@QcWynter Colin Wynter KCColin Wynter KC posts on X about in the, mauritius, starmer, fine the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence countries 15.24% finance 3.81% celebrities 2.86% travel destinations 1.9% technology brands 1.9% luxury brands 0.95% cryptocurrencies 0.95% social networks 0.95% ncaa football 0.95% premier league 0.95%
Social topic influence in the 7.62%, mauritius 4.76%, starmer #454, fine 2.86%, china 2.86%, maldives 2.86%, status 2.86%, milk 2.86%, word 1.9%, guess 1.9%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @short666king @bro69018 @emmablack77 @elviramaddigan @skepticitical @disgruntledpat1 @huwbtaylor @lomquiche @quodvox5 @briefless @wilsoncodling @pjacquerie @plantsman12 @jerrylgiles @davidleanxo @lessgrumpy @paulgmclaugh @samofbowchurch @dollygreycloud @honeybournefarm
Top assets mentioned Noble Corporation (NE)
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"I asked Grok what would make suitable gifts pour moi. List includes: High-quality leather-bound notebook or fountain pen Montblanc Smythson. Fine wine. Noise-cancelling headphones or a spa voucher "to unwind after long days in court". Spot on. Friends take note"
X Link 2025-12-19T11:01Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Lilly The Siamese likes fleeces. I never wear them - not my style - but this one was left behind after an infants' party. Mother of infant has never returned to collect it & now by the "common law of cat prescription" (requiring only [--] year) it belongs to Lilly The Siamese"
X Link 2025-12-22T14:50Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I have had to explain to a guest after he said out loud the word "chicken" & caused both cats to descend upon him from wherever that my cats understand English & that certain words can never be spoken but must be spelled out in letters. Chicken is one. Lick-e-lix is the other"
X Link 2026-01-11T12:48Z 24.7K followers, 11.1K engagements
"More Chagos woe. Annex IV of Pelindaba Treaty allows signatories to complain that another party (Mauritius) is in breach. May bring inspection by IAEA. It has power to verify nuclear explosive devices are dismantled. On a plate plenty of room for mischief by China-aligned foe"
X Link 2026-01-30T09:02Z 24.7K followers, 10.2K engagements
"Mauritius has two (2) ocean going vessels. Chagos is over [----] kms from Mauritius. Mauritius will require more such vessels if it is to police its new territories. From whom will it purchase them Us China Anyone's guess. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/01/31/trump-fears-chagos-deal-base-vulnerable-chinese-spy-boats/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/01/31/trump-fears-chagos-deal-base-vulnerable-chinese-spy-boats/"
X Link 2026-02-01T08:42Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Evident from quick read of Pelindaba treaty. Took me [--] mins. Annex IV. African China ally gets the nod from Beijing & makes a complaint. IAEA "inspects" Diego Garcia. IAEA reports. Guess who will see report Yup. There is dim dimmer & then there is us. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/02/01/african-nations-demand-diego-garcia-inspections-chagos-deal/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/02/01/african-nations-demand-diego-garcia-inspections-chagos-deal/"
X Link 2026-02-01T18:20Z 24.7K followers, 19.7K engagements
"Plot twist. Maldives only 500km from Chagos also wishes to acquire sovereignty & per this article "has pledged to appeal the ITLOS decision &. established a committee to advance the Maldives claim over Chagos". International law. You have to love it. https://en.sun.mv/102825 https://en.sun.mv/102825"
X Link 2026-02-02T10:30Z 24.6K followers, 41.1K engagements
"I am offered [--] bottles of [----] Romanee Conti Romanee Conti for [-----]. That is [-----] per bottle. Price is before VAT and not that it makes a jot of difference in context alcohol duty. I fear that some people may have formed entirely the wrong impression of me & my means"
X Link 2026-02-02T15:05Z 24.7K followers, 10.3K engagements
"When needs must the government & Parliament can do all sorts of unlikely things as with the remarkable Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations [----]. Treat what they say with a pinch of Himalayan salt. https://order-order.com/2026/02/02/downing-street-mandelson-shouldnt-be-a-peer-but-we-dont-have-power-to-boot-him/ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2588/pdfs/uksi_20132588_en.pdf https://order-order.com/2026/02/02/downing-street-mandelson-shouldnt-be-a-peer-but-we-dont-have-power-to-boot-him/"
X Link 2026-02-02T15:31Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@LucySussex "Bounder" is also excellent"
X Link 2026-02-03T09:33Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"According to "Mandy" whilst Ambassador to US he "became aware of a serious wobble in London over the Chagos agreement & its sellability to the British public". Damn right. Explains the feeble dissembling with which plan has been sold from then to now. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15522951/Starmer-Chagos-deal-price-tag-legal-case-Mauritius-Trump.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15522951/Starmer-Chagos-deal-price-tag-legal-case-Mauritius-Trump.html"
X Link 2026-02-03T12:08Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
