neilpbowen.bsky.social
Retired tourism professional now living in Athens, Greece. Firmly anti Brexit and anti Trump. Long suffering Spurs fan
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Venetians are already pissed off with experiencing too many tourists and when you add that it's a Trump loving oligarch I have no doubt there will still be protests
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It's totally selfish of Trump to withhold information of the 'miracle cure' treatment from the American public
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And if China adopts the exact same policy and invades Taiwan I'm assuming the current US Administration is OK with that. Or is it one rule for America and another for the rest of the world - as VP of the United States at least think through what you post before hitting send
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He took Iran's off-ramp then, lets pray he will again...
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Also won't know who's in their boss's latest chat group
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Regrettably it all began in London back in 1981 when he secretly met Thatcher - guess she recommended him to Reagan - sorry!!!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015...
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And now the Guardian report Israel has today bombed Iran’s Fordow nuclear site after Trump claimed it was “obliterated” - either the Israel’s are stupid or Trump was lying….. again
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The often quoted deaths in Gaza have remained at 50-60k for months. Last year The Lancet estimated 100k killed and a recent Harvard report claims 370k are missing. Western governments and the MSM are allowing a full blown genocide to continue under our own eyes - sickening
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Rupert Murdoch has arguably been the most dangerous individual of the 21st Century
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He's right. This was agreed in the 2015 JCPOA Agreement in 2015, but we are were we are today because it was signed by Obama so petulant/racist Trump ripped it up in 2018, and now Trump 2.0 has been conned by Netanyahu to fulfil his 20 year old fantasy of the US in a war with Iran
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For the supposed 'master of the deal' Trump has been outwitted by two truly evil manipulators in Netanyahu and Putin. Trump's arrogance, ego and stupidity has brought the world to the brink of a global conflict that he won't be able to control.
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Unless you have a $400 million 747 lying around you can gift Trump this seems like the next best thing…..
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Really hoping New Yorkers do the right thing like Londoners and vote in a Muslim Mayor. Sadiq Khan has been in office since 2016 and largely done the right thing for London
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I believe their reaction speaks for the vast majority of us in Europe
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Open invitation for Netanyahu to attack US interests. I’m sure Israel has plenty of Russian or Chinese ordnance
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Thanks for the tip - will take a look
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Surely this government has learnt from reversing their winter fuel allowance policy that the PIP reforms would never be fair or popular. If they need cash then surely the simple and just solution is to increase direct and indirect taxes on the very wealthy
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Even letting the US fly operations from Diego Garcia should be a big no no
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Iran won't care if the UK's support is limited. Any form of strategic help for the US or Israel will result in the UK being a target for Tehran. Unless the British Military or British interests are directly attacked by Iran, the government needs to withhold support and keep in step with EU policy
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The United States is cantering towards full-on authoritarianism. A war against Iran might just turn that into a gallop....
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Pretty clear to me that America is going to war against Iran with the language Johnson is using. Just as Hitler did on the 1st September 1939 in Poland, whoever is running the USA will create some form of false flag operation against US interests as an excuse to start hostilities - playbook stuff
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If this is really Putin’s position it will leave Trump in a quandary. Which of his foreign masters does he obey….
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Netanyahu and his IDF assassins are using food like a honey pot to attract starving families before dispensing of them as you would a pesky wasp. Sometimes the wasp fights back and will sting you…
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The Conservatives are lost political souls. They were in power for 14 years, f—ked everything up, and now turn their heads in every direction and just act like nodding dogs
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Trump’s domestic handlers, the authors of project 2025, and his international handlers, Putin and Netanyahu, really pull the strings in the USA. Trump is just a useful idiot allowed to play out his reality TV fantasies
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Interesting and entirely possible
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Even the New York Post reported this 2 days ago
'Gor claims to be from the island country of Malta, though an official there could not confirm his birthplace when provided his exact birthday'
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Iran is no saint, but yes Trump is being played by Netanyahu just like every G7 leader. For nearly 40 years Netanyahu has being claiming Iran will have a nuclear weapon in just months or a year and only in March the Trump IC (Gabbard) reported Iran has no nuclear capability and is not seeking one…..
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Carney cut Trump off at the presser saying I’m the host here. Like his fellow Canadians he’s not scared to stand up to your so called POTUS
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Must have been a huge explosion - the US embassy is in Jerusalem……
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If you can’t criticise your political party of choice you just become like another MAGA cult member
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Does Trump personally get the ‘golden share’ for his library in 2029 somewhere in the small print?
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Very on brand for the 2025 GOP
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My apologies - I misread the meaning of your post
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Honest question Lori - would you feel the same way if they were flying the Ukrainian flag - all oppressed people need support and awareness of their plight
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In many countries Noem’s statement would be construed as incitement to murder with an accessory charge forthcoming
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I believe Iran has the capability to damage Israel significantly. Good article from the UK today news.sky.com/story/what-a...
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Would have to thought these 200 men and women have been thoroughly screened to assess their willingness to cause violence against American citizens - events in the US are quickly getting out of hand
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Almost certain that Trump is lying. Highly likely that Iran will hit Israel back hard and Netanyahu will plead for US help. No way other NATO countries should get dragged into this mess of Trump’s making. He alone tore up the 2015 JCPOA that although not perfect kept Iran in dialogue
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Speak for yourself Joe but here in Europe, another part of the so called ‘free world’, we feel nothing but horror and trepidation about Israel’s actions yesterday. And the vast majority of us deplore the genocide being committed by Netanyahu in Gaza and the West Bank
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Another highly qualified American career diplomat being fired and no doubt replaced with some MAGA fanatic loyal to both Trump and Putin. I thought our US Ambassador here in Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, was a joke but I’m sure she can be surpassed in Moscow
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Two outcomes likely here - either the WSJ goes on MAGA steroids or Murdoch has told Vance FOX will tune down the propaganda unless Trump changes course on the US economy
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I’m wondering if there are any qualified air crash investigators left at the FAA and NTSB in the US after the DOGE purges. As it’s a Boeing aircraft they would usually attend the scene to assist with investigations
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It’s always in two weeks time with this guy - nothing but lies, propaganda and incoherent rubbish spews out of his mouth
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I hope he has about as much success as Harvey Weinstein did today in court
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How can any country, even Iran, take the US administration seriously right now - I'm not surprised by this TBH
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NATO deaths in Afghanistan after answering the US call to implement Article 5
United Kingdom: 457 deaths
Canada: 159 deaths
France: 90 deaths
Germany: 62 deaths
Italy: 53 deaths
Others: 338 deaths
Hegseth is a prize prick
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Maybe someone told him about the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat shot dead by his own troops at a military parade in 1981
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I see it more of a takeover of the US Constitution than politics myself
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As a European I really don’t understand why Republicans need to have armed troops patrolling US streets if they are making America great for the population