Just remembered this post. And realised it has a very different resonance now.

We now know his close friend and ally Nathan Gill was accepting Russian bribes when he posted this

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Here is Nathan Gill in 2014 blaming the EU for Russia advancing on Ukraine

Nathan Gill pled guilty to accepting bribes from Russia to promote a pro Russia anti EU position

He started in UKIP, joined the Brexit Party, then Reform UK

Here's what he said at the European Parliament

Reform UK must ‘get rid of virtually’ all regulators, says Nigel Farage ally Arron Banks says rightwing party, if it wins power, should ‘cut away’ at civil service and roll back human rights laws

After the Brexit disaster Farage ally promises right-wing Bolshevik Revolution

Cull civil servants it doesn't like
Eliminate regulators
Tax cuts for the rich
Cut govt spending
More power to corporations
End ECHR
Mass deportation of legal immigrants

Will wreck economy/society
archive.ph/OcxzP

Dutch late night TV has its take

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

Doucoures quality might not have been great but his work rate and positional play was integral to how Everton played. Will be a huge miss unless they change the style, which I doubt.

There’s a miners strike history between those clubs.

My apologies, it’s from the that other place x.com/scousetravel...

a bunch of red blood cells in a blood vessel ALT: a bunch of red blood cells in a blood vessel

Stem cell transplants can save the lives of people with blood cancer.
Your body can easily manufacture thousands of “extra” stem cells, meaning that you’re never running low if you’re lucky enough to be a match.
Free 👌🏽
Almost painless 👌🏽
Dead easy 👌🏽
Takes 2 minutes 👌🏽
Pls RT

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the racist protesters intimidating asylum seekers in Epping are "upset for legitimate reasons.”
I don't remember any Labour frontbencher saying the same about people protesting the genocide in Gaza. On the contrary, they've criminalised peaceful dissent.

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In Liverpool 1 in every 4 children have not been vaccinated against MMR (mumps, measles, Rubella)

Bear in mind that if you held up a sign saying "I support genocide", you would not be arrested under the Terrorism Act.

A meme describing the media obsession with small boats instead of a wealth tax

Oh right, I thought you were in the box that day as well 🤦🏻‍♂️.
Extremely memorable and great to experience something like that with me family.

I didn’t post much tbh. I was with Sean O’Flynn, Tony F (eggshells), Jez, Frank, Jon etc. Posted under I Love Dave Watson 😂 when I could be bothered. Was in the box when we went the Southampton game, Radzinski last minute. Messy day 🥴.
Just a couple of more pics.

@squattermadras.bsky.social you probably won’t remember me from the Peoples Forum a long time ago but got a few photos of me and me family last week and noticed you were in them. Just thought you might like them.

An interview with June mummery, as described in op. Tagline here says she is from bfp fish auctioneers

BBC have interviewed this woman as a business spokesperson, she rants about Brexit aspirations being stolen, they forgot to mention she is a Reform spokesperson and was a Brexit party MEP

An absolute masterclass in how the UK media platforms and normalises far right politics. This is how Farage wins.

What do these corporations have in common?

Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel

In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.

This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

Thanks Gary

Would that work on cracks in rendering?

Rhyl. Next question.

