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The Purple Pimpernel

@thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social
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Socially distanced from Tories since birth - thanks mum! Ex … journalist, editor, music distributor, restaurant manager, barman, tour guide and teacher.

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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Nigel Farage and Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord are all over the media today moaning about “faux outrage” at a joke Offord told to a roomful of people in 2018. Read it here and make your minds up for yourselves: www.thenational.scot/politics/259...
thenational.scot
We publish the homophobic joke Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord told
THE National has taken the decision to publish the racist and homophobic joke told by Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord ...
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Taking back the flag from people who paint roundabouts and couldn’t run to catch a bus…
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
BREAKING: Nigel Farage claims hasty retreat from parliament today “showed Dunkirk Spirit”. Reform UK bouncers attempt to eject Marina Hyde from press conference after wisecrack about small boats, but are overpowered by Guardian columnist. Nigel leaves to jeers followed closely by GBNews.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Like the Kennedy Centre and the Department of Defense, the FBI needs an urgent rebranding. How about the Stasi?
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The stability of his genius is something to behold isn’t it?
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The next Stephen Lawrence to be killed in cold blood on the streets will be a young Muslim boy or girl. The Tories and Reform UK have a Nazi problem — they are actively encouraging racist violence against Muslims, just as the Nazis did against the Jews in 1930s Germany.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Setting regime change back a decade — again! “Before the US and Israel launched their attacks three weeks ago, experts had assessed that the regime was stagnating in the face of protests and that some kind of change appeared inevitable. That dynamic has now changed.”
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
No, they aren’t. A great many politicians work for the good of their constituents, especially at local level. Although none of them are Tories or Reformists.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
California. And yes, I know it’s not a country, but Donald probably doesn’t.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
“The Israelis drove the decision to take this action,” he said, claiming that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials lobbied the president with claims that did not align with established intelligence channels. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
FBI probing US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war, reports say
The reported inquiry predates Joe Kent’s departure on Tuesday from his post as director of the national counter-terrorism center
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
“You can be an academic badass and a track goddess.” Yes you can — and you are! www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
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‘People will always hate but my opinion is all that matters’: GB sprinter Amy Hunt on fame, abuse and becoming ‘an icon’
Amy Hunt tells Sean Ingle that she has plenty of targets for 2026, starting with the World Indoor Championships in Poland
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Absolutely everything is a grift for these creatures…
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Wharton School of Business professor William T. Kelley — “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had” www.truthorfiction.com/trump-was-th...
truthorfiction.com
Did One of Trump’s College Professors Call Him ‘the Dumbest Goddamn Student I Ever Had’? – Truth or Fiction?
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
So not a genius then, and clearly unstable — as evidenced by our own eyes and ears. Who knew? www.forbes.com/sites/christ...
forbes.com
Here's Why Donald Trump Doesn't Want Anyone To Know His Grades Or SAT Scores
Trump has a reputation for projection, so it’s possible his vocal criticisms of Obama’s academic record are more similar to his own record than he’d admit.
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Gadget @gadget44027447.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
England are extraditing Andrew Tate to face charges of rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution for gain and actual bodily harm. Not to "talk" with him. The extradition is to go into effect after the Romanian case is over. These charges are trial ready.
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Trump broke it. So he shouldn't expect his former allies to fix it. He refused to consult with anyone or take advice so it is his own mess to sort out. He shouldn't come whining to others about his huge gamble going wrong at everyone else's cost. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Starmer speaks to Trump about importance of reopening Strait of Hormuz
The leaders discussed the need to
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This is true, and it will be their downfall between now and the next election as Trump increasingly loses the plot…
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
transphobia: the gateway drug to homophobia, misogyny, racism, antisemitism, ableism...
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Confucius says: “If you call your allies cowards in February, don’t expect help in March you stupid cunt”.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
No need to attribute these remarks, this level of word vomit could only have been uttered by one man. They say you can measure a person’s narcissism by their use of the first person singular. They may be right.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Fat, fascist pensioners. I don’t get the appeal…
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Joanna Lumley was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, in India. Another Empire baby hypocrite!
