#eu crocodile tears

[eaglesnick]

“After your older, two things are possibly more important than any others: Health and money.”  Helen Gurley Brown

The hot air around the state pension, the triple lock, and affordability continues. And is all a smoke screen for the fact that Britain has one of the lowest state pensions in the OECD.

Last year we had this headline:

State pension triple lock ‘utterly unaffordable’ and will 'bankrupt UK', Tory MP declares."  (Mirror: 21/11/22)

Yesterday we had:

“Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride admits triple lock is 'not sustainable’ in the long-term."  (itvx: 12/09/23)

And

“Treasury officials are discussing a one-off break from the pensions triple lock that could save £1bn by preventing a bumper 8.5% increase in the state pension next year."  (Guardian: 12/09/23)

You would think the government was literally giving away money to pensioners if you took the right-wing press and Tory politicians seriously. (Starmer is no better)  The truth is very different.

In 2018 it was reported that the UK had:

“He lowest pension rate in the developed world… pensioners in the United Kingdom suffer from the worst deal of any OECD country, receiving just 29% of a working wage when they retire. To put this into perspective, the OECD average is 63% and the average for EU member states is 71%. Elsewhere, the pension rate in the United States is 49%, while in China, which is home to more than 1.4 billion people, the rate is 83%, OECD data shows."  (weforum.org:23/02/18)

That was five years ago. Little has changed since then.

“The UK spends very little on state pensions compared to other European countries and has the highest percentage of pensioners in poverty, despite tax reliefs on workplace and private pensions,… The UK government only spends 4.7% of GDP on state pensions, much less than many other countries in Europe."  (Trustnet:10/11/22)

So next time you see a politician wringing their hands and sadly bemoaning the fact that the triple lock for pensioners is unaffordable know that the tears shed are of the crocodile variety and nothing could be further from the truth.

#uk politics #social justice #pension rates #lowest in Europe #pensioner poverty #crocodile tears

[cheddar-baby]

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#loving how easy these are to make now that i have last fm lol #single button and it just imports it all #topster #music #plain text names under read more to easily search em if you want

[zyringe]

Once again, profits matter more than people. At least 42 people died in the train crash here in Greece. Most of the people on that train were young college students coming from Athens to Thessaloniki after the carnival holidays.

Hellenic Train KNEW how bad the railway safety system was. Accidents were common, just never this big. The government is at fault as well... As a matter of fact, since 2015 that Greece has failed to comply with the EU's safety protocols for trains.

Now they're sending fucking RIOT POLICE to beat up peaceful protestors. People are literally just mourning the lives that were lost and protesting for better safety systems. Now they're being beaten and thrown tear gas by the fuckinh pigs.

I'm so done with the state of the EU, the state of the world... What happened was MURDER. This could've been prevented. This should've been prevented.

I don't even know how to feel. I just feel so much anger... I can't imagine what the families of the victims are going through. Thoughts and prayed, and fucking crocodile tears from lazy and incompetent politicians aren't gonna do shit. WE NEED SERIOUS CHANGE!

#greece #literally a few days ago i was planning on going to athens by train #and like im just terrified #i still dont know much about greek politics but i want to learn as much as i can and do what i can #im just sad angry and disgusted #i feel for all the victims and the victims parents #fuck the greek government #fuck the greek police #fuck hellenic train

[vitvicvi]

Crocodile Tears

Manipuladores, capaz de camuflar seus próprios sentimentos, Traidores, incapazes de manterem-se fiéis nos relacionamentos. Frios como as noites de um inverno rigoroso, Vocês não sentem compaixão, preferem ferir os outros.

Eu sempre tive boas intenções, Fiz o possível para que cada relacionamento tivesse boas vibrações. Eu sempre tive altas esperanças, De que todos teríamos fortes alianças.

Sofri pela traição, pela desonestidade, Em todos os momentos, estive sendo eu de verdade. Valorizam somente personagens utópicos, Descartáveis após realizarem seus sonhos eróticos.

Lágrimas de Crocodilo escorrendo pelos rostos, Mascarados, eles se passam por seres bondosos. Apenas esperando o momento para atacar, Mais um coração inocente, que apenas queria amar.

Olhos tão inocentes quanto suas palavras, Eu caí nas armadilhas, mas por minha própria falha. Pois não soube enxergar as entrelinhas, Se eu tivesse ouvido minha consciência, teria tido menos decepções na vida.

