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Ex scouse emigrated to west midlands. Liverpool fc fan, ww2 history, Amdram Captain Mainwaring

West midlands
Joined August 2010
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If Zelensky Is So Corrupt, Why Can’t Anyone Buy Him? 🇺🇦 I just realized something almost hilarious if it wasn’t very obvious and also real about the whole anti-Zelensky narrative. For years we have been told that Zelensky is corrupt, illegitimate, a puppet, a billionaire thief, some CIA creation, whatever version happens to be useful that day. And yet somehow Putin, Trump, oligarchs, billionaires and the entire anti-Ukraine political machine still cannot control him. Think about that contradiction. Zelensky was elected in 2019 with about 73% of the runoff vote. Ukraine has not held another presidential election because elections are suspended under martial law during Russia’s invasion, something Zelensky has said could change if conditions allow a safe and legal vote. Meanwhile Trump, Elon and others are now openly calling for Ukraine to replace him after Zelensky refused demands to stop attacking Russian energy infrastructure and bend over to them. And this is where their own propaganda stops making sense. If Zelensky were really as spectacularly corrupt as they claim, why wouldn’t somebody have bought him years ago? Putin has all the money. Russian oligarchs have money. Western billionaires have money. Elon has more money than all of them. Trump has political power. There are people with enormous financial and geopolitical interests who would benefit from a Ukrainian president willing to make the right deal for them. If Zelensky were really nothing but a corrupt opportunist, the easiest path imaginable would have been to take the money, make peace with Putin on Putin’s terms, protect himself, become insanely wealthy, powerful and live comfortably ruling the Ukraine and the area as a probably richest dictator on earth. Instead, Russia invaded, Zelensky stayed, Ukraine kept fighting, and years later these people are still trying to pressure him, discredit him, replace him and convince everyone that he is somehow the problem. Trump and Elon has now publicly called for Ukraine to get a new president after Zelensky resisted pressure over Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. Their relationship has deteriorated sharply precisely because Zelensky has continued pursuing policies Washington told him to stop. So maybe the reason so many powerful men seem absolutely fucking obsessed with Zelensky is much simpler than all the conspiracy theories. Maybe they hate him because they cannot break him. Maybe they hate him because they cannot buy him. Maybe they are simply jealous of him and his amazing courage and integrity.? And maybe nothing drives men obsessed with power more insane than another man they cannot control.
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Bucha. It was a genocide, recognized by everyone. They buried hundreds of people. They tortured people. We found the grave. There were, I believe, around 500 people. When we liberated those towns near Kyiv, there emerged this, you know, this kind of hatred for the Russians, right at that moment. Not even at the moment when they started the full-scale war. Back then nobody understood what it really was yet. People understood what this war was and what Putin did personally when we found those mass graves of tortured adults, children. I mean they didn't just kill them, they tortured and killed them. When we liberated Bucha, I said, bring every journalist here. Don't touch anything, just bring the journalists. The whole world simply has to see this. Imagine finding a mass grave in the U.S. or in Britain, God forbid, with 500 tortured people, adults, kids, dogs, animals shot dead. I mean, they held hunting sprees there from military vehicles. People were running, they were shooting, just hunting, playing games. They literally just played with people, like slavery. So how, after this, can you listen to Putin? And how, after this, can you forgive? From The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett. (2/3)
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PhilDeRed retweeted
Who stand with Zelensky and Ukraine 🇺🇦 🙋🏻‍♂️
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That AI picture Trump posted of himself with Dolly Parton just proves that even in death, he forces himself on women who told him no.
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PhilDeRed retweeted
We'll join @Boro in paying our respects to PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough ahead of kick-off tomorrow afternoon. 🩵
Matchday timings for tomorrow 📋 Immediately before kick-off, we’re asking supporters to join us in paying respects to PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, who tragically lost their lives in the line of duty. We will show our appreciation for the dedication and hard work of both men and Cleveland Police Force in protecting and supporting our local community.
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PhilDeRed retweeted
This game will test Manchester United. Next week is big. We're talking about off the pitch 💣
🤝 Paid partnership
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Either Keir Starmer is resigning or I've got a new scratching post.
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The first plane shot down by a Spitfire was a Hurricane.
What historical fact sounds fake but is true?
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8 games in the month of May for Arne. 0 wins.
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PhilDeRed retweeted
Don’t say anything just RT.
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FUCK RUSSIA
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Shocking this: The diary of Sapper Storey has been taken from the Pegasus Museum on June 6th this year. This unique document was a recent addition. to the museum. Fortunately the family still have the original documents, but are distressed that it has been taken. @BattlefieldBen @WW2TV @WeHaveWaysPod @ww2headquarters facebook.com/story.php?story…
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the family asked me to spread the word, if you could too that would be very kind
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Oasis tonight at the end of live forever
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PhilDeRed retweeted
Our lad from Portugal. Forever ❤️
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The National Guard arrived in LA. NOTE: If Trump can override California’s governor, he can override yours too. This is a trial run…
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Mark Carney gave us all a master class of non verbal communication in his chat with Trump… just brilliant!!
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To all the X folk backing Trump on Ukraine: If you don't care about Ukraine or their people being murdered, raped, tortured by their Russian invaders, then be honest about it. But don't pretend that you "only want the killing to stop". You're just embarrassing yourselves.
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I’m glad for this meeting, because Zelensky is capable and won’t be bullied. But he, like Macron and Starmer, will leave. Musk and the others who feed Trump BS about NATO starting the war and Zelensky being a crook & dictator stay.
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