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John O’Shea

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Labour. Former BCC councillor and cabinet member. Know too much about bins. All views my own. RTs may not be. Work for Jess Phillips MP. Promoted by Yardley Labour Party on behalf of John O'Shea, both at 62 Yardley Road, Acocks Green, B27 6HH.

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On the upside, when ICE try to deport you, there won’t be any flights

09.03.2026 12:06 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
Old 3.5” floppy disks

Old 3.5” floppy disks

Clearing out some stuff and came across this boot disk from my first PC which had a single 720k 3.5” disk drive. Also the disk that held the word processor software…

09.03.2026 11:42 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“No, that’s just too horrific. I’ll go with the rats instead”

09.03.2026 11:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Have these people ever owned a cat?

09.03.2026 11:15 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I assume they planned to have each floor of the tower rotate , but in alternating directions

09.03.2026 11:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The only hope of Congress waking up is if the Dems flip the House in November, but they can’t flip the Senate to get the two thirds they need to convict.

And that hope depends on the Dems not cocking up and there being free elections in November. So…

09.03.2026 10:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Note the truth “I will be dining at Mar A Lago tomorrow night” which omits the bit about “not with the President”

09.03.2026 10:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Also, he’s buying their loyalty with that promised pardon.

09.03.2026 10:20 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Yep. This is the reality.

09.03.2026 10:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Only during business hours. Panic eases once the pubs open.

09.03.2026 09:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Things look grim in the markets right now, but at least the U.S. economy wasn’t already being propped up by a massive speculative AI bubble that is highly sensitive to rising energy costs.

09.03.2026 04:28 — 👍 3817    🔁 909    💬 35    📌 44
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With Reform UK calling for the return of grammar schools, I’ve shared an excerpt from my first book The Myth of Meritocracy examining the evidence on who actually benefits from selection.

Clue: it isn’t working-class pupils. www.forthedeskdrawer.com/p/the-enduri...

09.03.2026 08:39 — 👍 38    🔁 17    💬 4    📌 1

“The road of life is paved with squirrels who couldn’t make a decision” says Will Greenwood on the Today programme.

09.03.2026 08:37 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

Google searches of “how do I get bone spurs” spike

08.03.2026 22:48 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

But yes, the problem is men. It almost always is.

08.03.2026 20:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

No. Parliament needs to provide the protection as they do for other MPs.

08.03.2026 20:31 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Fair.

08.03.2026 20:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you have not watched “The Wire” then you have missed out.

08.03.2026 20:07 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This is very much not OK. Nobody should have to put up with this harassment.

I hope the parliamentary authorities look at Hannah Spencer’s safety and protection as a matter of urgency.

08.03.2026 20:01 — 👍 100    🔁 38    💬 4    📌 2

I’m sorry?

08.03.2026 12:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at the Labour Party

Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at the Labour Party

Happy International Women’s Day to all those still fighting for equality.

08.03.2026 10:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Incidentally, if they honestly think that the CIA/Mossad don’t know the name by now…

08.03.2026 10:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

What better way of marking IWD?

08.03.2026 10:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m also delighted to hear that the war is already won. Hope Don’s got his “Mission Accomplished” banner up.

07.03.2026 21:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“You’ve had some right cowboys in ‘ere, love. Headless ones by the look of it. I’ll do me best, but I’ve got a big job on over at Borley Rectory.”

07.03.2026 15:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I can’t tell you how often it comes up on the doorstep.

Although if you want to return to the 50s, then Britain staging a coup in Iran is on brand.

06.03.2026 20:58 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If she could reveal the plan and the endgame, there’s a lot of people that would value that insight. A number of them running the war.

06.03.2026 17:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Mind you. Could just be drill practice for the US 250 celebrations in the summer.

06.03.2026 17:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I tend to agree that it is either nothing or just in case they need to deploy them in a security role somewhere. There simply isn’t the infrastructure in place to support other than the most peripheral offensive ground action.

06.03.2026 17:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Don’t the Marines usually reinforce security at embassy sites?

06.03.2026 17:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0