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  1. MarkyMark says:
    January 22, 2026 at 2:59 pm

    Alistair Campbell Defends TONY BLAIR at Davos | World Economic Forum

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    Alastair Campbell had Iraq dossier changed to fit US claims
    This article is more than 16 years old
    ‘WMD in a year’ allegation halved original timescale after compilers told to compare contents with Bush speech
    https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jan/10/alastair-campbell-iraq-dossier-inquiry

    It gained notoriety because large sections of the document were plagiarized from an academic article written by Ibrahim al-Marashi, a PhD student at the time, without proper attribution.

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  2. pugnazious says:
    January 22, 2026 at 3:01 pm

    Listening to Times last night and they were rerunning an interview with professional gob Cormack Smith who ‘works at the intersection of authentic leadership & effective communication. He travelled to Ukraine in 2016 to take up a special appointment as the ‘Strategic Communication Advisor’ to Pavlo Klimkin, the then Foreign Minister of Ukraine. ‘ lot of good he did there then]

    He was of course railing against Trump and Greenland…Trump’s actions are illegal, dangerous, he’s a sociopath and a bully.

    Apparently the way to deal with bullies like Trump is to punch them hard and they stop…so Europe and the world has to take a deep breath and take him on whatever it takes….life will be hard, sacrifices will have to be made but in the end it will all be worth it….whaaat? We’re going to war against America? Damn!

    Hmmmm…so Ukraine then? What exactly has Europe done to ‘punch’ Putin and stop him in his tracks…apart from keeping on buying his oil and gas? Extremely reluctant to help out…not wanting to rattle Putin’s cage…prepared in fact to sacrfice Ukraine in the name of peace…of course it would be nice if Ukraine could somehow survive but…..ala Crimea.

    So yeah…not a lot of punching going on there then….and Zelensky has noticed and noted this failure to help Ukraine in a meaningful way….as he said today…

    ‘Volodymyr Zelensky described Europe as a “fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers” that have no plan to end the war.
    The Ukrainian president also accused European leaders of engaging in “endless internal arguments” that prevented any solutions to end the war.
    Mr Zelensky also said that he had been advised by European leaders to avoid bringing up US-made, long-range Tomahawk missiles “to avoid spoiling the mood”’

    Note that very telling last comment.

    Smith’s comments were all the more amusing as they were made before Trump came to agreement on Greenland….and thus the frothy mouthed, swivel-eyed rant was quickly shown to be nonsense and just another example of TDS.

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    • MarkyMark says:
      January 22, 2026 at 3:05 pm

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      Servant of the People[a] is a Ukrainian political satire comedy series created and produced by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[1] Zelenskyy stars as Vasyl Petrovych Holoborodko, a high school history teacher in his thirties, who was unexpectedly elected president of Ukraine after finding instant fame when a student recorded a video of him delivering a profane rant against government corruption in his country and uploaded it to the internet

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  3. MarkyMark says:
    January 22, 2026 at 3:26 pm

    Yeah! Rishi Sunak has left his heated swimming pool in England which required new electrics to go the cold of Davos – I think they will stop this in the future.

    Is Rishi Sunak a CON Artist or a Conservative? | WEF Davos 2026

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    Rishi Sunak, former UK Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, faced significant scrutiny regarding a potential conflict of interest involving the COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Moderna. The scrutiny stemmed from his role as a founding partner of the hedge fund Theleme Partners, which was a major investor in Moderna

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    Covid loan fraud and error in the UK schemes is estimated to have cost taxpayers £10.9 billion. The government is pursuing a range of measures to recover funds and prosecute offenders, though much of the money is considered “beyond recovery

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  4. MarkyMark says:
    January 22, 2026 at 3:35 pm

    WEF launches investigation into founder Klaus Schwab
    This article is more than 8 months old
    Move comes after Schwab and his wife, Hilde, were reportedly accused of financial and ethical misconduct – which they deny
    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/24/wef-launches-investigation-into-founder-klaus-schwab
    “Schwab, known as “Mr Davos”, founded the WEF in 1971. It hosts the annual conference in the Swiss ski resort, which draws prime ministers, CEOs, celebrities and top financiers.”

    WEF launches investigation – investigates itself! HA HAH AH HAHA

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    They suggested she scheduled “token” meetings using WEF money to justify luxury travel at WEF’s expense. The letter claims that Hilde also maintained tight control over the use of Villa Mundi, a grand property bought by the WEF overlooking Lake Geneva, and that portions of the building were reserved for the family’s private access.

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  5. tomo says:
    January 22, 2026 at 3:45 pm

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    • MarkyMark says:
      January 22, 2026 at 3:58 pm

      “A Somalian man named Mohammed took the podium in Maine to deliver a warning to Democrats

      If you keep talking about the fraud taking place, the entire voting community will abandon Democrats

      He actually says this, DEPORT THEM ALL

      ‘Somalians came out in droves, demanding the city NOT investigate one of their own, Iman Osman’

      “My name is Mohamed. I’m speaking today on behalf of the Somali community in Lewiston. Some of you sitting here today, we voted for you. We elected you to protect our community interests, not creating division or go after one elected member from our community. This narrative, if this narrative continues, our community will be forced to re-examine our relationship or political relationship, including our relationship with the Democratic Party and who will be voting in the future.”

      The Somalian man they are demanding they stop investigating is the Somalian refugee named Iman Osman who will be sworn into the Lewiston Maine City Council even though he’s under investigation for fraud and lied about his address to run for the seat

      He’s

      – Charged will stealing firearm
      – Provided a false address to run for seat
      – Lied about the address and reasoning
      – Address given was condemned and raided for drugs
      – He also currently sits on Lewiston School Board”

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      Independent MP recorded telling Muslim male voters they had ‘duty’ to vote for him
      Iqbal Mohamed, who won in Dewsbury & Batley, denies breaching strict rules on improper religious interference at the general election
      https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/independent-mp-recorded-telling-muslim-male-voters-they-had-duty-to-vote-for-him/

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  6. tomo says:
    January 22, 2026 at 3:47 pm

    The McLibel lawyer

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  7. tomo says:
    January 22, 2026 at 3:50 pm

    oops

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    • MarkyMark says:
      January 22, 2026 at 3:54 pm

      On the 11th day we can say we won, even though we didn’t!
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      Britain’s army would run out of munitions just 10 days into a war, ex-defence minister tells Parliament
      Defence minister James Heappey responded that the UK’s armed forces ‘remain fearsome’

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      • Richard Pinder says:
        January 22, 2026 at 4:21 pm

        Are British Army munitions manufactured in China?

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        • MarkyMark says:
          January 22, 2026 at 4:26 pm

          “Yes, the UK does import some weapons and dual-use military items from China, despite an existing arms embargo on lethal arms to mainland China, with recent data showing China as a growing source for UK weapons imports, including components for drones and potentially sensitive tech via investment, raising significant security concerns within the UK government and military. “

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  8. MarkyMark says:
    January 22, 2026 at 4:22 pm

    Everything is OK
    “Keir Starmer reveals plans to upgrade millions of homes and keep bills down”

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