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Roseanna Cunningham

@strathearnrose.bsky.social
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Retired SNP MP/MSP/Scottish Government Minister I want an independent Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, a free Ukraine 🇺🇦, an unlimited supply of books 📚, and oh yes, 🖖🖖🖖

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Jenny Gilruth MSP @jennygilruthmsp.bsky.social · 11h
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Great to catch up with Welsh First Minister @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social at @plaidcymru.bsky.social conference today!
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 11h
‼️ Zelenskyy on Russian strikes on Kyiv: They want Ukrainians to leave the capital
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Zelenskyy on Russian strikes on Kyiv: They want Ukrainians to leave the capital
Zelenskyy says Russia is intensifying attacks on civilian targets to force Ukrainians to leave Kyiv and predicts further escalation ahead of the US midterm elections.
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 12h
Burnham has destroyed two of the main arguments of the Westminster parties. He's pensioned off the claim that Scottish state pensions can only be protected in the UK and by opening the door to an EU referendum he's blown up the argument against indyref2. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/b...
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Burnham pensions off two Better Together arguments
One of the ways in which the Better Together campaign won the referendum in 2014 was to successfully scaremonger Scotland’s pensioners into believing that their state pensions would not be sa…
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 14h
🇺🇦💡Russia plans to destroy up to 15 GW of Ukraine’s energy capacity through strikes, potentially leaving cities without electricity, heat, or water, - NYT 🇪🇺 Shmyhal showed European partners in Paris a document that Kyiv believes to be an intercepted Russian plan for attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid.
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John M 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @drjohnm61.bsky.social · 18h
Trump threatens export ban of diesel www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... In other news, Grangemouth Refinery produced 36,000 barrels per day (2.4 million tonnes per year) of diesel before it ceased crude oil processing in April 2025. 12% of UK consumption Not rescued
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US pressures Europe over diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 01/10/2026
This Cossacks Day, we honor the masters of the steppes who lived for freedom.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're repeatedly told that asylum seekers pose a threat to the good people of our country... Reading about the threatening and violent treatment of elderly and open minded locals in Crowborough I get the impression that the real threat comes from closer to home. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
On Facebook and other platforms, people
who are known to support the asylum
seekers have been threatened with acid
attacks, petrol bombs and rape. The dossier.
which has been seen by the Guardian, also
claims that several local businesses have
been threatened by far-right agitators, along
with a church where some asylum seekers
worship. One man was punched in the throat
after he held up a "Love Thy Neighbour"
sign, while an elderly couple were falsely
accused of supporting sex offenders. In yet
another case, a 92-year-old church volunteer
was reportedly woken at 3am for two nights
in a row by a man standing outside her
home, shining a torch through her window
and shouting abuse
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RNS @rns.org · 01/10/2026
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — 'If someone were to ask me, am I in panic mode? No, I sleep at night,' the pope said. But, he doesn’t believe the warnings regarding AI are 'fake news, as some have said.'
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Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI 'should be taken seriously'
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — 'If someone were to ask me, am I in panic mode? No, I sleep at night,' the pope said. But, he doesn’t believe the warnings regarding AI are 'fake news, as some have said.'
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 01/10/2026
Oh. How the tables turned. I just got a post on Facebook that encourages people in Britain to move to Poland and become bus drivers (Yes, there is a massive shortage of bus drivers in Poland now so they are taking non-EU citizens too).
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Roseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A former Scot Gov SPAD’s assessment of Burnham’s Conference speech @burdzeyeview.bluesky.social #Burnham #LabourConference2026 #ScottishIndependence burdzeyeview.substack.com/p/andy-burnh...
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Andy Burnham just put passion and personality in politics
and firmly into the constitutional debate
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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
a short poem name like when we meet a bovine and we say 'hi coo' #NationalPoetryDay #Haiku
A black and white archive photograph of a cow standing beside a track leading down to a mill. The cow is looking at the camera.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Russian attacks on #Kyiv this AM include strike on a school No casualties, as children and teachers were in shelter #Zelensky: "Russian scumbags continue attacking life across our country, #Ukraine children, and our schools. Russia must be held fully accountable for this" #UkraineWar
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The SNP @snp.org · 01/10/2026
Andy Burnham's "National Care Service" turns out to be Free Personal Care in England. Inspired by a policy already delivered in Scotland by the SNP.
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 01/10/2026
A group calling for devolution of powers to Brittany has written to the Welsh First Minister alongside the heads of The SNP and Sinn Féin to propose opening a direct dialogue to help further the Celtic nation's shared mission for autonomy
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Yes Breizh: Breton devolution group contacts Welsh FM to 'open dialogue'
Stephen Price The President of a campaign group calling for devolution of powers and responsibilities to Brittany has written to the Welsh First Minister alongside the heads of The SNP and Sinn Féin t...
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Roseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Haven’t quite finished ‘Lost in the Lakes’ by @tchesshyre.bsky.social & have already bought ‘From Source to Sea’ (that’s River Thames; don’t get too worked up) & ‘Slow Trains Around Britain’. At this rate I’ll just have to move out of the house to make room for the books…. #Booksky #TomChessyre
