NOT DISCUSSED NEARLY ENOUGH THIS WEEK: Trump’s all over the Epstein files so he’s having Venezuelans killed as a distraction. Because of these crimes against humanity, a 4-star Admiral resigned and the British, the Dutch, and the Colombians are no longer sharing intel with the USA.

I don't know how to politely tell you this but I'll try: The EU holds all the cards. Further complicating matters is a majority of Brits want to keep the pound. Additionally, there are actually arrangements being made of mutual benefit on a constant basis. Where. Is. Your. Evidence. For. Your. Claim

WREKT you dishonest little gobshite. Get in the sea. TARGET DESTROYED.

NAZI HIPPIES!!!!! No really. George Monbiot is useless at economics but this is an eye opening article They grab Lefty Hippies with Vaccine Hesitancy and drag them to NAZI HIPPY. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Further reading gen.medium.com/nazi-hippies...

This is part of why I keep using political compass memes and talking about Third Position. Left versus Right is outdated thinking. Political compass is better if imperfect. Third Position tend to be the worst of the entire political compass simultaneously then call themselves moderate centrists.

Extreme Centrism - Third Position? Also my own term I made up I think. The Fourth Postion. Billionaire Anarcho-capitalists who trend heavily to Far Right social values. Weaklings tho, at least for now. Soft eugenics. Murder of the poor by legislation. EG Stopping SNAP. THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT

I think this is so true, I was well into my thirties before I understood the concept of Left and Right, possibly because I understood things were so much more nuanced than that. We should start talking of principles, or at least more solid concepts to help understanding and engagement.

There is now sufficient evidence available suggesting that Trump is at the very least protecting a pedophile ring, and possibly more involved than his supporters would like to think.

Geez when we were young we'd spin Beatles records backwards, smoke a little and say Paul was dead. Then we grew up. Social media and laziness cause these stupid conspiracy theories to flourish. I can make a conspiracy theory about twinkies ffs.

When you’re smart enough to hate, but not smart enough to know who to hate!

Remember when we though W. Bush was a dullard? Look where we are now...

The far right and far left always meet at the ends of the horseshoe

they've gone so far left they've gone all the way round to the right...

This happened to members of my family, started with antivax, then aliens, lizards, brexit and now far-right

Crap! I've got a mind bending thread for you if you're interested? I've stumbled onto some of the truth of what's going on. Conspiracy fantasies have been weaponised against us in a way that sounds itself, too paranoid & complicated to believe at all, nevermind easily. Fight without fighting Sun Tzu

For me, the best description of critical thinking as a fundamental way of living a human life is found in Plato's account of the trial of Socrates (The Apology). It shows that key to critical thinking is the WILLINGNESS to question one's beliefs, and engage in genuine open dialogue with others.

It feels like long-con, they've been led down a path over a period of time, and now they've got populists confirming their theories. I'd like to know how to break people out of conspiracy cults but hard when they're overwhelming social media

Other problem is sounding like a conspiracy theorist that there's a conspiracy about conspiracy theories 😁

Where would England be without Harry Kane? I don't know what we will do when he retires.

I have to say this sometimes due to my habit of ruining trolls & putting them on display. Civilised disagreement is welcome. I don't know everything or much. Mistakes are allowed. Healthy debate is a learning experience. My posts are limited so fools can't come trolling. Any who slip in get blocked.

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Equally anyone who tries to hurt my feelings with mere insults on a screen, or manipulate me, well it's my choice whether I block them, ignore them or CRUSH them & put them on display for my 26,000 followers to see. I've an about an 85% success rate the last five years of making them block me first🤣

I had an opinion that was maybe not entirely accurate yesterday or day before. Instead of people being BlueSky and having a civilised debate to try prove me wrong, about ten tried to dogpile and harass a grown adult over the internet. I got about half to block me first. All by myself with no backup🤣

It’s quite satisfying to block people who come just for an argument, too.

Oh yes I do when I'm busy. If you really want to mash them up, just post one or more critical thinking memes like the YouTuber fallacy like I do before you block them or else actual facts. I'm so often completely left alone I'm considering going back to Twitter to see if I can still beat them 9 / 10

The Art of the Radical Centrism Georgism Semi-Reformed Master Counter Troll. Anyone who comes at me hotheaded from any quad including my own followers is a potential writing prompt or excuse to launch political compass memes. I ignore you I win, I troll you into blocking me I win, I block you I win.

Part two of the Art of the Radical Centrist Zen Master Troll. If going on ATTACK against disinformation: 1. Call out Logical Fallacies which is almost always Appeal to Emotion based, YouTube commentator fallacy and a few more common ones. 2. Add them as memes to your quote / reply for all to see.

You will not change the mind of a real extremist online by doing this, not even slightly. What you WILL be doing, is helping spread Critical Thinking, while leaving your target PINNED. Lie more for all to see vs block you. And so they get TRIGGERED and the Left become the side of Facts and Logic!

Hands up if you think I'd be a better advisor to Starmer than McSweeney.

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Perhaps people should turn their phones upside down first.

I'm glad most people understand my little jokey code of putting five exclamation marks on things. A certain author did it to indicate the character is unhinged or saying something extremely melodramatic. Rest in Peace @ last giant of literature. Sir Terry Pratchett! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maskerade

I too dabble in multiple exclamation points in such cases I miss him so much

What a chap. No words are sufficient.

I do hope TP realised just how much his writing meant to so many of us.

Oooook!

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Truss =treason

She's more insane than I am! She deserves some kind of medal. Possibly made from chocolate coins so she can't destroy our economy again.

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx & Catherine the Great. Falsification of the principles of Socialism. We had Robert Owen before Karl Marx. The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne stood for five days. We abandoned Nationalist Loyalty. Silence most welcome. Cpt Attlee🇬🇧⚒️

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The Pentagon is pulling some National Guard troops out of Chicago and Portland, Reuters reports. Mission accomplished, I guess? Whatever that mission was.

We need to talk about DARVO & Accusation in a mirror. They are so similar as to be almost the same. The Tory Sex Pests & MAGA Rapists are full of BOTH. Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender. Blaming women for getting raped. Scapegoating whoever as the enemy within. CHURCHILL, WOULD HANG YOU!

What is going on with her?! Seriously. What is definitely happening is she's managing to draw positive attention to herself. My curly mind can imagine a variety of possibilities based around these two motivations. Good: Genuine contrition for whatever reason. Bad: It's some kind of manipulation.

Or looking good for her constituents for her re-election in 2026. After all she's shown herself to be in the past, it makes it very difficult to think she's seen the light. But there is hope always. 😁