Chorei tanto por ter sido abandonado, machucado, Mas o tempo me fez compreender que eu não fui o errado. Realmente, eu estava cego, apaixonado, Agora, abandono toda a infelicidade que deixaram ao meu lado.

Consciência, é uma arte a ser pregada de maneira coletiva, Consistência, deve ter em todas as relações afetivas, Lealdade, é o que devemos demonstrar aos amigos, Infelizmente, não o tiveram para comigo.

Estou de luto pelo amor qual não puderam corresponder, Visto o preto para todos poderem ver. Os estragos realizados pelos produtores de viúvas-negras, Renegadas, rejeitadas, por homens de falsas belezas.

Nada pode disfarçar, a bagunça está feita, O vinho manchou a perfeita peça de seda. O destino fará a máscara de um por um, cair, Quando acontecer, não terão como fugir.

[eretzyisrael]

Not to be outdone by its stats of Jew-hatred,  EU is a proud collaborator with Holocaust-denying Iran with billions in export-import contracts by the governments of U.K., Germany and France.  Yet these Europeans will have no trouble looking solemn at Yad Vashem on Thursday.  Macron will even visit the “martyrs”-paying Abbas in Ramallah, just as soon as he washes the mask of Holocaust doom and gloom off his face.

EU holds a VIP seat in De Hague’s international court, accusing Israel of “war crimes” by funding Palestinian NGO’s: the French, British, German, Belgian, Swiss, Dutch, and Swedish – all put significant funds in the pockets of Israel’s mortal enemies.  Mahmoud Abbas, the premier purveyor-employer of PA’s pay-to-slay terror against Israeli citizens is the beneficiary of an annual $250,000,000 gift from the EU.

Heck, Europe can’t even get behind the idea of Jerusalem, the eternal home of Abraham, King David and Judaism itself, as the home of the Jews.  But this Thursday will only be too happy to stay at the King David Hotel in “occupied” Jerusalem, while protected by the “occupier”, Israeli security…for dead Jews and all.

As touching as all the speeches and violin strings will echo for Jews six feet under on the 27th of January, the feckless, abstaining, Iran-supporting, Abbas-funding Europeans would look a hell of a lot more authentic if they used that Balenciaga scarf to strangle its own anti-Israel bias, instead of wiping off that single squeezed crocodile tear to the sound of Hatikvah and bright lights.

If Europe wants to repent for past sins against Jews and stand shoulder to shoulder with Holocaust survivors at ceremonies, it can start by ending its 75 year political-financial crusade against Holocaust descendants and their country.  And not a moment too soon, not that we expect a volte-face.

#europe #eu #hypocrisy #jerusalem #holocaust #united nations #palestinians

[freedomtotalk]

This young man says he would normally vote Labour, but this time - when everything was at stake and he had a viable option in voting for the Lib Dems - he voted for neo-Nazi Boris Johnson instead. He alleges he felt compelled to vote this way because of his hatred and mistrust of Corbyn, whom he accuses of being an IRA (Irish terrorism) sympathizer without a single shred of proof. None is necessary. He voted Tory even though he knew a vote for Boris was a vote for Brexit and even though he was totally "gutted" the next day when the results came out.

Rubbish.

He knew exactly what he was doing, and he voted for Boris for the obvious reasons: because he identifies with his values and he too wanted Brexit. He’s not gutted, he’s happy. End of story. We can all go home and end this farce right now.

We heard these same excuses before the first time around, when the majority also voted to leave during the referendum. Then as now the arguments were much the same, only the scapegoat was PM David Cameron. Back then everyone acted as though they were not so much voting for Brexit - heaven forbid, of course not! - as much as they were voting against David Cameron, you see... as if they were too simple to understand the concept that a PM doesn’t last forever but Brexit does. Everyone acted as though they were far too simple to understand that every vote - their vote - can count to the end result. And the day after was also filled with these same crocodile tears at the fate they themselves had deliberately chosen. 

And their foreign friends sympathetically believed them and commiserated that the stupidity of the few doomed the many. Rubbish. Leaving the EU happens to be what they all want as a nation, and if there were a second referendum Brexit would be even more triumphant, until they were forced to stop lying. Let us not force them to play this game any longer. Let us not support them in their madness.

For some reason the UK is a nation that can not admit out loud that, Tory or Labour, rich or poor, it's a racist and fascist culture that can not tolerate foreigners.

