Well, a modest 4/10 this week, but still good enough to beat political journalist John Rentoul, who scored only 2/10. I got the answers to questions 2, 3, 5, and 9 (no. 3 being a semi-guess).
Talking point
Oct. 3, 1925: Police in Liverpool plan to swear in up to 3,000 members of the British Fascists as special constables to crack down on radicals in case of emergencies. The police commander for greater Lancashire and Wirral hopes to employ even larger numbers of the blackshirts. pic.twitter.com/ksSVJhQJFH
“The world is not without kind people” [Russian proverb]
Trump has not rejected the spirit of the meeting with Putin in Anchorage and still hopes that relations between Washington and Moscow will improve, former vice-chair of the National Intelligence Council Graham Fuller has told TASS:https://t.co/1l6ojWzuqOpic.twitter.com/wurX3w8sTU
Many readers of this blog will know that I have been subjected to a decade or more, about 13 years, of (relatively) low-level persecution by malicious Jew-Zionists. That includes (though not exhaustively) my having been nominally disbarred in 2016 (nominally only, because I had abandoned actual Bar practice in 2008 anyway), and includes also my more recent free speech trial (2023) and sentencing hearing (2024):
The sentencing hearing was in mid-March 2024, over 18 months ago as of today’s date.
The Jew-Zionist liars and perjurers of the so-called “Campaign Against Antisemitism” [“CAA”] wanted the state to punish me for telling the truth and, also wanted to shut down my free speech and, especially, to shut down the blog.
In the event, most of “their” evil intentions never came to fruition: the blog has continued to be published (as it was even throughout the process of prosecution, trial, and sentencing).
More tweets seen
The administration of Trump is unlikely to hand over Tomahawk long-range missiles to Ukraine, because it may become embroiled in a direct conflict with Russia as a result, columnist Ted Snider wrote in an article for The American Conservative magazine:https://t.co/Pgt0KdObr5pic.twitter.com/efk5zVpLjF
The West is making a big mistake in Ukraine, while Russia is not afraid of NATO’s plans and isolation threats, President Milorad Dodik of Republika Srpska, said in an interview with TASS:https://t.co/lbHvX9ws2Mpic.twitter.com/UrPovnGaem
"Reform has averaged 31% of the national vote in the latest polls. In fact, Reform has now led the last 120 opinion polls in a row —which is in itself remarkable."https://t.co/0NZ3qhNcC0
…and, as previously blogged, indicates not support for Reform as such, but disdain, disgust, even hatred, of the former main System parties, Lab and Con, both of which are on life-support, especially with (real) English/British voters.
"Last year, in just one year alone, the UK’s population surged by another 755,300 people, equivalent to adding a city the size of Leeds in twelve months."https://t.co/tXqMxKyIHd
The question is not whether the train will hit the buffers, but when.
Talking point
Hitler talked about that in the 1940s. Now it is fairly well-known. On a completely veg diet, it is possible to feed 1 person for a year from food grown on a very small area of land, as little as a quarter or even a fifth of an acre, depending on climate, soil, irrigation etc.
Some studies suggest that, under optimal conditions (climate, soil, technique etc), even a tenth of an acre, a tiny plot (<4,000 square feet, or a strip 40 x 100 feet) , can be enough to sustain 1 person over a year.
A heavily meat-centred diet requires over 3 acres per person, 20x to 100x the area, compared to a fully-vegetarian diet.
A middle way might include some eggs, fish, chicken etc.
This is why the UK has to import a great deal of its food: too many inhabitants, combined with a mainly part-carnivorous population.
More tweets
Are you serious? Do you not remember 7/7, the Manchester Arena bombing, or the grooming gang scandal? They have been coming for us for decades.
Jews only care about Jews. That’s it. Even US presidents noticed this at the end of WWII where their incessant lobbying revolved around getting concessions not just for themselves but to press for their removal from other groups and be given to them or to have special status… pic.twitter.com/juOUGTSuFb
Allison Pearson is a dim scribbler who cried, and whined in her newspaper column, when a policeman came to her door regarding tweets she posted, yet she goes to demonstrations and marches with the same malicious Jew-Zionist liars, perjurers, and Israel-lobbyists who have been trying to shut down free speech in the UK for decades, and particularly in the past 25 years; groups such as the “Campaign Against Antisemitism” [“CAA”].
— Samantha Thompson 🏴 (@SamLovesEngland) October 4, 2025
Jenrick, a Jewish-lobby puppet whose origins, and rise to wealth and prominence, are very obscure, and very hard to understand given his limited abilities, may be part of some hidden scheme.
