Sam

Sam

@samblakeman.bsky.social

Wannabe Ultra Runner, Triathlete, #Ironman. Sponsored by Just Eat.

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Don't forget what Reform promised the crypto industry after Farage took the cash: Farage....took an undisclosed £5mn personal gift from a crypto billionaire in 2024, months before pledging to slash tax and regulation on the digital assets industry if he becomes PM www.ft.com/content/6a56...

ft.comFarage accused of ‘conflict of interest’ over £5mn gift from crypto investorRival parties highlight how Reform UK has proposed cutting tax and regulation on the digital assets industry
Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social

BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.

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Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation

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Rod Stewart to King Charles on his visit with Trump: “Hello, sir. May I say well done in the Americas. You were superb. Absolutely superb. You put that little rat bag in his place.”

Just asked AI to pick a random colour from the list of party candidates on my ballot and I’m voting for the one it picked. That’s how to do politics in 2026

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Replying to @chadbourn.bsky.social

Iran claims two missiles hit a US warship near Jask Island after it ignored Iranian warnings, the IRGC-affiliated Fars News reports. The US denies the claim. Unfortunately it’s no longer possible to believe either side.

Hilarious….

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Reporter: Have you been able to determine whether the gunman fired shots? If so, how many shots he fired and who exactly? Whose bullet hit the agent? Blanche: We’re still looking at that.

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📌Barack Obama was targeted 11 times in assassination attempts during this two terms. I bet you don't remember any of them because they were handled through proper channels, professionally, and he isn't a whiny bitch.

I think this says a lot. VP out first. POTUS out next who struggles to walk and falls over… they know what’s coming…

Savchenko Volodymyr@savchenkoua.bsky.social

🇺🇸🤔 What is significant: Secret Service agents were the first to escort out not the US President, but J.D. Vance. Only then did they escort out Trump, who collapsed on the way.

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The Onion has reached a deal to acquire Infowars • It will be turned into a parody site of itself • Has the support of the Sandy Hook families “A lot of people gave up on doing the right thing over the last two years. Despite an insane amount of threats & bullshit, we persevered" (via Variety)

It’s pretty depressing checking BBC News every morning to see another spun out headline story about their undercover migrant rule breaking investigation. Like logging onto The Sun or Express. This close to the May elections. SMH

Trumps going to claim he always backed Tisza isn’t he…

(((Tendar)))@tendar.bsky.social

The first numbers from Hungary are coming in. Despite having only 21.54% of all ballots counted Tisza is clearly leading. The numbers coming from the counties vary somewhere between 52% and 67% for Tisza. Fidesz is at somewhere between 28% and 39%. The gap at the moment is huge.

There is a lot of us that only got into running later in life and that first marathon is an amazing moment. However the endurance and suffering of 26.2 is nothing compared to those fighting cancer who get up go the distance every single day.

Tim Harford@timharford.ft.com

On 26 April, I plan to be on the start line of the London Marathon. I’m in my fifties, I’ve only been running for a few years, and this will be my first marathon. I’m doing it to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT).

If someone could make the t-shirt joke and the distract from joke regarding the Melania Trump statement that would be great. Can’t find either…

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The Pope has cancelled his visit to the US. The state visit by King Charles must be cancelled too. Anything else is an endorsement of Trump. Your move, UK government. #nostatevisit #

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Without any doubt, this has now become one of the most serious and significant own goals in modern history.

Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social

Iran shuts the Strait of Hormuz. How's your great victory going Mr Trump?

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Trump went from making insane genocidal threats this morning to hyping the “golden age” of Iran hours later, and he received no concessions in between. He’s an absolute basket case who needs to be removed from power before he follows through on one of his mass murder fantasies.

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So Trump agrees a deal where Iran gets to keep charging tolls, gets to keep its nuclear program, and of course, keeps the same regime in power. This was all a terrible waste and so far a catastrophic defeat for the USA.