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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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#OTD in 1944, Benouville, France. Very, very close to "Pegasus Bridge". Glider No. 91, which carried Major Howard from 2 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. #WW2 #HISTORY

Neo-Nazi group ‘actively seeking to grow in US’ with planned paramilitary training event The Base is emerging from shadows and ramping up its ranks as White House turns blind eye to the far right

He really is one of the dumbest people who ever lived, the nazis killed Germans as well, FFS!

Of course the LA Times makes it look like a full on riot instead of showing that the mostly peaceful protesters were literally and constantly assaulted by ICE agents. The majority of fires that were started weren’t by the public but by ICE firing into the crowds and canisters starting fires. 🧵

How stupid? stuck in a container stupid I couldn't make it up if I tried. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-of...

California representatives did a check in where migrants were being detained. They found no beds, no food and no water. Children were among the detained.

And there you have it. ICE didn't target migrant workers in Kristi Noem's farms or Sarah Huckabee Sanders' meatpacking plants because they wanted to create a riot in LA as a pretext to declaring martial law. They don't care about undocumented migrants, they only care about controlling US citizens.

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo criticizes reported attempts by Trump to weaken Russia sanctions bill kyivindependent.com/finnish-pm-c...

The Pentagon’s watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter, according to two people familiar with the investigation and documents

It will probably come as no surprise to anyone that Reform's start to life in local government has been described as a 'clown show' by one council leader www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/re...

Russia economy meltdown as vital oil exports suffer huge £3bn blow | World | News https://www.europesays.com/2143477/ Russian oil took a staggering £3 billion hit in the first three months of 2025 as the country’s…

ICE Mistakenly Detains U.S. Marshals Deputy Who ‘Fit The General Description’ Of Intended Person

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Bill Maher and Stephanie Ruhle just exposed how big a failure DOGE actually was. This is incredible.

Good to see Guardian reporting on today's @peoplesassembly.bsky.social march tho in its one dimensional world Stop the War & Palestine are off limits www.theguardian.com/business/202...

“Ever since Christ was executed in broad daylight in the middle of Golgotha, questions have swirled about the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death, but no longer,” said the Bishop Of Rome theonion.com/new-pop...

Kharkiv, Ukraine today. Russia is a terrorist state!

This makes me ill

MISSING SAILOR: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attack | Germany https://www.europesays.com/2143596/ Germany is drawing up plans to rapidly expand its network of bomb-proof bunkers and shelters, the government’s most…

Away from the BBC reporting Reform UK press releases, some actual BBC journalism. Local Councils that Reform control. Careless people who are breaking things wp.me/p15p2Q-ekS

Booooommmmmm 💥💥💥💥💥 Fffffiiiiiireeeeeeee 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Russian Telegram channels report a drone strike followed by an explosion and fire at the Lukoil oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, russia.

Here we go ⚽️

Russia Could Attack NATO By 2029; Top Official Says Germany Has Three Years To Overhaul Its Military https://www.europesays.com/2143624/ Earlier, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that he had “no doubt” the United States would remain in NATO…

OTD 1944 Flying Officer Walter Wendt gave his life over Normandy. Born to a German immigrant Walter, chose to risk his US citizenship by breaking the Neutrality Act & joining the Royal Canadian Airforce to fight the Nazi's. He had been previously shot down & escaped. He died serving with 19 Sqn RAF

#OTD in 1944. D-Day + 1. The crew of a Sherman tank repairing damage to one of its suspension units caused by an 88mm anti-tank shell. #WW2 #HISTORY

WHAT THE FUCK? Our Social Security information is now in the hands of a bunch of 'hacker kids'. Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh & Amy Coney Barrett just exposed us all to the most invasive breach of our cherished privacy in America's history. Unbelievable!

20 dogs rescued from meat farm in South Korea now safe in Canada – Montreal https://www.europesays.com/2141137/ Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than a dozen dogs rescued from a dog meat…

Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there. What an unbelievable asshole.

In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented. (Photo from a colleague in DC)

HAPPENING NOW: Protesters flood the streets of Downtown Los Angeles after the American Gestapo (ICE) conducted a kidnapping operation earlier today in the area (Video: Anthony Cabassa)

Goodbye and thanks to the ISDN box that kept me on air throughout COVID and after. BT will close the ISDN service in January 2027, now largely replaced by fast WiFi and apps like Zoom and FaceTime. And of course I broadcast now from the studio in London or Salford.

Republicans dismiss threat to Trump’s tax bill from Elon Musk https://www.europesays.com/2143497/ Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington,…

Chicago fighting back against ICE. You love to see it 💪

#D-Day #Canada

𝑨𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏! 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 “𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈”

#OTD in 1944, Amfreville area, France. Paratroop and 6 Commando commanders, assessing the situation. (Footage shot by Sergeant Clague, the first man of the Army Film and Photographic Unit to be killed, on 12 June.) #WW2 #HISTORY

Exclusive: Telegraph was deceived by source in case of "faked" story about £345k per year banking couple who had to cut down on Waitrose shops to fund school fees pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...

Study on London 20 mph limits shows: - collisions ⬇️ 35% - casualties ⬇️ 36% - fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34% - child casualties ⬇️ 46% - child deaths ⬇️ 75% - walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28% etsc.eu/20mph-limits...

Arrests of illegal migrant workers increase by 51% in year since Labour elected news.sky.com/story/arrest...

ICE raids hit across Los Angeles today—and locals are rising up. This is what resistance looks like. ✊🏾 This was about an hour ago…

Outside of the MDC in Loe Angeles on the other end of the building from a press conference, dozens chanting “set them free” regarding immigration detainees. Officers filming, armed with several weapons.

Fascinating read that gets worse as you get further into it. Detonating nuclear bombs to save the Earth from #ClimateChange... This feels like the opening 5 minutes of a dystopian/ disaster movie 🧪 www-ndtv-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.ndtv...