John Barnes
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Custodian of slowcookedgoose and Below The Salt @ The Splott Shamanic Graft Loft.
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1/Hegseth is now boosting posts claiming the “kill everybody” reporting is a “lie.” At the same time, he frames the strike as Bradley’s decision. He is publicly removing himself from the chain of causation while placing responsibility on the operational commander.
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
1/Hegseth is now boosting posts claiming the “kill everybody” reporting is a “lie.” At the same time, he frames the strike as Bradley’s decision. He is publicly removing himself from the chain of causation while placing responsibility on the operational commander.
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Remember:
Juries are important not so much for the powers they have, but for the powers they prevent others from having.
Juries are important not so much for the powers they have, but for the powers they prevent others from having.
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Remember:
Juries are important not so much for the powers they have, but for the powers they prevent others from having.
Juries are important not so much for the powers they have, but for the powers they prevent others from having.
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1/2 This has got to be one of most painful responses to watch.
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
1/2 This has got to be one of most painful responses to watch.
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
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I often speak at schools for their politics events and even at GCSE level you wouldn’t encounter something this dumb. It’s embarrassing that she’s in parliament at all, let alone leading a party.
Zarah Sultana apparently wants to nationalise the entire economy including the Internet.
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I often speak at schools for their politics events and even at GCSE level you wouldn’t encounter something this dumb. It’s embarrassing that she’s in parliament at all, let alone leading a party.
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Oh I see that the University and College Union totally failed to make the turnout threshold for industrial action: the numbers voting fell below 40%. Predictable: everyone is just exhausted, alienated and beaten down. Employers can do as they wish now.
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Oh I see that the University and College Union totally failed to make the turnout threshold for industrial action: the numbers voting fell below 40%. Predictable: everyone is just exhausted, alienated and beaten down. Employers can do as they wish now.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The historic UK jury system that goes back to the 12th century could restrict the right of a jury trial in the UK.
The problem is not the juries. It is the backlog due to lack of investment. 👇
Overview of the judiciary - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary share.google/LqwBylDEyILQ...
The problem is not the juries. It is the backlog due to lack of investment. 👇
Overview of the judiciary - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary share.google/LqwBylDEyILQ...
Overview of the judiciary - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Read more about the history of the legal system in England and Wales
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December 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The historic UK jury system that goes back to the 12th century could restrict the right of a jury trial in the UK.
The problem is not the juries. It is the backlog due to lack of investment. 👇
Overview of the judiciary - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary share.google/LqwBylDEyILQ...
The problem is not the juries. It is the backlog due to lack of investment. 👇
Overview of the judiciary - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary share.google/LqwBylDEyILQ...
She really has a beef with fishermen, doesn't she?
A sociopath, shilling or not.
A sociopath, shilling or not.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
She really has a beef with fishermen, doesn't she?
A sociopath, shilling or not.
A sociopath, shilling or not.
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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Labour’s Employment Rights Bill - a rare effort to address inequality of power.
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee
It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reforms, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill - a rare effort to address inequality of power.
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I am now within six weeks of completing my first decade of sobriety.
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I am now within six weeks of completing my first decade of sobriety.
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This is the hidden in plain sight heffalump trap in the Budget - Mahmood’s plan will deepsix whatever fiscal headroom the Chancellor has.
There is an actual interesting little deceit in the budget, namely ther have the OBR still forecasting based on increasing net immigration back to 300-350k whilst the Home Secretary is promising to bring it down from 200k, which does dissolve about half the headroom, but somehow we're doing vibes.
Think this is exactly right - political journalism that is completely abstracted from policy, which was not the norm before 2017, has become the default. Impossible to have a serious attempt to either shrink what the state does or widen the tax base (have to do at least one) on that basis.
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is the hidden in plain sight heffalump trap in the Budget - Mahmood’s plan will deepsix whatever fiscal headroom the Chancellor has.
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To note just one of the many problems with this idea, there are multiple that countries do not permit you to relinquish citizenship — and some of those countries also have jus sanguinis laws that make someone a citizen even if they were born in the U.S. and never left.
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
To note just one of the many problems with this idea, there are multiple that countries do not permit you to relinquish citizenship — and some of those countries also have jus sanguinis laws that make someone a citizen even if they were born in the U.S. and never left.
