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ErikTheRed

@erikthered451.bsky.social
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Enjoy music, writing, walking and cycling in the countryside. Lifelong Man United fan, hence the name. All views my own.

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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 3h
I thought Hegseth there would be no wimps? Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Donald Trump says a 'threat' led US to move bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Evil in action by Trump. He, Hegseth and other law breakers need to be impeached after the midterms and removed from office. Criminal charges must be brought. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Trump diverts Ukraine aid to authoritarian countries in Latin America
Trump has repeatedly acted to boost like-minded and authoritarian leaders across Latin America using funds allocated for the European defense against Putin
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don’t think the Premier League will lose any sleep over what these chavs have to say. Man City are cheats. The on title they warrant is the best team 114 financial irregularities can buy. #ManCity #Cheats www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/mus...
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Liam Gallagher issues warning to those trying to "destroy" Man City
The Oasis frontman has spoken out during the latest ticket sale for the band's epic 42-date tour next year
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Results just in from the Russian election.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Whatever happened to freedom of speech? www.axios.com/2026/09/18/t...
axios.com
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House
His post leaves the ban's exact scope unclear.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This made me lol. Russia has interfered in Ukrainian politics since its independence. www.reuters.com/world/putin-...
reuters.com
Putin says Ukraine interfering in Russian parliamentary election
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Ukraine was deliberately hindering talks ​aimed at ending the 4 1/2-year-old war and accused Kyiv of interfering in Russia's ‌parliamentary electio...
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Remind me, did Trump drain the swamp?
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why am I not surprised? www.propublica.org/article/dona...
propublica.org
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is outrageous. What was VAR thinking? Not interfering with play? He dived for the ball. United were not good but we didn’t deserve to lose like that. 3 points lost to the best team 115 financial irregularities can buy. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
espn.com
Premier League referees' body apologizes to Man United after derby offside controversy
Pro Ref, the Premier League referees' body, has apologized to Manchester United after admitting the VAR awarded Erling Haaland's winning goal in Manchester City's 1-0 win by "error."
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What do you expect? He’s “a very stable genius.”
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Star Trek à la Oswald Moseley with a hint of SS. Quite fitting (excuse the pun) for today’s USA.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Everton 2-2 Man United. Two very average mid-table sides. Disappointing from United. No creativity or intensity and only 3 shots on target. Overall lack of quality. Poor defending. Everton well worth the draw.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
And still Trump supports Russia. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
Putin pledges support to Iran, rallies leaders to challenge U.S.
A regional security meeting in Kyrgyzstan highlighted the increasingly close military and political alliance between Moscow and Tehran.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Trump doesn’t even hide the fact that it’s all about oil. What an evil person he is. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Trump hails 'historic' deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela's oil
Venezuelan interim president says the unusual agreement will help revive her country's economy.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
No way Serbia should be part of the EU. It consistently fails to demonstrate European values. Now it’s honouring a war criminal. www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/e...
cnn.com
Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’ | CNN
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian-Serb general convicted of genocide, will be buried with the “highest military and state honors,” Serbia’s Minister of Justice Nenad Vujić announced Friday, according to the c...
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We love you Canada
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I wish they would stop using the word “clash”. It suggests two evenly pitched sides, when Israeli settlers armed with government issued automatic rifles are ethically cleansing areas. They are clearly the aggressors and are acting illegally and backed by the IDF.
apnews.com
Settlers kill a Palestinian teen in a West Bank clash, and other Middle East developments
Israeli settlers have killed a Palestinian teenager after a rock-throwing incident in the occupied West Bank.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
You should never privatise monopolies. The water companies ought to be fined heavily and taken into state control. Their executives should be held criminally accountable.
bbc.co.uk
Pollution behind coracle fishing in Carmarthenshire river's decline
The tradition on a Carmarthenshire river once fished by US President Jimmy Carter could be coming to an end.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
What a huge strategic blunder by the US which will find itself fighting wars with yesterday’s weapons.
thehill.com
Army plans to phase out drone unit championed by sacked generals
The U.S. Army plans to phase out a drone unit that was studying and incorporating lessons from foreign wars, including the use of uncrewed systems in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Army official confir…
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Isn’t this the same war that Trump said he’d stop on his first day in office?! www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...
aljazeera.com
At least 18 people killed in Ukraine as Russia carries out more attacks
Moscow continued to target the capital and surrounding regions throughout the day following overnight strikes.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
How many people will die because of this? Men over 50 no longer have an automatic entitlement to a PSA test simply because they ask for one. New guidance gives GPs more discretion over whether the test is appropriate.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We should sell no more weapons to this war criminal. We should have stopped decades ago. What is happening in the West Bank is disgraceful. IDF aiding and abetting reigious zealots who are ethically cleansing villages. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...
aljazeera.com
Israeli PM Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’
The Israeli PM's remark comes amid signs of growing tension between Israel and the UK's Labour government.
