@SimonMagus

Retired. Write stuff that a handful of people read. Right but y'all ain't listening.

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Joined January 2009
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This story confirms a deep fear of mine. That out of a mixture of carelessness, incompetence, indifference and denial the Home Office is rubber stamping terrorists, that would like to kill people like me and my family, access to the country. This should provoke a real reckoning.
EXCLUSIVE: The former bodyguard of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of Hamas, was given asylum and citizenship in the UK — then “plotted” huge foiled terror attack targeting Jews in Europe last year Mr X had legal anonymity for 100 years: Sunday Times quashed this thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
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A football manager doesn't need to know anything about Israel, Palestine, genocide or antisemitism. Then just say so. It's not your job to know about it. But don't present yourself, your players or Ireland as the victim. Antisemites are always the victims of the Jews, huh.
Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says he regrets using the word genocide and describes the intense pressure put on his players by fanatics in Ireland.
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EXCLUSIVE: The former bodyguard of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of Hamas, was given asylum and citizenship in the UK — then “plotted” huge foiled terror attack targeting Jews in Europe last year Mr X had legal anonymity for 100 years: Sunday Times quashed this thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
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I am NO fan of Restore I don’t want them to win votes or be involved in Govt in any way. But they have an absolute right to campaign in a democratic by-election and to do so without being harassed by a far left mob every bit as facist in tendency as they accuse Restore of being
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>be Pope Leo >bless block of ice for climate >mocked incessantly for it >fast forward 2026 >0 Atlantic hurricanes since you blessed the ice >mfw it worked
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Oh you don’t want to have sex with people? SPECIFICALLY EXPLAIN yourself. I dare you! The court of who you need to shag to prove your liberal bona fides is now in session.
explain why you wouldn’t date SPECIFICALLY bisexual men without being homophobic, I dare you
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All these people marching to put Jews in camps.
NOW: Thousands marching for Palestine in Liverpool to the Labour conference to demand our government implement full sanctions on Israel and stop arming their genocide and apartheid. Palestinians cannot live with half measures.
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A message to the @IrelandFootball national team players.
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Brenda Power is a rare voice of moral clarity amongst the Irish commentariat on this issue. In under a minute she eviscerates Ireland’s hypocrisy. ‘There wasn’t a single peep of protest to the Irish cricket team voluntarily playing Afghanistan last month, where women are treated worse than battery chickens. It is the most extreme humanitarian crisis in the world right now, as far as I can see, the gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Not a word of protest.’ ‘Where was your indignation when we played [Afghanistan]? England wouldn’t play them, South Africa wouldn’t play them, New Zealand wouldn’t play them. The great humanitarians in Ireland had absolutely no difficulty. We’re hypocrites.’
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Residents of Oxford once literally built a wall down the middle of a road to stop poor people getting through.
Some national journalists should get down to Oxford at some point soon to see what is really happening to transport in a city that should be powering Britain’s economic recovery. From next week, many of the main routes into town will be reserved for the exclusive use of locals.
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Kemi Badenoch posted in support of a Lib Dem woman who bravely stood up for women’s rights at the Lib Dem conference in a very hostile environment. Last time I looked it had over 8k likes .. which is more than your divisive post will get.
We should come down like a ton of bricks on those who are violent against women – whatever their background. Yet today, you only ever hear women's safety mentioned by right-wing politicians when they are discussing immigration. It's weaponisation. independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
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This video is probably the best explanation of Israeli people that I have ever seen. It’s Lior Raz, the Fauda actor, discussing his experience of coming back home to Israel on October 7 to help. But this is who they are as a people —
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A picture for those who already forgot. Iran, January 2026
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"People talk about a 'free' service. It is not free. You have to pay for it." — Conservative Party Conference (1983)
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Yep
Every French🇫🇷 passenger train, on an ordinary Tuesday, from first departure to last
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Palestinos disparando cohetes desde campos de refugiados en tiendas. ¿Cómo es que el mundo sigue creyendo en la propaganda palestina?
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Always struck when we use my old house by how much of it is made of literally any old shit I had lying around
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The Bank of Mum & Dad comparison is totally deceitful. This is an equity loan, not a gift/early inheritance!
If you don't have help from the bank of Mum and Dad, this is for you: This government is introducing the Your First Home scheme to help more young people buy their first home with a deposit of just 2.5%. That means less to save upfront, and lower monthly costs once you’ve got the keys. And this help is coming soon, with pre-registration set to open by the end of the year.
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