Israel is involved in a covert digital influence campaign in Persian, promoting Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, and subtly pushing for the return of the monarchy within the Islamic Republic, reports The Haaretz. pic.twitter.com/LGwITOUIvv
The people of Iran would have been better off had they remained under the Shah’s rule, but that is history nearly half a century old. As it is, any change of regime now would probably put Iran under American —and so Jewish/Israeli— rule, in effect.
Mercouris: Putin is aware that the situation is increasingly going in his favor
“President Vladimir Putin, during his speech at the International Discussion Club 'Valdai', left the impression of a confident and strong political leader. Putin is aware that the situation is… pic.twitter.com/GIJtZdcdup
The news I see from China is either impressive, or worrying, or appalling. Sometimes two or three of those at once.
The events in Georgia are actually part of a new Western plan to invade Russia's "comfort zone" in the Caucasus. The West is trying to divert Russia's attention from Ukraine and open a new front against Moscow.
[“The events in Georgia are actually part of a new Western plan to invade Russia’s “comfort zone” in the Caucasus. The West is trying to divert Russia’s attention from Ukraine and open a new front against Moscow. If Russia loses support and alliance with Tbilisi, its geopolitical position will be greatly weakened, and it is possible that it will have to enter a new conflict.”]
In Syria, unknown individuals broke into the music institute located in the building of Judat al-Hashimi secondary school in Damascus and destroyed all the musical instruments inside. pic.twitter.com/mHSU38avlS
Translates to a Commons with (about) 438 Reform UK MPs; massive Reform majority, of course; Lab 86; LibDem 48; SNP 34; Cons 16 (etc).
I see tweets here and there to the effect that 2029 is over 3 years away, and a general election could be held even 4 years from now, in late 2029. Also, that much can change politically in 3-4 years. True, but does anyone expect the migration invasion to stop or even slow in the intervening period? I think not. Is the UK economy likely to improve or even stabilize between now and 2029? I think not. Is anything much likely to improve in the UK between 2025 and 2029? I think not.
“MPs have voted in favour of measures to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancies in the biggest change to the law on reproductive rights for half a century.
Women will no longer face prosecution for aborting their own baby for any reason and at any stage up to birth under the proposed legislation, which was backed by 379 votes to 137 on Tuesday night.”
[Daily Mail]
Horrifying. A form of infanticide or even murder, in lay terms. The deliberate killing of a completely viable foetus (which after all only means unborn baby). When you consider that it is commonplace for babies to be born days or even weeks prematurely, and then go on to thrive, this proposed law, which will obviously become law now, decriminalizes the killing of any unborn child, even if done only hours, minutes, seconds even, before actual birth, and for any reason whatsoever, so long as the expectant mother does the killing. Truly horrifying.
379 MPs voted for this abomination. These people don’t represent us – they are enemies of humanity. pic.twitter.com/KEFklaGaTD
Not sure whether the new law will validate that, exactly, because the killing will (from what I have read, anyway) have to be by the mother to escape legal sanction.
Disgusting
Labour cheered as they voted to become the party of baby killers
[“Witnesses have described scenes like “a horror movie” in Gaza after Israeli forces fired towards a crowd waiting for trucks loaded with flour near Khan Younis, on one of the bloodiest days for weeks in the devastated territory.
At least 51 Palestinians were reported to have been killed and hundreds more wounded in the southern city. People at the scene and doctors described seeing injured and dead with wounds typical of those caused by artillery or tank fire. Unverified video shared on social media showed about a dozen mangled bodies lying in a street.
Multiple other incidents of violence involving crowds of desperate Palestinians trying to get food were reported on Tuesday.
The Israeli military acknowledged firing in the area of the crowd in Khan Younis and said it was looking into the incident.
The IDF said it was aware of reports of casualties “from IDF fire.”
[Guardian]
What the Israeli Jews in uniform do is not so much a copy of what the German SS are alleged to have done in WW2 (there are no similar recorded instances, in fact) but a kind of horrific and ahistorical parody of what the Jews (Israeli and other) claim the SS were like.
“The stream of wounded in Imam Khomeini hospital in Tehran had been steady since Friday. On Sunday evening it became a flood. A renewed wave of Israeli strikes on Iran’s capital overwhelmed the hospital’s emergency unit, turning it into what one doctor described as a “bloodbath”.
“It was a bloodbath. We were overwhelmed by chaos and the screams of grieving family members. Dozens upon dozens of people with life-threatening injuries, minor wounds and even bodies were brought in,” a doctor at the emergency unit of the hospital told the Guardian on Monday under condition of anonymity.
