Anthony Costello
@TonyCostello_Jr
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Senior Lecturer. Political Scientist. Believer in common sense! Views are my own, not my employers. Retweets are not endorsements!
Joined August 2011
The @Conservatives will not miss ppl like #SuellaBraverman
#ReformUK is doing #British conservatism a favour. For too long Tories have been tarnished by such members. Now we can get back to sensible and moderate centre-right politics and salvage some #political dignity.
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Arguably, Ireland is as important to US (in Trump’s mind) as Greenland -vast US MNC presence -overt facilitation of tax avoidance -undersea cables -geographically important but virtually undefended So watch Greenland carefully. And maybe think about defence/security seriously?
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Britain should repurchase America. After all, it was ours once, and it would enhance our North Atlantic security. If you don’t sell it to us, President Trump, we’re going to impose tariffs on the U.S. and any country who supports you in resisting this very good deal. Fair?
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Ireland 🇮🇪 supports the EU call for calm in Venezuela, respect for international law, and a Venezuela-led democratic solution.
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This statement is supported by 26 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,...
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Statement by the Premier of Greenland, Jens Frederik Nielsen: January 4, 2026 “🇬🇱 Let me state this calmly and clearly from the outset: there is neither reason for panic nor for concern. The image shared by Katie Miller, depicting Greenland wrapped in an American flag, changes
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I graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was an Army Officer for 5 years. I was conditioned to believe all of the wars and conflicts the US has fought in were necessary to preserve freedom. I don’t claim to be a geopolitical expert, but I am now of
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An invasion of #greenland is an attack on #Denmark. An attack on #Denmark is an attack on #EU. If we dont recognise this and assist Denmark appropriately then we will be in violation of our own treaties/EU law. Mutual Defence stipulates an attack on one is an attack on all!
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Article 42(7) of the #LisbonTreaty enshrines the Mutual Defence clause which requires all relevant #EU member-states to assist any member-state with civilian and military assistance in the event of foreign aggression. #USA invasion of #Greenland will be an attack on the EU
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Just a friendly reminder about the US and the Kingdom of Denmark: We are close allies and should continue to work together as such. US security is also Greenland’s and Denmark’s security. Greenland is already part of NATO. The Kingdom of Denmark and the United States work
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What #trump did in #venazuela is a security threat to all of us! He has not just legitimised the actions of #Putin and other aggressors but has now set a precedent. The integrity of national sovereignty has just suffered another attack and we should all be concerned.
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Jaysus lads. Even the #Chinese are condemning it. The Chinese!
China strongly condemns US use of force against Venezuela. Such hegemonic acts blatantly violate international law and Venezuela’s sovereignty. We urge the US to abide by the UN Charter and stop violating other countries' sovereignty and security.
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The #liberal international order was established to tame the forces of #anarchy yet the so called guardians of #internationallaw are actively revelling in anarchy. The world is quite literally being ruled by lunatics and we observe as if it's just a temporal anomaly.
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#internationallaw is all an illusion and always has been. How can we believe in such a farcical thing when 3 permanent members of the @UN #securitycouncil are literally invading/plotting to invade sovereign countries without mandate. We are kidding ourselves and its pathetic!
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How about #trump invade #Russia. Has not #putin (like Maduro) manipulated Russian electoral system and constitution to enable his perpetual authoritarian rule? Has he not eliminated political opponents? When is he going to invade Moscow in the name of #Democracy ? Hypocrite
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Western leaders also need to halt their praise for #trump following his invasion of #venazuela. He broke international law in pursuit of #oil. What country will be next on his list in order to satisfy #USA national interests?
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#maduro may be an illegitimate leader and one certainly doesn't agree with his politics but the #usa had no business invading #venazuela under the guise of democratic transition when the intention is really about acquiring #oil. This violates basic principles of intervention.
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“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ― Voltaire
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"Books only have two smells. The smell of a new book, which is good, and the smell of an old book, which is even better." Ray Bradbury Good night
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