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Alisdair Calder McGregor @acmcgregor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I mean, Farage not turning up to do his job in Clacton is incredibly on point. He doesn't actually give a shit about representing the place, so why bother to show up and do the basic minimum of the duties of the role? And yet people vote for the shyster.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
No shit Sherlock. It’s illegal and called Insider Trading. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Truth Social’s sale of fast access to Trump posts draws legal concerns
A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the product is unconstitutional, and other experts warn it could violate securities laws.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Fancy voting for a guy who didn’t even turn up to hear the results of a by-election he caused. He disrespects all those that voted for him and those that did not. Viva Count Binface.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Once again the people of Clacton demonstrate how unbelievably stupid they are by voting in a grifter who has held zero surgeries and doesn’t give a shit about them. You get what you vote for fuckwits. Farage's by-election victory won't stop questions about finances www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Farage's by-election victory won't stop questions about finances
Nigel Farage triggered the Clacton by-election and the result was predictable - so what did he achieve?
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ASH TRAY The First, Popetato of Wülferhampton 📎 @thomasashman64.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
My Daily Count Binface appreciation post MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is an outrage. I agree with Count Binface, water executives should be made to swim in their own rivers. Hold them criminally accountable inews.co.uk/news/england...
inews.co.uk
England's rivers and lakes are poisoned by sewage. These official numbers prove it
Not a single body of water in England is safe from toxic chemicals, official Environment Agency data shows
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Trump trashes everything he touches. It’s the opposite of the Midas Touch. UFC loses $30m on Freedom 250 event at White House www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-...
bbc.co.uk
UFC White House: UFC loses $30m staging Freedom 250 event at White House
UFC owners lose $30m (£22m) staging the Freedom 250 event, which was attended by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in June.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is insider dealing, pure and simple and it’s being done brazenly. The perpetrators need to be investigated. Of course they won’t because it’s Trump. The SEC is not fit for purpose. www.axios.com/2026/08/04/t...
axios.com
Wall Street finds new edge behind Trump's presidential paywall
Trump Media is monetizing the presidency's unrivaled power to move markets
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Vote Binface and stick it to the greedy man.
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taylordauthor.bsky.social @taylordauthor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Off to Clacton to vote for Farage
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Donald Trump says America is respected again. In reality, he’s successfully turned world opinion against the US.
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cjd66.bsky.social @cjd66.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#Farage #ReformUK #£5m #grifter #Clacton
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Graham Davis @agendaforreform.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
substack.com/@warehamphot... C’mon Clacton, you know what to do. What has Farage done for you, he doesn’t live there, he’s never representing you in parliament, you can’t talk to him as he doesn’t hold surgeries, he spends his time making money. He’s a fraud and a fascist.
substack.com
Ian Clark (@warehamphotographer)
I would love to see every MP make similar promises
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Another Brexit dividend. #RejoinEU New EU border system tripling time at passport control, airport boss says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
New EU system tripling time to get through border, airport boss says
Ryanair has also warned passengers travelling to Europe this summer to prepare for extended waits.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Vote Binface not Bungface #Clacton #Essex
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Can’t believe the response we just got from #OctopusEnergy. Enquired about solar and they’re unable to help us despite having a south facing pitched roof and being an existing Octopus customer. No explanation why. Really not good. @octopusenergy.bsky.social
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Jolie Jenkins on Customer Service Call
ALT: Jolie Jenkins on Customer Service Call
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Now this is a film I’d like to see. #CountBinface
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Trump threatening to commit war crimes again. If he does, he will be held accountable along with those executing the war crimes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants in Iran unless talks resume
Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What a load of bollocks. Colonising Mars will come with severe health risks. Unless he pioneers reliable single stage Earth to orbit launchers, rockets will inevitably explode killing people. This will temporarily ground rockets making the timeline untenable. www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
forbes.com
SpaceX Plans to Send ‘Thousands’ to the Moon and Mars In 10 Years, Musk Claims
The billionaire CEO said the company planned to land astronauts back on the moon in the next few years, before eventually building a permanent “metropolis” on its surface.”
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Just leaving this here. Back the Count!
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
It’s Bungface vs. Binface. I’m backing the Count. www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
reuters.com
UK Farage's election gamble could see him face one challenger... Count Binface
A gamble by Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's populist Reform ​UK, to trigger an election for his own parliamentary seat could mean the only opponent he will face during campaigning is a man with a ‌t...
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 07/07/2026
The Donald Trump curse has struck once more as the United States' World Cup aspirations ended in crushing disappointment, with defeat to Belgium sending the co-hosts tumbling out in the Round of 16.
irishstar.com
World Cup exit sparks 'Donald Trump curse' fears after USMNT embarrassed
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
They must be tired of all that winning. Tell me America, are you feeling great again yet?
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Who wants Count Binface to take on Bungface Farage in a head to head in Clacton? Vote Binface, it’s a bin bin situation!
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Any Clacton residents who want to nominate your friendly neighbourhood intergalactic space warrior, ping me a line!
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Let’s all get behind Count Binface. He can take Farage down. He actually speaks a lot of sense. Vote th Integalactic Overlord Count Binface. .
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Next, the invasion and annexation of Belgium.
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ErikTheRed @erikthered451.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Another map change
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