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Barry Cooper

@magicofthemind

Award-winning magic writer. Associate of The Inner Magic Circle. Retired as a tax adviser and as a hypnotherapist. Member of the Society for Psychical Research. Moderately senior Freemason.

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Donald Trump sat at his desk in the Oval Office, about 8 people are stood around him with their hands on him.

Donald Trump sat at his desk in the Oval Office, about 8 people are stood around him with their hands on him.

I can only assume this was the result of a party game where, when the music stops, you all race to touch a paedo?

06.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran Crisis: They Wanted Sovereignty. Just Not Like This If anyone has ruined the special relationship, it's not Starmer- it's Trump

No legal basis. No clear objective. No exit. And much of Britain’s political class spent the week calling Starmer a coward for noticing.

Latest substack from me.

open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

06.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 848 πŸ” 243 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 28

This is almost exactly what I said would happen on yesterday’s show. The conflicting & contradictory reasons given for the war, coupled with client journalists & pusillanimous politicians on both sides of the Atlantic, will enable him to claim β€˜success’ when nothing remotely successful has happened.

06.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 1140 πŸ” 295 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 16
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Clacton to build Mar-a-Lago replica in hope of attracting occasional visit from Nigel Farage Residents of Clacton-on-Sea have unveiled ambitious plans to construct a full-scale replica of Mar-a-Lago in a desperate bid to lure their MP, Nigel Farage, back to the constituency for anything ot…

NEWS! Clacton to build Mar-a-Lago replica in hope of attracting occasional visit from Nigel Farage newsthump.com/2026/03/07/c...

07.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A little bit obsessed with all the nut clusters currently β€˜ashamed to be British’ because Starmer didn’t sign us up to this shit show.

07.03.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 2562 πŸ” 467 πŸ’¬ 278 πŸ“Œ 32

I like the government pivot to reminding voters that Farage is an avowed enemy of NATO & Europe & an ardent admirer of Vladimir Putin, who routinely orders the murders of critics & opponents. It is politically effective & morally essential.

15.02.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 3948 πŸ” 1056 πŸ’¬ 140 πŸ“Œ 33

No longer forgotten, thanks to @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

03.06.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday to the best TV channel!

26.05.2025 10:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She doesn't look very welcoming.

10.05.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s extraordinary that so much media still reports on Trump with the old, redundant tools of the trade. He lied about Ukraine, then he tried to extort Ukraine, and having failed he threatens to walk away from Ukraine. The idea that he was ever going to do anything unwelcome to Putin is ridiculous.

19.04.2025 07:48 πŸ‘ 3551 πŸ” 760 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 19
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Donald Trump signs Executive Order redefining β€˜one day’ as being ’12 months long’ in order to keep election pledge on ending Ukraine war Donald Trump has today signed an executive order officially redefining the length of β€œone day” as being β€œtwelve months”, in what White House officials are calling a β€œbold and innovative move to del…

NEWS! Donald Trump signs Executive Order redefining 'one day' as being '12 months long' in order to keep election pledge on ending Ukraine war

19.04.2025 09:45 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember that they had videophones; the villains used to select 'voice only'.

29.03.2025 11:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My god. Just read it

Attempting to attach a gift link.

on.ft.com/4hWp8Tt US tells French companies to comply with Donald Trump’s anti-diversity order

29.03.2025 10:36 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

Quite. And if they are forced to sell assets to pay the tax there will also be a large capital gains tax charge.

18.03.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Russia's intentions are obvious - to resurrect the USSR.

17.03.2025 11:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

...including him.

17.03.2025 11:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Photo of Zelenskyy wearing a suit when meeting WEF leader predates Ukraine war - Full Fact A Facebook post suggests the Ukrainian president recently wore a suit to meet with the World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab amid criticism over him not wearing one to meet President Trump.

A photo is being shared online with the suggestion Ukraine’s president wore a suit to meet the WEF founder, amid criticism of him not wearing one to meet President Trump.

But this photo is from 2020, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

15.03.2025 09:07 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

One of my favourite actors.

08.03.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everything he does is arbitrary (and vindictive).

07.03.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The best that any of these petitions can achieve is a debate in Westminster Hall, not the House, attended by a handful of MPs. They always end with a junior minister explaining why the government will take no action.

07.03.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I often wonder whether prominent Brexiters who identify as intelligent backed Trump so enthusiastically because the referendum victory persuaded their subconscious that you really can just ignore reality, expertise & evidence without any consequences…
Or maybe it was just all the racism.

07.03.2025 13:31 πŸ‘ 1911 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 7

No, I've been worried about that for quite a while.

04.03.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Former πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ ambassador to Russia πŸ‘‡πŸ½

04.03.2025 12:40 πŸ‘ 69035 πŸ” 20545 πŸ’¬ 1147 πŸ“Œ 715

Worth stating simply what’s happening. An American government is launching a full-scope political & economic assault on an ally repelling an ongoing invasion to compel them to terminate martial law, topple their president, hand over minerals to America & accept a ceasefire w/out security guarantees.

04.03.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 4646 πŸ” 1492 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 77

Word of the day is β€˜huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

28.02.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 8370 πŸ” 2478 πŸ’¬ 200 πŸ“Œ 187

'This will make great Television.β€˜

A sentence that will live in infamy.

28.02.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 511 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 8

No news is good news.

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Julian Holloway, Carry On star and father of Sophie Dahl, dies aged 80 The actor starred in the innuendo-laced comedy films as well as TV sitcoms including Porridge and The Likely Lads Julian Holloway, who starred in eight Carry On films and was a regular in TV shows such as The Sweeney and Doctor Who, has died. He was 80.…

Julian Holloway, Carry On star and father of Sophie Dahl, dies aged 80

18.02.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

After we let Russia occupy part of your country and steal your resources, we will occupy the other part and do the same. Quite the starting point for the Americans.

18.02.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 2734 πŸ” 1059 πŸ’¬ 187 πŸ“Œ 64
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Lewis Carroll collection given to his Oxford college in surprise US donation Exclusive: Christ Church college taken aback to receive hundreds of the author’s letters, photos and rare items Thousands of letters, photographs, illustrations and books from one of the world’s largest private Lewis Carroll collections have been donated…

Lewis Carroll collection given to his Oxford college in surprise US donation

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