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  1. JohnC says:
    February 2, 2025 at 6:51 am

    Mother and child among seven killed in Philadelphia medical jet crash
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg0m5n8g0do

    I was browsing through this story and this paragraph struck me as something so over-the-top, it has no place in a news article like this:
    In a statement, Jared Solomon, a local state representative, said: “In a time of profound tragedy, I was inspired to witness hundreds of our first responders sprinting towards danger to ensure the safety of our neighbourhood.”
    It’s pure virtue-signalling rhetoric. It’s so over the top, it’s embarassing.
    So I check him out and as I was already 100% sure, he is a Democrat getting a bit of free publicity via the BBC.

    I see it’s another one from the BBC’s poisonous Madeline Halpert who was on antidepressants at 17 and also suffers from level 3 TDS. Poor girl.

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  2. Guest Who says:
    February 2, 2025 at 8:00 am

    #ccbgb is all its glory.

    https://x.com/katiecouric/status/1885763378712387996?s=61
    Wow. This is how news becomes propaganda. It’s begun. Pay attention.

    Another beauty.

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  3. harry142857 says:
    February 2, 2025 at 8:53 am

    In America, the number of genders reaches a 10 year low.

    MAGA.

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  4. Sluff says:
    February 2, 2025 at 9:21 am

    On Toady on Sunday, former Archbishop of Canterbury, ‘whispering’ Roman Williams is featured.
    He is very worried. About America. Authoritarianism.

    Personally I can think of a whole load of countries and religions that worry me, and the USA is not one of them.

    But this being the BBC, the anti Trump narrative must be kept going at all times.

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    • MarkyMark says:
      February 2, 2025 at 10:15 am

      “It’s very risky to become a Christian in Saudi Arabia. Not only is it illegal to leave the Islamic faith, new believers will face intense opposition from their families and communities as well.”
      https://www.opendoorsus.org/en-US/persecution/countries/saudi-arabia
      ……………………
      2018 Archbishop of Canterbury says Islamic rules are incompatible with Britain’s laws which have Christian values
      They also reverse the position taken by his predecessor Lord Williams, who backed incorporating sharia into the British legal system.

      https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5428849/Welby-Islamic-rules-incompatible-British-laws.html

      …………………….

      Sharia law could have UK role, says lord chief justice
      This article is more than 16 years old
      · Phillips says Islamic law could benefit society
      · He calls for system to govern marriages
      https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jul/04/law.islam

      The remarks by the lord chief justice, Lord Phillips, in a speech to the London Muslim Council yesterday, had a conscious echo of the comments made by the archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, in February who argued that sharia law could sometimes be used in Britain.

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    • Guest Who says:
      February 2, 2025 at 10:47 am

      Seems the blob is only worried about mandates when politicians get voted in and enact them.

      Time for Newsnight to get in a crack addled ex BBC children’s presenter for more insights.

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  5. G says:
    February 2, 2025 at 10:09 am

    I’ll bet that the population of the US will come together pretty damn quickly when DJT outlines the hardships they will experience at the hands of the US’ enemies, Mexico, Canada & China (and more to come).

    All part of the plan.

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  6. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 10:10 am

    “According to the NTSB, there were 1,017 non-fatal and 199 fatal plane crashes in 2023 among the over 48 million flight hours clocked in that year.3 days ago”

    Annual Airline Deaths More Than Double In 2024, Per Aviation Safety Network
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgoldstein/2025/01/15/airline-deaths-more-than-doubled-in-2024/

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  7. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 10:21 am

    USA b978655f-af32-433e-aae5-6f50cce855b8-0f14ca8a-55b8-4043-bb32-d38ea38803e3

    UK images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSLXOvaL9qRs9VwWOntcUdgapb34-HDH8Zd0A&s

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  8. tomo says:
    February 2, 2025 at 10:26 am

    I wonder if deliberate maliciousness is in there?

