London is my home & quite possibly the greatest city on earth. I first moved here in 1987 & it keeps getting better. It’s vibrant & truly diverse, 40% immigrants like me & my partner & guess what; we get on pretty well together. Big shout out to: @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning on @lbc.co.uk

Great to return to @TimesRadio studio with @PhilipIngMBE. We discussed: Difficult situation in Pokrovsk where Ukraine bleeds Russia white. A very good article by @ZaluzhnyiUA in NY Post & the need to give Ukraine more respect. And my bobsleigh career👇 youtu.be/ACEgQdrYbj4?si…

‘Lest we forget’ Today I shall join my friend @PhilipIngMBE in the @TimesRadio Frontline Studio to discuss the latest on a war that we risk forgetting, Russia’s war on Ukraine. And on this armistice day we will also reflect on all those who paid & are still paying the ultimate price for freedom.

Jaysus, I’m finally getting a wee bit of traction on @bsky.app And looks like it’s all down to my buddy; the great @olddogua.bsky.social Slava feckin Ukraini 💪💛💙

‘Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth’ Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry. Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social cepa.org/article/pokr...

‘There are no Brexit benifits’ Over 6 years ago I stood outside Tufton Street & said 3 things: 1 It was a right wing libertarian plot 2 The poorest duped to support it would suffer the most 3 And it’s caused a few problems in NI too There are no Brexit benefits, only pain youtu.be/ZKIjv2EjKfI?fe…

‘There is no other Russia, It must be defeated like Nazi Germany & its people brought to their knees’ What Russians say: “Russia isn’t suited for democratic rule. We are better off with a tsar” & “Putin’s opponents are deluded for not realising they are in the minority” inews.co.uk/news/world/r...

‘The most resilient people’ (Re upping this photo from 19 months ago) When this photo was taken there were an estimated 20,000 amputees in Ukraine, victims of bastard Russia’s genocidal war. By current estimates the number of amputees in Ukraine is now at least 35,000 & may be as many as 100,000.

Guerrilla groups have seized control of mining areas, exploiting Indigenous people and fuelling environmental ruin on the border with Colombia.

‘Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth’ Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry. Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social cepa.org/article/pokr...

‘What’s wrong with Britain - it’s easy as ABC’ Austerity Brexit Covid And two were choices? Of for a bit of humility and the ability to admit when we got it wrong🤔 @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Not three more Reform councillors expelled from their flagship council in Kent- ah Jaysus!

👉 youtu.be/JJJNTGE0qDo?... 🎙️ You can now watch my latest Voices from the Front podcast on YouTube, dive in, subscribe, and help amplify Ukraine’s story.

‘The Ukraine’ Ireland has elected a far left ‘Tankie’ peace monger who spouts Kremlin talking points: 1.Insists on referring to ‘The Ukraine’ 2.Railed against EU & industrial military base. 3.Has likened Germany’s recent rearmament to that of 1930’s Nazi Germany. She does not want Europe defended

🎙️Voices from the Front tomorrow: I’m joined by @CormacS63 , former UK Government adviser and communications strategist. We’ll be talking Ukraine, Orban, Trump’s sanctions, the “peace summit” that never was, and what comes next.

If you haven't already, give Sean @olddogua.bsky.social and Cormac @kozakcormac.bsky.social a follow. This will be well worth listening to.

substack.com/home/post/p-... Voices from the Front “Death Sentence” In this episode, I sit with Brahim Saadoune, a former Ukrainian Marine who fought alongside me in Mariupol. Captured and sentenced to death by Russian's & their proxy forces, Brahim’s story is one of survival, injustice and courage

‘Time to put the boot in on Russia’ Tomahawks from Trump will probably not be a game changer in themselves but the steel toecap on the boot. They would be a very significant addition to Ukraines arsenal & will put more elements of Russia’s logistics chain in serious peril 👇 youtu.be/DeNY2HsCnPk

open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin... From the trenches of X to Bluesky, now the calm of Substack, finally some peace and long-form thought. Come find me, follow the new front line for my longer-format pieces, stories from the ground, legal updates, and ‘Voices from the Front.’ Subscribe here👇

In every war there comes a point where on one side, or even both, the demand for men outweighs the supply. There are suggestions that Russia is approaching — or already passing — that tipping point. Will Putin go for another wave of full mobilisation? youtu.be/Of2xBjtUPEY

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

‘Approximately £1,500 every year for every man woman & child in the UK’ “What price freedom” Farage used to say Well now he has his answer, we all have his answer! (Not that Farage will miss £1,500, it’s pocket change to him, many others are missing it. What Price Freedom👇 youtu.be/CtRabaX2f2g

Dear fellow blueskyers I’m finally giving this platform the attention you all deserve. I’m staying in the other place also but it has become a sewer where Musk is promoting worst of humanity & I estimate my visibility has been cut to 10%! Posting mainly on🇺🇦so gis a follow 🙏& I’ll follow ye back.