""The leaders agreed their governments would continue working closely to guarantee the future operation of the base and speak again soon" Delphic but if greenlit by US it would simply say deal to go ahead. It seems that The Donald may still be mulling. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/starmer-trump-agreement-chagos-island-military-base-b2913394.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/starmer-trump-agreement-chagos-island-military-base-b2913394.html"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:24Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@RogerHelmerMEP Maldives. Closer than Madagascar and with greater experience of marine conservation. It has been reported that it is preparing its own case for sovereignty (last paragraph). https://en.mmtv.mv/8100 https://en.mmtv.mv/8100"
X Link 2026-02-04T18:15Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Awoken by a revelation. What will have most irked Starmer will have been that Kemi's questioning of him was properly "forensic". His realisation that he had been kippered could be seen in his rapid blinking before he rose to admit "yes I did". He never thought this could happen"
X Link 2026-02-05T05:24Z 24.6K followers, 40.8K engagements
"Final thought for now. The difference between early Kemi & yesterday's Kemi was as vast as the oceans. Forensic questioning is highly focused & cuts off dissemblers' escape routes. [--] questions [--] issue: when did you know Starmer tried to shake her off but in the end could not"
X Link 2026-02-05T06:43Z 24.7K followers, 66.1K engagements
"This is dreadful. I believe that Trump would "never allow" US use of the base to be threatened but he fails to consider that there will be another Biden or even a Harris who well might. Moreover at end of the lease when everyone reading this will be dead Mauritius can evict. 🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump has formally approved the Chagos Islands deal https://t.co/bZ4b98gGkU 🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump has formally approved the Chagos Islands deal https://t.co/bZ4b98gGkU"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:42Z 24.6K followers, [----] engagements
"I wake up wondering why we do not simply fast forward [--] years apologise to our current grandchildren and great-grandchildren for the folly of a few stupid men spare ourselves our current grief & sense of betrayal save 35bn & hand over the Chagos Islands to China immediately"
X Link 2026-02-06T06:22Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Re Keir's Chagos "further guarantees". UK is obliged "expeditiously to inform" Mauritius of use of Diego to launch missions. Treaty is silent as to whether must be ante or ex post facto. Keir may have agreed generously to interpret "expeditiously" or only to do so ex post facto"
X Link 2026-02-06T08:14Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Something does smell dreadful about the deal & this has been exacerbated by the zeal almost panic with which it is being pursued. It seems to be regarded as a bizarre imperative & so questions naturally arise as to why; not a factor to which we are accustomed in our politics. There is something deeply suspicious about how much effort the Starmer No10 has put into giving away the British Indian Ocean Territories a.k.a Chagos. Just as with Epstein one day the day of truth will come for the guilty parties. https://t.co/3HXGVIsPYX There is something deeply suspicious about how much effort the"
X Link 2026-02-06T10:21Z 24.7K followers, 26.7K engagements
"I thought that Nutmeg was being serious and so given that coherence from such a source would be as rare a phenomenon as hen's teeth I gave it a listen. Nutmeg was joking. Seems obvious now & probably should have been from the start. I really should be more sceptical & cynical. The woman at the back with a beret has a very deep voice. Fortunately her argument is so coherent that you don't notice https://t.co/hla6W39M4P The woman at the back with a beret has a very deep voice. Fortunately her argument is so coherent that you don't notice https://t.co/hla6W39M4P"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:30Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@ElviraMaddigan The sanctioned movement of vast sums of money creates opportunities. We have seen this in Africa Russia South America and various other parts of the world. There is absolutely no reason to believe that our 39bn will escape predation"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:52Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Here we go. He's a man. One who did not properly develop into one. That never made him a woman however he may have been raised. Unfortunate for him but that is nothing to the point. Your eyes did not deceive. Women's seldom do. Your eyes have to be keen. https://www.nationalreview.com/news/algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-admits-to-having-male-chromosome-after-fighting-women-in-24-olympics/ https://www.nationalreview.com/news/algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-admits-to-having-male-chromosome-after-fighting-women-in-24-olympics/"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:44Z 24.7K followers, 11.4K engagements
