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@Naam_kafi_hai @grok Poor grok

Hey @grok what’s the fourth hole? 😭

@nxt888 Some people cannot even read (accept) this possibility.

They taught their children that World War II was a war between good and evil. And America won. So in the deepest layer of the American psyche, there is this foundational equation: America = the side that wins the wars against evil. Every subsequent war got loaded into that equation. Korea. Vietnam. Gulf War. Iraq. Afghanistan. Each one was presented, at the beginning, with the same moral architecture. The same clarity of purpose. The same enemy who needed to be stopped. And when the wars turned out to be complicated, when the reasons turned out to be false, when the conduct turned out to be criminal, when the outcomes turned out to be catastrophic, the equation couldn't be revised. Because the equation is not really about the wars. The equation is about the identity. You cannot tell Americans that Vietnam was a war crime without implying that America is capable of war crimes, which implies that America is not automatically the good side, which collapses the foundational equation, which leaves an entire civilization's self-understanding without a floor. This is not a political disagreement. This is an existential threat to a constructed self. And people defend their constructed selves with the same ferocity they defend their lives. Sometimes more.

@BlobWarriorUK She serves a purpose though

Her parents flew into Britain a week before her birth to game the system in 1980 and get her British nationality. 2 weeks later they were all back in Nigeria. This loophole was banned in 1983. Simple question. Is Kemi Badenoch British in your opinion?

Yesterday, Reform UK dropped a billionaire bombshell via their pet [paid] media channels. Ben Delo — one of the UK's youngest self-made billionaires, declared that he would re-migrate to the UK in order to donate to Nigel Farage's pension fund. I had questions — I went looking. A mathematician and tech entrepreneur, he made his fortune in cryptocurrency as co-founder of BitMEX alongside two others in 2014. By 2018, he was reportedly the UK's first Bitcoin billionaire. So far, so standard for this type of guy. But when you start reading about those he has donated money to, and the circles in which he moves, things become a bit murkier. There are few firm details about Delo's philanthropy, but among other things, he helped fund Toby Young's Free Speech Union. He maintains a suite of offices called The Sanctuary, close to Westminster Abbey, in which he allows 'guests' to use his facilities for free. Podcasts, office space, networking events. The notorious Triggernometry podcast, hosted by Konstantin Kisin, records from the Sanctuary. From which he told the world that Rishi Sunak could not be British because he is a brown Hindu. Other notable purveyors of Ben Delo's generous office complex are: Rupert Lowe, Ben Habib, Kemi Badenoch [multiple times], Claire Fox [and her Academy of Ideas] and his close friend, Jordan Peterson. A genuine smörgåsbord of right-wing, free speech warriors. Another feature of Delo's philanthropy is his summer party in Westminster Abbey. Attended last year by such notables as Matt Goodwin, Maurice Glassman and Paul Coleman — director of ADF International, the Christian law firm that opposes abortion. When Nigel Farage gave testimony to the US Congress last year, he was flanked by Lorcán Price from ADF. The ADF helped topple Roe V Wade in the US and have cosied up to Farage in recent years. Watch this space for Reform UK's forthcoming anti-abortion stance, I'd suggest. Of course, it's widely reported that Delo pleaded guilty to financial crimes by failing to implement anti-money laundering controls within his company and received a 30-month probation sentence alongside a $10 million fine. In 2025, the crypto president pardoned him. According to the Guardian, Delo has been biding his time, burnishing his reputation since receiving the seal of Trump approval [and by extension, of course, Farage's]. He is now launching himself into the UK political sphere as the latest white knight to attach his steed to Nigel Farage's rickety bandwagon. The timing yesterday was not coincidental, nor was its method of delivery. It's no secret that Reform UK have been fighting to keep the spotlight in recent weeks. Dropping poll numbers testify to that. Farage and Delo coordinated their announcement yesterday to coincide with a lull in the war [supposedly] in order that they maximise the headlines. And it worked. But, as you can see from the examples above, Delo runs in the same right/far-right circles as all the others. Propping up some of the most hardline anti-immigration and Christian Nationalist figures. This isn't a story about money — these people run together. It's an assault on our British freedoms. We need to be VERY wary of them.

After the 1987 General Election, #BernieGrant was one of the first three Black MPs in the House of Commons. #BernieGrant, anti-apartheid campaigner, a supporter of revolutionary governments, feminist causes, Black studies + a multi-racial school curriculum. ❤️🖤💚

@ImBreckWorsham They are the swamp.

@archer_rs Expensive to run too. Petrol (gas) in London is 160p/litre - on average double what Americans are paying.

Europeans are not "blocking" US supersized pick up trucks, they are for sale here. We do not buy them because of three reasons. 1 - They are poorly made 2 - They are unreliable 3 - They are stupid ft.com/content/3eb796…

@LBC @NickFerrariLBC What is most amazing about this double speak is millions of British people voted for: the decimation of police, armed forces, NHS, local services, crippling university fees, sewage in rivers, Brexit. Then they turn around and declare how patriotic they are.

Who is to blame for 'hollowing out' Britain's military? Sir James Cleverly blames the Prime Minister. But some of @NickFerrariLBC's listeners get in touch to argue otherwise.

@Jabz_CFC No body scribblings wow

Speaking about elegance, meet Quinta Brunson. 🖤

What's the Tale of Hormuz? Or is it delayed for two weeks?

@_octoberbaby She stated the obvious and the truth was taken as an offence. We need to look into why and label it. Psychotic.

Diane Abbott said it loud and clear in 2023 & 2025. There is a hierarchy of racism in this country.

Call me Nostradamus.

@freakoutsideofx Icon image at 16 year old. Dumb question: that was Chestnut she acted with right?

Alysia Rogers Back then, I thought she was a grown woman playing the role of a young girl. She was only 16 years old!!! She looks younger at 50 than she did at 16.🖤

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Reform UK

So Iranians will feel terror tonight. All to be filmed and beamed into homes at prime time to top viewings figures. Is that right?

@ToyDidIt @SVG__Collection Sure dude, cause that's all black men aspire to. Idiot.

@theReciprocity @SVG__Collection And he still would’ve roasted the fuck outta you AND take any bitch you ever had/will have

“Street Songs” by Rick James was released on this day in 1981.

Threatening obliteration while demanding continuation of peace talks? What's that, negotiating surrender?

@Naam_kafi_hai @grok Did he drive to the supermarket, take a wrong turn and get stranded somewhere?

Hey @grok what happened to Jonah Hill? 😭