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    https://x.com/banthebbc/status/1885957490451292579

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  9. AsISeeIt says:
    February 2, 2025 at 11:01 am

    Yesterday they were telling us she had a lot on her plate: ‘Not the ministry of fun’: Troubling issues clatter onto Yvette Cooper’s desk (BBC)

    La Kuenssberg relating a veritable litany of problems festering away untackled in the Home Office in-tray: “Whichever cupboard you open, you know all sorts of terrible things that have been crammed in there for years will fall out.” That’s how a long-serving former Home Office minister describes working in the department… The grooming gangs scandal. The obvious failures of the authorities in the Southport murders. This week, a new row with police forces who warn they’ll have to make cuts despite some extra funding. (BBC, our Laura with the classic journalistic ‘despite’ there)

    So, you and I, may think it it strange that what our Yvette wants to talk about instead is some computer-generated problem.

    Not this one: Barclays customers hit by third day of payment issues (BBC) – that’s a problem more within the bailiwick of our Rachel from accounts, former custodian of the keys to the Bank of England… stationery cupboard.

    Our Rachel will (hopefully) sort those sort of glitches before she goes ahead with this pet project: We are looking at the case for issuing a digital pound. This type of money is known as a central bank digital currency (CBDC). (Bank of England)

    And then there’s these items high up on the globalist Big Brother Blair’s wish list: Brits ‘will sacrifice privacy for efficiency’, Blair claims as he pushes for digital ID cards and facial recognition (LBC)

    Remember folks – it’s not a conspiracy theory, if it’s true.

    Could the UK actually get colder with global warming? (BBC) – from the “you couldn’t make it up” department.

    But we digress. Skilled conjurers require their smoke and mirrors to fool the audience. Cue the Sunday Mirror…

    Labour vow on vile content… Crackdown on A.I. child abuse… cases up 300%… Concern Phillips… Minister Jess gives pledge – screams the Mirror over this computer-generated supposed big threat.

    The gynaeceum that is BBC news staff liked that frontpage to top their online line-up of the Sundays

    Now, given that there’s no real life victim involved in such mucky sadly perverted pictures and videos – in the opinion of most ordinarily adjusted folks – but allowing for the fact that such consumption might perhaps further warp the mind of the already strange viewer of the material into some real life bad actions… well, ok, one supposes one can’t just say whatever floats yer boat and so long as it doesn’t affect kids or horses – so agreed, make it illegal – along with all that other stuff that’s alreadyt illegal – like drugs, shoplifting, illegal immigration… do you get my point?

    One can’t help drawing the conclusion that our Yvette is using the old ‘think of the children’ trick here: Yvette Cooper defends efforts to tackle AI-driven child abuse, violent killers and shoplifting… the government’s announcement of new laws to target AI-generated child sex abuse images, and she tells Kuenssberg that AI is putting online child abuse “on steroids” (BBC, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg)

    This from the very same people who were ok with the pre-Cass Report state of affairs: The Cass report, external, published on 10 April [2024], looked at gender identity services for under-18s in NHS England. It found gender medicine to be operating on “shaky foundations” when it came to the evidence for medical treatment like prescribing hormones to pause puberty or to transition to the opposite sex. It said: “The reality is that we have no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of interventions to manage gender-related distress.” (BBC)

    Keir Starmer: Keir Starmer says 99.9% of women ‘haven’t got a penis’ as he faces questions over trans rights… in an apparent change of tone as he tries to clarify his position. (Sky News 2023)

    On Yvette Cooper: She seems to be making it clear that Labour considers there to be a biological sex and a legal sex. Remember, her child is trans identifying. She has skin in the game…

    It appears an unusually high number of Labour MPs have trans activist or trans identify youth in the family. Apart from the obvious of preventing them from being objective, have none taken a step back to think why so many privileged middle class (mainly white) teens and 20 somethings are going down this road. (Mum’s Net comments, February 2024, Feminism: Sex and gender discussions)