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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#TopTenTuesday : Fall-Themed Freebie noveldeelights.com/2026/09/29/t... from @noveldeelights.bsky.social
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#TopTenTuesday : Fall-Themed Freebie
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now being hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic…
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🇺🇦❗️Photos of the aftermath of the morning attack on Kyiv. 6-story residential building was hit in the Holosiivskyi district. One person was injured, 10 more were evacuated. Two private residential buildings were damaged in the Solomyanskyi district.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🇯🇵🇰🇷🇨🇳🇹🇼🇺🇦 Soldiers from Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan as part of the Asian Corps of Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Michael Russell @feorlean.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Very sorry to hear of Peter May’s death . An amazing prolific talent and always good company. www.blipfoto.com/entry/355124...
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Peter May | feorlean
I was shocked to hear at lunchtime - via a text from my old friend Roseanna Cunningham - that  the prolific and prize winning author (and...
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Bloody Scotland @bloodyscotland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're very sad to hear of the death of Peter May, he was a wonderful writer and a generous and gracious presence at the festival over the years. Here he is, at the most recent of six appearances in 2024 - Sending love to Janice and the rest of his family. He will be missed.
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randy39.bsky.social @randy39.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 28/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV urges European unity to fight 'lies and deceit'
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Pope Leo XIV urges European unity to fight 'lies and deceit'
On the final day of Pope Leo XIV's four-day visit to France, which has drawn crowds of French Catholics, the pontiff decried the 'increasingly uncivilized' state of international relations and urged Europe to help 'break this cycle.'
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Very sorry to hear this news. I have hugely enjoyed Peter May’s evocative books set in the Hebrides. His description of events in some of the most precious places in our landscape was so stunning. I extend my sympathy to his family. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia has carried out a massive terrorist attack on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv. Rescue crews are battling the fire and searching for survivors who may be trapped inside. People have been killed. Others took to the windows to escape the fire.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A war on our doorstep. The worst conflict in Europe since World War II. And here's the thing: this is not just a war that is killing innocents; it's a war of terror. The Kremlin says it wants to freeze Ukrainians into defeat."
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Roseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh no! Terrible news. This is so sad. He will have had more books in him. RIP Peter #PeterMay #Booksky
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@jackiandaspen performs an operatic duet together. 🦜🎶🎙️ "Just two highly trained musicians performing Queen of the Night together. One of us has a music degree; The other one poops on me." #bird #music #opera #talent
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Roseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thread on the Russian blockading & starving of a Ukrainian city. Deliberate savagery happening right now in Europe. #Ukraine #Oleshky
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History Today @historytoday.com · 25/09/2026
The Treaty of York was signed #OnThisDay in 1237, defining the Anglo-Scottish border. Scotland’s sovereignty and independence have #medieval origins. 🔓 This article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
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The Medieval Roots of Scottish Independence
At what point did the Scots first see themselves as a distinct kingdom separate but equal to that of England? Scottish sovereignty and independence have medieval origins.
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Roseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@tchesshyre.bsky.social is here!! Hello! Just bought Lost in the Lakes and enjoying it immensely. Amazing story about the Greenside Lead Mine’s impact on the nuclear test ban treaty. I see there are many more books to enjoy - look forward to ticking them off 🙂
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Mark Carney: “I would now like to inform you that the teleprompter has ceased to function. Unlike a certain world leader, I do not view this as a conspiracy.”
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ageing: the condition of becoming less serious about all you were once far too serious about and more serious about all that you once undervalued.
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Roseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
FFS!
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after threats from thugs www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after huge anti-migrant protests
RNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore
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Saving Wildcats @saveourwildcats.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A wildcat’s stripes are unique, like fingerprints, even as kittens 🐾 Although a wildcat's markings change as it matures, key traits tend to remain consistent. This helps the team identify kittens, born to released wildcat females, that reappear on the trail cameras as dispersed juveniles 📸
Four black and white images of wildcat kittens. The top two photos are overlaid with text that reads: Two months old; the bottom two photos are overlaid with text that reads: Seven months old.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🇺🇦🇺🇸👀 CNN: Zelensky is ahead of Trump in popularity ratings in the US. Trump’s net approval rating for his actions in the war in Ukraine has fallen by 33 points, and among independent voters by 53. At the same time, attacks on Zelensky are not adding to Trump’s support at home.
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Charles, OFM Cap. @frcharles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
day off to a good start with an opportunity neither vulgar nor sarcastic to reply to a text with the poop emoji
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David Daniel @daviddaniel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I can't *imagine* why this passage from Inventing The Renaissance by @adapalmer.bsky.social stuck out to me.
Everybody Wants to Claim a Golden Age

No matter how mythical golden ages are, they're incredibly useful to *later* regimes and peoples who want to make glorifying claims about *themselves*. If you present yourself, your movement, your business model, your political proposal, etc., as the return of a golden age, or the successor to a golden age, that claim can make you seem important, powerful. *Legitimate.*

(stars are to indicate words in italics)
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Quiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way.
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CN Lester 🏳️‍⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you're not actively involved in disability rights work, you need to read this thread immediately It's been really striking watching Bluesky (and broader) debates on the assisted dying bill from otherwise progressive ppl with ZERO inclusion of disabled experiences and insights.
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ASH TRAY The First, Popetato of Wülferhampton 📎 @thomasashman64.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
During World War II, the @RNLI routinely launched into hazardous waters to rescue downed German 🇩🇪 pilots, strictly upholding their mission to save any life at sea regardless of nation . RNLI volunteer crews saved over 6,300 lives, including hundreds of enemy airmen and sailors.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 10/09/2026
'You are not welcome in the twenty-first century. Now, piss off!' People Make 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow www.instagram.com/p/DdAG4sPMe8V/
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Jack Lu on Instagram: "Racial abuse on a First Bus service in Glasgow AGAIN. Tonight, I was subjected to racially abusive comments from another passenger while travelling on a First Bus service in Gl...
31K likes, 2,752 comments - jacklu1827 on September 7, 2026: "Racial abuse on a First Bus service in Glasgow AGAIN. Tonight, I was subjected to racially abusive comments from another passenger while ...
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Ilikecaketoo (UK) @ilikecaketoo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Disgraceful that the RNLI have to say this today, but here we are 😞. If you would like to donate👇🏻. rnli.org/support-us/g... #RNLI #RNLISavesLives
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PACrosthwaite 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @baggytrousers1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The RNLI volunteers coming under fire and being threatened are heroes. They put their own lives in jeopardy to save lives irrespective of race, colour or creed. I am proud to have supported them for over 50 years and will continue to do so. Arrest the masked thugs. Repost your Support for the RNLI
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 09/09/2026
⚡New record set: Ukrainian drones strike Russian gas facility over 3,000 km away in Siberia. Ukraine's Special Operations Forces carried out Kyiv's deepest strike into Russia in the war so far, attacking a natural gas facility 3,200 kilometers (1,988 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
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New record set: Ukrainian drones strike Russian gas facility over 3,000 km away in Siberia
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) carried out Kyiv's deepest strike into Russia so far in the full-scale war, attacking a natural gas facility 3,200 kilometers (1,988 miles) from the Ukrainian...
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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
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Roseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Classy graffiti in Crieff today #Crieff #CrieffGraffiti #Graffiti
One end of a bus stop in Crieff with ‘Read 1984 Orwell’ painted on in the top left hand corner with 
turquoise paint.  Tagged but the tag is undecipherable
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Gàidheal Gèidh @grumps2772.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Wee Glasgow women gets racist off the bus
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Roseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Stuck at home today waiting for a new fridge to be delivered so apart from reposting Star Trek stuff I also randomly found myself donating to the RNLI - as you do 😉 Seemed like a good thing to do…… rnli.org
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:

[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]

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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 

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CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.

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CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free 
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-

BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister 

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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?

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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill

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HITLER:
What we are proposing -

CHURCHILL:
Hang on

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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -

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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here

BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate

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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate 
You don't debate fascists

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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!

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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...

CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-

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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!

BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak

[ends]
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