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Centrist Dad. Into common sense. Love the great outdoors and love cities too. Also into sport and singing. Man City fan.

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Disclaimer: UK based so can't see everything in the USA.
Frustrated that catchy slogans are from the far right. Gives them a sense of belonging to a 'movement'.
This must be countered to unify the opposition and grab the centre ground. 'No Kings' is great. Add to this 'Restore Our Democracy' (ROD).

05.02.2026 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any decent team would have put 5 past Spurs today. Too slow, locked in a possession obsession mindset, need to mix it up, play faster, take more risks when against a poor team. Also when someone's having a stinker (Semenyo) put him out of his misery and hook him.

01.02.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I need to be an Olympic Gold Medal champion.
Can a former champion just give me their medal.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

16.01.2026 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And if you believe ignoring a police order means you get shot dead then you must also believe that all 1500+ rioters on January 6 should have been shot dead.

11.01.2026 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great line to take. Let's find out who the real Patriots are.

16.12.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As a Patriot, I'm with the BBC against a foreign dictator.

16.12.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So we have an interesting Patriotism test in the UK. Are you with the BBC or with a foreign dictator who wants to bankrupt one of our national institutions? Let's see who the real patriots are.

16.12.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"too busy loving the idea of starving children" unquote. That's the first twatter style comment I've seen on bluesky. And it's a shame.

15.12.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You have a point there.

15.12.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Theresa May did not invent the expression. We live in a world of finite resource. Well I do anyway.

15.12.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm happy to give all these people a huge pay rise. Just as soon as we've found the magic money tree.

15.12.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of the front cover of issue 1662 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "on shelves now." The front cover reads β€œBBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special” and shows Broadcasting House with speech bubbles coming from the building. The quotes include β€œDonald Trump says we broadcast fake news!”, β€œNigel Farage says we’re totally biased!”, β€œBoris Johnson says we’re liars!”, β€œThe Daily Mail says we’re peddling conspiracy theories!”, β€œKemi Badenoch highlights poor leadership!”, β€œThe Daily Telegraph says we’re editing for political purposes!”, and β€œLiz Truss says we’ve done huge damage to the country!”

A photo of the front cover of issue 1662 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "on shelves now." The front cover reads β€œBBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special” and shows Broadcasting House with speech bubbles coming from the building. The quotes include β€œDonald Trump says we broadcast fake news!”, β€œNigel Farage says we’re totally biased!”, β€œBoris Johnson says we’re liars!”, β€œThe Daily Mail says we’re peddling conspiracy theories!”, β€œKemi Badenoch highlights poor leadership!”, β€œThe Daily Telegraph says we’re editing for political purposes!”, and β€œLiz Truss says we’ve done huge damage to the country!”

BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special

The new Private Eye is out now.

12.11.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 885    πŸ” 350    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 32

So the BBC is being lectured by maga about sticking to facts. Is it me?

11.11.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If Russia is not the one flying drones over military bases in Denmark and Norway then it won't mind us shooting them down, right?

28.09.2025 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The announcement about Tylenol / Paracetamol will cause pain only to those who believe the nonsense. Those who follow expert advice and can see right through maga will be unaffected.

23.09.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Angela Rayner's stamp duty tax issues would not have raised a single eyelid in the US where corruption is the new normal.

06.09.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of the front cover of issue 1656 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "on shelves now." The front cover headline reads β€œTHE ARSE OF THE DEAL” and shows Donald Trump speaking at a podium with the U.S. presidential seal. He is pictured with a speech bubble saying, β€œI’m going to win the Nobel Appease Prize.” At the bottom, the subheading reads: β€œWILL PUTIN KEEP CONTROL OF DONBAS AND DONTRUMP?”

A photo of the front cover of issue 1656 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "on shelves now." The front cover headline reads β€œTHE ARSE OF THE DEAL” and shows Donald Trump speaking at a podium with the U.S. presidential seal. He is pictured with a speech bubble saying, β€œI’m going to win the Nobel Appease Prize.” At the bottom, the subheading reads: β€œWILL PUTIN KEEP CONTROL OF DONBAS AND DONTRUMP?”

The Arse of the Deal

The new Private Eye is out now.

20.08.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 653    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 23

(ahem) I think it's called the RSC πŸ˜‰

18.08.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Vacation Vance has taken his cavalcade of 20 (twenty) vehicles through the roads of rural, affluent Oxfordshire.
Is this what they mean by 'Government Efficiency' and 'Monopoly Money'?
And they drove on the wrong side of the road too.

14.08.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So Trump wants The Open to take place at his golf course, where cheating is allowed. Er, no.

30.07.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We will handle it better because we won't flood the country with weapons as you have. Good luck.

30.07.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The UK is not perfect. But we don't have mass shootings like you do and for that I am grateful.

29.07.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can only speak for the UK where we do not have the mass shootings that you have in the USA because we control access to guns.

29.07.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Captain "no new wars" Bone Spurs has been busy

23.06.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently anyone with the temerity to oppose Trump is funded by Marxists. I'm still waiting for my cheque. Anyone else received theirs? No, thought not.

09.06.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let us be clear: ICE is not law enforcement, they operate outside of the law.

09.06.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Innocent people are being deported from the US. How do I know they are innocent? Because everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and these people have not been proven guilty.

24.05.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bought some new glasses online. Phew: they came with instructions. I'd never have known to put them on my face and look through them.

19.05.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Make America Corrupt Again (MACA)

15.05.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant from Doku and well done Nunes

23.04.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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