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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 1h

Seems pointing out the powerful are hindering the development of society to benefit all of us is popular and the powerful don’t like it so would rather talk about someone in a boat.

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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 1h

Shows how unimportant Danny is, even the Russians didn’t think he had any influence.

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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 2h

I assume these guys aren’t willing to strap on a firearm and tackle dangerous people?

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 2h

How surprising professional organisations don’t like policies pound shop Lee Anderson offers up.

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 3h

I remember when Sony launched the portal and endless experts said it would be any awful product, personally I love it

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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 3h

Why do these people love Christian crosses? Jesus would not be a fan, and not white enough to join anyway.

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 5h

Sadly their ‘leaders’ are violent thugs who don’t care about anyone.

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 5h

Worth ten minutes of anyone’s time

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 5h

Get it in your inbox here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 6h

Seems @zackpolanski.bsky.social has had a positive impact on the Greens. Guess pointing out taxing wealth and not work is a generally popular idea.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 7h

Nigel Farage never did answer why he met the Russian Ambassador.

All he did was call the interviewer a nutcase.

This interview is a real insight in to how little Nigel Farage likes being asked about his ties to Russia.

archive.ph/rTLvd

#ReformRussianBribes

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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 19h

Didn't Hegseth work for a news company I wonder if they signed it?

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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 19h

Don't you still have to teach it to kids who understand the work at home?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22h

That New York Times story lots of people are sharing today about Farage's ties to US anti-abortion groups was first reported by @mc00.bsky.social on Byline Times a year ago bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 22h

Adds link to possibly aging like milk pile

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 22h

It's weird the government grants these visas then moans about the people they choose to grant them to.

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 22h

Some people don't understand contagious diseases. Odd comment on a knitting video.

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 1d

That dog doesn't look too friendly 🙂

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 1d

A peace conference about stopping the killing of women and children whilst sitting on gold thrones.

Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently he thinks public sector pensions are in need of cutting. So after nurses and teachers pensions but he's anti wealth tax and not keen on more workers rights and environmental rules.

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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 1d

Britain isn’t that religious so I can’t see that taking root, it also widely supports reproductive rights. Be interesting to see if comrade Nigel is asked about it

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Rupert Lowe on Nathan Gill, former Reform leader in Wales, who has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from pro-Russian proxies:

"I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close."

Shots fired. ~AA

Rupert Lowe MP
@RupertLowe10
I have received A LOT of questions about Nathan Gill, having sat as a Brexit Party MEP alongside him in Brussels and Strasbourg. He was also the Reform leader in Wales. For those who don’t know, he has pleaded guilty to taking pro-Russian bribes over a number of months.

Obviously, I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close. He was the head of the delegation of our MEPs, so with the whip ran the day-to-day affairs of our grouping and organised activity in Brussels/Strasbourg. He was one of just two MEPs from the previous term Farage allowed to stand again.

He seemed particularly interested in Russian/Ukrainian developments which I found peculiar. There was one event, right at the beginning of our term, which he asked me and other MEPs to attend. Due to his position in the grouping, I agreed. It had a very pro-Russian slant, with individuals who claimed to be close to Putin there. For obvious reasons, I did not attend another such event.

I thought his obsession with that part of the world was strange, but given his years in the Parliament and position in the party, I didn’t think there was more to it. Other MEPs also found it unusual, but we just got on with job.

So to journalists asking, there is my response.

It is disgraceful behaviour, treasonous behaviour.

I am ashamed to have ever sat alongside him.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

The contact of Reform UK's Russian puppet Nathan Gill is linked to efforts to destabilise the US and Ukraine. Why is no one asking more questions?

www.thenerve.news/p/reform-uk-...

The contact of Reform UK’s Russian puppet Nathan Gill is linked to efforts to destabilise the US and Ukraine. Why, even now, is no one asking questions?

Gill, former leader in Wales of Nigel Farage's party, admits taking bribes to help Putin. And his Russian connection - the Ukrainian politician Oleh Voloshyn - in turn has links to a key figure wante...

www.thenerve.news

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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 1d

Reform are Tories with less talent and weird connections to Russia

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 1d

It’s time that Russia’s malign influence on British politics was properly investigated.

Agree? Add your name 👇🏻

It’s time for a REAL Russia report

Putin’s fingerprints are all over our politics. It’s time to prove it.

writesbright.substack.com

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Sarah Cowley @bournemouth4eu.bsky.social · 1d

"Crucially, the [2020 Russia] report also revealed that our intelligence agencies had never been tasked with investigating whether Russian money or interference actually affected UK elections."
It’s time for a REAL Russia report" open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...

It’s time for a REAL Russia report

Putin’s fingerprints are all over our politics. It’s time to prove it.

open.substack.com

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