The deeper everyone delves into the Epstein files the deeper you feel swamped by conspiracy stories. The trouble is the conspiracies seem proven. Project 2025, tech bros wanting to end democracy, billionaires ruling politics. All true

So true. Also, many of the Americans doing literally nothing about Epstein’s American ‘associates’ are precisely the ones lying about Europe & particularly the UK being overrun with child-rapists. It’s insane.

15 years ago this was published Hopefully we don’t have to wait another 15 years before he’s moved from wood farm to wormwood scrubs.

Talk enough about having ICE at polling booths, then the damage will be done, regardless of whether they actually appear. Your midterms are not going to be fair or legal thehill.com/homenews/med...

UK democracy is wobbling Here are the 6 obvious fixes 1 Elected second chamber 2 Abolish the monarchy 3 State funding of political parties only 4 Less MP’s, (hopefully better quality) 5 Proportional representation 6 Rejoin the EU

Hard not to get all conspiracy focused when you have Peter Thiel, discussing Brexit with Epstein. It seems the world has been manipulated by the billionaires for the billionaires, and to hell with democracy.

France doing to X what every democracy should be doing

Not scared about the power big USA tech now has in the UK? You should be. From funding politics to being the infrastructure layer for the UK gov, we are now totally dependent on USA tech and by default the tech bros. At least the ID scheme was scrapped. We need a plan for data sovereignty

A vote for Farage will be a vote for Trump. Indeed you could argue a vote for Farage will be a vote bought by Trump

A joke? This website cost the uk gov £4.1m It includes - Courses that don’t exist - Course labelled free that you need to pay - A course only if you live in Canada It sums up much about this gov A lot of initial hope, backed by waffle, delivering nothing, costing lots. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Should the UK or EU offer to send independent election observers to monitor the USA mid terms? We do in many countries struggling with democracy. It might help derail the almost certain interference from ICE or the FBI

This

£350m a week to spend on the NHS!!!!! We are losing nearly that every DAY in tax revenue Polls show rejoining would now be certain vote winner. REJOIN www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brexit...

The shaded area is when Stella Braverman was in office as Home Secretary, in charge of immigration. To join Reform because immigration is too high is forget her part, in that story Turn coat tories are opportunistic liars and to see her boot licking Farage reminds us all of the cult of Trump

Uk:- think of the devices, software and hardware that you use daily. I bet 99% rely on USA tech Now imagine the USA becomes hostile and threatens to turn that tech off? That’s what a vassal state looks like The UK needs to join the EU and middle powers and cut the cord www.wsj.com/tech/europe-...

Statement from the Obamas:

Watching the USA unravel, in such a short time, needs to be a warning to the UK. Every party opposed to Farage and his gang, needs to be hammering home the similarities and the dangers that a Trump lite government would mean for the UK www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

If I was to find one positive in Trump, it was that he has succeeded in creating a European identity. More so than the EU, a flag or the rider cup The UK needs to belong in that identity. Not a vassal of the USA

He wants to be the official ruler of the world for life. It’s like a scene from some mob film with the “families” paying homage to the head don www.euractiv.com/news/trumps-...

This what leadership looks like. Well done Carney

The homicide rate is lower in London than every US state and international cities like New York, Toronto, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen and Brussels.  FACT A deliberate disinformation campaign against London, fueled by Trump, needs to be countered bit.ly/452nBrc

He simply will not compute his unpopularity. His complicit gang will ensure he wins the mid terms.

Sometimes you do have to laugh

Whatever comes out of Trumps mouth (or his social feed), do not believe it. No matter what face saving deal he agrees now, his desire to expand the USA remains. And I guarantee at some point he will state that Greenland is his.

A sad but perfect summary of where we are at.

I wouldn’t get too excited about the Trump line on force in Greenland. He’s been spooked by the markets and possibly by US public opinion. It’ll be the line until it’s not where he’ll hint at it again. Which might be later today.

At what point will those who voted him in realise what the world is now preparing for?

Stupid decision BBC The UK needs ONE new commercial platform alongside Sky, made up of The BBC (less the news), ITV, 4 & 5 It could even grow into an independent platform for influencers and content creators. Stop relying on USA tech. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why not have a “freedom” World Cup in the UK this summer? All countries against war, the sycophancy of FiFA and the Fascism of Trump invited. It will be cheaper, more fun, better attended, safer, and would attract the best players and football nations on the planet. and a suitable rebuke to Trump

At Minneapolis airport, @maitlis.bsky.social watches on as shackled ICE deportees board an aircraft. "It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed." "The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."

My friends in the states. You really need to start pushing this 25th amendment thing. Vance will be an issue but I believe he’s not mentally deranged. (Possibly evil, but that’s a problem for another day) Remove Trump before he blows up the world

Sense at last

On Monday, a Kremlin spokesperson said "Trump will certainly go down in history" if he took control of Greenland.

Beyond parody. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s becoming a dereliction of duty and of the UK’s national security, for Starmer to not outline how we will rejoin the EU Pacifying fascism never works out well

No comment necessary www.ft.com/content/4b16...

He probably supports Trump 😂

EU or USA, Democracy or Fascism? It was always going to come down to that choice for the UK

WOW, how far has the USA fallen in 12 months? From trying to start a war with prior allies thus ending NATO and helping Putin, and all while rolling out a gestapo militia in the states to solidify what is now clearly a fascist dictatorship. Fair mid terms will not happen. 3 more years? 🙄

Why is Trump hellbent on war with the USA’s previous allies? www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

This will not end well. Waging war against what use to be allies is stupid www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

Sad that the UK press is even having to write this and after only one year www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

London. Officially “one of the safest cities in the western world.” en.ilsole24ore.com/art/london-m...

The Telegraph of all places now citing the dangers of low immigration. You could not make it up www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Ad campaign at a bus stop near the USA embassy in London apparently.

USA has over 85k service personnel + families at 30+ bases in Europe If Trump declares war on Europe by invading Greenland (it would be war) what does Europe do longer term? Its military is not strong enough to act as a deterrent to Putin. Make friends with china? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

And Americans think that guns protect them. . .

If Trumps invades Greenland, (which I believe he will) NATO will be finished. Defence for the UK will only be possible through deep and unbreakable ties with Europe. That means rejoining the EU as quickly as possible. For Brexiteers, the world has changed, you’ll need to change too.

Top marks for the cover of the Jan. 9th edition of Objectiv, a Slovenian weekly magazine-style supplement published by the newspaper Dnevnik.

Excellent but troubling analysis of where we are with Trump 2 from @lewisgoodall.com @mehdirhasan.bsky.social youtu.be/h7RRFXUlX90?...