"Mandelson may have lost out on this top gig consulting (ie. knowing politicians how they think and thus what they are likely to do and when) with RCM hedge fund but others will find a role for him on the quiet as and when the current furore dies down. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/05/chris-rokos-hedge-fund-ends-talks-with-peter-mandelson-on-advisory-role-epstein-files https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/05/chris-rokos-hedge-fund-ends-talks-with-peter-mandelson-on-advisory-role-epstein-files"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:24Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I marvel at the intellectual moral & mental gymnastics (bars pommel floor & rings - the whole kit & caboodle) nominally intelligent people must effect to assert that any man has any business being incarcerated in small confined spaces with women who have no means of escape. A female prisoner has told how trans identified male inmates made her life a living hell in sworn testimony to the court. Lady Ross overruled an objection from Ministers that her evidence was irrelevant. Share token. https://t.co/apdMGtdWYT A female prisoner has told how trans identified male inmates made her life a living"
X Link 2026-02-07T07:16Z 24.7K followers, 15.7K engagements
"I know it as the State Assisted Suicide bill for that is what it is. That does not mean that people cannot advocate for it. It is simply the correct description. Those who are "assisted" to "die" will have chosen to kill themselves. Killing oneself is "suicide". Claire is right. Later on there was another skirmish RE wording when I was scolded for using the word suicide which was decried as offensive. But we shouldn't become spin doctors for the assisted suicide bill by watering down language. https://t.co/8f7sxGaqTY Later on there was another skirmish RE wording when I was scolded for using"
X Link 2026-02-07T08:27Z 24.7K followers, 10.6K engagements
"I knew a cat named Mr Tibbs. Always made me think of Sidney Poitier's Virgil Tibbs in In The Heat of the Night. I love when cats have human names I love when cats have human names"
X Link 2026-02-07T08:31Z 24.6K followers, [----] engagements
"2 things have clashed this week. [--]. Our professed wish via surrender of Chagos to cleanse our colonial past show virtue & set a fine "soft power" example to the "global south". [--]. Corruption via Mandelson at the top of our political structure. 2nd hugely undermines the 1st"
X Link 2026-02-07T08:37Z 24.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Mandelson reportedly "regrets & will regret to his dying day that he believed Epstein's lies about his criminality". Keir is "sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies". See the pattern Neither man is to blame. All they did was to "believe" their old mucker. Who wouldn't"
X Link 2026-02-07T08:49Z 24.6K followers, 61.4K engagements
"It is Caturday and this time I feature this splendid fellow named Tiger. He spends his days hanging out in the corner shop owned by his human in Stockwell. He can be difficult to find but yesterday my son found and snapped him in with the McCoys Flame Grilled. A lovely cat"
X Link 2026-02-07T09:59Z 24.7K followers, 59.7K engagements
"@Fat_Jacques I have seen an email exchange between the two in which Mandy is asked by Epstein whether he would prefer brown or Cuban American. Mandy may say that they were discussing some kind of food or family-friendly entertainment possibility or he may say emails are faked. Who knows"
X Link 2026-02-08T08:59Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@DisgruntledPat1 Correct. Provides a legal context in which such homicide would be made legal. Only the state will for now be able to do it. Wives mothers brothers fathers relatives or friends will not. If they do the same thing ("assist") without state approval remains murder/manslaughter"
X Link 2026-02-08T10:25Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@MaryKnightArt If state is not involved in prescribed way in the killing the CPS will have a range of options as to how to charge. I remember a case from years ago in which a Dr faced charge of murder for prescribing morphine at a level which would kill. The family gave evidence on his behalf"
X Link 2026-02-08T10:29Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@plantsman12 Or "homicide as it may amount to manslaughter and not murder depending on the "assistors" mental and emotional status. I think"
X Link 2026-02-08T11:17Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"I consider myself "a decent man". This morning I was told that my gym would close at 6pm today. I believed but applied my judgment & thought 6pm seemed a bit late for a Sunday. So I checked. 4pm. The individual who told me was wrong or maybe even "lied". Off to gym now. Phew"
X Link 2026-02-08T12:19Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Very noble of McSweeney to take "full responsibility" for the appointment of Peter Mandelson but he can't. He is merely an advisor or so he has been billed. Someone else had the power to decide and did so. That man is the mug not this McSweeney fellow. And that is the problem"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:37Z 24.7K followers, 12.5K engagements
