UK has leverage but lacks the political will to use it. How we view security has to change rapidly. With the American First mob in charge of the White House the rules based world order is weak. Clinging to it is not going to give us the options we urgently need to start imagining = a European future

Ok so why did we invade Venezuela again??

Threatening to disconnect Elon Musk's X in Europe would be unprecedented, but it might be time to play that card

Our paper is out in "Applied Economics Letters". Public investment shocks in EU27 (a) have favourable effects on output (investment multpliers >1) and unemployment (short to medium run); (b) don't crowd out private investment; and (c) don't jeopardise public debt sustainability.

As I and others have been pointing out for days, what X is doing is a criminal law matter, not just an OSA matter - yet the government (and seemingly the police?) don't seem to understand what's happening. Why not?

After the Cold War, the US itself closed or sharply downsized many military facilities in Greenland, including Sondrestrom Air Base and early-warning radar sites. Denmark remained a loyal ally, and did not object to US presence. Claims of Danish security neglect are fallacious.

“Grok’s latest behaviour is disgusting, degrading and cannot be allowed to pass without consequence – but it is also an opportunity for Keir Starmer and European leaders. Musk and X have crossed a Rubicon.” www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-s...

So US planes are flying and landing into the UK with the goal of using us as a take off pad to attack whom? Denmark? Eastern Greenland? Ukraine? Parliament, NOW is the time to say STOP ✋🏻

If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Love this because it's literally the only way one can remain sane and motivated when engaging with big problems like climate change. I always throw the Frodo/Gandalf's "I wish it needn't have happened in my time" quote at anyone who asks me how to deal with climate anxiety/uncertainty.

The extremely easy capture of tech leaders, platforms, and initiatives by fascists interested in shutting knowledge production down should force us to rethink digitization as a sufficient or secure strategy for maintaining access to knowledge.

English speaking newspapers don’t seem to have picked up on Trump administration threats of sanctions against judges in current appeals case involving Marine LePen’s indictment regarding European Parliament fund embezzling which could cost her the right to run for president next year.

...amid the spectre of Trump’s threat, Greenland in March formed a new four-party coalition government in a show of national unity, with the first page of the coalition agreement stating: “Greenland belongs to us.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Is there any point in expecting rationale foreign policy from the current White House? Greenland is a target regardless of European sentiment or international law.

Greenland would be the Sudetenland moment. You can say, "well we can't defeat the US in a conventional war, so we have to give into them." Or do you "cultivate resistance" in the hope of a return to democracy in Washington? I don't have answers, but people need to start thinking fast.

The “robust” security guarantees would ensure Ukraine will not be forced to surrender, and any ​peace deal will not be violated in ‌the future, Macron told reporters after ‍a meeting of Ukraine’s allies.

Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th

The Ministry of Defence has awarded Peter Thiel’s company Palantir a £240m contract—its biggest ever UK defence deal. Re-read Mark Wilding’s profile of the controversial company from our December issue.

Every year, Europe welcomes new cities into its cultural spotlight. Since 1985, more than 60 have carried this title. In 2026, the European Capitals of Culture are:

Ofcom *might* "undertake a swift *assessment* to determine *whether* there are *potential* compliance issues that *warrant investigation*." Hard to believe, but we waste almost a quarter of a billion pounds of public money annually on this absolute shower of a regulator.

Grok is churning out sexual images on an industrial scale - some of teenage girls - and pleading free speech. If the UK and Europe don’t act now, they never will ✏️ @jamesrball.com

Canada's PM Mark Carney reaffirms commitment to the Alliance, message to US: "Canada & Denmark are Allies; partners in our shared responsibility for the security and resilience of the Arctic." "Canada will always support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark, including Greenland."

Where he says no one is going to fight the United States over the future of barely inhabited Greenland ... someone should remind him the UK fought a big old war in 1982 over the future of a strategic sheep island! And Greenland is actually part of Europe!!! edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...

The US operation to capture Nicolás Maduro may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.

