You’d need to be a fool to not recognise that Musk did make a Nazi salute during Trump’s inauguration. His maternal grandparents were staunch Nazi supporters and don’t forget his support of AfD, the extreme right wing party in Germany. He was also known to support apartheid in his former place of residence, South Africa. A nasty piece of work in anyone’s book.

Current Affairs and Politics
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Tom Hayhoe the new Covid fraud commissioner started work this week to get to the bottom of what could be the biggest fraud committed by any government.
Tom Hayhoe's first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of PPE bought during the pandemic that then had to be written off the government's books.
Mr Hayhoe is also likely to review the previous government's abandoning of attempts to reclaim money from deals worth £674m.
The National Crime Agency is separately investigating possible criminal offences committed in the PPE procurement system.
I’d like to think Baroness Mone’s involvement in the procurement of PPE will also be investigated.
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The MP that’s in America and on GBNews more than he’s in his Clacton constituency.
https://x.com/carolvorders/status/1862037818593214796?s=61&t=v6RWq6UYZzjLNonXUSpS6g -
How finland deal with homelessness.
And the only comment was " Finland is very different from us and havent succumbed to the US style of capitalism which ignores any idea that's not immediately profitable!"
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`Clarkson claimed today that he only wrote about buying a farm for tax reasons (see 11.20am) because he did not want to admit the real reason.
Asked about the past comment, he told PA Media:
"That’s actually quite funny because the real reason I bought the farm was because I wanted to shoot, so I thought if I told a bunch of people that I bought a farm so I could shoot pheasants it might look bad.🤣
So, I thought I better come up with another excuse, so I said inheritance tax. I actually didn’t know about inheritance tax until after I bought it. I didn’t mind, obviously, but the real reason I bought it is because I wanted to shoot."`
Farge and Clarkson have become self-styled spokesmen for the Farms and Inheritance tax issue.🤣
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I give you the U.K. honours system.
Dame Thérèse Anne Coffey DBE is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022 under Liz Truss. She has also served as Environment Secretary, Health Secretary and Work and Pensions Secretary.
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I watched this last night. Watch it if you can.
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This item on Channel 4 News last night really moved me.
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I'm away visiting from this morning for a few days, perhaps longer, so behave yourselves!
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Some members seem intent on causing trouble and spreading false information. I attach a post by @Danni sent to me by a member of the No Nonsense Loop. I can assure you that Braveheart is not me. If it had been, I can assure you that I would not have put the time and effort that he did into his interesting posts. You have caused a new member (rare these days) to no longer post. I suggest some of you get a life other than your pathetic time consuming troublemaking one on Scooploop.
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I really thought he'd be in the last 2 if not the actual winner
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to pull out of £1bn UK investment after remarks by Angela Rayner.
She might be right but would have been better to keep her mouth shut and not bite off the hand that feeds
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/p-o-ferries-owner-pulls-1bn-uk-investment-after-rayner-attack/ar-AA1s6bD3 -
Welcome to the new members, and goodbye to the 'old'. Let others know the trolls have gone.
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More funding needed to keep children safe
Hopefully the budget may reflect an increase in child protection as there are so many cases now
https://news.sky.com/story/urgent-call-for-funding-as-record-617-child-protection-investigations-carried-out-a-day-13230367 -
Possible future vacancy for moderator
I can't believe how nasty and ungrateful some members have been. No one has responded to Braveheart, and I would not be surprised if he does not post again. If the occasion arises, please make it known below that you are willing to be a moderator.
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I’ve upset a few people by my posting of messages I received from someone I’ve had no contact with and who made outrageous claims. I’d ask the people who have now left this group, what would they have done under the circumstances? Accept the message and soldier on? It’s no use suggesting contacting Scooploop as I’ve tried that regarding another issue. Any correspondence with them is ignored!
What I would say is this; The person sending these messages is trying to disrupt Scooploop, and in this case has been successful to a certain extent by people leaving this group! I’d like to think they’d ponder on that.
As a footnote, I noticed that Brianie felt the need to inform one of the members that left that I was indeed a ‘genuine member’. I think perhaps they must have sent a direct message to him making silly claims! I stated in my original post on this matter that I was bemused. Well, I can say now that I’m totally shocked at this outcome. -
Laura Kuenssberg has ‘mistakenly’ sent Boris Johnson her briefing notes ahead of an interview that was supposed to take part tonight on BBC1. The briefing notes were meant for her team. I find it highly suspicious that she could send briefing notes to the wrong recipient. The BBC have cancelled the interview.
https://news.sky.com/story/bbc-cancels-boris-johnson-interview-after-laura-kuenssbergs-embarrassing-mistake-13226969 -
Does anyone know or understand what the hell this is? Messages I’ve received this morning.
