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Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
Joined April 2014
#OnThisDay in 1989 the IRA murdered Mahesh Kumar Islania (Mick) RAF, by gunfire & his 6 mth old daughter Nivruti Mahesh Islania (Ruti) by a single shot to her head as his wife drove them from petrol station, Wildenrath, Germany #OTD newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/……
#OnThisDay in 1989 the IRA murdered Nivruti Islania, 0. 6 months old shot with RAF father in Wildenrath, West Germany. Family were outside snack bar attached to a petrol station when 2 IRA fired on car. Mother wouldn’t leave. “She was in the car clutching the little child.” #OTD
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A reminder The IRA murderers watched him place the baby in a carry cot on the back seat of his car. They waited till he got in the drivers seat then opened fire from behind the vehicle in the full knowledge that the bullets would pass through the baby before killing her dad. There are scum in this world who think the IRA were freedom fighters. They were cold blooded killers
37 years ago Mick and his 6 month old daughter were murdered by the IRA, years may pass but the memories stay, may they both rest in peace, 💔💔💔💔
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Peter Wilson retweeted
I don’t think I ever believed I’d see a newspaper paragraph like this: President Trump ‘said he would welcome immigrants from Denmark but not from Norway “because ‌I didn’t get the Nobel Prize, so I don’t want anybody from Norway”.’
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Monday night and Russia has just launched a ballistic missile strike on the dormitories of Kyiv's State University of Trade and Economics. Students are dead.
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BREAKING: TRUMP BETRAYAL! Zelensky reveals he offered the U.S. THREE OPTIONS to halt Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries — but Trump accepted NONE. President Volodymyr Zelensky just provided stark evidence of Donald Trump’s betrayal of America’s commitment to defend Ukraine from the Russian invasion of its sovereign territory. Trump has been pressuring Zelensky to unilaterally stop taking out Russia’s oil refining infrastructure, but the Ukrainian leader said in an interview with the Kyiv Post that the United States has met none of the three conditions he says his country requires before agreeing to a stop to its successful campaign to cripple Russia’s revenue-generating energy businesses. Therefore, the strikes continue. Here are the conditions that Zelensky said that Trump can choose from to convince Ukraine to impose a ban on blowing up Putin’s petroleum refineries: Option one: an “energy truce,” where Russia stops hitting Ukraine’s power infrastructure. “That is fair,” Zelensky said, and it’s hard to argue with that. Expecting Ukraine to stop hitting Russia, while its opponent continues to bomb away, makes no sense at all. Option two: enable Starlink coverage over Russia so Ukraine can show the U.S. where Russian ballistic missile launchers are and destroy them. Zelensky noted that Trump’s team has said Elon Musk doesn’t want to. Who the f@#k cares what Elon Musk wants? If Musk continues to be an obstacle, the U.S. should nationalize Starlink on security grounds and turn Ukraine’s spigot back on. Option three: if Starlink is off the table, give Ukraine missiles for its Patriot systems, something that “doesn’t depend on Musk or Putin.” Given the fact that the American military has blown through a significant portion of its arsenal in the misbegotten Iran war, this last option might be the toughest for Trump to fulfill. “Ukraine had received none of the three proposed forms of support,” he said. “That is why the reaction is what it is. We are fighting for our lives.” Zelensky also argued the refinery strikes can’t move global prices much, since Russia accounts for only 2% of global diesel exports and the other 98% comes from elsewhere. Zelensky smartly warned against lifting sanctions on Russia before negotiations, saying they were imposed in response to aggression, “not as a price for the mere opportunity to talk.” He said lifting them early would leave Ukraine without leverage and that rebuilding support for new sanctions after more than 20 packages would be hard, a warning that lands after Trump waived sanctions and tariffs on Russia. “I do not want us to find ourselves without any leverage,” he said. Meanwhile, the U.S. delegation went to St. Petersburg after talks in Oslo and then gave Kyiv a briefing. Now a broad meeting between Ukraine, the U.S., the EU and NATO is planned in Brussels this week. As long as Trump is in Vladimir Putin’s pocket, however, the prospect for successful negotiations is slim to none. Of course, the Kyiv Post is only reporting Zelensky’s point of view. The White House has not responded yet to his comments. But one of his points is hard to dodge: Ukraine is being asked to hold back while the other side keeps firing. Only a fool like Donald Trump would expect any invaded country to agree to a deal like that. Please like and share if you think Russia should end the war by withdrawing its forces from Ukrainian territories!
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One week without Starshield for Ukraine has allowed russia to resupply units in sectors of the front where Ukraine was making progress and facilitated strikes against Ukrainian civilians. This was deliberate aid to an invading army and a war crime. Musk belomgs in prison
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Peter Wilson retweeted
The greatest letter of all time...
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Watching BBC programme on Robert McCartney murder. Totally needless brutal murder simply to demonstrate that IRA had total brutal control. A murder witnessed by about 70 people who saw nothing. Did community back the McCartney family, no. They backed the IRA.
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Peter Wilson retweeted
#OnThisDay in 1988 the IRA murdered Wilson Smyth, 41. Married father of 3. Post office manager murdered when bomb exploded under his car as he drove out of the staff car park, Tomb Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland #OTD. IRA said they believed Mr Smyth was in the UDR. He was not.
