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Patrick G. Cox
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Retired firefighter and instructor/lecturer, former Lay Reader in the Anglican Church, author of the Harry Heron series and several more books. Companion of two Shelties, father and grandfather. Married and living in Germany.

No DMs please and NO crypto!!
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DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.

My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Without doubt my favourite photograph of the year: sunrise at Lindisfarne Castle though the hole in the wall.
December 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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NATO chief Rutte: "Russia has brought war back to Europe, and we must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents and great-grandparents endured." 😳
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Good news! Canada is winning the trade war! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Canada recorded a trade surplus for the first time since January as exports rebounded sharply and imports declined.

#CanadaStrong
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
December 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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It wasn’t even close.
December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Ofcom to investigate GB News and TalkTV over impartiality rules
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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So the government has piled lie upon lie just to continue tormenting an innocent man? The scary thing is that if they did it to him with all the publicity surrounding him, how many more victims are there that we just don't know about?
This is really incredible. The government's battle to deport Abrego Garcia has apparently been based on a lie from the start. Not even the "gang affiliation" lie or the "human smuggling" lie, but the more basic assertion that he was ordered to be deported in the first place.
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Why is anyone surprised?
This is really incredible. The government's battle to deport Abrego Garcia has apparently been based on a lie from the start. Not even the "gang affiliation" lie or the "human smuggling" lie, but the more basic assertion that he was ordered to be deported in the first place.
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Rutte: Allied defense spending and production must rise rapidly. Our armed forces must have what they need to keep us safe. And Ukraine must have what it needs to defend itself.

We must all accept that we must act to defend our way of life now, because this year Russia has become even more brazen
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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We salute you, Charles Clyde Ebbets
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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December 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Russia has an Antenna Array of 32 installations designed to Jam/interfere with GPS placed in Kaliningrad.
Its effective range is 5-6 thousand Kilometres.

Moscow can disable GPS across entire Europe.

🇵🇱 scientists currently work on systems what use Light spectrums and natural radiation to Dodge it.
December 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Just a quick question to those trump imbeciles out there.....

How many times has trump told you something THAT WASN'T TRUE?

Go ahead....take your time.
December 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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The Northern Lights are back in view over the Northland!

My thanks to those in the region who have shared their photos of them with our station.

Enjoy!
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Beauty in nature
Little Green Canal

One of those scenes that has the car screeching to a halt, crazed photographer grabbing bits and pieces in a mad dash to capture the moment before it twists away and is gone.

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Twizel, New Zealand
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#Aurora #SouthernLights #Nightscape #EastCoastKin #Scape
#bucketlist #BestWork
December 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Ok A.I. nailed this one, credit where it’s due

www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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2026 #Canada trade mission to #Mexico will be ‘biggest’

MacKay says hundreds of businesses have applied to be part of the mission, focused on diversifying Canada’s exports. 🇨🇦🇲🇽

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
2026 Canada trade mission to Mexico will be ‘biggest one’
The federal government is preparing for its largest trade mission in history: Mexico in February 2026, says Cameron MacKay, Canada’s ambassador to Mexico. MacKay says hundreds of businesses have appli...
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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@netflix.com do not bow down, do not kiss the ring. I have been with you since the beginning. Thrilled to up my plan to support you when you came out against his policies

Do not let me down now. Ask Disney, I will cancel you too.
Trump: I will probably be involved in the Netflix WBD deal, the people who have run CNN are a disgrace, no one watches, they're spreading poison and lies, they don't have too much money, CNN should be sold, the people running it are either corrupt or incompetent.
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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lol
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Love Banksy’s take on society
A brilliant Banksy.
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM