Thread 51 Starmer : pedo mellon a minno

[DuncinToffee]

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@MsJinks
Sadly, many will not be happy that 2 poc scored last night.
It's a fucking shitshow

Yes comprehension and reading skills are important, not just for English Language but also for other subjects like History and Geography.

It’s almost as if Farage isn’t a truthful person, either that or he managed to get all the same people in the pub again two years later 🙄

😂

And @placemats , I might have to block you on the wc thread for your comments on Pickford

I don't see you on the WC thread. I'm allowed an opinion that's not specifically targeting a poster but is simply discussing the sometimes frailty in teams.

Ronaldo is another one.

They haven't aged a day! Extraordinary.

I am PickfordsWaterBottle

Oh. Thanks for the clarification ☺️

Quite te correction

Politico: The Times "has added a note to its story that claimed Ed Miliband had been “ghosting” Starmer as relations between the pair frayed."

"The correction said a call at the center of the story was 'rescheduled by mutual agreement' because [Miliband] was on bereavement leave" after his mum died

Farage trying to block ‘Britcoin’ plans that could be costly for billionaire donor

Reform UK leader used private meeting at Bank of England to urge governor to drop plans for state-run cryptocurrency

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/18/nigel-farage-trying-block-britcoin-crypto-plans-bank-of-england-christopher-harborne

Who does Farage work for?

https://bsky.app/profile/pickardje.bsky.social/post/3mokngbkfls2r

My post with a link to the Guardian article got hidden and then deleted

The link to the Guardian article is in Pickard's post.

The long and the short of it is that Farage wants to block the BoE from a state run alternative to the digital currency set up by his Thai based funder (and which Farage is a shareholder in).

He is apparently prepared 'to go to prison' to stop it - not quite sure why he'd need to go to prison but he does love a bit of hyperbole with a dollop of martyrdom.

Its fine for Thai based businessman to run it, not fine for BoE to benefit from similar.

Pork barrel comes to mind.

It was more my surprise that MN actually deleted the post

At this rate anything referencing coin will be deleted.

Oh, I see what you mean. Not blocked. Deleted.

And @DuncinToffee

Conversely I saw Kane had the first 2 - and was a bit disappointed (shouldn’t be) but this morning I’m pleased that Bellingham and Rashford got the others - I do like Rashford anyhow - I don’t really know much about the rest of the team but they’re all doing what they were chosen to do and representing England well - it’s so bloody depressing to consider who scored by their colour not their talent or other attributes.

I do tend to find all are acceptable when scoring for Ingerland - just not so when they don’t - but I don’t follow it or watch it - do you find it different?

I do like F1 and I have found comments on Lewis Hamilton, already some never great, are getting even worse - I don’t even know why folk are like this really - not really ‘know’ how it’s a thing you can think. I’m rambling now - but it’s so depressing and guess this World Cup will bring out the worst of the racists - so wrong and depressing.

Convenient bit of censorship, there. AI or human, I wonder? 🤔

MNHQ have claimed in the past hidden by AI then reviewed by a human - maybe they have extended the role of AI because any human could see it wasn't spam/advertising

AI I am sure? Might be worth asking MNHQ though, as either way it is a concern that links to legitimate articles are deleted.

Eta: I have asked. Will see what the reply is.

It'll be an AI response.

Oh ffs. What I posted was:

"Farage’s dislike of Bailey’s governorship has recently become the subject of deepfake memes promoting cxxxx scams that depict the politician beating up the central banker at a falsified TV appearance"

I wondered what those memes were about.

They're working overtime, today.

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