Piaras
@piarasm.bsky.social
Dad, husband, copywriter and in former times, lobbyist, journalist and also a hod carrier.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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Seems that Lucy Connolly now thinks people should go to prison for social media posts
December 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Seems that Lucy Connolly now thinks people should go to prison for social media posts
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“Putin would eat you for lunch.”
Today, exactly that happened.
Today, exactly that happened.
August 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“Putin would eat you for lunch.”
Today, exactly that happened.
Today, exactly that happened.
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TELSEY begins tracking price increases over the past week. Some highlights:
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
April 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
TELSEY begins tracking price increases over the past week. Some highlights:
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
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On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, everything that led to the Holocaust is in danger of being forgotten.
The Nazis channeled the demands of oligarchs, scapegoated minorities and replaced democracy with a new imperium. Those politics are returning.
#NeverForget
#NeverAgain
The Nazis channeled the demands of oligarchs, scapegoated minorities and replaced democracy with a new imperium. Those politics are returning.
#NeverForget
#NeverAgain
January 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, everything that led to the Holocaust is in danger of being forgotten.
The Nazis channeled the demands of oligarchs, scapegoated minorities and replaced democracy with a new imperium. Those politics are returning.
#NeverForget
#NeverAgain
The Nazis channeled the demands of oligarchs, scapegoated minorities and replaced democracy with a new imperium. Those politics are returning.
#NeverForget
#NeverAgain
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“Before we can fight the Matrix, we have to wake up from it.” bylinetimes.com/2025/01/25/h...
From Z to X: How Russian Information Warfare Primed the World for Trump and Musk
“Money and information are the twin tactical nukes of modern politics” according to Steve Bannon. But the the seeds for this tech dystopia were sown more than a decade ago
bylinetimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Before we can fight the Matrix, we have to wake up from it.” bylinetimes.com/2025/01/25/h...
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I hate Elonois Nazis
January 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I hate Elonois Nazis
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Like a pathetic exiled kinglet, turfed off his throne and lingering at the fringes of a foreign warlord’s court to provide a fig leaf for his aggression in return for victuals, wine and a warm cloak.
January 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Like a pathetic exiled kinglet, turfed off his throne and lingering at the fringes of a foreign warlord’s court to provide a fig leaf for his aggression in return for victuals, wine and a warm cloak.
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You've got to admire how Liz Truss' strategy to stop people from talking about how she crashed the economy has involved purposefully generating an entirely new news cycle about how she crashed the economy
January 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
You've got to admire how Liz Truss' strategy to stop people from talking about how she crashed the economy has involved purposefully generating an entirely new news cycle about how she crashed the economy
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Lots of people commenting on the
So called grooming gang issue in following some “intervention” from the USA
They might want to consider that Starmer left office as DPP with the highest conviction rate for child sexual abuse since records began
So called grooming gang issue in following some “intervention” from the USA
They might want to consider that Starmer left office as DPP with the highest conviction rate for child sexual abuse since records began
January 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Lots of people commenting on the
So called grooming gang issue in following some “intervention” from the USA
They might want to consider that Starmer left office as DPP with the highest conviction rate for child sexual abuse since records began
So called grooming gang issue in following some “intervention” from the USA
They might want to consider that Starmer left office as DPP with the highest conviction rate for child sexual abuse since records began
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I first learnt of grooming gangs from @theTimes in Jan 2011
I became chief prosecutor May 2011
I authorised charging Rochdale grooming gang June 2011
After convictions (May 2012) Starmer put me in charge of national response
Far Right thugs attacked my home
1000s of rapists were brought to justice
I became chief prosecutor May 2011
I authorised charging Rochdale grooming gang June 2011
After convictions (May 2012) Starmer put me in charge of national response
Far Right thugs attacked my home
1000s of rapists were brought to justice
January 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I first learnt of grooming gangs from @theTimes in Jan 2011
I became chief prosecutor May 2011
I authorised charging Rochdale grooming gang June 2011
After convictions (May 2012) Starmer put me in charge of national response
Far Right thugs attacked my home
1000s of rapists were brought to justice
I became chief prosecutor May 2011
I authorised charging Rochdale grooming gang June 2011
After convictions (May 2012) Starmer put me in charge of national response
Far Right thugs attacked my home
1000s of rapists were brought to justice
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"Whatever you might think of them, the AfD are clearly not Nazis or racists"
(Douglas Murray, in the Spectator).
