markofbattersea
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Slowly making the conversion from Elon Musk's dying X
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Meanwhile, US debt continues to explode. I'm guessing their bond markets are turning a blind eye.
fortune.com/2026/04/28/3...
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The $39 trillion national debt just got its own version of the viral Doomsday essay | Fortune
Centrist political group No Labels is using science fiction to sound the alarm: "Neither party has any credibility on the debt or deficit right now."
https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/39-trillion-national-debt-doomsday-essay-nightmare-on-main-street/
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I'm guessing the boycott is over.
www.thenational.scot/news/2567526...
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Nigel Farage boycotts BBC over alleged teenage racism coverage
NIGEL Farage said he will boycott the BBC after he was asked about allegations of racism and antisemitism during his schooldays by journalists atā¦
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25675264.nigel-farage-boycott-bbc-alleged-teenage-racism-coverage/
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I'm sure Xi Jinping is quaking in his boots, as he watches a buffoon wasting US military hardware like a drunkard at a Pete Hegseth party.
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And as the King spoke about Magna Carta, Donald Trump's regime indicted a man for posting a picture of seashells. Freedom is speech is going swell over there, innit!
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Nigel Farage's excuse for the two-child benefits U-turn was one of the most pathetic things I've ever heard. The man is a chancer, a one-trick pony.
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You certainly deliver on the racism front, fella.
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/23/i...
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āI Would Like To See Every Romanian In This Country Goneā - The Racism And Bigotry Of A Redbridge Reform Candidate ā HOPE not hate
This Reform Candidate Doesnāt Seem To Like Black People, or Muslims, or Women, or poor people orā¦well, anyone really. Given the diversity of Reform UK...
https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/23/i-would-like-to-see-every-romanian-in-this-country-gone-the-racism-and-bigotry-of-a-redbridge-reform-candidate/
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Oi, Nigel! They found another one! Why do racists find your party so attractive?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform UK investigates Plymouth candidate over anti-Islam posts
Ben Rowe is being investigated over a series of Islamophobic and antisemitic posts on social media.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g51jl2zzno
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#Newsnight
Well, the Foreign Office has shown that you can't trust anyone, especially when they're married to a prominent Guardian journalist.
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The UK ambassador to the USA, Sir Christian Turner, was speaking the truth. His words are not controversial or embarrassing; they're utterly factual. I congratulate him for his candor. More UK officials need to speak the truth, like him.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US special relationship is 'probably Israel', says UK ambassador
The remarks, made in February and first reported by the Financial Times, came to light during the King's state visit.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l25qd43nro
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The royal visit won't make a damned bit of difference. As soon as they leave, Donald Trump will revert back to attacking the United Kingdom and talking crap about the Falkland Islands. The
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regime are not our allies, and we need to respond accordingly.
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Meanwhile, US debt is going through the roof, while
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idiots like Michael Baumgartner look the other way.
fortune.com/2026/04/22/f...
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America's national debt is heading to 175% of GDP. Here's why no presidentāincluding Trumpāhas the will to stop it | Fortune
The Trump FY27 budget is just the latest installment in a decades-long bipartisan failure of spending discipline. Only a constitutional fix can break it.
https://fortune.com/2026/04/22/federal-fiscal-folly-trump-budget-debt-cbo-hanke-walker/
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And what was happening while King Charles was making his speech? James Comey was being indicted for posting a photo of numbers on a beach. The royal visit won't make a jot of difference to that shambolic banana republic.
bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz4rvlem5o
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Former FBI director James Comey charged with threatening Trump's life
The indictment stems from a 2025 photo of seashells posted by Comey on social media that the justice department says is a call to violence against Trump.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz4rvlem5o
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Israeli 'hard power' that ordinary Americans paid for, through their taxes.
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And when King Charles leaves, Donald Trump will resume his vindictive campaign against the UK. The man is an odious little bully who cannot be trusted. He blockades the Strait of Hormuz, but waves through giant Russian yachts.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Russian superyacht Nord sails through Strait of Hormuz despite blockade
The 141m-long vessel, linked to a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, cleared the waterway despite an ongoing blockade.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2pn8zdxdjo
about 15 hours ago
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The UK ambassador to the USA, Sir Christian Turner, was speaking the truth. His words are not controversial or embarrassing; they're utterly factual. I congratulate him for his candor. More UK officials need to speak the truth, like him.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US special relationship is 'probably Israel', says UK ambassador
The remarks, made in February and first reported by the Financial Times, came to light during the King's state visit.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l25qd43nro
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The Peter Mandelson story has been revived more times than Frakenstein. I find this nonsense utterly tedious.
