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Peter Horne

@peterhorne.bsky.social

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Born the year WW11 ended. Lived through an era of optimism when you could wake up in the morning and be hopeful about the day. Now saddened by the gratuitous acts of self harm inflicted upon future generations by the gross incompetence of our Politicians

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Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 1h

I understand that there are results waiting verification that Trump took an IQ test c. 40 years ago showing that he has an IQ of 73.
Difficult to make a comparison but cognitive test results show that Chimpanzees have an IQ around 40.
So two Chimps probably have a combined IQ greater than Trump

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 5h

Nauseating.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 1d

Never since its inception has it been more important for the UK to be a fully committed member of the ECHR.
Look at what is happening in the USA for confirmation.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 1d

Putin might not be doing so well in Ukraine but he must be very pleased with his success in mobilising the insidious forces of the extreme right wing parties in Europe.
They are doing for him what he failed to do himself.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 2d

Putin spent 30 years trying to weaken Western institutions like the EEC/EU, UN, NATO, ICJ, ECHR etc and failed.
His assets Farage and Trump are achieving what he failed to do.
The beneficiary of their actions are not the people of America or the UK but Putin.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 2d

Jørgen Watne Frydnes explained quite clearly the criteria for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, so anyone who thinks Trump should have won wasn’t listening.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

He’s going for a medical checkup today.
Don’t bother with his blood pressure.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

Trump will say that the Nobel Prize is run by a bunch of second rate B list losers who are of no use to anyone and by the way “I’ve never heard of the Nobel Peace Prize”

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

Jørgen Watne Frydnes explained quite clearly the criteria for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, so anyone who thinks Trump should have won wasn’t listening.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

Jørgen Watne Frydnes explained quite clearly the criteria for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
Maybe those who think Trump should have won it weren’t listening.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

Jørgen Watne Frydnes explained quite clearly the criteria for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, so anyone who thinks Trump should have won wasn’t listening.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

Jørgen Watne Frydnes

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

Jørgen Watne Frydnes explained quite clearly the criteria for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
Maybe those who think Trump should have won it weren’t listening.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

Trump will say that the Nobel Prize is run by a bunch of second rate B list losers who are of no use to anyone and by the way “I’ve never heard of the Nobel Peace Prize”

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

This year the Nobel Peace Prize should go to one of the many aid agencies and organisations working tirelessly worldwide filling the vacuum created by Trump DOGE and MAGA.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

This year the Nobel Peace Prize should go to one of the many aid agencies and organisations working tirelessly worldwide filling the vacuum created by Trump DOGE and MAGA.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

Farage spent more time on Russia TV than he did attending EU Fisheries Committee meetings where he was supposed to be representing British interests.
To be precise he appeared on RTV 17 times between 2010-2014 and attended 1 out of 42 EU Meetings.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

I agree, I didn’t watch it last night but will do today after all.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

I’m 79 and since it began I was an institutional watcher of BBC’s Newsnight until couple of years ago.
I now find the level of discussion to be shallow lacking in critical analysis and the guests are generally mere loyalists parroting party lines.
There are exceptions but few and far between

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 3d

He will react the same way he does if Hollywood Royalty criticise him.
Meryl Streep is a B list talentless actress who no one has ever heard of.
The Nobel committee will be inconsequential and everyone who’s ever received an award is a loser.
And actually he’s never heard of them.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 4d

The Nobel Committee are awarding the 2025 Peace Prize tomorrow 10th.
This will go badly wrong whichever way it goes.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 4d

Better for Tories if they admitted their mistakes, learnt from them and reversed them.
However, they try to justify their mistakes, blame everyone else for their failures and amplify their mistakes and declare them as future policies.
Self denial, delusions of adequacy and no self awareness

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 4d

I feel your pain.

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 4d

Better for Tories if they admitted their mistakes, learnt from them and reversed them.
However, they try to justify their mistakes, blame everyone else for their failures and amplify their mistakes and declare them as future policies.
Self denial, delusions of adequacy and no self awareness

Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 4d

Time to relocate the World Football Cup and the Olympics because America “Trump says” is not a safe place and then of course there’s ICE so players and supporters would not be safe.