Do you want access to official govt comms on here? Then ask for it. And keep asking for it. Also don't forget bluesky is not twitter there is no megalomaniac to boost our tweets, we need to work as a team.

We can’t go on like this. In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary. The right calls this “wealth creation”. It’s wealth extraction. Time to tax the rich. @highpaycentre.bsky.social highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...

“Do they even have what they say they do? .. “.. John Arnold, the well known former energy hedge fund manager, yesterday on X basically said the 300 billion barrel reserve claim was made up to Hugo Chavez ..” - Boockvar

Joint Arctic Command Denmark is a joint operational territorial command of the Danish Defence operating in Greenland and the Faroes Islands. www.forsvaret.dk/en/organisat... #WATO

#Greenland for the US is about resources, in particular rare earths. American imperialism of the 2020s mirrors Japan in the 1930s. A great power hungry to sustain its lifestyle and influence. Taking over Manchuria caused a series of shocks that led to WWll in the East. Old world order is in the HDU.

It’s five years to the day since Donald Trump’s followers attempted to violently overthrow the democratically elected U.S Government following his repeated false claims that the election had been stolen. If there was any justice Trump would be in prison, not the White House.

This @verfassungsblog.de post by @emcz.bsky.social was published already a month ago, but it makes an important point that will remain relevant this year: The importance of effective enforcement of EU digital laws for the pursuit of European digital sovereignty.

Joint statement on Greenland By the President of France, Chancellor of Germany and the Prime Ministers of Itlay, Poland, Spain, UK and Denmark. "Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe and it is critical for international and transatlantic security." 1/4

Starmer's tweet couldn't be clearer but a bit awkward when one of the main government comms platforms literally does this as a feature now

Today is Día de Reyes or Three Kings Day. Please enjoy this overview of the holiday and Feliz Día De Reyes to everyone!

Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb. Once upon a time, Europe was at war. Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/

Not since the Trojans wheeled a wooden horse into the city has anyone made such a huge a mistake of letting an enemy in as the UK government. To be fair on the Trojans, they didn’t already know the enemy was inside the horse.

So, resource imperialism helps other elements of imperialism, including the expansion of a political zone of influence. It can destabilise regions and create a huge new market for coorporations. That's why I find it odd to see people dismiss this based on price and cost of VZ oil alone.

Wes Streeting, part of a govt that won't confirm it'd uphold an ICC arrest warrant, won't meet its obligations under the genocide convention, & won't condemn what the US has done in Venezuela, says he's concerned about the disintegration of the rules based international system

The economy maths 👇

Vanessa Bell's painting from 1934 shows the artist Duncan Grant reading a book. They had moved into Charleston, Sussex in 1916 and made it the kind of English bohemian gathering place that inspires television dramas.

. In memory of Police Officer Brian Sicknick . . . ... he died from the effects of #January6th 💠 😔 💠

This explains so much. People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity. If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

73% of voters across 27 Western countries think life will be harder for the next generation www.thetimes.com/article/8b42...

The last few years have been like living in a high-speed academic thought experiment about why it's a bad idea for Europe to be dependent on both Russian fossil fuel and American security guarantees.

NEW: Teesworks Ltd has published its latest accounts. Despite plummeting revenues, the businessmen at the centre of the controversial redevelopment project continue to increase their dividends each year. This year they paid themselves more than £32m against revenue of £6m.

Are we so certain the seizure of Greenland would be the “end of NATO”? It would be very ugly, yes, but I can also see Europeans adjusting. The US knows that Europe has a dependence on / addiction to American power. A painful reality but one born of Europe’s military weakness.

Charlie (Charlotte) Moon is a prominent Dutch interdisciplinary artist known for blending traditional craftsmanship with modern technology, including 3D printing and AI. Her work often explores the connection between humanity and nature, frequently featuring women and mystical creatures.

'It is the formal position of the US government that Greenland should be part of the US' A clear, undisguised territorial claim against a NATO ally, and should be treated as such.