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Opposition parties playing political games so they can flog a dead horse.
about 16 hours ago
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The UK ambassador to the USA, Sir Christian Turner, was speaking the truth. His words are not controversial or embarrassing; they're utterly factual. I congratulate him for his candor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US special relationship is 'probably Israel', says UK ambassador
The remarks, made in February and first reported by the Financial Times, came to light during the King's state visit.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l25qd43nro
about 16 hours ago
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#BBCPM
Dear lord! Imagine Donald Trump narrating an audio book.
about 16 hours ago
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It's Christmas Day, and you're opening your presents, and you switch on the TV to see if they're showing 'It's a Wonderful Life' again, and they're still talking about Peter Mandelson.
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#PoliticsLive
Rebecca Long-Bailey probably wants Keir Starmer to go more than Bernard Jenkin and Liz Saville Roberts.
about 20 hours ago
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The Labour MP is talking about Labour Together, but the media seems oddly reluctant to talk about that think tank.
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Opposition parties and the media trying to find another way to string out the Peter Mandelson story:
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Welcome to 'How Many Times Can We Ask The Same Questions Without Becoming Utterly Despondent?'
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Don't tell me! They're talking about Peter Mandeson?
about 20 hours ago
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#BBCWATO
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Yeah but, what's Hezbollah's view about Peter Mandelson?
about 21 hours ago
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I wonder how much the civil servant who leaked this story to The Guardian gets paid?
about 21 hours ago
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I'm having nightmares that I'll wake on Christmas morning, and they'll still be talking about Peter Mandelson. How many time can the media at large ask the same question without getting bored?
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There's a reason why Vladimir Putin is locking off western internet. The Russians know the power of social media, and they are using it to wage an all-out propaganda war against the West. Do not be surprised if they were busy posting about Epsom.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Russia slowly trying to splinter its internet from rest of world, analysts say
Telegram is increasingly blocked and mobile internet users face blackouts in effort likened to Iranian shutdowns
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/russia-splinter-internet-blackouts-telegram-analysts
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Yes, they're all helping themselves.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Police assess evidence on Ā£40,000 donation to Robert Jenrickās campaign
Exclusive: Some donations to 2024 Tory leadership campaign allegedly originated from US businessman in breach of electoral rules
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/police-assess-claim-robert-jenrick-accepted-donation-from-foreign-donor
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The same area where the BNP always got large votes, but, don't worry, they're not racist. š
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It's the media's choice to squabble over pointless minutiae. The Peter Mandelson story is as dead as a dodo, but the media keep on trying to apply a defibrillator to it, to shock it back into life. It's flatlined, lads. Move on.
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If British councils recycled rubbish the way the opposition and the media have recycled the Peter Mandelson story, the UK would be the greenest country on the planet.
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Opposition parties and the media trying to find another way to string out the Peter Mandelson story:
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"There aren't any political games, here." š
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And we go to the House of Commons, as they pass the Peter Mandelson story through a mangle to squeeze the last few drops out of it.
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The President said the event would be "restaged." š
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/t...
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Rumors and Speculation Swirl Online After Shooting at Washington Dinner
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/technology/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-conspiracy-theories.html
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But when asked about these Truth Social posts by her husband, Melania Trump began stumbling over her words, saying 'me no understand English.'
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#Newsnight
You don't need to be Nostradamus to predict that Labour will do really badly at the local elections. All sitting UK governments do badly in what is our version of the midterms.
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King Charles' visit to America for their 250th anniversary is just diplomatic form. It should not be seen as an opportunity to mend relations between the UK and USA. The
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regime are clearly not our allies. Donald Trump's special relationship is with Putin.
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#Newsnight
Donald Trump will be screaming at CBS News' Bari Weiss, ordering her to fire Norah O'Donnell after that question. It burned him to the core.
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I just hope that British security services are responsible for the King and Queen's security, because the US Secret Service is clearly an incompetent joke.
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I wonder which part of France his ancestors came from? The 1066 mob finally lose a speck of power.
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Lesson 1 in the tech world: Never trust that neo-fascist, Elon Musk.
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White Russian imperialists messing aroung with Africa. The fact that African leaders continue to allow this kind of old imperialism to continue on their continent infuriates me. Will they ever learn?
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Yes, it was great timing by The Guardian. I wonder how long they were sitting on that gossip fed to them by someone married to a Foreign Office insider?
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An absolute nonsense vote. They're just trying to string out the Mandelson story when they know it's dead in the water.
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That infernal 'special relationship' fantasy. Donald Trump's special relationship is with Benjamin Netanyahu and/or Vladimir Putin. The British government must stop feeding this Whitehall fairy tale. It is not doing us any good.
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Yeah, this guy is offended.
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Donald Trump will be screaming at Bari Weiss, ordering her to fire Norah O'Donnell after that question. It burned him to the core.
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