Sign in

smalt5.bsky.social

@smalt5.bsky.social
2.1K followers 887 following 1 posts
PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Grahms & List ... Sometimes @laikax.bsky.social · 15m
This is good - economical with words and nails the points.
theguardian.com
The Guardian view on the US, Russia and the international criminal court: Trump’s assault on the rule of law intensifies | Editorial
Editorial: A fuel deal with Vladimir Putin, and sanctions against the legal institution, ram home the president’s belief that might is right
011
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Anne Muntean @annemuntean.bsky.social · 1h
The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukraine | Timothy Garton Ash www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukraine | Timothy Garton Ash
Moscow’s imperialist strongman believes decadent European democracies can be cowed. Our job is to prove him wrong, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
011332
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 15m
russia’s war is not over. Every day, it takes Ukrainian lives. In just a few days this week, russian strikes killed 78 people and injured 215 more. Children killed in their sleep. Join Sky Defense—help Ukraine stand strong: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
2188
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Epstein @genelisadaily.bsky.social · 15m
021
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 22m
Zelenskyy: “This week was very difficult for us, not only geopolitically, but also because of massive Russian attacks on our civilian infrastructure. They attacked our energy sector 196 times, our gas and oil 20 times. So far, they've killed 153 civilians.
4297120
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 14m
Born in Olmedo in 1968, Gonzalez is the daughter of the town’s former mayor and a PP senator for Valladolid. She worked for the European Commission from 1996 - 2004. (As did Clegg 1993-99 who was privately educated and a member of Cambridge University Conservative Association 1986-87)
011
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1h
🧵🧵🧵 I was going to write a simple sentence about the madness of the moment, but I got distracted by the U.S. president’s complaint that he was screwed out of the Nobel Peace Prize after bombing multiple countries, and then he bolstered his case with a plan to execute a guy in a wheelchair and ...
39999392
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 6h
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
14842791784
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2h
926480
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h
Last year I showed that Kash Patal was clinging to Russian disinformation years after John Durham showed that it was Russian disinformation. This week, he's probably going to collect more. emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/i...
emptywheel.net
In a Desperate Bid to Survive His Latest Fuck-Up, FBI Director Kash Patel Desperately Clings to Propaganda - emptywheel
Kash Patel is so desperate to fix his latest fuck up (revealing that the entire Durham investigation was built off Russian disinformation) he made to cover up his earlier fuck up (stoking an Epstein s...
317363
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 4h
Did Russia interfere in the 2016 EU referendum? Theresa May: No comment Boris Johnson: No comment Liz Truss: No comment Rishi Sunak: No comment Keir Starmer: No comment Andy Burnham: "Clearly." The first time a PM has confirmed Kremlin meddling in Brexit. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Burnham confirms Russia 'clearly' interfered in Brexit referendum
719868
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
Pretty much the GOP as it was before Trump.
810330
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1h
Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit vote
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit vote
PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ that Russia meddled Andy Burnham has said it is clear Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, after seeking answers on the Kremlin’s involvement in the 2016 vote when he entered Downing Street. Burnham said he had asked whether Moscow had attempted to influence the referendum and received a confirmation that it had. Continue reading...
19311110
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 1h
Lost and Found follows Kamal Hussein, a Rohingya refugee reuniting children with their parents in the world's largest refugee camp with the support of the double Nobel Prize-awarded organisation, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Watch the film: bit.ly/4gKpgGT
07524
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 1h
Good call with Zelenskyy today. Fully supported his call for a ceasefire that would protect global food supplies and energy infrastructure in ukraine and Russia. The war has entered a new, grimmer phase. Russia is stalling on the battlefield and striking civilians far behind the front lines.
18446116
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 1h
This is consistent with the glaring weaknesses in U.S. university board structures that I discussed last year that can lead to ideological risk and erosion of academic freedom. For more detail: www.linkedin.com/pulse/univer...
linkedin.com
University governance and ideological risk
Years ago, I was asked to assemble a governance expert team to pitch ideas for needed board and practice reforms for a major U.S.
043
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1h
The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a deadly attack on an international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Saturday that Saudi officials said killed at least 12 people and injured over 300 more. nyti.ms/4hG62UD
52518
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 1h
In case it’s not obvious, this is a setup so he can blame Ukraine for breaking a non-existent ceasefire they never agreed to as a pretext for more pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine actions.
512852
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
The Weekend on MS NOW @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social · 1h
“A performance in toughness” @markhertling.bsky.social blasts Pete Hegseth’s decision to livestream the Fort Hood shooter’s execution after a wave of fierce bipartisan pushback from lawmakers this week.
43312
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 1h
7266114
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5h
Ofcom rules are clear: broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Farage allowed to have his own show on GB News? Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.
bestforbritain.org
Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
13469234
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2h
Andy Burnham confirms what previous PM's - May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer - failed to, that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum.
26467195
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3h
Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social Donald Trump is tearing down healthy trees in DC. H/T Rick Maese
24159106
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Magnus G. Singleton @gsingleton.bsky.social · 3h
Trump is on a mission to destroy not just trees — but literally the History of America in every form possible — as a way to emotionally devastate every person who dissents against his inhumanity & his selfish, cruel actions he has taken to mutilate everything that America was & has aspired to become
095
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Zelenskyy: "Prices are rising because of the war in the Middle East, the blocking of Hormuz. Everyone understands it. If we want to speak with people fairly, if we want to be clear, if we want to speak with our nations openly, people have to hear reality. Don't play games with people."
