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James G-C
@redbarchetta.bsky.social
Trench art collector extraordinaire. Amateur WW1 historian, author of one book (so far, but who knows!).
Punk and rock music fan.
Trying to be as green as I can...
Do as you would be done by.
Based in Warwickshire, UK.
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American political strategist Bryan Lanza has landed a consulting role with the international division of the Russian oil company Lukoil, which has been sanctioned by the Trump administration.

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December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Lukoil is one of Russia’s oil giants, with operations extending globally. Lanza also works as a lobbyist for several major Fortune 500 companies, including Bank of America and Qualcomm, according to Politico.
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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The Justice Department must release Jeffrey Epstein files by

December 19, 2025.

Do not stop talking about the Jeffrey Epstein files.
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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A: Pam Bondi

Q: Who was Florida’s Attorney General when Jeffrey Epstein was actively involved in pedophilia, child pornography and sexual assault, while operating from Palm Beach, Florida?
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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A US-trained Somali government force killed dozens of civilians during an attack on a village in southern Somalia that started Tuesday night and continued until Wednesday morning, according to Somali media reports.

www.somaliguardian.com/news/somalia...
Somalia shelling kills dozens of civilians and levels village, residents say | Somali Guardian
Witnesses said the artillery fire “flattened” the village, which had recently taken in hundreds of families displaced by worsening drought in Bay and Bakool
www.somaliguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Eight hours on a plane and then 24 hours in detention being interrogated about some Tweets before ultimately being escorted at gunpoint back to the plane. Thanks, but I'll skip www.afr.com/world/north-...
I was detained and deported for opinions Trump’s America didn’t like
The message for visitors to the US is clear from Donald Trump’s new social media rule: self-censorship is your ticket to ride.
www.afr.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.

They are openly saying this.

Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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More details appear on how Ukraine exploited Russia’s system to pull off the Spiderweb operation.

🧵 1/9 ⬇️
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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WATCH & REPOST!
Home of the Brave launched this ad featuring George Retes, the US citizen, Army combat veteran, and father who was stopped, pepper-sprayed, and arrested by ICE on his way to work, ICE held him without charge for 3 days, and released him without apology.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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This morning it's also been announced Ukraine has stopped the operation of a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the 1st time.

At least 4 🇺🇦 UAVs hit Lukoil's Filanovsky platform, and production from 20+ wells has been stopped.
#SlavaUkraïni
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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It used to be an impeachable offense.

Now it’s a daily occurrence.
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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I’d be willing to bet Richard Madeley is paid more in real terms than he was paid in 2008.
Richard Madeley "How realistic is it for any profession to expect to be paid in real terms what they were paid in 2008?"

The UK is the 6th largest economy in the world & the rich have never been richer, but Madeley thinks the rest of us should just accept being poorer #GMB
December 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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This is the opposite weather version of racist Australian cops, who infamously grab Black indigenous Australian kids in rural towns on some pretext, then dump them a couple of hours walk out of town in 45°c (113°F) weather with no shoes or water, knowing full well that they might die.
#auspol
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.

Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.

Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Fun Fact: 38 Reform councillors have gone since July ’24. Each by-election costs £27k. Refuk’s chaos has cost us £1,026,000 so far.
December 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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We have an Idiot for a President...😱
December 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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December is already here! Our chocolate boxes make the perfect gift for someone to find under their tree. ✨

If you’re after something thoughtful, delicious, and made with proper care, this is it. A small-batch luxury to delight someone you love or to enjoy yourself. 🎄🍫
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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This is the world’s first steel made without burning fossil fuels. Steel is a massive emitter so this is hugely important!

We have so many solutions to solve the #climatecrisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateAction #reneables #renewableenergy
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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🎶 A-weema-weh 🎶
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🎶 A-weema-weh 🎶

🎶"... In the jungle, the mighty jungle..." 🎶
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets. www.ft.com/content/f4e5...
December 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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One of today’s Russian papers suggests that “The Russian army may take advantage of the cooling of the United States to the Ukraine issue...experts predict the possible opening of two new fronts.” #ReadingRussia
Today's Russian papers: blaming Europe, crumbling infrastructure
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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December 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM