Blue Tick

Blue Tick

@bluetickatbluesky.bsky.social

My stated views / opinions are based on my life experiences & limited knowledge & should never ever be taken as the gospel truth or advice. 40+ yrs in energy regulation. I’ve a Northerner’s tolerance for abuse, propaganda, idiots & liars.

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Definition of racism ……

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

‘Everyone should follow the law except the USA .. because America is “special”.’ ‘America can invade another country & kidnap people but other countries can’t invade America because we are America’. 2 very good reasons to ‘black ball’ America - its leaders believe everyone else are ‘untermensch’.

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Usual #BBC ‘balance’ At least @itvnews.bsky.social is holding up journalistic standards The slow painful decline of the BBC continues.

Reform Party UK Exposed@reformexposed.bsky.social

Yeah, this is getting absurd. Zero scrutiny. BBC News broadcasts Reform UK speeches in full without interruptions www.thenational.scot/news/2667178...

My business employs a few people and helps UK’s Balance of Payments Can my business have a VAT cut please Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer? I’m sure that everyone else will be more than happy to pick up the extra tax.

Norwegians - you know what to do. Show Trump what you think of his America #Norway

OSINTRadar@osintradar.bsky.social

🇺🇸 Donald Trump called Norway a “garbage country” and said Norwegian immigrants are unwelcome in the United States. “Actually, Norway has become a ‘garbage dump.’ Because they didn’t give me the Nobel Prize... I don’t want anyone from Norway.”

I see that the ‘Doctors’ who had their ‘mouths stuffed with gold’ by Nye Bevan are now claiming that they aren’t paid enough by the NHS, whilst ~50% also work in the private sector whilst using NHS knowledge & equipment. Am I the only one that finds that just a tad hypocritical? #ConsultantStrikes

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NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

Just another greedy Tory raping the public purse. I wonder if he is looking forward to his next taxpayer paid visit to London- a bit of Christmas shopping perhaps?

Private Eye Magazine@privateeyenews.bsky.social

Since his ennoblement in Boris Johnson’s 2023 resignation list, Tees Valley regional mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen has claimed more than £25,000 in tax-free daily “attendance” allowances from the House of Lords for 73 days when he hasn’t voted, spoken or performed any recorded parliamentary activity.

Lets be clear here. They were invited & agreed to have their photo taken. If they believe their image has been published without consent then let them say so & take action. If not - then they’ve been found wanting & have been called out for poor judgement. #Trump #Catholics

I seem to recall similar statements being made by some individuals in more than one European country during the 1920’s and 30’s. It didn’t end well.

Dutchy Patrick@dutchiepatrick.bsky.social

“God commanded us to take it.” “Or we’ll kill them”. Wow, just wow, this is pure evil.

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The issue with IHT is the rate (40%). It is excessive. An inherited pension pot would attract 40% IHT and then also get taxed when ‘drawn down’ by recipient at their marginal income tax rate (20 - 45%). Just feels wrong.

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Here’s something you should know about minks: They have lungs and airways remarkably similar on a cellular level to those of people. They’ve spread flus and infected humans before with COVID-19. Right now, bird flu is spreading on a Utah farm filled with thousands of them… 🧵

Quick reminder - if you are signed up to #O2 #VirginMedia ‘satellite’ service you are supporting #Musk’s #Starlink system that Musk throttled to cripple Ukraine & hand an advantage to #Putin Are you comfortable being linked to deaths in #Ukraine?

What is the word ‘literally’ doing in that report? What does it add? Why is it there? What is it seeking to convey? I literally can’t understand why the word ‘literally’ is being used in this literally factual report of actions by Musk. Stop it. It’s literally doing my literal head in.

Xela Hart@xelahart.bsky.social

3 Tories get sentenced for betting fraud Just 3 more crooked Tories.

Chris Rivers@chrisrivers50.bsky.social

Given the suspended jail time sentences can the Tories keep out of trouble with the law for 12 months? Or maybe that’s the Reform leader’s preoccupation.

A lot of American soldiers died to remove these flags. That’s how sick these people are. And #Musk uses the same salute and rhetoric.

News to Remember@moments2remember.link

This is what Musk and his Roman salutes have achieved. This is the USA, something unimaginable in this country.

Just another corrupt rich person. Nothing will be done about it though and the world continues to turn and the poor will continue to blame the poor for being poor.