For some reason, fascists and racists never just admit that's what they are. You’d think they’d be ok with that, seeing as they have the strength of their convictions. They just don't like the titles, it seems. They must feel those are slurs? They're not fascists, they’ll argue, they're democratic... in their own "traditional" kind of way that reserves power for white men. They're not racist, they'll insist, it's just that diversity and women's vote was a mistake.

It took me this long to finally realize that things are exactly what they seem. Brexit won this time for the same reason it won the first time around, because the majority wants it. And the majority wants it on account of their pathological disgust for foreigners. They understand completely that there is nothing to be gained from excluding themselves and their kids from the largest free market on the planet - even though they allowed their friends to fight for their right to have a second referendum where they could save themselves. British people just happen to think that total, unmitigated disaster is a small price to pay for the privilege of making it absolutely clear to all those foreigners out there (you know, their friends in Europe) that they hate them.

This is a surprise to their friends, but isn't that how it always goes? 

The upside is that now at least Europe won't be under great Britain’s fascistic and racist influence anymore. We dodged a bullet for ourselves and for our kids, so when you think about it, it was a win-win.

#James O'Brien #Brexit #videos

[rachelvete]

                                                                           Crocodile Tears

                                          Apple never falls far from the tree

Após o sangrento reinado vermelho, Henry Cavan ataca novamente sendo a estrela de mais um evento que choca a cidade inteira e tira todos de suas casas para prestigiar falsamente a vida perdida. Estamos falando do que vem depois da morte fulminate, o enterro. E confirmando de maneira surpreendente minhas dóceis e sábias palavras no último post onde dizia que não o deixaríamos em paz, parece que seu pai decidiu entrar na brincadeira. Enciumado demais com todas as honras e atenções dadas em respeito ao corpo de seu filho, Antony Cavan decidiu chamar um pouco de atenção. Mas velho demais, e provavelmente deprimente também, para conseguir pensar em algo no minimo decente, o pobre homem decidiu começar pelas beiradas e com o maior close errado tentou chamar atenção de nossa doce duquesa 𝑭𝒊𝒕𝒛𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒅, que pelas minhas contas e informantes, possuía bons anos a menos do que ele. Em um personagem teatral que servia de escudo, o mesmo aproximou-se com palavras sujas e sem qualquer respeito da Kiara e tentou de toda maneira algum sinal de pena e envolvimento físico.

Se ainda está difícil para você imaginar a nojenta cena, vamos falar com palavras que todo mundo possa entender: ASSÉDIO E PEDOFILIA são nomes dados aos atos realizados sem qualquer pudor, pelo importante homem que neste momento está se fazendo de pai que perdeu um filho, para você. O que alem de ser uma desculpa sem qualquer respeito pelo próprio primogênito, só nos faz chegar a diversas conclusões e teorias, onde uma delas explicaria o jeito sonso de seu filho ainda em vida. O que apesar das brincadeiras e verdades acidas daqui, é algo bem triste.

Se não fosse pela heroína de cachos Ashlee e o novo herói da cidade Thomas (meu red king para os atrasados) que mostraram-se nem um pouco comovidos com todo o fingimento e a loucura nítida em seus olhos, que renderam mais tarde um machucado no do ruivinho, provavelmente uma coisa horrível teria acontecido. E se tem uma coisa que eu não tolero e acredito que vocês também não, é macho escroto assediador. Então se a denúncia da Kiara não for feita ou de nenhuma outra garota que passou por isto nas mãos desse velho babão, a rainha está aqui para expor esses insetos e vocês para vesti-los como eles merecem. Então ai vai o questionamento do dia: Little devils, acham que ele fica melhor usando um conjuntinho laranja ou uma sofisticada caminha branca com muitas fivelas? Esperamos que a DP tome as devidas providencias com base nas opiniões de vocês nos comentários. #JusticeForGirls.

E querido senhor Cavan, espero que tenha prestado bastante atenção nas roupas de vadia dela, porque se não chegar a usar seu “vestido branco” no manicômio, terá rapidinho de aderir tais looks a carácter para seus colegas de cela. Beijos da Rachelvete!