22878122353
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/10/2026
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
gadgetreview.com
Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
41983509
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 3h
"Christian nationalism" in the UK is essentially a post-religious identity. Unlike the evangelical right in the US, it has no theological content, does not require belief in God & demands no moral or religious commitment. It reduces Christianity to a cultural "heritage" to be "defended" from Islam
1322256
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
17453241888
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
LPDOak, CA @lpdoak.bsky.social · 2h
This is kind of my take as well. Russian refinery infrastructure is greatly diminished, they'd already stopped certain exports because their own demands were not being met. Actions speak louder than words, we'll see what happens.
011
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h
> @axios.com
39521134
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9h
In the least surprising news of the century, vast majority of racist flag shaggers who go about brandishing crosses and saying that we're a Christian country... don't pray, or go to church or read the Bible www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report
Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity
1821949614
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 2h
Must be Sunday because Donald Trump is front running the oil market opening with more of his patented manipulation. They should impeach him for this stuff too!
12210
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 4h
Why did five prime ministers leave voters in the dark about Russian interference? Theresa May Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer Shame on all of them.
33505174
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 2h
🇺🇦👇🏼
372296545
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2h
Trump has long criticised US military support for Ukraine and has lambasted Zelenskyy since his first term.
aljazeera.com
Oval Office spat to public rebukes: A timeline of Trump-Zelenskyy ties
Trump has long criticised US military support for Ukraine and has lambasted Zelenskyy since his first term.
4408
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h
President Trump floated the idea of renaming more bodies of water, following his efforts to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. “Before I get out, I think we should have an ocean,” Trump said at a rally. “And we need a great river.” wapo.st/47T8cKF
A person speaking at a podium with an audience in the background. Text on the image discusses suggested names, "Trump Ocean" or "Ocean of the Americas," for the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.
1007332
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2h
⚡️ BREAKING: President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is ready to hold elections if Russia agrees to a total ceasefire for at least 60 days.
2330978
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Euronews @euronews.com · 2h
'Up to our people' to pick leader, Zelenskyy responds to Trump
l.euronews.com
'Up to our people' to pick leader, Zelenskyy responds to Trump
Only Russia is responsible for the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday in a TV interview, responding to criticism from US President Donald Trump, who blamed him for high diesel prices and said he should be replaced.
1138
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 2h
Zelensky’s approval rating with AMERICANS is already higher than Trump’s. And my guess is the gap will become even bigger. Zelensky here speaking bravely and clearly (both factually and morally)
15452163
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2h
Explained: Zelenskyy is using strategic amplification and selective validation, publicly endorsing a prominent Trump loyalist's dissent on Ukraine to exploit an existing MAGA factional divide. The tactic creates internal friction, potentially triggering infighting without directly confronting Trump.
20507111
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2h
The US president is incredibly weak on the world stage. Demands concessions from Iran. Gets less than nothing. Tells Ukraine to lay off Russian oil infrastructure. They hit more targets within less than a day. Threatens other countries to join anti-Iran sanctions. China and others laugh it off.
418046
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side
2437115094011
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 5h
Ashley Moody has 10 MILLION reasons she won’t debate me. She stole Medicaid money from sick kids. And, she’s taken millions of dirty money from the AI lobby. Floridians deserve honest answers from the two candidates running to represent Florida. #AngieForFlorida
111047330
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Lonewolf @lonewolf1970.bsky.social · 2h
051
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h
Houthi attack on Riyadh airport forces swift rethink of Trump’s new strategy
theguardian.com
Houthi attack on Riyadh airport forces swift rethink of Trump’s new strategy
US president’s plan to park the wars in Iran and Yemen, while blaming Ukraine for diesel prices, looks unsustainable
103211
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 2h
Trump says Ukraine and Russia have agreed 'energy ceasefire'
bbc.co.uk
Trump says Ukraine and Russia have agreed 'energy ceasefire'
Neither Kyiv nor Moscow have yet commented on the US president's assertion of an immediate truce.
921
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h
Donald Trump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to ‘energy ceasefire’ – live updates
theguardian.com
Donald Trump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to ‘energy ceasefire’ – live updates
US president provides no details of alleged agreement in social media announcement that came just after Ukraine’s president spoke to US media In his Truth Social post, Trump gave no further details. The US president had made a similar claim in September, which turned out to be untrue. Ukraine’s government did not immediately comment on the US president’s latest statement, or confirm a deal had taken place. Continue reading...
31255
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
BRENNAN: Nidal Hasan is in a wheelchair. Doesn't the administration risk livestreaming this and making him a martyr? Couldn't this be a risk to the homeland? MARKWAYNE MULLIN: No one has to watch it B: Well then why are you livestreaming it? MULLIN: The president is restoring American values
6461397449
Reposted by @smalt5.bsky.social
Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 7h
I said what I said. Donald Trump has done enormous damage to this country, and no president should ever be above the law. I look forward to the House impeaching him and seeing him held accountable for all the crimes he has committed. #AngieForFlorida
9430134