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Graham Oliver

@rgrahamoliver.bsky.social

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Education is properly justified by respect. Respect for ourselves and respect for each other. What we do in the name of education is no education at all. 🇳🇿🔱 #Democracy #resist No DMs unless you ask

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The failure of democratic governments in recent decades to step up and act firmly and decisively in these worst of human atrocities and genocides is beyond unacceptable. We must all demand more of them. www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

Ukraine sounds alarm over situation in Oleshky, where starving people are forced to eat grass

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Sybiha said the humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky is critical, with civilians reportedly forced to eat grass to survive.

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A short sharp lesson on our responsibilities as "we, the people", and the joint owners of our nation's sovereignty. It is not a passive role, as in Russia We must step up. youtu.be/GEUMg6WTaLg?...

Trump lays out ‘bonkers’ economic plan as Canada emerges as ‘leaders' of free world | Justin Wolfers

Professor Justin Wolfers joins Maddie Hale to break down Trump’s “bonkers” economic proposal, from a possible diesel export ban and potential tariff threats against China and India to his claims…

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oh, be still my beating heart! 🇳🇿 🇪🇺 youtu.be/omByeVY4_S8?...

Australia and New Zealand could follow Canada into associated EU membership, Metsola tells Euronews

Australia and New Zealand could follow Canada into associated EU membership, Metsola tells Euronews Metsola tells Euronews pitch for “associate membership” with Canada will strengthen cooperation…

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Here we go again

Trump Says Personal Hatred Between Zelensky, Putin Stalls Peace as Envoys Head to Kyiv

US President Donald Trump confirmed that senior US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are carrying a proposal to end the war.

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Putin fears for his life. We are entering dark and dangerous times. Those in the free world beyond Ukraine face a dark time of conscience and shame, if the story so far is anything to go by youtu.be/uj4BlsbGYsA?...

⚡️Irish Journalist Predicts Putin's End! Kremlin Is Buckling

The situation in Kyiv has changed dramatically in just one week. Once again, Russia is proving us wrong. Putin has clearly chosen a long war, and now Russia seems to be testing how much pressure…

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Nazi ideology? Who would have guessed en.interfax.com.ua/news/blog/11...

en.interfax.com.ua

Ideology without complexes: Russian propaganda increasingly repeats propagandist slogans of the Third Reich

Mykhailo Mischenko, Deputy Director of Razumkov Centre's Sociological Service

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Essential viewing Critical times! Time to find a good Ukrainian fundraiser, and donate if you can, or share it widely if you can't youtu.be/HjtBphyWF00?...

This just changed everything here in Ukraine

If you’d like to help me fund my trips one off, my links are here 🫡❤️🇺🇦 https://linktr.ee/CaolanRobertson

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Essential viewing! Support Ukraine in this especially vulnerable moment Our governments won't rise to the occasion So we must! youtu.be/HjtBphyWF00?...

This just changed everything here in Ukraine

If you’d like to help me fund my trips one off, my links are here 🫡❤️🇺🇦 https://linktr.ee/CaolanRobertson

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Don't comply in advance newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/19/n...

NZSIS steps out of diplomatic shadow on China

Today from The Detail: Experts warn businesses must keep their eyes wide open when it comes to dealing with China, especially if they're in the tech or space industries

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Don't ignore China newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/19/n...

NZSIS steps out of diplomatic shadow on China

Today from The Detail: Experts warn businesses must keep their eyes wide open when it comes to dealing with China, especially if they're in the tech or space industries

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Compelling . . . A time for serious action euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/17/n...

euromaidanpress.com

NATO no longer deters Russia. A new coalition could - Euromaidan Press

Russia is still fighting only one country—Ukraine, albeit supported by other countries. A formal declaration of military alliance would radically change Russia's calculus

Reposted by Graham Oliver

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/04/2026

TRUMP, throwing insults at Pope Leo: “weak on crime” “terrible for foreign policy” “catering to the Radical Left” “owes his position to me” “sit down and mind your own business” POPE LEO, unbothered: “We are called to love.”

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Combined arms 2.0 Ukrainian Defence Ministry announces rollout of new model of warfare: drone-assault units www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... via @ukrpravda_news

Ukrainian Defence Ministry announces rollout of new model of warfare: drone-assault units

Ukraine's Defence Ministry has announced the introduction of drone-assault units that will combine aerial and ground drones with infantry in a single system.

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Now there's an aspect I wouldn't have appreciated! Turns out that everyone needs Ukraine's technology and production. Don't invade people you might depend upon! Russian Air Logistics Fleet is DONE in just 18 Months - Planes Falling f... youtu.be/7HhRL4BIROk?... via @YouTube

Russian Air Logistics Fleet is DONE in just 18 Months - Planes Falling from the Skies!

YouTube video by Silicon Wafers

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Getting closer! Getting closer! Was Putin About to Shut Down the War in February - Radical Claim by Opponent! youtu.be/_DPt3mwO0oQ?... Russia's BROKEN Economy Threatens to End Putin's Regime and Warmongering youtu.be/HgNEeZJHFmQ?

