John Peters

Apologist for a vile regime. #c4news

War? Kemi never said she supported the war! What are you talking about?
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That was classic DARVO by that Russian ambassador.

Oh yes, it was.

Russian spokesman tighter than a drum.
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I actually think it's fascinating to hear from them, to understand how they argue, how they attempt to avoid responsibility for their war crimes, etc.

Could argue also that the British forces won militarily the US war of independence, certainly could argue US won militarily in Vietnam.
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Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.

NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed.

Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)

Yes, I think the key question is whether the risk was soecifically linked to Epstein. #c4news The headline at the start of the programme suggesed there is now evidence that to some degree at least it was.

Yes, I think the key question is whether the risk was soecifically linked to Epstein. #c4news The headline at the start of the programme suggesed there is now evidence that to some degree at least it was.

I'm opposed because it ruins the one 'interesting' fact I know about the banknotes, which is that everyone on them either died at 41 (Austen, Turing) or has been played by Timothy Spall (Churchill, Turner).

Thinking of setting up the BMCTT Party. Short for “But surely it’s a bit more complicated than that party.” Campaign slogan ‘Another day, another nuance.’ Who’s with me?

On lead, Britain is the laggard of the developed world The UK’s exposure surveillance system for this public health menace is reactive — unlike elsewhere

For years, Britain has been dangerously complacent about a suprising issue - lead.

@aveek18.bsky.social writes on how Britain is lagging globally on lead screening.

Read the full report: buff.ly/XDTbETA

Nuclear experts undercut White House claims about Iran reactor at heart of case for war The Trump administration sent negotiators without nuclear expertise to lead talks on Iran’s enrichment program. Now, its public case for war centers on a facility that experts say cannot do what offic...

This story suggests that Witkoff and Kushner bungled the negotiations with Iran because they don't understand nuclear technology

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Don’t rule out the Bank of England cutting interest rates just yet A sudden war with uncertain aims is bad news for the economy, but there is more than one route out of a crisis

Big rise in energy prices has 2 effects: one inflationary, the other recessionary. And while the Bank is required to get inflation back to 2%, different members of the committee will have different views on how best to achieve this
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By @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social

Oil clouds spitting on Iran prove the energy wars never stopped They were supposed to be history as the world went green and the US fracked its way towards independence. Trump has put paid to that

US-Israeli assault on Iran has put oil wars firmly back on agenda. Trump began year with intervention driven by oil, removing Maduro, continued with blockade of fuel on Cuba. Now Iranian regime is weaponising oil and gas.
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By @scribblercat.bsky.social

Alexander Butterfield obituary: Watergate whistleblower Distinguished air force officer who became the ‘accidental’ whistleblower of the scandal when he revealed the ‘smoking gun’ of the secret Nixon tapes dies aged 99

Butterfield called Nixon’s White House a “cesspool” and the president a “crook”.
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I wonder who will be the Butterfield of the current administration.

It does, and it is.

Yeah, as well as, of course, the racist part to it.

Tehran’s water warfare sets a terrifying precedent Targeting the most vital natural resource of all illustrates the regime’s desperation to cling on

Destroy Iranian military capability & IRGC may conclude they have no alternative to developing nuclear weapons. Attempt regime change and they may think they have nothing to lose from a water war, trying to destroy desalination plants in eg Bahrain.
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South Korea on edge as US diverts missile defences to Middle East President Lee says his country must be capable of ‘self-reliant’ defence after the Pentagon relocates weapons systems for use in the war with Iran

President Lee said the US had rejected pleas to keep in place military assets that have been reported to include anti-missile systems. Lee insisted that South Korea was still capable of deterring and defending itself against North Korea.
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By @dicklp.bsky.social

@maryeilmicdom.bsky.social

Hmm...

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Are French teens falling out of love with cigarettes? A new study shows that only 6 per cent of high schoolers smoke cigarettes daily, compared with 31 per cent in 2011

6% of lycée pupils smoke cigarettes daily, compared with 31% in 2011. 30% smoke occasionally, a huge fall from 70% in 2011. According to the survey by Enclass, French pupils increasingly view smoking as ringard, or naff, the opposite of cool.
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Good

I still think about this a lot.

What can hedgehogs hear? 🦔

Researchers studied the ear anatomy of European hedgehogs using micro-CT scans, finding tiny middle ear bones and a cochlea perfectly shaped for detecting high-frequency sound.

Research led by @drhedgehog.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/4lnT1iN

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Once read a paper that considered an objection derived from Don Quixote: “For this journey surely you don’t need so much baggage.” Often in my head when reading or reviewing journal articles which by some cosmic coincidence always need to be between 6-10,000 words to make their argument.

The truth is not the average of a fact and a lie.

11 March 1934 | A French Jew, Marcel Milsztejn, was born in Paris.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 31 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among the 676 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.

Ah right.