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Steve Botham

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Near retired professional not seeking a woman to hasten me to my grave. Have three cats. Live in Coventry U.K. Coventry City fan. #PUSB. Socialist but not loony lefty. #Returner Hate fascism and fascists whichever cloak they hide behind. No DMs

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Crystal Palace discover verdict after appealing UEFA Europa League ban Crystal Palace launched an appeal after being demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League amid concerns relating to European football's multi-club ownership rules

www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba.... sorry Palace - you’re just not part of their club. Keep battering down their doors on behalf of the β€˜unfashionable’ clubs.

11.08.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This demonstrates the petty nature of the manchild. #Trump

11.08.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#Gaza. Five more journalists murdered by Israel. Targeted. Israel knew what they were doing. Then they tried to smear the journalists. Taxi for Netanyahu. #Murder

11.08.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is clearly true in the USA. But most advanced nations are considerably smarter than the average American. EG. We didn’t elect someone like Trump. Twice. And after he had tried to subvert democracy. That seems to cut places like to USA down to Russia and China. Not a great group to be a member of.

10.08.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Heading out for a week’s vacation in Quebec to some pretty remote areas so not much from me this week.

P.S. - Release the Epstein Files.

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You can see that Haji has whats needed. But he’s not on the pace either physically or mentally.

09.08.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’d like to send a message back to J D Vance.

#GETSTUFFED

09.08.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Israel rejects international criticism of Gaza City takeover plan.

This level of ignorance threatens all out war in that region. Quite possibly such a war could spread into a much wider conflagration.

Someone in Israel must understand how this imbalance and ignorance from Netanyahu raises peace

09.08.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hamas 'ready' to deliver aid to hostages after outcry over footage of Israeli captive It comes as officials in Gaza said six more people had died of starvation or malnutrition in the past 24 hours, adding that a further 80 had been killed by Israeli fire.

news.sky.com/story/hamas-.... This is good news. Now about the outcry for the starving Palestinians corralled inside Gaza with the necessary supplies restricted by, but not provided by, Israel. This is food, medicines and water. Then there’s fuel to power generators and cookers etc.#Genocide

03.08.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So Trump shoots the messenger on jobless totals. Well I guess that’s one way to get more people employed if he’s able to rig the numbers to suit himself.

01.08.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So the U.K. Tories support Israeli Terrorism in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza by the Israeli government.

They point to the recognition of of Palestine as a state as support for terrorism - as was put very well by Dame Emily, very soon there will be no Palestine to recognise.

30.07.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gazans are starving.

The UN says Israel won’t let them in.

Israel says there’s stockpiles in Gaza that the UN won’t pick up.

Who is not telling the truth? I’d bet on the side that claims that Gazans are not starving. That’s despite pictures of Gazans who look like the poor souls in WWII.

24.07.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

City traders have rate-rigging convictions quashed. OK.

But who is responsible for the banks ripping us off?

Follow the money.

23.07.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Let's be kind!: Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes calls for inclusivity regarding J K Rowling transgender row Miriam Margolyes says she doesn't want people to be 'unkind' about trans people but she thinks it was 'wrong' that Harry Potter author J K Rowling was not invited to certain Harry Potter events.

About the best view I’ve heard on the UK’s trans row. That said Miriam talks an awful lot of sense so not a surprise.

Harry Potter actress on Rowling trans row

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GB Gov v Israel. At last the U.K. Gov. has turned in Israel. It strikes me that this change comes far too late.

There’s little doubt in my mind that U.K. policy has been controlled either directly or indirectly by the USA.

I suspect fear of a backlash from Trump is high up the list of why.

22.07.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly.

22.07.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So a call to arms again from Farage. And when his followers come out cause damage, some violence and frighten people he condemns them.

It’s a long used tactic going back at least to the time of Caesar, but Farage is no Caesar, more a petit Mosley.

22.07.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why didn’t the police shoot them. That’s how the deal with Palestinians behaving this way.

22.07.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Classic deflection. Minor issue. Biden has gone. Trump is there dropping bigger clangers and sounding like a muddled loser.

18.07.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CCHQ directions to the Mail again. If the press cannot be seen to be independent then regulation may be the answer.

17.07.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah. I’ve had one of them. It was great. Until I took some time to put some waste in it and the lid closed. Mess the clear up.

17.07.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We don’t let in convicted criminals including fraudsters and rapists. And yet we are letting Trump in. Why is that? What about criminals with his entourage?

16.07.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are by-elections every week, and Reform rely on low turnouts!

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🚨4.4 million Veterans live in rural America. Many are older. Many rely on Medicaid.

Now Republicans are slashing it β€” knowing full well rural hospitals are already barely hanging on.

Veterans won’t just lose care. They’ll lose their lives.

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I think the more likely scenario will be that she is killed.

14.07.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#PatriotMissiles just to clarify what was said by Trump. He will allow countries which have a stock of Patriot missiles to give them to Ukraine and then to buy more from Uncle Sam www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

14.07.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump’s on the ball though - he commented on how this new sport could well catch on.

I guess that only the football world (for Trump and GOP β€˜soccer’) realise how totally awful his behaviour was.

He should have been told he wasn’t crashing a teen party at Mar a lago.

14.07.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s done this separation of kids from their families before. Perhaps Epstein suggested it.

14.07.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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