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Ex Royal Marine from long ago - blues musician and writer. 40 years in strategic marketing 25 years university lecturing (advertising) Ex-Cowboy (Texas) Ex HGV

South of France
Joined February 2009
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As a Christian, I have been trying to understand what I see happening to my country over the last few years. With the return of Jerusalem to the Jews, we reach the end of what Jesus called, "The Time of the Gentiles". Luke 21, 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. At the end of such an era comes judgement. Everything is tested by fire and only what is true survives. What doesn't, never was. The English have a decent shout to be the oldest contiguous nation on the planet. Even the Anglo-Saxons made up only 25% of the new population. We are the same as we always were. From the book "The Seven Daughters of Eve" by Bryan Stokes, I came to the conclusion that the English were almost certainly the remains of that nation that Scripture calls "The Kittim", which makes a lot more sense of the later end-time prophecies! For anyone who wonders if Scripture supports this idea, I'd point them towards the prophecies against the nations made by Balaam, particularly towards Asher (the ruins of Asher are about six miles from the town of T'krit). From 300AD until very recently, the English as a whole were Christians. Christianity formed the entire foundation of their society. They instituted the Parliamentary Democracy, the independent judiciary, the apolitical Civil Service and the absolute freedom of speech and thought which ensure freedom for all. These ideas they spread though the whole world and wherever they have been adopted (or survived independence), those nations are the freest on the planet. For about 200 years, England (and later Britain) was the centre of the propagation of the Gospel throughout the world. Oh, and they ended slavery over a quarter of the globe. For those who believe the English are irredeemably racist, at the height of the Empire, a memo was circulated throughout the Colonial Service which stated: "In the Colonial Service the one unforgivable sin is a sense of racial superiority." Whereas Ex-pats may have been racist, the Colonial Service itself was the first institutionally anti-racist organisation in the world! So where are they now, the English (and British)? Under judgement. If that judgement continues, in less than 100 years, the English as a race will have been all but eradicated. Do they deserve that? Well, yes, everyone does! Will that happen? I was on the point of thinking so, until I found a Scripture. This may be the most important Scripture I have ever found and for the moment I cannot move past it. It is in the Book of the Prophet Micah, in the last chapter and it states: Micah 7, 1-9 "Oh woe is me, I am as when they have already gathered the summer fruits and all the grapes are harvested. There is nothing to eat, no first fruit that my soul craves. "The faithful have been swept from the land - not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait for one another, each hunts his fellow with a net. "They give both hands to do evil; to do it well. The prince demands his price, the judge has his agenda, the great and the good speak only the evil desire of their souls and so they twist the course of justice between them. "The best of them is like a briar, the most upright like a hedge of thorns. The day of which the watchmen warned is come; the day God settles accounts. Now is the time of confusion. "Do not trust your neighbour, have no confidence in a friend, even from the woman in your arms, guard your lips. "For the son dishonours his father, a daughter rises against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law - a man's enemies are those of his own household. "But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD; I wait for my saviour. "Do not gloat over me my enemies, for though I have fallen, I shall rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light again. "I will bear the LORD's wrath and anger for I have indeed sinned against him. But when that is done he will turn again and plead my cause, and give me justice. He will bring me back to the light and I will see his vindication." You will not find these exact words in any single translation, since I compared 9 translations, one of them French, and went back to the Hebrew on almost every word. But this is the sense as best I can extract it. If any Ancient Hebrew experts ever see this, then they can correct any bit of it I have wrong. Around the turn of the millennium, I was invited to a conference of the prophetic wing of the Christian Church in Britain. Of the 40 or so people there, most were proposing that we "declare Ichabod". I got very angry and predicted Brexit. I was the only one to do so. I also predicted that we would come through judgement and survive. Since then I have had my doubts, but since the one came true, I must believe the other. This Scripture gives me the hope that I was right on both. THIS is where we are. BTW, I was never invited back!๐Ÿ˜†
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For nearly five years, a so-called superpower has attacked its smaller, weaker neighbour. For four of those years they have gone nowhere - not even advanced. What system other than a dictatorship would allow such incompetence? Details here as ever:
Hello on Day 1713 of Ukraine's defence against its huge neighbour, following the second invasion almost 5 years ago. This is the daily thread. It does what is says on the tin. Every day. All fact-checked info in one thread.
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For long periods, it seems like nothing changes in the Ukraine war, but this is illusory - on the ground it is a battle to get through every day and in the world outside the geopolitical plates shift all the time. Keep up with events in this thread every day:
The new month starts on Day 1712 of Ukraine's defiance in the face of Russia's aggression. This is now the 58th month which has seen fighting on Ukraine's land, a country which gave up nukes in exchange for written guarantees about its borders. Welcome to another daily thread.
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We should have pissed all over this lot. This has been dreadful... #pompey
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Our only certain pass is to our own keeper. Gosh this is dreadful...! #pompey
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The whole team looks half asleep! I wish they wouldn't do this! They'll score now, you watch... #pompey
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Each day brings us closer to the American mid-terms and we wait to see the result, because it will affect Ukraine and its long-suffering people directly. Weird to think that elections the other side of the world affect missiles striking Kyiv, but it was ever thus. Details here:
A very warm welcome to THE daily thread covering all the events in Ukraine and beyond, that affect the ongoing Russian imperialistic war. Saturday is Day 1711 - and I've never missed a day. If you've not bought me a coffee before, or not for a while โฌ‡๏ธ๐Ÿ™ ko-fi.com/twmcltd
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Robin Taylor ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
This is what happens when the right to arm bears is exercised
The chances of being killed by a landmine delivered by a bear are low, but they are never zero.
