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Andrew Parrington

@andrewgp.bsky.social

Probably posting about politics or sports. Edinburgh, Scotland. @andrewgarethp on Twitter.

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Melanie Sauter@melinscribe.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Somewhere Bismarck is looking down in confusion as Germany projects power by sending 4,000 pensioners, 12 buffet stations and a TUI loyalty program through the Strait of Hormuz

Marcel Dirsus@marceldirsus.com · 4mo ago

If you think the nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford is the most powerful ship in the world, you are wrong. It's actually the German cruise ship Mein Schiff 4 (pictured), which successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Your regular reminder that this time last month Kemi Badenoch told her party's spring conference that Keir Starmer should back Trump's actions in Iran "immediately and unequivocally"

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Daniel Sugarman@danielsugarman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I would politely ask people to politely call out anyone sharing this letter as a good thing (or even worse, believing it). The world is messed up and the last thing we need is a 21st century Dolchstoßlegende.

Daniel Sugarman@danielsugarman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Yeah, this is complete ahistorical nonsense (Ariel Sharon repeatedly told Bush not to invade Iraq, for example), and I can only assume that Kent already has appearances booked with Tucker, Megyn, Candace and the whole deranged conspiracy theory podcast network.

Joshua Erlich@joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Joe Kent is neither the worst person you know making a good point nor a broken clock; he’s a notorious antisemite and white supremacist who is blaming Jews to get out of a real job that’s quite difficult right now as we increasingly explode the world and create the conditions for terrorism.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 5mo ago

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigned effective 15 minutes ago, citing the decision to attack Iran as the reason.

Director of National Intelligence National Counterterrorism Center President Trump, After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. I support the values and the foreign policies that you campaigned on in 2016, 2020, 2024, which you enacted in your first term. Until June of 2025, you understood that the wars in the Middle East were a trap that robbed America of the precious lives of our patriots and depleted the wealth and prosperity of our nation. In your first administration, you understood better than any modern President how to decisively apply military power without getting us drawn into never-ending wars. You demonstrated this by killing Qasam Solamani and by defeating ISIS. Early in this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign that wholly undermined your America First platform and sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran. This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States, and that should you strike now, there was a clear path to a swift victory. This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again. As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives. I pray that you will reflect upon what we are doing in Iran, and…
Tom Roberts@tpgroberts.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The UK is a high trust society! 82% of us regard our fellow citizens as good. "Will there be a civil war?" Is not a debate anyone normal is having, it exists solely within a media bubble that can't process 2024. bsky.app/profile/jose...

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!

A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best