk losing both the constituency and the mayoralty, or continue on this path and lose No 10? Or do you stop an election you don't even need to have? Starmer made the right part management choice, but I think his ticket is punched now.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/01/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK. Another failed Tory joins Farage. Vote for Reform UK, get the worst of the Tories.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
That giddy little chuckle you give when you join Reform and can now pretend that you aren't responsible for mess we're in. These people have zero shame.
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/01/2026
🚨 "Advocates of Brexit, ought to apologise for taking us into a world where we are now entirely isolated. We cannot rely on the US. We've got a Russian aggressor on our doorstep. We're now out of the room when European decisions are taken." Closer relations with the EU are vital for our security.
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Mark Ebenhöch aka INGLORIOUS BASTARD @realmarkebenhoch.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I was trained by the FBI in 92 in tactics, weapons, crowd control etc etc for my work overseas as a United States Marine at US Embassies. What I am watching, witnessing is NOT what or how I was trained in what is called 'The progression of force'. That policy is nowhere to be seen. 1/2
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It feels like Burnham's return to the commons on the basis of becoming leader requires too much political manoeuvring and is way too public to be seen as anything other than raw ambition for power. I like him, but its intention feels wrong? I don't quite know how to explain it.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The hurt that orange faced cretin has caused for veterans across the county is seismic. Any person in our nation who voices their support for that man is a traitor, not a 'patriot'. My dad served in Afghanistan. I am so angry. He has diminished him and others like him.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Keir Starmer mocks the idea of Trumps board of peace, "Putin being on a board of peace?" "He is waging war on a European country" "They're raining down bombs on Ukraine, it's -20c, 60% of the energy of Kyiv is gone and people are putting up tents in their living rooms to keep warm"
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/01/2026
"Economists at LSE found 16,400 firms stopped exporting goods to the EU." Brexit is punishing the small businesses driving the British economy and employment. lordslibrary.parliament.uk/uk-eu-re…
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 22/01/2026
Some Italian soldiers that Trump says did nothing for America
Coffins with the Italian flag draped over them, containing the bodies of Italian soldiers circa 2006
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Which medieval skeleton are you today? I'm feeling like No. 5 but give me an hour and it'll be No. 6.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Creepy racist scumbag JD Vance: “If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.” He lives in the bulldozed White House and crime hub Mar-a-Lago. If you need more of a hint, he’s your fucking criminal boss.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Has Trump blinked and dropped his backside, again?
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Trump has proven that our reliance militarily and economically on the U.S. will no longer suffice. Europe needs to unhook itself and find its confidence again. Donald Tusk has nailed it.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Do not be mistaken. Trump supported this arrangement and is now getting the useful idiots in the UK to attack our PM for siding with the rules based system. Nigel Farage is shilling for a foreign power and attacking our democracy on their behalf. He, and all who kowtow before him, are liars.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Starmer has nothing to lose and a powerful argument to make. We can't stand plead with orange-faced bully in the White House, bullies always turn on their closest allies eventually. Let Trump ruin the USA's standing, and re-join the EU.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/01/2026
Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live
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Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The UK should never have given the vile, fascistic despot that is Donald Trump a second state visit. The UK rightly defends Denmark and Greenland's sovereignty and Trump puts a 10% tariff on us. You cannot placate a bully. inews.co.uk/news/trump-a...
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Trump announces 10% tariff on UK following defence of Greenland
Tariffs will come into place on February 1 and may rise to 25 per cent at the beginning of June if a deal for the US to acquire Greenland is not agreed
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I can't wait to see his little face when I give him my 100m Swim certificate.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
They way they ask us to ignore the evidence of our own eyes. They reveal themselves as fascists piece-by-piece. 'What's your opinion?' 'I think...' 'Uh-ugh, that's bias!' You asked for his opinion, you cretin.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I am somewhat looking forward to the inevitable clash of ego between this small group of Reform MPs.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Kemi Badenoch isn't great. Still stiff and has no credibility. By getting rid of Jenrick, I'm struggling think of anyone who could be her successor. In which case, the Tories' problem isn't necessarily Reform alone, but their lack of any fresh political talent. Can anyone think of someone?
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The mental gymnastics I've had to perform listening to Jenrick torch his party as if he had no role at all in the 'breaking of Britain' was exhausting.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This talk of National Security is ridiculous. The U.S. could increase military personnel there if they want. Trump doesn't even know who the Greenlandic PM is. This is a obvious attempt to drain Greenland of its resources, not one to save Greenlanders.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/01/2026
Breaking news: Today’s meeting about Greenland between U.S. and Danish officials ended in a standstill. “We didn’t manage to change the American position,” said Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the top Danish diplomat.
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Vance-hosted Greenland meeting ends with ‘fundamental disagreement’
Diplomats from Denmark and Greenland had originally requested the meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after provocative statements from the president.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This Labour government isn't all doom and gloom but they have a communication problem which isn't helped by constantly U-turning.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
2026 Film/TV Thread: 🎞 Avatar: Fire & Ash Visually stunning, but the story is kinda recycled from the previous two. I don't know what more JC has to say with these films. Interesting expansion of the players on Pandora and Eywa as a deity of nature, though. 3.5 🌟 / 5
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I thought that the whole point of ReformUK was that they weren't the Tories? They'll be more Tories in Reform than in the Tory Party come 2029!
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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I have opened my Midland Bank account.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Stranger Things fans are in a collective psychosis. Please, move on!
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
i don't understand the compulsion to share the mountain-sized load of christmas presents you've bought your kids, but I find your commitment to wrapping that much impressive
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
#BlogPost A book is good if you think it is good. And this book is brilliance exemplified! tinyurl.com/yv9bdrja
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[Book Review] If You Don’t Know Scarrow, You Don’t Know Rome
Scarrow’s brilliance gives humanity and agency to the Roman’s in way I’ve never seen before…Thrilling!
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Actually, it's that silence when a moron says something factually wrong, and frankly stupid, but no one says anything because if they try to correct the moron, he sulks, starts shouting, and threatens people.
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I wouldn't wish misfortune on anyone. Except those people who clap or /whoop/ during a movie in the cinema
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russo @naterusso.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
If you revile suggestions that Trump is a fascist, you should no longer be under any illusions. In which case, you too are a fascist. Produce a film about Israel and Palestine? Banned. Expressed your disgust? Deported. Want to make a classroom inclusive of all students? Calls for your sacking.
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