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Due to a change in personal circumstances, I shall no longer have time for Scooploop. Please PM me if you are interested. I'll choose based on the member's record.
I'll cancel the new loop, which wouldn't have been possible in the near future anyway, as my contact is no longer doing work for Scooploop.
Benjamin Netanyahu has something to hide.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/26/bbc-jeremy-bowen-accuses-israel-blocking-journalists-gaza
Disastrous Greenland visit. He’s a walking blot on democracy.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/31/trump-greenland-us-morally-wrong-strategy-disastrous?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-5
Trump and Greenland (Edited)
I doesn’t take a genius to realise that Trump’s statement regarding America needing Greenland for strategic security reasons is nothing more than utter nonsense. It’s all about the untapped minerals that he wants to get his hands on.
Of course there are major geopolitical consequences that JD Vance has stated that won't worry the Trump administration.
Things Trump should ponder on.
If the United States were to forcibly take over Greenland, the ramifications would be severe and far-reaching, both geopolitically and economically.
Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, which is a NATO member. A U.S. invasion or forceful annexation would likely trigger a military response from Denmark and its allies. Since NATO’s Article 5 states that an attack on one member is an attack on all, this could spark a wider conflict.
European Union Sanctions: The EU (which Denmark is a member of) would likely impose harsh sanctions on the U.S., damaging trade and economic relations.
Global Condemnation: The U.S. would face international isolation, potentially leading to sanctions from the UN and economic retaliation from global powers like China and Russia.
Trade Disruptions: A military takeover could lead to boycotts and trade restrictions, affecting the U.S. economy.
Occupying Greenland would require extensive military investment to secure the territory, leading to massive expenditures.
Resource Control vs. Viability: While Greenland has valuable rare earth minerals and untapped resources, forcibly acquiring them would likely result in long-term legal battles and sabotage rather than economic gains.
Guerrilla Warfare & Resistance: Greenlanders may resist U.S. control, leading to prolonged unrest, insurgency, and the need for an occupying force.
Russian & Chinese Response: Both nations could see this as a precedent for military expansion, potentially escalating global conflicts or increasing their presence in the Arctic.
Political Fallout: Such an act would likely be seen as an extreme violation of international law, leading to internal political turmoil, protests, and potential impeachment efforts.
Financial Strain: The cost of war, occupation, and maintaining Greenland would likely lead to increased national debt and economic instability.
This next statement could have far reaching consequences across the globe.
If the U.S. takes Greenland by force, other countries might use this as justification for their own territorial ambitions—Russia in Ukraine, China in Taiwan, or other disputed regions. This could lead to a breakdown of international norms and increased global instability.
Is beside himself as a Chinese company has developed an EV battery that can be charged almost as quick as filling a car with petrol/diesel. He’s on record throwing a tantrum because a foreign company has outstripped Tesla charging technology.
Read details below 👇
https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/chinas-superfast-charging-technology-is-twice-as-fast-as-teslas-fully-recharging-evs-in-just-6-minutes?utm_term=2CE1F50D-49A4-4D4C-B519-73E277B430D1&lrh=6a9af0f0198b51716c2248b474d9ae31d0e344a97737aa2f12cfd453f9173851&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=46DB2265-9791-4BBB-8649-FCB4AEC82899&utm_source=SmartBrief
Thames Water was privatised in 1989 with no debt.
Since then it’s racked up £14.7 billion in debt at the same time as paying out £10.4 billion to its shareholders.
If that's not a scam, I don't know what is!
As a retired electrician that has worked on HT power supplies, I’m extremely amazed at the misinformation that’s being spread elsewhere regarding the Hayes sub-station fire that brought Heathrow to a standstill. People have been saying that the backup generators weren’t operational. This is nonsense! The backup generators did kick in as well as uninterruptible power supplies (look it up) but there is no way they could fully power an airport the size of Heathrow which draws enough voltage to power a small city. So who should be blamed? Obviously, it’s the power network companies that should have upgraded/renewed/added high capacity sub-stations to prop up an aging electrical supply network.
People shouldn’t take any notice of certain MPs jumping on a dodgy bandwagon when it obvious they have no knowledge of electrical distribution systems.