Was Putin About to Shut Down the War in February - Radical Claim by Opponent!

YouTube video by Silicon Wafers

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

An excellent idea, but it should be accompanied by a significant increase in interceptions Zelensky: Ukraine and EU working on law to seize oil from shadow fleet ships www.ukrinform.net/rubric-econo...

Zelensky: Ukraine and EU working on law to seize oil from shadow fleet ships

Ukraine and Europe are working on legislation that would allow for the confiscation of oil from ships belonging to the shadow fleet. — Ukrinform.

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Understanding drone warfare. How US and Western militaries will likely have their noses bloodied many times before adjusting to drone warfare. Many years behind youtu.be/wG5bSUWtYzE?... via @YouTube

It's Now Clear - Trump is Helping Russia to Avert Collapse and Sustain Its War!

YouTube video by Silicon Curtain

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Rising oil prices benefit Russia? Had been bothering me. Iran Shock Hits Russian Oil Cash Flow youtu.be/3tKuG_vida4?... via @YouTube

Iran Shock Hits Russian Oil Cash Flow

YouTube video by Jason Jay Smart

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...

our.actionstation.org.nz

Demand the Government support people experiencing homelessness!

Everyone should have access to decent, secure and permanently affordable housing. But right now, many people in our communities are experiencing homelessness – living on couches, in cars, in overcrowd...

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

How very Russian of them Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’ aje.news/01xdaf via @AJEnglish

Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’

Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Carole Cadwalladr - essential viewing Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & t... youtu.be/P0P8GrAlTEk?... via @YouTube

Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite's Veil of Silence

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Do not underestimate the global reach and significance of the Epstein corruption. Many, many stables require a good mucking out. Epstein files expose Central Europe as a “hunting ground” | News in Depth youtu.be/Ib6ITs125f4?... via @YouTube

Epstein files expose Central Europe as a “hunting ground” | News in Depth

YouTube video by TVP WORLD

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Heartbreaking. The failure of Western Europe to bring this to an end when it could, and the foolish obsession with "negotiations" is simply appalling My survival guide to the Kremlin’s winter of terror in Kyiv www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

My survival guide to the Kremlin’s winter of terror in Kyiv

POLITICO’s Ukraine correspondent describes life in a shivering but resilient city under relentless Russian assault.

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Good grief! A democratic government that actually knows how to govern! Oh, how much I wish we had a government like this in New Zealand! PM Mark Carney Announces Sweeping Economic Measures, Talks Canada-US Tra... youtu.be/d7PUjy7EhHE?... via @YouTube

PM Mark Carney Announces Sweeping Economic Measures, Talks Canada-US Trade Relations | AC1N

YouTube video by DRM News

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Excellent account! Those old enough saw this happening with dismay and dread. The decline will continue to a terrible end-game unless we develop the vision to avert it. Neoliberalism is dying: Mark Carney’s Davos speech confirmed it youtu.be/AMTQNI3BV90?... via @YouTube

Neoliberalism is dying: Mark Carney’s Davos speech confirmed it

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Breath of fresh air ⚡️Europe in a Pincer Trap! Russia and the US Close In — NATO on the Brink youtu.be/PjVOpmHmlGI?... via @YouTube

⚡️Europe in a Pincer Trap! Russia and the US Close In — NATO on the Brink

YouTube video by War & Politics 24

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Why the negotiations are not humane peace processes, but a destructive weapon of conquest that enrolls democracies in its brutal achievement This Is a War of Exhaustion | Anne Applebaum | The Political Lens..... youtu.be/ixm2mSWIdfw?... via @YouTube

This Is a War of Exhaustion | Anne Applebaum | The Political Lens.....

YouTube video by The Political Lens

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Let this sink in. Trump Vs NATO - Is This the End for the Alliance as Trump Threatens Inva... youtu.be/zvEg-hhrw4I?... via @YouTube

Trump Vs NATO - Is This the End for the Alliance as Trump Threatens Invasion?

YouTube video by Silicon Wafers

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

It, the finger on, is put Heather Cox Richardson: Trump is acting like Putin...The feckless MAGA G... youtu.be/GrFF6OMVDEs?... via @YouTube

Heather Cox Richardson: Trump is acting like Putin...The feckless MAGA GOP needs to STOP him

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

ICYMI EU Defence Chief: “We Need a European Army. This Is What Happens If the ... youtu.be/lPaTgj-iKbo?... via @YouTube

EU Defence Chief: “We Need a European Army. This Is What Happens If the US Takes Greenland”

YouTube video by Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

This claim to power and authority is beyond the US as an empire. It is global, whimsical domination, in which the only sovereign - globally - is Trump himself ‘HEAVEN HELP US ALL’: Trump says his 'own morality' is only limit on Pr... youtu.be/QYqGoiljLoE?... via @YouTube

‘HEAVEN HELP US ALL’: Trump says his 'own morality' is only limit on Presidential power

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Makes perfect sense. We do't get a lot of that Kubilius: Europe needs European Security Council and standing army of 100,000 troops www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polyt...

Kubilius: Europe needs European Security Council and standing army of 100,000 troops

To address the growing security challenges facing the continent and make decisions quickly, Europe needs to establish a European Security Council and have a standing army of 100,000 troops to be ready...