-   Venho vocês no próximo fogo no parquinho que tiver na cidade pacata de Bayfields. E por último e nem um pouco menos importante: Nunca tolerem, sintam-se culpados ou envergonhados de falar e denunciar qualquer ação de alguém que os tenham deixado desconfortáveis. A rainha aqui ama vocês e MORTE AO PATRIARCADO E A TODOS ESSES ABUSADORES. xx

#post #polemicas #denuncias

[absolutelyelle]

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[newbeltane]

Tweeted

Crocodile tears from a pathological liar and corrupt person tied to the Cambridge Analytica, Facebook data scandal and anti EU disinformation Brexit scandal. She has no credibility. https://t.co/2Nfjj3y5c9

— Needles McWarthog Esq. #votetactically#peoplesvote (@mcwarthog) November 12, 2019

#IFTTT #Twitter

[d2kvirus]

Dickheads of the Month: April 2019

As it seems that there are people who say or do things that are remarkably dickheaded yet somehow people try to make excuses for them or pretend it never happened, here is a collection of some of the dickheaded actions we saw in the month of April 2019 to make sure that they are never forgotten.

It was one calamity after another for The Independent Hashtag Change Group Ltd throughout the course of the month, starting with the party limited company being informed that they would not be allowed to use their logo on European election ballots due to some genius having the idea to put a hashtag slogan on the logo.  If that wasn't bad enough, soon the party leader Heidi Allen (not to be confused with the bloke who keeps turning up to meetings of party leaders Chuka Umunna) declaring that they would both support Theresa May in the face of any No Confidence vote in Parliament and they were opposed to a general election, which served to make an easy punchline out of them calling themselves Change UK...except when they keep calling themselves TIG, which is the exact reason they weren’t allowed to use their chosen logo on the European election ballot papers.  And then when they announced their candidates for the European elections things rapidly went south when Nora Mulready was found to have posted Islamophobic comments and shared far-right material online while Ali Sadjady was found to have described all Romanian migrants as pickpockets and thieves - and then the ultimate irony came when antisemitic comments from Frances Weetman came to light, meaning that evidence of racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia were evident from their candidates, and all that the party limited company could do was bleat about “smears” as if a sizable percentage of their MPs has not been screeching “Corbyn’s an antisemite!!!” for over a year

With crocodile tears in her eyes Anna Soubry told the BBC how terrible it was that Nick Boles’ customs union proposal lost in parliament by 21 votes and that, with Boles being bullied out of the Tories by UKIP entryists in his local party, he would be welcome in The Independent Group Ltd - somehow neglecting to mention that she and her ten mates in The Independent Group Ltd all voted against Boles’ proposal, which is not just a funny way to show how welcome he would be in the party but also means that those eleven votes were the reason his proposal failed in parliament 

Waffling gargoyle Nigel Farage announced his new political party that would oppose the EU by having him re-elected to the EU Parliament so he could continue collecting his MEP’s salary in spite his long-standing record of only bothering to turn up if he’s got a video to film for his Youtube channel (before he promptly buggers off as soon as he finishes speaking), but his party is completely legitimate and clearly represents the views of the common man based on their unveiling of their first candidate...Annunziata Rees-Mogg

All the work that Jacob Rees-Mogg has put in to proving himself to be the Europhobe’s Europhobe for the last couple of years came crashing down when he started sharing Alternative für Deutschland posts on Twitter - so not only could he be criticised for sharing material from a far-right group, but the support he’s cultivated for the past two years were frothing at the mouth because he had the gall to share material from a foreign far-right party

Seemingly emboldened by bullying both Boles and Dominic Grieve out of the Tory party, doing a lap of honor Andy Wigmore took to Twitter to threaten any Tory MP who opposed Britait would face deselection - which, considering Wigmore is not a member of the Tory party, immediately confirms the entryism into the Tory party from Arron Banks’ far-right mob that has been taking place

With Labour once again surging in the polls Margaret Hodge took the only action she could think of, which was to secretly tape her talking with Jeremy Corbyn on the subject of antisemitism and then promptly leak the tape to the Sunday Times to prove...I have no idea what she was trying to prove, because releasing the audio strengthened Corbyn’s position while making her look like her agenda has made her legitimately deranged

The far-centre extremists at The Guardian decided, quite coincidentally the day before the local elections, that JA Hobson’s Imperialism was antisemitic all because Jeremy Corbyn wrote a foreword for the 2011 edition - somehow failing to consider that not only had several other people written forewords for this edition, but previous people to speak favourably of the book include Gordon Brown in 2005, Tony Blair in 1995 and...well this is awkward, The Guardian themselves, not least because Hobson previously wrote for them

