@RussellEngland

I'll be on BlueSky for the foreseeable https://xitter.cf/t.co/ayhrNCBrmq Brummie, Remoaner, bit of a nomad, fact finder

Worcester, England
Joined January 2009
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime" - Mark Twain, 1869
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Replying to @Nigel_Farage
Say's man who can't be arsed to turn up for work Which is frankly insulting to taxpayers mpdata.uk/mps/5091/nigel-far…
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Replying to @danny__kruger
Christianity : "Be sure to welcome strangers into your home" Kruger's Christianity : "DEPORT THEM TO RWANDA!!"
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Replying to @LizWebsterSBF
"Sprinkle a little Sovereignty on your dish and you’ll soon fill up! Just one serving of Sovereignty is enough to feed the whole family Sovereignty counts as 1 of your none of your 5 a day It’s also packed full of vitamin B" - @larryandpaul Jan 2021 youtube.com/watch?v=RGw9yUlB…
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Just to be clear about what happened here: - Trump cut a deal with Putin that will route ~$4B of American dollars to Russia. That money will be used to fund the war. - Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" that was probably Putin's idea, surprised the Ukrainians, is structured to benefit Russia, and was immediately broken by the Russian military. - When Zelensky spoke candidly about these terrible deals, the US cut off Starlink access in ways that made it harder for Ukraine to intercept Russian drones, and seemingly withheld intel about ballistic missile attacks. - Last week alone, Russia killed more than 150 civilians in Ukraine, including 33 in one strike on a bus stop. Trump is de facto asking @ZelenskyyUa to surrender. Zelensky can throw on a suit, he can endure lectures from whiny little bitches like @JDVance, but he can't lay down and die just because Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize.
I fear that President Zelensky has gotten terrible advice on handling his relations with President Trump, and at the absolute worst possible time before what looks like a very difficult winter.
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Replying to @Nigel_Farage
Farage : "I've never met the Russian Ambassador" Russian Embassy : "Ambassador of the Russian Federation Alexander Yakovenko met the Leader of the UK Independence Party Mr Nigel Farage on 13th May 2013" web.archive.org/web/20180224…
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Replying to @BorisJohnson
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Replying to @TalkTV
"The Tory party are almost entirely funded by Russian oligarchs, most of whom are sanctioned" - Ian Hislop, 8th October
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Replying to @journalupdate
Desmond Swayne's column, Salisbury Journal - "EU reset risks undoing the benefits of Brexit" And what are these "benefits of Brexit" ?
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Here's a parody about the price of gas having soared (with everything else) since the Iran war, called "Gasoline". It's adapted from the classic "Jolene" by the incredible Dolly Parton who sadly died a few weeks ago, but left an incredible legacy of music, generosity & heart ❀️
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Cable Street 1936-2026: Not Then Not Now. 90 years on, UNITE THE UNION brings together trade unionists, historians, artists, poets and singers to reflect on the Battle of Cable Street, the fight against fascism elsewhere in the country, and the struggles in the decades since. In 2026, the politics of division and hate is on the march again. Lessons and inspiration from the past help us in the fight for a fair society in the future. A4 gatefold softback with holographic foil to the cover + Includes a special Battle of Cable Street 90th anniversary A2 poster by COLD WAR STEVE. Featuring Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods), Cold War Steve, Salena Godden, Tariq Mehmood, Jamie-Max Caldwell, Zakiya & Rex McKenzie, Rebecca Chesney, Anandi Ramamurthy, David Rosenburg + many more. πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡ roughtradebooks.com/products…
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Brexiters : "STOP CALLING US STUPID!" Also Brexiters : "Britain is in the mid Atlantic" 🀷
Britain is not a European country. Britain is a mid Atlantic country. We’ve forgotten that in recent years to our profound detriment.
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"Boris Johnson didn’t β€œeven vaguely understand” what quitting the EU Customs Union meant until as late as October 2020, his former adviser Dominic Cummings has claimed." thelondoneconomic.com/politi…
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"Mr Juncker told his college of commissioners in Strasbourg on Tuesday that the Luxembourg lunch was the first time that β€œBoris Johnson understood the meaning of the single market”" - September 2019 ft.com/content/7453c686-d9b7…
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Replying to @Lord_Sugar
1. Johnson didn't even know what the Single Market or the Customs Union was until 4 years after campaigning to leave them - of course he misled the Brexiters 2. No 3. No 4. N/a 5. Yes
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The only Muslim bothered about you eating this much bacon is your cardiologist.
It's all about choices ! I've made mine.
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2027 Calendar - available to preorder now! First 100 orders come with a free exclusive Cold War Steve Christmas card, signed and dedicated to you (or the recipient of the calendar) πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡ coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/p…
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An historic moment as the leaders of Sinn FΓ©in, the SNP and Plaid Cymru come together to stand up for the interests of our nations and their right to independence. For the first time in history, three nationalist and pro-independence First Ministers now hold office. Today is a powerful testament to the enormous change, hope and opportunity of the times we are living through.
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The BBC leads bulletins with Farage β€œhonoured and humbled” to get Britain’s biggest ever donation (like ot is a peace prize!) How about β€˜Farage in fresh funding scandal as crypto convict pardoned by Trump becomes latest donor.’ Can we not sack the Gibb/Reform team who write the headlines and control BBC online? Thank God for Channel 4!!
The Sunday Times approached Nigel Farage and Reform about this story this morning. A confidential source told us that Delo, a crypto billionaire criminal pardoned by Trump, had given Β£35m to Reform. Now, as with other stories on Reform finances, it has been given elsewhere.
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Replying to @GBNEWS
God Save the King - Written for a German Nimrod - A homage to a German Jerusalem - Would Jesus want to come to Britain? Rule Brittania - Written for a German I Vow to Thee My Country - Son of a German immigrant Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - African-American bylinetimes.com/2021/06/25/o…
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