    And of course – just for the low comedy and the sheer fun of it – David Lammy: UK Labour MP thinks ‘men can grow a cervix’… Unintentional hilarity courtesy of Labour MP and Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy (Sky News Australia re Lammy’s LBC Radio interview)

    PITY poor David Lammy. A father of three and perhaps, bless him, he thinks the stork brought them. The Shadow Justice Secretary has had a frustrating week in which he and medical fact parted ways and, instead, Mr Lammy had himself an inexplicable little break from reality in which he described scientific techniques that don’t currently exist. But Lammy is far from the only one of his peers experiencing confusion. The Labour Party has had a right mare of it this week, huffing, puffing, harrumphing and fantasising in answer to the question: “Is it transphobic to say that only women have a cervix?” (Catriona Stewart, The Herald October 2021)

    I don’t know where all this Trans stuff originally came from. The Mum’s Net comments above give us a clue as to how come it is on the mind of our bien pensants in the regime elite.

    I read Iain Banks’s The Wasp Factory as a young chap – it was a sort of The Catcher in the Rye for my generation, I suppose. The central conceit [spoiler coming up…] of the main character not knowing his/her true sexual gender seemed to be just some clever literary mcguffin at the time. Then having dabbled into Banks’s sci-fi Mr AsI was rather disconcerted by the supposed utopian future concept of characters switching sexual identity at will with the aid of new medical high tech. I was primarily there for the space ships and ray guns.

    As luck would have it the Guardian on Sunday which is the Observer, New Review goes with: The Leigh Bowery I Knew… Friends remember the vivid life of a ‘living work of art’

    In case you were wondering: Leigh Bowery [1961-1994] was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, and fashion designer. Bowery was known for his costumes, makeup and live performances considered as conceptual, flamboyant, outlandish, and sometimes controversial… Based in London for much of his adult life, he was a significant model and muse for the English painter Lucian Freud. Bowery’s friend and fellow performer Boy George said he saw Bowery’s outrageous performances a number of times, and that it “never ceased to impress or revolt”. (Thank you Wiki)

    Bowery was known as a club promoter, and created the club Taboo at Maximus in Leicester Square… The club was known for defying sexual convention, for embracing “polysexualism”… In 1990 at the London club night ‘Kinky Gerlinky’ he introduced his signature ‘Birthing’ performance. Dressed as the drag performer Divine from ‘Female Trouble’ he appeared on stage in an oversized t-shirt, dark glasses and headscarf, looking huge and miming along to the film dialogue. Then suddenly, much to the audience’s surprise, he drops onto his back and simulated ‘giving birth’ to his baby, a petite and naked young woman who was his friend, assistant and later wife Nicola Bateman

    One hopes this sort of live performance didn’t warp the mind of any audience members into doing anything odd in real life – like they now worry AI generated video stuff might do. But of course that was art.

    Which is where this sort of thing really ought to have remained confined – to the avant garde art scene. Not in the school classroom.

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  10. Fedup2 says:
    February 2, 2025 at 12:11 pm

    Got to admit – I am more interested in what’s happening in the US than former nation called ‘Great Britain ‘ –

    The White House spokesman has done her second conference abd the far left msn is waking up a bit – but she hits them out of the room …

    And then there’s the Blackhawk pilot ….. (rip) … it’s all sad . Originally defence said they would bit name her at the request of the family … but now she is named – but all her social media stuff has been taken down .

    Naturally people on the www have lots of time – working from home – so they dug down and found that she played for the otherside – but more importantly – worked for Biden in some form … so up pops DEI and the like .

    The defence Secretary has done away with almost all those stupid ‘ months ‘ – coloured month queer month – whatever month … as it’s viewed – rightly – as divisive – particularly when you want a unified military ….

    People are making the comparison between Vance and Harris as VP – Vance has been out and about giving impromptu press conferences to much admiration …

    It’s all much better than our bit of the third world – or what used to be ‘ours ‘…

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    • MarkyMark says:
      February 2, 2025 at 12:25 pm

      At least the USA has turned to reveal what is happening – the UK does not have enough internal energy to change – Argentina has shown a different approach as well.

