Pete in Saltaire
@peteinsaltaire.bsky.social
Archaeologist, historian, writer, editor, liberal.
Wales – Newport – Bahrain – Leicester – Saltaire
Wales – Newport – Bahrain – Leicester – Saltaire
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Rewatching the famous Ali G and Trump encounter and had never appreciated quite how dim-witted Trump’s opening statement is.
"Hundreds of millions of years ago, people were doing business, and they were trading rocks and stones."
But said so very confidently.
youtu.be/sP5ElraFHHE?...
"Hundreds of millions of years ago, people were doing business, and they were trading rocks and stones."
But said so very confidently.
youtu.be/sP5ElraFHHE?...
Ali G donald trump sacha baron Cohen interview
YouTube video by Smarty Max
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Rewatching the famous Ali G and Trump encounter and had never appreciated quite how dim-witted Trump’s opening statement is.
"Hundreds of millions of years ago, people were doing business, and they were trading rocks and stones."
But said so very confidently.
youtu.be/sP5ElraFHHE?...
"Hundreds of millions of years ago, people were doing business, and they were trading rocks and stones."
But said so very confidently.
youtu.be/sP5ElraFHHE?...
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‘Reforming’ or leaving the ECHR…A raising of false expectations, based on populist dishonesty.
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts
As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of populists
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
‘Reforming’ or leaving the ECHR…A raising of false expectations, based on populist dishonesty.
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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"Most frontbench Conservatives won’t go on the record saying Farage is unfit to lead the country, even if they suspect it to be true, because they also suspect they may be propping up his government, or pleading for jobs in it, by the end of the decade."
https://bit.ly/4oNBT67
https://bit.ly/4oNBT67
A braver Tory leader than Badenoch would dare to call out Farage's bogus patriotism | Rafael Behr
Across western democracies, established conservatives are yielding to radical nationalism. There's no sign that Britain will be the exception, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"Most frontbench Conservatives won’t go on the record saying Farage is unfit to lead the country, even if they suspect it to be true, because they also suspect they may be propping up his government, or pleading for jobs in it, by the end of the decade."
https://bit.ly/4oNBT67
https://bit.ly/4oNBT67
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"The Bylines Network is tremendously inspiring…it's crucial that journalism speaks truth to power, but the great majority of it unfortunately speaks with the voice of power…it’s really inspiring to see networks like yours filling that huge gap and doing what journalism ought to do.”
George Monbiot
George Monbiot
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December 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"The Bylines Network is tremendously inspiring…it's crucial that journalism speaks truth to power, but the great majority of it unfortunately speaks with the voice of power…it’s really inspiring to see networks like yours filling that huge gap and doing what journalism ought to do.”
George Monbiot
George Monbiot
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The wealthy white male got tired of the few laws that bind him and bought the board, stole the property,bought off the cops, and are now working on getting all our money and leaving us indentured servants.
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The wealthy white male got tired of the few laws that bind him and bought the board, stole the property,bought off the cops, and are now working on getting all our money and leaving us indentured servants.
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“She had a housing and healthcare plan. A plan to address climate change and energy costs. A plan to bring us together and strengthen ties with our allies and weaken our enemies. More importantly she would have torn up project 2025 that is doing great damage to the country.”
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“She had a housing and healthcare plan. A plan to address climate change and energy costs. A plan to bring us together and strengthen ties with our allies and weaken our enemies. More importantly she would have torn up project 2025 that is doing great damage to the country.”
And the USA sat on its hands for 2 yrs, just like WWI.
Canada, Britain & Allies plus USA overcame Nazis.
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And the USA sat on its hands for 2 yrs, just like WWI.
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Here is my peace plan for Ukraine/Russia.
1. Russia gets the fuck out of Ukraine.
2. Putin goes on trial in the Hague.
3. Russia pays everyone for everything.
4. Trump gets impeached, convicted, and sent to jail.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
1. Russia gets the fuck out of Ukraine.
2. Putin goes on trial in the Hague.
3. Russia pays everyone for everything.
4. Trump gets impeached, convicted, and sent to jail.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Here is my peace plan for Ukraine/Russia.
1. Russia gets the fuck out of Ukraine.
2. Putin goes on trial in the Hague.
3. Russia pays everyone for everything.
4. Trump gets impeached, convicted, and sent to jail.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
1. Russia gets the fuck out of Ukraine.
2. Putin goes on trial in the Hague.
3. Russia pays everyone for everything.
4. Trump gets impeached, convicted, and sent to jail.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
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Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Nigel Farage asked former Conservative MP Enoch Powell to back Ukip
Despite his ‘rivers of blood’ speech, the Ukip leader has said the central thrust of Powell’s immigration arguments hold true
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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„Why is the Trump White House pushing Ukraine to accept a Russian plan that paves the way for another war?
