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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

Cartoon by @edwexler.bsky.social.

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 1d

If we had similar political accountability as France I wonder what court cases we would have seen since Brexit and Covid?

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Former president Sarkozy to begin serving five-year prison sentence Oct 21, French media reports

French prosecutors on Monday told former French president Nicolas Sarkozy that he must report to a Paris prison on October 21 to begin serving a five-year sentence for illegally accepting funds from l...

www.france24.com

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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 @andreasor.bsky.social · 1d

Barack Obama: Holy f'! #realstrength

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 1d

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He needs to be tried in court and imprisoned. But that only happens to us: the little people.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

The hostage release is a reminder of how bad the Dems are at politics. Not only did Biden refuse to force this deal on Netanyahu & thereby help Harris win, but most people aren’t even aware that Biden got way more Israeli hostages (over 100) released with his 2023 ceasefire than Trump did with his.

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Could this ever happen to Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock , Michelle Mone and the rest ?
(There’s a long list)
Or is our politics and legal system:
a) a complete farce?
b) corrupt?
c) dependent on the expensive lawyers you can afford?
d) completely transparent?

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to go to jail next week

Sarkozy must go to La Santé prison in Paris after conviction over scheme to obtain election funds from Gaddafi regime

www.theguardian.com

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Coco62mw @coco62mw.bsky.social · 1d

Tradition on Thanksgiving: Pumpkin Pancakes with lots of maple syrup #Thanksgiving 🇨🇦

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Coco62mw @coco62mw.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Thanksgiving to all

Bonne Journée de l’Action de Grâce à tous
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Coco62mw @coco62mw.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Thanksgiving Mr Angus

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d

Jeremy Clarkson: “Farage rarely talks about the economy and when he does, his numbers don’t add up.

He says he wants to cut taxes and increase spending by £150billion.

But before anyone has the chance to question his logic, he scuttles back to his safe space and starts raging about small boats.”

Jeremy Clarkson brands Keir Starmer 'thick' as he details his own economic plan

Clarkson also too aim at Nigel Farage in his penned political rant

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

Firing someone purely for their political affiliation is illegal and is a violation of free speech.

Tweet from The Bulwark: “Q: ‘How many layoffs have you authorized?’ Trump: ‘A lot. It will be Democrat oriented… They should be Democrat oriented. It will be a lot and we’ll announce the numbers over the next couple of days... Many of them will be fired.’”
Below, a photo shows Donald Trump speaking to reporters in the Oval Office surrounded by staff and press.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Kelly: I really worry about those aviators, drone operators, special forces guys that are in the Caribbean right now striking these boats and whether or not this is legal..

There’s no authorization for the use of military force. The Congress has not given that to the president. He hasn’t asked.

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Hazel @lilysslave.bsky.social · 2d

Amen!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Kamala Harris: "I think he has a vengeance campaign, which is really exposing the petty nature of who he is and his deep level of insecurity."

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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 @andreasor.bsky.social · 2d

I Am The Fog🇨🇦🐸: #Not4SaleEver

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 2d

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 2d

This senile liar who currently occupies the White House does not remember that he was President on January 6th.

If you voted for this senile liar, and if you enable him today, you clearly are ok with breaking America. The ruins of our once great nation are because of you.

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Coco62mw @coco62mw.bsky.social · 2d

So sorry for your loss, missing mine who went over the bridge in February 😿

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Left: Pete Hegseth, "We're building a Qatar Air Force facility in Idaho"

Right: JD Vance, "The reporting there is going to be a Qatari base on US soil, that's just not true"

If you can't trust the United States Secretary of War, who can you trust 🤷‍♂️

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2d

85% drop of American liquor sales to Canada.
We were their biggest market.
Now we're done.
Bye bye mon cowboy.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

American spirit exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group | CBC News

American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in ...

www.cbc.ca

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