🇷🇺 Quite an admission from Russian military analyst Maxim Klimov: “The money is running out. The colossal investment in our submarine fleet is a complete hoax. Our nuclear submarines are not combat-capable.”
KASPAROV: Everything went contrary to Putin's expectations. Kyiv was not captured in 3 days, nor even in 3 years. Moreover, Ukraine demonstrated ability to act as a free state, to very dynamically develop its defense industry.
"There is no one more cowardly, vile, and utterly pathetic than Putin." A resident of Vladivostok called on Russians to appeal to the Ukrainian government and to anyone "who can help free Russia from the despicable regime that has seized the country and held onto power for a quarter of a century."
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
As Rod Liddle has died, I notice this column I wrote in 2019 about his attacks on people with M.E. is on the most read again. Rebekah Brooks, of News UK, described Liddle today as “provocative”. In reality, he spread lies about very sick people for cash. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rod Liddle vilifies disabled people. I’m tired of the hate. We all should be | Frances Ryan
Whether it is ME patients or another target, huge swathes of the media have normalised hatred of minorities for years, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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This evening on Kremlin TV, extended discussion by Vladimir Solovyov on how exactly Putin's assassinations bureau should go about executing Laura Loomer, since she turned against the Kremlin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqyV...
Vladimir Solovyov ponders what Russia should do to Laura Loomer
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This twat creating block lists for Ukraine news providers @studio-hnd.bsky.social
NEW: The Abramovich connection. How convicted money launderer George Cottrell - & close aide to Nigel Farage - ‘signed documents’ for one of Putin’s closest allies. My latest for @thenerve.news 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/george-cot...
Farage, George Cottrell and Putin’s friend Abramovich
Source reveals convicted money launderer and Reform leader’s close ally worked as a young man for the now-sanctioned oligarch after becoming friends with his son. Report by Carole Cadwalladr
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GOP Rep Thomas Massie: “Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage. Two weeks ago the House passed a bill that greenlighted the transfer of Spanish territory to Morocco. Every Republican except me voted for it, but now THEY are acting shocked at the invasion.”
Breaking News! Code: Bonkers! As of July 31st, Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperatures are now 2.48°C above the 1991-2020 baseline and more than 1.15°C above the previous daily high. The Climate Casino took the "Over" on 2.5°C by August 1st. Stay tuned!
The electronic budget system shows a 8.68 trillion ruble deficit as of 28 July 2026
Ukrainian General Andrii Biletskyi, Commander of the 3rd Army Corps and the Founder of the Azov Battalion: Russians claim they’re here to oppose discrimination against the Russian-speaking population.They say that if these people are Russian-speaking, they are automatically Russians
Zakharova on the Baltic states: "They flourished during the USSR, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia today find themselves in the backyards of Europe. Not geographically—based on indicators, statistics. Just look at it" So let's? Avr salary 🇱🇹Lithuania: €2527 🇪🇪Estonia: €2135 🇱🇻Latvia: €1831 🇷🇺Russia: €559
1/ With rumours of a new mobilisation in the fall sweeping the Russian blogosphere, one warblogger wonders: what's the point? He points out that the land that Russia has seized is essentially worthless, having been destroyed, depopulated, and strewn with mines. ⬇️
Today's trip I think. Half hour down the road is partly ruined Nunney Castle.
Here's a graph of global surface temperatures since 1940 by their decadal average. Notice any pattern?
So Millionaire Farage said “The biggest taxpayers are leaving the UK.. that means that everyone else has to pay more” referring to Millionaires But he uses a Ltd Company to pay jusy 25% in tax instead of 40% I pay.. and pays less tax🤬 Fun Fact- he rents himself his own studio for £50K to save tax
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
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🚨 BREAKING: The UK Government has backed UEFA’s boycott of the World Cup "This is a principled decision that we strongly support. Football belongs to the fans, not billionaire investors. Enough is enough. It’s time to take a stand to protect our game"
This statement by UEFA on FIFA attempting to sell off the World Cup gave me goosebumps, what a statement - the beautiful game deserves no less “As so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.”
#UEFA voted unanimously to boycott all #FIFA tournaments until they agree to permanently drop the idea of selling rights. Great news.
Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed
Uefa nations have agreed to boycott all Fifa tournaments if the global governing body continues with its plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup
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Took the mutt out to Stoney Littleton Long Barrow yesterday. It's a little longer than it looks here, it goes back 30+ feet and has several antechambers (nooks). It dates back to 3800BC and you really can feel the history and importance in these places.
⚡️ Ukraine's fencing team pulled off a massive comeback to beat the Russian team at the World Championships in Hong Kong.
🇬🇧 Gen. Shirreff: Until Russia has been defeated, there’s not going to be lasting ceasefire. Nobody seems to be prepared to acknowledge that fact, and do what needs to be done, which is to think strategically about how Ukraine should be supported to achieve the defeat of Russia.
🇬🇧🇺🇦 Zelensky: Together with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Andy Burnham, we spoke in Portsmouth with Ukrainian and British sailors. They have just completed the joint multinational exercise Sea Breeze.
Speaker of the Russian Duma Volodin chanting "Russia. Putin. Victory." Is this already North Korea? Or not yet?
🫣 The Russian Ministry of Justice has published on its website a Nazi propaganda film from World War II, “Hitler the Liberator.” The film was displayed without any explanation as part of an exhibition on “defense of sovereignty.”
He wants Russian tanks to roll through Kyiv because Zelenskyy would not participate in his 2020 election shenanigans with Burisma, trying to quote-unquote "prove" that Hunter Biden was some sort of international criminal.
Best bits in the Musk interview: when he admitted he hadn’t been to London in a decade or more but insisted he knew it better than people who lived there and it was an Islamist hellhole. And with his cognitive dissonance screaming, he denied his literary hero Iain Banks was a socialist. Banks was.
Since January, the US sold $13B in Venezuelan oil after removing Maduro, but Caracas saw only $300M. To evade US court judgments from terrorism claimants & opposition lawsuits, the admin secretly routed payments through offshore Qatari accounts to bypass judicial oversight 🧵1/3 youtu.be/EzvdGKs05Rc
Where Did Venezuela's $13 Billion Go?
YouTube video by Patrick Boyle
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