Grumpy
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Cui bono??
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Grumpy
@grumpybb.bsky.social
· Oct 25
That’s why Musk and Thiel are pushing this hard financially.
JD Vance is their man.
Trump gets the win, out in 12 months because of his mental health issues (which will also be used as defence for everything)
And Vance takes over.
(I predicted Trumps cognitive health and defence years ago)
JD Vance is their man.
Trump gets the win, out in 12 months because of his mental health issues (which will also be used as defence for everything)
And Vance takes over.
(I predicted Trumps cognitive health and defence years ago)
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Nonsense!
Gas prices have risen across Europe, Africa & the Middle East. It’s not peculiar to Britain.
What Monaco-based tax avoider Ratcliffe is trying to do is blackmail the UK govt to bung him some taxpayers’ money by threatening to close some his Hull plants
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gas prices have risen across Europe, Africa & the Middle East. It’s not peculiar to Britain.
What Monaco-based tax avoider Ratcliffe is trying to do is blackmail the UK govt to bung him some taxpayers’ money by threatening to close some his Hull plants
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas prices
Ineos said natural gas in the UK is twelve times more expensive than in the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Nonsense!
Gas prices have risen across Europe, Africa & the Middle East. It’s not peculiar to Britain.
What Monaco-based tax avoider Ratcliffe is trying to do is blackmail the UK govt to bung him some taxpayers’ money by threatening to close some his Hull plants
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gas prices have risen across Europe, Africa & the Middle East. It’s not peculiar to Britain.
What Monaco-based tax avoider Ratcliffe is trying to do is blackmail the UK govt to bung him some taxpayers’ money by threatening to close some his Hull plants
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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EXCLUSIVE: We have obtained accounts from Circulo Independente LDA, a Portuguese company established by Adam Geary to run Stephen Lennon’s political operation.
Was the company established overseas to avoid British company rules and, ultimately, Corporation Tax?
hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robins...
Was the company established overseas to avoid British company rules and, ultimately, Corporation Tax?
hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robins...
Tommy Robinson’s Algarve Empire: Exposing his shadowy Portuguese companies – HOPE not hate
hopenothate.org.uk
September 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
EXCLUSIVE: We have obtained accounts from Circulo Independente LDA, a Portuguese company established by Adam Geary to run Stephen Lennon’s political operation.
Was the company established overseas to avoid British company rules and, ultimately, Corporation Tax?
hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robins...
Was the company established overseas to avoid British company rules and, ultimately, Corporation Tax?
hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robins...
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When Andy Burnham served as the Manchester regional mayor, he did so in the only region of England that refused Palantir access to its data. Now, as British prime minister, Palantir could be his first major test in office.
The UK Government Faces a Reckoning Over Palantir
Andy Burnham once kept Palantir out of Greater Manchester. His first test as prime minister is whether to cut the company’s £330 million NHS contract—and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington.
www.wired.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:07 PM
When Andy Burnham served as the Manchester regional mayor, he did so in the only region of England that refused Palantir access to its data. Now, as British prime minister, Palantir could be his first major test in office.
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1/ What is Marco Rubio referring to here? It's true that Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure have hit some American interests, specifically the US oil companies Chevron and ExxonMobil, but that's a distraction from the real issue. ⬇️
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Marco Rubio: "The one thing we are concerned about is that over the last few months on a number of occasions American-linked ships, American oil supplies, have been targeted -- probably not deliberately -- but targeted nonetheless by Ukraine. That needs to be addressed. We can't have that happen."
September 22, 2026 at 1:18 PM
1/ What is Marco Rubio referring to here? It's true that Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure have hit some American interests, specifically the US oil companies Chevron and ExxonMobil, but that's a distraction from the real issue. ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/atru...
bsky.app/profile/atru...
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If people have been trying to tug you off for four days without success, consider speaking to your GP about trying a different antidepressant
Giant Japanese Bulker Remains Aground Off Australia After Four Days
maritime-executive.com/article/gian...
maritime-executive.com/article/gian...
Giant Japanese Bulker Remains Aground Off Australia After Four Days
Efforts, so far, have been unsuccessful in pulling the large, Japanese-owned bulker free after it grounded last Friday (September 18) off the Gladston...
maritime-executive.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
If people have been trying to tug you off for four days without success, consider speaking to your GP about trying a different antidepressant
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Movements to and from the Gulf continue. Today, twelve F-16s are heading toward the Middle East.
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/22/t...
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/22/t...
Three KC-135s join 12 US F-16s in Germany for a flight toward the Gulf
Three U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotankers departed Bucharest this morning and flew toward Spangdahlem, Germany, where twelve F-16Cs of the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing had been st...
www.itamilradar.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Movements to and from the Gulf continue. Today, twelve F-16s are heading toward the Middle East.