"I hope that Starmer is not going to allow McSweeney to take "full responsibility" for the appointment of the rapscallion Mandelson. If he does it will be as if he has learnt nothing from his time at the Bar where the person at the top accepts blame for things which go wrong"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:20Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I am not one who has called for his resignation but I would dearly like to see him reflect a bit of the standards of the profession. He let it to happen when a civil servant was thrown under the bus re Chinese spying. "I am to blame. I am sorry. The fault is mine" There. Do it"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:20Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"To save his own skin Starmer has weighed in heavily with what are strong assertions of guilt before Mandelson has been charged with anything Long forgotten is his public upbraiding of the nation for its Sthport pre-charge speculations. He spoke of "fair trial". Not a word now"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:28Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Popped upstairs to inform my son who was working at MY desk in MY study that I was cooking slow braised pork belly for dinner. He leans back in MY chair and says: "I think we eat too much pork. We should eat more lamb". Cheeky bugger. Time perhaps to issue the eviction notice"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:08Z 24.6K followers, 13.9K engagements
"Anyone who has seen Traitors will be familiar with the type of dynamic created by this headline if it is true. If Keir sacks Lammy for disloyalty Keir will look guilty &/or petty. If Keir does not sack Lammy Keir will look weak feeble. This is what a "do-do show" looks like"
X Link 2026-02-08T20:04Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Everyone is speculating about what Keir will tell the nation tomorrow. Will it be another reset Hope not. Will it be "I did it. Morgan advised but I decided. I was wrong to do so. It seemed a good idea at the time". Or will he go Only thing clear is that there will be a podium. 🚨BREAKING: Keir Starmer will address the nation from Downing Street tomorrow 🚨BREAKING: Keir Starmer will address the nation from Downing Street tomorrow"
X Link 2026-02-08T22:37Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I am waiting for my [--] yrs of "puberty blockers" "fully" to "reverse". My oncologist who I had assumed might know a bit about this stuff has told me that it may take [--] years may only partially happen or not happen at all. My man has clearly not read Webberley or WPATH. Puberty blockers are fully reversible. Thats not opinion its the position of the Endocrine Society and WPATH. This week a new BMJ meta-analysis of [--] studies also confirmed trans women dont have an inherent athletic advantage. The science is clear. Lets listen to it. Puberty blockers are fully reversible. Thats not opinion its"
X Link 2026-02-09T07:05Z 24.7K followers, 56K engagements
"Reading between the lines of the weekend's press the suggestion seems to be that Starmer was the pet project and puppet of McSweeney who was the puppet master for Blairism Mark II. If that is right then with the puppet master now departed the nation is left with the puppet"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:00Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"A warning. Always check the front of the package when buying dates. I didn't. I saw the dates saw they were by far the cheapest & bought them. Only when home did I spot "Saudi Arabia". If dates are now boycott fodder I will look out for & buy this chap's Israeli ones next time. A reminder. always check the labels when shopping. #Boycott Israel #Divest from Israel #Sanction Israel https://t.co/775yHAqAu7 A reminder. always check the labels when shopping. #Boycott Israel #Divest from Israel #Sanction Israel https://t.co/775yHAqAu7"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:37Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Keir has cancelled his planned speech to the nation today. Whoever advised him to do so deserves a pat on the back because it would not have gone well. He should address the nation as seldom as possible & only when strictly necessary eg on outbreak of war or to call an election"
X Link 2026-02-09T10:28Z 24.7K followers, 19.3K engagements
"@huwbtaylor I thought that I would also but on reflection rather like wishing a dodgy manager to remain at the helm of a rapidly sinking Premier League rival I decided that I wanted Keir to stay because however terrible he is the next one up will undoubtedly be worse"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:32Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Maldives "takes control" of northern Chagos waters (ours until they become Mauritian). In times past UK would have sent a "gunboat" to sort this out but now keen to give Chagos away we go "meh". "International law" issue between Maldives & Mauritius. https://mvrepublic.com/news/maldives-takes-control-of-northern-chagos-waters-rejects-itlos-ruling/ https://mvrepublic.com/news/maldives-takes-control-of-northern-chagos-waters-rejects-itlos-ruling/"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:45Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"May soon be a change in limitation period within which to bring civil claims of sexual abuse [--] yr time limit from age [--] being removed & not replaced. Only impediment to claims will be if fair trial not possible or if delay caused substantial inequitable prejudice to defendant"