Having announced his retirement from MMA competition Conor McGregor wanted to give his fanbase one final reminder of what he was like at his peak - but once again making bigoted comments about Khabib Nurmagomedov’s religion, knowing full well that his retirement means Khabib wouldn’t be caving his face in like the last time McGregor spent months making bigoted comments about his religion

Of course Alan Sugar was going to take to Twitter and voice his opinion of Jeremy Corbyn, it’s what he does - and just like every other time he made a complete bellend of himself, first by suggesting that renationalising the UK rail industry is “communism” in spite of the minor fact that countless countries across Europe have nationalised rail industries that are significantly cheaper and more efficient than the privatised mess in the UK, and he followed that up by saying how terrible socialism is while speaking fondly of growing up in a council flat...you know, things that were provided due to social housing programs

Somehow not learning that exposing his ignorance of subjects he mouths off about on Twitter doesn’t work out well for him, it wasn’t long before Alan Sugar once again took to Twitter to give his opinion on Jeremy Corbyn’s plans for income tax - where he demonstrating an alarming lack of understanding of how income tax works, not least with his belief that those earning £100k p/a would pay the same rate as those earning £1m (they wouldn’t) and then veering off into outright making shit up about 70% tax rates

In response to Moise Kean being racially abused by Cagliari fans, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri and centre back Leonardo Bonucci both came to the same conclusion: Kean was at least 50% responsible for celebrating the goal he just scored, which is the exact thing that a player who has been racially abused wants to hear from his manager and one of his teammates

Having apparently not seen the Brass Eye special from 2002 Gordan Strachan came out in defence of convicted child molester Adam Johnson by saying that if he ever set foot on the pitch again the abuse he would receive is just another form of racism...this being the Adam Johnson who was jailed for grooming an underage girl for sex, who has been barred from any activity where he comes into direct contact with youngsters (i.e. ballboys and mascots for football matches), has to sign on the sex offenders register for several years, and contrary to what Strachan said has not served his sentence as he was released on license

Proving that some politicians really haven’t figured out that people can see what they post on social media was prospective Labour councillor Bob Murray who thought it was a very, very clever thing to post that Hitler had the right idea about travelers and asked if anyone could rustle up some gas canisters, a post which subsequently saw him suspended from the party for being a bigoted moron - although quite why The Board of Deputies of British Jews felt the need to issue a statement about this considering that he did not make any antisemitic comments, especially when they did not feel the need to issue statements when Tory councilors such as Bob Frost and Mike Bird made equally bigoted comments, does beg to be asked

Sentient testicle Toby Young appears to be really, really triggered by Greta Thunberg based on him spending several days tweeting any half-baked insult he could think of about her, all of which culminated in deciding that, as her mother once represented Sweden at Eurovision, this makes Greta “privileged” and she should shut her trap - which only serves to underline the complete lack of self-awareness the sentient testicle has, given he only got into Cambridge because his life peer father had a word with the head of admissions after his son tanked his A-Levels

In the space of an interview with The New Statesman Roger Scruton managed to use bizarre conspiracy theories about George Soros that were dripping with undercurrents of antisemitism, be incredibly Islamophobic while also claiming that Islamophobia doesn’t exist and is merely used as a gag to avoid criticism, and wrapped the whole thing up with the old chestnut of saying all Chinese people look the same - so of course, after the Tories removed him from his role of housing tsar we got the usual crap from the usual crapheads, with Paul Joseph Watson agreeing that Islamophobia doesn’t exist so he shouldn’t have been sacked, while GuidoBlog talking of his “greatness”, his treatment was “appalling” according to Melanie Phillips howling into the void, according to Adrian Hilton he’s one of our greatest aesthetes so apparently can be an ignorant bigot to his heart’s content, and sentient testicle Toby Young bawled something about political correctness gone mad...oh, and The Board of Deputies of British Jews weren’t rushing to issue a statement, even though they couldn’t get one out fast enough about Bob Murray the previous day

Of course Roger Scruton wasn’t quite done, as he followed up with some blather about conservative voices being silenced in the media...in a series of radio interviews, which were in response to the criticism he received for an interview with The New Statesman and other comments from interviews with The Spectator, all of which undermines his comment just a tad...