As fighting between Israel and Iran entered its fourth day, Iranian hospitals were receiving a surge of wounded people, overwhelming medical facilities and exhausted personnel. Medical staff described scenes of bloody chaos and an influx of injured people that has only seemed to grow as Israeli strikes increased in intensity.
I’ve seen toddlers, teenagers, adults and the elderly alike. Profusely bleeding mothers were rushing in with their children injured by shrapnel,” the doctor said, adding that some parents did not realise they themselves were injured until they put their children down.“
[Guardian]
So…Israeli Jews killing children and others from the air. Of course, the Jews say that noticing such facts about their behaviour constitutes a so-called “blood libel”…
“Swifts’ decline: how can Britons help these remarkable birds?
Campaigners are calling for compulsory ‘swift bricks’ in new homes to provide nesting sites.
What are swifts and why are they in trouble?
The swift (Apus apus) is an acrobatic aerial bird, a remarkable sprinter and endurance flyer that rarely touches the ground. When these sickle-winged birds do come down – after several years in perpetual flight, even sleeping midair – it is to nest in the eaves of roofs across Europe after spending winters in sub-Saharan Africa, migrating 7,000 miles (11,000km) every year. They are celebrated by nature lovers, artists and poets as they race through city skies on long summer evenings, filling the air with their screaming calls.
The fastest bird in level flight (top speed: 69mph/111kph), they feed on airborne insects. Swifts are in trouble because of steep declines in insects, but also because they are losing traditional nesting sites. Swifts once nested in caves and hollow trees but moved into buildings hundreds of years ago. Modern insulation, particularly in roofs, removes the crevices and cavities where they have nested for centuries.
What are the prospects for swifts?
Grim. Swift populations in Britain slumped by 66% between 1995 and 2022 and have continued a rapid downward trend. Since the last count of 59,000 breeding pairs, the population this summer is set to be just 40,000 pairs. In five years’ time there could be fewer than 25,000, unless action is taken.
A swift brick is a hollow brick that slots into the brickwork of new or old homes, providing a cavity where swifts can nest. The bricks have also been found to help other cavity-nesting birds, including the rapidly declining red-listed house martin, house sparrow and starling. Other species including blue tits, great tits, nuthatches and wrens will also nest in the bricks.
Swift bricks are made by brick manufacturers large and small, and typically cost about £35. There is a British standard for them and some developers are already fitting them to new homes.
— Wholesome Side of 𝕏 (@itsme_urstruly) June 17, 2025
“There is no weapon there. Trump is just mouthing off.”@IAEAorg’s former chief nuclear inspector in Iraq Robert E. Kelley completely dismisses Trump’s claim that Iran is on the cusp of developing a nuclear weapon.@JPonpolitics | #TimesRadiopic.twitter.com/MPeXk7dejL
'We're not firing on civilians' Andrew: 'I'm sorry, but the evidence says you are' @AndrewMarr9 demands answers from the Israeli Ambassador over the death of 51 civilians in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/9uM78v7xah
The Israelis are not like us. They are alien. Their supporters in the UK should be deported and/or otherwise punished.
“And still, even under attack, we’re treated as a threat, not as people.”
As Israelis gather in shelters amid Iranian missile attacks, Palestinian citizens say they continue to face discrimination and are being locked out https://t.co/nRILoAUY0lpic.twitter.com/O01BhtW4RE
The Israelis claim, for foreign consumption, that Israel does not practise a form of apartheid, but it obviously does. This is only one of many examples.
Washington insiders are saying ODNI Tulsi Gabbard will resign if President Trump orders the U.S. military to join Israel in their strikes against Iran.
Trump shows every sign of reverting to what he was 9 years ago— a squawking parrot surrounded on all sides by a phalanx of Jews.
Well, we shall soon know.
Had the Arabs (inter se) and Iranians not been so divided over the past 80 years, Israel would not now exist. Now look: one by one, the Israelis, via their influence over Washington, London, Paris, have had taken down for them all their surrounding potential enemies— Lebanon (invaded, part-occupied), Jordan (suborned), the Gulf Arabs and Saudis (suborned), Egypt (defeated and then suborned), Libya, Iraq, Syria etc. Only Iran and Yemen are left standing.
Even the way things are in the UK now, hard to believe that that is the “Deputy Prime Minister”.
