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John O'Connell
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Consul Populis, Counsellor & Mentor for substance abuse addicts. Political Activist, Suzuki Biker, Movies Freak, Linux Geek, in London.
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Veteran Fighter against Right Wing Hatred (literally, once, now electronically)
Identifier of Anonymous Hate Accounts (I have old school geek skills)
Rider of Motorcycles (Yes, plural)

Welcome.
“Federal agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti placed on administrative leave, in ‘standard protocol”, says CBP spokesperson:

Nope.

Standard Protocol after an ‘officer involved shooting’, would be to suspend them the same day.

Not FOUR days later.
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
“Half the Tories are on defection watch to #Reform. And after today, the other half will be on defection watch to the #LibDems.”

#BadEnoch’s “Big Speech”, disassembled.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
January 28, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Your #5OClockInspiration ...

By @FirstDogOnTheMoon.
January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Your Afternoon #TimelineCleanser ..

Guinea Pigs Go Crazy For Watermelon.
January 28, 2026 at 3:05 PM
In 1959 police were called to a segregated library in South Carolina when a young Ronald McNair refused to leave without his science book. He was just 9 years old at the time.

McNair went on to gain a PhD in Physics and was selected by NASA as an astronaut.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Flashback to THIS DAY in 2023 when The Telegraph (once a renowned media title, now a shitty Tory rag) tried to prove Prince (no longer) Andrew 'innocent' ...
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
#Reform Council in #Derbyshire have closed SEVEN Adult Education Centres in FIVE months. No replacements. Eight remain, their future is uncertain.

Reform hate #Education, and educated people.
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Remember that #Brexit “We hold all the cards”?

That’s looking pretty stupid right now.
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM
When your local #Reform Council does the road markings ...
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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My dad was Irish, I was born in UK so I can stay in Reform’s Matthew Goodwin’s world as he considers me British due to skin colour..

My best mate was born in UK, his dad Indian, as he’s not white he’s “not necessarily British” says Goodwin

If that doesn’t make Goodwin a toxic racist what does❓🤷🏼‍♂️😡
Reform byelection candidate refuses to disown claim that people born in UK not necessarily British
Matthew Goodwin, who is standing in Gorton and Denton, said UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:22 PM
“Not what we voted for”, says woman who voted for this.
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Reposted by John O'Connell
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with NZ. The EU took their time, and got a better deal.

The UK signed a hasty bad deal with India. The EU took their time, and got a better deal.

The UK signed a hasty bad deal with Australia. The EU are taking their time to get a better deal.

We keep losing.
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Now #Trump is flirting with losing the gun lobby. Naturally the #NRA have condemned his words.
January 27, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Reposted by John O'Connell
Just days after a group of Trump-aligned billionaires officially took over TikTok in the U.S., users reported their videos criticizing ICE and the shooting of Alex Pretti were suppressed or delayed.

The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.

Beware.
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I wonder if Americans really understand the significance of the lettuce.
Proud of this British export.
Start your clocks.
January 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Reposted by John O'Connell
Proud of this British export.
Start your clocks.
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
January 27, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Never has the phrase "Jumped-Up Little Oik" been so apt. Also add Sociopathic, Uneducated and Way Out Of His Depth.

GREASY #Reform Councillor Joseph Boam's Disgusting Endorsement Of #ICE.

buff.ly/j1Qh8zQ
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Your Afternoon #TimelineCleanser ..

Doggie Realises Her Family Just Adopted His Sister.
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Jigsaw Inception, also, what's with the apostrophe ?
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
American Xtianity ...
January 27, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Tell me you're single, without ...
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
#HolocaustMemorialDay.

You know when we said "Never Again?"

We meant that bit.
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM