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F1 & 1960s music fan. Retired to the seaside. Desperately seeking politicians with a moral compass. Yet to find any in U.S. or U.K. I will not reply to DMs, please do not DM me.
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I've always loved Paul Rudnick's wit.

submitted 9 days ago • 596 comments

👇👇🇺🇦

submitted 25 days ago • 427 comments

“Hi honey just wanted to tell you we’re going to launch nukes on Beijing so better pick the kids up from school early and pack the car with some burgers cos we’ll be headed for the hills, let grandma know so her care home can prepare coffins. Love you, Pete”

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

An excellent piece, lucid and clear, on why Germany should move forward with delivering Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine: missilematters.substack.com/p/taurus-red...

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

“Couldn’t have said it better myself “! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

submitted 36 days ago • 343 comments

Russia is getting a little rattled as Day 1129 starts. Trump's not forced Ukraine to surrender. 🇺🇦drones still get through Russian defences. The economy got a brief lift on hopes of tRUmp rescuing Putin but Europe, and even some Republicans, stand strong. Here's the daily🧵

submitted 51 days ago • 5 comments

Terrific reporting by @nytimes.com. Shame the British media can’t expose this for themselves. Will only fuel suspicion that Farage and his Brexit gang are - and have always been - a Putinist front

submitted 51 days ago • 47 comments

It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein

submitted 54 days ago • 1139 comments

I don't often ask people to write to their MPs. But I think they might listen to you on this, as it's so jaw-droppingly awful, and they're almost certainly unaware of it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Please also write to the Environment Secretary: [email protected] Thanks.

submitted 57 days ago • 56 comments

I think Darth is trying to tell us something.

submitted 58 days ago • 2 comments

Trump's main objectives in Russia's war against Ukraine appear to have switched from Russia's defeat of Ukraine to seizing Ukrainian assets cheaply & reestablish close relations with Russia. Do Americans really see that as their interest?!

submitted 58 days ago • 13 comments

Putin drone attack makes mockery of Trump peace deal – today's front page from The Independent 📰 You can download a digital newspaper every morning with a subscription to Independent Premium Subscribe here ➡️ bit.ly/3Q6bzWD

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

Thurs 13 March is Day 1114 of Russia's war on Ukraine, on Europe, on NATO, on the World Order. I used to wake up and think "one day nearer Russia's defeat" as its economy floundered and bodies piled up. Never did I imagine the USA would breach ranks and save Putler. Here's my daily🧵on the war:

submitted 66 days ago • 8 comments

submitted 67 days ago • 524 comments

Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.

submitted 67 days ago • 1827 comments

Overheard: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre.

submitted 69 days ago • 2150 comments

Russian authorities abduct Ukrainian journalist, torture her for months w electrocution until she dies in custody, weighing less than 30kg. #russianwarcrimes khpg.org/en/160881447...

submitted 69 days ago • 97 comments

Nate Vance, cousin of JD Vance, has fought for Ukraine in the toughest battles for three years. This article by @stanislaspoyet.bsky.social sheds light on his defense of Ukraine and thoughts about the war, with photos by @albertlores.bsky.social Thank you, Sir! lefigaro.fr/international/…

submitted 69 days ago • 35 comments

Andrew Neil a bit slow on the uptake

submitted 70 days ago • 18 comments

Trump is a Russian asset.👇

submitted 71 days ago • 25 comments

submitted 72 days ago • 472 comments

This news on banning student protests is not being aired. It’s Trump’s style to threaten multiple countries/bodies at once.

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

submitted 77 days ago • 64 comments

#IStandWithZelenskyy 🇺🇦 Pass it on.

submitted 79 days ago • 394 comments