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True Crime Author, YouTuber, Humanist, Dog Walker Bestsellers: TWO FACE, DOUBT & TREACHERY https://xitter.gq/t.co/dmspSkINSs "I am only passionately curious." - Einstein

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I asked AI to fill this room with what it knows about me. So I guess this is what AI thinks of me at the moment.
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What iPads did to Norwegian children!
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Very well said.
I put together a list of everything that broke the back of Trumpism. The gas prices. The unsanctioned war. The massive corruption. The incompetence. The tariffs. Playing nice with Russia. The cruelty against American citizens. The overly aggressive deportations. The accidental arrests of American citizens who were Hispanic.
The ballroom. The reflecting pool that doesn’t reflect. The Qatari 747. The aggressive redistricting push. The threats against our allies. By the way, I’m scratching the tip of the iceberg.
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Look how far down the list homicide is, even after suicide. By far the most dangerous human being you can ever encounter is you.
What kills the most Americans every year.
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The chart shows 2016 global deaths by cause, not US data. CDC reports heart disease (~683k) and cancer (~620k) as top US causes in recent years. cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/l… ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death healthdata.org/research-analy…
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This is interesting.
My thoughts after attending and reporting on the Russell Brand trial
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What is the appropriate sentence for Russell Brand? If it was up to you, how much time would you have him behind bars? youtu.be/fhP5oWzU1zs?si=1Nvi…
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Worth repeating...
Russell Brand's rape conviction was based on his physical SMS message, saying he was "Sorry", in response to messages from his victim. Prosecutors were able to trace his deleted messages, which corroborated with the complainant's statement, and screenshot of the historic SMS. The other, circumstantial charges, were dropped. Brand faces 10 to 14 years in prison when he is sentenced. I knew from Day One of his fake, born-again Christian act, that this guy was a grifter. Brand was a Coke addict during the time of his offences, and probably thought he was beyond reproach..
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It's a bit late for damage control.
Brand’s faith seemed genuine to me at the time when I was a guest at his private baptism. I have attended a few now. Even visiting in prisons with people who have committed terrible crimes. It's part of our calling as men and women of faith, to love and serve anyone. It is the sick that need healing. Judgement is for the courts and God… I wouldn’t want to ever discourage someone’s coming to faith. It is right that justice has now been served. I can’t imagine how hard this time has been for the victims, the heroes of the day.
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It's interesting that her sister is a journalist, and Brand's main schtick has been how fake the media is. Same playbook as Trump.
🚨Dr Raj Persaud, one of the UK’s leading psychiatrists, explains why Laura Brand stood by Russell Brand. One reason is the financial consequences of leaving. The other is that she grew up in an affluent world where her neighbours were celebrities and she went to school with royalty, so for her success has always meant fame
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Simple. Of course for really simple people this is very, very hard.
Joburg’s about to get their shit rocked
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Not much exercise - unless you're Charles Dickens.
A chart showing the daily routines of famous creative people.
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The @BBC should be ashamed of this.
Two women testified that Russell Brand had dragged or attempted to drag them into toilets. Here he is joking about dragging women into toilet cubicles.
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‘Russell Brand needs to tell the truth and make amends’ says ex –girlfriend Georgina Baillie. Speaking exclusively to 5 News, the artist and actress urged him to “tell the truth” and admit his mistakes to the women he abused. Her comments follow the verdict at Southwark Crown Court, which found the presenter guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
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I don't want to shame any particular woman here, but publicly announcing that the #RussellBrand conviction must be wrong because you went home with him and he didn't rape you makes about as much sense as saying 'well, I left 25 Cromwell Street alive, so Fred West's innocent.'
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To think Brand went through all that tedious Christianity business for nothing.
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