London Osprey

Still pretty grumpy

[Philip O'Connor @PhilipOConnor5]

If you, like me, feel that we are fortunate to have @Keir_Starmer as our Prime Minister please repost. I am not even a member of the Labour Party.

[David Aaronovitch @DAaronovitch]

Barely a month ago this man was imprisoned for the violent rape of a Sikh woman believing that she was a Muslim. No Douglas Murray articles in the Spectator, no Baroness Fox speech in the Lords. No riots. Two tier? Too right https://t.co/8wABWe3bww

[The Ospreys Rugby Supporter Podcast @OspreysPodcast]

Interesting 🤔

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Polite reminder. Trump & Brexit are not 2 different things. They are the same thing. Same companies. Same data. Same Facebook. Same Russians. Same Cambridge Analytica. Same Robert Mercer. Same Steve Bannon. Same Breitbart. Same Alexander Nix. Same Donald Trump. Same Nigel Farage.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

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Please read. Please share and if you want us to be able to continue our work on this vital topic, please follow @thenerve_news & consider becoming a paid subscriber.

https://t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

[HG Rugby @HuwGriffinRugby]

A year ago the WRU bought Cardiff and withdrew PRA25 and wouldn’t tell us what changed

This week they cancel the sale of Cardiff and re-issue PRA25 and won’t tell us what changed

But the CEO says the distress caused was “absolutely worth it”

[Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @NeilForPoole]

I’m calling for a ban on firms that donate to political parties from winning government contracts.

Politics is too close to big money. It raises questions on who our democracy serves.

Break the link - show Labour stands for the public interest, not private profit.

[Ospreys Supporters @OspreysSC]

OSC STATEMENT

[Ospreys Supporters @OspreysSC]

Great news for the immediate future but this is not the end. In June, WRU will announce the plan to cut to three regions in 2028.
💥 It’s do or die for us Ospreys supporters now. Get your season tickets for St Helen’s when they come out and continue the fight. #OurBloodIsBlack

[Torsten Bell @TorstenBell]

🚨 This is a huge moment 🚨

The attempt to force the Ospreys out of professional rugby with no proper process been defeated.

Fans, and those of us who campaigned relentlessly alongside them against WRU’s chaotic reforms to Welsh rugby, have won a massive victory.

[London Osprey @AtkinsonKris]

@BlckFeatherPod Class player who should be in the Welsh squad. Any other union would be moving heaven and earth to keep him. @WelshRugbyUnion

[JH @CRUDEOIL231]

I think way too many ppl are delusional about this idea of letting Iran control the SoH, having the US pull out, and just letting Iran set up a toll booth.

Where does Saudi’s power actually come from? It’s not just because they’re rich. Their entire influence comes from being the world’s only swing Producer. We need oil, and Saudi controls that market.

If Iran takes over the SoH, they become the most powerful, one of a kind Global Swing Producer in history.

If they don’t like the oil price? They can just "adjust" the traffic in a strait that handles ~20mb/d to swing prices however they want.

If the UAE gets on Iran’s bad side? "No passage for UAE tankers." If Kuwait tries to build a bypass? "Fine, the SoH is closed starting today. Let’s see if you can finish that bypass—which takes years—without making a single dime."

By letting Iran control that flow, the US is effectively making Iran the ultimate energy gatekeeper. The entire regional hegemony shifts to Iran. Saudi and the UAE lose everything.

Think about it—if you were MBS, would you let this happen? Let’s say the US pulls out this week. The US started this mess, and now the GCC has to just sit there and watch their power handed over to Iran?

Let me give you a reality check for Americans: Imagine Mexico now controls the North American continent.

"Want to fly to the UK? Get Mexico’s permission. Want to import jet fuel from Asia? Pay Mexico a toll and take the route they tell you to.

Did you dare to criticize Mexico? Now, no container ships can enter your waters. You can’t say a word against the great President of Mexico."

It sounds like a fantasy, but that’s the reality for the GCC. If the US tries to run away? If I were the GCC, I wouldn’t let them leave. I’d grab them by the hair and drag them back to clean up the mess they made.

I’ve said before that this is an existential issue for Iran and Israel. Well, Iranian control of the SoH is an existential issue for every other GCC nation.

And the GCC has leverage. They have massive wealth invested in the West, huge U.S. asset holdings, decades of lobbying networks, and they are the biggest donors for Trump’s terms.

And of course they have oil. Do you really think Brent would stay below $100/bbl if the GCC teamed up and cut just 3mb/d for six months?

Even the most optimistic guy knows the answer is zero chance. They don't even need a fancy excuse: "Oh, since the US gave up on us and Iran owns the SoH, it's not safe. We have to cut production. Sorry!"

Within months, the US would be begging to come back. It’s just pushing the Middle East into an even bigger pit of fire.

Thanks for listening to my TED Talk :)

#oott #iran

[Andrew Parnall @dontbrexitfixit]

Brexit absolutely was a mistake, a fucking disaster, a monumental fuckfest, a twatknacking shitshow.

Retweet if you agree
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[Squidge Rugby @SquidgeRugby]

In a crowded field, today might be the one day above all others that shows what an incompetent bunch of liars and thieves this WRU administration are.

[Liam @Liam0324]

Nothing explains the mentality of the WRU more than submitting an FOI for a document they wanted to be kept confidential - leading to its ultimate public release, outlining their contradictions publicly and further negative press. Whoever is advising them must be laughing

[Torsten Bell @TorstenBell]

Today I met with WRU bosses, urging them to reset their plans and be straight with fans.

They can’t say no decision has been made about Ospreys when their plans would see the club disappear.

Almost nobody likes what they’re doing. Absolutely no-one likes how they’re doing it.

[Sly U @SlyForTheRight]

🚨 Farage loses it on live TV!

Asked about his promise to cut council tax, he just shouts “No! No! No!” and “Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!”, even threatening to end the interview if pressed further.

Message is clear: local elections are coming in May — the last party you should ever vote for is Reform UK. ⚠��

[London Osprey @AtkinsonKris]

@ITVRugby Not if you’ve had to watch it on your shite coverage.

[Ruck the WRU @RuckTheWRU]

We never fell out of love with the team; it’s the WRU that we despise. The performances may improve, but the contempt we have for the governing body and the people who lead it will endure for as long as their incompetence does.