Clifford Dive
@leplonge.bsky.social
Retired from a career in high-tech innovation. Now life is photography, music, tech, jogging, cycling and motorhome travel, in no particular order, and sometimes simultaneously.
Living in East Anglia.
Living in East Anglia.
I'm amused that America is still a colony of the UK 🙂
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I'm amused that America is still a colony of the UK 🙂
You do realise that the Declaration of Independence was illegitimate? 🤔
January 28, 2026 at 8:02 PM
You do realise that the Declaration of Independence was illegitimate? 🤔
I think they're emotionally insecure and need to feel big.
January 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I think they're emotionally insecure and need to feel big.
But I believe there are more guns than people?
January 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
But I believe there are more guns than people?
It's not a bug — it's a feature.
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It's not a bug — it's a feature.
They'd all be speaking German in Nuremberg if the Americans hadn't saved them.
January 28, 2026 at 9:35 AM
They'd all be speaking German in Nuremberg if the Americans hadn't saved them.
She'd better make sure her side wins. Only the losers go to court. The winners write the history books.
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 AM
She'd better make sure her side wins. Only the losers go to court. The winners write the history books.
Only 32-44% own guns. Don't you realise how ridiculous that sounds? A gun has just one purpose.
January 28, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Only 32-44% own guns. Don't you realise how ridiculous that sounds? A gun has just one purpose.
That isn't what the leader of the free world has said.
January 28, 2026 at 9:08 AM
That isn't what the leader of the free world has said.
He was shot for a very good reason. It wasn't a mistake. It's part of Trump's grand plan. That's why each time it happens the "facts" are known instantly, and bear no relationship to reality.
January 28, 2026 at 8:56 AM
He was shot for a very good reason. It wasn't a mistake. It's part of Trump's grand plan. That's why each time it happens the "facts" are known instantly, and bear no relationship to reality.
This incident highlights some seriously warped thinking. Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms but no right to health care.
It's a country where "liberal" is an insult, and "conservatives" destroy.
It's a country where "liberal" is an insult, and "conservatives" destroy.
January 28, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This incident highlights some seriously warped thinking. Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms but no right to health care.
It's a country where "liberal" is an insult, and "conservatives" destroy.
It's a country where "liberal" is an insult, and "conservatives" destroy.
He was an ICU nurse. In most other countries shooting people is not a part of the role of nurses or first responders. I don't think Americans understand how warped their thinking is.
January 28, 2026 at 8:38 AM
He was an ICU nurse. In most other countries shooting people is not a part of the role of nurses or first responders. I don't think Americans understand how warped their thinking is.
Your understanding of English is interesting. If I say "Americans play baseball" it doesn't by definition imply they all do.
January 28, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Your understanding of English is interesting. If I say "Americans play baseball" it doesn't by definition imply they all do.
Show me precisely where I said "all Americans…"
January 27, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Show me precisely where I said "all Americans…"
It was just a little careless to vote him back for the second time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 PM
It was just a little careless to vote him back for the second time.
It's difficult to have a meaningful conversation with bullets in your head.
January 27, 2026 at 11:22 PM
It's difficult to have a meaningful conversation with bullets in your head.
Perhaps the one with a gun is more free than the one he shoots?
January 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Perhaps the one with a gun is more free than the one he shoots?
I see guns as a sign of failure.
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I see guns as a sign of failure.
That's not what POTUS said 🤔
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
That's not what POTUS said 🤔
And they won't protect you if you do. The rest of the world looks on in amazement.
January 27, 2026 at 7:05 PM
And they won't protect you if you do. The rest of the world looks on in amazement.
I didn't specify all Americans, but it's a deeply entrenched part of the Constitution.
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I didn't specify all Americans, but it's a deeply entrenched part of the Constitution.
They have to use Artificial Intelligence intelligence because they don't have the real thing.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
They have to use Artificial Intelligence intelligence because they don't have the real thing.
…or the Labour Party or the Tories. They all want to funnel cash to their mates.
January 27, 2026 at 12:09 PM
…or the Labour Party or the Tories. They all want to funnel cash to their mates.