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/22/t...
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/22/t...
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Often treated as a victim of the woke mob.
Even as he defended Enoch Powell
Even as he defended Enoch Powell
September 22, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Often treated as a victim of the woke mob.
Even as he defended Enoch Powell
Even as he defended Enoch Powell
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Just a few short years ago Calvin Robinson was a GB News presenter, a regular guest on various talk radio stations,
Between 2019 and 2021, a school governor and a regular contributor to The Mail and Daily Telegraph.
Now? Well now he's just an open antisemite.
Between 2019 and 2021, a school governor and a regular contributor to The Mail and Daily Telegraph.
Now? Well now he's just an open antisemite.
Just checking in with the Bad Place to see what “Father” Calvin Robinson is up to these days.
September 22, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Just a few short years ago Calvin Robinson was a GB News presenter, a regular guest on various talk radio stations,
Between 2019 and 2021, a school governor and a regular contributor to The Mail and Daily Telegraph.
Now? Well now he's just an open antisemite.
Between 2019 and 2021, a school governor and a regular contributor to The Mail and Daily Telegraph.
Now? Well now he's just an open antisemite.
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Have you been wondering HOW money is laundered. Who does what?
This long but interesting article spells out how the Kremlin et al actually did it to circumnavigate sanctions.
Now think about why any person or party would promote Crypto : staring hard at ReFuk and Farage & Tice & their big donors
This long but interesting article spells out how the Kremlin et al actually did it to circumnavigate sanctions.
Now think about why any person or party would promote Crypto : staring hard at ReFuk and Farage & Tice & their big donors
Well. That looks systematic 😳
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks
FT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast leak from inside fintech A7
www.ft.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Have you been wondering HOW money is laundered. Who does what?
This long but interesting article spells out how the Kremlin et al actually did it to circumnavigate sanctions.
Now think about why any person or party would promote Crypto : staring hard at ReFuk and Farage & Tice & their big donors
This long but interesting article spells out how the Kremlin et al actually did it to circumnavigate sanctions.
Now think about why any person or party would promote Crypto : staring hard at ReFuk and Farage & Tice & their big donors
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Use of AI to plan violent criminal activities will soon be commonplace. Here's another example: British Columbia sued OpenAI, saying a mass shooting at a school in BC could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter had used ChatGPT to plan the massacre.
British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting
British Columbia sued OpenAI in California on Monday, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter ha...
www.reuters.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Use of AI to plan violent criminal activities will soon be commonplace. Here's another example: British Columbia sued OpenAI, saying a mass shooting at a school in BC could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter had used ChatGPT to plan the massacre.
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“A7 was originally set up in Russia and Kyrgyzstan by Ilan Shor, a Moldovan oligarch, with support from Promsvyazbank (PSB), a state-owned bank with close links to the defence industry.”
It was touted as filling the gap when 🇷🇺 was cut off from SWIFT payment system.
It was touted as filling the gap when 🇷🇺 was cut off from SWIFT payment system.
September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“A7 was originally set up in Russia and Kyrgyzstan by Ilan Shor, a Moldovan oligarch, with support from Promsvyazbank (PSB), a state-owned bank with close links to the defence industry.”
It was touted as filling the gap when 🇷🇺 was cut off from SWIFT payment system.
It was touted as filling the gap when 🇷🇺 was cut off from SWIFT payment system.
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“Hundreds of thousands of files obtained by the FT from inside A7, a group set up as an alternative to the western payments system, reveal how it used old-fashioned money laundering to funnel more than $6.9bn through the international banking system despite sanctions on Russia”
It gets worse
It gets worse
September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“Hundreds of thousands of files obtained by the FT from inside A7, a group set up as an alternative to the western payments system, reveal how it used old-fashioned money laundering to funnel more than $6.9bn through the international banking system despite sanctions on Russia”
It gets worse
It gets worse
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Well. That looks systematic 😳
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks
FT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast leak from inside fintech A7
www.ft.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Well. That looks systematic 😳
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
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Wow. Hell of an FT story.
Well. That looks systematic 😳
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks
FT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast leak from inside fintech A7
www.ft.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Wow. Hell of an FT story.
Remember how all those police forces were involved in pilots with Palantir? A lot fewer are now: as.ft.com/r/91bd3465-9...
Five UK police forces end Palantir project after two years
Significant setback for US technology company’s bid to establish itself as key supplier to British law enforcement
as.ft.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Great to see @financialtimes.com following up @lucasamin.bsky.social and @samgelder.bsky.social ‘s excellent reporting on how English police forces are dropping Palantir
Remember how all those police forces were involved in pilots with Palantir? A lot fewer are now: as.ft.com/r/91bd3465-9...
