@SageDespatches Sage DespatchesSage Despatches posts on X about hamas, murder, ireland, israel the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
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"So apparently I'm now disseminating a false image of the US and its allies along with other "conspiracy nuts". I think it's a safe bet that some people on here won't enjoy my next blog. If anyone is uncomfortable with me questioning approved narratives I suggest that"
X Link 2023-02-24T22:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".you unfollow me and perhaps as an added precautionary measure block me as well. Cheerio"
X Link 2023-02-24T22:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"This new blog has turned out to be more popular than expected. Thanks to all who have taken the time to read it. Hopefully it shed some light on the reality of what happened at Loughgall. https://x.com/SageDespatches/status/1666127617848750089t=p8lzEtmIZmmF4MOj-GO2dA&s=19 New blog: The [----] terrorist attack on an RUC station in Loughgall & the events leading up to it. This includes Op Judy the counter-terrorism op in response to the planned attack. The Terror Years On The Road to Gibraltar (Part 5) https://t.co/jByLxZEVEh via @SageDespatches"
X Link 2023-06-06T20:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I'm not entirely convinced that this claim could be supported by data but I would suggest that the actions of the militant trans lobby particularly in relation to women and children is a problem that needs addressed. The Tavistock Clinic being one example"
X Link 2023-07-09T17:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I'm thinking of starting a crowdfunder. My target is [------]. It's to finance my Tweeting for a year. Please give generously"
X Link 2023-07-10T07:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@GerryAdamsSF @DeclanKearneySF @MaryLouMcDonald @moneillsf @FOSFUSA @sinnfeinireland @Ogra_SF @ATownNews @PaulMaskeyMP @NiallSF @M_AndersonSF You maybe didn't know this Gerry but one of the people who helped you organise the festival did the reconnaissance work in preparation for a bomb atrocity in Gibraltar. By the way the planning for Gibraltar was underway in November [----] whilst the IRA lied about Enniskillen"
X Link 2023-07-10T08:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I'm not a fan of George Osborne but there's a time & place for protests. A wedding isn't it. This cult is populated by the type of people who feel the ends justify the means & anyone outside the cult is an obstacle or an existential threat. Where does that ultimately lead"
X Link 2023-07-10T09:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I remember it being released and I also watched it later on a VHS video. Those were the days. John Carpenter's 'The Thing' also starring Kurt Russell is another good one from that era"
X Link 2023-07-10T15:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Crowdfunding mediocrity seems to be the in-thing. This may also help explain the state of the music charts in recent years"
X Link 2023-07-10T16:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Well said Mr Kane. It is school playground level behaviour and judging by what I see on here it's the people who were the dumbest kids in the playground. I hold no brief for Carla Lockhart (who I was on a TV show with yesterday) or any other politician on social media. But the levels of unadulterated hatred many of them take from anonymous trolls is appalling. It serves no purpose. It changes no minds. Its just bullying. I hold no brief for Carla Lockhart (who I was on a TV show with yesterday) or any other politician on social media. But the levels of unadulterated hatred many of them take"
X Link 2023-07-10T16:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"If only there was an inquest process for examining evidence and asking questions. If only. If only"
X Link 2023-07-10T21:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Next time Just Stop Oil blocks a road ask yourself why no-one is blocking roads because of this. The unethical truth of net zero. Around [-----] child slaves in Congo work in hazardous conditions in cobalt mines with inadequate safety equipment and for very little money. The cobalt is used in many products - including electric car batteries. https://t.co/lL6E0ZA2rU The unethical truth of net zero. Around [-----] child slaves in Congo work in hazardous conditions in cobalt mines with inadequate safety equipment and for very little money. The cobalt is used in many products - including electric car"
X Link 2023-07-11T23:12Z [----] followers, 24.3K engagements
"Remember the media frenzy when Dominic Cummings travelled in his car during the lockdown Remember how the news media camped out at his home where his family lived Notice how it's not just tabloids. There's TV cameras too. Does the news media have a flexible line for privacy"
X Link 2023-07-12T19:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I suggest that people keep asking parties that have criticised the PSNI's decision to clarify their position on issues such as: [--]. People born as male participating in women's sport; [--]. The ban on Ulster Rugby participating in the Pride parade [--]. What is a woman Every time"
X Link 2023-07-19T00:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I was around in the 1970s and remember Alliance in the early years. The 21st century Alliance party shares a name and that's where the similarity ends. They used to be a "cross community party" but not any more. They are just like any other political party. They have an"
X Link 2023-07-19T05:13Z [----] followers, 15.4K engagements
"I'm looking forward to seeing the names of all the characters"
X Link 2023-07-18T23:15Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements
"I stated in a short thread a few days ago if you examine the history of 'progressivism' & go back to the late 1800s & up to mid 1900s they were pushing eugenics which included abortion & sterilisation. Their objective was to stop what they perceived as the undesirables"
X Link 2023-07-20T01:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"As I have been saying the Ukrainian counter-offensive hasn't been going well & over the last couple of weeks even mainstream media has had to start reflecting that. Notice how the BBC has even mentioned NATO support may reduce if the Ukrainians fail"
X Link 2023-08-05T07:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@FionaSi39633520 @JamieBrysonCPNI @bbcnewsline I'm not a loyalist & my family is a mixture of Protestants & Catholics from both sides of the Irish border. I also oppose all terrorism. So I'm now going to suggest that you ponder on your reliance upon sectarian stereotypes that reveal your bigotry & support of IRA terrorism"
X Link 2023-08-06T12:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Hollywood is currently on life-support but thankfully there are many great films available from yesteryear. I could produce a long list of great films that are in the crime genre but for starters here's four that deserve to be in every movie buff's collection. ๐ฅ"
X Link 2023-08-07T18:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Just to add some helpful context I attended a State school in Belfast virtually 100% Protestant kids mostly working class / lower middle class and I was taught Irish history. So I would suggest the British didn't steal Irish history language or culture from anyone of my"
X Link 2023-08-09T09:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The US supporting a coup Surely not. How unusual and out of character. ๐ค This report suggests that America which is investing so much in the Ukraine war supposedly to defend democracy orchestrated a coup against Pakistans popular leader for not being sufficiently pro Ukraine. https://t.co/PNxwiBnLVh This report suggests that America which is investing so much in the Ukraine war supposedly to defend democracy orchestrated a coup against Pakistans popular leader for not being sufficiently pro Ukraine. https://t.co/PNxwiBnLVh"
X Link 2023-08-10T07:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@SimonCatRiley Was he clutching a bottle of milk at the time and on his way home That tended to be high risk enterprise. ๐คจ"
