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Rob Owen
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Rob Owen
@FallyBlue
lifelong Blue, born Newton Heath raised in Failsworth now resides in Chorley. Served 23 years in the Army now enjoying South Stand Level 3
Chorley, England शामिल हुए Haziran 2009
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Rob Owen रीट्वीट किया

So apart from trying to give away the Chagos islands.
Recognising Palestine.
13 ministerial resignations.
Showing full confidence in Morgan McSweeney, Peter Mandelson, Sue Gray and Lord Ali.
Blaming the far right for an island of strangers.
16 Policy U turns and rising.
Having no operable warships.
Not smashing the gangs.
Approving a huge Chinese embassy in London.
Spending 23 seconds laying a wreath in Southport only to rush back to a drinks party.
Raising income tax.
Raising inheritance tax.
Raising national insurance.
Raising capital gains tax.
Raising council tax.
Raising value added tax.
Raising mansion tax.
Increasing welfare spending and the minimum wage whilst freezing tax allowances.
Scrapping jury trials.
The only boat he has stopped is HMS dragon from crossing the channel.
What has Starmer really achieved apart from breakfast clubs and the decay of our country?
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@SkyNews Can’t Mr McSweeney log into his What’s App account via another device? #justasking
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer tells reporters it is a "little bit far-fetched" to suggest that the theft of Morgan McSweeney's phone was to hide Peter Mandelson's messages.
Live updates: trib.al/1evMZTO
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They said treating workers decently would bankrupt Robert Owen.
He proved them wrong. 🏴
Born in a tiny Welsh town. Son of a saddler. Left home at ten years old with nothing.
By eighteen he'd borrowed £100 and started his own mill. By twenty-nine he owned New Lanark. One of the largest mills in Britain. Two thousand workers. Five hundred of them children. Beaten. Starving. Worked from dawn to dark.
He looked at all of it. And changed everything.
He stopped the beatings. Sent the children out of the mill and into school. Cut the hours. Built proper housing. Opened a village store selling goods at near cost. Evening classes. Music. Dancing. A community.
And then he opened the first infant school in Britain.
Every mill owner in Britain laughed at him. Every politician told him it was impossible. You cannot treat workers well and make money. The iron law of profit.
New Lanark became more profitable than ever. 📈
Workers who were healthy worked harder. Workers who were educated solved problems. Workers who were respected didn't leave.
He broke the iron law.
20,000 people came from across Europe to see it. Royalty. Politicians. Reformers. They came to see the impossible. A factory that treated people like people.
Owen lobbied Parliament for the Factory Act of 1819.
The first time in British history that Parliament said children have limits. ⚖️
His village store became the cooperative movement. His school became the blueprint for early education. His proof that decency pays changed the argument forever.
New Lanark still stands. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. 🏛️
A saddler's son from Wales who left home at ten.
Ordinary people from our island constantly changed the world. 🇬🇧
Be part of us - proudofus.co.uk/support
Be Proud Of Us. 🙏🇬🇧
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@RealTolmie That would not surprise me. Would not expect all to be replaced by incoming transfers. Trafford, Bernie, Ake, Stones, Phillips, Lewis & Grealish makes 7 very possibles. Then some upgrades of 2 or 3 others would help.
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@KazunguMireille When I was serving in Gorazde, the local people used to generate electricity from using washing machine drums in the River Drina.
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@RealTolmie Sacrifice a forward anyone but Doku, and bring on Nico or Ait Nori with O’Reilly playing in Midfield. Khusanov is not a right back and offers nothing going forward.
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@IndianaGPA I remember visiting Camp Bondsteel in 2001 whilst serving in Pristina. Now I know why it was called Bondsteel, thank you!
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🙏🇺🇸🙏
His spine was shattered.
And he kept fighting.
In May 1969, in the mountains of Vietnam, Sergeant James Bondsteel's platoon was suddenly ambushed. Gunfire erupted from hidden positions. The jungle exploded with noise. Men dropped to the ground as bullets tore through leaves and dirt.
Bondsteel was hit hard.
The blast fractured his back.
Most men would not have been able to stand.
He dia.
Ignoring the pain shooting through his body, he moved through enemy fire to reach wounded soldiers. He dragged them out of exposed positions. He set up defenses. He shouted orders to steady the line.
For hours, the battle raged.
Then for 48 hours more, his unit remained under pressure.
Bondsteel refused evacuation.
He could barely move without agony. Every step felt like fire running through his spine. But he would not leave his men.
He crawled to better firing positions.
He directed artillery support.
He encouraged younger soldiers who were close to breaking.
He stayed upright when his body was failing.
At one point, enemy forces tried to overrun their position. Bondsteel, still w*unded, repositioned a machine gun and returned fire, helping push the attackers back.
His actions kept the platoon from being wiped out.
When relief finally arrived, he had been fighting for 48 straight hours with a broken back.
He survived that battle.
For his courage, he received the Medal of Honor.
But war leaves marks deeper than medals.
Years later, his body never fully recovered. The injuries he endured followed him home. He d**d in 1987 at just 40 years old.
Most Americans never learned his name.
Few know that a man once fought for 2 days with a shattered spine so others could live.
He did not quit.
He did not collapse.
He endured.
And history quietly turned the page.
Story based on historical records. This post is for educational purposes. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
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