      If China or France invade the UK the only concern will be Wifi access for NetFlix and free NHS at point of access .. only if you banged a pan every Thursday.

      https://x.com/ToryFibs/status/1616073420474572800?lang=en-GB
      Sir Keir Starmer says he prefers Davos to Westminster.

      …………………………

      How paedophiles infiltrated the left and hijacked the fight for civil rights
      This article is more than 10 years old
      A 1970s campaign to lower the age of consent has returned to haunt Harriet Harman, Patricia Hewitt and Jack Dromey. But in such a liberal climate, it wasn’t hard for a small, determined group to exploit a commitment to free speech
      https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/02/how-paedophiles-infiltrated-the-left-harriet-harman-patricia-hewitt

      But how did the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE), whose affiliation to the NCCL has been exhaustively investigated by the Daily Mail, come to get a ticket to the party?

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      • Fedup2 says:
        February 2, 2025 at 12:51 pm

        TTK will claim ‘victory over trump ‘ If the UK is left off tariffs – when the truth is the UK doesn’t export any more …
        Although maybe the true president will punish TTK over the chagos nonsense …

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  11. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 12:33 pm

    “One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
    ― Plato

    2025 …..
    Keir Starmer
    Prime Minister

    Angela
    Angela Rayner
    Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

    Rachel
    Rachel Reeves
    Chancellor of the Exchequer

    Yvette
    Yvette Cooper
    Secretary of State for the Home Department

    Ed
    Ed Miliband
    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

    Wes
    Wes Streeting
    Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

    David
    David Lammy
    Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

    Pat
    Pat McFadden
    Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

    Shabana
    Shabana Mahmood
    Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

    Jonathan
    Jonathan Reynolds
    Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade

    Liz
    Liz Kendall
    Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

    John
    John Healey
    Secretary of State for Defence

    Peter
    Peter Kyle
    Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

    Hilary
    Hilary Benn
    Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

    Ian
    Ian Murray
    Secretary of State for Scotland

    Bridget
    Bridget Phillipson
    Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities

    Lisa
    Lisa Nandy
    Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

    Lord
    Lord (Richard) Hermer
    Attorney General

    Alan
    Alan Campbell
    Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet (Chief Whip)

    Darren
    Darren Jones
    Chief Secretary to the Treasury

    Baroness
    Baroness (Angela) Smith
    Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords

    Lucy
    Lucy Powell
    Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons

    Jo
    Jo Stevens
    Secretary of State for Wales

    Steve
    Steve Reed
    Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Anneliese
    Anneliese Dodds
    Minister for International Development and Women and Equalities

    Heidi
    Heidi Alexander
    Secretary of State for Transport

    https://labour.org.uk/about-us/the-cabinet/

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    • Fedup2 says:
      February 2, 2025 at 12:48 pm

      Marky – I don’t think plato was thinking about the British uni party – masquerading as a democracy – when it’s a one party state …

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      • MarkyMark says:
        February 2, 2025 at 12:52 pm

        Just reading Socrates final speech …. interesting …

        https://www.worldfuturefund.org/reports/socrates/socrates.html

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      • MarkyMark says:
        February 2, 2025 at 12:57 pm

        “No trip to Mumbai would be complete without a game of tennis ball cricket.”

        https://x.com/RishiSunak/status/1885972831810326829
        MP for Richmond and Northallerton. Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

        “Yesterday, I spoke at the @BlavatnikSchool
        about the urgent need to reduce threats faced by women in politics.
        When women are silenced by abuse or intimidation, democracy itself suffers. Action is needed to ensure public life is safe, fair, and inclusive.”

        “Today we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered in the Holocaust.

        With antisemitism on the rise, we must stand united and stamp out hate and prejudice wherever it exists.

        We will never forget.”

