johnflanagan.bsky.social
Brit immigrant in Germany & happy to have escaped the Other Place. Pro-EU; history PhD, teacher, former Victoria County History researcher and writer; ‘Indian’ food fanatic with ridiculously full spice cupboard.
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Sort of Adrian Chiles without the catchy headline.
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Cool bleiben 🙂
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Maybe staying on at Bushehr is a safer option than getting conscripted in Tomsk?
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That’s the sort of cunning ploy we’ve come to expect from the master strategist Timothy.
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I was just about to say the same thing as Paul 👆 the level of ignorance is noxious.
Even Churchill remarked to Harris: “Have we become beasts?” and Roosevelt publicly expressed doubts about civilian bombing, which didn’t shorten the war in any meaningful way.
www.jstor.org/stable/45474...
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An education system that regards Burbles as a *head teacher* must be in as much trouble as the broadcasting org that thinks her toxic bullshit is worth airing.
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Congratulations! Here’s to many more ❤️
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He’s like a 15-year-old going home after a successful work experience week in a bank, trying to pull rank with some cub scouts.
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Getting rid of Gaddafi was good, the destruction and aftermath I’m not so sure.
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They certainly are, but there’s the occasional reveal. Citing London’s transport system as something that makes living in UK a joy is peak city-state.
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It does make you wonder where the next victory will come from. Looking at the US Army (and various police & security services) the main tactic may be surprise the enemy and then fall on them to pin down, while support troops eat everything in sight, causing the enemy to surrender.
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Themselves was 1861-65? When not fighting alongside allies (1918 & 1946) they only seem to do well against dying empires or drastically under equipped indigenous peoples.
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What a beauty. I’m guessing it’ll have a space-age name maybe?
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That’s the most joyless gathering I’ve ever seen.
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Moon soldiers!
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A greater amount of self-delusion, in the case of a Dem victory next time, will be needed for the business community to embrace the prodigal and pretend the US is a stable trading partner; and as for being a military ally, what kind of mental contortions would be needed for that level of pretence?
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The US may ‘survive’ this, but that would be conditional upon a Dem victory midterms & next election. Returning to normal will also depend on the media convincing themselves and everyone else that what happened won’t be repeated and that the US is a ‘normal’ country (when it’s not). /1
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Ditto
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It’s nice that a man came along to journalist-splain everything though isn’t it?
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Shame Henry couldn’t have started out with ‘you do you’.
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No, because 450 pounds of lard in a tutu would make him look even more grotesque than he already does. Plus the orange paint would stain the front and his diaper would mess up the back.
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Top original Russian acts lined up: Cistern Sledge, Jennifer Flush and last year’s winner, Crappa with their runaway hit ‘Indoorloo’.
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So much wishful thinking there that Mel probably got a nosebleed.
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Disagree, but it probably depends on where you are.
I do however have to make a dentist appointment and as it’s been a while, am expecting a lengthy search.
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Ball gowns and glittering prizes in one hand, tear gas, and beatings in the other. Janus-faced, fascist USA.
My thoughts turn to the World Cup and who will want to watch or attend.
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The 12 submarines aren’t in the SDR and cyber defence is.
How about turning the professor’s argument around and asking whether any of the very desirable things on his list would offer protection from cruise missiles or glide bombs?
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Do you mean Remembrance Day, the event that recalls BOTH world wars? It’s a shame that it’s been hijacked by racist traitors such as yourself.
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And you appear to live in the 1940s, like most Reform supporters.
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And there’s always one for whom history ended in 1945.
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It’s likely that the ancient Romans were way ahead on indoor plumbing.
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It’s bloody ridiculous. And a total abdication of the media’s responsibility to scrutinise and inform. Instead, they grab for headlines, sensationalise and give out free passes like smarties to a ‘party’ fronted by grifting liars, with a joke manifesto and a track record of taking the piss.
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As a non-journalist, the last sentence sums up the Westminster aspect of political reporting from an outsider’s perspective.
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That’s a great quote!
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The ignorance and lack of empathy and respect for human beings from that man is truly nauseating.
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Try looking at the comments btl on David Edgerton’s SDR piece for example?
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It’s the most powerful sign of the level of backwardness in Russia that the war-criminal-in-chief thinks he looks impressive doing written notes while on a video call. Bet he’s got the latest biro and writing “the necessary tasks will be carried out..” or some such fascistic twaddle.
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Does that mean he’s a decent chap deep down inside?