American media: Israel's missile defense capability will last only 10 to 12 days. 🤦🤦🤦 pic.twitter.com/mODhTrX8gk
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Good news, if true, though possibly leaked by Israel and designed to push Trump into getting directly involved in bombing Iran.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, “We’ve pulled off a number of surprises — when the dust settles — your going to see some surprises on Thursday night and Friday, that will make the “Beeper” operation almost seem simple.” pic.twitter.com/o37KP01KBn
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 17, 2025
Official statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps:
The eleventh wave of the proud Operation True Promise 3, using the first generation Fatah missiles, marks the beginning of the end of the mythical air defense of the Zionist army, the confusion and self-destruction… pic.twitter.com/p5Ukqy8Tf0
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
[“Official statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The eleventh wave of the proud Operation True Promise 3, using the first generation Fatah missiles, marks the beginning of the end of the mythical air defense of the Zionist army, the confusion and self-destruction of the Zionist villains. We congratulate you, commanders and loyal fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force. Fattah’s powerful and maneuverable missiles, having penetrated the anti-missile shield tonight, repeatedly shook the shelters of the Zionist cowards and conveyed a message of Iranian strength to Tel Aviv’s military ally, which lives in illusions and empty dreams. Today’s missile strike showed that we have complete control over the skies over the occupied territories, and their residents are completely defenseless against Iranian missile attacks.“]
Russia could, in theory, tell the United States that, should the US bomb Iran, Russia will bomb or rocket Israel. That would stalemate the situation, and stop the Americans from attacking Iran. It might also trigger WW3, though, and make “Armageddon” reality, both in Israel/Palestine and elsewhere.
However, Putin will not want to get Russia directly involved.
So far, Russia is winning all ways: the oil price is rocketing, gold is rocketing too, and Russia is one of the largest producer-states of both.
Also, Trump has apparently signalled to Zelensky and the Kiev regime that American military aid hitherto given to Kiev will be cut back, and priority given to the Middle East. That, as Russian forces press forward on all relevant sectors of the overall front.
In short, Putin is winning the geopolitical chess game.
The 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will take place from June 18-21, 2025. This year, SPIEF’s theme is "Common Values — The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World":https://t.co/h4z4s6JMDzpic.twitter.com/2XXEUI9ihW
“Here comes the sandman to send you to bed, here comes the chopper to chop off your head…one, two, three…chop.” [traditional English children’s bedtime words]
“Countries that refuse to take back illegal migrants from the UK could be stripped of visa access”
Another policy we pushed in our Substack a year ago is now going mainstream. Use visa penalties/foreign aid to force deportations https://t.co/xRsmjcykWY
On that basis, Reform 326 MPs (and a bare majority), Lab 129, Con 76, LibDem 50, SNP 39.
Different from other recent polls in that the Cons have edged ahead of Labour in terms of popular vote, though not enough to go ahead in terms of Commons seats; however, the Cons are seen there as the third-biggest party in the Commons, not, as in most other recent polls, fifth-placed. https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/userpoll.html.
If we are honest and not idealistically blind, we can admit it will be the end of politics and the start of conflict in Britain.
How else will a newly made minority native people in their homeland, without a sense of democratic hope of undoing what has been done to them, react?
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Ah…
Israelis flee war through Sinai
The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that due to the ongoing closure of airports in the occupied territories, a large number of israelis are leaving the country, traveling through Sinai and then Cairo, to escape the war. pic.twitter.com/Wq4nU9RkMA
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
No comment necessary.
Netanyahu's Thirty-Year Lie
…. compiled a collection of clips of Netanyahu making statements he has made repeatedly since 1996, claiming Iran is close to nuclear weapons.
For almost 30 years he has been lying, saying that Iran is very close to creating nuclear weapons. pic.twitter.com/2hzDmEd3gw
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
The Guardian: Israel's attacks on Iran, including the killing of nuclear scientists and damage to some facilities, have had no impact on Iran's nuclear programme and may even have accelerated the pace of enrichment. pic.twitter.com/grS89WGWc6
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Israel Claims 1,100 Strikes on Iranian Targets in Five Days, Says It 'Operates Freely'
Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Effie Defrin said the Israeli Air Force had struck 1,100 targets inside Iran over the past five days, saying the military was "operating freely in Iran,… pic.twitter.com/lWrxVZ1ZlG
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Iran: We will respond decisively in case of direct US intervention
Iran's representative to the United Nations: 🔴 Iran will set a red line and will respond decisively if the United States crosses it. 🔴 We are closely monitoring the level of US involvement. 🔴 We are vigilant… pic.twitter.com/ylQvQvmqoh
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Iranian Leadership:
Americans should know that any US military intervention will undoubtedly cause irreparable damage. pic.twitter.com/KvdIpcvsSd
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
— Iran War Designer (@IranWarDesigner) June 18, 2025
The Financial Times quoted a US defense official as saying: The Nimitz aircraft carrier will take at least a week to reach the region. pic.twitter.com/qSQd49BIKm
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
If it is true that Israel will run out of ground to air missiles within a week, and if it is also true that Iran still has thousands of missiles of various types, then Tel Aviv really will soon start to look like flattened Gaza as those Iranian missiles rain down, unimpeded, onto their targets.