On a similar note Fraser Nelson opined in the Telegraph that the young have never heard the case for Conservatism in the media...especially not in the Telegraph, Daily Mail or Daily Express which do nothing but espouse Conservatism, let alone the BBC and their continued dereliction of duty that now has them straight up pretending Labour policy announcements don’t exist so they can continue telling the world the wonders of Conservatism and let various Conservatives speak unopposed no matter how many lies and falsehoods they litter their interviews on the Today programme with every single week.  Or, you know, the fact the Tories have been in power since 2010, which is surely the case for Conservatism as being in power is the only thing the Tories care about 

Of course the Notre Dame fire led to the usual “iT wUZ teRRurIzm” howling from the usual suspects from the alt-right, with Michael Savage, Jesse Lee Peterson and Mindy Robinson all being quick to tweet that out while Paul Joseph Watson spammed the exact same tweet accusing Buzzfeed of lying a dozen times in the space of an hour that somehow didn’t trigger Twitter’s spam filters, but the prize turkey has to be Glenn Beck for his assertion that it was Islamic terrorists who started the fire but we aren’t ever going to hear about it, which is the perfect example of Morton’s Fork but certainly not a good example of a reasoned, coherent argument supported by facts or evidence

With the Easter weekend approaching both The Sun and Daily Mail needed something, anything, in order to tide their readers over for a potential long weekend without their constant dogwhistling - which has to be the only logical explanation for running the story that Diane Abbott was seen drinking a tinned mojito on the train, which only led to it being unearthed that Mike Neville had, prior to photographing people sitting on trains having a tipple, was kicked out of the police for sharing far-right material

The only conclusion you could reach after watching the BBC coverage of the Spanish election was that the far-right Vox party had won, given how the headlines and so much of the piece was devoted to them and their supporters - when in actuality Vox finished fifth, while the Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party (PSOE) not only won the election but also won the popular vote with 3m more votes than the second-place People’s Party (and almost three times more votes than the fifth-placed Vox) while also picking up a majority in the Senate with 139 of 265 seats

To the surprise of absolutely nobody WWE responded to John Oliver tearing down their widely-known use of “independent contractor” status for wrestlers under contract with the company and the complete lack of health insurance they receive by...not addressing anything he said on those subjects and instead talking about their Wellness Program, which implies that WWE really aren’t too familiar with how the Streisand Effect works

Keeping within the WWE bubble we have “Superstar” Billy Graham making a really helpful suggestion to Kofi Kingston ahead of WrestleMania 35 that, if he wants to look credible, he needs to use steroids - and in the wake of widespread condemnation for making such an idiotic suggestion, Graham did what any sensible person would do - double down on his idiocy by saying that, just because he said Kingston should use steroids, he didn’t mean he should abuse them

Although it does appear that McGregor’s general shitehousery did inspire at least one fighter to follow in his footsteps, which is probably the most logical explanation for Zachary Madsen thinking the best idea to advance his career in the whole wide world would be to assault Bret Hart during the WWE hall of Fame ceremony

It seems that Sky News’ newsreaders really aren’t a happy bunch lately judging by their recent interviews with people outside their increasingly insular bubble, first with Jayne Secker laying in to somebody critical of Article 21 by being patronising and condescending and attempted to turn the interview into an attack on all letters that definitely didn’t make it worth mentioning that Secker is a multiple property landlord herself, soon followed by Adam Boulton harrumphing his way through a trainwreck of an interview with a member of Extinction Rebellion where he huffed and puffed about “incompetent, middle class, self-indulgent people” without a hint of irony as well as trotting out the old chestnut of the left sounding like right-wing fascists...and seemed surprised when the interviewee walked out on him - which led to Sky producer Thomas Newton acting like a smug tosser on Twitter about it while echoing Boulton’s non-arguments

Not wanting to be left behind, the BBC unleashed Nick Robinson to kvetch to another member of Extinction Rebellion how his morning commute is far more important than the climate or the planet’s long-term future

Glorified Twitter trolls Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman hit on a novel idea to politically engage people: by offering people money to falsely accuse Democrat nominee Pete Buttigieg of sexually assaulting them

Already the butt of a constant stream of jibes over Anthem things got worse for Bioware when a Kotaku article revealed the hellish working conditions at the studio during the game’s development cycle that led to numerous members of the team needing to take weeks or months off due to stress-related issues, some of them leaving altogether, yet the company not only had a blase attitude to these issues at the time but responded to the article with a boilerplate statement that focused entirely on one inconsequential point of the article and ignored the more serious allegations altogether 

It appears that Nancy Pelosi thought she had too much credibility judging by her decision to hold a meeting discussing the rise of antisemitism with the credibility devoid trio of Ian Austin, Mike Gapes and Chris Leslie - because apparently Rachel Riley, David Baddiel and Matt Lucas were unavailable

