Ex-Optimist 🇬🇧
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I have an inferiority complex but frankly it's not a very good one.
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Is the goal of this administration simply to kill Americans?
January 26, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Is the goal of this administration simply to kill Americans?
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January 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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This New York Times story is not paywalled, and it shows a second-by-second breakdown of what happened. Please scroll through it.
This is not what America, or anywhere, should be
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is not what America, or anywhere, should be
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 26, 2026 at 12:19 AM
This New York Times story is not paywalled, and it shows a second-by-second breakdown of what happened. Please scroll through it.
This is not what America, or anywhere, should be
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is not what America, or anywhere, should be
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Unpicking the second Minneapolis shooting frame by frame - BBC Verified Information.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Unpicking the second Minneapolis shooting frame by frame
BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Unpicking the second Minneapolis shooting frame by frame - BBC Verified Information.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Good to hear Starmer pushing back on the orange conman's denigration of over 457 dead, and 2,000 seriously wounded, British troops.
He could also have pointed out that no member of Trump's family has ever volunteered to serve their country and that the FOTUS personally dodged the draft 5 times.
He could also have pointed out that no member of Trump's family has ever volunteered to serve their country and that the FOTUS personally dodged the draft 5 times.
Of course the Orange Blob insulted nations...
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January 24, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Good to hear Starmer pushing back on the orange conman's denigration of over 457 dead, and 2,000 seriously wounded, British troops.
He could also have pointed out that no member of Trump's family has ever volunteered to serve their country and that the FOTUS personally dodged the draft 5 times.
He could also have pointed out that no member of Trump's family has ever volunteered to serve their country and that the FOTUS personally dodged the draft 5 times.
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It really is amazing to listen to a guy who faked bone spurs to avoid serving in the military denigrate combat veterans of our allies while also using “we” when referencing the historical sacrifices and bravery of our own soldiers.
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It really is amazing to listen to a guy who faked bone spurs to avoid serving in the military denigrate combat veterans of our allies while also using “we” when referencing the historical sacrifices and bravery of our own soldiers.
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The Mary Tyler Moore statue in Minneapolis....
January 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The Mary Tyler Moore statue in Minneapolis....
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Nigel Farage attended Davos on a pass sponsored by the family office of Iranian billionaire Sasan Ghandehari, which told the World Economic Forum that the Reform UK leader had advised the company since 2018. ft.trib.al/V138xDu
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Nigel Farage attended Davos on a pass sponsored by the family office of Iranian billionaire Sasan Ghandehari, which told the World Economic Forum that the Reform UK leader had advised the company since 2018. ft.trib.al/V138xDu
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I consume a fair few - probably too many - newspapers, reviews, articles and podcasts every day.
Have a read of this, it's the most articulate analysis of magashitloons that I've read in months. Explains a lot . . .
Have a read of this, it's the most articulate analysis of magashitloons that I've read in months. Explains a lot . . .
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I consume a fair few - probably too many - newspapers, reviews, articles and podcasts every day.
Have a read of this, it's the most articulate analysis of magashitloons that I've read in months. Explains a lot . . .
Have a read of this, it's the most articulate analysis of magashitloons that I've read in months. Explains a lot . . .
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25th Amendment now.
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
25th Amendment now.
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Good overview on how Trump permanently blew up America’s place in the world with his madness over Greenland.
Trump’s ‘Irreversible’ American Carnage in Greenland — Rolling Stone
The president’s madcap quest to take over the territory is yet another blow to the post-World War II global order that brought America prosperity
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January 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Good overview on how Trump permanently blew up America’s place in the world with his madness over Greenland.
One of the many reasons why the majority of Brits hate, loathe and despise Trump is that he doesn't have the grace to acknowledge these 457 deaths or the 2,188 wounded were in support of the US and NATO.
Unlike the orange conman we don't moan about grievances.
But we don't forget them either.
Unlike the orange conman we don't moan about grievances.
But we don't forget them either.
457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
One of the many reasons why the majority of Brits hate, loathe and despise Trump is that he doesn't have the grace to acknowledge these 457 deaths or the 2,188 wounded were in support of the US and NATO.
Unlike the orange conman we don't moan about grievances.
But we don't forget them either.
Unlike the orange conman we don't moan about grievances.
But we don't forget them either.
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Just wondering Pam , where are the Epstein files?
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Just wondering Pam , where are the Epstein files?
Bari Weiss, CBS’s new editor-in-chief, reckons she is championing a press free from élite bias.
Hmm, looks like she is merely aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Hmm, looks like she is merely aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Bari Weiss, CBS’s new editor-in-chief, reckons she is championing a press free from élite bias.
Hmm, looks like she is merely aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Hmm, looks like she is merely aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
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Trump Invites War Criminals to His Extreme “Board of Peace” newrepublic.com/post/205429/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Invites War Criminals to His Extreme “Board of Peace”
President Trump wants foreign leaders to pay $1 billion to join his so-called “Board of Peace.”
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January 21, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Trump Invites War Criminals to His Extreme “Board of Peace” newrepublic.com/post/205429/... via @newrepublic.com
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This wasn’t just a bad speech — it was a diplomatic autopsy. At a forum built on credibility, coordination, and seriousness, Trump exposed himself as weak, erratic, and unfit to lead anything more complex than a grievance rally. NATO allies noticed. Markets noticed. Adversaries noticed.
Blundell
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January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This wasn’t just a bad speech — it was a diplomatic autopsy. At a forum built on credibility, coordination, and seriousness, Trump exposed himself as weak, erratic, and unfit to lead anything more complex than a grievance rally. NATO allies noticed. Markets noticed. Adversaries noticed.
Blundell
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Taco Trump went to Davos, gave a speech that could only have been delivered by a lunatic, got his ass handed to him, so now he isn't going to invade Greenland.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Taco Trump went to Davos, gave a speech that could only have been delivered by a lunatic, got his ass handed to him, so now he isn't going to invade Greenland.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.