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@Arrogance_0024 How many people make it worthwhile? Maybe the Allies should just have left France and Poland to sort themselves out during the war, is that what you think? People are valued and that's why these sacrifices are made. Get a history book, read it, and educate yourself.

The "leave no man behind" doctrine is actually a strategic weakness disguised as a virtue. Name one other military on earth that destroys 6 aircraft and fights a ground battle inside a sovereign nation to recover one pilot. You can't. Because no other military confuses tactical sentimentality with strategic logic. Soldiers serve the mission. The mission doesn't serve the soldier. The US has now established that Iran can shoot down an F-15, then watch America spend $300M and expose Delta Force trying to prove it didn't happen. That's not military doctrine. That's politics with weapons. A military that cannot accept the risk of loss cannot win wars. The US hasn't won one since 1945.

Starmer didn’t remove the whip from convicted fraudster Tulip Siddiq or from Chinese spy Joani Reid, but he did remove it from Karl Turner because he disagreed with the removal of jury trials. Labour have sunk to new lows this week.

Godspeed my friends. I don’t have words to describe this feeling. Say hi to the Moon, and see you in 10 days.

Another April Fools joke!

Photo of the Day: Canberra PR9 from 39Sqn taking off from RAF Marham (Norfolk) on the 21st May 2002 using a Nikon D1 and a 70-200 f2.8 lens (125th/sec at f8) Photographed by RAF Photographer

"Hello Emily, what's this ". "Well Miss Phillipson, despite me only being six years old I decided to do a deep dive into the Morgan McSweeney stolen phone fiasco". "OK Emily, we'll leave it there". "Anyway, I was VERY suspicious right from the start because Mr Starmer, You, Mr Reed and all the other people who came on the telly and were asked about it all gave different dates for when it went missing and......". "Stop Emily, that's enough". "....and these dates varied by nearly a year, which is mental. And then you all gave differing accounts of what actually happened on the date you individually claimed to be the day of the theft. From my perspective as a mere six year old child this all seemed to be a bit whiffy, like when my puppy does a poo on the carpet, so I....". "THATS ENOUGH ". "....so I dug a bit deeper. Mr McSweeney gave what can only be considered to be scant details of the alleged theft when he reported it to the Police. It seems he didn't even know the location of the incident despite actually being there at the time. Now, I may only be in year 2 but I'd certainly know where I was if someone came up to me in the street and stole my ice cream so....". "Emily... bloody SHUT UP". "....so I've absolutely no idea how he didn't know where he was when his phone was snatched out of his hand. And then we move on to the "lost data". Now, Miss Phillipson as you know.....". "Now listen here you little shit, I've heard enough of this bollocks. Can someone take her away please"? "I'll continue. As you know Miss Phillipson, if someone takes your phone and won't give it back, or if it's damaged or stolen you can get a new one. It happened to my Daddy at work. He dropped his phone off some scaffolding and it wouldn't work. So THE NEXT DAY he got a new one and carried on as normal. He even had all the messages on it from my Mummy telling him she thought Mr Starmer was a twat, Lammy is thick as mince, Reeves couldn't run a burger van and you couldn't be trusted as far as anyone could throw you. It was all still there". (Miss Phillipson walks off). "But Miss Phillipson, I haven't mentioned how I believe this could all jeopardise your digital ID ambitions". "Piss off Emily, I'm not interested". "Can you or Mr Starmer tell us why we should put absolutely everything about ourselves onto our mobile phone for our "convenience" if all the data completely disappears when someone steals the phone, just like it did with Mr McSweeneys phone? Don't you think that's a bit silly"? (Miss Phillipson has left the playground).

@Gwilbur58 @RAF_Luton F117... That was a bomber. 🤦🏻‍♂️ @RAF_Luton know their stuff, Greg.

