Peter Thomas
@ddraiglinc.bsky.social
A Welshman living in exile wondering why has the world gone mad.
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Nothing says "smash the political establishment" quite like begging the Prime Minister to put your mates in the unelected House of Lords.
December 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nothing says "smash the political establishment" quite like begging the Prime Minister to put your mates in the unelected House of Lords.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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We’re at a tipping point.
As we go into 2026, a majority of 2016 voters still alive voted Remain.
As we go into 2026, a majority of 2016 voters still alive voted Remain.
Brexit: can Starmer seize this demographic opportunity?
Demography and disillusion join to give the government a real opportunity to transform our relations with the EU. Will Starmer dare seize it?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We’re at a tipping point.
As we go into 2026, a majority of 2016 voters still alive voted Remain.
As we go into 2026, a majority of 2016 voters still alive voted Remain.
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“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
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RFKJr is at the airport doing chin-ups. #measles
‘South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine’
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
‘South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine’
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
RFKJr is at the airport doing chin-ups. #measles
‘South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine’
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
‘South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine’
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Elections have consequences. A man like this never belonged near the levers of power. Not the first time. And certainly not this second time when everything was knowable. We are trapped in a tragedy and must fight our way out.
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Elections have consequences. A man like this never belonged near the levers of power. Not the first time. And certainly not this second time when everything was knowable. We are trapped in a tragedy and must fight our way out.
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A gerrymander is not a sure thing…
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A gerrymander is not a sure thing…
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Reeves holding her own against Tories trying to put words into her mouth, as part of a select committee hearing. Farage avoiding doing his job in Abu Dhabi. Those convinced Reform will do a better job than Labour, may need to leave off the flags for a bit.
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Reeves holding her own against Tories trying to put words into her mouth, as part of a select committee hearing. Farage avoiding doing his job in Abu Dhabi. Those convinced Reform will do a better job than Labour, may need to leave off the flags for a bit.
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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Hundreds of Texas voters flagged as potential noncitizens may have already proved their citizenship - Votebeat
December 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Hundreds of Texas voters flagged as potential noncitizens may have already proved their citizenship - Votebeat
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"BERNARD MANNING!"
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/989c0d4...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/989c0d4...
Exclusive: Farage reported to police over ‘election fraud’
Former campaign team member’s claim of overspending in Clacton is rejected by Reform UK
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"BERNARD MANNING!"
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/989c0d4...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/989c0d4...
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We're bringing in trillions in foreign investments....
All to ourselves.
All to ourselves.
December 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We're bringing in trillions in foreign investments....
All to ourselves.
All to ourselves.
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“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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Over on the Facebook, you can bet that whether it's ICE brutalizing immigrant toddlers, or the US military mass-murdering civilians in international waters, every person cheering it on makes sure that you know they are a "Christian" in their profile. Every. Single. One.
December 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Over on the Facebook, you can bet that whether it's ICE brutalizing immigrant toddlers, or the US military mass-murdering civilians in international waters, every person cheering it on makes sure that you know they are a "Christian" in their profile. Every. Single. One.
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Will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
Ministers and advisers have been quoting House of Commons analysis that found it could increase GDP by 2.2%.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ministers and advisers have been quoting House of Commons analysis that found it could increase GDP by 2.2%.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
Ministers and advisers have been quoting House of Commons analysis that found it could increase GDP by 2.2%.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ministers and advisers have been quoting House of Commons analysis that found it could increase GDP by 2.2%.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Immigrants have helped, improved and enriched this country more than the likes of Farage and Yaxley-Lennon could do in a thousand lifetimes, so it would be quite nice if the government didn’t pander to feeble dickheads like them with rhetoric like this.
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Immigrants have helped, improved and enriched this country more than the likes of Farage and Yaxley-Lennon could do in a thousand lifetimes, so it would be quite nice if the government didn’t pander to feeble dickheads like them with rhetoric like this.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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Tr*mp started his career in the public eye by pretending to fire people from fake jobs. Now he’s worked his way up to being in charge of an administration that has murdered* at least 86 people. What do you think is next?