X Link 2023-08-11T13:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I wrote about these attacks at the Birches and Pomeroy in this blog. A number of IRA terrorists involved were later killed by the SAS whilst they carried out a similar bomb attack on Loughgall RUC station (also covered in this series of blog posts)"
X Link 2023-08-11T16:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Everyone who is in the security forces or in a civilian support role knows the job comes with risks. Everyone is supposed to be aware of personal security measures. The risks already existed that's why you checked under your car etc. You should be operating on the basis that"
X Link 2023-08-12T13:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".you have been identified and terrorists know where you live and the car you drive etc. The data breach shouldn't require any changes in basic personal security measures as that should have been a daily routine from day one"
X Link 2023-08-12T13:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"New blog: After nearly [--] months since the start of a war in Ukraine here's my assessment of the likely outcome. This is based upon the current position - a stalled counteroffensive by the Ukrainian army - and the probable trajectory of the war"
X Link 2023-08-14T07:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@gunner964 @2014 It was an avoidable war that has resulted in perhaps half a million casualties so far. It has had a serious impact on the economy of numerous countries been a strategic disaster for the West / NATO and very possibly wrecked Ukraine for the foreseeable future. I think a lot of"
X Link 2023-08-14T08:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"It's called free speech so naturally an Alliance politician finds that challenging and of course there's the tricky issue of killing babies which is what abortion actually is when you strip back the layers of progressive rationalisation and spin that is meant to keep the"
X Link 2023-08-20T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The scandal at the Tavistock gender clinic is what happens when an organisation or system is ideologically captured by the progressive liberal postmodern woke. It's very simple; they're playing the long game and they're coming after your kids one way or the other"
X Link 2023-08-20T19:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Here's the latest piece of expert analysis on policing from the Belfast Telegraph. Sadly it is behind a paywall and I'll have to go through life unaware of the pearls of wisdom that were offered. Quite frankly I really don't know how I will cope"
X Link 2023-08-21T10:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Meanwhile the same newspaper is pushing the idea that sectarianism is a significant problem within the PSNI based upon allegations made by a tiny percentage of 10000+ officers and staff"
X Link 2023-08-21T21:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Back in [----] Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald said that she didn't have confidence in potential PSNI nominees to replace outgoing Chief Constable George Hamilton. Who eventually replaced him Simon Byrne who came from England. Over the last couple of"
X Link 2023-08-21T21:54Z [----] followers, 28.6K engagements
".days the Belfast Telegraph has been pushing the narrative that there is sectarianism within the PSNI and public confidence is at a low. Interestingly it was reported in recent months that the current Chief Constable was going to have his contract extended and this had"
X Link 2023-08-21T22:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"We must assume the members of the Policing Board have access to performance data etc to assess not only Simon Byrne's tenure as Chief Constable but the organisation he leads. From that information they concluded he is doing such a grand job they unanimously approved an"
X Link 2023-08-21T22:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".extension to his contract. Meanwhile the Belfast Telegraph is telling us that under Simon Byrne's leadership the PSNI has sunk to a new low in public confidence and there's also a problem with sectarianism. If the Belfast Telegraph is correct does that mean all of the"
X Link 2023-08-21T22:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".members of the Policing Board made a mistake when they agreed to an extension of Simon Byrne's contract If that's the case should all of the members of the Policing Board consider stepping down Alternatively has the Belfast Telegraph got it seriously wrong about the PSNI"
X Link 2023-08-21T22:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Do you remember when a number of media luvvies were scolding people in Northern Ireland for being insufficiently excited about the Biden crime family visiting Belfast I stand with Hawaii. "The President's motorcadewas met with screamsof 'f*** you.'""
X Link 2023-08-22T15:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Shockingly Brian Feeney has something negative to say about the PSNI. Nobody saw that coming"
X Link 2023-08-22T21:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@carl_thompson70 @TuckerCarlson I'm just waiting patiently for reality to kick in and people have their Iraqi WMD deja vu moment"
X Link 2023-08-23T06:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Breaking news: It turns out I'm not Irish. I went to a state school in East Belfast and we were taught Irish history. That might explain why I know more than this muppet about Irish history & the ancestral connection to this island of Ulster-Scots"
X Link 2023-08-25T06:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I've been experimenting recently with the option of posting Tweets that do not allow replies. For a while that will be my standard operating procedure when commenting on certain topics. Long story short I really can't be arsed engaging with people who right from the start"
X Link 2023-08-25T10:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"But. but. climate change"
X Link 2023-08-25T12:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I'm always careful about claims made online but this if true would certainly fit with what is known about the Zelensky property portfolio that already exists. It doesn't fit with what a lot of people would prefer to believe. Time will tell"
X Link 2023-08-25T17:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
".in [----] with a war ongoing in Ukraine that the Biden administration has so far bankrolled with well over $100 billion. Are decisions being influenced by worries regarding conversations Joe & Hunter Biden had with Ukrainians have been recorded That has already been"
X Link 2023-08-26T06:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".revealed as a possibility. One of Hunter's former Ukrainian 'business associates' has claimed he has recordings. There's an election next year and recordings being made public of the Biden's discussing bribes could sink the Democrats. This possibility is the consequence"
X Link 2023-08-26T06:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".of covering up evidence of corruption before Joe Biden was elected. That was back when people were so determined to oust Trump that they dismissed evidence that Hunter was Joe Biden's bagman who sold access to his father when he was vice president. And here we are"
X Link 2023-08-26T07:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Whilst an 'expert' on the war in Ukraine was supposedly putting me in my place recently he said that he got his information about the war from "reputable" news organisations one of which was the Washington Post. I pointed out it isn't neutral / reliable. ๐ @alx Funny thing is that The Washington Post chief fact checker has gotten @CommunityNotes for making misleading statements on this platform at least three times ๐คฃ @alx Funny thing is that The Washington Post chief fact checker has gotten @CommunityNotes for making misleading statements on this platform at least three times ๐คฃ"
