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@mrjamesob.bsky.social The issues you referred to this morning… Labour in lead in betting predictions and Bannon etc. are definitely appearing onTwitter . Support for Starmer is actually quite strong there too.

Yes ! I heard they were holding the position of Foreign Secretary for old 39 p Lee. Good on yer lad !

Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office

The messages between the far-right former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein reveal how Bannon worked with Boris Johnson and Farage to “overthrow” Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis in the UK

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Keeping me sane from 10 am - 1 pm. Facts, reasoned arguments with informed ( mostly) callers…oh and the occasional chuckle.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Excellent section on Epstein. You are my oasis of reason and sanity. Unlike other reports, gave prominence to female perspective. Most media focussed on outcomes for men involved…so it continues… Henry V111 to 2026. It will continue after Epstein

The Machinery of Authoritarianism Is Already Here How ICE violence, criminalized dissent, and emergency powers are hollowing out American democracy in real time

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Highly recommended

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Mystery Hour today. The German gentleman singing without an accent…I was weeping with laughter.
On a more serious note recommendation:
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Excellent Trump commentator newsletter

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Great memory this morning… Thankyou…of Jonathan Ross on radio…Saturday mornings. Driving from Liverpool to Middlesbrough. Great radio apart from his choice of music !

YouTube video by The Scouse Oracle They say we can’t afford welfare — I say we can’t afford the waste #dwpedals #benefits #foi

I advise you give the Scouse Oracle a follow… she is trying to do what our media should be doing… asking awkward questions!!

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YouTube video by The Scouse Oracle The UK, U.S. and EU frameworks are being harmonised for cross-border verification

The Scouse Oracle. And no messing about.
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A Coup Without Consequences Five years after January 6, Trump governs as if accountability never mattered, because it didn’t

A Coup Without Consequences
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You were the answer to a clue in the Independent Weekend jumbo crossword not too long ago !

Don’t be gone too long ! You keep me sane !

6 wonderful road trips around the USA. Visited many cities there. New York twice. It’s a beautiful country. So sad not to be able to visit ever again.

Don’t understand why Pierce is tolerated on @GMB other than being a pointless sidekick to McGuire. He only spits venom and falsehood from the sidelines, contributing nothing. GB news/ Daily Mail is his lair, surely.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Highly recommend The Bear : Iratis Ursus) substack.( hope I got that right) Another refugee from X.

Thank goodness for your sanity in the mornings. Please don’t quit your programme until I have shuffled off my mortal coil , or I may go mad. (Not be too long by the way ) Even the @independent is slinking rightwards!

What ????!!!!

I also thought it was pitched more towards the markets in advance of the budget. Demonstrating fiscal responsibility… and it worked. Markets barely shifted. Now she needs to sell it to the electorate.

Fascinating article. Thanks for the link.

There is no place too low for Farage to go. Using people to boost his own ego and personal advancement . Bewildered that people don’t see this. These people will be offloaded as soon as they are no benefit to him. He has no shame and is dangerous.

My dear old dad referred to men like Farage as “a spiv “. Excellent judgement. Referred to Saville as “ most unsavoury man”, long before the man was exposed.

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What a treat for this insomniac at 4 am this morning. Rod, Guto and JoB chewing the fat with snippets of Dubai Lizzie framed with fronds !

A masterpiece. This is where your future lies!

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Your commentary on the “ the visit” was wonderful. I laughed all the way to B&Q to pick up drain fluid for a serious drain blockage! It would have been a miserable journey but you cheered me immensely. Thanks 🙏

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.

🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

London is over

Loved it. My two favourite radio programmes brought together. 👏👏👏

@mrjamesob.bsky.social oh my goodness. Dead Ringers! Amazing.