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Why? No-one wants to visit a fascist state, and no-one really wants its tourists either. Let’s move the Olympics and the World Cup instead, and leave America to Make itself Great Again in isolation. At the mid-terms for example.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Trump’s dad was a slumlord. The only creatures he saved were rats.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
These foreign students you despise so much spend fortunes in local communities and fund the studies of domestic students. Furthermore, are you saying British students should be deprived of the opportunity to study in Europe… Again? You don’t understand students at all!
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Which countries has China invaded lately? The Chinese own half of the US, and large slices of Australia. They don’t invade countries — they buy them you fucking moron!
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
How would this be binding? Let’s test the notion and find out…
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Rhiannon Whyte was killed on 20th October 2024. Blaming Keir Starmer is not only ridiculous, it is also libellous.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
So the front-line then? And where will the Americans be — hiding in bunkers and keeping casualties down for Fox and Friends? Dropping bombs from above maybe? I thought he didn’t need our cowardly, war-shy wasters… We should tell him to go fuck himself, but we won’t.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Next week Trump will claim Biden gave the order, and Fox News will echo the claim.
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Darla @darlastephen2.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Hey, Iran. He plays golf at Mar-A-Lago EVERY WEEKEND. 😉
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 13/03/2026
Did you know that Deform UK Ltd have a freepost address that costs THEM about £2.50 for every item that has to be delivered to it. Reform UK, FREEPOST RTLT-ZXHY-KSDC, 83 Victoria Street, London SW1P 4QP. I'm not saying you should send any old piece of trash to that address to cost them money.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Oh. Due process followed perfectly. The Tory politicians & client journalists lying desperately about all this were, of course, cheering & chuckling away when *two* of Boris Johnson’s ethics advisers resigned in disgust at his staggering contempt for ethics. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Ethics adviser rejects Tory call for inquiry into PM over Mandelson appointment
Sir Laurie Magnus said the relevant process appeared to have been followed when Lord Mandelson was made ambassador.
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Chris @oakymoron.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Those who left the Uk to minimise their taxes have no right to lecture us about the UK They are selfish individuals www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Wealthy British nationals fleeing Gulf conflict bypass UK to avoid tax bills
High-net-worth residents of UAE heading to Ireland and France to wait out missile attacks before tax year ends
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Here is a tale of ordinary misogyny. Except it isn’t. This man is a barrister who has been warned before, and who feels so secure, that he provides his chambers contact in his Twitter profile. Here is the Tweet, please follow the thread:
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Ceaușescu vibes:
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Eloquent, thoughtful, colourful, attractive. And with a very healthy looking barnet . Everything the establishment is not. A breath of fresh hair.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
if only they had made an effort to integrate…
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
You’re a cunt. Anonymity doesn’t change that.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Fewer people sit next to me on the bus since I started shitting my pants
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I've lost friends since joining Reform, says Lord
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Don’t be such a twat in your posts and I might be tempted — thundercunt.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Would you be defending the Christian Church from accusations of rampant paedophilia and grooming, if you were not a reverend… Reverend?
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
In other news: Shoulders this narrow would never support the weight of a head this big if it wasn’t so empty.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Some extra info: www-legalcheek-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.lega...
www-legalcheek-com.cdn.ampproject.org
Junior barrister whose ‘inappropriate behaviour’ made women feel ‘uncomfortable’ admits he got professional help after #MeToo shaming - Legal Cheek
Rupert Myers pens tell-all piece
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Here is a tale of ordinary misogyny. Except it isn’t. This man is a barrister who has been warned before, and who feels so secure, that he provides his chambers contact in his Twitter profile. Here is the Tweet, please follow the thread:
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Snowy. @snowy.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Every fucking word. The whole fucking world needs to join these voices. youtu.be/fizKYzQzzUw?...
youtu.be
EU Parliament Members HAMMER Trump and Nėtanyahu Over 'Illėgal' Iran War.
YouTube video by TANN
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
His lack of brain is the issue. Hegseth’s hero Adolf Hitler only had one testicle, and he took on the World.
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 13/03/2026
And Farage stood down all his Brexit Party Ltd candidates, he didn't stand down his Reform Party Ltd candidates in 2024.
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The Purple Pimpernel @thepurplepimpernel.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
No he isn’t. He’s the same lying, corrupt, venal megalomaniac he always was.
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