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grumpydragon60.bsky.social
@grumpydragon60.bsky.social
NHS whistle blower. Tree grower.
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Disabled people are not expendable.

The elderly are not expendable.

Children are not expendable.

Worth should never be tied to economic productivity.

If we protected the most vulnerable in society, everyone would be better off.
January 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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Zack Polanski once again demonstrating that the Greens are the only viable alternative to the Reform/Tory/Labour bloc.
January 6, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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No one is asking Wes Streeting to be a commentator.

Asking him to be a government minister when the whole world can see Trump breaking international law whilst threatening Greenland next, and the Cabinet (with Nigel Farage) seems perfectly fine with it.
Wes Streeting is asked if Trump has broken international law when it comes to Venezuela. Streeting says he's got nothing to add and he's not here to be a commentator.

I mean, which idiot thinks politicians should answer questions when they're being interviewed in a TV studio!
January 6, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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Chilling warning from a Trump-aide.

”the U.S. will use its military “unapologetically” to secure U.S. interests".

“nobody is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.”

"Western countries should not have given up their empires and colonies after WWII".

Madness.
Stephen Miller ramps up Trump threats to take over Greenland in fiery CNN interview
During a heated back and forth with Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff argued the ‘future of the free world’ depended on the U.S. taking aggressive actions such as the recent capture o...
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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Trump administration censures former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/354842/

The Trump administration is following through on its threats against former NASA astronaut and current U.S. Senator Mark…
Trump administration censures former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly over 'illegal orders' video - United Kingdom News Beep
The Trump administration is following through on its threats against former NASA astronaut and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly.
www.newsbeep.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Of course, in the UK "regulators" are never really regulators. Their raison d'etre is political: to dress political goals in regulatory clothing, to act as reputational buffer zones, to gaslight outsiders like you and I into thinking regulation exists. But never, god forbid, to regulate.
Ofcom *might* "undertake a swift *assessment* to determine *whether* there are *potential* compliance issues that *warrant investigation*."

Hard to believe, but we waste almost a quarter of a billion pounds of public money annually on this absolute shower of a regulator.
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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BBC Verify tells us that Venezuela exerting further state control over its own oil industry in 2007 was controversial.

Controversial to who? The World Bank, apparently. Alas BBC Verify doesn't explain the role of the World Bank or its history.
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Case in point - you don't need to invade a country if you can control it with tech from within.
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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Shortage of NHS stroke specialists in England resulting in death or disability.

Between 10,000 and 20,000 patients died or sustained a serious disability because of treatment delays.

Lives destroyed by fiscal rules, austerity, appeasement of the rich and forcing people to go private.
Shortage of NHS stroke specialists resulting in thousands dead or disabled, say doctors
Exclusive: Lack of consultants in UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in time, say senior medics
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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Trump says he's 'very serious' about taking Greenland - despite warnings it will end NATO

news.sky.com/story/trump-...
Trump says he's 'very serious' about taking Greenland - despite warnings it will end NATO
"We need it for national security, right now," said Donald Trump when asked by Sky's US partner network NBC News about whether he's serious about taking Greenland.
news.sky.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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Danish PM Mette Frederiksen says if the US attacks Greenland, NATO Is over

Meanwhile Keir Starmer is the coward who couldn't call out Trump for attacking Venezuela, breaking international law
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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"When force is used to control resources.. we are faced with a logic that harks back to the worst practices of colonialism.. [if the US's actions] are tolerated.. the message sent.. is a devastating one.. that the law is optional & force is the true arbiter of intl relations"

Venezuela at the UN
January 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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I did not expect my prediction to start coming true this rapidly. Impressive even by Labour standards.
bsky.app/profile/micr...
Wow, EU states should have probably taken a strong position about violating international law huh?

Allowing fash to do what they want means eventually they will probably do it to you.

If Trump does invade Greenland I look forward to a Labour minister telling us he's not sure if it's illegal.
A social media post by the wife of a key Donald Trump staffer has prompted outrage after it depicted Greenland covered in a US flag – with the implication the country could be next after the attack on Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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This.
Denmark needs to get rid of the US military base in Greenland and so does the rest of Europe. They aren’t going to defend against a Russian invasion but open a secondary front line to invade you too. It’s time to kick the US out worldwide.
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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If we’re going to be afraid to express our opposition to American actions then we may as well admit we’ve given up before the fight. Remember what appeasement looked like in the 1930s.
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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How about his total support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza?
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Mhari Aurora, "Keir Starmer sold himself as a human rights lawyer yet says he has no view on the legality of US attacking Venezuela"

"A lot of people aren't buying that"
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Too Little too Late? - Starmer U-Turns on Single Market & Brexit
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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"If she doesn't do what is right, she is going to pay a big price"

President Trump threatens the interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, who said,

"If there's something the Venezuelan people have made very clear is that we will never again be slaves, never be a colony of any empire"
January 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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people.com/alabama-boy-...
This poor lad lost his life to the flu. Absolutely heartbreaking. It’s time our governments stopped pushing attendance when children are sick which has led to vast spread of disease and focus on #CleanAir and pro vaccine policies & good mask advice.
Boy, 11, Dies After Severe Case of the Flu: ‘Jace Never Even Got to Open His Christmas Gifts’
Jace Watkins, 11, of Alabama died on Dec. 27 after being hospitalized due to complications from the flu.
people.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Threw her country under the bus, along with the rest of the world, and looks like she's going to get nothing, just like everyone who ever trusted Trump. Oh, who could've seen that coming?
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Trump says Venezuelan opposition leader doesn't have the 'respect' to govern after Maduro ousted
Venezuelans are reacting to the U.S. operation early Saturday that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
abcnews.go.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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New: Trump admin officials tell Zeteo that Trump is “very interested” in secret plans drawn up last year to send US Special Forces into Mexico.

One official even says Trump recently asked for updates on preparations for a possible operation.
After Trump’s Venezuela Invasion, Mexico Could Be Next
Officials tell Zeteo that Trump remains ‘very interested’ in the idea of sending US Special Forces into Mexico, as the president threatens Colombia and Cuba, too.
zeteo.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Polanski calls Starmer and Farage 'Trump First' frauds

flip.it/9Ru46w
Polanski calls Starmer and Farage 'Trump First' frauds
Starmer and Farage have done well to say anything considering they have Trump's whole boot in their mouths. Polanski isn't letting it slide.
flip.it
January 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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When Mike Tapp was on a recent BBC Question Time in Dover, he misplaced his energies all show interrupting @zackpolanski.bsky.social and giving him side eye!

A while ago Tapp would have been in the wrong party.

But now he fits right in!

Shameful.

#r4today
January 5, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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Darren Jones saying repeatedly the Labour Government won't comment on a hypothetical.

It's not hypothetical - Trump is saying very loudly repeatedly what he's done and boasting about it.

And yet the UK Government won't even say it's a breach of international rules. Shameful.
January 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM