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Dec 31, 2006: Britains final payment to America for World War II. $83.25 million. 61 years after victory, British taxpayers paid America for the privilege of surviving Hitler.The debt wasn't for winning. It was America asset stripping, now the USA will do this to Ukraine!
youtu.be/LMy3BAJYi54?...
youtu.be/LMy3BAJYi54?...
Lend-Lease: How America Looted the British Empire During World War II
YouTube video by Economy Rewind
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Dec 31, 2006: Britains final payment to America for World War II. $83.25 million. 61 years after victory, British taxpayers paid America for the privilege of surviving Hitler.The debt wasn't for winning. It was America asset stripping, now the USA will do this to Ukraine!
youtu.be/LMy3BAJYi54?...
youtu.be/LMy3BAJYi54?...
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Putin ringing in the New Year at Mar-a-Lago with his p*ssy a$$ bitch!
January 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Putin ringing in the New Year at Mar-a-Lago with his p*ssy a$$ bitch!
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Remembering a lovely lady.
One of my loveliest friends died this year from cancer.
She loathed Brexit as it had been responsible for preventing her making Spain her part year home in recent years.
I know one of her greatest wishes would be to rejoin the EU.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
She loathed Brexit as it had been responsible for preventing her making Spain her part year home in recent years.
I know one of her greatest wishes would be to rejoin the EU.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Remembering a lovely lady.
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Felicitaciones and felicitações, Spain and Portugal.
For 40 years, you’ve been part of our Union.
Four decades of sharing your exceptional culture and innovative spirit with us.
Four decades of your countries growing stronger inside the EU.
Congratulations!
For 40 years, you’ve been part of our Union.
Four decades of sharing your exceptional culture and innovative spirit with us.
Four decades of your countries growing stronger inside the EU.
Congratulations!
January 1, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Felicitaciones and felicitações, Spain and Portugal.
For 40 years, you’ve been part of our Union.
Four decades of sharing your exceptional culture and innovative spirit with us.
Four decades of your countries growing stronger inside the EU.
Congratulations!
For 40 years, you’ve been part of our Union.
Four decades of sharing your exceptional culture and innovative spirit with us.
Four decades of your countries growing stronger inside the EU.
Congratulations!
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In the 6th largest economy, 103000 people died in poverty in 2024.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
www.mariecurie.org.uk
January 1, 2026 at 9:08 AM
In the 6th largest economy, 103000 people died in poverty in 2024.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
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Keir Starmer vows to 'defeat decline and division' in new year message
The PM acknowledges
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Here's to putting people and planet first in 2026.
Happy New Year from all of us at the Green Party.
Happy New Year from all of us at the Green Party.
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Here's to putting people and planet first in 2026.
Happy New Year from all of us at the Green Party.
Happy New Year from all of us at the Green Party.
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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
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In Trump’s pay-to-play justice system, you can get away with defrauding nursing homes, skirting your taxes, and committing securities fraud. So much for “law and order.” https://youtu.be/NflcWXdV-B0?si=Tj1mzuAdV8zjXEpY
Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
In Trump’s pay-to-play justice system, you can get away with defrauding nursing homes, skirting your taxes, and committing securities fraud. So much for “law and order.” https://youtu.be/NflcWXdV-B0?si=Tj1mzuAdV8zjXEpY
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Why was this political activist allowed to take over at Glastonbury?
Questions of political bias clouded everything in 2025, and pop music was no exception. Glastonbury was rocked by an enormous controversy, reported in full by the Eye.
Questions of political bias clouded everything in 2025, and pop music was no exception. Glastonbury was rocked by an enormous controversy, reported in full by the Eye.
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Why was this political activist allowed to take over at Glastonbury?
Questions of political bias clouded everything in 2025, and pop music was no exception. Glastonbury was rocked by an enormous controversy, reported in full by the Eye.
Questions of political bias clouded everything in 2025, and pop music was no exception. Glastonbury was rocked by an enormous controversy, reported in full by the Eye.
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Call it “mutual” and suddenly people get it.
‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens supported by 84% of Brits, in stunning new poll
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Call it “mutual” and suddenly people get it.
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reform's support artificially enhanced by bots? Well knock me down with a feather and call me shirley
From Geebeebies, no less.
If 90% of Deform UK's online support is Russian Bots, how about extrapolating that to online polling numbers?
If 90% of Deform UK's online support is Russian Bots, how about extrapolating that to online polling numbers?
January 1, 2026 at 7:55 AM
reform's support artificially enhanced by bots? Well knock me down with a feather and call me shirley
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That is likely why Reform is focusing on overall polling % rather than taking the LibDem strategy of directing all their effort into only the seats they know they can win under FPTP.
This popularity halo effect will be doing a lot of the work for Reform UK.
