Costco in the UK have been scanning cards since covid. It started as a way to limit numbers in store then someone probably went and looked at the data.
Blowing up a pipeline produces more risks as the gas is toxic and now you have a fireball on your land.
Better to cut it off at the source and sabotage any attempt to restore it.
If they cut it off they remove the one entry point of gas into the EU crippling the export.
Im sure the EU wouldnt be very happy either but they diversified over the last 2 years away from russian gas.
On the other hand holding it also opens the door for concessions from Russia.
The candidates have indeed put their names forward James Cleverly is considered in the lead. The first vote hasn't been cast yet
I don't want to wreck reddit frankly there's an awful lot of hate/wankers on there that I would prefer never made it to the fediverse
I wish I had some briefs Stanley thought to himself it's getting a little nippy standing here in my birthday suit.
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