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#OnThisDay in 1989 the IRA murdered Nivruti Islania, 0. 6 months old shot with RAF father in Wildenrath, West Germany. Family were outside snack bar attached to a petrol station when 2 IRA fired on car. Mother wouldn’t leave. “She was in the car clutching the little child.” #OTD
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Peter Wilson retweeted
So, thanks to Kushner and Whitkoff, we are secretly partnered with Russia to build LNG pipeline infrastructure in the US??? Wake up America!!! This is not funny. And I'm betting that it will not be mentioned on Fox, or any of the other rightwing "news" programs. Spread the word.
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This is nuclear meltdown, ALL of the CEO's have quit the polar LNG project in Alaska because they learned that it was being secretly funded by Russia. Trump is a traitor not to just the Allied Nations but to his OWN country. How dare the U.S.A. talk about corruption or morality
Holy fucking shit! This must be STOPPED!! "Polar LNG is an American company with a bald eagle and a flag on its website, promising that it “helps ensure the United States leads” and calling itself “America’s Arctic Advantage.” Its plan is to liquefy natural gas on Alaska’s North Slope and ship it to Asia. The New York Times found that at least some of its money came secretly from Novatek, a Russian energy giant under partial U.S. sanctions with close ties to Putin. The man who ran the company said so. Joel Riddle, Polar LNG’s CEO until September, said he was told the startup money came from a company in the United Arab Emirates and later learned otherwise. “It’s not only unlawful, but it’s not in the U.S. interest to have Russian technology controlling the commercialization of Arctic gas in the North Slope,” he said. Novatek is no longer hiding it. The company told the Times on Friday that it’s moving to acquire “minority shareholder” status in the project: a sanctioned Russian firm openly seeking a stake in American gas production. Putin discussed the project last month with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s envoys, as one of several energy deals the White House believes could smooth relations with Moscow and help end the war in Ukraine. The Times found no indication Witkoff or Kushner knew about Polar LNG or its Novatek ties. The sanctions that would block it carry a familiar name. The Graham Act specifically targets Novatek and its Arctic LNG 2 project because of the company’s ties to Putin. Trump waived those sanctions last week, calling it necessary to keep peace talks going. Riddle didn’t leave quietly. He attached memos from the law firm Baker Botts to his resignation letter, noting that Treasury’s sanctions unit had already raised “potential Russia-related sanctions concerns” about the company’s Novatek ties. At least two other top executives have also left, and Trump officials were warned about the secret Russian financing and urged to investigate. The Energy Department didn’t respond to the Times. Polar LNG went after him. The company called Riddle a “disgruntled former employee,” said he was “terminated for cause,” and threatened litigation. Documents show he resigned six days before that termination letter, which cited, in part, his sanctions concerns. “It is terrible on environmental grounds, it is a terrible idea on economic and geopolitical grounds, and most importantly this feeds the belief that Putin can get an out-of-jail-free card,” said Geoffrey Pyatt, a former State Department energy official. Russian money in an American company, Russian technology on the Alaskan seabed, a Russian stake in American gas, discussed with Putin by the Trump’s envoys, and a sanctions waiver Trump signed weeks before an election." BREAKING: A Demoralized Trump White House Is Already Preparing for Defeat reallyamerican.substack.com/…
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Peter Wilson retweeted
Trump's uncle did NOT invent radar. The "first practical radar system" was patented by Sir Robert Watson-Watt, who built on the work of others such as Heinrich Hertz and Christian Huelsmeyer. Why lie about this?
Trump: "My uncle invented radar! Can you believe it?"
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Donald Trump's uncle did not invent radar. The "first practical radar system" was patented by Sir Robert Watson-Watt, who built on the work of others such as Heinrich Hertz and Christian Huelsmeyer. aps.org/archives/publi… training.weather.gov/nwstc/NEXRAD/R…
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#OnThisDay in 1971 the IRA murdered Robert Patrick Lindsay, 47. Unmarried, father deceased. Catholic civilian from Divis Flats, described as “mentally retarded” with a disabled arm, shot before 4pm, on 23/10/71, walking on Grosvenor Road, Belfast, as Army lorry passed; died #OTD
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I think I will avoid #Belfast City Centre pubs. The #Bouncers at #ThompsonsGarage are having a rough night. 🥊🥊
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I am confident in saying this, there is not a single leader of any nation that actually respects Trump. A few may fear the power of the US, but that isn't respect. Others, like Netanyahu & Putin, play him like a fiddle, that isn't respect. America's allies are disgusted by his antics, that isn't respect. All, see his stupidity, corruption & willful ignorance, perfectly called out by Mark Carney. There is no respect, don't fool yourselves MAGA, the world is shaking its head, or laughing at you & your worthless buffoon of a leader.
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Дональд Трамп просил Зеленского не бомбить НПЗ России, но НЕ просил Путина не бомбить жилые дома Украины. Помните об этом.
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👉The Trump family selling drilling rights in Alaska to sanctioned Russians🇷🇺 in exchange for a $25 billion "investment" through family proxies is just another day at the office for this admin.
Replying to @anneapplebaum
The Trump family selling drilling rights in Alaska to sanctioned Russians in exchange for a $25 billion "investment" through family proxies is just another day at the office for this admin. And MAGA will say its more 3D chess from the genius.
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Peter Wilson retweeted
And so it is coming to pass…extremist unionism is anointing Bryson as their quasi leader. This is a huge step in the wrong direction. Carla Lockhart seems to think she is in control, she is being played, and it seems to be an easy game. It seems the goal is civil division and strife.
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Peter Wilson retweeted
The US is willing to betray its closest allies in Europe, a market of 450 million people and an economy worth nearly $20 trillion, just to cut shady, corrupt deals with Putin's Russia, an economy roughly the size of Italy's. What an absolutely insane foreign policy.
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