X Link 2023-08-26T07:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"There has been a deafening silence. As I said on the day the allegation was made via the Belfast Telegraph the claim was ridiculous. For one thing the working culture within the PSNI is such that people are reluctant to discuss topics such as religion politics race sex etc"
X Link 2023-08-27T06:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Indeed. I would be delighted for Ukrainians if they somehow managed to rout the Russian forces and expel them but after [--] months of war & counting there isn't going to be a 'win' even if they retake territory. The problems they will face are going to take generations to"
X Link 2023-08-27T15:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".relatively small and if it is detonated in the air rather than on the ground there would be less radioactive dust etc thereby reducing other complicating factors. Therein lies the problem of engaging in a proxy war on the border of a nuclear power. If people want to say"
X Link 2023-08-27T15:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
".Putin is the new Hitler etc then they can't downplay the risk of Russia doing whatever it feels is necessary when faced with what it believes to be an existential threat. Personally I would have been pushing hard for a diplomatic solution because that's going to look"
X Link 2023-08-27T15:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In light of the Judge's ruling today that went against the Chief Constable it's worthwhile refreshing our memories. Here's what was already known in February [----]. Note the pressure being applied by Sinn Fein"
X Link 2023-08-29T19:39Z [----] followers, 14.3K engagements
"If Sinn Fein didn't apply pressure then why did senior PSNI officers make the decision to suspend a constable and reposition another Why did a judge make a ruling yesterday that referred to Sinn Fein"
X Link 2023-08-30T18:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I agree with the headline particularly the words disgraced vicious cynical and monster. I'm reasonably familiar with what he was doing from the early 1970s. He was under surveillance quite a lot as he travelled around Europe. I don't think God was"
X Link 2023-08-30T20:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Indeed. & on top of this bear in mind what was done to two young constables despite the fact there was no evidence to warrant a suspension. How can anyone working within the PSNI have confidence that they will be treated fairly or that they will be supported in the future"
X Link 2023-08-31T07:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".are not breaches of a ceasefire then society shouldn't be surprised when years later senior police officers are making unwise decisions based upon political pressure perceived or otherwise. It is simply a continuation of what was happening a quarter of a century ago but"
X Link 2023-08-31T15:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"We have been told that in February [----] video evidence was viewed by two senior officers who concluded that suspension of the constables was not warranted. One officer was then suspended & another repositioned. In August [----] we were told that the"
X Link 2023-08-31T20:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".proportionality of what the officer was trying to achieve. There is also a question as to what was the legitimate aim of trying to arrest a man attending a memorial who was clearly upset with police for what he saw as an unnecessary intervention." Judge's comment then at"
X Link 2023-08-31T23:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".para 64: "For my own part I think it is inaccurate to say that the first applicant made no attempt to de-escalate the situation at any stage since there were occasions when he invited Mr Sykes to step away from the melee and have a chat to try to resolve matters.""
X Link 2023-08-31T23:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong. After this week's High Court ruling I didn't think it was possible for Simon Byrne to be more unpopular within the PSNI. He has proven me wrong by finding a way to dig a deeper hole"
X Link 2023-09-01T08:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Trick question BBC News - Simon Byrne: Who is running Northern Ireland's police service"
X Link 2023-09-01T08:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Something that tends to be overlooked thanks to the collusion delusion and its propaganda narrative is that prison officers and RUC officers were targeted by Loyalist terrorists. The name & address of one of my relatives was found on a list when the RUC raided a Loyalist's"
X Link 2023-09-01T10:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The Tullyvallen Massacre on the 1st September [----] and the murder of William Meaklim on the 15th August [----]. South Armagh PIRA were responsible for these sectarian murders. It was part of their ethnic cleansing campaign along the border"
X Link 2023-09-01T16:14Z [----] followers, 13.2K engagements
"@DougieJamison If you have Sky there was a "Classic Movies" documentary a few days ago about the making of the film. I think it was on Sky Arts. It should be available for download"
X Link 2023-09-02T09:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
""The president faced accusations of acting as Mr Kolomoisky's puppet during the election campaign including from rival and former president Petro Poroshenko." Zelensky is. BBC News - Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky held in anti-corruption drive"
X Link 2023-09-03T16:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Tje Ukrainian counter-offensive is three months old this week. President Zelensky is due to tavel to New York in a little over two weeks from now. The news media is reporting that after three months of very limited progress the Ukrainian army has breached Russia's first"
X Link 2023-09-03T16:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I think raising the voting age to [--] might be a better idea. Life experience and the acquisition of some wisdom would be helpful in making decisions. There's only so much that you can learn about the world or experience by the age of 16"
X Link 2023-09-03T22:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"As I've been saying wokeism is a neo-Marxist cult. The "progressive liberalism" that is found in various political parties (such as Alliance) and elsewhere isn't liberalism. It is woke neo-Marxism dressed up as liberalism and they're coming after your kids. A genuine"
X Link 2023-09-04T07:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".liberal believes in free speech the rights of the individual small government and minimum interference in the life of citizens etc. Woke progressive liberalism suppresses free speech desires the centralisation of power in order to control / interfere in the lives of"
X Link 2023-09-04T07:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"As I said this morning his career was over. He had reached the point from where there was no coming back. The High Court ruling was enough as it merely confirmed what many officers & civilian staff had already concluded. His comments regarding an"
X Link 2023-09-04T14:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@MairtinDAlto All of the terrorist groups engaged in sectarian attacks. Loyalist groups were more blatant about this than the IRA who often tried to conceal their true motivation. The flimsy excuses were all that IRA supporters needed to convince themselves that their heroes were not"
X Link 2023-09-05T06:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@MairtinDAlto .sectarian or engaged in ethnic cleansing. Attacks such as Enniskillen were overtly sectarian but you can assume that the hard core supporters will have convinced themselves it was a mistake rather than part of a strategy"
X Link 2023-09-05T06:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"If there was political interference in the unlawful disciplinary action against two PSNI constables as the High Court judge's ruling states was there similar political interference in any other matters regarding policing in Northern Ireland Was this the first or last time"