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As always, American domestic politics dictate foreign policy. Always! Everything and everyone is sacrificed to the American ballot box, regardless of treaties, memoranda or promises. Thus for a few days all bets are off and after that we'll see! Details in Ukraine here:
Day 1710 and an important stage of this war. Can Trump steal a headline grabbing 'win' from Oleshky to stave off an impending trouncing in the Midterms? And is Russia stepping up war crimes and terrorism because it fears losing a White House asset? As always, here's the๐Ÿงต
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Robin Taylor ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
There were five slave trades. You were taught about only one. ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง One. The Atlantic. Twelve million Africans shipped to the Americas. Britain banned it in 1807, then hunted it for sixty years. Two. The Barbary trade. A million Europeans taken to North Africa. Britain bombarded Algiers in 1816. Three. The Saharan trade. A thousand years of caravans north across the desert. Britain had its northern end banned. Tripoli, 1857. Four. The East African trade. Twenty thousand people a year through one customs house. Britain forced the market shut. 5 June 1873. Five. The Ottoman trade. Raiders sold Eastern Europeans south for three hundred years. Britain made the Sultan ban it in 1854. It cost sixty years and two thousand sailors. Nobody else fought all five. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง It isn't over. Mauritania only made it a crime in 2007. Fifty million people are in slavery today. Someone has to remember who started the fight. โš“๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ’ช
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Robin Taylor ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
History for anyone interested in reality
White slaves. ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง For three hundred years, pirates from Algiers sailed to Britain and Ireland, came ashore at night, and took people from their beds. Baltimore, 1631. A hundred and seven people gone in one night. At most three ever came home. Over a million Europeans ended up in chains in North Africa. Nobody bought them. They were stolen. The kings of Europe paid ransom. For centuries. In 1816, Britain stopped paying. Lord Exmouth. Twenty British ships, six Dutch, against one of the strongest fortresses on earth. 27 August 1816. Nine hours. Fifty thousand cannonballs. 128 British sailors killed. The next day the Dey signed. Every Christian slave freed. 1,083 people walked out of Algiers in one afternoon. Nobody came for them... Until we did. โš“๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ’ช
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Robin Taylor ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
Horrifying, a third of UK mosques contacted by an undercover reporter were found to be FORCIBLY marrying little girls off to grown men. Even when the girls cry and say they donโ€™t want to get married, they force them to go through with it. The imams conducting these marriages say the laws of the infidels donโ€™t matter and that Sharia is supreme. Iโ€™m sure the actual percentage is much higher, and the mosques that said no were simply being cautious.
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How do you keep your humanity when you are fighting for survival, your opponent considers the murder of civilians something to be celebrated and the rest of the world calls you a thief? Ukraine is trying...
Hello again. Day 1709 of Europe's war is another black day as Russia continues to hit new lows of depravity. Coming up, all the details of all the major events in, and concerning, Ukraine/Russia. All fact checked & written by someone with 20+ years of working in/with Ukraine.
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Liverpool, Glasgow and Inverness. Please share.
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This apology from disability charity Scope, for cancelling my choirโ€™s London Marathon performance because of my gender-critical views, is required to stay on its website for seven days. Today is Day 6. Women donโ€™t always get the apologies they deserve. So Iโ€™d be grateful if you could help make sure this one is seen by sharing it over the next 24 hours (link below). ๐Ÿ™ Thanks again to @SpeechUnion for supporting my legal case and helping secure this apology.
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The Americans calling Putin an "Humanitarian" is an obscenity, as he cares for the humanity of his own people no more than he does that of his enemies and he cares for them not at all. By such collusion America debauches its very soul. Details today here:
Weds 28 October is Day 1708 of Russia's all out war on Ukraine. The heroic defence continues to defy Putin, and no matter how many obscenities and war crimes he commits, he will never break Ukraine's spirit. Speaking of unbroken things, here's another daily ๐Ÿงต
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Robin Taylor ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
HORRIFYING: New footage shows Boko Haram Islamic jihadists in Africa massacring Christians with machetes. This year alone, more Christians have been killed in Nigeria than Palestinians in 3 years of war. Donโ€™t stop talking about the real genocide of Christians in Nigeria.
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Tim's on the road again, far away in land strange and exotic. But nevertheless, here is his down-to-earth summary of events in Ukraine, fact checked as always:
Day 1707 of the war in Ukraine and here's the latest daily thread. It's one of those days when things are a little more awkward than usual, but I'll do my best to maintain the high standards you expect. Fact checked news & analysis , always delivered with humanity and humour.
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Here's Tim White's daily thread on events in Ukraine. He does this every day and is the simplest way of keeping up with events both military and political.
We are starting the 244th week of Russia's all out war. Putin's "second army of the world" is more than 1,700 days behind schedule in reaching Kyiv. Ukraine stands proud, stays free on Day 1706 of the Kremlin's full scale invsion. Here's my daily๐Ÿงต- gifts of coffee welcome!
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