X Link 2026-02-09T19:38Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Draft measure is contained in Crime and Policing Bill and is I think a good thing. Courts have long dealt with exceptions to limitation periods & can deal with this. Will though be much litigation about how courts should properly assess factors & determine whether to allow"
X Link 2026-02-09T19:38Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"AB Hernandez wins another girls' event this time indoors in the triple jump. Just what is it about this tiny slip of a lad which makes him such a winner when competing as a faux "girl" against girls. AB competes wins & is "validated". That's what matters. The girls Who cares Trans high school track athlete wins first place in girls competition https://t.co/ElXpAOovEg https://t.co/KNJUDYe0YI Trans high school track athlete wins first place in girls competition https://t.co/ElXpAOovEg https://t.co/KNJUDYe0YI"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:39Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Yesterday's coordinated show of Cabinet support for Keir the man who claims to have won every fight throws up an interesting question. Cabinet members' messages of "Great leader great bloke smashing great super" came within same hour but how many on X how many on Sky Blue"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:48Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"It is now obligatory for every politician discussing the Starmer/Mandelson imbroglio solemnly to parrot that their "thoughts are with the victims". I do not believe a single one of them. Their thoughts are entirely about survival plots coups and other political machinations"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:58Z 24.7K followers, 41K engagements
"This man was indulged in his fantasy that he was a woman & further that he was beautiful making him believe (assuming he is honest but deluded) he was a "beautiful woman" when clearly he is not. That was very cruel. The harm to his already damaged psyche may be considerable. Tasmania did not get the memo trans is over https://t.co/Y8tArJC7IY Tasmania did not get the memo trans is over https://t.co/Y8tArJC7IY"
X Link 2026-02-10T07:09Z 24.7K followers, 10.8K engagements
"Yesterday evening I printed out two reams of legal instructions & accompanying documents. Today I will have to read them. Why have I posted this uninteresting message Because it gave me the chance to refer to "reams" (500 sheets) of paper. Rare opportunities are to be seized"
X Link 2026-02-10T07:35Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"The coordinated show of Starmer loyalty by Cabinet members mischievously brought this infamous episode from [----] to mind. Others have suggested North Korea. My wandering mind took me to Saddam's Iraq. https://youtu.be/kLUktJbp2Ug https://youtu.be/kLUktJbp2Ug"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:45Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@scobie979873220 Just under [----]. 986"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:50Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Larry makes an excellent point. I am not equipped even to try explain. Someone out there will be. Strangely being concerned about the Epstein victims has been labelled high status and is allowed. But being concerned about the grooming gang victims is low status and seen as distasteful. Strangely being concerned about the Epstein victims has been labelled high status and is allowed. But being concerned about the grooming gang victims is low status and seen as distasteful"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:53Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@skepticitical I miss feet and inches in Olympics jumping and throwing events. Other than for the javelin and hammer for which I can visualise on basis of the [---] metres sprint event I have no idea how high or far anyone is jumping or how far they are throwing"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:58Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@bedford_colleen Few of them have any trade or profession on which back to fall"
X Link 2026-02-10T09:09Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@JerryLGiles @B_I_Team I had never heard of them but will be keeping an eye on them from now on. Thank you"
X Link 2026-02-10T09:23Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@DavidleanXO @skepticitical I do remember when commentators would tell us after say Alexandra Alexandravichova had jumped 1m [--] how high that was in feet and inches but they seem to have stopped doing so so we now each have to come up with our own methods"
X Link 2026-02-10T09:38Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Having launched my Twitter missiles for the morning I must now read through my two reams of papers makes sense of them and then tell the client what I think. Yes I actually get paid to write and say what I think. Whoever would have thunk it Until anon"
X Link 2026-02-10T09:48Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I am sceptical about Wes Streeting's disclosure of Whatsapp messages between himself and Mandelson. Wes is a bright lad & so was aware that Mandelson's electronic devices had been seized by the police. He was simply getting ahead of the game. Being "noble" had nowt to do with it"
X Link 2026-02-10T13:17Z 24.7K followers, 12.8K engagements
