Captain Haddock

Captain Haddock

@realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social

The tweeter formerly known as @jxb101 at the previous place Brexit is shite 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇨🇿☸️🔸

3,506 Followers 1,977 Following 6,098 Posts Joined Oct 2023
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Nigel Farage says Iran ‘bigger danger than Putin’ in New Statesman interview Reform UK leader supported US war on Iran from start, but is now being accused of a U-turn

Farage has always been a Putin apologist, he fits it in between hero worship of Trump. Putin has started a war, threatens NATO countries, cuts oil pipelines and has opponents killed. All in Europe where we live and Farage is full of shit.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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Was it written by AI?

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US MILITARY SAYS IT HAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED A BRANCH OF TEHRAN FRIED CHICKEN USED BY THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS, SOME FRIED CHICKEN DESTROYED - STATEMENT

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a man in a suit with a bolo tie around his neck is holding a jacket ALT: a man in a suit with a bolo tie around his neck is holding a jacket

Tanker captains in Persian Gulf looking for help from the Board of Peace be like:

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Whatever they may say, they’re running out of targets

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Though it doesnt have to go into global market. You could license gas on terms that offtake must be used to supply UK power generation on medium term contracts. Query whether anyone would invest on that basis however.

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But Trump says this is fine

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I suspect it’s also for operational security!

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Interesting chart from today’s FT

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Trump warns Nato faces 'very bad' future if allies do not help secure Strait of Hormuz The US president says he is speaking to several countries about

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I see the war of choice against Iran is going according to Trump's excellent and perfect plan. Which is why he has now proceeded from requesting, to demanding and now threatening allies with consequences.

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The last scenario being the most likely

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Pretty staggering that the FT Trump interview opens with ‘if NATO doesn’t help us sort this mess, there’ll be problems’ and ends with ‘Russia might be helping target American soldiers, but really that’s sort of fair enough - we started it’.

www.ft.com/content/1ca6...

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Donald Trump warns Nato faces ‘very bad future’ if allies fail to help US in Iran

Every day, a new threat and a new disgrace.

We can not rely on this man or his ideological successors for our security.

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3 hours ago

That one is especially “off”

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The riches of Viktor Orbán’s home village Hungary’s longtime leader is trailing in the polls ahead of April’s election, as the opposition alleges widespread corruption

A flight taken by the FT over the estate (owned by Viktor Orban’s father) revealed what the roadside hides: carefully manicured gardens; pools cut into the sprawling grounds; a palm house and a chapel; and a grand main building with gleaming wings

www.ft.com/content/1e44...

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surprise

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11 hours ago

Details, details

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Yes, an incoming illiberal and radical UK government would have absolute constitutional power Only good fortune has prevented previous governments from misusing our constitutional arrangements more than they did

An incoming Reform government would "focus on making change via executive orders rather than legislation, where possible"

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

As predicted last August on The Empty City blog:
emptycity.substack.com/p/yes-an-inc...

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12 hours ago

It’s going to be Albania, Azerbaijan and some other Board of Peace folks right?

Right?

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19 hours ago

Wont be needing Chinese or European help in the Straits then

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19 hours ago

You won’t be needing Chinese, French or British help then, Mike old son

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@DarriogMelanie on X: A top Trump official has been walking around with an electronic device gifted to him by senior foreign intelligence officials.
Mar 14, 2026

Where are all of the “but, her emails,” Republicans on this one?

Officials are normally presented with ceremonial swords or paintings or whatever. But these guys are so fucking stupid that foreign intelligence agencies can literally give them an "Honorary Electronic Communications Device for a Very Special Boi" and they fall for it every time.

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19 hours ago

How to get richer mostly

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Quite

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19 hours ago

Do Americans have a clue as to how perceptions of and feelings about the US have been affected by Trump 2.0 i wonder

For me it’s a little like losing a close friend - with the realisation that maybe you didn’t know them at all

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22 hours ago

Some people really wanted us to believe that he was blocking the seizure of Russian assets because of sincere concerns over legal proprieties

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I know

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I am unclear as to why anyone thinks Piers Morgan’s views on the US/Iran war are of any interest

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Britain will not rejoin EU or set up customs union, Starmer’s top negotiator warns Exclusive: European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds will tell idealogues on both sides of the Brexit debate that ‘alignment is not a dirty word’ as he seeks to embed a relationship reset with ‘ru...

For all the excitement around Rachel Reeves talking about the EU, this government's position hasn't changed, this current package of negotiations is mostly the limit given Brussels isn't overly tempted to offer much more. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage

I'd love to hear what the Censorship-Industrial Complex boys think of this - FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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