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    • Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Mark Beggan @ 21.49. I recall it particularly well as I was working in and around both RN Coulport &…Mar 29, 07:08
    • Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Big Jock. “John has a secret plan.” Ah, if only some kind person would tell him what the plan is…Mar 29, 06:56
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Vietnam war documentary. I recommend The Ten Thousand Day War. An American documentary made in the 1970’s.Mar 29, 06:54
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Saint JFK! Not the mad shagger with the sexual appetite of a rabid dog? This war has been raging since…Mar 29, 06:01
    • Young Lochinvar on Protest But Don’t Survive: ““Arrogance, ignorance and hubris” of the decision makers and Presidents involved.. (And yes that includes saint JFK).. An interesting summary…Mar 29, 04:45
    • James on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Working class hero Wilma Flintsone’s just not worth wasting time on, cut and paste is all she’s worth; Utter bollocks…Mar 29, 02:47
    • Young Lochinvar on Protest But Don’t Survive: “GF Lose the woke crap and Messr McCrone pointed the way decades ago. It’s not the publics fault so many…Mar 29, 02:05
    • Derek on Protest But Don’t Survive: “May I introduce you to the concept of the question mark?Mar 29, 00:24
    • Big Jock on Protest But Don’t Survive: “John has a secret plan remember!Mar 28, 23:51
    • sarah on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@ George Ferguson at 7.43 p.m. “There is no movement” I belong to a three pro-independence groups and people in…Mar 28, 23:30
    • George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@Bilbo There is no reply button on your post for me to press. I am not an advocate for Reform.…Mar 28, 22:31
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “40 years ago this year the Chernobyl rain fell on Scotland.Mar 28, 21:49
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “We demand George’s best post gets reposted. I really want to read it now.Mar 28, 21:48
    • Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Northcode @ 20.02. Ah my respected friend Northy, if only you could comprehend this “incomprehensible language” in which you post,…Mar 28, 21:42
    • Campbell Clansman on Protest But Don’t Survive: ““I don’t think that the movement has been captured, only the politicians.” In the real world, “Movements” are ALWAYS “captured…Mar 28, 21:33
    • George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “I am not doing something right here. A double post on the last thread will be met with hammers. My…Mar 28, 21:33
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Did you know that a society is at its most collective during times of war.Mar 28, 21:27
    • Bilbo on Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: “Unless they really go for nuclear, Net Zero can only work if they carpet the whole island with battery storage…Mar 28, 21:24
    • Bilbo on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@ George Ferguson I was going to comment about that Reform ‘homophobic’ joke on the previous post but it’s more…Mar 28, 21:16
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Bummer. Maybe it’s on its way.Mar 28, 21:15
    • Rev. Stuart Campbell on Protest But Don’t Survive: “So you can’t tell, but you can tell?Mar 28, 21:09
    • Frank Waring on Protest But Don’t Survive: “This may be the last chance in any of our lifetimes to put down the dead weight of UK history…Mar 28, 20:45
    • George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@Mark Beggan Another one of my post meets the axe.I thought this was a free speech blog. I answered your…Mar 28, 20:45
    • DavidT on Protest But Don’t Survive: “On a bright and sunny day?!? The wind chill was absolutely perishing, mind.Mar 28, 20:28
    • Geri on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Whatever happened to being a Collective? We don’t all have to like each other.Mar 28, 20:23
    • Northcode on Protest But Don’t Survive: ““The irony of citing Goebbels to prove a point had not escaped me…” I agree… the irony you refer to…Mar 28, 20:02
    • George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@Sarah There is no movement. None of the people you mentioned will get elected. Even Stu with his legendary supporters…Mar 28, 19:43
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Protect and Survive how chilling was that. The 4 minute warning. That was a real fear. Not made up on…Mar 28, 19:40
    • George Ferguson on Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: “The 18th ranked side beat the 40th ranked side one nil. What did I learn?. Conway is a good utility…Mar 28, 19:28
    • George Ferguson on Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: “The 18th ranked side beat the 40th ranked side one nil. What did I learn?. Conway is a good utility…Mar 28, 19:27
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