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Tim Hedger-Gourlay

@hedgert.bsky.social

Dad, husband. Interested in politics and current affairs (should say very). Was centre right but not sure where I am now that in the UK the centre right party has lurched right - and finding left of centre ok so far!

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A black-and-white photo of Trump & Epstein in suits standing close together at what appears to be a party, with Trump holding two children in front of him while the Epstein holds a drink.

A black-and-white photo of Trump & Epstein in suits standing close together at what appears to be a party, with Trump holding two children in front of him while the Epstein holds a drink.

NPR reported this morning that, based on their review of the #Epstein emails released yesterday, Trump’s name appeared more than 1,000 times in the documentβ€”

"I have met some very bad people, none as bad as #Trump. Not one decent cell in his body." - Jeffrey Epstein

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Go Newsom!

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He’s getting desperate - and he’s too stupid to realise that everyone else can see straight through him

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Rachel Reeves backs away from income tax rate rise after improved economic forecasts The chancellor had been widely expected to increase income tax rates, which would have broken a manifesto promise.

I thought the chancellor was finally going to make some strategic change and reform - but no, back to what we’ve had so far / tinkering

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.

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Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."

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Trump tells so many lies, and extorts the US media to ape some of his lies - so it’s hard to get too upset by what’s happened at the BBC.
If what happened had happened to a decent, law abiding politician maybe I’d care a bit.

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What he said Part 2: πŸ’― 🎯

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Trump - a bit bored - reads a social media post devoid of evidence or facts - finds an angle: β€œChristian” (although I doubt trump could say what meant) and then threatens to use the military might of the US against a sovereign nation. (And not for the first time). He’s deranged and dangerous.

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Obama: When I think back to a year ago, I remember talking to some people, who would say, this election doesn't matter all that much. That however the next president ended up being, it wasn't going to matter to them. If nothing else, the last nine months should have cured us of that idea.

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It was great being back in Norfolk to help get out the vote for @abigailspanberger.com for Governor.

Virginia – Abigail Spanberger cares about your freedoms, she will fight for your rights, and she will work every day to make your life a little bit better.

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It’s why trump is in the White House.
He doesn’t care about anyone other than himself.
He has no understanding of world affairs.
But he does want to make himself richer at other peoples expense.

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I’m just going to say it…

It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.

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Obama: As for the president, he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes and gold plating the Oval Office and building a ballroom… If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry. He will save you a dance.

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What he said: πŸ’― 🎯

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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

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Good morning 🌞

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Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.πŸ‘‡

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And of course we didn’t need trump to take the test to know that. It’s clear every time he opens his mouth.

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Caroline Edwards.......

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No one should expect anything else from trump.
Lies.
Cruelty.
Lining his own pockets.

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Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

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It doesn’t though does it?
With a Putin leaning president who has no interest in democracy, freedom or what is right - but only in how he personally can extort money from a situation - the US is a country every democracy has to be very wary of.

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Trump building himself a new gold-plated ballroom at the White House shows what he really cares about - which is definitely not you.

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