Which U.S. companies and which oligarchs would benefit? Are Trump’s family members and political supporters among them?“
Must read by A. Applebaum 👇
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Which U.S. companies and which oligarchs would benefit? Are Trump’s family members and political supporters among them?“
Must read by A. Applebaum 👇
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
„Why is the Trump White House pushing Ukraine to accept a Russian plan that paves the way for another war?
Which U.S. companies and which oligarchs would benefit? Are Trump’s family members and political supporters among them?“
Must read by A. Applebaum 👇
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Which U.S. companies and which oligarchs would benefit? Are Trump’s family members and political supporters among them?“
Must read by A. Applebaum 👇
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
Love it!!!!
Only in Bradford 😂
Only in Bradford 😂
Man walks into police station days after five held on suspicion of his murder
Man walks into police station days after five held on suspicion of his murder
Ismail Ali, who went missing in Bradford in 2020, is ‘safe and well’ after police said this week they thought he was dead
A shop worker who went missing five years ago has walked into a police station days after officers said they believed he was dead and arrested five people on suspicion of his murder.
West Yorkshire police said Ismail Ali turned up on Wednesday reporting to be “safe and well”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Love it!!!!
Only in Bradford 😂
Only in Bradford 😂
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Think about this.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is the brother of King Charles 3rd of England
He had relationships with Epstein and was pictured with underage girls (some told he had sex with them for money) with Maxwell
King Charles III remove all his nobility titles and was banished from UK
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is the brother of King Charles 3rd of England
He had relationships with Epstein and was pictured with underage girls (some told he had sex with them for money) with Maxwell
King Charles III remove all his nobility titles and was banished from UK
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Think about this.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is the brother of King Charles 3rd of England
He had relationships with Epstein and was pictured with underage girls (some told he had sex with them for money) with Maxwell
King Charles III remove all his nobility titles and was banished from UK
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is the brother of King Charles 3rd of England
He had relationships with Epstein and was pictured with underage girls (some told he had sex with them for money) with Maxwell
King Charles III remove all his nobility titles and was banished from UK
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Biden didn’t release the Epstein files because Merrick Garland was actively investigating Epstein/Maxwell co-conspirators all the way up until January 2025. Then Trump shuttered the probe. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
House Democrats press DOJ for details on Epstein co-conspirators probe that was "inexplicably killed"
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Biden didn’t release the Epstein files because Merrick Garland was actively investigating Epstein/Maxwell co-conspirators all the way up until January 2025. Then Trump shuttered the probe. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
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X is designed to radicalise people.
The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.
Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.
Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
X is designed to radicalise people.
The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.
Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.
Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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“London and New York, two of the west’s largest, richest, and most diverse cities are now run by Muslim men, both of them elected on the ticket of left wing, pro-LGBT, pro-multicultural parties…The victory is a reminder of the fundamental weakness of Trumpism, Faragism, and the politics of hate.”
Mamdani shows a different way is possible
The New York mayor’s resounding victory is a warning to Trump and his own party’s old guard
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“London and New York, two of the west’s largest, richest, and most diverse cities are now run by Muslim men, both of them elected on the ticket of left wing, pro-LGBT, pro-multicultural parties…The victory is a reminder of the fundamental weakness of Trumpism, Faragism, and the politics of hate.”
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President Zelenskyy got behind the controls of the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E — one of the advanced fighter jets Ukraine is acquiring. This isn't just a photo op. It's a statement: Ukraine is modernizing its air force. Ukraine is getting the tools to fight back.👇
October 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
President Zelenskyy got behind the controls of the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E — one of the advanced fighter jets Ukraine is acquiring. This isn't just a photo op. It's a statement: Ukraine is modernizing its air force. Ukraine is getting the tools to fight back.👇
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I cannot overstate how much Labour continue to gaslight the public over Brexit.
This is like pointing out the gaping hole in a ship, then saying: "Don't worry, we're going to use a bigger thimble to bail it out".
So deceitful. So self-defeating. They're toast.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
This is like pointing out the gaping hole in a ship, then saying: "Don't worry, we're going to use a bigger thimble to bail it out".
So deceitful. So self-defeating. They're toast.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
October 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I cannot overstate how much Labour continue to gaslight the public over Brexit.
This is like pointing out the gaping hole in a ship, then saying: "Don't worry, we're going to use a bigger thimble to bail it out".
So deceitful. So self-defeating. They're toast.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
This is like pointing out the gaping hole in a ship, then saying: "Don't worry, we're going to use a bigger thimble to bail it out".
So deceitful. So self-defeating. They're toast.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Current state of America
September 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Current state of America