        “It is a pleasure to share that former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
        @RishiSunak
        will be joining us at the Hoover Institution. His extensive policy and global experience will enrich our fellowship and help to define important policies moving forward.”

        https://x.com/HooverInst/status/1881727783329726943

        “Former British Prime Minister
        @RishiSunak has been named the William C. Edwards Distinguished Visiting Fellow at @HooverInst , where he will work on issues including trans-Atlantic relations, economic policy, technology, and global security challenges.”

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    • moggiemoo says:
      February 2, 2025 at 12:57 pm

      I’ve got news for Plato, you end up being governed by your inferiors whether you participate or not.

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    • vlad says:
      February 2, 2025 at 1:14 pm

      Plato also asserted that Democracy would eventually lead to Anarchy, which would end in Tyranny.

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    • Lefty Wright says:
      February 2, 2025 at 10:01 pm

      Mark
      I’m sure that all of these people would be fine if only they could wean themselves off the socialist drug which eats away at their soul.
      It can be done and they would feel so much happier. I speak from personal experience and I’ve never looked back.

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  12. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 12:57 pm

    HAHAHA STOP THE BOATS …. HA HA HAH A….. global security … HA HA HA HAH AHAAH AH A IT’S ALL JUST A JOKE….. MONEY FOR WORDS

    “Former British Prime Minister
    @RishiSunak has been named the William C. Edwards Distinguished Visiting Fellow at @HooverInst , where he will work on issues including trans-Atlantic relations, economic policy, technology, and global security challenges.”
    https://x.com/HooverInst/status/1881727783329726943

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  13. Fedup2 says:
    February 2, 2025 at 12:58 pm

    I think plato would have known what to do with invaders … the British political class – none of them – have the determination to prevent the country being destroyed . Which it has been …

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  14. vlad says:
    February 2, 2025 at 1:07 pm

    2-tier policing in action.

    1) Pray quietly near an abortorium. Police: you’re under arrest.

    2) Come over illegally on a dinghy, and take photos of children outside a school. Police: cup of tea, sir?

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    • Zephir says:
      February 2, 2025 at 2:48 pm

      And here is a typical example, ON VIDEO HERE, despite two police officers being present AT THE TIME , a complaint being made, they let the “bearded asian man” (go figure) go last March and walk away…

      “A 32-year-old man has been arrested after a plate was slammed into the face of Nando’s waitress in an unprovoked assault.

      Zahra was attacked by a customer wearing a black beanie and a dark hoodie in March of last year in at a branch in Stratford, London.

      The waitress said a man had lashed out because she had told him he would have to move tables for his child to use a highchair due to the layout of the restaurant.

      CCTV footage showed, which went viral last year, showed the Nandos worker approach the table where the bearded man slapped her in the face with a plate.

      The force of the brutal blow sent Zara flying backwards, leaving her holding her face, as horrified diners nearby turn around to watch the drama. ”

      https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14350685/Man-arrested-Nandos-waitress-hit-plate-attack.html

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      • Zephir says:
        February 2, 2025 at 2:51 pm

        The student said she informed two Met Police officers of the incident who were in the building when the incident occurred, but they allowed the assailant to leave.

        Last August a Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘A report of assault was made to police at the time of the incident, however, it appears this was not progressed promptly by officers.

        ‘We are working to establish why this happened and accept this is not the level of service Londoners should rightfully expect from the Met.

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  15. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 2:33 pm

    HAH AH AHHA HAHA HAH AHA !

    “Labour’s rush to Thatcherism: what’s going on?
    SOLOMON HUGHES examines how Labour has gone from blaming Tory deregulation for our economic woes to betting the nation’s future on more of it”

    https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/labours-rush-thatcherism-whats-going

    Which is odd, because the word “deregulation” isn’t in the Labour manifesto.

    SAVE THE FREE RANGE SAUSAGES FOR HALA HARAM BE DUM!

    ……………..

    “Whilst the attacker stabs you, close your eyes and try to picture him as a white male. This simple meditation will help your bias melt away like clotted cream on a toasty crumpet at tea time…..”

    Comment “I thought the Babylon Bee made satire… They’re slipping into being a news organization and I don’t like it.