X Link 2023-09-05T06:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The Police Federation on the High Court ruling: Mr Kelly said on Tuesday that the ruling was "damning" and there needed to be "a full investigation into what happened". Exactly BBC News - PSNI data breach could cost police force up to 240m MPs hear"
X Link 2023-09-05T13:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@MolonLa23130414 As far as I'm aware he's not the first Catholic Deputy of the RUC/PSNI but to be honest the religion of officers is of more interest to people outside the organisation than inside it. Things such as ability honesty & integrity are on a long list that doesn't include religion"
X Link 2023-09-05T14:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
""Catholic PSNI officers asking whether to bring firearms to Mass after data breach" If you can't figure out the answer by yourself maybe you're in the wrong job. Besides that why is the story focused on the threat to officers of one religion What"
X Link 2023-09-05T22:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"They're doing a grand job of ensuring division remains and a united Ireland won't happen. If I wanted to set up a fake account that would help to undermine the campaign for a united Ireland it would look a lot like this one. ๐"
X Link 2023-09-05T22:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Indeed. It was more than just the PSNI who were involved in this matter. People within the Justice Dept Sinn Fein the Policing Board and the NIO would all appear to be on a potential list of witnesses so those organisations shouldn't be investigating political interference"
X Link 2023-09-06T06:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".in the Ormeau Road incident to gain an extraordinary level of influence up to & including the ability to have constables disciplined for merely doing their jobs. Whilst it may not be on the same scale I would suggest that public criticism by politicians on issues such"
X Link 2023-09-06T08:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".as the PSNI deciding to no longer participate in Pride parades is another example of how some politicians do not seem able to grasp the concept of impartial policing. They might say they want impartial policing but that claim is undermined by their words & actions when"
X Link 2023-09-06T08:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"At the risk of being considered a Russian stooge I will point out that Ukraine is flying drones into Russia which could also kill civilians. This might also be an inconvenient time to mention that prior to the Russian invasion Ukraine was shelling"
X Link 2023-09-06T13:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@JonBurrowsNI We're in a post-truth era when narrative is a handy work-around for when the facts don't fit what is required or desired. It could be an incident on the Ormeau Road or it could be the war in Ukraine. The same principle applies"
X Link 2023-09-06T13:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"If politicians and others want to make an issue out of 50:50 recruiting for the PSNI they might be well advised to firstly consider the actions of terrorists combined with political point scoring by politicians & s*** stirring click bait churned"
X Link 2023-09-06T15:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I can't say this came as a surprise. It's also good to see that the Police Federation is casting a wider net rather than just focusing on one or two people. I suspect a number of people were having private conversations & playing political games"
X Link 2023-09-06T16:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Bearing in mind that IRA / Sinn Fein were willing collaborators with the Nazis and view Islamist terrorists as revolutionary comrades it shouldn't come as a surprise that they're anti-Israel"
X Link 2023-09-06T19:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It's a very good article & it's also what I mean when I Tweet or blog about the 'Disneyfication of terrorism'. Terrorists & their political apologists have been busily rewriting history but some of the blame can be placed at the door of various governments that adopted what"
X Link 2023-09-07T16:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".could be charitably called a 'pragmatic approach' to murder & arms smuggling by terrorists during a supposed ceasefire in the 1990s. That was an early indicator of the post-truth post-Troubles trajectory that governments were sending us on. The arms smuggling from Florida"
X Link 2023-09-07T16:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I would suggest that all things considered in light of recent revelations at the High Court the police should be left to do their job and make operational decisions free from commentary by politicians. The operation will take as long as it takes"
X Link 2023-09-07T22:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Relatives For Justice are concerned about the rights of PIRA terrorist Patrick Kelly. Kelly was the OC of the IRA unit that attacked Loughgall RUC station in [----]. I wrote about him in this blog. It includes details of an attempted murder that he"
X Link 2023-09-07T23:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"When Sinn Fein complain about the legacy bill just think about the Hyde Park bombing "comfort letters" for IRA terrorists etc. BBC News - John Downey: Double murder accused released on bail"
X Link 2023-09-08T06:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I wrote a couple of blogs about the murders of Jock Davison & Kevin McGuigan because the murders & related events are a window into post-truth post-Troubles Northern Ireland society. Davison was a senior member of PIRA & along with McGuigan they"
X Link 2023-09-08T08:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".were responsible for a series of murders committed on behalf of PIRA whilst PIRA was supposedly on ceasefire. Even though it was clear that PIRA was responsible the Blair government didn't consider multiple murders to be a breach of a ceasefire. When Davison was shot"
X Link 2023-09-08T08:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In light of the recent revelations about political interference in operational decisions by the police here's a reminder that Tony Blair & Gerry Adams had secret talks about on the run IRA terrorists and the issuing of 'comfort letters'. The more"
X Link 2023-09-08T09:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".limited to senior management within the police"
X Link 2023-09-08T09:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The narrative is that the war in Ukraine isn't about NATO expansion. It looks like the NATO Secretary General didn't get the memo about the narrative. Earlier this year I wrote several blog posts about the road to war in Ukraine. It's clear that NATO expansion was/is an issue"
X Link 2023-09-09T06:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The first of several blog posts that I wrote about the path to war. As you'll see NATO expansion was an issue for Moscow - for a few decades - and the West / NATO knew this. The NATO Secretary General said the quiet stuff out loud"
X Link 2023-09-09T07:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"But we are told that songs with lyrics that support the IRA are about the past and that the Disneyfication of terrorism does not condition/groom young people or legitimise violence. IRA propaganda also benefits other Irish Republican extremists"
X Link 2023-09-09T09:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@RoyMcComb @GI_TOC That sounds about right. If I remember correctly the oligarch called Ihor Kolomoyskyi who was arrested & charged several days ago on corruption charges was also something of a warlord. That's the type of individual who has access to weapons and money. He helped Zelensky get"
X Link 2023-09-09T09:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"And he managed to make a fool of himself in the process. SDLP Leader @ColumEastwood was on the ground in Creggan last night working with the community and police to ensure that a difficult situation didnt descend into further violence. He spoke to @bbcradioulster this morning. https://t.co/R0c6VrxdCc SDLP Leader @ColumEastwood was on the ground in Creggan last night working with the community and police to ensure that a difficult situation didnt descend into further violence. He spoke to @bbcradioulster this morning. https://t.co/R0c6VrxdCc"
