Jonny Rep

The Iranian regime executed a 19 year old for demanding democracy. I stand with his memory and the thousands of other young Iranians. Those who grieve the elimination of Iranian leaders over murdered protesters is telling.

@NileGardiner @NJ_Timothy

Margaret Thatcher would have backed @NJ_Timothy 100 percent. So would Winston Churchill, and I imagine the vast majority of British people, who are tired of Islamists telling people what they can and cannot say in their own country.

@JuliaHB1 @SadiqKhan @MayorofLondon Childish provocation

Great question @SadiqKhan @MayorofLondon

@ClayTravis Even keeping it a surprise from your allies and then blaming them when it all starts to go tits up? Fucking hilarious

Trump was also not alive yet on Pearl Harbor Day, Jake. This was a joke about the importance of keeping surprises in war. As everyone with a functional brain recognized.

@KemiBadenoch @Conservatives

Conservatives are on the side of hard working people. On the side of people who contribute to making our country great. On the side of people who want to get on. The Conservative party are on your side. So on May 7th, vote Conservative and get Britain working again.

@KemiBadenoch @Conservatives

@MrHarryCole You’re as asinine and childish as he is

Honestly this pearl harbour thing is such a useful test. You either think it’s funny or you’re the problem.

@SyndiTypo @MrHarryCole No one laughed. Just embarrassment that grandad’s dementia had done it again. Better check his nappy

@MrHarryCole I think the cue is that everyone present got the joke. Everyone else is just faux outraging.

@mishtal See you in church on Sunday then mate 👍

I live in a Christian majority country with a deep Christian heritage. The cross appears in our emblems, flag, and our state symbols. Yet for the past month, media and politicians have spoken every single day about Ramadan - and not a word about Lent. Why is that?

@AlexJPMiller @MikeKeegan_DM Can’t see any issue with the EFL checks. The major unknown is how Storch can shmooze Chansiri and persuade him to change his claim to avoid the deduction. I’m sure you’re on it

🚨As per @MikeKeegan_DM, understand Arise held formal meeting with EFL and IFR today as Owls takeover process continues 🗒️Purpose of meeting 🤞How it went ⏳Recruitment constraint talks elsewhere 😬Comparison with Bord meetings All in here👇 thestar.co.uk/sport/football… #SWFC🦉

@StevenJonMiller @SarahForRuncorn A grown man who uses the word ‘lefties’ should really think twice about putting himself forward as an ‘expert’ & kingmaker on what constitutes great humour 🤣

@SarahForRuncorn Lefties don’t have a sense of humour. A night out with them as often dull as f*ck!

No religion should be beyond humour. But Labour’s mask slips when they criticise a light hearted comment. It does not sit with the sectarian, authoritarian state they have tried to build in Great Britain, which seeks to divide, dominate and erode British culture. Their project is failing, just as it did in the Gorton and Denton by election.