"Starmer "will not walk away from" his mandate. Fine. He "will not walk away from" the people who voted for him. Fine. Stop there. He though continued. He (echoes of Theresa May) "will not walk away from the country he loves" That's hubristic. Soaring rhetoric is not his thing"
X Link 2026-02-10T16:16Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Thanks to the Scottish Govt & its "organs" sex realist litigation may become self-funding with one hopeless defence paying for the next sex realist action. Bless. Not how it works but its seamless move from one losing case to the next is quite remarkable https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mg04dx7ldo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mg04dx7ldo"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:54Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@LessGrumpy I remember being sent copies of some old policies rescued from Manchester shortly after the IRA bomb in [----]. We just as you describe and someone had sellotaped two sheets of A4 for every page of foolscap and then folded them over within the file"
X Link 2026-02-10T18:31Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@Lomquiche @KatCongleton The French do forests very well. The people currently in charge of the Fort de Tronais know that they are panting oak trees for the benefit of amongst other people winemakers [---] years from now. An example of a job which incorporates altruism"
X Link 2026-02-10T18:52Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"I awoke to news of a mass shooting in Canada. Before I turned to read the details I made a very big assumption based either in prejudice or intuition. From the looks of things it seems I may have been right but was that due to prejudice or intuition Are they one & the same"
X Link 2026-02-11T08:11Z 24.7K followers, 24.3K engagements
"@paul_g_mclaugh Thank you. Very good"
X Link 2026-02-11T09:07Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"This is the same chap who bad-mouthed Rosie Duffield ("spend more time in your constituency rather than hanging out with JK Rowling") and then denied it. No one really believed him but he then went on to be ennobled in the usual way. Karma strikes again. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/matthew-doyle-quits-labour-starmer-b2917646.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/matthew-doyle-quits-labour-starmer-b2917646.html"
X Link 2026-02-11T09:54Z 24.7K followers, 15.3K engagements
"This chap suggested that "you cannot legislate people out of existence". If he knew his political theory he would also know the saying attributed to Jean-Louis de Lolme that "the English Parliament can do everything but make a woman a man & a man a woman". It pays to know stuff Yet another Green Party candidate that insists he's a woman. https://t.co/2h3DUNxsBb Yet another Green Party candidate that insists he's a woman. https://t.co/2h3DUNxsBb"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:08Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Here we go. The flimsy crutch upon which much of gender guffery & woowoo has been based & which has provided the "medical" foundation for the butchery & mutilation of youth around the world may be about to be kicked away by the US FTC. Legal battles ahead. https://archive.ph/6GBgy https://archive.ph/6GBgy"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:33Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@paul_g_mclaugh @CV_Dalcher Ah. Most kind"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:56Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"I am due to have lunch next Friday with a "female in a dress" who is a "lawyer person". Confused Of course you are. That is why genderists and their allies constantly fiddle with plain language; to confuse you. Say no whenever & wherever you encounter their language trickery"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:23Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@theasewell05 @jowilliams293 @CUSocOfWomen Professing knowledge of reality and awareness of its unbridgeable limits will see all manner of woolly-headed nincompoop emerge from the depths where imbeciles reside. This lot the Socialist Workers Student Society will be only one of many. Swat them all aside and keep going"
X Link 2026-02-11T21:10Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@emmablack77 I missed that one. Winter Olympics aren't my thing what with all that snow. I think of the "Olympics" as global and events conducted on snow do not meet that criterion so I think of it instead as the "Winter Games""
X Link 2026-02-12T08:16Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@mireille_pouget One woman attempted to lend a hand to her trans-claiming colleagues in her case Will Thomas and that was Iszac Henig. She decided to swim as a cod "man" and went from top woman swimmer to bottom faux "man" swimmer in pursuit of such cause. No one followed"
X Link 2026-02-12T10:32Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Note also that each decision involved cutting through linguistic trickery and exposing truth. One can still buy oat drink and man can still live as faux "woman" but the drink does not become "milk" & the man does not become "woman". Law at the highest level is a great blessing"