X Link 2023-09-09T16:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"If you missed the 1970s this probably means nothing to you but Mike Yarwood had his own prime time TV show and got huge audiences back when there were three TV channels. It was the level of fame and success that most British TV celebrities today can only dream about"
X Link 2023-09-09T17:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"As Rory points out a Mike Yarwood Christmas special was watched by a third of the nation. In the multi-channel age with competition from the internet I think those days are probably gone"
X Link 2023-09-09T17:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I know it hasn't been part of the post-truth narrative regarding the cause of the war in Ukraine but the NATO Secretary General has said the quiet stuff out loud. My 'path to war' blogs about Ukraine detailed how NATO expansion was viewed as an existential threat by Russia"
X Link 2023-09-09T19:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".but NATO kept expanding despite what Moscow was saying and despite what a number of people including former ambassadors to Russia were saying. It has become apparent that at least part of the reason we are now engaged in a proxy war with Russia is that people failed"
X Link 2023-09-09T19:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".to understand or chose to dismiss the Russian perspective on NATO expansion. It has also become apparent that decision makers in NATO & many people living in the West failed to realise that the Russian army of [----] is not the Russian army of [----]. The Russians have"
X Link 2023-09-09T19:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@JonBurrowsNI @NualaMcAllister Whenever scandals emerge in public bodies I wait patiently for the inevitable "lessons will be learned" statement several months later. The lesson often seems to be that it was a system or process failure rather than the failure of individuals to do their jobs properly"
X Link 2023-09-09T21:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Energy security is vital for any country. I think nuclear power is a safer bet than wind or solar. One reason being that solar & wind energy is dependent upon the weather. Cast your mind back to various weather forecasts this year that connected weather to climate change"
X Link 2023-09-09T21:22Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@JonBurrowsNI @NualaMcAllister Ergo if people think the problem isn't about individuals then they don't understand the problem and if they don't understand the problem then they're not equipped to fix the problem"
X Link 2023-09-09T21:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".objective was to prevent NATO expansion into Ukraine and protect Ukrainians in the east who are pro Russian. NATO expansion has now been stalled Russia holds territory & probably won't be giving it back there's no evidence that Ukraine has breached any of Russia's"
X Link 2023-09-10T07:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".defensive lines Ukrainian casualties in the last three months of their counter-offensive is in the tens of thousands Ukraine is considering a mass mobilisation due to casualties & lack of progress Zelensky recently fired his defence minister (not something you do when"
X Link 2023-09-10T07:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@SimonCatRiley .how Moscow feels about NATO expansion up to their border within what they view as their sphere of influence. It's madness so I'm not convinced it's the Russians who are crazed. Indeed the Russians are merely responding in the same manner that the US would do and have done"
X Link 2023-09-10T09:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"It would appear that Extinction Rebellion have some competition for the narcissistic performance art award"
X Link 2023-09-10T16:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I'll say it one more time. This account is not a democracy it's a benevolent dictatorship but it's not the Hotel California and people are free to check out and leave anytime they wish. If you don't like what I have to say don't read my posts or blogs. I think that's fair"
X Link 2023-09-10T16:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@SimonCatRiley I don't think I could make it any clearer than I already have this morning that I'm pro Ukrainian. If other people think that my use of facts or my lack of support for an insane NATO strategy is difficult to comprehend that's really not my fault"
X Link 2023-09-10T17:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I've been on the internet since the days of dial-up connections when notice boards were the pre-Twitter means of communicating with people. I could see the great potential of global communication. It was also fun. Decades later I'm open to persuasion about disengaging from"
X Link 2023-09-11T09:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Ian is a "senior correspondent" at Vox. This tells me that Vox has nothing to tell me that I need to hear. It's an unintentionally amusing attempt at spin. Yeah that's right Ian it has nothing to do with corruption and a compromised president"
X Link 2023-09-13T06:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"As I've said before the 'Putin is the new Hitler' crowd need to realise that the Russian military of [----] is not the same as the one that invaded Ukraine in [----]. They have learned & adapted. The lack of progress in the Ukrainian counter-offensive is a clue that things"
X Link 2023-09-13T13:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I'm not sure what his Lordship's current status is within Alliance - he may be LibDem now - but continuing his theme of shifting sand the thing that intrigues me is how Alliance went from a cross-community party to an anti-Unionist party that still dines out on the notion it"
X Link 2023-09-13T15:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Is it any wonder I'm somewhat apathetic about voting when this is the level of political insight on offer in certain quarters. I'm going to do myself a favour and block before I give up the will to live"
X Link 2023-09-13T16:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I'm not convinced that McGuinness was an agent or 'informer' in the way people commonly think of informers. That's not to say McGuinness & other senior PIRA Sinn Fein were not viewed as intelligence assets by the British State. When the findings of Op Kenova are released I"
X Link 2023-09-17T20:49Z [----] followers, 12.1K engagements
".will not see any acceptance or even much consideration of the fact that the British State its intelligence operatives and their agents (including Freddie Scappaticci) helped create the environment within which secret talks negotiations and a peace process occurred. I"
X Link 2023-09-17T20:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".provided in a blog excerpts from declassified documents that showed there was an awareness at cabinet level of the British government that prior to the [----] hunger strike a faction existed within PIRA Sinn Fein that was looking for a way out of terrorism. The government"
X Link 2023-09-17T20:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@JonBurrowsNI .witness. I've seen experiments by psychologists and it is remarkable what we don't see occurring even when it's in our field of vision or how our senses can confuse us. A number of eyewitness to the supposed shooting if IRA terrorists with their hands in the air is an"
X Link 2023-09-18T06:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@JonBurrowsNI .example. The two "terrorists" with their hands in the air were actually SAS. The gunfire was from the nearby second incident. Death on the Rock documentary was rushed onto TV with that "eyewitness evidence" before the inquest"
X Link 2023-09-18T06:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@JonBurrowsNI I'll be writing about the SAS operation in Gibraltar in the near future. I already know from "feedback" when the subject arises that what people think happened comes from the flawed allegations from eyewitnesses. Those accounts started to fall apart at the inquest but a lot"
