Robert Walsh, Crimescribe.

Fireworks, fools and the ‘Hole in the Ground Gang.’, by @ScribeCrime open.substack.com/pub/robertwals…

@thehistoryguy It was a nicer surprise than Edward II got, to be fair.

@irelandbattles Could have escaped the Glenrowan firefight, but chose not to. He was tired of being hunted and saw no other wat out.

#OnThisDay 1880 Ned Kelly, the Irish outlaw & bushranger was hanged in Melbourne Gaol despite a petition signed by 32,000 people asking for a reprieve. (Not military history but still an interesting aspect of the Irish diaspora & experience in Australia). #Ireland #History

@ProfDaveAndress Evil, sadistic and standard practice, unfortunately. I wouldn't expect much better from the new lot, either.

Fireworks, fools and the ‘Hole in the Ground Gang.’, by @ScribeCrime open.substack.com/pub/robertwals…

@CraftyMissB Hard for us. Not for them.

@Shrink_at_Large I noticed there was nothing meaningful in the Budget for the sick and disabled. The more things change...

PIP fraud is at 0.2%. It’s slightly higher for Universal Credit but still v. low. Labour is posturing they’ll ‘flush out’ big gangs. What they’ll actually do is terrify claimants into not spending money on basic things—food, a coffee out—with deadly and demeaning consequences.

@CrimeDatabase Though his resignation in 1956 was about money, not conscience.

Albert Pierrepoint, Britain’s Chief Executioner, became one of the country’s most prolific hangmen, building a legacy steeped in both duty and controversy. Beginning in 1932 and rising to Chief Executioner by 1941, Pierrepoint handled high-profile cases, including Nazi war criminals and Ruth Ellis, Britain’s last woman executed. From a family of executioners, he was known for his precision and professionalism, yet later in life he questioned the death penalty’s impact. Pierrepoint’s career remains a poignant reflection of Britain’s evolving stance on justice and capital punishment.

@baratheongirl @Nigel_Farage To be fair, he's hardly built for Onlyfans.

@Nigel_Farage Forgive me if I don't take the economic advice of a Nazi cunt who has never known real struggle and makes money doing Cameo appearances.

The Budget was politically clever but economically illiterate. Perhaps the Rt Hon Member for Hackney North was helping out with the sums?

@LouiseCulmer1 @mindofprospect There's a bitter irony in people who don't need welfare complaining they don't get it, while often sneering at 'fraudsters,' 'scroungers' and 'malingerers' who actually do need it.

@mindofprospect She is earning a massive salary and moaning because she doesn’t get benefits,that’s what people are annoyed by. Do you seriously not understand this?

The British mind is really something. Instead of seeing this as a goal to aspire too, all I’ve seen is hate and jealousy.

@LoveNLunchmeat It;s why Cossacks used to rough-sharpen their sabres and lances. More hack, less slash.

the irony that you're more likely to hurt yourself while using dull knives than sharp knives

#OnThisDay in #TrueCrime in 1952. Edward Kelly, condemned twice for the same murder. crimescribe.com/2018/10/30/on-…

#OnThisDay in #TrueCrime - Del Fontaine - Middleweight champ and murderer. crimescribe.com/2024/07/24/del…

@SClark51032281 @TomHam70488209 The Germans used to joke that if you want a Starfighter, just buy an acre of land and wait.

@TomHam70488209 The 2 seat Hunter was often used as an Admirals Barge so that would be my first choice plus we used to have a Canadian Armed Forces pilot who would tell of the F104 flying straight and level and while trimmed to hands free would without warning roll through 360, Disconcerting.

Now there's a hard choice. Which should I take for a trip?

#OnThisDay in #TrueCrime #History. One for the #boxing fans among us. Del Fontaine - Middleweight champ and murderer. crimescribe.com/2024/07/24/del…

#OnThisDay in #truecrime in 1901. Leon Czolgosz, assassin of #POTUS William McKinley. crimescribe.com/2019/10/29/on-…

#OnThisDay in #truecrime in 1901. Leon Czolgosz, assassin of #POTUS William McKinley. crimescribe.com/2019/10/29/on-…