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Pot-Stirring Brit: Federalist firebrand, dyslexic word-wrangler, and transatlantic troll. Giving doubt its due while dismantling daft ideas one typo at a time.

Scotland, United Kingdom Katılım Ekim 2023
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DMB@DMBritain·
I was at a family wedding last week, just outside Chelmsford, Scots, English, Irish, Americans, Dutch, Russians, Turkish, 1 Ukrainian and it wasn't even that big of a wedding. Just because I think our immigration policy and practice is cooked, i'm not anti-world. I love people.
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Dominic Cummings
Dominic Cummings@Dominic2306·
As usual, Ciaran Martin is busy spreading bullshit to hacks. The PM is *often* told by officials details from vetting, leak inquiries, investigations by intel agencies etc. This is because the PM in our constitution is often the only constitutional authority deemed able to make a political judgement about things including risk assessments of appointments. Martin's bullshit that details are never shared is factually untrue. Often officials run through a list - sorry PM, sex pest. Sorry, being investigated by NCA for fraud but we shd keep this quiet as he isn't charged yet. Sorry, he was asked about leaking X and he lied to the investigators, a breach of the ministerial code... I've watched discussions about each of these things with the PM and officials. Martin is asking you to believe that officials can just say 'sorry PM you can't appoint X he's failed vetting' and *the PM* isn't allowed to know any details. Absurd for many reasons. I know I say ministers have become NPCs but it isn't quite that bad yet - though the likes of Martin would *like* officials to control absolutely everything. When the penetration of Whitehall by PRC intel became a huge story, Martin spread disinfo to hacks trying to make the disaster look less disastrous. He is a Remainiac Heywood stooge who pipes up for elements of Whitehall & shd not be treated as any sort of 'impartial official'. Mandelson was a political appointment. All sides agree that the PM made this appointment and made clear he was pushing it through before various checks were done and regardless of various checks already done. If the vetting people came back with concerns, *the proper action was UNQUESTIONABLY for officials to take this to the PM* for him to make a judgement about the pros/cons and risks of his own political appointment, including the 'details' which Martin is pretending junior vetting officials are allowed to know but not *the PM*. This is the only proper way for such a problem to be resolved. Ollie Robbins and Ciaran are talking crap. And so is Starmer. All systems are working as intended. Also hacks shd be asking: Who officially authorised Mandelson for STRAP clearance? You don't get to read very sensitive material, like transcripts of intercepted calls between important people, just because you've got DV - you *also* need STRAP. Either a) an official cleared Mandy for STRAP or else b) the requirement / 3+ month delay was waived by the PM, or c) we're supposed to believe Mandy wasn't shown STRAP material? So which official authorised it or did the PM waive it? When? (It's already in the published paper trail that he was told it would take over 3 months)
Shashank Joshi@shashj

Ciaran Martin interesting on WATO. Says wrong to portray vetting system as pass/fail driving test. It's 'risk assessment' and officials are presented with a 'handling plan' for that risk. "The one thing you never do is tell ministers," he says, "or the system would collapse."

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NASA@NASA·
One week has passed since Artemis II returned to Earth after a historic mission around the Moon. We laughed, we cried, and we pushed the boundaries of what’s possible, setting the stage for future innovation and exploration. We’re just getting started.
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@triffic_stuff_ so what he is saying is, it's Dame Antonia Romeo actually running this country?
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J Stewart@triffic_stuff_·
🚨CUMMINGS BOMBSHELL: THE FAKE GOVERNMENT EXPOSED AS OLLY ROBBINS SCANDAL ERUPTS! 💣💥 Dominic Cummings Old Warning As Relevant As Ever As Unelected Officials Run The Show Behind Starmer's Back 🤔 Remember that jaw-dropping clip of Dominic Cummings ripping the lid off Whitehall? He warned the whole British system is fake. "You have fake meritocracy, fake responsibility and fake cabinet government", he said. "It's all nonsense. The cabinet is just a kind of stage theatre and actually officials in the cabinet office have already decided it all". Now fast-forward to this week's chaos: top civil servant Olly Robbins is out the door after his department overruled security vetting to fast-track Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, without even telling Keir Starmer or David Lammy. Exactly the kind of backroom power play Cummings described years ago. Cummings laid it out crystal clear. Politicians pose and smile for the cameras, pretending they're deciding big calls on foreign affairs, immigration, you name it. But the real power and decisions? Locked behind closed doors by unelected officials who've already scripted everything. "Meetings in Whitehall are literally scripted", he revealed. Before the Prime Minister even sits down with his ministers, officials hand him the script. He reads it out. Every Secretary of State reads their lines. If anyone dares go off-script? Officials glance at each other with concern, note it down, and quietly make sure it never happens. It sounds like a parody, Cummings stressed, "but it is literally how the British state functions today". MPs love it because the system pretends they're in charge. Officials love it because they hold almost all the real power. "The Cabinet Secretary is now a hundred times more powerful than any cabinet minister apart from the PM." This isn't theory. It's happening right now. The Robbins scandal proves Cummings' point in real time: while the public sees the show, the Blob runs the country.
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Soy la gemela buena@_camivergara·
Millennials, digan algo que los de Gen Z no entenderían. Empiezo yo. Quemar un CD.
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cow@cowincrisis·
this will not be up for discussion left: golden retriever border colli st. bernard dachshund springer spaniel beagle english sheepdog komondor irish setter great dane italian greyhound french bulldog australian shepherd sharpei centralist: labrador retriever right: german shepherd chinese crested pitbull corgi boxer poodle doberman pomeranian bernese mountain dog jack russel chow chow airedale terrier husky yorkshire terrier dalmation rottweiler any of those crusty white rat dogs fascist: chihuahua
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Someone should make a list of right wing and left wing dog breeds

