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@oakymoron

Escapee from the other side. Musk and Trump are forces for evil Not a Tory or Reform, pro European & proud dad. No to injustice, bigots, racism and little Englanders. NHS, JL Picard😁. Science based facts. MA Central and East European Studies, MBA

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British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes UAE cybercrime law means sharing images or footage of war can bring jail, prison time and deportation

Can’t beat freedom of expression

Those who fled to Dubai to avoid taxes in the Uk have only got themselves to blame

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

12.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Analysis: β€˜Boom Boom’ US propaganda vs. the emerging Iran war reality | CNN Politics The US government doesn’t simply want Americans to support the war it launched with Israel on Iran; it wants to pump people up.

Why are the likes of very much Truss and nicotine stained lederhosen wearing fragranced by eau de racism Farage strangely silent ?

www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/p...

12.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Taxpats!

12.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Abrupt reality check’ of Iran war has Britons fleeing Dubai for β€˜safety’ of London London property agents have told The Independent they are seeing a rise in demand for property in London from those who had moved to the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations

The irony of this

Let’s hope they play their taxes

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12.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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He really is a fool

He needs to be in a padded cell

12.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump reveals advice on blowing up Iran’s war ships in rambling Kentucky stump speech President claims U.S. has sunk more than 50 Iranian ships as war enters its 13th day while he campaigned in Kentucky to support a challenger to longtime nemesis Rep. Thomas Massie

The Republicans will soon turn against Trump as he as screwed up

No doubt that fellow narcissist Infantino will award Trump another prize for peace

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12.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes I was thinking that after I posted !

12.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Embarrassing Iran U-turn for the right, but Keir Starmer’s problem is worse Despite a change of heart from Reform and the Conservatives, the Middle East war is much more difficult for the government

Starmer made the right call unlike Farage and Badenoch

Both Farage and Badenoch both open their mouths before engaging their brains

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12.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump can’t TACO out of the Iran war’s oil price shock | CNN Business President Donald Trump has a sales pitch for Americans worried about high oil and gas prices: Rising fuel prices are a temporary but necessary sacrifice, and they will fall quickly back to earth once ...

Trump can fool his limited intellect supporters but he can’t fool the rest of us

Netanyahu and Trump should be impeached

www.cnn.com/2026/03/11/b...

12.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Putin gives Trump easy way out of confused Iran war strategy – and he might take it As Donald Trump delivers bafflingly mixed messages about the end of the Iran war, he has suggested he may lift oil sanctions on Russia, but that will suit only one man – Vladimir Putin. World affairs ...

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

Americans who voted for this orange stain on humanity should ask themselves why did they vote for a Putin apologist

11.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sums up Reform

Want to take us back to the 1950s

They would want to deregulate causing no end of issues :

Pollution
A sweat shop economy
The NHS would be made to fail
Conspiracy Theories be the norm

The income gap between rich and poor would widen.

11.03.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflict

Wonder how Trump explains this

He is total denial and instead emboldened those in Iran who see the US as the great Satan

No doubt he will do another diversion from Epstein to Greenland, then Venezuela, Iran and no doubt Cuba to finally Aliens ….

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

10.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teenage Reform council leader faces no confidence vote George Finch was appointed leader of Warwickshire council aged 19 last year

With all that experience also

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10.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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What is the best caption for this ……

10.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5

A fourth rate politician with limited intellect.
She exudes vacuousness

10.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s β€˜free flow of energy’ vow fails to restart shipping in strait of Hormuz Only two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have braved β€˜chicken run’ since US president’s promise on Friday

Trump is vague of most things except narcissism, hatred and his adoration for despots

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

10.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Man of the people my arse

10.03.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage tells Sky News he 'never' pledged to cut council tax Sky's Beth Rigby asks Nigel Farage about Reform UK pledging to cut council tax at local level, as well as his party's "inconsistent position" on the Iran war.

Oh dear someone rattled him. Probably annoyed Trump froze him out

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10.03.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Iran war latest: Trump calls conflict 'complete, pretty much' on 10th day of fighting On the 10th day of fighting, Donald Trump has called the Iran war "very complete" in a US media interview. Follow the latest on the war - and watch live below as Trump speaks to Republican Party membe...

He is talking complete gibberish

All he has done is stirred up a hornet’s nest with Iran who no doubt will work with Russia to undermine the US

news.sky.com/story/iran-l...

09.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Glasgow Central station to stay closed for at least two days after fire and building collapse Blaze, believed to have started in vape shop, gutted building next to station and destroyed shops, salon and cafe

Are vape shops licensed and subject to fire safety legislation?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

09.03.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Embarrassment for Farage as he's blanked by Trump on Mar-a-Lago visit There was embarrassment for Nigel Farage as his idol Donald Trump gave him the cold shoulder after he'd flown over to Mar-a-Lago.

Shame the grifter failed again

Wonder which billionaire paid for the flight this time ?

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/nig...

09.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Oil prices latest: Energy boss fears β€˜white knuckle ride’ as fuel costs soar Price of oil has surged since the US and Israel launched airstrikes towards Iran 10 days ago

Trump says a price worth paying

He would say that as rich enough
Americans who voted for this fool hopefully will think differently but assumes they have the mental capacity to do so

For others it just reinforces the view that Trump is a loose cannon

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

09.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How patriotic

The Daily Fail is controlled by a billionaire ….

09.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran war: Oil suffers biggest one-day gain in six years as stocks plunge Ongoing uncertainty could also mean the Bank of England is less likely to cut interest rates - with markets now pricing in just a 40% chance of one cut.

The voice of delusion

"Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!"

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09.03.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox News uses old clip of Trump after he wore hat while saluting slain US soldiers Conservative outlet aired footage of president saluting at similar ceremony in December for at least three broadcasts

And Trump had the audacity to complain about the BBC

Fox = Fake news

Fox like GB News are just mouthpieces for Trump supporting billionaires

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

09.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Private jet used for Nigel Farage Chagos stunt linked to Reform mega-donor Exclusive: Plane that flew Reform leader to Maldives appears to be linked to billionaire Christopher Harborne

Billionaires should be limited in their influence on political parties

Indeed there should be maximum financial limits set on all political donations

Money should be used to buy
Influence

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

08.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as Iran's supreme leader - follow live Khamenei is named as successor to his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the first wave of US and Israeli strikes.

That worked well for Trump then.

Glad the UK is not directly involved in this clusterf*ck

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...

08.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lib Dem leader calls for King's US state visit to be cancelled after Trump's criticism of Starmer Sir Ed Davey said President Donald Trump started an illegal war when the US launched airstrikes on Iran and has repeatedly insulted the UK over the use of British bases.

Enough is enough with Trump

Trump is a bully and has no respect at all for other countries except Russia

news.sky.com/story/lib-de...

08.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Foreign secretary defends Keir Starmer saying he is 'learning lessons from Iraq' after Trump and Blair remarks Yvette Cooper backed the prime minister for largely staying out of the Midde East conflict following comments by Sir Tony Blair and more criticism from Donald Trump.

Can anyone remind me of any countries saying that the US and Israel have not broken international
law?

Trump is a despot

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08.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

More like a psychopath

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

08.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1