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Ralph Houston

@franktexas

Retired translator and JOATAMON living in western Scotland. Enjoys sailing.

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Worst aging tweet? It's still true.

07.03.2026 18:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The US is testing Minuteman III nuclear missiles. Who will they fire the first one at?

07.03.2026 18:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's rare because Reform has got hardly any seats to lose! Similarly, Labour has NEVER won a seat from the Monster Raving Loonies...

07.03.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congress, the Senate, the Supreme Court and the rest of the judiciary have proven themselves powerless. What checks and balances does the US actually have?

07.03.2026 17:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I was a boy in Scotland, jujubes were a jelly sweet, hence my question!

07.03.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Replace 'Kamala, Liz Cheney' with 'Trump, Pete Hegseth' and it's on the nail.

07.03.2026 08:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

An eminent threat? Or imminent? Or immanent? Words still matter.

07.03.2026 08:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What are jujubes in this context please?

07.03.2026 08:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To @ryumac.bsky.social - the media want Mr Toad to be PM.

07.03.2026 08:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Techbros of course.

07.03.2026 08:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just omit the 'If' there.

07.03.2026 08:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's hiding something worse than the Epstein Files. He's proud of those.

07.03.2026 08:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any sign of Putin or Netanyahu in there?

07.03.2026 08:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stop publicising Reform! That's all you're doing.

07.03.2026 07:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The billionaires who own and run the media like that picture because they want a Reform government, and I fear they're succeeding. Labour and the Tories think about nothing else; Reform gets disproportionate publicity and screen time. How do we, er, reform things?

07.03.2026 07:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I bet he's not in the Epstein Files...

07.03.2026 07:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why has this been forced on to my feed? I don't have this language selected and can't read it.

07.03.2026 07:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's textbook economics - money needs to circulate. But when your leaders can't read...

06.03.2026 17:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What kind of a name is Wankmayre anyway?

06.03.2026 17:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Quite so. Quick cook pasta is equally silly.

06.03.2026 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What kind of a name is Wankmayre?

06.03.2026 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The billionaires who own and run the media cannot give even the most right-wing Labour government in history any credit for anything.

06.03.2026 08:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If I thought he had a vocabulary, I might think he intended the word 'immanent'. I don't think he has.

06.03.2026 08:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Didn't work for me - but I refused spam. I've filled in the form about 8 times now. Sorry folks.

06.03.2026 08:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No horror plot could proceed if any of the cast thought. At all.

06.03.2026 08:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem has not been 'fired'. Wait till you see how much more evil she can be as 'Envoy of the Shield of the Americas'.

06.03.2026 08:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Mail (along with most media) is run by one of the same class of billionaire responsible for all our problems - the US regime, AI, everything underfunded...

06.03.2026 08:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course it's true. Leavitt has already defended it (speciously, but still).

06.03.2026 08:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's not a straight man. That's a misogynist.

06.03.2026 08:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd say 'high'. I've watched it twice, which is unusual for me.

06.03.2026 08:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0