But it is likely false.
This popularity halo effect will be doing a lot of the work for Reform UK.
But it is likely false.
January 1, 2026 at 4:40 AM
That is likely why Reform is focusing on overall polling % rather than taking the LibDem strategy of directing all their effort into only the seats they know they can win under FPTP.
This popularity halo effect will be doing a lot of the work for Reform UK.
But it is likely false.
This popularity halo effect will be doing a lot of the work for Reform UK.
But it is likely false.
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China surrounds Taiwan with what it calls a “shield of justice” as massive drills involving army, navy and air force circle the island state.
The terrifying drills come as Beijing threatens to “annihilate” its tiny neighbour amid escalating tensions in the region www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
The terrifying drills come as Beijing threatens to “annihilate” its tiny neighbour amid escalating tensions in the region www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
China surrounds Taiwan with ships and 89 planes as invasion fears grow
The terrifying drills come as Beijing threatens to “annihilate” its neighbour amid tensions in the region - with 89 Chinese aircraft, 28 ships and a fleet of four amphibious assault ships deployed
www.mirror.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 11:49 AM
China surrounds Taiwan with what it calls a “shield of justice” as massive drills involving army, navy and air force circle the island state.
The terrifying drills come as Beijing threatens to “annihilate” its tiny neighbour amid escalating tensions in the region www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
The terrifying drills come as Beijing threatens to “annihilate” its tiny neighbour amid escalating tensions in the region www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
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This is an excellent breakdown on the cost of doing nothing on covid.
Do give it a read and send a copy to your MP / Representative
www.theangrydogs.com/p/the-covid-...
Do give it a read and send a copy to your MP / Representative
www.theangrydogs.com/p/the-covid-...
The Covid Nonsense Tax
The Actual Cost of the Great Barrington Declaration and RFK Jr
www.theangrydogs.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:58 AM
This is an excellent breakdown on the cost of doing nothing on covid.
Do give it a read and send a copy to your MP / Representative
www.theangrydogs.com/p/the-covid-...
Do give it a read and send a copy to your MP / Representative
www.theangrydogs.com/p/the-covid-...
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So Jack Smith's revelation [with receipts] that King Donald the Mad was, in fact, directly responsible for the January 6th Capitol attack, is a great opener for the BBC'S $10bn Florida defamation suit, where the corporation reported exactly what he said on the day with edits for time.
January 1, 2026 at 12:08 PM
So Jack Smith's revelation [with receipts] that King Donald the Mad was, in fact, directly responsible for the January 6th Capitol attack, is a great opener for the BBC'S $10bn Florida defamation suit, where the corporation reported exactly what he said on the day with edits for time.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Listen FREE whenever EU like! Please help! Subscribe TODAY for just £5 a month and help us grow! 👉 Link's in bio/graphic!
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Happy New Year!
In 2026, we keep building the citizen-based alternative to the top-down mainstream media.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Happy New Year!
In 2026, we keep building the citizen-based alternative to the top-down mainstream media.
Join us! ✊
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Join us! ✊
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🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should & should not apply to. Because none of us then has rights, just privileges that can be taken away by those in power
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
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January 1, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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The world’s 500 richest people have total wealth of $11.9tn.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The world’s 500 richest people have total wealth of $11.9tn.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
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Fartrage & Tice say the minimum wage is “too high” – especially for youngsters. They want employers' NI contributions cut instead.
£1 in the pocket of the low-waged gets invested in the local economy. I don't know anyone on minimum wage who stashes their cash offshore to evade UK taxes. Do you?
£1 in the pocket of the low-waged gets invested in the local economy. I don't know anyone on minimum wage who stashes their cash offshore to evade UK taxes. Do you?
December 31, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Fartrage & Tice say the minimum wage is “too high” – especially for youngsters. They want employers' NI contributions cut instead.
£1 in the pocket of the low-waged gets invested in the local economy. I don't know anyone on minimum wage who stashes their cash offshore to evade UK taxes. Do you?
£1 in the pocket of the low-waged gets invested in the local economy. I don't know anyone on minimum wage who stashes their cash offshore to evade UK taxes. Do you?
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“The idea that squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything is fantasy and we do need to expose that.”
Good job no one’s ever actually said that - including me.
So why is Labour again repeatedly lying to avoid taxing the super-rich?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good job no one’s ever actually said that - including me.
So why is Labour again repeatedly lying to avoid taxing the super-rich?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“The idea that squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything is fantasy and we do need to expose that.”
Good job no one’s ever actually said that - including me.
So why is Labour again repeatedly lying to avoid taxing the super-rich?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good job no one’s ever actually said that - including me.
So why is Labour again repeatedly lying to avoid taxing the super-rich?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...