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At the Pentagon:
“None of the preachers so far are military chaplains, though chaplains joined Hegseth in leading…services. Each…opposes women in ministry and teaches that men should be in charge of families. Most…have previous ties to Hegseth, and all have pushed conservative political positions…”
“None of the preachers so far are military chaplains, though chaplains joined Hegseth in leading…services. Each…opposes women in ministry and teaches that men should be in charge of families. Most…have previous ties to Hegseth, and all have pushed conservative political positions…”
1st preacher at Hegseth's monthly Pentagon prayer services was his former pastor in Doug Wilson's denomination. Preachers since then: 3 Southern Baptist pastors, a grandson of Billy Graham, & a former NFL player accused of insider trading:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/pentagon-p...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/pentagon-p...
Pentagon Preachers Proclaim a Lord of War
After the ambush on National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced he would send 500 more troops to the nation’s capital.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
At the Pentagon:
“None of the preachers so far are military chaplains, though chaplains joined Hegseth in leading…services. Each…opposes women in ministry and teaches that men should be in charge of families. Most…have previous ties to Hegseth, and all have pushed conservative political positions…”
“None of the preachers so far are military chaplains, though chaplains joined Hegseth in leading…services. Each…opposes women in ministry and teaches that men should be in charge of families. Most…have previous ties to Hegseth, and all have pushed conservative political positions…”
Are they throwing Christ under the bus aswell?
At Pentagon prayer service, Hegseth pastor says God "is sovereign over everything else that falls in this world, including Tomahawk and Minuteman missiles, including strategy meetings and war room debriefings. Jesus has the final say over all of it”
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/pentagon-p...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/pentagon-p...
Pentagon Preachers Proclaim a Lord of War
After the ambush on National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced he would send 500 more troops to the nation’s capital.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Are they throwing Christ under the bus aswell?
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“In ‘91, when Trump was driving the Taj Mahal casino into backruptcy, I was getting shot at over Iraq and Kuwait. In 2001, after Trump said the collapse of the Twin Towers meant he now owned the tallest skyscraper in Manhattan, I was carrying flags honoring 9/11 victims into space on a rocket ship.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“In ‘91, when Trump was driving the Taj Mahal casino into backruptcy, I was getting shot at over Iraq and Kuwait. In 2001, after Trump said the collapse of the Twin Towers meant he now owned the tallest skyscraper in Manhattan, I was carrying flags honoring 9/11 victims into space on a rocket ship.”
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“i won’t go unless i can wear my princess costume!” is something one typically hears from little girls not ruff tuff fbi directors but here we are
This FBI “pulse check” report on the dept under Patel and Bongino is a mixed bag - the fibbies love having no more sensitivity training but many hate going on ICE raids and think leadership is weak - but this anecdote is clearly gold: K$H Patel wearing the traditional FBI Director’s ladies clothes.
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“i won’t go unless i can wear my princess costume!” is something one typically hears from little girls not ruff tuff fbi directors but here we are
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The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
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On this day in 1991, Ukrainians made history in the nationwide referendum on independence. With an overwhelming 90.32% "yes" vote and 84% turnout, the people of Ukraine—from Lviv to Donetsk, Kyiv to Crimea—affirmed our sovereignty and rejected Soviet rule.
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
On this day in 1991, Ukrainians made history in the nationwide referendum on independence. With an overwhelming 90.32% "yes" vote and 84% turnout, the people of Ukraine—from Lviv to Donetsk, Kyiv to Crimea—affirmed our sovereignty and rejected Soviet rule.
I had a dream last night that I went up to random folks with tattoos of kanji characters, and told them "That reads 'Your mother gave birth to a duck with 6 testicles'...you did know that, yes?"
That was the gist of several remarks, which led to angry Benny Hill style pursuits through parks.
That was the gist of several remarks, which led to angry Benny Hill style pursuits through parks.
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I had a dream last night that I went up to random folks with tattoos of kanji characters, and told them "That reads 'Your mother gave birth to a duck with 6 testicles'...you did know that, yes?"
That was the gist of several remarks, which led to angry Benny Hill style pursuits through parks.
That was the gist of several remarks, which led to angry Benny Hill style pursuits through parks.
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An addendum to today's post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-pro-...
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
An addendum to today's post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-pro-...
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"Sudan’s military government has offered Russia what would be its first naval base in Africa and an unprecedented perch overlooking critical Red Sea trade routes, according to Sudanese officials." In return, it wants discounted weapons & regime support. www.wsj.com/world/africa...
Exclusive | Sudan Offers Russia Its First Naval Base in Africa
A Red Sea port would give Moscow a vital edge in strategically critical waters.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Sudan’s military government has offered Russia what would be its first naval base in Africa and an unprecedented perch overlooking critical Red Sea trade routes, according to Sudanese officials." In return, it wants discounted weapons & regime support. www.wsj.com/world/africa...
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Leavitt attempts to bend reality by saying the same thing over and over.
Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Leavitt attempts to bend reality by saying the same thing over and over.