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Peter Holmes
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Semi-retired trade economist, Emeritus @ UKTPO Sussex. Posts about Brexit, Freeports, WTO and anything else that catches my fancy. Migrating across from other place. Tweeted as @pholmes8. Blogs with others at https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/blog/ .. more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
alert the press: it is not normal for the president to be unable to stay conscious during televised events in the Oval Office

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1d
We're in the midst of an illegal war that's costing Americans $1 billion a day. Gas is over $4/gallon. AI companies are warning of threats to humanity.

And the President is trying to demolish the Kennedy Center because he can't put his name on it.

Sums up the Trump era.
Judge says Trump’s board may not demolish Kennedy Center without warning
Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a federal judge to clarify that the center cannot be torn down after images surfaced of the president reviewing what appeared to be a printout related to the institution.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
His dad definitely paid someone to take his SATs.

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 2d
‘Mark Carney’s response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision that is lacking in post-Brexit Britain’ - Exactly right!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on EU-Canada relations: strategic ambition with lessons for Britain | Editorial
Editorial: Mark Carney’s response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision that is lacking in post-Brexit Britain
www.theguardian.com

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 2d
As vile and as telling an image in the clip as Trump mocking a reporter with disabilities. These people are telling us who they are. We should not make the same mistake the US made.
eddieburfi.bsky.social Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 3d
Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum.

Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 2d
The original reporting of what happened in Portsmouth was a joke. This is just a hate mob that has been whipped up who are now targeting the RNLI. Throw the book at them.
RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after huge anti-migrant protests
RNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore
www.independent.co.uk

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d
Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been affected by attempts by activists to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel A lifeboat station on the south coast of England near the spot where far-right activists tried to stop asylum seekers landing has been forced to temporarily close, it has emerged. The station in Portsmouth shut after it and other sites run by the RNLI were targeted by people objecting to the lifeboat charity going to the aid of people trying to get to the UK on small boats. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 2d
OTD in 1939 Poland, as a complete surprise to us, suddenly ceased to exist so we "entered to restore order & protect our compatriots abroad" with the army we had ready & waiting. There followed many crimes against humanity in what was not an invasion

Imagine that happening today

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 2d
As we recall from past Brexit episodes, the EU is well aware that UK business need meaningful outcomes, and government threats are therefore rarely taken seriously. Yet UK politicians struggle to understand our third country status. encompass-europe.com/comment/how-...
How to achieve UK aims in Brussels
(a companion piece to everything Brussels really thinks about the UK) There are 27 countries present and permanently negotiating almost every policy area in Brussels. These are the member…
encompass-europe.com

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 2d
There is a real anger among UK businesses about the government's current handling of EU relations over "Made in Europe" and a fear that this year's summit and with it the whole reset is at risk. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
‘Made in Europe’ law threatens UK plans for reset with EU
Government sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed
www.theguardian.com

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 2d
A CNN investigation reveals Russia likely provided crucial satellite information about U.S. bases, giving Tehran a major advantage in the war. And not a word from Senile Satan.

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PANDA™ @pandanook.bsky.social · 2d
Yep, that's pretty much the point.

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 2d
Even people on here helped out. Strangers. Community.

Remember the delightful Anne Juliffe whose birthday it would have been next week?

I only knew her from SM. Never met her In person.

She sent my guest money to help with uniforms. That despite being so ill herself.