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/uk-based-charity-slams-downing-street-for-rejecting-foreign-secretarys-comments-on-israel-s-gaza-attacks/3513627
Your thoughts?
know something we don’t?
https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/concerns-grow-as-france-issues-survival-manual-to-prepare-citizens-for-invasion/
That the Trump administration (DOGE in particular) has erased valuable information regarding children abducted by Putins forces.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-ukraine-children-russia-war-kidnapping-evidence-b2717730.html
A danger to the world and his own country. He’s wrecking the US economy.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/14/donald-trump-crashing-us-economy-fake-news
MPs NHS Sleaze. (Edited)
MPs received more than £2.7m in donations from individuals and companies directly or indirectly connected to the private healthcare sector between 2021 and 2023
More than half (£1.4m) of the donations came from companies with investments in the private healthcare sector such as asset management firms.
A tenth of the donation (£312,204) came from companies that already provide services to the NHS.
More than £230,000 was donated to MPs from directors of companies that have investments in the private healthcare sector.
Lobbyists with private healthcare clients donated more than £110,000 to MPs.
A blue whale's anus can stretch to approximately 3 and a half feet, making it the second largest areshole on the planet, after Donald Trump.
The meeting between Trump/Zelensky/Vance turned into the most disgraceful put down by a US President and VP. Also, it’s come to light that TASS, the Russian state news agency, was allowed into the White House for the meeting, whereas CNN and AP (Associated Press) were barred. Make of that what you will folks.
The Group ‘Anything’ All that’s missing from its title is a swastika emblem. (Edited)
A few home truths. I joined this group some months ago as an innocent newcomer. Within a very short time accusations started flying around about me accusing me of being someone else! An accusation that was completely false. The first instigator of this ridiculous claim was @CharlotteB who was then followed by @RobRoy and then @Danni All sad individuals. I was then banned from ‘Anything’ by the moderator @CliveF who obviously is in cahoots with the aforementioned Co conspirators. @Clive banned me but allows hatred at every level being spouted everywhere across his group. At one stage, I tried to join the group Share Tips To Make Life Easier. On clicking on ‘Join’ I found that I had been banned from the group without even being able to post anything. @CharlotteB again and her co moderator @ShirleyM Conpiracy theories are rife on Scooploop.
Then there’s @PeterAndrews1 & @UncleAlbert who also cast aspersions on my integrity. Two people who do nothing but post far right propaganda and hatred in the group. So, I as an innocent, get banned but @CliveF allows racism, hatred and downright lies in his group. I haven’t a clue where Scooploop moderators are. Conclusion? Give the racist ultra right wing group Anything a very wide berth.
Interesting.
Joseph Farage, Nigel Farage’s nephew, avoids jail after pleading guilty to upskirting a woman in a Co-op. He admitted to placing a mobile phone “beneath clothing of another without consent” in July.
People who committed the same offence were put on the sex offenders register. He was only fined £576
Perhaps this is what Nige means when he spouts ‘two tier policing’.
By insurance companies? Here is an interesting piece by Which? There is a petition included in the article.
https://www.which.co.uk/campaigns/end-the-insurance-rip-off?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=supporters&utm_content=Insurance+activation+nonsign+wrippoff+RE+260125+-+Meet
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.
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.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg6r7zk47eo
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!"
How true-nothing is costed on what it`s likely to save the country as a whole or gain in new tax-payers.
`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.🤣
Not that I don`t have any concerns about the issue,I do, but they are the last people they want for their spokesmen-they are neither of them (real) Farmers!
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.
She’s 52. Yes 52.
I watched this last night. Watch it if you can.
https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/life-death-gaza-harrowing-human-account-life-warzone-3324539
This item on Channel 4 News last night really moved me.
https://youtu.be/7qK5I8lAUew?feature=shared
I'm away visiting from this morning for a few days, perhaps longer, so behave yourselves!
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.
I really thought he'd be in the last 2 if not the actual winner
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/tory-party-next-leader-odds-poll-election-185309681.html
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.
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.
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
You need help
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.
They can easily find the £300 in other ways. Go on one less Saga holiday. Stop buying scratchcards.
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 ?
Appreciate your thoughts and comments
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
