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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 20h

Trumps "peace plan" is little more than a series of bullet points with none of the details that make things work. In particular the fate of Hamas - they're recruiting and re-arming. It's unbelievably fragile right now.

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ASH TRAY The First, Popetato of wulferhampton 📎 @ashashman1.bsky.social · 2d

This made me spit my coffee out

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 2d

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile Hamas are redeploying across Gaza and going after anyone they deemed pro-Israeli i.e. not them. This isn't peace, its a re-wind.

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 2d

The ink isn't even dry on the peace plan and Hamas is already racing to take back control and has vowed to go after anyone they deemed pro-Israeli. This isn't peace, it's a rewind.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

This is real. This... {deep breaths} I cannot even find the right word... actually said this about this year's richly deserving Nobel Peace Prize winner.

He did everything he could to denigrate her win.

(Screenshot below altered merely to remove an ad.)

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed. But take that pretext away from him and its bald faced murder

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 3d

At what point does military action against civilian vessels in international waters become a crime ? Because let's face it, if he had proof they were carrying drugs he'd have paraded it in front of the cameras by now

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 4d

Cue a bigly Trump meltdown in 3...2...1...

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 5d

Be prepared for Trump to completely lose interest in any international conflicts after he doesn't get a Nobel Peace Prize at the end of the week.

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 5d

100% 😎 I came across it at random last year and rolled around in the weirdness of it for days 😅

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 6d

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 6d

If he times it wrong, the whole thing could come tumbling down around his ears - so that's probably what will happen. But beware a big false flag attack, i can feel one coming

roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 7d

He'll handcuff Ukraine to the point they'll be pointless

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 7d

They're no way he can justify that under his war in drugs rationale, no emergency powers rationale. So he doesn't have the authority to impose it, although obviously that won't stop him.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 8d

Anyone remember Reform promising to go into their new councils with DOGE-style units to slash “waste” and stop taxes from rising? Yeah, it went exactly as you’d expect if you put people in charge who have no idea how anything works.

Reform poised to raise Kent council tax as Musk-inspired attack on costs falters
ANNA GROSS - KENT
Kent's local authority will probably raise council tax rates next year as Reform UK strugglesto find big savings under an Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting drive.
Kent was one of 10 councils that Nigel Farage's rightwing populist party seized in a swath of local election victories in May. He vowed to save "a lot of money" by abolishing "wasteful" spending.
But Diane Morton, Reform's cabinet member for adult social care on Kent county council, told the Financial Times that services were already "down to the bare bones".
"We've got more demand than ever before and it's growing." she said, stressing she did not believe access to those services should be limited. "We just want more money." As with many local
authorities in England, the bulk of declined to say whether council tax Kent's budget went on adult and chil-
would be raised but other Reform coun-
dren's social care, as well as on children cillors said they wanted to avoid hitting
with special educational needs, which the full 5 percent.
together accounted for about 50 per
Reform's experience highlights some
cent of its £2.5bn annual expenditure.
of the obstacles it may face in national
All councils have a legal duty to bal-
government if it won the next general
ance their books and will set next year's
election and pursued its pledge to slash
budgets in February or March. Ahead of taxes and spending. "Everyone thought
that, most councils in England are we d come in and there were going to be
expected to increase council tax by 5 per
these huge costs we could cut away but
cent, the maximum allowed.
there just aren't," said a third senior
"I think it's going to be 5 per cent,"
Reform cabinet member in Kent.
Morton said of where Kent would land
Farage has set up a Reform Depart-
on tax rises, adding that every 1 per cent ment of Government Efficiency team -
increase equated to an extra E10mn.
modelled on Musk's "Doge" i…

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 8d

a man in a maroon shirt sits at a desk with a book

ALT: a man in a maroon shirt sits at a desk with a book

media.tenor.com

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 10d

If the victims are Venezuelan, why are they not raising criminal charges ? I know they wouldn't actually end up with an arrest, but surely it would force the US to present their "evidence" justifying the attacks ?

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 11d

As my mother always told me, listen when people tell you who they are.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11d

July 24, 2024

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 13d

Just flat out threats from Chump. Give me what I want or I'll fire thousands.

"Now, with that being said, we can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for [Democrats] and irreversible by them, like cutting vast numbers of people out... cutting programmes that they like,"

roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 14d

So Trump just grifted another $24M from being the President. It's ridiculous that the President of the US can sue people, its an absolute abuse of power

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 15d

There's no point in Ukraine getting Tomahawks if they're not allowed to use them to hit Moscow, which Trump will never allow.

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roastinjones.bsky.social @roastinjones.bsky.social · 16d

Hopefully knowing his "profile" does not make him immune to this kind of stop will devalue the ridiculous pawn to his ex-KGB boss

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