    “

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  16. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 2:48 pm

    “Measures will be introduced to improve the safety and security of public venues and help keep the British public safe from terrorism [Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill]. My Government will bring forward plans to halve violence against women and girls.”

    https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-kings-speech-2024
    The King’s Speech 2024

    ………………….
    Somaiya Begum: Uncle who killed niece who refused marriage jailed. Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53, killed Somaiya Begum at her home before leaving her body wrapped up in a rug.

    The Leeds Beckett University student’s body was found on Fitzwilliam Street, Bradford, in July 2022, 11 days after she went missing.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-64957852

    ……………..

    CITY OF UK CULTURE – BRADFORD 2025

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  17. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 3:07 pm

    NET ZERO NEWS ON BIDEN AND HIS TARIFFS .. HAH AH AHAH A … ORANGE MAN BAD… SENILE MAN GOOD …

    “Washington
    CNN
    —
    The Biden administration said Friday that it has finalized tariff hikes on certain Chinese-made products that the president first announced in May.

    The tariff rate will go up to 100% on electric vehicles, to 50% on solar cells and to 25% on electrical vehicle batteries, critical minerals, steel, aluminum, face masks and ship-to-shore cranes beginning September 27, according to the US Trade Representative’s Office.

    Tariff hikes on other products, including semiconductor chips, are set to take effect over the next two years.”

    https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/13/politics/china-tariffs-biden-trump/index.html

    “China now produces 70 percent of the world’s electric cars – jeopardizing productive investments elsewhere,” USTR wrote in its recent report.

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  18. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 3:29 pm

    Analyzing Biden’s approach (ChatGPT)
    Comparing Biden’s and Trump’s tariffs reveals Biden continued some and possibly added others, notably on steel and aluminum, which suggests a nuanced trade relationship with China.

    OH WAIT ……………………..

    During the US-China trade conflict in 2018, China responded by imposing tariffs on approximately $60-$120 billion of US goods, targeting sectors like pork, liquefied natural gas, and autos, among others.

    ……………………… AND TREASON IS …..

    According to recent reports, some former UK military pilots, primarily from the Royal Air Force (RAF), have been paid significant sums of money by China to train their military pilots, essentially transferring their knowledge of Western aircraft and combat tactics to the Chinese military; this has raised security concerns within the UK government, with reports stating that some pilots could be earning up to £237,911 ($270,000) per year.

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  19. tomo says:
    February 2, 2025 at 4:47 pm

    Starmer had a voice coach… the adenoidal twerp didn’t learn much did he?

    https://x.com/LeeHurstComic/status/1885976117422497881

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  20. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 5:15 pm

    Kamala Harris set to receive a whopping $20M from top book publishers for chance to peek into the ‘skeletons’ in Biden’s White House

    Sales of Boris Johnson’s memoir slump by 62% in second week

    Rishi Sunak says racy Jilly Cooper novels offer him ‘escapism’

    Red Queen? The Unauthorised Biography of Angela Rayner
    “Angela Rayner is one of the most arresting figures in British politics today. A self-declared socialist, she pursued an unorthodox route to Westminster, leaving school and giving birth to her first child aged sixteen having gained no formal qualifications. ”

    The full list, which was published on Friday, stated that Sir Keir returned an advance payment of £18,450 to publisher HarperCollins because he was “no longer writing the book for which the advance was received”.

    The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life Hardcover
    ‘So boldly different it creates a mini-genre all of its own’ – ANDREW MARR
    As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series of issues in which the abuse of power led to devastating results for individuals and significantly damaged the reputation of, and trust in, public institutions and politicians.

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    • pugnazious says:
      February 2, 2025 at 5:53 pm

      Had no idea you needed formal qualifications to give birth…they’ll tax and regulate everything these days…..I imagine Reeves’ plan to stop unplanned pregnancies is to put up the price of condoms.

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  21. pugnazious says:
    February 2, 2025 at 5:49 pm

    LOL….

