James O'Brien, "The United States of America is an ally of Russia"

Really good. Affirming. Can relate to reaching a ’stopped being surprised’ status. Consuming virtually zero propaganda; only exposed 2 it here on bluesky via posted clips, mostly sound-off when regime speaking. Immersed in independent media, relevant books, nurturing strength & endurance, gardening

It’s almost like Putin and Netanyahu control our foreign policy.

This 👇

What a great post sums up America right now and little England is going the same way

“Russia is the big winner of this conflict.”

Interestingly and coincidentally: @mrjamesob.bsky.social also noted that they were quute relaxed about news that Russia was supplying intelligence to Iran.

Brilliant by @rutgerbregman.com I really can’t recommend it strongly enough. It'll only take 15 minutes of your time: "Historians are now using the f-word to describe what's happening in America. In this video, I explain why, why it matters, and what you can do" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDf2...

You've all heard of the Resource Curse: countries are impoverished by rich resources in their territories, as these trigger colonial looting. Now we see the Base Curse: if you host a US base, you don't enhance your security. You make yourself a target.

I made a video about fascism in America. Not as an insult. As a clinical diagnosis --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDf2...

Trump admin lifts sanctions on Russian oil open.substack.com/pub/countero...

Epstein literally bragged in emails that he helped Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin understand Donald Trump. He gave Russia the exact psychological playbook to manipulate him. Is Trump compromised by Moscow? It is shocking how few people know about this

The BBC means ‘sulphur’ which is vital for loads of stuff beyond ‘global tech’ - not least fertiliser without which millions and millions of us would starve to death. But they think we’re stupid so ‘niche yellow powder’ it is…

1/ Russia preparing the legal framework for global military action. A new bill would allow Putin to deploy Russian forces outside Russia’s borders to “protect Russian citizens abroad.” Same pretext used in Crimea. Same language used before Georgia. Same playbook again

Last week UNESCO contacted all parties in the Iran war, sharing locations of revered cultural heritage sites hoping they might be spared. These sites are protected under international law. But they are being hit hard by Israel and the United States www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...

Such a powerful maiden speech from our amazing new Green MP Hannah Spencer - take a few moments to listen & celebrate that a bit more humanity has entered Westminster & hope is beginning to feel more normal 👇

Why? The Nazi-saluting ketamine freak tried to stir up civil war in Britain. He lies about the country constantly. Why is Musk being rewarded instead of punished to the full extent of UK government powers? It's another example of the putrid grovelling spinelessness of centrists everywhere

De Telegraaf, the Netherlands’ largest newspaper, recently published an interview with a woman promoting €1,600 seats on private evacuation flights from Dubai. Bellingcat found that her image was likely AI-generated, and flight data suggests no such plane took off. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

What you want again, humin?

There are quite a few cynical and sinister figures in British public life. But Tony Blair is among the very worst. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

'To hell with America for that, and to hell with its filthy war, and to hell with those Brits who would betray our national interests in their bid to grovel at the feet of a wannabe global tyrant' www.heraldscotland.com/poli... @neilmackay.bsky.social

How the Russian intelligence services, with an okay from Putin, decided to use DHL parcel deliveries to bomb warehouses all across Europe. An essential read on Russia's idea of hybrid warfare against Europe. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Two regimes aligned around a shared goal. The axis of evil (add Netanyahu to the mix) becomes more obvious with every day that passes... bsky.app/profile/euro...

Two headlines. Same newspaper. Just days apart. According to the *Financial Times*, the Kremlin has backed covert efforts to keep Viktor Orbán in power. Around the same time, voices in Washington described Orbán’s leadership as “essential” for US interests. Different capitals. Same conclusion. 1/2

Russia enters Viktor Orban's election campaign, providing consultants who will flood social media with messages designed, ironically, to frame Orbán, a Russia puppet, as "the only candidate who can keep Hungary sovereign" From @financialtimes.com giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

🇮🇱❗️Israel is quietly exploring a possible military foothold in Somaliland to better target the Iran-backed Houthi movement, - Bloomberg After recognizing Somaliland, Israel is discussing a strategic security partnership that could include intelligence operations and potentially base along Red Sea.

“The ask is simple enough that nobody gets to say they didn’t know what to do.” @carmitage.bsky.social cmarmitage.substack.com/p/the-regime...

Cities all over the UK deserve great local journalism, and Leeds is next! Very excited to see our new sister paper slowly taking shape. Check out their early writing and pledge if you can.

Putin has instructed Trump not to trust anything loyal Americans tell him, especially U.S. intelligence services and the Pentagon. The russian dictator exercises reflexive control over Trump by using handlers – the russian agents Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Pete Hegseth.

A Big Boy Made Me Do it!

To describe the acts of violence that mark a lethal process of #ethniccleansing as 'interactions,' is truly outrageous. It trivializes murder and willfully conceals the distinction between aggressor and victim.

"Forget Andrew Tate, this is the real manosphere. One whose edges we can’t even see because we’re living inside it," @carolecadwalla

It's not as if the Americans (& Brits) have tried it before - that didn't backfire spectacularly did it... Anyone in any doubt should check out George Monbiot on Question Time last week... bsky.app/profile/brum...

A liar, a clown and a coward

🚨🚨Major story of today: Nearly seven months ago, #Ukraine tried to sell the US their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones but #Trump admin dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week because of heavy drone strikes from #Iran.🧵 www.axios.com/2026/03/10/u...

This memo was just 10 days after my newsletter exclusively broke the story that more than a third of Welsh Labour MSs had accused the Prime Minister of undermining devolution. 4/5

We are just begin to get an inkling of how deeply embedded Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair were/are with the sinister rich. Every time you think you've seen the worst of it, something else emerges. www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...

How stupid he said.

No principles, no morality, no information, no expertise, just endlessly appeasing Trump, Putin, Netanyahu and assorted billionaires and foreign oligarchs or chasing the next headline, until suddenly colliding with reality. Bang, oof. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

By Nick Newman.

"... the school and clinic buildings were both once part of the base. The school was separated... by a wall between 2013 and 2016. The clinic was walled off between 2022 and 2024... it's possible American military planners had not updated their target sets." #WATO 2/2

Reform UK Party Ltd is still overdue on submitting its (legally required) confirmation statement to Companies House. But they have found time to, umm, fire and rehire a director...

This is very good. Just goes to show that people have been dealing with cunts for millennia.

How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.

From 1941 to 1952 in the UK, the top rate of income tax was 98%. A luxury goods purchase tax introduced in 1940 later rose to 100%. Result? The share of incomes captured by the richest 0.1% fell from 7% in 1937 to just over 1% in 1975. That's what we need today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In case you missed..more documents from the Epstein files were released on Friday 👇

Worth a read: '......a question [to Trump] by a Time magazine reporter about the possibility of a retaliatory attack in America [by Iran] was “I guess.” And worse: “Yeah, you know, we expect some things. Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.”

This is terrifying, but well worth the read.

As ever,a must‑read piece by @timothysnyder.bsky.social "A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or federalize the coming Congressional elections" substack.com/home/post/p-...

"Snyder explicitly states:“A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States.” This is aided by “the disabling of counter-terror.” www.americaamerica.news/p/the-threat...