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BIG setback for Iran Iranian vessel which struck & taken in control by the U.S. Navy,traveling from China to Iran with a large quantity of dual use materials which can be used in manufacturing of missiles & drones. Iran may have been able to produce over 200 missiles using this

Ukrainian cruise missiles “Flamingo” carried out a powerful, large-scale strike on Moscow. For the first time during the entire war, the Russian capital’s air defense system completely failed. Our missiles penetrated all layers of protection — S-400, S-500, Pantsir systems, and even air cover — and struck strategic targets in central Moscow. Thick black smoke is rising over the city. Powerful secondary explosions can be heard in the center. Fires are visible even from satellites. Moscow residents are in panic: roads are completely paralyzed, the metro has stopped, and people are trying en masse to leave the city. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have found an effective way to carry out mass strikes on Russia’s capital. The new-generation “Flamingo” missiles, with improved guidance systems and reduced visibility, were able to break through Moscow’s multi-layered defense. This means that no facility deep inside Russia can now be considered fully protected.

Stubb: Ukraine is killing 30–35k Russians a month; Russia can’t replace losses. About 95% of kills are by drones. Ukraine is retaking ground and in March launched more drones/missiles at Russia than vice versa. This isn’t charity anymore — the West needs Ukraine’s know-how. 1/

Putting aside the divide between Restore and Reform supporters, what Rupert Lowe is saying in this clip from an interview with Emily Maitlis is absolutely spot on. Maitlis usually has plenty of room to land subtle digs at those she’s interviewing, but here you could argue she hit a wall. “You don’t have illegal migrants living next to you, Emily, because you live in a part of the country that probably doesn’t have them.” Precisely 💯

𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐂 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐇𝐌𝐀𝐃 𝐕𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍’𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍-𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 The Institute for the Study of War reports that IRGC Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and his inner circle have 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 over not only Iran’s military response but its 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 as well. This confirms what the world watched in real time: Foreign Minister Araghchi announced the Strait was open, and 𝐕𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢’𝐬 𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐂 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐭, fired on oil tankers, and called Araghchi an “idiot” on state media. The diplomats have been sidelined. The IRGC is running the show. And 𝐕𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢—𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐍 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟒 𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐀 𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚—is now the one making calls on war and peace. 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧’𝐬 “𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧” 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲. 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺𝘰𝘧𝘞𝘢𝘳

As Trump’s team are finding, Iranian officials are hard to negotiate with. Just when you think you’ve nailed them down, they twist and turn and you’ve got nothing. Professional US negotiators have found them hard to deal with. The current US team is finding it a lot harder.

Labour has cut police numbers by 1,300 They let out tens of thousands of criminals early They plan to abolish prison sentences under a year - so criminals walk free Crimes likes shoplifting have surged under Labour We will hire 10,000 more officers to patrol high crime areas

🇮🇷 An unspeakable atrocity has just come to light. The whole world needs to know what is happening under these internet blackouts. During the January massacre, IRGC demons shot and murdered Saleheh Akbari in front of her husband Ahmad Khodaei, inside their home. Saleheh was a nurse, and had offered to help injured Iranians fleeing Basiji thugs. For this, their door was kicked down, and she was killed in front of her husband and 8 year old daughter after stepping in to protect him as he was being beaten up. And from there, the nightmare only got worse. They confiscated and raped her dead body at the morgue, taking pictures of what they were doing to her. Then they sent the images to her mortified husband, using her own lifeless hand to unlock her phone and call him. After this, the regime subjected Ahmad to months of endless torment, threatening him to keep his mouth shut and even arresting him for visiting his wife's grave. Ahmad took his daughter to her grandparents, because she kept asking for her mom and it broke him inside. The regime began fabricating crimes against him and were planning to torture him for the rest of time. They refused to even let him grieve in peace. The pain became too much to bear, and Ahmad has according to reports taken his own life, after announcing his intentions. It has been 47 years of these barbaric atrocities happening every single day. This is Iran under islamic occupation. It was never about a nuclear deal or sanctions.

Student loan debt in Britain: 1990: 1 billion 2025: 290 billion 290 BILLION! And most will never be repaid. What have we got in return for this astonishing sum of money? Doctors trained in Nigeria, and semi-literate graduates on the poverty line. Meanwhile, OAPs have to choose between eat or heat. 290 BILLION! Britain is a tragic joke.

Do statins cause sarcopenia? Loss of muscle? Diabetes? Dementia? In fact, in the largest data sets, statins not only don't cause these issues, but actually improve them. Statins have shown a 22% reduction in dementia and a 32% reduction in Alzheimer's. In 3% of pre-diabetic or

The New York Times has reported that the east coast beaches may disappear in as little as 25 years from now. Just kidding; this was published in 1995.

“A society so successful it collapsed the minute people were allowed to escape it”

A useful reminder that under no circumstances can the appalling Rayner be considered as Prime Ministerial material. We need the brightest & best, in charge, not the dumbest & worst.

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Good to see the Green Party has now been "community noted" on this... 👍

“There is no evidence that GP walk-in clinics reduce demand on core general practice or on A&E departments. Furthermore, they are staffed from the same pool of GPs and healthcare staff currently available. It is shifting capacity, not creating it.” thetimes.com/article/d23718…

This isn’t a study—it’s a survey of like-minded people presented as science. When your “evidence” collapses under basic epidemiology, the problem isn’t medicine—it’s your standards.

Barbaric. Is this what ‘winning’ a war looks like?

If anyone thinks that Angela Rayner would make a good PM please watch this interview with the superb @afneil - spoiler, she doesn’t have a clue.

Remember, this man is only a professor Just because the knows a lot about biology, and his opponents don't, that is no reason to believe him if you are sure he is wrong