JohnH6/Brianie @Acute
Thursday, October 3rd
JohnH6/Brianie @Acute
JohnH6/Brianie @Acute
Hi John/Charles M/ Trevor B/ Michael Caine / Brianie, you spend so much time pontificating on how you can spot aliases a mile off, forgetting that we can as well. Old Braveheart has been accepted rather quickly and bedded himself into your politics group, thus giving it a bit of traffic. Do you think we’re actually that stupid? And making a power play for the Anything group, which is about the only one you don’t moderate….Here’s something you might be interested in…..one of many email communications between Sterling Jackson and me, where we discuss the dark goings on on kahuti. I was part of a small team working with Sterling to try and root out you and the other crazy malicious aliases who were destroying the site. Bet you didn’t know we were talking actively to Sterling. Here is one of the exchanges…I’ve got a load more, and one is specifically about you…Enjoy..
JohnH6/Brianie @Acute
JohnH6/Brianie @Acute
Oh look, here’s one about you and your bloody stupid mayhem you caused, because you were making lists of everyone. If you remember, we all took the piss and made up the most ridiculous IDs. Hilarious…..
JohnH6/Brianie @Acute
JohnH6/Brianie @Acute
Maybe I should change my handle to JohnH, seeing as you’ve got mine. For someone so bloody righteous, you seem to be unaware that pinching people should personal information is a very nasty thing to do……Good day….
Braveheart @Braveheart
Braveheart @Braveheart
Excuse me but what the hell are you on about? Can you please explain yourself?
JohnH6/Brianie @Acute
JohnH6/Brianie @Acute
No explanation needed, John….
Thursday, October 3rd
Braveheart @Braveheart
Braveheart @Braveheart
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Friend or foe? Yoshua Bengio, a pioneer in the research into AI, cites his concerns for the future of humanity. Read below.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/people-always-say-these-risks-are-science-fiction-but-they-re-not-godfather-of-ai-yoshua-bengio-on-the-risks-of-machine-intelligence-to-humanity?lrh=f226f09dfebe9987d07f98c98546f962431c1f85f5c35cc08f71aae73bc9c52c -
I watched the vice presidential debate live in the early hours this morning. In my opinion it was mainly a disappointing non event. However, it was somewhat more enlightening in a small way than the Trump V Harris debate.
Vance, questioned on the January 6th 2020 riots, sidestepped the question with ramblings. No surprise there. On the whole? I wish I hadn’t bothered. -
regarding the acceptance of donations, some may find this news item relevant and interesting.
https://news.sky.com/video/robert-jenrick-accepted-75-000-in-donations-from-a-fitness-company-with-no-history-of-profits-and-no-employees-13224447 -
This £300 Winter Fuel Payment is just a one off payment isn't it? It's not a monthly top up.
So I think all the furore is being whipped up the the right wing media. The claims that not getting the payment will cause thousands to die can't be proven. Those pensioners may have died from old age anyway.
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Hi everyone,....I have mentioned before on here that we lived in the States for 20 years and have USA Citizenship, Consequently we can vote for the presidential election. So, who do you think we should vote for (Trump or Harris) and WHY, ? also who do you think we should not vote for and WHY ?
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California has made paedophilia legal.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-11/sb145-sex-crimes-law-gavin-newsom-lgbtq-rights -
Is another Post Office scandal on the cards? (Edited)
Before Horizon there was Capture. This was also faulty and led to the prosecutions of hundreds of sub-postmasters.
https://inews.co.uk/news/hundreds-post-office-convictions-second-faulty-it-system-3298040 -
Boris Johnson’s ‘nuts’ plan to invade the Netherlands to raid warehouse for Covid vaccines
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-boris-johnson-netherlands-partygate-book-latest-news-b2620385.html
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Has seen the light and has stated today that she has left the Conservative Party stating they have moved too far to the right.
Former Tory chair Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has quit the Conservatives in a furious row just as the party is preparing to gather for a crucial conference on its future in Birmingham.
The Muslim peer was brought in as chair by David Cameron in 2010 to help detoxify the party’s brand and bring it into the 21st century.
But since leaving government in 2014 Warsi has had a difficult relationship with the Tory leadership consistently calling out racism and islamophobia in the Conservative Party. She has said that she is fed up of the party trying to gag her. -
A Russian ship, spotted off Margate Kent, is carrying 20,000 tonnes of high explosive ammonium nitrate, more than seven times the amount that caused the catastrophic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2020. The ship has a damaged hull and rudder.
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Six NHS schemes that could help fix the health service
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm28el83dxno
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your GP or A&E who do you think you’ll be sitting opposite to and talking to? You might be surprised.
https://x.com/peterstefanovi2/status/1836441532724875353?s=61&t=v6RWq6UYZzjLNonXUSpS6g -
What do you think
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/artist-behind-disturbing-sculpture-says-its-not-intended-to-cause-upset-13219881 -
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/world-news/foreign-office-warns-uk-tourists-29972527.amp
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Clacton Burglar gets 5.5 million
Compensation for being attacked in prison.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13873301/amp/Burglar-phobia-kitchens-stabbed-prison-canteen-payout.html?ico=amp_articleRelated_with_images -
Strikes over medical appointments
Two schools strike over draconian policy
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Much is made of gifts given to Keir Starmer but most people don’t check or know what their MP has received
Just a look at an MP from 2019 onwards to see what they went home with, holidayed , wore etc that was given
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If anyone would (Edited)
like to learn the correct way to carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation, (CPR) you can learn the method here.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/learn-cpr-in-15-minutes