So Wayne Hennessey hit upon a brilliant defence for being caught performing a Nazi salute: claim he had no idea what a Nazi salute even was - which somehow The FA accepted, in spite the claim being even less credible than his previous attempt at denying it where he was merely waving at somebody while covering his mouth so they could hear them which just so happened to look like Basil Fawlty entertaining the German guests at his hotel, and the fact that Hennessey has previous for doing the same gesture

Does it need to be explained that Julian Assange is not and never has been a journalist?  I have to ask, since Julian Assange’s fanboys have been howling that their narcissistic god being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy is a freedom of the press violation.  And that’s the most credible argument they’re trotting out, because they soon devolve into conspiracy theorist drivel after that...

According to Liz Truss the customs union bill lost by more votes than Theresa May’s Britiait proposal...somehow ignoring that the customs union bill lost by just eight votes, while May’s lost by 58 - and I’m sure this will be brought up for the next two years just like Diane Abbott flubbing her figures back in 2017 was...

Having spent the whole of March loudly telling everyone they didn’t understand the offside rule, after losing to Everton Arsenal fans decided now was the time to loudly proclaim they don’t understand what a foul throw is either

And last but by no means least, still finding it difficult to accept that when a report states numerous times you attempted to obstruct the course of justice that does not mean you are cleared on all charges is the inventor of flying water tankers Donald Trump who devoted a lot of time and energy into his oh-so-charming decision of using footage of 9/11 so he could harass Ilhan Omar on Twitter

#dickheads of the month

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INEC: POLLS’ POSTPONEMENT NOT POLITICALLY INFLUENCED • Outrage, shock, disbelief trail shift • Buhari: I’m deeply disappointed • Atiku: they can’t postpone destiny • Moghalu: it’s a manifestation of recycled failure • Donald Duke: it’s a national disgrace • Saraki tells Nigerians not to be deterred • You’ve disgraced us, Oshiomhole tells INEC • Buhari shedding crocodile tears – Secondus • Tinubu: it’s painful, but Nigerians must remain committed • We’re confounded, says NBA • ACF condemns shift • ECOWAS, AU, EU, UK others call for calm As indignation, surprise, and disbelief continue to dominate reactions to the postponement of yesterday’s presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the commission has said there is no political motive behind its action. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a press conference yesterday in Abuja. Yakubu cited logistic problems as reason for the deferment of the general election to February 23. The electoral body had in the early hours of Saturday announced its decision to reschedule the general election by one week, with Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for February 16 shifted to Saturday, February 23, while Governorship, State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections earlier scheduled for March 2 would now hold on Saturday, March 9. But many Nigerians were not persuaded of the cogency of the commission’s basis for the election postponement. However, in a further explanation at a press conference yesterday, INEC insisted the postponement of the election was not politically motivated and had nothing to do with security concerns. It said the shift was unfortunate, yet necessary in the overall interest of Nigeria. But, fielding questions from journalists in Abuja yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), expressed his disappointment at the postponement of the polls, saying the action underscores INEC’s inefficiency. For more details www.akposhangout.com #mondaymotivation #nigeriadecide2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BuA2yDID-Dn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=173vabvdjwbga

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World News Briefs -- February 4, 2019 (Evening Edition) http://bit.ly/2TrpSW5

Reuters: EU nations back Venezuela's Guaido as Maduro faces rising pressure MADRID/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Major European nations joined the United States on Monday in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state, while members of a separate regional bloc kept up the pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro. The coordinated recognition by a flood of European Union nations including Britain, Germany, France and Spain followed the expiration of an ultimatum for Maduro to call a new presidential election, aligning them with Washington and against Russia and China. Read more ....

MIDDLE EAST

EU backs Iran trading system but warns on Syria, missiles. Iraq angered by Trump idea to watch Iran from US base. US troops do not have permission to 'watch Iran', says Baghdad. Trump: ‘We have to protect Israel,’ shifting again on Syria withdrawal. US-led coalition jets strike Syrian army positions: report. Jordan to host new talks talks on Yemen prisoner swap. Israel builds new barrier along Gaza Strip border. Netanyahu: Iran controls Lebanese government through Hezbollah. Iran's first president says Khomeini betrayed 1979 Islamic revolution.

