Derek J. Smith

Scientist, futurologist, Corbynista. I block wilful stupidity, divisiveness, flagshagging, clickbaiters OF ANY SORT (one strike and out), and Guardian quoters.

[Richard Medhurst @richimedhurst]

The US, a World Cup host, denied 15 visas to officials on Iran's football team.

If this were Russia, they'd have been stripped of hosting it after what they've done in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran.

[IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) @iribnews_irib]

🚨 BREAKING
The U.S. has refused to issue visas for the management staff of Iran’s national football team.

Last year, the FIFA president presented the first “FIFA Peace Prize” to the U.S. president!

[AC_SPARTAN @ACSPARTAN1]

PC PAUL DAVIES

He has been convicted after encouraging a teenage girl to send naked images of herself to him. Davies had access daily to children as he was a safeguarding officer in schools.

EIGHT MONTHS RELEASED in less than half of that. ⛔️⛔️⛔️‼️‼️‼️

[Gilet Jayne @JayneEdwards2]

@CamillaTominey IOF soldiers are war criminals. Like this one below. Still working in the NHS. Anyways haven't you got some cleaning lady to bare yer teeth at yer freak.

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

@richimedhurst They’re just gonna have to go to the top of the hate cascade and take out the money men

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

British commoners have been radicalised as scum

[Zara Hussain @zarahussain999]

An English national harasses and threatens a migrant worker at a supermarket

“Don’t f…..g wind me up or I’ll
Knock you out”

This behaviour is exhausting.

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

@StanleyCohenLaw Not and surfaced 🤭🤭

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

Yep. They slipped the fence a couple of million to look the other way. And Lo and behold!!

[Judith Pearson-Garbutt.MI6 @GarbuttJudith]

@smithsrisca the pension has been plundered. when it was supposed to be ring fenced.

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

They given the kitty to their mates, that’s the nub of the problem.

[Marissa Gray @Marissa10617683]

Started work at 16 paid into all my life retired 66 due to Govt changing goalposts. Now they do not want to give us the money we are owed. Shame on Labour I hope you never get into Govt ever again!

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

Make it real heavy, guys.

[Loong of the east @loong_of]

The Dutch are attempting to provoke China on two fronts: economic (by stripping Nexperia of its management) and military (by sending warships into Chinese territorial waters and launching helicopters).

This is perhaps the most ignorant and foolish act of recklessness in the world to date, demonstrating how desperate the current Dutch government is for attention, to become a news focus and a geopolitical hotspot, and to serve as some kind of "benchmark" for the West. Undoubtedly, they will pay a heavy price.

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

I think there’s a hole in the time weft

It’s where all the retweeted Palestinian infant casualty videos disappear.

They certainly ain’t being circulated to the extent they deserve.

[aapayés @aapayes]

Un mes de vida
🇵🇸⚖️
En brazos de su madre
Amamantando dentro de una tienda de campaña para desplazados en Khan Younis

Un ataque aéreo israelí mató a su madre al instante y le amputó su pierna antes incluso de que supiera lo que es vivir

Su pierna fue enterrada junto a su madre

[Iran in India @Iran_in_India]

The Smile Buried in Silence

In memory of Makan Nasiri,
the football-loving schoolboy from #Minab,
of whom only a Single Shoe remained after.
#FIFAWorldCup #WeAre26 #FWC26 #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

The American way.

[cutoffs.io @cutoffs_io]

🇺🇸🇮🇳 Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal were sentenced to 7.5 years for the $1 billion Outcome Health scam.

They stole $1 billion from American healthcare and investors.

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

Stole or looted might be better words, guys

[Marcos Agustín @marcosagusstinn]

In 2025, European startups raised around €66bn in VC funding, only 22% of U.S. levels, despite Europe having over 100 million more people.

The gap becomes brutal at late stage: EU later-stage VC investment was around $20bn, compared with $103bn in the United States.

That is why Europe has roughly 110–135 unicorns, while the U.S. has more than 600.

Europe needs to complete two things.

First, the Capital Markets Union to create deeper financing pools, larger late-stage rounds, stronger IPO markets and more liquidity for European startups.

Second, the Single Market — so companies can scale across 450 million consumers instead of being trapped inside fragmented national markets.

Full breakdown; https://t.co/umQsP6YoYz

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

And that cent Trump wants to come meet the new one.

Strike Washington dead, lord, and give us all our lives back.

[Iran Military Media ☫ @IRMilitaryMedia]

The memory of Zahra, the 14-month-old granddaughter of the martyred leader of IRAN, who was martyred alongside him, will never be forgotten!

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

All this to stop having to pay the world its savings back. Tut tut.

[Dimitri Lascaris @dimitrilascaris]

Reports are now circulating that Israel just assassinated a Brigadier General of the Lebanese National Army.

His name is Wissam Sabra. He was reportedly killed in a drone strike on a vehicle on the road to Nabatieh.

Apparently, Sabra was killed along with a Captain in the Lebanese army, Elie Khoury.

If these reports are true, why would Israel murder these men now?

Is it seeking, yet again, to sabotage the ceasefire agreement to which it just agreed?

Or is it eliminating senior officers in the Lebanese army who oppose the demand that the army be used to disarm Hezbollah?

#Lebanon

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

I know nothing at all about the Keane case, but the moral issue raised below but NEVER DISCUSSED is whether "working with Jews" includes those who tithe to the Auschwitz state. THAT DEBATE RISKS THROWING DAMNATION IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

[Larkin ☭ @stonefish1234]

Keane thought the worst was over till the incel egg weighed in
🥹

[Iranian Force @MrImranPk]

🇺🇸TRUMP: "I've settled eight wars, actually nine, and now it looks like we could have 10."

🇮🇷IRAN: "This man actually started a war, lost it, and fools everyone by saying he settled it. Absolutely crazy.." 🤣

[Derek J. Smith @smithsrisca]

Read my PhD - "Careers and moral death"

[conspiracybot @conspiracyb0t]

Bondi must be dead inside...