Five UK police forces end Palantir project after two years
Significant setback for US technology company’s bid to establish itself as key supplier to British law enforcement
as.ft.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Great to see @financialtimes.com following up @lucasamin.bsky.social and @samgelder.bsky.social ‘s excellent reporting on how English police forces are dropping Palantir
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Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd.
Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves.
Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚
Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves.
Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚
September 22, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd.
Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves.
Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚
Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves.
Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚
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You could also include Nigel Farage but he discreetly never met Putin or visited the Russian ambassador in London.
September 22, 2026 at 7:15 AM
You could also include Nigel Farage but he discreetly never met Putin or visited the Russian ambassador in London.
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Wey hey!! Two cheers. Hurrah! I’m almost, but not, quite, mildly excited that something might not be ruled out in a few years time. Way to go, Andy. Bold, bravely ambivalent, solidly ambiguous, resolutely vague leadership, at last. 🙄🙄🙄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto
PM says immediate focus is on rebuilding bridges with EU as he prepares for first meeting with Ursula von der Leyen
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Wey hey!! Two cheers. Hurrah! I’m almost, but not, quite, mildly excited that something might not be ruled out in a few years time. Way to go, Andy. Bold, bravely ambivalent, solidly ambiguous, resolutely vague leadership, at last. 🙄🙄🙄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Now we have context, why Jim Ratcliffe has been a moany shit recently. His pocket is being hit by Trumps Iran war, Liz Truss got rid of all the UK gas storage and our supply is threatened because we left the energy agency due to Brexit. It's almost like he fucked around and has been found out?
September 22, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Now we have context, why Jim Ratcliffe has been a moany shit recently. His pocket is being hit by Trumps Iran war, Liz Truss got rid of all the UK gas storage and our supply is threatened because we left the energy agency due to Brexit. It's almost like he fucked around and has been found out?
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The circle of life...
George Osborne was replaced as editor of the Evening Standard by Emily Sheffield, sister of Samantha Cameron, who is the wife of David Cameron, whose Chancellor was George Osborne, who was replaced as editor of the Evening Standard by...
#politicslive
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George Osborne was replaced as editor of the Evening Standard by Emily Sheffield, sister of Samantha Cameron, who is the wife of David Cameron, whose Chancellor was George Osborne, who was replaced as editor of the Evening Standard by...
#politicslive
bsky.app/profile/paul...
After she lost her job as an editor of Vogue, Emily Sheffield went for dinner at the Camerons' with George Osborne.
"George's advice to consider what I want next would prove the most salient."
And so she became editor of the Evening Standard, taking over from...
George Osborne.
#politicslive
"George's advice to consider what I want next would prove the most salient."
And so she became editor of the Evening Standard, taking over from...
George Osborne.
#politicslive
September 22, 2026 at 11:56 AM
The circle of life...
George Osborne was replaced as editor of the Evening Standard by Emily Sheffield, sister of Samantha Cameron, who is the wife of David Cameron, whose Chancellor was George Osborne, who was replaced as editor of the Evening Standard by...
#politicslive
bsky.app/profile/paul...
George Osborne was replaced as editor of the Evening Standard by Emily Sheffield, sister of Samantha Cameron, who is the wife of David Cameron, whose Chancellor was George Osborne, who was replaced as editor of the Evening Standard by...
#politicslive
bsky.app/profile/paul...
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Absolutely brilliant thread for Gen "young people" who complain about being poor...
A landlord making £100,000 a month says young people have “no excuse to be poor”.
Excellent. I love financial advice.
Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor.
metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...
Excellent. I love financial advice.
Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor.
metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...
I’m a landlord making £100,000 a month — young people have no excuse to be poor
Samuel bought his first home aged 17 with a 100% mortgage.
metro.co.uk
September 22, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Absolutely brilliant thread for Gen "young people" who complain about being poor...
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Vance: We need somebody who will fight back against the fart left. Now, you may not have even heard that, but I just called them the fart left, not the far left.
September 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Vance: We need somebody who will fight back against the fart left. Now, you may not have even heard that, but I just called them the fart left, not the far left.
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Spectacular
Vance: We need somebody who will fight back against the fart left. Now, you may not have even heard that, but I just called them the fart left, not the far left.
September 22, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Spectacular
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A landlord making £100,000 a month says young people have “no excuse to be poor”.
Excellent. I love financial advice.
Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor.
metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...
Excellent. I love financial advice.
Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor.
metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...
I’m a landlord making £100,000 a month — young people have no excuse to be poor
Samuel bought his first home aged 17 with a 100% mortgage.
metro.co.uk
September 22, 2026 at 10:25 AM
A landlord making £100,000 a month says young people have “no excuse to be poor”.
Excellent. I love financial advice.
Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor.
metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...
Excellent. I love financial advice.
Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor.
metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...