Pete

Pete

@pete-k.bsky.social

Life-long learner, never too old to learn or to allow myself to try something new. Life is too short to have a closed mind. Wore a green suit as a young man, I still honour my Oath of Allegiance.

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Is there anything Reform UK politicians won’t u-turn on?

Here’s Offord’s maiden speech about the importance of Net Zero when he was made a lord for services to donating money to the Tories:

www.gov.uk/government/n...

It was only 3 years ago.

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But they had better not film missile strikes, the government don't like it and they will get in to trouble. Free speech is a big thing out there - express it and you'lle be up for the lash.

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Savilles estate agent staff do not want to leave Dubai. Of course not, they are tax dodging and have probably racked up residency time in the UK on jaunts back so are worried that they will have to cough up the cash.

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US to fund Russian attacks on Ukraine by lifting oil sanctions. Current lifting only applicable to ships already at sea for 30 days, that will loosen as Iran continues to hold out.

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"After 35 years reporting from 18 different war zones, veteran journalist Janine di Giovanni thought she had seen the worst of humanity. But Gaza changed everything. From Sarajevo to Syria, she witnessed horrors, yet she says nothing compares to the tragedy in Gaza ..."
via Voice Of Gaza

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BREAKING: 4 drones stolen from secure facility after FBI warns of possible drone attacks.

The threat was not announced by Iran, but by the FBI, BEFORE multiple drones were reported missing from a secure U.S. military facility at Fort Campbell.

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Stoping - the process of extracting the desired ore or other mineral from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.

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Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year.

Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants.

They are good for society and the economy.

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Reform UK's Crypto Provider on Register That Housed North Korean Money Laundering Reform UK processes cryptocurrency donations through a foreign infrastructure that housed a US Treasury sanctioned crime syndicate laundering $4 billion in illicit funds – including proceeds from Nort...

EXCL: Reform UK have been processing cryptocurrency donations through Poland, under a 'lax' regulatory regime which previously housed a Cambodian crime syndicate sanctioned by the US Treasury for laundering $4 billion in illicit funds (inc. proceeds from North Korean state-sponsored cyber heists)

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He never knows anything… yet he’s the President.

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I had a cat that ate wool. She gave birth to mittens.

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US manufacturers can't keep up with the demand.

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Doesn't he realise that Peers are not employees. I expect that his ancesters didn't give 'the serfs' notice either when they enclosed the land.

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He is the man, he is the chap, he is the geeze that put the 'C' in rap.

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Get to regularly travel by train in my new job and enjoy views like this (Arundel Castle, Sussex).

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Well played Italy.
#G6N

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REFORM UK WELSH MANIFESTO COSTED

It's another Reform UK manifesto that's all about promises and claims to be cost-neutral, but the numbers in here suggest a £200–250m annual deficit plus large infrastructure costs.

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There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin.

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The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told there’s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.

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This is the man who is now in charge of US Homeland Security.

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We bombed a girls elementary school.

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Rhode Island Catholic Church Clergy Abuse Report Names 75 Priests Accused of Abusing More Than 300 Children - Newport Buzz A sweeping Rhode Island Attorney General investigation identified 75 Catholic clergy credibly accused of sexually abusing more than 300 children over decades in the Diocese of Providence.

75 Catholic clergy in Rhode Island had sexual contact with at least 300 minors. “The sweeping investigation, launched in 2019, reviewed... church records dating back to 1950, exposing what investigators described as a culture of secrecy, denial & cover-ups..." www.thenewportbuzz.com/rhode-island...

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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

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The fuck kind of answer is this

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Air pollution levels are expected to become very high overnight and through Friday morning across swathes of SE and East Anglia. Hazardous air for vulnerable groups.

A combination of pollution from mainland Europe and Saharan dust. Cleaner N winds will arrive later in the day

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MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”

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The Russian army struck a civilian vessel in the Black Sea with a drone. There are casualties among the crew members, according to the Odessa Regional Military Administration.

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If it’s true Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick told a business audience last night that renewable companies are "screwed" if Reform get in, it tells you everything about their readiness to inflict national self-harm in pursuit of ideological war on climate action.

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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...

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