At Valdai in Sochi, Putin walked a tightrope: denying any intent to attack NATO, while condemning Europe for "escalating militarization." Putin said: "We simply cannot ignore what is happening." Is this a preparation for operations against European allies? youtu.be/Gq2dDqj9jmk

Never forget, Russia’s involvement Today, we mark 2nd anniversary of worst mass murder of Jews since Holocaust. But no one wants to talk about Russia’s role. Oh and 7 Oct is Putin’s birthday I remain grateful to Mike Graham for giving me the opportunity last year to discuss. youtu.be/-gB3j5Fxxw4

‘The growing axis of evil’

Thanks @andyscollick.bsky.social Nobody will believe that stuff about the Bobsleigh, first Irish team to qualify for a Winter Olympics and all that😎🤣 So here is a short clip from the movie we made a few years back to tell our unique story😎👇 ‘Loosin’ the head in a sled’ youtu.be/7B4XZLTD3rg

Never forget, Russia’s involvement Today, we mark 2nd anniversary of worst mass murder of Jews since Holocaust. But no one wants to talk about Russia’s role. Oh and 7 Oct is Putin’s birthday I remain grateful to Mike Graham for giving me the opportunity last year to discuss. youtu.be/-gB3j5Fxxw4

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life? #TwentyfiveFortyseven

Dr. Jane Goodall discusses who she'd send away from Earth on Elon Musk's spaceship. *Spoiler* Elon Musk, Netanyahu and Donald Trump were her top 3 picks.

Federal agents disappearing a protester into the Portland ICE facility last night. (Bill Melugin, Fox News - reposted by Stephen Miller)

Bottom line: soldiers follow orders. Unless the most senior commanders, from the Joint Chiefs down, make a stand and refuse to obey a Presidential order, either directly or through the Secretaries of War, State or Homeland Security, then it's game over. Furthermore, they must refuse to be dismissed.

Why Ukraine is winning Today 1st October is Ukraine Defender Day. In the short clip below I set out why Ukraine is winning & how the best way we can honour her brave defenders & citizens is by having the same faith in them that they have in themselves. youtu.be/4SBvCQHrG-4

‘Britain is already at war with Russia’ Eliza Manningham-Buller former head of MI5 points to extent of cyber-attacks and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow and says we ‘may’ already be at war with Russia I go further: Britain ‘is’ already at war with Russia👇 youtu.be/wE-_znSkw04

‘People who live in London are less likely to be victims of violent crime than anywhere else across England and Wales.’ @mrjamesob.bsky.social Office of National Statistics I sometimes wonder not it’s anything to do with the fact that 40% of us are immigrants. We are truly happily multicultural!

“Are you watching Donald Trump” This is fantastic 😎👌🤣

“What the right used to call hurty words” Lovely from @mrjamesob.bsky.social on LBC just now. The right are now becoming very upset if, not the left but ordinary decent people, accuse them of saying what they actually said. I’m paraphrasing but I think I have it correct. Hurt words eh?

#Moldova ruling party wins majority in Parliamentary elections, in effective referendum on whether country will move towards integration into #EU or towards #Kremlin Despite #Russia interference, party of President Maia Sandu wins 55 of 101 seats w 52% of vote Pro-Kremlin bloc gets 26 seats & 24%

You have made a blow-in happy….

#UkraineWar, Day 1,312: "Massive" #Russia Missile and Drone Attack Across Country #Ukraine eaworldview.com/2025/09/ukra...

As a Dub living in the UK for 38 years I’m absolutely delighted to have you (@scottlucas.bsky.social) this side of the Atlantic & teaching at my alma mater, UCD. He provides regular & unrivalled insight into the ‘Trump regime’ added to outstanding commentary on the war in Ukraine. Do follow him👌

"Survived miraculously" - a video taken after a rocket hit the residential complex 'Lvivskyi', on the top destroyed floor of the building where three children were sleeping at the moment of impact, all alive.

💸 Billions wasted. Putin pours Russia’s future into drones & missiles, burning cash on a war that never needed to happen. Instead of fixing poverty, healthcare, or crumbling infrastructure, he feeds his obsession with Ukraine. 103 drones down in one night. That’s Russia’s “progress.”

27-min analysis * #Trump camp exploits #CharlieKirk for "war" on their political opponents * #ElonMusk: From doghouse back to White House * No "freedom of press" if you're covering Pentagon & Popgun #PeteHegseth * Trump holds #Taiwan hostage for #China trade deal

#Lithuania follows #Poland and #Sweden in saying that it will shoot down any drone violating its airspace #Russia #Estonia #Ukraine

3 years ago I was tortured, starved & sentenced to death in a Russian sham trial. On this day, I was exchanged for Medvedchuk & captured Russian officers. In Mariupol, I was caught & brutally tortured, but refused to give up. In the darkest places, hope, friendship, my wife & family kept me alive.

British media pumps out daily propaganda pieces for Farage, fails to offer *any scrutiny* and basically legitimises rampant racism, then puts on its ‘innocent face’ and clutches its pearls at the rise of the far right… What a grim betrayal of our democracy. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...

#Finland President Stubb: "Security guarantees in essence are a deterrent. That deterrent has to be plausible" #Czechia President Pavel on #Russia violations of airspace: "In these times, we must act firmly, and if violations occur, we must respond accordingly, including militarily" #Ukraine

Same talk, same points, but this time it feels different. NATO is now conducting major operations and Poland has raised Article 4. Slowly, Europe is waking up to what’s already clear: Russia has declared war on us, if not saying it openly.

#EU officials: European Commission will propose banning imports of #Russia liquified natural gas by Jan 1, 2027, a year earlier than planned. Measure will be part of 19th package of sanctions v. Russia over invasion of #Ukraine Will #Hungary and #Slovakia stand in way?