ASIA

US envoy, South Korean official discuss 2nd Trump-Kim summit. Donald Trump hails trade talks’ progress, says meeting Xi Jinping ‘possible’ on trip to meet Kim Jong-un. Taliban to join Moscow talks without Afghan government officials. Taliban peace talks face skepticism from U.S. lawmakers. Rights groups urge UN to probe China crackdown in Xinjiang. Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers that provide water to more than 250 million people could disappear by the end of this century, study warns. Australia floods: Crocodiles seen in 'once in a century' waters. Kumbh Mela: Millions of Indians bathe on most auspicious day.

AFRICA

New DR Congo president seeks to reassure security forces. Al-Shabab claims responsibility for twin attacks in Somalia. French air strikes target convoy entering Chad from Libya. France attack 40 vehicles in Chad airstrikes. Central African Republic agrees peace deal with rebel groups. Sudan protesters chant 'freedom' as police fire tear gas. New DR Congo president seeks to reassure security forces. DP World port manager killed in Somalia's Puntland state. Constitutional proposals could allow Sisi to stay in power till 2034: document.

EUROPE

Protesters across Russia rally against taking Moscow trash. EU countries recognise Juan Guaidó as interim Venezuelan leader. Venezuela crisis: European states recognise Guaidó as president. Russian economy outpaced expectations in 2018. Germany's Merkel drops hint of a 'creative' Brexit compromise. Merkel and Abe meet for talks on trade and nuclear arms control. Macron ‘mulls referendum’ to quell French Yellow Vest crisis. Denmark expels two Huawei staff after inspecting permits. Pope Francis welcomed in UAE as rights groups up the pressure.

AMERICAS

US prepares to start building portion of Texas border wall. Fate of Mexican drug lord El Chapo now rests with US jury. Political death watch: Virginia governor weighs his future. Trump to discuss ending America’s wars overseas in State of the Union address. Trump teases national emergency declaration could come during SOTU. Trump: Will 'do whatever necessary' for wall on U.S.-Mexico border. Leak of Trump's daily schedule prompts White House fury. Outsider Nayib Bukele claims victory in El Salvador presidential election. Venezuela crisis: US sending aid 'at Guaidó's request'. Venezuela: Maduro hits back at 'gringo plot to overthrow revolution'. Bahamas: 28 Haitian migrants drown in illegal crossing. Ottawa bars RT and Sputnik from Lima Group meeting on Venezuela. After record cold, Midwest and Northeast face another blast of winter.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

US calls for repatriation of foreign fighters held in Syria. Trump says he would send US troops back to Syria should ISIS regain strength. Pentagon draft report warns ISIS could regain territory in months without military pressure: report. Daesh cleric's wife sues UK spies for $1.3 Mln for beating, torture - Report.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Technology companies lead stocks higher after an early slide. Super Bowl reaches 100.7 million viewers, down from 2018. Oil prices slide after hitting 2019 highs on tighter supply outlook. U.S.-China tariff hike would trigger downturn, trade diversion: U.N. Ultimate Software agrees to $11 billion buyout by investor group. from War News Updates http://bit.ly/2REbqbz via IFTTT

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Redfish : we remember the time Venezuela’s foreign minister owned French President Macron over his crocodile tears over Venezuela while protesters in France

As Venezuela has told the EU ambassador to leave the country because of EU sanctions,...

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Few days back , when #theresa_may resigned as party leader and started process of resignation as prime minister, after her failed attempt to sabotage #brexit_2019 ... and yes sabotage attempt by her and her power hungry friends by deliberately delaying again and again with her bs deal offers.. i saw such crocodile tears in her eyes , after she finished resignation speech .. she staged crying.. such drama and crocodile tears. she's the reason that britain is in such abyss and those lef ty eu supporter as hols are gaining streignth. why even need a deal after people already voted and said to get the hel out of eu #brexit? just get the hel ou t!! believe me, she and her power hun gry friends are bunch of vip ers inside! beware.

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Case Perussuomalaiset Youth: Crocodile tears from the PS and holding one's breath

Case Perussuomalaiset Youth: Crocodile tears from the PS and holding one’s breath

Perussuomalaiset (PS)* leader Jussi Halla-aho is shedding crocodile tears concerning the scandal with the PS Youth’s racist tweet over the weekend. 

The tweet is straightforward. A black couple is smiling in an EU ad at their newborn child. The PS Youth tweets: “Vote for the Perussuomalaiset so that Finland won’t look like this.”

There are a few matters that make me wonder about the reaction to…

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