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Dan Cole

@cole0007.bsky.social
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Retired with interest in politics

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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump will burn the world of it benefits him
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
There is a sketch from Monty Python on someone who wants to be a lion tamer. When describing a lion he describes an ant eater. When shown what a lion is he runs out screaming
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I liked Burnham because he’s pragmatic. Unfortunately good stance on Ukraine is anything but. Looks like the neocons in MI5 have his ear. I can’t believe he wants to go to war with Russia. I do believe he wants Uk to grab a slice of Europe defence contracts
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
It’s what u get with investment, higher wages and not just tax cuts for the rich
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I believe the data centres are there to harvest everyone’s data so they can monitor, control, sell , predict voting intentions, determine what narratives work. Google search engines do a good job at this but the AI will take it to the next level
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
We have history of this: Iraq, Syria and Libya
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
CIA US neocons want to cut China off from oil and gas provided by Russia and Iran. They want oil dominance for leverage against China and everyone else. They don’t want a direct war with Russia as Russia can strike at US. They have no issues Russia striking Europe or UK.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Watching UK news and Burnham statements. I think the deep state is running UK as well as US. Intelligence services (CIA,MI6,Mossad) and others in Europe looking to regime change Russia despite what the population wants. Burnham is reacting to what MI6 puts before him which they get from CIA.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It’s looking like Joker and Harlequin: ‘Will u die for me’. Is Burnham willing to go to war with Russia for ?
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
It’s all performative. CIA are targeting Russia using Starlink. US want to weaken Russia and have bases in Ukraine. They won’t allow Zelensky to pursue a neutral path
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
UK doing ok. Debt to gdp 103% which is manageable. Growth 0.4% , deficit 1.4%. Why? Because Labour put more money in ordinary ppl pockets then the wealth Tory govt giving wealth huge tax cuts which they used to buy assets not goods.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The US and its social media is trying to influence voting in Europe and will do also UK
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My personal belief is the US/Isreal want a base in the Black Sea, preferably Crimea. From there they could launch attacks in Eastern Iran but also threaten Turkey as well as Russia. No 1 priority is Ukraine with NATO. Neutrality not an option. I understand Turkey is NATO member but resists US bases
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Not a lot happened and no one arrested. All propaganda
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It’s simple: if u don’t own a house u want them to be built everywhere. If u do u don’t want houses built anywhere.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
US and Russia don’t want to go to war against each other. But US has a successful history of funding groups to act as proxies. They did it in Syria,Libya many Latin American countries, Iran in 1950s and now Ukraine. They tried and failed in 2025 in Iran protests.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Uk decline started with Thatcher and the deindustrialising of UK. Taking all the money from sales of assets like BP to develop the SE and London for financial services
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There was £620,000 unaccounted for funding fed into vote Leave through Ireland
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The EU/UK spending tax payers money (they probably borrow) to send money to Ukraine who are neither EU or NATO. They talk up war with Russia to try and maintain the gravy train called NATO membership. None of it has been put to their voters for approval. Pulling the strings is the CIA and Trump
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It’s mid Oct ‘26 and the temperature is 15c on South England . Climate change is pushing the argument away from containing heat to aircon
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Starmer also sat on the report
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trump also happy about Brexit as it reduces power opposition to US
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Also Truss, Sunak and Starmer suppressed the report. Why?
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The scandal isn’t that a foreign power (this case Russia) interfered with a UK election/referendum they’ve been doing for decades. It’s that Johnson suppressed the report
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Populist govt hate the population they serve. They’re authoritarian at heart and anti-democratic. There well financed so group focus to know what to say.Only way to save democracy is to call an election if the governing party clearly misinformed the electorate and fail to implement maj of policies
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Most of the debt came from Tory borrowing at almost 0% interest rates which I guess is true for most of it. The problem was most seem to go on tax cuts for the wealthy with little investment. Thankfully they did invest in renewables
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I agree but can’t let facts get in the way of a good RW story. Also the 6% interest is only on new/roll over debt. Question is do the govt want to commit 6% interest for 30 years?
