9. Western states are rightly focused on both conventional military and ‘grey zone’ threats from Russia, but they need to start taking political interference much more seriously than some of them have done to date.

Article is every bit as gruesome as Chaminda says, but two thoughts:

🎶Nazis and bigots And cheap plastic gadgets Porn bots and zealots And dumb Christofascists MAGAts who gaslight And ads that sell sex These are the things I don’t miss about X! 🎶

It would be good for 20-30 countries to pursue this in the next few weeks

Several French government ministers have reported the unlawful production of sexualised material without consent to the police and prosecutors. The UK government, which published a high profile strategy on misogyny just before Christmas, has yet to say or do anything www.politico.eu/article/fran...

A couple of sources saying that UKG ministers have apologised for Brexit in private to European and nat. gov. officials That's good - Brexit was an attack on 🇪🇺 - and a necessary part of rebuilding trust Why not do it publicly and get the electorate reflecting on what they need to do? 1

Well spotted on the date. In his emails to Epstein in mid November 2018 Bannon claims to have met up with Rees Mogg, Farage and Boris Johnson to keep Brexit on track and defeat Theresa May. Farage denies this…. And yet…. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...

New Tesla sales in Spain fall 44% in December reut.rs/3YoPPZw

When a farmer is stating that planting crops in 2026 may be pointless, you know something in our society has gone very, very wrong with food security. It's a hard & dangerous way of life. And unless profitable there will be no motivation for future generations of farmers. Via BBC News

Failure to include mandatory batteries in the standard for new UK homes would be a massive climb down by Labour govt - caving into pressure from large housebuilders Again Climbdown would be to detriment of the homeowners, the electricity grid, & public interest www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Stupid”.

Nigel Farage’s crypto coincidence The Reform leader's new-found passion for digital currencies just happens to follow a large-scale investor backing his party

Racial and religious hate crime on UK public transport is growing, data shows. Nurtured by Reform, Tories and Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech. Scapegoating minorities for economic/political failures. Without immigration, UK economy can't function.

If you are still using X, well there ain't a swamp you won't swim in.

Nigel Farage says allegations he said "Hitler was right" while a pupil at Dulwich College and "gas 'em all" to Jewish schoolmates are "maybe solidifying our core support". Farage is finally admitting that his party are fascists and Neo Nazis. Anyone who votes for them will be judged the same.

How anti-migrant groups are hijacking women’s rights to promote their agenda

The worst possible move. Another war.

The triumph of the stupid. CBS: "On too many stories, the press has missed the story. Because we've taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American. Or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you."

That’s a fancy and pretentious way to describe “dumbing down.”

I’ve seen a fair few racist posts complaining that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social didn’t swear his oath on the Bible and I’d just like to remind everyone that neither did Trump, in fact Trump couldn’t be arsed to swear his oath on anything because he had no intention of upholding the constitution.

At this point, if you're still posting on Twitter, I assume you're okay with Nazis and pedophiles. I don't want to hear arguments about a larger audience, more followers, or greater reach. If I walk into a room and see a fuckton of Nazis in it, I turn around and walk out. I don't pull up a chair.

Here is a piece from the Telegraph - written by a Conservative MP (when they were still in power) on Shamima Begum www.andrew-mitchell-mp.co.uk/news/case-br...

Farage is an odious stain on the festering arse of the UK.

It’s almost as if trying to force your immoral eugenic fascism on the human race is not a good way to sell cars. #ElonMusk #Fascism #HighIQLowMorals #Tesla

You'd think the British government (and everyone else still using X for 'reach') would not want to be known to be frequenting a platform that carries and actually generates child porn. And yet they keep posting there.

Nigel Farage & compliant right wing media are directly responsible for this surge in crime. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

People experiencing homelessness were given £2,000 with no conditions through the Personal Grants Project. Early findings show the money went on rent deposits, furniture, courses and childcare. We’re proud to be funding this UK-first trial with CHI. Read more: https://loom.ly/ufqFIqg

Finding ways to make life better surely is what society should be about? Thatcherism and 'there is no such thing as society' has been bleak curse for decades (further back, if you consider the thinking about the 'deserving'and 'undeserving' poor, which she drew on).

"I stayed on Twitter through Nazi-ism and the owner causing 600,000 Africans to die so if you think a bit of child pornography is going to get me to leave you are barking up the wrong tree my friend" Some people apparently

A bit late to this excellent @paultlevin.bsky.social series (1-4) looking at whether Russia is winning. The answer has to be “probably yes” since plenty of folks in the US/Europe can’t or won’t see it as the primary adversary. All 4 parts are excellent. open.substack.com/pub/paultlev...

Sweet lord why would anyone, let alone the BBC’s flagship news show, take an interest in what the disgraced ex head of political strategy for Starmer reckons??? The man is obviously one of the least competent political strategists to ever walk the earth. #r4today

The crisis of everything demands everyone. We're driving the ideas and power in civil society needed to create a hopeful and transformative vision for the country - to beat not just Reform, but the causes of Reform. Join us: action.compassonline.org.uk/all_hands_on...

If someone could get Lisa Nandy or Liz Kendall to explain, on the record, why they’re not treating this as a major issue, that’d be much appreciated

Cornwall Labour MP calls out Reform UK for peddling Kremlin talking points

Tells you a lot about Reform UK’s core supporters… Nigel Farage has said that dozens of former schoolmates and teachers accusing him of racist and antisemitic remarks – including that “Hitler was right” – has solidified Reform UK’s core support.

Not one single survey, poll or opinion piece that I have seen describes Brexit as a success or supported by the majority of people. It hurts our economy, divides our nation and has taken away our freedoms and opportunities. No one still supporting it is a patriot. weeklyblitz.net/2026/01/02/t...

Exclusive? …Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...

Paul Ovenden’s “stakeholder state” article in The Times is incredibly telling as to what’s going on / going wrong in Number 10, but not (one suspects) for the reasons the author intends.

China tells UN Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites pose ‘safety and security’ risk

"An aide to Farage when he was an MEP, tells Crick that his boss hated policy meetings. “He was totally out of his bloody depth. Intelligent people – he was scared of them. He has an inferiority complex about education and highly qualified people.” www.theguardian.com/books/2022/f....

🩺 Commet l’exercice illégal de la médecine toute personne qui « prend part (…), même en présence d’un médecin, à l’établissement d’un diagnostic ou au traitement de maladies réelles ou supposées (…) sans être titulaire du diplôme, certificat ou titre exigé » art. L.4161-1 CSP

Farage confirms he’s glad his (schoolboy) racism has been exposed, that he’s enjoying the electoral kickback it’s given him amongst his racist supporters and expresses absolutely no shame or guilt about it at all. Racist man. Racist party. Racist voters. (iPaper)

I seem to remember Leave supporters demand we eat British grown food. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’m sure it’s all the fault of immigrants Or people with lanyards

Some politicians are catching up, but many others in the UK and elsewhere are still trying to operate in the world of 5, or 25, years ago. That world's gone and they need to face that before their reluctance to acknowledge the scary and expensive world of 2026 does more harm.

The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere. But it is wrong. It is a myth. Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US. Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.

The recent UK government decision to hold an independent review into foreign interference is very welcome. It needs to be thorough, quick, and to lead to meaningful actions to address the problem, three areas that these kinds of inquiry often struggle with. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nothing has prepared most European policymakers for what they’re now facing: threats from Russia; the end of the US as friend and protector; US alignment with Russia; uncertain political futures in Moscow and Washington; external interference threatening their own democracies.