X Link 2023-09-18T07:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@JonBurrowsNI .of people prefer to believe the well publicised allegations instead - even though they can be easily undermined by a few simple facts"
X Link 2023-09-18T07:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Here's an account I stumbled across. I thought I would share. Fortunately many people in Northern Ireland have developed a dark sense of humour. If you have read my blogs you'll quickly notice that the bio has omitted to mention a few things such as mass murder - including"
X Link 2023-09-18T07:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Years of propaganda about Russian disinformation & manipulation of US politics - including Trump - led seamlessly to a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. The hubris of the Biden administration following on from the antics of Hillary Clinton placed them & NATO countries on"
X Link 2023-09-18T15:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".dangerous spiral of escalation from which they have discovered there is no easy or obvious off-ramp"
X Link 2023-09-18T15:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Sections of the US news media are in denial about the evidence regarding Hunter Biden the Ukrainian energy company Burisma and the investigatior in Ukraine who was fired at the direction of Joe Biden whilst he was vice president"
X Link 2023-09-18T16:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Not that you really need more evidence but if you weren't already sold on my idea of not taking advice from 'celebrities' about complex matters this might win you over. I take the view that people who equate terrorists with the security forces are either clueless or"
X Link 2023-09-18T16:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Apparently an inquest is required to determine if it was justifiable to shoot at armed terrorists who had moments earlier fired a Russian made heavy machine-gun"
X Link 2023-09-18T16:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"You are not obliged to give a verbal warning to armed terrorists when giving the warning endangers your life or the lives of others. It wasn't necessary or even possible outside Loughgall and it wasn't necessary on Gibraltar due to the circumstances & nature of the threat. An inquest has heard it appears no "verbal warning" was given before four IRA men were shot dead by the British army in a suspected shoot-to-kill ambush more than [--] years ago https://t.co/M6b4M9CqPp An inquest has heard it appears no "verbal warning" was given before four IRA men were shot dead by the British army in a"
X Link 2023-09-18T18:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"And here they are going after Russell Brand via Tik Tok. Again he hasn't actually been charged with anything. Remember that old fashioned idea about being innocent until proven guilty"
X Link 2023-09-21T07:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"There's a lot of people in the media who are saying the coverage of Russell Brand isn't trial by media. There's also a lot of people in the media who have been telling you that the Ukrainian counter-offensive has been progressing albeit slower than expected. They also told"
X Link 2023-09-21T09:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".you that the Ukrainians had breached at least the first line of the Russian defensive line. Meanwhile I've been saying for weeks that the counter-offensive had stalled progress had been negligible & the Russian defensive line has not been breached. Here we are weeks later"
X Link 2023-09-21T09:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"So anyway. yours truly had a little medical drama at the weekend. I won't bore you with the details but in classic middle-aged bloke fashion I was downplaying a certain medical matter and thinking at most phoning the GP on Monday morning & making an appointment would"
X Link 2023-09-21T10:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@sylvesterhakin Classic bloke mentality which is why I thought it might be worthwhile mentioning my adventure. I was apologetic for wasting the time of the doctors but it became apparent they felt things were a bit more serious than a box of tablets was going to fix. and I wasn't leaving"
X Link 2023-09-21T10:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"It's interesting how people rallied around poor Huw Edwards and said he needed privacy but yet when someone outside the mainstream media is accused of something the media darlings & MPs are reaching for their pitchforks and assembling a mob"
X Link 2023-09-21T12:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I'm not going to get into what Huw Edwards was doing. The police say it wasn't criminal but if my information is correct it was highly inappropriate behaviour. Meanwhile Russell Brand hasn't been charged with anything but MPs are already contacting social media companies"
X Link 2023-09-21T12:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"We are engaged in a proxy war with Russia - that we are currently losing - and we've pushed Russia closer to China along with a number of other countries. But at least we have a US president who's on top of things. What could possibly go wrong https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12543149/Biden-appears-wander-stage-without-shaking-President-Lulas-hand-end-joint-speech-leaving-Brazilian-leader-visibly-irritated-minutes-President-walked-flag-podium.html"
X Link 2023-09-21T13:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"There has never been any doubt that Joe Biden was on the take and there was never any doubt about how the grifting was being performed. Any relatively streetwise observer could figure out from the known facts that access to Biden was being sold whilst he was vice president"
X Link 2023-09-21T18:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".The most disturbing aspect of this was the liklihood that a presidential candidate had been compromised by the Chinese Communist Party. That may still turn out to be the case but subsequent events in Ukraine raise the possibility that the Bidens were equally compromised"
X Link 2023-09-21T18:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
".by nefarious individuals in Ukraine probably the most corrupt country in Europe. We may never know if this influenced decision making inside the Oval Office. Hunter Biden's laptop was the canary in the coalmine. It was clear that the Bidens were a problem waiting to"
X Link 2023-09-21T18:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@SITARMS @ForeignAffairs The counter-offensive stalled weeks ago. It has clearly failed but more Ukrainians are needlessly dying because Zelensky and NATO can't admit failure. They haven't breached the Russian defensive line. They'll maintain this charade until the wet/mud season arrives"
X Link 2023-09-23T06:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I've had two random people appear in my notifications this morning downplaying the activities of Huw Edwards. For legal reasons I don't intend getting into this in a public forum but Huw wasn't doing charity work via his mobile phone"
X Link 2023-09-23T08:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"The fickleness of the media darlings. It doesn't matter how the Russell Brand drama plays out in the end but it should be up to the police & courts not self-appointed moral guardians in the media or politicians meddling in a potential criminal investigation"
X Link 2023-09-23T08:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A lot of people seem to think that it's the job of the news media to publish accusations of criminal behaviour before the police get around to actually investigating the matter and perhaps charging someone. Those same people don't think this is trial by media. In the coming"
X Link 2023-09-23T15:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Is instability not the primary objective of PIRA Sinn Fein For that matter does any party that has a long term goal of bringing about a united Ireland really want Northern Ireland to work Is it in the interests of groups or parties that are not pro-union to make Northern"