    ‘”There’s no vaccine for incompetence.’

    Jobs and investment flee Wrecker Reeves’ Britain….the Astra Zeneca story has been quickly tucked away on the business pages….

    ‘AstraZeneca has scrapped plans to invest £450m in expanding a vaccine manufacturing plant in Merseyside, blaming a reduction in government support. ‘

    If Labour were to invade a country full of brown people the BBC would be absolutely fuming…but wreck the economy of our own country and they’ve barely a word to say about it. Just how much ‘benefit of the doubt’ can the BBC keep giving Labour? That’s one hell of an extended honeymoon period….the ‘blame it all on the Tories’ line wore thin very rapidly a long time ago.

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  22. Up2snuff says:
    February 2, 2025 at 5:55 pm

    Even on the Sunday programme the BBC were attacking President Trump with a reminder of the plea to the President from the Bishop of Washington, Rev. Mariann Budde. The BBC have TDS really badly. Will they be hospitalised with it?

    The Rev. Budde apparently oversaw the removal of stained glass windows commemorating General Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson with stained glass winows commemorating the Human Rights ‘struggle’ in the USA.

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  23. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 7:05 pm

    “The painful divorce of Marcus Rashford and Manchester United”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqld41124n3o

    “The mural on the side of a cafe in Withington, south Manchester, was created by a street artist in tribute after Rashford’s campaign to extend free school meals during the coronavirus pandemic
    ”

    No mural of the car crash …

    ROLLERS RETURN Marcus Rashford’s new £700,000 Rolls Royce Wraith revealed as he replaces nearly identical car wrecked in crash

    £700,000 = 700K bowls of cereal for the kids! WOn’t anyone think of the kids?!

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  24. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 7:12 pm

    “Exposing Greta Thunberg’s True Face That You’re Not Supposed to See”

    “When adults start listening to a kid who has never held a job you know what kind of trouble we are in.”

    ………………

    “….Cass Sunstein which set out how people are not the rational economic actors beloved of conventional economic theory – but can be influenced by “choice architecture” into making better choices in their own interests.”
    https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/explainer/nudge-unit

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    • Flotsam says:
      February 2, 2025 at 8:15 pm

      Greta is a MMGW promotional masterstroke.
      If the climate sceptics had pushed a 15 year old mentally defective schoolgirl activist forward as a representative we would have ben laughed at by the BBC and the other MMGW activist organisations. The fact she’s taken so seriously by Governments and news media shows how weak the arguments of the MMGW brigade are.

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  25. MarkyMark says:
    February 2, 2025 at 7:38 pm

    “This is what you get when you hire based on merit and not DEI. This woman is a breath of fresh air. Intelligent and strong.”


    Migrants in America: Karoline Leavitt disagrees with reporter on legality issue

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  26. tomo says:
    February 2, 2025 at 8:22 pm

    TB on KS

    Sir Tony compares the PM to his Labour predecessors, saying:

    ‘He’s not Ed Miliband, or Neil Kinnock.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14351603/Tony-Blair-branded-Keir-Starmer-lawyer.html

    flippin’eck

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    • MarkyMark says:
      February 2, 2025 at 8:32 pm

      “Sir Tony’s comments have emerged in new book Get In which details the premier’s rise to power. “

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  27. Zephir says:
    February 2, 2025 at 8:35 pm

    “Horror as 11-year-old Dutch girl stabbed to death in broad daylight by ‘man from Syria’ – as police arrest 29-year-old man”

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14352431/Dutch-girl-stabbed-death-Syria-police-arrest.html

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  28. Zephir says:
    February 2, 2025 at 9:19 pm

    “Keir Starmer facing accusations he broke Covid lockdown rules in 2020”

    Greater Manchester Police to Investigate ? (under the direction of far left Mayor Burnham)

    Oh wait, breaking news…the result is already in, NOT guilty, my, that was quick.

    Almost as quick as their investigation of Fick Ange and her dodgy council houses…also NOT guilty.

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