I see a lot of people are confused by Trump's post. Is he throwing Israel under the bus? Did he even know about the strikes? Or is this actually a message to the Gulf states? Let's bring some order to this: To begin understanding what's happening here, you first have to understand the logic of the Gulf energy arena. What's the real problem? The Americans have no real way to fully secure massive energy infrastructure in the countries neighboring Iran. The countries themselves - Qatar, KSA, and the UAE - don't have a way to do it either. And neither does Iran. These aren't point targets. Not a single platform, not two isolated facilities, and not one refinery. We're talking about enormous stretches of territory, kilometers of sensitive installations, giant industrial monsters spread across wide, exposed, vulnerable areas. You cannot really wrap something like that in airtight defense. That's why the real protection for these facilities never rested only on air defense systems. It rested on a balance of terror - "you don't strike the heart of my economy, and I don't strike the heart of yours". This is an unwritten taboo. Everyone understands that escalation can happen in many ways, but you don't break the region's energy infrastructure. The moment that happens, it's no longer just another military round. It becomes a real threat to the global economy. Put simply; you can fight in other rooms of the house. But once someone starts playing with the main electrical panel, the whole building goes dark. That's why everyone is especially careful there: This is exactly why all players usually handle energy infrastructure with velvet gloves. "To destroy", "to demolish", "to wipe out" - those are easy words to use. But a real, systematic strike on infrastructure of this kind wouldn't only hurt the enemy. It could halt production, shake markets, send energy prices soaring, and hurt everyone. Even if Hormuz remains open, that may no longer help if the sides begin striking production capacity itself. That's where the Americans don't want this arena to go. Israel as America's attack dog: It's amusing when people claim that "Israel controls the US", because nothing could be further from reality. If anything, what we're seeing here is a partially coordinated division of labor; Washington allows, encourages, and creates tactical shocks, while preserving for itself the exclusive right to determine their strategic meaning. Trump appears willing to let Israel generate shock. It can touch sensitive points, break routine, expose vulnerabilities, and create urgency. But the actor that frames the event, sets the limits of escalation, and translates it into regional and diplomatic order is the US. In that sense, Israel sometimes serves as an operational arm of the US - It throws the system into shock, and the White House then turns that shock into leverage, deterrence, or de-escalation. We saw a similar dynamic in Doha a few months ago when Israel attacked senior Hamas officials in Qatar. So what's Trump actually doing in this post? I don't think it's reasonable to attribute one goal to this, to conclude that Israel is being thrown under the bus, or to believe that Trump is simply unaware of what's going on. In my view, those are mistaken readings. You may agree or disagree with Trump, but it's hard to ignore that he doesn't operate like a classic diplomat trying to project a single, quiet, clean line. He operates through power, ambiguity, mixed signals, and the imposition of hierarchy. Trump's post is aimed at several audiences at once, and each of them hears a different message in it. * To Iran - don't escalate against the Gulf states, and do not drag the US in: Trump is saying something very simple to the Islamic Regime: don't interpret this event as if it were a direct American war. Don't use it as a pretext to escalate against Qatar, the Gulf states, or American assets. He does this through partial public distancing of the US from the event, while simultaneously sending another message - if Iran breaks the rules, it won't face only the IDF - it'll face the strongest military in the world. The Islamic regime has already shown sensitivity in the past to exactly this kind of ambiguity. * To the Gulf states - you're not alone: To Qatar and the rest of the Gulf states, Trump is sending a reassuring message; the US won't allow this to become a free-for-all over energy infrastructure. This may be the most important part - the Gulf states are especially sensitive to energy uncertainty. That's why Trump is signaling to them that another strike on Qatar or on Gulf LNG infrastructure would cross a red line. Not because of any special affection for them, but because they're a critical node in the global energy system. --- Trump's three objectives 1. Distance the US from the initiative, while creating control: By creating the impression of distance from the operation, he creates plausible deniability. That makes it harder for Iran to frame every Israeli action as a joint American-Israeli operation. This is classic risk management. 2. Warn Iran not to touch the Gulf states: This may be the most important immediate objective. 3. Rebuild the taboo against striking energy infrastructure: This is the broadest objective. Trump wants to allow pressure on the Islamic regime while at the same time preventing it from turning attacks on energy infrastructure into a norm. That way, he preserves room for action against Iran while also narrowing Iran's response options. If Iran chooses to retaliate by attacking energy infrastructure, Trump will be able to argue: "Israel acted on its own, but you're the ones who broke the taboo and turned the confrontation into a much broader crisis". From his perspective, that creates a stronger basis for American legitimacy to escalate. --- Judging by the reactions to that post, it seems the president is succeeding in luring everyone into the trap.

When I left school the unemployment rate was 14%, but nobody cared cos they thought the sun shone out of Thatcher’s arse.

@dan_N_smith Jesus Christ 🤣🤣🤣

Anyone else think the Storch takeover is already falling through? #swfc

If you want to argue public spaces should not be used for worship - because that’s exclusionary - fine. But condemning just one religious group, in this case Muslims, is bigotry. I’m not sure what the debate is.

@EricLDaugh The Strait is closed because of the continuing action of the US & Israel. There’s your solution. Trying to blame others who weren’t even consulted is either head in the sand stuff or entirely dishonest

🚨 BREAKING: After pressure from President Trump, NATO SecGen Mark Rutte says allies are RUSHING to find a way to secure the Strait of Hormuz "I have been in contact with many allies...Strait has to open!" "Allies are discussing how to do that. What is the best way to do it, they are working to find a way forward." Rutte KNOWS Trump means business, and Trump just threatened to pull away from the Strait entirely and let it fall on our "allies" to secure it LESS TALK, MORE ACTION! Our allies must pull their weight!

@Neil_Light @nickdemarco_ @NCSL1892 @KieranMaguire @ChelseaFC @premierleague It’s a general statement. It’s not specific to any club or any organisation. He is also working for the prospective new Wednesday owners who are facing an unreasonable pts deduction and I assume other EFL clubs too

Beautifully elegant statement by @nickdemarco_ . So, Dear Nick, Keith @NCSL1892 and @KieranMaguire where do you all think this might go next? And could other clubs consiser taking anti competitive action against @ChelseaFC and @premierleague because CFC effectively cheated?

@Bretheren @AlanBiggs1 No he didn’t. This is all bullshit. He paid £20m for the stadium seperately. Also Morris wrote off his debt otherwise Clowes would not have been able to avoid the -15. To continue to claim that both situations are identical is nonsense

@AlanBiggs1 Mr Clowes massively overpaid for Derby to ensure the 25% rule was met and to avoid a further -15 points. We also operated under an EFL business plan for 2 seasons which limited wages with no fees to be paid. Do you think Sheffield Weds should be treated more favourably

EFL, you can’t kill a dead body! My #SWFC column thestar.co.uk/sport/football…

@LeeAndersonMP_ How is it a ‘dog whistle’? You’re clearly too thick to know what that even means 🤣

Mayor Khan is the most divisive politician in the country. I will always call out his type of dog whistle politics.

Never forget 💔 DON'T STOP TALKING ABOUT GAZA!!