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DMB@DMBritain·
@wonderparlour Sometimes, but only if it's earl grey or something similar, unlikely to put it in everyday tea, milk for that.
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ワンダーパーラー クラシカルメイド®
禁断の?質問してみました。 イギリス人は熱い紅茶にレモンスライスを加えますか? 私のカフェでは、ビクトリア女王が紅茶にレモンを加えていたという伝統を耳にし、メニューオプションとして提供しています。
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DMB@DMBritain·
@brockpierson Some people just want it to be known, what they think about something or share something which resonates, or shocks or alarms, and it might not be for todays audiences, but maintains a visible public record, of your own thoughts and ideas, the digital record.
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⭕ Brock Pierson
⭕ Brock Pierson@brockpierson·
People with 57 followers, who is it you are reposting to?
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DMB@DMBritain·
@mongye1023 Don't be so hard on yourself, it helps to show yourself some compassion from time to time. Small things improving each day is better than nothing, you are heading in the right direction, be kinder to yourself, you are only human.
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어쨋든뭔가보는계정
여러분 잠깐 저 좀 칭찬해주세요 우울증 땜에 4일째 샤워도 안하고 이틀동안 아무것도 못먹다가 방금 컵라면 끓여먹고 샴푸에 트리트먼트까지 해서 씻음 누워만 있느라 공부를 못해서 중간고사는 망한 거 같지만... 일단 오늘 일어나서 학교는 갔음 딱히 이런거 말할데도 없어서 그냥 여기다 써봅니다
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Anonymous@YourAnonOne·
Name a huge scam that has been normalised?
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DMB@DMBritain·
@LostLoreScholar @sannukikurage I like the Water Kelpies or just Kelpies which are mythological creatures, among many, in Scottish/Celtic folklore. We should do more in the UK, to reshare them, if they still have fans half a world away.
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Jack, Lost Lore Scholar@LostLoreScholar·
@sannukikurage I am English, yet have more than a fair amount of Scottish blood flowing through my veins. The Scotts have a lot of folk tales connected to waters, where as we in England have many for hills and woodland.
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Jack, Lost Lore Scholar@LostLoreScholar·
日本のファンタジーファンの皆さんとこれほど多くつながることができた、イギリス人としてのこの気持ちです。私たちの島々は世界の両端にありますが、心は一緒に鼓動しています。 AI翻訳で間違いがあったら申し訳ありません。
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DMB@DMBritain·
@dansgoldin @NASA What a remarkable man, with such a remarkable life. I bet you have a few stories to tell, and most of us will never get the opportunity, so you are all we have, to know what that's like.
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David Maddox
David Maddox@DavidPBMaddox·
I don't normally publish conversations with Downing Street but this was my initial exchange with Downing Street's then director of communications over Mandelson failing vetting on 11 September last year.
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@piersmorgan Becuase he likely lied or tried to mislead the security services, during the vetting process. Most peolple who apply, get it, unless you lie or attempt to hide or conceal information needed for a full assessment.
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Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan@piersmorgan·
Why did Mandelson fail his security vetting? Why did it not stop him becoming Britain’s most powerful diplomat? Why did we only hear about this yesterday? Does our ‘clueless’ (so he claims) Prime Minister know anything about anything? Or is he just a bare-faced liar?
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David Maddox
David Maddox@DavidPBMaddox·
Just pointing out that I broke the story 7 months ago that Mandelson failed vetting from the security services and put it to Downing Street...so the idea that Downing Street only found out on Tuesday is complete nonsense. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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Goosey
Goosey@Goosey30111568·
Scandal after scandal. 13 ministerial sackings. Lie after lie. Hardly a day goes by without scandal or lies. This Gov't is 100 times worse than the Johnson Gov't. End of.
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DMB@DMBritain·
@ElectionMapsUK RFM/LAB/CON/LIB grand coalition? Largest party provides FM, second would be Deputy FM.
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Election Maps UK@ElectionMapsUK·
My Seat Model (Accounts for lack of Greens in Constituency Seats): SNP: 48 (-16) LAB: 21 (-1) RFM: 20 (+20) CON: 16 (-15) LDM: 13 (+9) GRN: 11 (+3) Changes w/ 2021.
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Election Maps UK@ElectionMapsUK·
Holyrood Voting Intention: Constituency: SNP: 32% (-1) LAB: 19% (=) RFM: 18% (=) CON: 12% (+1) LDM: 11% (=) GRN: 7% (+1) Regional: SNP: 27% (-4) LAB: 17% (+1) RFM: 17% (+1) CON: 13% (+1) LDM: 12% (=) GRN: 11% (+2) Via @Moreincommon_, 24 Mar - 10 Apr. Changes w/ 30 Jan - 10 Feb.
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DMB@DMBritain·
@ReutersUK If they are not interfering with the private lives of individuals, they are interfering with the businesses in the private economy.
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Alex Wickham
Alex Wickham@alexwickham·
Keir Starmer found out Mandelson failed his vetting on Tuesday evening, person familiar with the matter says Means he’ll have known for two days his previous public statements were untrue No10 says he was making plans to tell the Commons Unfortunate it came out via Guardian…
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