@RAF_Luton "B" = Bomber, "F"= Fighter

Fact of the Day: The B2 and B17 fighter jets fly together for the first time. The B17 first flew on the 31st Feb 1926 and the B2 first flew on the 31st Feb 1926, just 71.75mins after the B17! Photographed from a Canberra

@VividProwess Because it's the right thing to do.

What is your personal reason for supporting Israel?

@heyitsrosemulet Using the word "literally" in a biologically impossible claim doesn't make it true.

HRT literally makes us biologically female

@Keir_Starmer When you say "acting" I trust you're using the word in the sense of "pretending", otherwise you really need to get your head out of your arse and stay doing a better job.

In the face of global instability, this government is acting to protect British interests abroad, and to protect people here from the cost of living.

@Glinner "It's St. Patrick's Day, break out the traditional Palestinian flegs!" Numbnuts.

St.Patrick never got around to driving the retards out of Ireland.

@SBT564 And the snake miraculously grows a left front leg... Typical AI slop. 🤦🏻‍♂️

A hungry green viper makes a fatal mistake. It attacks a poisonous frog, but the toxic prey fights back. Within moments the venom spreads through the snake's body. The viper becomes weak, collapses, and dies after choosing the wrong prey.

A lot can happen in 30 years.

@DrHelenFry The Hurricane was the true hero of the Battle of Britain, but given the option I'd pick the Mozzie...

Let's settle this with a poll vote:

This. Wow. At the 1978 Oscars, Vanessa Redgrave used her acceptance speech to attack Jews using the term "Zionist hoodlums”. Just after, Paddy Chayefsky, WWII veteran, takes the stage after winning an Oscar for “Network” Listen to what he has to say..

@Rainmaker1973 How can anybody's arse be that big?! It's huge.

This woman says she’s not fat or skinny. So what is she, in your opinion?

@SandyofSuffolk @EmmaLouisaJ Ever used online shopping websites? Yeah, so has everyone else, and that's why the High Streets are in decline.

The High Street. 🇬🇧 What We've Lost. And What We've Got. What we've lost: Allied Carpets, Abbey National, Athena, Argos, Biba, British Home Stores, Barclays Bank, Brentford Nylons, Blockbuster, Burtons, Bejam, C&A, Chelsea Girl, Courts Furniture, Dolcis, Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Etam, Evans Outsize, Focus DIY, Freeman Hardy Willis, Halifax, HSBC, Homebase, Harris Carpets, Littlewoods, Lily and Skinner, Lloyds Bank, Miss Selfridge, MFI, Nat West, Our Price Records, Past Times, Rumbelows, Rediffusion, Ravel, Radio Rentals, Ratners, Top Shop, Tandy, Toys R Us, TSB, Woolworths, Wallis. What we've got: Turkish barber shops, vape shops, Turkish barber shops, phone shops, Turkish barber shops, sweet shops, Turkish barber shops, fast food outlets, Turkish barber shops. Oh, and did I mention? More Turkish barber shops. FFS. 😠🤬

Imagine going on a protest this weekend in support of a regime that doesn’t allow protest.

@susanp_80 @Jan_Leeming @UKLabour It's only free at the point of use. It's funded by taxation of the public.

@Jan_Leeming Thought you might have known this as former newsreader but thanks to the @UKLabour Party you appear to hate so Much you have been able to receive free healthcare all your life

That is amazing. Not sure how this happened but good for you.

I am increasingly disillusioned with my reach on X, so I am writing about stuff I like: English idioms. From 1188 to 1902 the Old Bailey Crown Court was attached to Newgate Prison. The condemned men were taken by horse and cart to Tyburn, modern day Marble Arch, to be hung. They were allowed a pint of beer on the way. Stopping off in the Holborn area they had "one for the road". The driver of the horse and cart was not allowed to drink, as he was "on the wagon". Once hung at Tyburn to be put the person out of their misery they would yank their leg to break their neck. I am not "pulling your leg". Often famous or notorious people were hung and people wanted to buy the noose. After all it was "money for old rope".