X Link 2026-02-12T12:04Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"These people need to stop misusing the word apartheid which was a particular horror at a particular place (South Africa) at a particular time. Do not reply that "the UN has said so" or I will send you a dripping wet cod with which to slap yourself across the chops. Brownshirt Bristol. There too haters knock on people's doors to make Bristol pure. The local Green MP Carla Denyer loves it. Here she is sickeningly set to upbeat music. This is the party of hate. If you see the poison stickers on a shop window give the creeps no trade. https://t.co/pzcWyYaTJE Brownshirt Bristol. There too haters"
X Link 2026-02-12T13:07Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@babybeginner Good point. Others have purported to be "trans non-binary" whatever that is supposed to mean"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:28Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"On a Friday morning whim I entered "Maine Coon" into the search box on X and this extraordinary looking chap (looks like a chap) popped up. Truly magnificent. The Maine Coon is the largest domesticated cat breed. It has a distinctive physical appearance and valuable hunting skills. It is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America specifically native to the US state of Maine where it is the official state cat. #Caturday https://t.co/aOHopbq3dS The Maine Coon is the largest domesticated cat breed. It has a distinctive physical appearance and valuable hunting skills. It is one of the"
X Link 2026-02-13T09:07Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@samofbowchurch Creamed coconut works because the verb "to cream" applies wider than in relation to milk. To that you will respond that one can "milk" applause so why not an oat. Legal argument is often more about words than law. My advice to aspiring lawyers has always been to read & read"
X Link 2026-02-13T09:37Z 24.6K followers, [--] engagements
"@Quodvox5 I can't do violence and must remain explicitly metaphorical if my many detractors are not finally to snare me"
X Link 2026-02-13T09:44Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@mark_wapples That is in the hands of meat producers. Courts only rule when there has been complaint"
X Link 2026-02-13T09:54Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Further re the [---] vouchers for kids who enter the puberty blocker trial. Is it "consideration" for entering into a contract in which case [---] is not enough. Or is it an inducement to enter the trial in which case all sorts of legal issues arise Or are they being "kind""
X Link 2026-02-13T10:05Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I have a copy of this Daumier sketch on a wall of my study. In it counsel tells his client "Perdu Monsieur perdu sur tous les points" ("we lost sir lost on every point"). A propos nothing in particular next time I lose a case I think I may tell the client that we won bigly"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:46Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@kath21_field He does occasionally but my mind goes back to when I last saw him cook. Half a bottle of thyme and half a bottle of tarragon thrown over two chicken thighs. He is not ready to cook and may never be"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:53Z 24.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@margavanhemme @RoeliendenOuden I use "trans-claiming" as that is the only objectively verifiable aspect of anyone asserting the status of "trans". "Identifying" is too nebulous to be used alongside a descriptive adjective. It posits that the individual has acquired the stated quality which I do not accept"
X Link 2026-02-15T18:54Z 24.6K followers, [--] engagements
"@Howl_Sarah A date has been set for February [----]. Two week trial. I don't know if preliminary skirmishes (jurisdiction/no cause of action etc) have been heard but I think not. If I'm right all of that will be to come before Feb [----]. No opinions from me for now. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trumps-lawsuit-against-the-bbc-will-to-go-to-trial-in-2027-u-s-judge-says https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trumps-lawsuit-against-the-bbc-will-to-go-to-trial-in-2027-u-s-judge-says"
X Link 2026-02-15T18:58Z 24.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@DollyGreyCloud I have had dreams (or nightmares) of grabbing each pair of fingers of someone acting out quotation marks and snapping them. All in my unconscious and never to be acted out in real life just to be clear. If any detractors should read this make that "crystal clear""
X Link 2026-02-15T19:08Z 24.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Starmer calls on Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for "UK colonised by immigrants". If I were Jim I would make a deal. "You pick the word you like best you and the Conservatives "apologise" for allowing it and I will agree to consider adopting your chosen word next time. How's that""
X Link 2026-02-12T07:42Z 24.6K followers, 11.3K engagements
"Some will have noted that @UKSupremeCourt's Court ruling on "oat milk" is entirely consistent with its ruling in FWS case. Oat drink is not "milk" in same way man is not "woman". Each decision arrived at by different legal routes is blessedly rational. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gnl45g40o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gnl45g40o"