X Link 2023-09-24T07:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Living the American dream I'm getting bored with people saying Northern Ireland isn't working or it has failed. Take a look around at the world today. We're not living through a golden age. Everywhere you look things are a bit crap. Unless you are a deranged Remainer it"
X Link 2023-09-24T08:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"A party that advocates for a united Ireland - whilst it is also being hollowed out by Sinn Fein - is pushing a familiar narrative about Northern Ireland not working. It certainly isn't working for the SDLP. For example cutting a deal with Sinn Fein at an election hasn't"
X Link 2023-09-24T08:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Indeed. I'm really get bored with the merchants of doom who push a narrative about Northern Ireland not working. A lot of people pushing that narrative are the problem not the solution. They also conveniently ignore what is happening elsewhere in the world. Germany's economy"
X Link 2023-09-24T09:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"During the summer all the usual woke virtue-signalling suspects took to social media to complain about the PSNI not participating in the Belfast Pride parade. The PSNI made the correct decision because policing is meant to be impartial. The recent. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-66887537 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-66887537"
X Link 2023-09-24T09:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I haven't been keeping up with the "controversy" regarding the singing of Zombie at the rugby game. I'm unsurprised some people are upset that an extremely popular protest song inspired by an IRA atrocity is bringing people together in a way that. https://youtu.be/6Ejga4kJUtssi=zM1qXy6d02Fz92qN https://youtu.be/6Ejga4kJUtssi=zM1qXy6d02Fz92qN"
X Link 2023-09-24T10:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"According to this "historian" a protest song against mindless violence isn't inclusive. ๐ Apparently a song that is anti-violence excludes and insults Irish Republicans. This tells you quite a lot about the mindset of Irish Republicans & their Disneyfication of terrorism"
X Link 2023-09-24T11:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"The official video of Zombie has been viewed over [---] billion times on YouTube. That's an incredible amount and is evidence of the song's global popularity and reach. Many of those [---] billion will also have Googled to find out what the song is about"
X Link 2023-09-24T12:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Anyone who thinks the minor tweaking of the UK Net Zero policy is going to make a discernable difference to the climate is not someone who should be taken seriously. Until the countries that are actually making a huge impact - such as China - change their ways there's no"
X Link 2023-09-24T16:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Not the only IRA rapist who fled the country. A number of years ago a very senior member of the IRA left the jurisdiction before a court appearance regarding his offences. People should remember stuff like this whenever the Party of Terror talks about women's rights"
X Link 2023-09-24T16:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"We live in strange times. Currently we are trying to ignore the fact that Ukraine was considered a very corrupt country or that there are people there who are a bit too fond of Nazism. If you look into who we supported in the Syrian civil war you'll find groups that were"
X Link 2023-09-24T16:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
".closely aligned with Islamist extremists of the kind who carried out terrorist attacks in Europe. You don't really get to hear about this on the news because it doesn't fit the officially approved narratives regarding our foreign policy misadventures. The general public"
X Link 2023-09-24T17:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Some of the Tweets used as examples of the criticism of the song are impressively sectarian. This is coming from the type of people pushing for a united Ireland but they can't comprehend why Unionists are unenthusiastic about the idea. If a protest"
X Link 2023-09-24T18:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".song by an Irish band about violence triggers this sort of reaction what sort of welcome would Unionists receive in a united Ireland As I've said before the people pushing the hardest and the most vocal about a united Ireland are one of the best arguments against it"
X Link 2023-09-24T18:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".People might say they are not representative of the population but look at the toxic waste dump that is Sinn Fein or the casual sectarianism and support for IRA terrorism that is frequently on display including renditions of "up the RA". What sort of message do people"
X Link 2023-09-24T18:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".think this is sending to Unionists If they don't care that's yet another argument against a united Ireland. Removing a border won't create a workable united Ireland. It would require a significant change of mindset and that is seemingly beyond the capabilities of those"
X Link 2023-09-24T18:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Trudeau learning a hard lesson about international relations. Now is not a good time to pick a fight with India and other countries know this. That's why Trudeau looks isolated. India already has a developing relationship with Russia & China and the"
X Link 2023-09-24T19:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
".rest of the growing band of BRICS nations. Countries in the West will be treading carefully in their dealings with India. Trudeau is getting a cold shower of reality"
X Link 2023-09-24T19:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"An example of why I don't rely upon mainstream news media. Does anyone recall a similar piece of advice being offered by the BBC prior to the election of a corrupt & compromised Joe Biden What I do recall is a biased news media downplaying the significance of Hunter Biden's"
X Link 2023-09-25T13:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Trudeau says it was embarrassing that the Canadian parliament recently honoured a Ukrainian Nazi collaborator. then virtually in the same breath moves swiftly along and says they have to push back against Russian propaganda about Ukraine. Watch the video"
X Link 2023-09-26T06:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@TonightVMTV I would suggest a song that for example has a video that so far has been viewed over [---] billion times on YouTube has sparked more of an interest in Northern Ireland than Aoife Moore ever will. Ms Moore should also refrain from assuming that she knows what other people"
X Link 2023-09-26T07:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Bearing in mind that members of the cult were triggered by rugby fans singing Zombie you can guess how criticism of Sinn Fein will go down. You can safely bet that party member will have had meetings to discuss how to manage the negative publicity. We've been down this"
X Link 2023-09-26T12:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Michael Long was Lord Mayor of Belfast for three weeks. Did they also do a portrait of his ego News: Former Lord Mayors of Belfast unveil official portraits https://t.co/AgF4m5qLPG https://t.co/d232Ggtu46 News: Former Lord Mayors of Belfast unveil official portraits https://t.co/AgF4m5qLPG https://t.co/d232Ggtu46"
X Link 2023-09-27T07:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Chris is on a roll this week. Another reference to Nazis although yet again no reference to Irish Republican collaboration with Nazis during WW2. I'm sure he'll get there eventually"
X Link 2023-09-27T07:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A lot of fuss about the Home Secretary's comments on multiculturalism. Several years ago Trevor Philips (Commission for Racial Equality) said multiculturalism had failed and we were sleepwalking into segregation. The wokesters can't accept this"