Matt Steinglass@mattsteinglass.bsky.social

It seem the Dutch MIVD spy service hacked Jared Kushner’s phone in 2018 and watched him log into an account in the UAE that had received hundreds of millions of dollars from an account in Azerbaijan

#Weidel is making the case that every sovereign nation must equip itself with Nukes or it has no right to defend itself from those that do have nukes. #Iran are you listening? Germany are you listening? Italy are you listening? Denmark are you listening?

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social

Weidel: "Prolonging the war and shooting drones into the hinterland of Russia, destroying refineries, houses, and buildings near Moscow, is a huge provocation." Host: "It's defending itself." Weidel: "No, it's not." Host: "Every night, drones and ballistic missiles rain down on Ukraine..."

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I'd like to remind Trump administration that after Iran war started, Ukraine deployed experts and technology to the Middle East to help Gulf states defend themselves against Iranian drones and protect US bases in the region, while Russia provided targeting information to Iran.

Snivelling, arse licking, slug. He is surely an embarrassment to every self-respecting American. #Witkoff

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Steve Witkoff to Putin: "You are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again."

#LFC appalling so far tonight. I am struggling to understand why VD is on the pitch. Other than Rio, they all appear slow and tired. It’s as if they have all had a huge Sunday dinner & a couple of pints of beer about 10 minutes before kick off.

I wonder how many people will submit ‘tips’ pointing at the convicted fraudster that is currently residing in the White House?

Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com

Incentivizing Trump voters to call in their suspicions about about black and brown people? What's the worst that could happen?

#Trump’s actions define him as a murderer. They also expose the USA as an unreliable and vindictive ‘ally’ that must be avoided and excluded at all costs.

Jay in Kyiv@jayinkyiv.bsky.social

With Trump's removal of Starlink, Russians are now hunting cars full of people in Kyiv, using jet drones for which Ukraine's interceptors no longer function to stop. Three people murdered an hour ago in southern Kyiv, with six others injured, three of which are children.

Ahhh the beauty of #Brexit

Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social

Some English farmers are turning their backs on green farming and embracing a “productivist” approach, after thousands failed to access a post-Brexit subsidy scheme that pays them to look after nature. www.ft.com/content/a8c9...

Another good reason not to buy anything from US Govt. Even if you have paid in advance, and you are their ‘ally’, they will refuse to send the product to you. #DontBuyUSA

KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞@mary1kathy.bsky.social

US Defense Secretary Hegseth is blocking the transfer of a significant batch of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, already paid for by allies, — Kyiv Independent   A contract for Patriot missiles is sitting on Pete Hegseth's desk, but he is not signing it, a Ukrainian senior official reported.

So…… Matt Hancock lied through his back-teeth when he assured the nation that a ‘protective ring’ had been thrown around care homes ‘from the very beginning’ of Covid. I am shocked to me core! #ToryLiars #CovidInquiry

43,000 dead in Care Homes If the Tory Govt was a company it would now be facing corporate manslaughter charges. Instead they are living it up without a care in the world.

Strange, isn’t it? Whenever a racist #ReformUK member is found out they immediately blame something else for their outspoken vile opinion: - I was drunk - I was taking medication - I was provoked - the sun was out - it was raining - The day had a ‘Y’ in it Etc etc

Anti-Reform@antireform.bsky.social

Pure racism '... Bromley councillor Dean Miller was recorded describing Black children as “animals” and making a violent statement about King Charles III, claiming the monarch was secretly Muslim. Miller subsequently told ITV that he had been heavily medicated at the time ...' via Dorset Eye

UK and EU must follow Canada’s lead here ASAP Meanwhile …… #O2 and #VirginMedia are getting into bed with #Musk & #Starlink with their ‘satellite’ service. If you have an #O2 or Virgin Media contract and you do not want to be associated with Musk or Trump - cancel your contract.

Legacy of #Trump doing Putin’s bidding.

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social

​“This is a park area with a working fountain. Naturally, at this time of day, it’s packed with people and children. The weather today brought everyone outside—mothers with toddlers, kids riding bikes—and the strike targeted those exact people.” ​Yurii Yurchenko, chief of the Nova Vodolaha police,

Given Ukraine’s history of removing high ranking Russians I suspect that Selivanov wont be around for long. #SlavaUkraine

UNITED24 Media@united24media.com

"Wherever Russian troops arrive, Ukrainians cease to exist." At an official event in Moscow, Russian Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Selivanov openly admitted their true goal is the total erasure of Ukrainian identity.