Michael Taylor

The video starts with a Luton box van disgorging a contingent of paramilitaries dressed, in effect, in identical uniform with balaclava ski masks. NB. The "cpayne.com" on the box van back is actually "jcpayne.com", a commercial vehicle bodybuilders based in Aldridge, West Midlands. Nothing more.

🚨 BREAKING: Patriot Platform, a new far right group launched by Tommy Robinson’s right hand man Daniel Thomas (AKA Danny Tommo) has blockaded the port and several roads in Dover. The masked men are from subgroups of PP, including Sussex, Essex, and South East Patriots Here’s all you need to know.

They’ve changed since Hooky left

Bonfire of the equities

tanviratna.substack.com/p/trumps-tar... Relative to USA cutting federal spending, tariffs and trade negotiations: This lines out what has happened and most likely what will happen. Buckle up because it has a huge chance of falling and even if it doesn’t the world will never be the same again.

BBC Scoop - POTUS on Breakfast to explain tariff policy

Happy Tariff day. Traditionally celebrated by making things more expensive for consumers and pocketing the difference to give the rich a tax break.

Tories have run out of ideas, trotting out the same party election broadcast they were criticised by the DM for, in springtime - when winter fuel payments are not going to be paid anyway. I suppose it’s better than having Kemi talk down to us. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Rubio and Hegseth have installed this twenty-something DOGE affiliate, Nate Cavanaugh, as acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, per filing. Before DOGE took control of USIP, the duly appointed president was George Moose, a career diplomat who first joined the foreign service in 1967.

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There are many things making this disturbing. 1. The capacity and officials prepared to act in this way pre-dates Trump. 2. The officials are out of uniform and are masked/hooded to hide their identities. /1

If the American journalist she calls to ask a question instead, who responds by saying yeah I’d like you to answer the Brit’s question, is ever in a London pub we’re definitely buying him a drink yes

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff says the strategy now is for America and Russia to “integrate their energy policies in the Arctic”. No longer trying to hide that this is the new alliance.

In a world that has recently changed so much, the message that the Special Winter Olympics gives is powerful. Sport can change the world, inclusivity and diversity are things to celebrate. Give this a watch while you can. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Just a reminder...

The Arlington National Cemetery website "unpublished" links to material about Black, Hispanic and women veterans.

Pandora’s box being opened, a nail in the coffin for food quality, traceability and farming in UK. Because you can doesn’t mean you should. We have very good meat substitutes that use fungal proteins & vegetables, I don’t see the need & I don’t trust it to be controlled www.bbc.com/news/article...

Keep thinking Danny Dyer would make a fantastic Dr Who.

TV legend, pioneer, Floella Benjamin on Saturday kitchen.

Resisted for a while, but in the end had to order. Will be furiously wagging my joystick at the end of the month when this arrives.

All these visits to the White House to ask for favours from Don Trumpioni.

Local Facebook struggles… Can anyone could look at my roof? I said I’d been staring at it for an hour but had to go back to work. Scrap available outside 22 Brook Street. I took my shirt off, waited, no one came out. Does anyone know of any carpenters …. Karen & Richard, they’ve only just begun.

As well as a massive impact to USA farming sector, many of whom voted for him, the aggressive DOGE “smash it up” campaign across Federal Government has unintended consequences. Applying tariffs to Chinese goods on one hand, ceding power to China with the other www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

@blitzvega.bsky.social loving your album an amazing collection of stunning songs, Andy is sorely missed, a big part of my teenage years; so good to have this album to listen to - well done to all involved in putting this together - Stay Strong Forever.

…Not wearing a forget-me-not badge. Other man said he’d picked him up off the floor & called 999… told 90 minute wait, he went off. After asking in restaurant if he could wait until ambulance turned up, person we were with flagged down police car who came over to help. Left the old boy with police.

Coming out of restaurant there was an old bloke sat in the bus stop soaking wet, slippers on, clearly had dementia only knew his name nothing else. Clean clothes, didn’t smell of booze or anything. Nothing on him, or in his pockets for ID….