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Adrian Otten 🇺🇦

@adrianotten.bsky.social

Actual human, who makes things! Designer, walker, cook, radical centrist, anti-Fascist - #FBPE 🌊

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Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Said this before, will again. Badenoch is the most dangerous figure in British politics. She's not as extreme as Farage or Lowe, but her impact is more pernicious. She actively prevents the British centre-right from adopting moderate positions, and thereby facilitates the radicalisation process.

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.

The Times: Net zero risks blackouts. Below a photo of French wildfires.
Dorian Lynskey@dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I think for a lot of people hatred is a hobby. It’s not deeply ideological, it’s just a way to pass the time with your online pals

Robert Saunders@robertsaunders.bsky.social · 4mo ago

For Fathers' Day, Keir Starmer posts a photo of his own father, who died in 2018, and a non-political message. The replies are a torrent of vitriol & cruelty, all with hundreds of Likes. We complain a lot about the quality of leadership, but there's a huge problem with the way we treat politicians

Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Doesn't this just tell you everything you need to know about the state of the British Right? People who are not outright supporting or flirting with Trump are keeping their heads down. bsky.app/profile/rola...

Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hannan's tweet where he links to his creditable Washington Examiner article (about Trump going insane) has received *no* favourable engagement from *any* recognisable name on the British Right. No retweets, no favourable quote tweets. The only recognisable retweets are Bill Kristol and Navratilova.

Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Everything now is about Hungary on April 15th. Trump, Meloni, Le Pen and Netenyahu are coming out hard for Orban because they know: if he falls, the global far-right movement no longer looks inevitable.

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Interesting that among the few advance plans we made are those that benefit Russia. See my longer essay on Oligarchic Corridors. snyder.substack.com/p/the-oligar...

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 7mo ago

⚡️Reversing its position, US allows India to buy Russian oil. "To enable oil to keep flowing into the global market, the Treasury Department is issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil," U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 5.

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 8mo ago

Viktor Orban is now 20 points behind in the polls - and so he has ordered the military to guard “key energy facilities” against a possible Ukrainian “attack.” Hungarians fear he plans a fake national security emergency or false-flag incident before the April 12 election apnews.com/article/hung...

Hungary's leader orders extra security at energy sites, claiming Ukraine plots disruptions

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary’s energy system.

apnews.com

James Woodfield@jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 8mo ago

“..if those now shouting loudest had been shouting then, the question would have been harder to avoid — and the appointment less likely to be made.” “Many of the same columnists now condemning Starmer praised him at the time for appointing a “master of the dark arts”, for taking a gamble.”

Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 8mo ago

Have written about a week where the hypocrisy of much of the media was laid bare (and address mine). I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister. Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed

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Molly McKew@mollymckew.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“Across the federal govt, officials are advocating for a radical new understanding of the American idea, one rooted not in the vision of the Founders, but in the ideologies of European fascists” Many won’t want to hear what @alibreland.bsky.social lays out here www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

The Trump Administration Is Publishing a Stream of Nazi Propaganda

Government social-media managers have transformed official feeds.

theatlantic.com

Rafael Behr@rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Starmer maybe rightly doesn’t take bait each time but he needs an outrider - a semi-licensed “off message” attack dog - to make Haw-Haw Farage pay for sucking up to the guy who denigrates British war dead.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo ago

Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."

capitolhunters@capitolhunters.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/

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Chris Grey@chrisgrey.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Sad and predictable but also interesting and revealing to see the angry reaction from the populist right to the King's Speech. They're reading it as a call for tolerance of diversity, approval for multi-faith, multi-cultural UK, and supportive of Ukraine. Which I think it was & intentionally so. 1/3