Denis Burke
@denisburke.bsky.social
European: Aikido Sensei (45 yrs in... Art of Peace not pacifist ) Author of "Purpose & Practice" "The Admired List".
Leadership, Performance & Skills Development Coach
Sailor, Owner at Kinleven Marine, maker of things... pics of some of those things.
Leadership, Performance & Skills Development Coach
Sailor, Owner at Kinleven Marine, maker of things... pics of some of those things.
Just a suggestion, well, to America really.
Narcissists take boundaries as an invitation to cross them. They only respond satisfactorily to consequences.
Fighting to defend boundaries only encourages them and weakens your position.
Take the most direct route to consequences
Narcissists take boundaries as an invitation to cross them. They only respond satisfactorily to consequences.
Fighting to defend boundaries only encourages them and weakens your position.
Take the most direct route to consequences
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Just a suggestion, well, to America really.
Narcissists take boundaries as an invitation to cross them. They only respond satisfactorily to consequences.
Fighting to defend boundaries only encourages them and weakens your position.
Take the most direct route to consequences
Narcissists take boundaries as an invitation to cross them. They only respond satisfactorily to consequences.
Fighting to defend boundaries only encourages them and weakens your position.
Take the most direct route to consequences
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I've just caught up with the Intermarché advert that's gone viral in France. So adorable, and brings a much-needed smile.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpOa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpOa...
Le loup végétarien - Pub Conte de Noël Intermarché
YouTube video by Aline & Zouzou
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I've just caught up with the Intermarché advert that's gone viral in France. So adorable, and brings a much-needed smile.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpOa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpOa...
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Dividing the world into “the left” and “the right” is a gross over-simplification designed to divide and conquer. Even worse is the the part-whole fallacy—point to bad behavior by some members of a group and blame the entire group. Plus, it’s inaccurate. See Trump.
And both murders were horrific.
And both murders were horrific.
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Dividing the world into “the left” and “the right” is a gross over-simplification designed to divide and conquer. Even worse is the the part-whole fallacy—point to bad behavior by some members of a group and blame the entire group. Plus, it’s inaccurate. See Trump.
And both murders were horrific.
And both murders were horrific.
Debunking Benefit 1: No, We Didn’t Get the Same Trade Deals "For Free"
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
Debunking Benefit 1: No, We Didn’t Get the Same Trade Deals "For Free"
When “we kept what we already had” becomes a triumph, you know the bar has been dug into the earth’s crust.
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Debunking Benefit 1: No, We Didn’t Get the Same Trade Deals "For Free"
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
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My wife Bunty & I had the privilege of visiting Nigel Farage in his campaign office during the last election.
He was so lovely & allowed Bunters to take a photo of him (shown below).
There was absolutely no hint of him exceeding electoral expenses & being involved in fraud.
😊
He was so lovely & allowed Bunters to take a photo of him (shown below).
There was absolutely no hint of him exceeding electoral expenses & being involved in fraud.
😊
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My wife Bunty & I had the privilege of visiting Nigel Farage in his campaign office during the last election.
He was so lovely & allowed Bunters to take a photo of him (shown below).
There was absolutely no hint of him exceeding electoral expenses & being involved in fraud.
😊
He was so lovely & allowed Bunters to take a photo of him (shown below).
There was absolutely no hint of him exceeding electoral expenses & being involved in fraud.
😊
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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What a beautiful illustration of cross-discipline co-creativity, aka diversity in action... and Aiki.
December 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
What a beautiful illustration of cross-discipline co-creativity, aka diversity in action... and Aiki.
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'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
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One of the most shameful incidents of WW2 was when the government and press scapegoated refugees, then decided to pack them off an a cramped ship, The HMT DUNERA and ship them to Australia.
As they boarded the boat they were stripped of the valuables and robbed by the guards.
Now government policy
As they boarded the boat they were stripped of the valuables and robbed by the guards.
Now government policy
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One of the most shameful incidents of WW2 was when the government and press scapegoated refugees, then decided to pack them off an a cramped ship, The HMT DUNERA and ship them to Australia.
As they boarded the boat they were stripped of the valuables and robbed by the guards.
Now government policy
As they boarded the boat they were stripped of the valuables and robbed by the guards.
Now government policy
"Nostalgic UK residents feel that environment was cleaner, streets safer and people happier in 1975" by my recollection, viewed from London, dramatically wrong on all 3 counts. Would have to be residents who weren't actually there or who were in fact hobbits living in the shires.
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Nostalgic UK residents feel that environment was cleaner, streets safer and people happier in 1975" by my recollection, viewed from London, dramatically wrong on all 3 counts. Would have to be residents who weren't actually there or who were in fact hobbits living in the shires.
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As you might imagine, this is very good. It is also very funny.
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As you might imagine, this is very good. It is also very funny.
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“Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed."
The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
'If the BBC backs down to Trump, it doesn’t deserve to survive’ | The News Agents
What’s the next move for the BBC, after Donald Trump’s threat to sue the broadcaster for a billion dollars – and why what it decides will influence much more than its own future.
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed."
The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
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L’actrice française Camille Cottin a été choisie par l’Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma pour être la 51e présidente des César. La cérémonie se tiendra le 27 février 2026, sur la scène de l’Olympia, à Paris, et en direct sur la chaîne « Canal+ ».
Camille Cottin sera la présidente de la 51e cérémonie des César
L’actrice française Camille Cottin a été choisie par l’Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma pour être la 51e présidente des César. La cérémonie se tiendra le 27 février 2026, sur la scène de l’Ol...
www.ouest-france.fr
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
L’actrice française Camille Cottin a été choisie par l’Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma pour être la 51e présidente des César. La cérémonie se tiendra le 27 février 2026, sur la scène de l’Olympia, à Paris, et en direct sur la chaîne « Canal+ ».
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If you want to understand the emotional end intellectual malaise of British politics, this piece by @mjrobbins.com is a pretty good place to start. It effectively describes a country that has gone mad. open.substack.com/pub/martinro...
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
If you want to understand the emotional end intellectual malaise of British politics, this piece by @mjrobbins.com is a pretty good place to start. It effectively describes a country that has gone mad. open.substack.com/pub/martinro...
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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Well said Peter..
I hate doing this, because people are just people. But:
82% of the UK's population are white.
86% of the UK's MPs are white.
88% of people in the ads below (comments) are white..........
I hate doing this, because people are just people. But:
82% of the UK's population are white.
86% of the UK's MPs are white.
88% of people in the ads below (comments) are white..........
October 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Well said Peter..
I hate doing this, because people are just people. But:
82% of the UK's population are white.
86% of the UK's MPs are white.
88% of people in the ads below (comments) are white..........
I hate doing this, because people are just people. But:
82% of the UK's population are white.
86% of the UK's MPs are white.
88% of people in the ads below (comments) are white..........
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The IQ and the life expectancy of the average Trump supporter recently passed each other in opposite directions.
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The IQ and the life expectancy of the average Trump supporter recently passed each other in opposite directions.
Not quite sure why, I'm getting a large number of follows at the moment, thank you all. Following back real looking accounts with posts as quickly as I can. Might take a day or two :)
October 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Not quite sure why, I'm getting a large number of follows at the moment, thank you all. Following back real looking accounts with posts as quickly as I can. Might take a day or two :)
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“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