(Douglas Murray, in the Spectator).
German AfD politicians met with militant neo-Nazis at a secret event in Switzerland in December. A German investigative reporter infilitrated the event and got photos of the attendees, which included violent neo-Nazi groups Junge Tat and Blood & Honour.
German AfD politicians meet militant neo-Nazis in Switzerland
An event near Zurich in mid-December at which two AfD politicians spoke was organized by the Swiss neo-Nazi group Junge Tat and attended by members of Blood & Honour.
m.jpost.com
January 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Whatever you might think of them, the AfD are clearly not Nazis or racists"
(Douglas Murray, in the Spectator).
(Douglas Murray, in the Spectator).
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In other news James.
BBC News - Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader
The billionaire has been rumoured to be considering a multi-million pound donation to Reform UK.
www.bbc.com
January 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In other news James.
BBC News - Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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On the day Farage and Tice have taken to the airwaves to defend him, Musk says that Reform needs a new leader.
Big moment. Apparently no Musk money for Reform. At least while Farage is leader.
Big moment. Apparently no Musk money for Reform. At least while Farage is leader.
January 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
On the day Farage and Tice have taken to the airwaves to defend him, Musk says that Reform needs a new leader.
Big moment. Apparently no Musk money for Reform. At least while Farage is leader.
Big moment. Apparently no Musk money for Reform. At least while Farage is leader.
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This terribly humiliating Farage business reminds me of that ancient proverb, “He who shall insert himself too deeply into the colon of another egomaniac for self-advancement must risk being shat out at very short notice”.
January 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This terribly humiliating Farage business reminds me of that ancient proverb, “He who shall insert himself too deeply into the colon of another egomaniac for self-advancement must risk being shat out at very short notice”.
Merry Christmas folks.
December 25, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Merry Christmas folks.
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My friend brought her thick boyfriend along to join our really good pub quiz team. She put him up for the tie-break to win the big Xmas prize and he answered "What's the capital of Syria?" with "Domestos". So I did a no-show at their wedding, fuck them.
December 23, 2024 at 8:25 AM
My friend brought her thick boyfriend along to join our really good pub quiz team. She put him up for the tie-break to win the big Xmas prize and he answered "What's the capital of Syria?" with "Domestos". So I did a no-show at their wedding, fuck them.
@sinead-m.bsky.social Laura Kuennsberg going full Tory. Is no one in the BBC watching this behaviour?
Part of the reason why many people have a problem with Kuenssberg. There is a clear line between interrogating a policy and actively playing defence for the Tories - a defence which she often ascribes to "viewers".
Well, it is then perfectly fair for viewers to say: Hang on! No, I don't think that!
Well, it is then perfectly fair for viewers to say: Hang on! No, I don't think that!
December 15, 2024 at 6:01 PM
@sinead-m.bsky.social Laura Kuennsberg going full Tory. Is no one in the BBC watching this behaviour?
South Korea: Protesters Adapt "Feliz Navidad" To Impeachment Chant
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South Korea: Protesters Adapt "Feliz Navidad" To Impeachment Chant
Seoul, South Korea - December 05, 2024 "Feliz Navidad" on 5 December, calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol to be removed. [Credit: X/twikth5169]
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December 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
South Korea: Protesters Adapt "Feliz Navidad" To Impeachment Chant
www.newsflare.com/video/700989...
www.newsflare.com/video/700989...
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JD Vance Forced To Dress As Elf At Mar-A-Lago Christmas Party
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December 13, 2024 at 6:44 PM
JD Vance Forced To Dress As Elf At Mar-A-Lago Christmas Party
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