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Life-long learner, never too old to learn or to allow myself to try something new. Life is too short to have a closed mind. Wore a green suit as a young man, I still honour my Oath of Allegiance.
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A former D.C. police lieutenant convicted of leaking information about a police investigation to the leader of the Proud Boys group on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, was sentenced Friday to 18 months behind bars.

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America did not storm the beaches at Normandy alone on June 6, 1944. We had allies who fought with us. Allies from Britain, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and Poland. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

MEMPHIS — YESTERDAY: “He’s not a criminal!!” ICE agent clumsily PULLS A GUN on the daughter of a man they grabbed. Original post: www.facebook.com/share/v/12LM...

💥 Reform UK says it's a £350m scandal. 🧐 It's actually… a spreadsheet. Before you light the torches, maybe check what a framework is first? The Bear explains their rookie error ⤵️

Trump has appointed a 22-year-old former Heritage Foundation intern as the Department of Homeland Security official overseeing the US government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism.

He said some days, he was given only crackers to eat, which he shared with cellmates. His first stop after being released was for McDonald’s chicken nuggets and french fries www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/u... A Massachusetts student arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice has been released | CNN

Reform UK’s Elon Musk-Style ‘Doge’ Team Is in Turmoil Following Major Resignations The team set up by Nigel Farage to slash spending in the local authorities his party now runs across England is already falling apart bylinetimes.com/2025/06/06/r...

Measles warning to holidaymakers as cases rise across Europe

The Telegraph deserves a Pulitzer. What a title.

your regular reminder that the Nigel Farage Party is and forever will be the Nigel Farage Party, and everyone else is basically just passing through www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Wagner PMC has announced that it has completed its "main mission" in Mali and is leaving the country. The statement was published by a Telegram channel close to the mercenaries, called “Wagner’s Unloading.”

'Members of staff feel uncomfortable serving you.'

💢 ‘A leaked tape revealed Netanyahu's true wartime priorities’ By @amosharel.bsky.social Article 🧵

As usual, the cruelty is the point. Missouri has lived under the boot of a GOP supermajority for 22 years and they have consistently defunded schools. And now they are planning to close schools for the severely disabled.

Nearly a dozen immigration officers and eight deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the searing-hot East African nation of Djibouti, where they face the constant threat of malaria and rocket attacks from nearby Yemen, according to a federal court filing.

Attended the annual D-Day commemoration at the D-Day memorial at Southsea, Portsmouth today where I met this fine 100-year old Normandy Veteran who served with the Royal Marines.

You know what to do!

Via Euronews: Elon Musk claims Donald Trump is mentioned in Epstein Files in X post www.euronews.com/2025/06/05/e...

Russia accuses UK of involvement in Ukraine drone strike that risks ‘World War 3″ https://www.europesays.com/2138513/ Sunday’s surprise attack targeted Russian airbases holding bombers. Andrei Kelin claimed British forces are “deeply” involved in assisting…

In March, ICE raided a birthday party for a 5 year old and a 28 year old claiming it was a gang meeting. They arrested 47 people including 9 children using flash grenades. They detained them for weeks causing 1 child to be kicked out of school. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory apple.news/AHqOT618hQdy...

Dumber than a box of rocks

Ah, the golden age.

Health Dept rating suggests that you don’t want to eat there until they clean the place up. And that is because a recent inspection netted the club a score of 32.

Chairman of far-right Reform UK party quits after burqa row | Politics News https://www.europesays.com/2138607/ Zia Yusuf, a self-described ‘British Muslim patriot’, leaves a party accused of fuelling Islamophobia after 11 months. The…

Just making some more popcorn

Cyclist saves cat by jumping over it during race 🐈‍⬛🚴‍♂️

Zia Yusuf resigns as Reform UK chairman after less than a year

BREAKING NEWS: This video will likely improve your day.

'I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time’ To be fair, it’s not a good use any body’s time www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/zia...

This seems to have now disappeared from the Express website but can still be read in the archive. archive.ph/mQIec

You couldn't write it

This will probably come as no surprise to anyone but… www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

French court strips Marine Le Pen of her local mandate The decision is another reminder of how the far-right leader’s judicial woes are affecting her political career. Good 👍 www.politico.eu/article/fren...

"Well done Krishnan Guru-Murthy"

The question prompted gasps from some in the chamber

I sure hope there is video for this... gotta be hilarious!!!!!