*It’s not a war crime, since we’re not at war. It’s just murder.
*It’s not a war crime, since we’re not at war. It’s just murder.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tr*mp started his career in the public eye by pretending to fire people from fake jobs. Now he’s worked his way up to being in charge of an administration that has murdered* at least 86 people. What do you think is next?
*It’s not a war crime, since we’re not at war. It’s just murder.
*It’s not a war crime, since we’re not at war. It’s just murder.
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Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal.
Ridiculous.
People punished for providing unpaid care. Complex rules and cliff-edge limits result in benefits withdrawn for going over by pennies.
Thousands prosecuted. Meanwhile, no one charged for the Post Office scandal.
Ridiculous.
People punished for providing unpaid care. Complex rules and cliff-edge limits result in benefits withdrawn for going over by pennies.
Thousands prosecuted. Meanwhile, no one charged for the Post Office scandal.
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal
Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants ‘at the heart’ of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings ‘unacceptable’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal.
Ridiculous.
People punished for providing unpaid care. Complex rules and cliff-edge limits result in benefits withdrawn for going over by pennies.
Thousands prosecuted. Meanwhile, no one charged for the Post Office scandal.
Ridiculous.
People punished for providing unpaid care. Complex rules and cliff-edge limits result in benefits withdrawn for going over by pennies.
Thousands prosecuted. Meanwhile, no one charged for the Post Office scandal.
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“We want growth. We know this is the single best way of getting it…
We could then challenge Farage… to either continue with our economic recovery, or to halt it in its tracks and take us backwards.”
Finally. Weaken Farage by doing something that actually works.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We could then challenge Farage… to either continue with our economic recovery, or to halt it in its tracks and take us backwards.”
Finally. Weaken Farage by doing something that actually works.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“We want growth. We know this is the single best way of getting it…
We could then challenge Farage… to either continue with our economic recovery, or to halt it in its tracks and take us backwards.”
Finally. Weaken Farage by doing something that actually works.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We could then challenge Farage… to either continue with our economic recovery, or to halt it in its tracks and take us backwards.”
Finally. Weaken Farage by doing something that actually works.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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it is insanely dishonest to characterize the reaction to the most corrupt pardons in american history as pro-police and pro-prison. fuck off
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
it is insanely dishonest to characterize the reaction to the most corrupt pardons in american history as pro-police and pro-prison. fuck off
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You're going to want to sit down and take a deep breath before you read this.
A regulated monopoly is actively working to prevent competition.
I know, it's hard to believe. But it's true.
www.utilitydive.com/news/solicit...
A regulated monopoly is actively working to prevent competition.
I know, it's hard to believe. But it's true.
www.utilitydive.com/news/solicit...
US solicitor general tells Supreme Court to reject Duke Energy antitrust appeal
“This appeal arises out of a campaign by an established monopolist to stop a more efficient rival from disturbing its long-dominant hold over a regional energy market,” U.S. Solicitor General John Sau...
www.utilitydive.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You're going to want to sit down and take a deep breath before you read this.
A regulated monopoly is actively working to prevent competition.
I know, it's hard to believe. But it's true.
www.utilitydive.com/news/solicit...
A regulated monopoly is actively working to prevent competition.
I know, it's hard to believe. But it's true.
www.utilitydive.com/news/solicit...
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So gas and electricity prices are set to rise again - because we have to pay for substantial infrastructure upgrades.
I wonder how much infrastructure could have been upgraded if private companies hadn’t spent over 30 years stealing our money for a few shareholders?
I wonder how much infrastructure could have been upgraded if private companies hadn’t spent over 30 years stealing our money for a few shareholders?
December 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
So gas and electricity prices are set to rise again - because we have to pay for substantial infrastructure upgrades.
I wonder how much infrastructure could have been upgraded if private companies hadn’t spent over 30 years stealing our money for a few shareholders?
I wonder how much infrastructure could have been upgraded if private companies hadn’t spent over 30 years stealing our money for a few shareholders?