X Link 2023-09-27T09:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It's quite laughable that the public are labelled "news avoiders" by the BBC an organisation that has spent [----] avoiding the truth about the war in Ukraine. They're not alone. Quite a few news organisations are in the news avoidance business"
X Link 2023-09-27T09:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Just imagine how challenging the budget will be if around two million people were added to the population thanks to a united Ireland. It always comes down to money"
X Link 2023-09-27T14:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Some people really need to stay in their own lane. For example if Gary wants to talk balls he should stick to football. Meanwhile the grown ups will look eastwards and note with interest the precarious nature of oil and gas supplies from Russia or indeed their newfound"
X Link 2023-09-27T17:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"This thriller is worth watching (on Amazon). It's not the usual action packed James Bond or Bourne films. This is a more realistic portrayal of the intelligence world. Much of the film looks back at a Mossad agent's mission in Iran her relationship with her handler & Mossad"
X Link 2023-09-27T20:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"There's been a lot of virtue signalling pearl clutching & general muppetry this week regarding the UK govn't green lighting a new oil & gas field. It's the sort of reaction you can expect from people who are so indoctrinated or captured by an ideology that they are incapable"
X Link 2023-09-28T15:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".but leaving that aside if you read the article you will see that Germany and other European countries are adapting to the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the effect that has had on gas supplies. The reality is that we can't do without oil and gas. That's not"
X Link 2023-09-28T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".going to change anytime soon. Countries that previously bought gas from Russia had to seek out alternative suppliers. Their dependency on gas necessitated making deals with companies in the US & elsewhere. The UK has authorised development of the Rosebank oil & gas field"
X Link 2023-09-28T15:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"They spent 150k on a statue of a 19th century anti-slavery campaigner that hardly anyone in Belfast had heard of so 15k on a portrait seems cheap in comparison"
X Link 2023-09-28T17:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Apparently Nick is anti-Fascist. Here he is criticising people for pointing out that Russell Brand hasn't been charged with anything but yet is already being treated like he is guilty. It's interesting how so many people who claim to be anti-Fascist appear to be the opposite"
X Link 2023-09-28T20:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".spent on a proxy war that we can't win or perhaps they might ask about an exit strategy from a proxy war when the enemy is no longer in the mood for a ceasefire or compromise. Here's the thing. Before Russia invaded Ukraine the Russians viewed NATO expansion as an"
X Link 2023-09-28T22:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
".existential threat. NATO support of Ukraine in a proxy war with Russia will have reinforced the view that NATO expansion is an existential threat. In March [----] Russia was willing to negotiate and cut a deal. A year and a half later Russia is now intent on ensuring"
X Link 2023-09-28T23:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"One of the terrorists charged (but not convicted) with Constable Beck's murder was Daniel McCann who would later be killed in Gibraltar during the failed attempt to detonate a car bomb"
X Link 2023-09-29T00:03Z [----] followers, 10.9K engagements
"I'll be writing about Daniel McCann in my blog about Gibraltar. All of the members of the IRA unit involved in the plot for that bomb atrocity were hardliners. McCann was involved in a number of murders & was a supporter of Ivor Bell who allegedly opposed the political"
X Link 2023-09-29T08:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".direction that PIRA Sinn Fein were taking after the hunger strike. Bell was allegedly ousted from PIRA and McCann was one of a handful of terrorists who were for a time outside PIRA. McCann eventually returned. In the same month of the Enniskillen bomb atrocity McCann"
X Link 2023-09-29T08:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".was already involved in the Gibraltar plot. He didn't know but that same month RUC Special Branch became aware of the fact he was involved in a plot overseas and placed him under surveillance. McCann compromised his own operation and helped identify everyone else involved"
X Link 2023-09-29T08:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Read the 'community notes' below"
X Link 2023-09-29T10:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@neil_gibson1975 @RandomRambler15 .are letting Ukrainians enter what are essentially kill zones in what is often referred to as the 'grey zone'. The Ukrainians haven't managed to get through the grey zone & breach the first line of the Russian defence. Even if they do breach it they have more defensive"
X Link 2023-09-29T15:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@neil_gibson1975 @RandomRambler15 .lines and a huge Russian military reserve waiting for them. That's the rather shocking reality of this war"
X Link 2023-09-29T15:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Ah a classic move from the old PIRA Sinn Fein playbook. It's always just a variation on a predictable theme. When anyone tells the truth about the cult the cult will attack the character and motivation of the truth teller. So for example their critic will be labelled"
X Link 2023-09-29T23:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It's hardly surprising but it's worth remembering that back in the day the Taliban visited the US. It's a funny old world"
X Link 2023-09-29T23:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"In Northern Ireland a fast-track scheme for becoming a community leader involves spending time in a terrorist group"
X Link 2023-09-30T07:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Many of the people who are vocal advocates for a united Ireland are indulging in a long running game of fantasy politics. Tricky questions about the economics of that endeavour are brushed aside. The issue of mass immigration that is now a feature of European politics will"
X Link 2023-09-30T09:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
".financing of their utopian vision"
X Link 2023-09-30T09:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Mairia Cahill's book 'Rough Beast' was released this week & needless to say PIRA Sinn Fein will not be happy about the book or publicity. I've no doubt Mairia has told the truth about her experiences because you only have to look at the track record of PIRA Sinn Fein to see"
X Link 2023-09-30T15:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I've said that the NATO strategy in Ukraine is insane. An indication that the lunatics have taken over the asylum (and not just in relation to Ukraine) is that Trump has been left to kick a ball into an open net. Environmentally friendly warfare"
X Link 2023-10-03T08:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Caitlin is a "Sinn Fein activist". Perhaps Caitlin should ask someone in Sinn Fein why the hunger strike concluded in October rather than during the summer. As I explained in my blogs a secret offer from the British government was made to PIRA Sinn Fein via Brendan Duddy"
X Link 2023-10-03T14:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"As if to prove a point I made earlier today NATO is running low on ammo. Several months ago it was predicted Ukraine would have a resupply problem in the autumn. It actually became apparent weeks ago. The US supplying cluster bombs was a clue. They"
X Link 2023-10-03T19:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
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