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@lbc.co.uk'This shouldn't be made about Trump - this should be made about justice.'
Caller Anthony tells @matthew-wright.bsky.social he'd 'gladly pay' to watch a livestreamed execution of the Fort Hood shooter.
@lbc.co.uk‘This is the kind of brute force justice this administration intends to mete out…’
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social believes the plan for a livestreamed execution is proof that the US is 'hurtling into an abyss'.
@lbc.co.uk'It's like they're doing a tribute act to ISIS.'
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reacts to the US' plans to livestream the execution by firing squad of the Fort Hood attacker.
@lbc.co.uk"It turns out he's got autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and dyslexia." Caller Catherine says her son's school didn't believe he was neurodivergent - so she had to pay £4,000 for a private assessment to prove it.
@lbc.co.uk"When was the last time you heard them talking about the environment?" @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social thinks listener Alexis 'has a point' about shifting priorities in the Green Party.
@lbc.co.uk'It is rooted in absurd defence of Adolf Hitler!'
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social and @mrjamesob.bsky.social dissect the 'childish' questions that Tucker Carlson asked Jacob Rees-Mogg.
@lbc.co.uk"I think the version of Zionism the Israeli government put forward is racist." The Greens have voted to adopt the position that 'Zionism is racism'. Zack Polanski spoke to Iain Dale about it in February this year.
@lbc.co.uk'This is bad for our country.' Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith reacts to the wealthy leaving the UK, and adds that he doesn't want young people's income to be 'confiscated by the government'.
@lbc.co.ukAlmost half of people in hygiene poverty have gone without toilet roll. When caller Pauline had children, she couldn't afford bin liners, and shares her story with @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social.
@lbc.co.uk"I'm telling you those cameras need to go!" Caller Edward believes the ULEZ bomber is a 'hero' and his 15 year prison sentence is harsh.
@lbc.co.uk'She is the 21st century equivalent of a bearded lady.' James O'Brien thinks Suella Braverman's anti-immigration comments stem from a 'desperation for approval' from the people who 'despise her for the colour of her skin'.
@lbc.co.ukThe first wave of prisoners have been freed under the early release scheme. They'll be buying kebabs, getting girlfriends, and (maybe) voting Labour.
@lbc.co.uk'It's a sign of a morality that has largely evaporated since Donald Trump returned to power.' Simon Marks dissects the case of Christa Pike, the death row inmate who murdered her classmate in 1995 and, today, survived two lethal injections.
@lbc.co.uk"It's madness! But at least there is a sort of logic to that."
@mrjamesob.bsky.social explains why he has reservations about rejoining the EU.
@lbc.co.ukDoes the EU want Britain back?
Yes, @sandrogozi.bsky.social tells Andrew Marr.
@lbc.co.uk"It's a slippery moral slide!" Caller Matt is on a mission to stop people playing videos out loud in public.
@lbc.co.uk'They care too much to avail themselves of the correct information.' James O'Brien explains how the media has 'persuaded people to believe dangerously and demonstrably untrue' things.
@lbc.co.uk'You wouldn't give all your money away to every Tom, Dick, and Harry, and watch your own family struggle.' Caller Mark wants the UK to cut spending on 'silly projects' abroad and tighten the borders.
@lbc.co.uk"Wow. Now there is a moment..." Michael Gove jokes that if Andy Burnham abandons the pension triple lock then he'll campaign for the Labour Party.
@lbc.co.uk"I'm speaking as a former Tory candidate for heaven's sake!" Ali Miraj says the Conservatives can't be trusted on immigration as they 'had their chance and messed it up'.