Stray thought
Amusing to see rubbish newspapers in the UK, such as the Daily Mirror, talking about what occupations might be exempt from conscription if WW3 were to start! In the nuclear age, when immensely powerful missiles can reach UK targets in minutes (I am told, maybe 8 minutes) from launch sites thousands of miles away…
I wonder how many people actually read and believe all this 1940-cosplay?
The fact remains that, in any continental-level war, with Russia on one side, and NATO states on the other, the UK would quite soon be a charred and irradiated giant bombsite. In that terrible scenario, the Daily Mirror, the other “lying Press” outlets, and warmongers such as Tobias Ellwood, would be among the first to go (whether with a bang or a whimper).
Alternative idea: Britain enters into loose alliance with Russia, leaves NATO, kicks the EU hierarchy to the kerb (while maintaining correct relations with all European powers and peoples), and stands opposed to fanatical Jewish Zionism, extreme Islamism, and all other negative influences in the world.
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Iran has a legitimate right to self-defense in front of a terrorist state " – Turkish President Erdogan pic.twitter.com/HKVAiufZcb
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Iran is defending itself. Israel is the aggressor. Israel attacked without declaration of war and without any warning, and Israel drew first blood.
Israel is running out of "Arrow" missile defense system Israel's stock of "Arrow" anti-missile systems is rapidly decreasing, writes the "Wall Street Journal". pic.twitter.com/IreRs07DFu
— Iran War Designer (@IranWarDesigner) June 18, 2025
The arrest of mercenaries linked to Mossad who attempted to launch a drone towards the city of Shahriyar in western Tehran pic.twitter.com/yQnCKETfsW
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Whether guilty or not, they are probably not having a good day. I have no idea how efficient Iranian security may be; in the days of the Shah, SAVAK was feared, and its reach extended well beyond Iran itself.
SAVAK’s last three chiefs all met similar ends in the same year, 1979, after the fundamentalist clerics seized power in Iran: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAVAK.
Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEA, confirms no proof of Iran's nuclear weapons program pic.twitter.com/r5OeOc3sK8
— Iran War Designer (@IranWarDesigner) June 18, 2025
They will stab you in the back every time. Same thing will happen with Trump as soon as they're finished with them.
Gideon Lifi, Haaretz journalist: 🔹Everything is paralyzed. Everything is at a standstill. The economy is at a standstill, you can't live like this. I don't think Israeli society will be able to tolerate this situation for long.
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
[“Gideon Lifi, Haaretz journalist:
Everything is paralyzed. Everything is at a standstill. The economy is at a standstill, you can’t live like this. I don’t think Israeli society will be able to tolerate this situation for long.
We feel safe in public shelters, but not everyone has access to these shelters. There are many people who have no shelter from danger.
At first, we were all happy because we were witnessing important achievements in Tehran. But everything changed quickly because the price we had to pay became high, and I fear that this price and cost we are paying will be much higher.
I don’t think Israeli society can tolerate this situation for weeks or a whole month or years. The airports are closed. There is no way in or out. Life here is not easy.”]
Late tweets
As usual John you give them way to much credit, its not that they don't know. Many of the sick and disabled community have been writing to our mps for months.
There are still plenty of people around who do not understand that Labour, as understood during almost all of the 20thC, ceased to exist during the 1990s, which was why it was called “New Labour” for a while. A different party supplanted 90% of what had been Labour.
That process, connected to the overall collapse of socialism after 1989, has continued in the UK to the extent that Starmer, or Starmer-stein, now sounds far more like Conservative Party leader than a Labour one. Why is that? Because he is more like one…
Keir Starmer mistakenly shakes hands with a Korean interpreter instead of the President of South Korea (2025) pic.twitter.com/OYDjij1aJ1
— insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) June 18, 2025
Day after day, more evidence emerges that the mass immigration experiment has been a total failure pic.twitter.com/IzIzsEQovr
Iran has launched about 400 ballistic missiles and 1,000 drones at Israel so far." – CNN. pic.twitter.com/doBQmF2RPK
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Iranian Fars News Agency: The Iranian army launches the sixth phase of its attack on Israel using suicide drones equipped with anti-fortification warheads. pic.twitter.com/wiuaIxmUTy
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) June 18, 2025
Ian Robert Millard 