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Arms control analyst. Nil Satis Nisi Optimum.

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23.06.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

What Brexit promised:
-well funded NHS
-low energy bills
-cheaper food and clothing
-thriving steel industry
-boom time for farmers and fishing
-rapid economic growth
-influence on the world stage

What Brexit delivered:
-blue passports

23.06.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 497    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 4
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That would be awful. Don’t share this.

31.05.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 28674    πŸ” 12841    πŸ’¬ 892    πŸ“Œ 688
There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.

There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

30.05.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 39804    πŸ” 13843    πŸ’¬ 1265    πŸ“Œ 820
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Belly rubs and support from her big brother Hank. Not bad for a dog who was stabbed twice in the stomach 5 weeks ago

Things you love to see.

31.05.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2235    πŸ” 210    πŸ’¬ 113    πŸ“Œ 14

A recent report found that Elon Musk faced at least $2.37B in potential legal liability from 11 fed agencies as of Inauguration Day.

As he exits, these agencies are still on DOGE's chopping block or have dropped investigations into his corporations.

See what this was about?

29.05.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5208    πŸ” 1905    πŸ’¬ 138    πŸ“Œ 79
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This is the best team crossover video I've ever seen.

28.05.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 19830    πŸ” 3719    πŸ’¬ 590    πŸ“Œ 484
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To me he's the ORANGE ATROCITY but @jimmykimmel.com calls him: DON WHORELEONE/R. SMELLEY/NAPOLEON BONEASPUR/FIBERAĆE/COMMANDER-IN-THIEF/NOSTRADUMBASS/EL PORK-CHOPPO/MAGA THERESA/ALL CAPS-TAIN KANGAROO/COUNT FLATULA/FOUNDING FARTER/TEDDY DOZEVELT/GASEOUS CLAY/DOPEY McGROPEY/LEPRE-CON MAN <cont'd>

23.05.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5107    πŸ” 705    πŸ’¬ 425    πŸ“Œ 49

Turns out Jim Ratcliffe is as good at owning football clubs as he was at understading Brexit.

23.05.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2555    πŸ” 356    πŸ’¬ 149    πŸ“Œ 18

It's my favourite programme too, and one of the main reasons I could never live anywhere other than the UK!

23.05.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Simply this.

11.05.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2053    πŸ” 825    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 20
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11.05.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.05.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The claim by Yvette Cooper that there is a link between immigration and higher levels of inactivity (related to sickness and disability) has absolutely no basis in evidence or data.

Just retrofitting the evidence to the policy...

11.05.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1873    πŸ” 526    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 29
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a man in a white robe with a cross around his neck is covering his mouth ALT: a man in a white robe with a cross around his neck is covering his mouth

The last five times a new Pope has been elected, Everton have finished in the top five that year or the season after…

2013 - 5th, record Prem points
2005 - 4th
1978 - 4th
1978 - 3rd
1963 - 1st

Other years a Pope was elected…

1939 - 1st
1914/15 - 1st

And, of course, 1878 πŸ”΅

09.05.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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Evertonians get everywhere. Example #46674663 #HS2Tunnel #Birmingham πŸ˜‚

09.05.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Please repost, if like me, you will never accept Brexit.

It harms the British people. It was obtained through foreign interference and by far the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history, and it robs us of freedom and citizenship.

#RejoinEU

09.05.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 798    πŸ” 477    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 12
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staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch

🧒 @trumpfile.org

08.05.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 31366    πŸ” 10808    πŸ’¬ 1358    πŸ“Œ 1363
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TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

07.05.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 56075    πŸ” 20125    πŸ’¬ 2259    πŸ“Œ 3610
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A) Zero
B) Five
C) Nine

@mrjamesob.bsky.social invites listeners to guess how many remote jobs Reform are currently advertising, despite being 'fiercely anti-working from home'.

06.05.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 470    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 5
Text of letter in Times today:

Sir, Nigel Farage has attributed his party’s success in Thursday’s local and parliamentary elections to worsening illegal immigration. This from the man who repeatedly assured the electorate that Brexit would result in our being able to take back control of our borders. As always, Farage appears to have the answer to everything but the solution to nothing.
James Burton Stewart
Hook, Hants

Text of letter in Times today: Sir, Nigel Farage has attributed his party’s success in Thursday’s local and parliamentary elections to worsening illegal immigration. This from the man who repeatedly assured the electorate that Brexit would result in our being able to take back control of our borders. As always, Farage appears to have the answer to everything but the solution to nothing. James Burton Stewart Hook, Hants

Good line in letter in Times today:

'As always, Farage appears to have the answer to everything but the solution to nothing.'

03.05.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Observer was sold out of the Guardian Media Group (owned by the Scott Trust) a few weeks ago. It's now owned - like most UK media - by a billionaire-backed consortium.

And hey presto - a puff piece for the Kinder, KΓΌche, Kirche women of Reform!

04.05.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 487    πŸ” 179    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 23
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Hey British media,
It’s no surprise that if you give Farage the run of the place, he’ll start winning.
Time to do your actual jobs and start interrogating him on his Brexit shitshow, his funding, his Trumpiness, his idiotic manifesto, his real plans for the NHS… instead of drumrolling him into No.10

04.05.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9203    πŸ” 2721    πŸ’¬ 440    πŸ“Œ 175
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Our last dance πŸ₯Ή

Thank you Goodison ParkπŸ’™

02.05.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 265    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 10
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Will be digging into the weeds of these results some more in coming days, here's one graph to ponder - average shares for Reform and Lib Dems by share of graduates in the wards. The education divide looms ever larger...

02.05.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 177    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

Interesting voter logic to punish Labour for removing a benefit most recipients don’t need to instead vote for a party that would remove all state intervention!

02.05.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

My favourite ever programme and one of the main (only) reasons I could never live anywhere else than in the UK.

02.05.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0