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

New Zealand is part of the Coalition of the Willing! So much to be ashamed of in New Zealand governance back to the 1980s, it is good to see this shred of decency Hanna Shelest: “Nothing guarantees Ukraine’s security 100%" | Ukraine Th... youtu.be/k1hn_yqCENs?... via @YouTube

Hanna Shelest: “Nothing guarantees Ukraine’s security 100%" | Ukraine This Week

YouTube video by TVP WORLD

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Properly enrolling collective intelligence is a vital feature of a well-developed democracy. The Trump regime and Europe could well take note

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

What an extraordinary initiative to undertake while the Ukrainian population is on the receiving end of total war. Ministry of Defense announces start of public consultations on changes to Ukraine's defense policy en.interfax.com.ua/news/general...

en.interfax.com.ua

Ministry of Defense announces start of public consultations on changes to Ukraine's defense policy

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announces the first public consultation in the department’s history on changes to the state’s defense policy. These changes should take into account the conditions of...

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Oops! Europe’s largest financial pyramids helped Russia build weapons | On Air youtu.be/_NKixQ0tpKQ?... via @YouTube

Europe’s largest financial pyramids helped Russia build weapons | On Air

YouTube video by TVP WORLD

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Reposted by Graham Oliver

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Reposted by Graham Oliver

Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"

AOC speaking to reporters

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

So good to hear this sanity from Kira Western media's ongoing failure to grasp that the war is against Europe, and that Ukrainian experience is European experience "Territory is not negotiable”: Ukraine rejects territorial concessions |... youtu.be/XFHms2QbF14?... via @YouTube

"Territory is not negotiable”: Ukraine rejects territorial concessions | Kira Rudik

YouTube video by TVP WORLD

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

"Carol of the Bells" / "Shchedryk" - Marsh Family adaptation of Ukrainia... youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs?... via @YouTube

"Carol of the Bells" / "Shchedryk" - Marsh Family adaptation of Ukrainian New Year song for 2026

YouTube video by Marsh Family

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Hmmm . . . In 2020, He Predicted Putin’s War — And Trump's Invasion of Venezuela youtu.be/VBUK-9Lg69s?... via @YouTube

In 2020, He Predicted Putin’s War — And Trump's Invasion of Venezuela

YouTube video by Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Real history is so much more useful than wishful thinking Ottomans referred to Ukrainians as “Cossack nation” even before French Revolution, historian says www.ukrinform.net/rubric-socie...

Ottomans referred to Ukrainians as “Cossack nation” even before French Revolution, historian says

Ukrainian historians have discovered documents from the 17th-18th centuries in Ottoman archives in which Ukrainians are referred to as “kazak milleti” – a Cossack nation. This predates the French Revo...

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Um . . . Russian intelligence trying to intimidate Belgian politicians over frozen assets – media en.interfax.com.ua/news/general...

en.interfax.com.ua

Russian intelligence trying to intimidate Belgian politicians over frozen assets – media

According to European intelligence agencies, Belgian politicians and senior financial executives have been the victims of an intimidation campaign organized by Russian intelligence to persuade the cou...

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Ooops! US Pressures Belgium - Russian Assets for Ukraine Controversy! youtube.com/shorts/hPNNB... via @YouTube

US Pressures Belgium - Russian Assets for Ukraine Controversy!

YouTube video by Silicon Wafers

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

We could avert disaster. Can hardly imagine a more forceful and sobering explanation of what we face, and what we must do. What would it take to see it, if not this? youtu.be/aM8iAAn7jOo?... via @YouTube

Trump's Gangster Peace Demands are a Mockery of Just, Durable Peace?!

YouTube video by Silicon Curtain

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

"Europe at war". Friends of Europe’s warning shot www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles... via @ukrpravda_news

"Europe at war". Friends of Europe’s warning shot

Europe, not just Ukraine, is at war! Russia's hybrid operations across Europe reach the

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Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Survive. Endure. Prevail! A Ukrainian Manifesto www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles... via @ukrpravda_news

Survive. Endure. Prevail!

On 1 December 1991, Ukrainians changed the course of their nation's history, and that of the world, by proclaiming the independence of their country. Today, once again, the future of Ukraine and of th...

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Trump once more played for a sucker. Kremlin dupes him (again and again) that Russia is "winning". Ukrainian forces successfully counterattack and encircle Russians in Kupiansk www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... via @ukrpravda_news

Ukrainian forces successfully counterattack and encircle Russians in Kupiansk

Ukraine's defence forces have carried out a successful counterattack near the city of Kupiansk and have encircled a Russian grouping in the city.

Graham Oliver @rgrahamoliver.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

"It's a fraud" The test? Reassurance could only come from a ceasefire, followed by negotiations Because Russia would break it in short order. All parties know it. Ukraine Peace Plan: “a diplomatic trap?" | Ryhor Nizhnikau youtu.be/xcEfaZI9Svk?... via @YouTube

Ukraine Peace Plan: “a diplomatic trap?" | Ryhor Nizhnikau

YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD

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