Donald Trump sues BBC for at least $5bn over edit of January 6 speech

"Border towns are always pulled between two impulses: liberal openness to difference, pluralism and complex identities or as an identity as a frontier post guarding against the Other." Lovely to have this post by @lewisbaston.bsky.social, author of Borderlines, on his visit to Nova Gorica/ Gorizia

Excellent thread on migration in general too

Do yourself a favour and read Jakub, who debunks some shit here from tabloids (AGAIN)

Great thread on what's really going on with Polish / UK migration vs the Daily Mail self-serving interpretation.

Me on Sunday: here’s a 21-post carefully-crafted and data-backed nuanced thread debunking the narrative on Polish returns from the UK Polish TV on Monday: hey, want to talk to us about the record-high en mass exodus returns of Poles from the UK? 😭

Superb thread full of facts and detail. I'll add that I am a Brit but moved to Poland back in 2019. The reason for this was 100% Brexit. I am part of a 'Brits in Poland' and over the last month publications like the Mail have been trying to get us to do interviews to fit their narrative like this.

A thread worth your time:

Great thread, on this particular migration, and also on migration in general. Families are transnational. People make careers across countries. My ancestors, 2 or 3 generations, bounced all over the world! But somehow *that* all got coded as enterprise, ambition, and economic development.

Do read this thread in full if you care at all about migration. 👇🏻

Few thoughts on the "Polish exodus" from the UK. 1. It's not an 'exodus', it's a slow drip. We're fine, thanks. 2. Migration is really complicated. 3. The absolute cheek of the very same media attacking Poles for years lamenting their departure. 4. What you can do? THREAD 🧵

If you've read about the Mail article bemoaning the departure of Poles from UK after Brexit this is an excellent thread from @jakubkrupa.bsky.social with the real facts.

Proper humdinger of a thread from Fulham-supporting, Neighbourhood-Watching, local-tree-planting, dry-roasted-peanut-consuming Brytol @jakubkrupa.bsky.social. The idea of many Poles having a “rolling contract” with the UK is a metaphor to sustain an entire PhD. I worry that he’ll now write it.

A very good thread.

Love this thread. All of it.

Sudden coverage of Poles leaving /UK being economically overtaken by PL has (complicated) factual basis but in essence a right-wing discourse of national decline geared to domestic politics. An old theme-Brit politics scholars speak of “declinism” I think. Not really respectful to Poland,as noted

Why all this talk about 'Polish exodus' from UK is wrong, and what you can do about it?: @jakubkrupa.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-al...

Few thoughts on the "Polish exodus" from the UK. 1. It's not an 'exodus', it's a slow drip. We're fine, thanks. 2. Migration is really complicated. 3. The absolute cheek of the very same media attacking Poles for years lamenting their departure. 4. What you can do? THREAD 🧵

Many Poles arrive. Daily Mail: “THIS IS A CATASTROPHE OUR COUNTRY IS DYING” Many Poles leave again. Daily Mail: “THIS IS A CATASTROPHE PUR COUNTRY IS DYING” Do you want Poles or not?

WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN

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I think that's the idea, yes.

Jonn generously let me write for his Substack. There are 29 borders in my book, 47 in his… plus this extra one! I drew together some of the threads of Borderlines when I was in the twin cities of Nova Gorica 🇸🇮 and Gorizia 🇮🇹

The worst thing about these misinformed stories about ‘exodus’ of #PolesinUK - not really backed by data - is that they STILL have a whiff of awful sense of superiority of “how bad Britain must be if they’re going back to their poor, awful countries,” as per this poll.

My weekend essay for @financialtimes.com on grandmothers from lost worlds, dignity and surveillance (then and now)…

I talked to @newyorker.com about four books that inspired my writing about dignity. www.newyorker.com/books/book-c...

Old tensions simmer just below surface as Tusk and Merz to meet in Berlin

On the changing - unexpectedly deteriorating on the Polish side - Polish-German relations, both govt’s domestic constraints, "the second class carriage" of diplomacy, and the issue of WW2 reparations. Before Tusk's visit to Berlin, my latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

🇬🇧 London's Kew Gardens opens its 2025 Christmas lights trail London's world-renowned botanical attraction, Kew Gardens, has opened its annual "Christmas at Kew" lights installation, which takes visitors on an illuminated trail around the site.

Turns out both DownDetector and DownForEveryoneOrJustMe use Cloudflare so are currently, themselves, down

Cloudflare outage destroys all human communication except Bluesky, this is the weirdest sci-fi scenario I’ve ever seen

Two Ukrainian men believed to be working with Russia identified as suspects in Polish rail sabotage attacks – Europe live

Follow our minute-by-minute coverage on Europe Live blog with me, Jakub Krupa.

If in doubt, pierogi. If not in doubt, pierogi.

If D66 is confirmed as the largest party in the next parliament, it will be a historic result for them – the party has never been in that position before, AD notes: www.ad.nl/politiek/exi... Reported by @jakubkrupa.bsky.social in @theguardian.com

Last poll in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 before today's election appears to suggest a neck-to-neck race between PVV, D66, GroenLinks/PvdA and CDA. BUT... always read the fine-print: Only 26% of the Dutch electorate knew for certain what they would vote on the eve of the election! Lots could still change.

Furthermore: UK media would benefit from having more foreign-born journalists and especially EU-born. @jakubkrupa.bsky.social is such a great example of someone who enriches its outlet's work with living experience and expertise

Poland’s foreign minister has accused Russia of a “tactically stupid & counterproductive” escalation of the war in Ukraine, saying its drone incursion into Poland appeared to be deliberate. @theguardian.com’s @dansabbagh.bsky.social w/ @radek-sikorski.bsky.social

*Irony font*

We will confront Russian planes in Nato airspace, UK says as Poland issues stark warning to Russia 'not to come to whine about it' if it shoots down its missile or aircraft. Blow-by-blow account of UN SC on Estonia on our @theguardian.com Europe Live blog. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Nato confirms it intercepted Russian fighter jets over Estonia as EU calls airspace violation a „dangerous provocation” and calls for swift adoption of sanctions on Moscow Latest on Europe Live @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Nineteen Russian drones cross the border into Poland says PM Donald Tusk as Warsaw asks for consultation with Nato allies. Meanwhile a Russian diplomat tells the RIA accusations of an incursion "groundless". No doubt Donald Trump will know who to believe... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

A good day to follow @theguardian.com Europe Live for reliable information about Polish (and not only) reactions to the overnight violations of Polish airspace by Russian drones. @jakubkrupa.bsky.social provides helpful translations from 🇵🇱 incl political context www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Wie cool ist das bitte?! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

"Libraries should be beautiful and open; inviting, not intimidating. It’s not a shrine, but a place where you can spend time freely…" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/warsaw-opens-metro-station-express-library-smartphones #poland #reading #libraries #books

Love this: Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones