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John Haines
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Chartered Civil Engineer (retired), London, Military History, Lapsed Wargamer, Guide and Trustee for the Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery.
AKA JustsomeguyJohn.
"If you're always curious, you'll never be bored." Vincent Price.
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require generative AI watermarks & ban using people’s likeness without consent
As AI generated content becomes increasingly realistic, we think laws should be put in place to prevent misuse. All such media should carry a permanent watermark or disclosure, alongside a blanket ban...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Labour is proposing to go back to PFI to fund the NHS, effectively privatisation. This is uneconomic in the long term, even the Tories ended PFI.
It’s unbelievable that Starmer, Reeves and Streeting are doing this…🚨
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@redstarneil.bsky.social Just seen this. Any comment?
October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Thought for the day: We don’t make the world less hateful by responding to things with anger and hate
October 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Trump wanted the Nobel peace prize
To honour his hate and his lies
But Norway said no
Which just goes to show
That they are incredibly wise
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Never, in the field of UK politics, has a government made such continuous and determined attempts to alienate and criminalise people who used to be it’s natural supporters. How on earth do Starmer and co. think then can ever win back the people they treat with such contempt.
October 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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The Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, opened on this day 1825. Its first line linked collieries near Shildon with Darlington and Stockton. (Painting of opening day by Terence Cuneo, 1949, National Railway Museum.)
September 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I will not vote for any party that doesn’t have ‘undo Brexit’ as a manifesto promise.
September 20, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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I'm genuinely disturbed.
I'm living in a country that is passionate about defending the 'free speech' of those who would incite violence against minorities, but equally passionate about arresting people for calling a genocide a genocide.
September 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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It's very simple.

The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.

Not the people with hardly any money.

It really shouldn't need explaining.
August 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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This Petition on media bias and the real need for Freedom of the press and fair coverage should be signed by millions, not 7,500!!

Get off your arses folks if you don't like #Farage!!
August 29, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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August 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Clean up your links before you share them with others. It's a small and simple piece of operational security that anyone can integrate into their practice.
August 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Someone eventually manages to get 30 “gender-criticals” (apparently most of them over 65) together for a hate-rally in Scotland.

In contrast, London Trans Pride with 100,000 people of all ages.

About 3,330 trans people and allies for every transphobe.
August 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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UK Homelessness minister threw out her tenants - then increased rent by £700 a month.

Rent increased from £3,300 to £4,000 a month, 21% increase.

As Mahatma Gandhi said: "Be the change that you wish to see in the world".
archive.ph/Pcl6U
Homelessness minister threw out her tenants - then increased rent by £700 a month
Rushanara Ali, who has spoken out against 'unreasonable rent increases', relisted her four-bedroom townhouse in east London for £4,000 a month
inews.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Could you help us out? It's been one of the quietest months in a decade, and partly I believe it's because people don't know we exist! Hi! I'm Annie! I run Bad Squiddo Games! We hand sculpt & hand cast 28mm scale models of women, critters, scenics & occasionally a man!

www.badsquiddogames.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM