Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Americans - as you embrace the Christmas spirit & you root for your classical heroes - just remember who they represent - George Bailey was the best of you, but by MAGA cult thinking….. 010
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Appears so, but Klan leaders all know what they’re saying is bullshit but they need useful bodies. I’ve watched generations of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, and none of the senior figures are true believers, they use it to keep themselves in position. Rile up the poor, send them to war. 100
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 09/12/2025But powerful white supemacists don’t believe as passionately as the foot soldiers, that’s all part of the grift. He’d change to any other ideology if it provided a straighter path to authoritarian rule & control of the public purse, of all contract deals, foreign & domestic. 200
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Oh I listen, I really do, I’m just not convinced it’s an ideology they truly believe in. It’s an act, they know how to divided society, they know what will turn poor against poor neighbour. Once the power is all concentrated in the executive, they’ve the keys to the economy. 481
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 09/12/2025I genuinely don’t think it’s hate with any of these ghouls - they believe in nothing except the greatest grift of all time. They’ll say & do anything to keep the transfer of power going and this the transfer of public money to their own accounts. 4142
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 09/12/2025He’s come up with a way of telling MAGA why they failed at school. They’ll love him for it. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 09/12/2025When you accept that Trumps two reasons for strong arming a shit peace deal on Ukraine, are the kompromat that Putin has on him, but primarily that he craves a Nobel prize more that anything (because the negro got one) - then the why of what he’s prepared to sign up to on Ukraine’s behalf, is clear. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 26/11/2025If you wanted to convince people that racist remarks you undeniably made as a younger person, in no way reflect your current views, it would be a lot more persuasive if your last 2 jobs weren’t being leader of 2 UK political parties with racism as a mono policy. Just my observation on the issue. 020
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 23/11/2025You do realise that walls don’t represent the end of the universe, there are things behind walls… 110
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 23/11/2025He’s just finished whining about Zelenskyy’s ‘ingratitude’ Amazing how he can characterise his corrupt arrogance as someone else’s ingratitude. I try to remain positive in an existential kinda way, but I honestly don’t know how democracies recover from this era. 031
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 23/11/2025No, we agree Trump is working with Russia, that’s a given. But Trump didn’t put this plan together, he literally couldn’t manage a Just Eat order. My point was, whether this was Miller working with Kremlin or other cronies, it doesn’t matter. It’ll never be signed. He’s already throwing a tantrum. 194
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 23/11/2025The architects are irrelevant. It’s an unacceptable plan to Ukraine & to Europe. No one else matters. The world & the worlds press need to quickly understand that Trump & USA have no role here that is anything other than fully supporting Ukraine & Europe. 140
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Let’s be clear, even irrespective of the claims regarding inflation. If inflation slows or holds, PRICES ARE STILL RISING BY THE RATE OF INFLATION - prices don’t drop without intervention or a significant shock. Your grocery prices are still rising quarter on quarter. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Just finished Grapes of Wrath for the first time since school (O Level Engl Lit). I took in hardly any of it at 15. What a masterpiece. Steinbecks insight into humanity and the fragility of existence under trickle down economics is unrivalled. 010
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Ladies & Gentlemen of the interweb, I present to you the dumbest threat ever Maccabi Tel Aviv will not accept Villa tickets www.bbc.com/sport/footba...bbc.comMaccabi Tel Aviv will not accept Aston Villa Europa League ticketsIsraeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv say they will not accept any ticket allocation from Aston Villa should the decision to ban their supporters from next month's Europa League match be overturned. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 14/10/2025It’s a shame they’ve waited until they need to shift blame, to ‘out’ the Brexit carnage & not been consistently honest about it every day since June 2016. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 14/10/2025They’ll complain about the cussing, because he tells the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Harry Kane - 102 goals in 105 appearances for Bayern. Yet when there’s conversation about the best striker ever he’s not even mentioned. These are phenomenal stats. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Your own screenshot says they do. You’re aware (well you’re clearly not) that information behind ‘jokes’ need not be absolutely representative. Often the object of the joke is sufficient. The recipient also requires a sense of humour. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Saw Lammy on a Bloomberg forum yday - saying that the only 2 key policies for western govts are cost of living & immigration. If that’s what they believe Farage will waltz into nr10. 130
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Oh and whilst not the ending (like last scene) but the altering essence of the film *near the end*, then Bridge to Terabithia. 010
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 12/09/2025In truth it was probably 2008, when the super rich asset stripped an imploded world. Made themselves obscenely rich, and have sought to sew division & anxiety on all working people since, to keep eyes off them. 122
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Since WW2 the prevailing pillar of western govt was to make our children’s lives better then our own. Since 2016 it’s been to make life worse for those who disagree or differ. How did we get here? 173
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Thursday eve & finally watching Catalan MotoGP. That’s how dull this era is. Not waited this long after a race to watch it since 90s when I had to wait for my mate to bring me the VHS, bcse he had cable tv & I didn’t. Watched Moto3 race live great as always. I’ve watched WSBK, WSS & BSB already. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Is it not true though, that it’s the ‘centre of that political period’? 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 03/09/2025I mean you don’t kinda willingly get nailed to a cross without a degree of naivety. 030
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 03/09/2025And I accept it isn’t easy holding Farage or Tice to account, because they’re willing to tell outrageous lies to obfuscate, that are difficult to fact check in real time, but it has to happen. 0162
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Farage faces almost no effective challenge from our MSM. Labour cabinet are harangued & harassed for filling in a tax form incorrectly. Party optics aren’t the problem. What the voters see in print & on the cathode ray tube are. 1263
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Call me an idiot..but if our countries are ‘already full’ (see populist rhetoric) surely a falling birthright with immigration is the sensible path..? 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Please, can the Garibaldi biscuit factory invest in a cutting machine, it’s the 21stC guys. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Here’s the thing…I’m a lawyer, I’m trained to ask questions & choose my words carefully - in respect of any dialogue with leave voters, there isn’t any fucking English language that encourages more than them putting their fingers in their ears. You seem uniquely capable. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 29/08/2025You must, and I mean this genuinely, have a unique sample pool of reasonable people. People I know well, knew before & still know, at best refuse to talk about it. No, zero, nulla online interactions have resulted in a single backward step in 10yrs. 100
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 29/08/2025That’s dangerous & stupid and obviously a mass misrepresentation of the factual balance of any debate. But viewers were left believing there was a black & white choice on the weight of evidence provided - but it was 100,000 to 1. 040
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 29/08/2025100% disagree, tell me how many Brexists you’ve converted with facts & truth? The BBC admitted that ‘balance’ during Leave campaign, was on any point of they had 100k experts saying one thing & only 1 saying the opposite, they had one from each position on. 250
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 29/08/2025It’s never been subject to rational or factual debate. The failure is of our media not to consistently inform viewers/readers that his comforting lies are worthless & dangerous. We can’t change hearts & minds, MSM can & has allowed this dumbing down of society. 1100
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 28/08/2025‘If it bleeds it leads’ is their underlying motive I think. They know the output from Reform et al is divisive & vile, but it increases audience & clicks. Their journalistic responsibility be damned. 000
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Thatcher & Reagan were neo cons, neo libs is a confected pejorative to attack largely successful centrist policy. 110
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Not with the media we’ve got, no chance. Failed to report Brexit accurately, or Covid, or Tory destruction, now they give staggering air time to both Reform & the minor issue of immigration. Truth can’t compete with our media. 021
Swarb96 @swarb96.bsky.social · 23/08/2025In September 24, can you imagine the odds on seeing 63 & 89 as championship stragglers in ‘25. And all because of the same single decision. 010