X Link 2026-02-12T12:04Z 24.7K followers, 11.2K engagements
""UK Court rules employers can ban transgender women from using female toilets & changing rooms" blare the headlines. I translate: "UK Court confirms that UK Court has ruled that men are men". Another [--] or [--] similar rulings & the message may (or may not) finally penetrate"
X Link 2026-02-14T07:58Z 24.6K followers, 14.3K engagements
"I like the sound of this chap. His name is Soo Hoo Khoon Peng & on my way to Oz later this year I shall stop off in Singapore & try to make him my best friend. On return from Oz I shall spend a week in SG drinking wine with my newest & best best friend. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/06/style/domaine-de-la-romanee-conti-127-years-wine-opened-hnk-intl-dst https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/06/style/domaine-de-la-romanee-conti-127-years-wine-opened-hnk-intl-dst"
X Link 2026-02-14T16:35Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"How one reads this news will depend on one's perspective. There are c.6300 WI branches in UK. [--] are closing or "considering" closing. Either an horrendous irredeemable tragedy or a mere bagatelle in the cleaning of the Augean stables. You choose. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/14/womens-institute-groups-close-after-transgender-ban#::text=At%20least%2012%20Women's%20Institutedeter%20younger%20women%20from%20joining"
X Link 2026-02-15T10:09Z 24.7K followers, 13.1K engagements
"A Maine Coon yawns and stretches. (Something seems to have happened - big thumbs - with a filter on 2nd shot)"
X Link 2026-02-15T20:34Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"A "Trans-Claiming Men's Institute" Inclusive and open to all I am convinced it would be a roaring success. I have now planted the seed. Someone only has to water and nourish that seed and watch the organisation my baby grow & flourish. @QcWynter It's the WOMEN's Institute so if the branches that want to allow men close it's a clean out. My g'mother was a WI stalwart & I cannot see her doing anything but snort in laughter if a man in a dress turned up. Like MEN's sheds I'm ok with separating by sex. @QcWynter It's the WOMEN's Institute so if the branches that want to allow men close it's a"
X Link 2026-02-16T09:32Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I am thinking of cutting off my nose to spite my face in the forthcoming May elections by refusing to vote for any party which supported the postponement of my right to vote for those who tax me. If that leaves me with Zach Nigel or Monster Raving so be it"
X Link 2026-02-16T17:21Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Most of us have ceased to be bothered about being labelled "transphobic" as the denunciation now means little more than that we acknowledge the immutability of sex. So if being declared "transphobic" is the price of whacking the stupid prefix "cis" it is very much worth it. I'll let you be the judge on this one https://t.co/CVYLohYO0h I'll let you be the judge on this one https://t.co/CVYLohYO0h"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:32Z 24.6K followers, 10.6K engagements
"No surprise Dr Upton has decided to flee. Regardless of tribunal's findings he is no longer a man in whom UK patients could place the unconditional trust required when we place ourselves in the hands of medical professionals. Wherever he ends up he must try to behave himself"
X Link 2026-02-15T09:56Z 24.7K followers, 63.3K engagements
"The answer is obvious; to No [--] and Keir Starmer. If an alien stood before you and said take me to your leader Where would you take it to demonstrate that we have intelligent life & were worth saving Im struggling currently If an alien stood before you and said take me to your leader Where would you take it to demonstrate that we have intelligent life & were worth saving Im struggling currently"
X Link 2026-02-16T07:55Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I hate Chelsea but would offer this as possible mitigation. The kids were positioned in the wrong corner and should have been placed diagonally opposite where they would have been seen smiling at the Chelsea players as they arrived. That is all I have m'Lud. Arriving in Hull. 👋 #CFC #EmiratesFACup https://t.co/xY367NS9qR Arriving in Hull. 👋 #CFC #EmiratesFACup https://t.co/xY367NS9qR"
X Link 2026-02-16T09:04Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Reading through this letter by Steve Reed obvious questions arise. Did no one ask the lawyers "are you sure we can do this" Whose idea was it What will now happen to him or her If one is going to swindle electorates at least try do it with verve & brio; not like this"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:25Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements
"I am a gay woman in a straight man's body. There. I've said it. Explains everything. Now you know. Epiphany came only a moment ago. I have an identity & possibly also a "gender" Euphoria Euphoria I'm special I'm really special Oh and "marginalised". "Highly marginalised". It's catching. https://t.co/ikwRrZ2pTL It's catching. https://t.co/ikwRrZ2pTL"
X Link 2026-02-16T21:17Z 24.7K followers, 11.8K engagements
"@tArtanyin Dan Hodges has raised the question of whether Keir actually had a desk"
X Link 2026-02-17T09:04Z 24.7K followers, [--] engagements
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