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No idea how Iran ends up but Trump and associates are already musing about their next war.

05.03.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Again, Farage, Badenoch and their fellow travellers on X are wildly out of touch with the public on Iran.

Even the majority of Reform supporters oppose their position.

05.03.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 773    πŸ” 292    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 26
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DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files β€” including Trump allegations β€” were removed Justice Department expects to restore missing documents that were taken offline for review

The Department of Justice (DoJ) admitted to witholding nearly 48,000 Epstein files, including materials that might implicate Trump. Although the DoJ stated the files were taken offline for review, it is required to release all files by federal...

TAT: [Controlling information | Suppressing dissent]

05.03.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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NEW: Reform UK's Welsh manifesto leans on assumed efficiencies and cuts to spending it deems wasteful or inappropriate to fund proposed tax cuts and spending priorities.

πŸ“— Read our immediate response to Reform UK’s Welsh manifesto here: ifs.org.uk/articles/ini...

05.03.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Reminder of Ollie's funeral arrangements. Friday, 1pm, St. Michael's Church, with the wake afterwards at the Riverside Sports Bar. Speaking with people at the game yesterday, it sounds like many of us are wearing suits and County scarves.

➑️www.dignityfunerals....

#ncafc πŸ§‘πŸ–€

04.03.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good to see Todd more closely involved which supports Mark Smith

05.03.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Depressing enough, watching Badenoch awful response in #pmqs and now today with this bizarre statement, which makes it feasible that Iran becomes Gaza 2.0

05.03.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.

No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.

Worth a watch.

(πŸŽ₯ BBC News/BBC Verify)

05.03.2026 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3627    πŸ” 1974    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 174
Government 'still has work to do' on economy, IFS director says | BBC Politics Live
YouTube video by BBC Politics Government 'still has work to do' on economy, IFS director says | BBC Politics Live

"There's still lots of work to do on the public finances."

πŸ–₯️ Watch IFS Director @helenmiller.bsky.social's assessment of the Chancellor's Spring Statement on BBC Politics Live yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZTl...

04.03.2026 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Almost feels like Kamwa takes a bit of time to get into his stride
The first few crosses were limp, but each one got better, and by the end, he was putting in some pearlers

When they get ball quick to him to isolate full backs, we give sides problems, and we limited our passes at the back 2nd half

04.03.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Newport County 3 - 1 Tranmere Rovers - absolutely HUGE win in the Fourth Division dogfight
YouTube video by 1912 Exiles Newport County 3 - 1 Tranmere Rovers - absolutely HUGE win in the Fourth Division dogfight

An on-the-whistle review from @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy & @treigladschmeiglad.bsky.social as Newport secure victory in the night's huge relegation six-pointer. Is this the win that propels County to survival in the Football League?!?

youtu.be/MbvpLnSgjtg

#ncafc πŸ§‘πŸ–€
#trfc #swa πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡±

04.03.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I see the β€˜patriotic’ parts of the press are delighting in a US President having a go at the PM.

04.03.2026 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 430    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 8
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Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farage’s attempts to appeal to centre-ground voters may cause tension in his party, according to Hope Not Hate

More than half of Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens born abroad should be deported or encouraged to leave.

No different to the old BNP or National Front voters.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

03.03.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1015    πŸ” 309    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 22
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Trump lashes out at Spain, says he is 'going to cut off all trade' The US president criticised the Spanish government after it blocked the US from using its bases during the attack on Iran.

Trump lashes out at Spain, says he is 'going to cut off all trade'. US President Donald Trump said Spain was "very uncooperative" and acted like a "terrible" ally after it declined to allow US forces to use Spanish bases for strikes on Iran.

TAT: [Foreign policy | Suppressing dissent]

03.03.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

There's over 11 million people in the UAE and over 200 nationalities but let's just concentrate on the dickheads, eh? Like 0.01 percent. Fuck the ordinary people.

We're so over this.

And no, it's not that bad.

Hardly anything is getting through and we're not exactly in Gaza now, are we?

03.03.2026 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I checked I thought it looked like the original referee appointed was from Merseyside. Seemed odd

04.03.2026 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage is off to the USA to do a speech to a US think tank this weekend.

No visit to Clacton, cares more about Republicans than British people.

03.03.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 3
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County earn their right with reward of late goals County earn their right with reward of late goals Report from Mark Vickery Venue: Rodney Parade Β  Newport County 3 (Spellman 35, 90+6, Evans 88)ο»Ώ Tranmere Rovers 1( Finlay 2, Finley sent off …

I just published β€œCounty earn their right with reward of late goalsβ€œ

markvickery007.medium.com/county-earn-...

04.03.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've heard it's because the ref is travelling from Merseyside

03.03.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Quiz question for tonight:
Where does the referee appointed reside?

03.03.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe shouldn’t overcalibrate to those relatively small changes in the forecast – it’s to Rachel Reeves’ credit that she didn’t turn this into a fiscal event.”

– @helenmiller.bsky.social on today’s #SpringStatement on #PoliticsLive.

03.03.2026 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I do enjoy these sort of charts. Somewhere between boom and recession. But probably quite similar to now.
Thanks OBR.

03.03.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Red meat is a bigger cause of breast cancer than smoking - that’s one of the big findings of this 30 year 200 countrywide study.

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

03.03.2026 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

The BBC is lost

03.03.2026 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 459    πŸ” 152    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3

Bit of hollow victory for Trump.
Start of the end for him
Drown in mid terms

03.03.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nigel Farage lied multiple times at his press conference today - including saying no-one who voted Green in Gorton and Denton has a job and he's "certain" Reform won most British born voters in the by-election, based on zero evidence, and yet not a single journalist there pushed back on them

02.03.2026 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3158    πŸ” 1115    πŸ’¬ 193    πŸ“Œ 96

Trump just held a press conference about war with Iran, and spent much of it talking about drapes and his ballroom. I guess those are the drapes of wrath???

02.03.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1446    πŸ” 199    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 11
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Newport expat in Dubai says β€˜we’re not rushing home’ amid Iran missile strikes A Rogerstone woman, who has lived in Dubai for nearly 20 years, says there is β€˜misinformation’ circulating about what’s happening in Dubai and…

www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/2589964...

I've left the house otherwise I agree to stuff like this. But it's balanced. I'm not exactly in poor Gaza.

02.03.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Badenoch seems to stoop lower every weak. This is proper 'enemy within' stuff.

02.03.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œTrump is disappointed with Keir Starmer”

Trump has just spent the last 12 months taking the piss out of our war dead, threatening to collapse NATO, aiding and abetting Russian aggression, and angling to invade a European country’s sovereign territory.

And he wants us to help?

He’s off his tits.

02.03.2026 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1366    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 12