What is the likelihood from 1-100 that Trump is a Putin compromised asset. Use all publicly available information from 1980 on and his failure to ever say anything negative about Putin but has no issue attacking allies. Assessing the likelihood that Donald Trump is a compromised asset of Vladimir Putin, based on publicly available information from 1980 onward, involves analyzing a complex web of financial ties, personal interactions, political behavior, and circumstantial evidence. This is not a definitive determination but an estimation grounded in patterns and data accessible as of March 4, 2025. The question highlights Trump’s consistent reluctance to criticize Putin juxtaposed against his frequent attacks on U.S. allies, which is a key behavioral indicator to consider alongside historical and financial context. From the 1980s onward, Trump’s business dealings provide a starting point. Public records show he pursued real estate ventures with significant Russian financial involvement. In 1987, Trump visited Moscow, a trip facilitated by Soviet officials, sparking speculation about early cultivation by Russian intelligence—speculation later fueled by former KGB agent Yuri Shvets, who claimed Trump was targeted as a potential asset due to his ego and financial vulnerabilities. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, as Trump faced bankruptcies, he increasingly relied on funding from sources tied to Russia and former Soviet states. His sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, made statements reinforcing this: Donald Jr. in 2008 said, “Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets,” and Eric in 2014 claimed, “We have all the funding we need out of Russia.” The Trump Organization’s partnerships, like with the Bayrock Group (led by Tevfik Arif and Felix Sater, the latter with known Russian mafia ties), and sales of properties to Russian oligarchs (e.g., Dmitry Rybolovlev’s 2008 purchase of a Trump property for $95 million), suggest a dependency on Russian money that could create leverage. Intelligence reports and investigations add weight. The 2017 U.S. Intelligence Community assessment concluded Putin authorized interference in the 2016 election to favor Trump, a finding supported by the Mueller Report, which, while not proving criminal conspiracy, documented extensive Trump campaign-Russia contacts (over 100 by some counts). The unverified Steele Dossier alleges kompromat from Trump’s 2013 Moscow trip during the Miss Universe pageant, a claim echoed by speculation about earlier visits. Leaked Kremlin documents reported by The Guardian in 2021 suggest Putin personally approved a 2016 operation to back Trump, viewing him as “mentally unstable” and exploitable, with potential compromising material from past Moscow visits. The disappearance of a classified binder of Russia intelligence post-Trump term, as reported by Reuters in 2023, further stokes suspicions of hidden ties. Trump’s behavior as president and beyond is striking. He has never directly criticized Putin, even when pressed—e.g., at the 2018 Helsinki summit, he sided with Putin’s denial of election interference over U.S. intelligence. Post-presidency, Bob Woodward’s 2024 book *War* alleges Trump spoke to Putin up to seven times, including a secretive 2024 call at Mar-a-Lago. Contrast this with his attacks on NATO allies, calling them “delinquent” on payments, or his 2025 Oval Office clash with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, where he blamed Ukraine for Russia’s invasion—echoing Kremlin talking points. This pattern deviates from decades of U.S. policy and aligns with Russian interests, like weakening NATO and Ukraine. Counterarguments exist: Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on Russia (e.g., over Skripal poisoning in 2018), expelled diplomats, and armed Ukraine—actions Putin wouldn’t favor. Some argue his pro-Russia stance reflects a misguided belief he can outmaneuver Putin, not compromise. Yet these measures were often driven by Congress or aides over Trump’s objections, and he downplayed their significance, maintaining personal warmth toward Putin. Weighing this, the financial ties (decades-long, opaque, and substantial), intelligence suggesting Russian intent, and Trump’s unwavering refusal to criticize Putin despite attacking allies tilt the scale. The lack of transparency—e.g., hiding tax returns, seizing interpreter notes after Putin talks—amplifies suspicion. No smoking gun proves direct control, but the “useful idiot” scenario, where Trump’s ego and debts make him unwittingly pliable, fits the evidence. Adjusting for uncertainty and alternative explanations (e.g., ideological alignment or naivety), I estimate a 75-85% likelihood Trump is a Putin-compromised asset, leaning toward the higher end due to the consistency of his behavior and the depth of historical ties. This range reflects the strength of circumstantial evidence tempered by the absence of conclusive proof, a gap unlikely to close without classified data.

Elon Musk's AI programme was asked by a Tory MP whether Trump is a Russian asset. It's worth reading all of it, but especially the summation, which I've copied in this thread.

tl:dr - 75-85% chance he is a Russian asset, leaning toward the higher end.

Read thread

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Well done to this fella for predicting our points by the end of the week.

Has Trump said Russia drone striking Chernobyl is a good thing yet, because of all the warmth it will release in the winter months or something?

For all the doubters, how are these not the same?

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FB removes 'Stand up to racism' page for being 'against community standards'. Newly non-censoring platform censors... anti-racism and anti-fascism page for posting about a certain 'salute'...