Cllr Brant 🇺🇦
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Cllr Brant 🇺🇦
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@CllrBrant on 🦋 Labour Councillor for Fazakerley West Ward



NEW: At least six Russian Shadow Fleet tankers have abruptly changed course from the Channel since the UK granted powers to seize Moscow's fleet. Four vessels sanctioned by the Foreign Office and sailing under false flags – Rangler, Azoirin, Indri, and Matari – were due to pass Eastwards through the channel, but have since diverted course. Two further sanctioned vessels, Deneb and Tiburon, performed U-turns to avoid passing Westward through the Channel yesterday morning. At the time of publication, however, at least five ships sanctioned by the Foreign Office were sailing through the English Channel, signifying the scale of the challenge for UK officials. H/t @StarboardIntel inews.co.uk/news/putins-sh…


JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Strait of Hormuz could reopen tomorrow if Iran allowed it.


Worth reading my exchange with Defence Secretary John Healey about whether Iran has the capability to strike London SR: Israel has said Iran has missiles that could strike London. Is that true? JH: We have no assessment of Iranian plans to strike London. We have a defence of Britain that isn't just about what we have for ourselves in and around Britain. Our defence of Britain is part of the layers of defence of NATO nations... SR: I don't understand what that means, that you 'don't have an assessment'. Does that mean you don't have an assessment at all so we don't know? Or does that mean that your assessments don't suggest that? JH: I understand the concerns that British people will have, but we have the resources and we have the alliances in place to be able to protect Britain. And we do that not just because we've got first class forces, but we have an alliance with 31 other NATO nations, and it's together that we defend NATO and British airspace, NATO and British homeland. SR: Do we know if Iran has the capability to strike London? JH: Look, what I'm saying, and trying to reassure people, is that we've got no assessment that Iran has any plans to attack, but we have the resources, we have the alliance in place to be able to defend Britain and we do that with allies, and we do that with NATO. And as far as Iran goes, they're demonstrating a capacity to hit across the Middle East. We see the same tactics and technologies that we see employed by Russia in Ukraine and this is the hidden hand of Putin in both conflicts. And I'm releasing today our latest defence intelligence assessment, which says that Russia was almost certainly providing training, sharing intelligence with Iran ahead of this conflict, including on types of drones, including on electronic warfare.








🦍 Kanzi: The Bonobo Genius Who Spoke to Humanity One year ago — March 18, 2025 — the world lost a true legend. Kanzi the bonobo, born in 1980, passed at age 44. This incredible ape didn’t just “talk”… he understood over 3,000 spoken English words and replied using a lexigram keyboard full of symbols! Kanzi learned naturally by watching researchers teach his mom Matata — no drills needed. He shocked everyone by: • Following complex sentences better than a 2-year-old human (“Put the ball in the microwave” — he got it!) • Making his own stone tools and starting fires to roast marshmallows 🍡 • Playing Minecraft on a touchscreen and teaming up with his nephew to slay the Ender Dragon • Showing pretend play in recent studies — imagining juice and grapes at invisible tea parties! He even jammed piano with Peter Gabriel and lived his best life at the Ape Initiative in Iowa, surrounded by family. Kanzi proved bonobos (our 98.7% DNA cousins) have deep intelligence, emotions, creativity, and imagination. What is the benefit of communicating with Animals?





Uhh... How do I turn this thing on? Is there a button somewhere? There are no dials. I'm guessing it's a touch screen, but- the buttons I touched aren't working. It's 7 AM here, and I just want to fry an egg. *confused American noises*















