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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 11h

US accuses Hamas of an "imminent" ceasefire violation but has nothing to say about the 47 violations of the ceasefire by Israel. Meanwhile the media are pretending that ceasefire violations haven't occurred as they're waiting for a retaliation from Hamas so they can blame them for the collapse.

Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 22h

Scotland, and no Union.

Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 1d

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 23h

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 23h

Who say that coming?

Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 2d

This has got so ridiculous now as to defy belief. The whole British establishment, including its media wing, up in arms about a hooligan support being banned from an away game. I really look forward to the next time this happens and the complete silence from the same people.

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 2d

Can you blame them? But is this a chicken and egg situation? Is talent avoiding WM as it's clear talent isn't wanted, what is wanted instead is obedience? Why would talent bother when it is clear imbeciles can rise through the ranks for saluting promptly and always?

Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair though two of the greatest Ukrainian calamities, Kursk and the 2023 offensive, so appear to have been British Cunning Plans so there is that.

Anyway I think it's time to wrap up this discussion. Appreciated the debate. You have a good one.

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 2d

Only for the city's inevitable fall, having swallowed thousands of Ukrainian troops, to then be called "no tactical significance" by Zelenskyy? Then why waste so many men trying to hold it? Of course Russia then sat back and pummeled these places into rubble, any military would have done the same..

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 2d

During this war Ukraine has shown all the tactical awareness of a dead duck. Refusal to retreat to better positions from hopeless situations is one manifestation of that stupidity. How many times have we seen Kyiv throw reserves after reserves into semi-encircled cities due to little more than PR?..

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2d

"Violence, demonstrations & racist chanting. It was scenes like this from Maccabis game in Amsterdam last year.. that led West Midlands police to advise that the Israeli fans be banned"

Notice how it isn't made clear it was the Israeli fans doing the racist chanting & violence

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 2d

It may seem unbelievable but in the UK Parliament there are foreign state agents funded by the Israeli government and it's wealthy supporters, and neither of those agents are required to disclose their funding, so they don't.

www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-pro...

Revealed: Pro-Israel lobbyist’s secret funding operation

Leaked emails expose how Conservative Friends of Israel director Stuart Polak consulted top Israeli diplomat and US billionaire on new funding streams.

www.declassifieduk.org

Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 2d

Starmer would never had a word to say about any fans being banned in a fixture but when it involves Israel, and esp the racist thugs of Maccabi Tel Aviv, there he is in the front line waving a Star of David flag while Badenoch tries to push in front of him. How did Israel buy our political parties?

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

Not interfering in the election of a foreign country apparently. Russia, China take note, you can do this and apparently it's fine. You can also send politicians to join street demos, gave $billions to the governing party prior to the election, and denounce the opposition as enemy agents. On you go.

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 3d

avier Milei is no libertarian | He is beholden to Argentina’s oligarchs unherd.com/2025/10/javi...

Javier Milei is no libertarian

unherd.com

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

Just a reminder when it comes to the UK acting like some distressed virgin over spying allegations:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013...

GCHQ and European spy agencies worked together on mass surveillance

Edward Snowden papers unmask close technical cooperation and loose alliance between British, German, French, Spanish and Swedish spy agencies

www.theguardian.com

Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting admission though from Trump that he could have stopped the genocide at any time, but instead allowed it to continue for a year. Wonder if the Nobel Peace Prize committee consider that, probably not.

As a reminder, Israel has repeatedly flouted the ceasefire.

Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

Phase One contains no requirement for Hamas to disarm and Phase Two is still under negotiation, so this is effectively Trump changing his own peace deal as he goes along - I mean, who saw that coming..

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

I've posted many times about the West's double standards and its apparent belief in its own exceptionalism, here is another example. Can you imagine what would happen in the West if this was a Russian official in a western state on a capital's street backing anti government protesters?

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3d

The BBC tells us there are Palestinians waiting to be evacuated from Gaza through the Rafah crossing for medical treatment abroad but Israel is refusing to open the crossing so they can't leave.

Al Jazeera shows us one of those people, a baby girl who desperately needs surgery.

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 3d

McSweeney was company secretary of Labour Together while he was running Starmer’s Labour leader bid.

During this period, Labour Together was breaking the law by failing to report donations; it also secretly backed Starmer.

So, do we have an illegally-elected PM?
www.thecanary.co/the-fraud/20...

The Fraud serialisation, Part Four: the illegal funding that made Starmer Labour leader

McSweeney was running Starmer’s leadership campaign at the same time Labour Together was breaking the law by failing to report donations

www.thecanary.co

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

No it actually wasn't. The reason that politicians revert to type when in power has nothing to do with reality, but due to the fact that they choose to adhere to same obligations and deference of discredited previous governments. They don't have to, but they do as they have chosen to be corrupt.

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

Dicky, not everyone's father has the weird tastes that yours clearly did. Many aren't buttfucked each night, this may come as a surprise to you but your experiences aren't normal.

My advice is to seek counseling. It may help you, probably not as you are clearly fucked up, but may.

Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

To suffer horrendous casualties in order to protect buildings that would be devastated by the resulting small arms fire anyway?

Seriously, I have no idea why you are attempting to argue this nonsense. I know you try with this Ukraine Halo thing but it's absolute bollocks and you know it.

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

And been heavily criticised in Ukraine. How many times has Ukraine had to carry out a costly, chaotic last gasp retreat to avoid encirclement? If Ukraine was faced with the same situation as Russia is would resort to the same as it would have no choice. Or do you think it would prefer..

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Steve Clarke @gaudd.bsky.social · 3d

Jesus H, because Russia chose to give up territory and fall back to more defensible positions. Ukraine on the other hand does not. Even when the military situation is hopeless, Kyiv is incompetent enough to attempt to hold positions for PR purposes. It has cost them dearly..

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