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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 19h

The No Kings protests show people aren’t willing to stay silent anymore.

Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 20h

Resorting to personal insults to win a debate is always a clear sign the argument’s run out of substance. I wish you all the best.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 20h

We all rely on the media in some form. The difference is whether you cross-check sources or just cling to the ones that confirm your bias. None of us were in Amsterdam that night, so unless you’re citing first-hand evidence, we’re all reading someone’s version of events.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 20h

I was making the point you’d have to be very naive to think these people weren’t targeted because they were Israeli or Jewish. That doesn’t justify violence from anyone, but pretending identity played no part is just ignoring the obvious.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 21h

I posted this 8 months ago and it’s aged far too well. Every new “temporary” restriction, every silenced critic, every shift of power justified by fear… it’s all happening in real time. The slow slide into authoritarianism never announces itself, it just asks for your quiet compliance.

Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · Feb 1

Dictatorship doesn’t happen overnight. It slips in during crises, disguised as “temporary” emergency measures that never go away. Little by little, institutions weaken, critics are silenced, and power tightens its grip. The real danger to democracy isn’t force it’s people looking the other way.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 21h

That’s disgusting, no right minded person would excuse that if true.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 21h

So by that logic, English, Italian, and Serbian fans should all be banned from travelling too? Every country has its idiots you deal with them individually, you don’t punish an entire fanbase. It’s politically motivated and you know it.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 21h

If you know anything about Amsterdam’s mix of cultures, religions, and politics, you’d have to be very naive to think Maccabi fans weren’t targeted because they’re Israeli/Jewish. That said, it doesn’t excuse violence, racism, or antisemitism from either side.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 21h

There was a call for a “Jew hunt” across Amsterdam, that’s hate. I’m no fan of Zionism or Netanyahu, but this can’t be excused. Racism, Islamophobia, and antisemitism are all the same poison and must be called out, whatever the politics.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 21h

I think you’re referring to what happened in Amsterdam? Dutch police uncovered a WhatsApp group with over 900 people (none of them football fans) coordinating attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters. That’s why this feels more political and hate-driven than just hooliganism.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 21h

It’s scary to think how many of the rich and powerful have used the same tactics over the years. Influence, connections, and hush money to bury their own sick fantasies and silence the people they’ve hurt.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23h

Powerful, grubby men using their connections to cover their abuse of a trafficked teenage girl.

After all the revelations, it's never "not" shocking.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/...

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 21h

Farage’s toxicity runs deep. He turns frustration into division, replacing policy with outrage. Brexit was his triumph, but it left Britain poorer and angrier. Yet somehow, after all the damage he’s caused, this guy still finds support. It’s like we’ve learned nothing.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 21h

I get the safety argument, but I don’t agree with the ban. It feels more politically motivated than about genuine crowd risk. Once we start banning fans based on geopolitics, football stops being a space for everyone and starts mirroring the very divisions it’s meant to rise above.

ban.it

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 1d

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 1d

When a reporter asked a young U.S. soldier at Hamburger Hill what message he’d send to people 50 years in the future, he said: “Don’t send your sons to finish what politicians start. Over fifty years on, the lesson still stands the cost of political ego is always paid in young lives.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 1d

She paid for the silence that ultimately led to Virginia Giuffre’s suicide.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 1d

Probably not, the system’s never treated him like a common man. The Queen paid around £12 million to Virginia Giuffre for her silence, and let’s be honest, that money didn’t come from thin air. The monarchy’s wealth is built on public funds, so taxpayers effectively footed the bill.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 2d

Another bit of good news -- clean energy stocks are significantly outperforming the S&P500, and outperforming oil stocks by even more

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 1d

I’m reading Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen and it’s honestly terrifying. The U.S. still keeps a “launch on warning” policy, meaning nuclear weapons can be fired before an incoming strike even lands. One radar glitch, one bad call, and it’s all over. This book makes it feel scarily real. 😱

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 1d

Prince Andrew’s dodgy friendships didn’t stop with Epstein. Back in 2007 he sold Sunninghill Park, for £3 million over the asking price to a Kazakh billionaire, the president’s son-in-law, no less. The buyer never even moved in. The place just sat there, rotting away, later demolished.

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 2d

Not all those with a title are bad…. 🥴

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 2d

Prince Andrew thought Epstein was his paedo bestie, while Epstein was allegedly selling his secrets to Mossad and now he’s mixed up with a Chinese spy. You couldn’t make it up!

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 2d

A green tomato curry with coconut milk. Surprisingly good! 👌

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Lord D Stafford @davidstafford1.bsky.social · 2d

Prince Andrew gives up his royal title. Brilliant, now if he could also give up the privilege, the taxpayer-funded security, and finally accept that long-overdue invitation from the FBI for a little ‘chat’ in the U.S.

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