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
UK debt/GDP is 103%. That’s less than US and most of EU countries it’s been stable since 2024 when Labour took over from Tories.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Like Johnson I can’t believe anything Trump says. US will attack Iran before midterms if they see an opportunity or spurred on by Isreal. Probably just before Isreali elections end of October
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I remember watching Boris Johnson lie about his Brexit deal not having an effective boarder down the centre of the English Channel despite the words in the deal and everyone else. Clearly a lie yet subconsciously I was kind of believing it. I don’t think Trump lies as well as Johnson. I’m English
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
World class players, played for England that play/played for Newcastle: Anthony Gordon, Elliott Anderson, Hall, Isak,Tonoli. This means NU has an excellent scouting/coaching facilities
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
On reflection I think Trump is lying to bolster support for the midTerms
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Russias future is in the global south which currently excludes the Americas as US is too powerful and exhurts too much control. They’ll be fighting there for years to come. Europe will eventually beg to trade with Russia. The problem will be the fight to control the arctic circle.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I feel those Europeans who have carved out excellent well paid jobs in NATO need to stoke fear of a Russian invasion to justify NATO. A peaceful Russia trading with Europe removes any need for NATO. Europe is still in Cold War mentality.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Abramovich owner Chelsea. Russian oligarchs owned many properties in London. If Zelensky hadn’t been elected with desires of joining NATO and EU, Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine. Even then they only wanted their land back which was handed over to Ukraine as part of CCCP. But Europe stoking fear
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In the UK the Ukraine war is hardly ever discussed. I hear no one on the streets mentioning it. Ppl are asking why uk sends money to Ukraine. The narrative of evil Putin wanting to invade Europe after 5 years battling Ukraine doesn’t fly. Johnson put the son of ex-kgb in the House of Lords
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
UK media is in lockstep with US media. It formed people’s opinion on Iraq,Syria,Libya and now Russia and Iran. All of the news reporting left out the part that these were independent oil and gas producers who stop US oil corporations taking over. None of the above were threats to the west.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Will networks show it?
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Without Russia there’s no NATO. With NATO there’s no peace with Russia
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NATO was set up to defend the US against Soviet Union by having sacrificial bases in Europe and a nuclear shield. After 1991 when CCCP broke up leaving Russia with promises of trade between both. NATO had no reason to exist. Problem Europe NATO employed a lot of people with well paid jobs
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hegseth going full snuff movie
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Oh I forgot to mention the Climate Crisis that’s devastating countries and food supplies. Spain state of emergency with severe flooding. UK 15c in mid October etc
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Please note all the above is based on my reading of current affairs and the news . And my conclusions.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
For me the greatest threat to the west is Trump and the looming AI stock market crash that’ll push Europe towards China
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The issue for UK seems to be gas and Europe Liquified Gas. UK gets 68% of its electricity from renewables. Europe,China and India get a lot from renewables also. This weakens the impact of Hormuz. It also blows a hole in Trumps oil dominance strategy the US is betting on.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If the world was such dire straights, Trump could remove blockade and allow Iran to sell its oil, open up Hormuz for the GCC countries. Europe could buy oil and gas from Russia. It’s in the west control
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
That according to some on utube the world is coming to the end. Jet fuel running out, diesel running out, famine coming. Yet stats show uk currency stable since 2024 as is Euro and $. Oil is over £80/barrel not extreme, it’s been higher. There is plenty of oil. Import from Russia, and others.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
There’s a huge floor in social media platforms like Utube , X, Meta etc. it’s the need for clicks and likes. VG sites get corrupted as they become more desperate to increase subscription and hits. I noticed on Utube many of the banners have zero relevance to the content.
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Blair Labour govt took away the restriction on school place having to be in the school catchment area. This allowed me to send my sons to outstanding schools. Only way before that was to buy or rent houses in the area. Think Tories reapplied restrictions. Not sure as kids went to Uni and working
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Dan Cole @cole0007.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Newcastle United sold 2 world class players: Elliott Anderson and Anthony Gordon. I know no other club so foolish
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