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Expecting Trump to understand basic geopolitics, let alone navigate the very delicate situation in the Middle East is way beyond his capability.
Israel has successfully manipulated the US administration, and everyone is now paying the price.

This is what pure evil looks like.

Trump’s far-fetched Iran school bombing excuse lays bare a wartime image problem The president wants to tightly manage the public perception of his conflict with Iran, but the realities of war make that impossible, writes John Bowden

ANALYSIS | Trump’s far-fetched Iran school bombing excuse lays bare a no-guts, all-glory prosecution of war

So, everything Trump says about wanting to assist the shipping industry must be bullshit, right?

US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since ​the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high f...

Whoa. This is big. "The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Why do these right-wing politicians want Britain to race to the bottom? The lack of funds for defence and all our public services is due to decisions they made whilst in power. Now they want to shift that blame onto those who are least able to shoulder it.

Whose face belongs to this?

AI is the tool the global elites will use to trap us all inside an endless, capitalist hell, whilst they try to shift blame onto immigrants.

treated image of Tony Blair, Larry Ellison, Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch and Benjamin Netanyahu with the caption: "As Tony Blair criticises Starmer for not joining Trump’s war, read Carole Cadwalladr on Blair, Big Tech and the Israel connection"

As the right wing press praises Tony Blair for his "rebuke" of Keir Starmer for not supporting Donald Trump's war on Iran ("We should have backed America from the very beginning."), time to re-up @carolecadwalla.bsky.social's investigation into the Tony Blair Institute

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The German people need to make their feelings known.

Just preparing the ground for the inevitable

Genuine questions for #Reform supporters:
1. Are you really prepared to sacrifice our democracy and freedom to satisfy your dislike of Muslims and immigrants?
2. Are you happy to see Britain led by a #Fascist dictator?
3. Do you recall that Britain fought a war to rid Europe of Fascist dictators?

We're right to keep out of it. Trump's self-serving business is not our affair. Anyone who follows this imbecile into war must prepare for the worst. The right-wing owned media pumps the British public with lies to manipulate us into voting against our own interests to satisfy their greed.

A reminder that Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch and the entire Conservative-supporting press have spent the past week lambasting Keir Starmer for not joining the Iran war.

Here's what has happened since then to public opinion

Exclusive | Trump Sons Back New Drone Company Targeting Pentagon Sales Powerus says it plans to acquire Ukrainian drone technology to sell to the U.S. military.

Trump starts wars.
Trump bans Chinese drones.
Trump’s family drone company chases Pentagon contracts.

Bombs fall. Taxpayer money flows. The Trump family profits.

War profiteering in plain sight — the most corrupt administration in U.S. history. 💰💣 #TrumpWatch #StandUp www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Nearly 6 hours since a GOP congressman said “Muslims don’t belong in American society,” not a single member of Republican leadership in the House will weigh in.

A tweet by Andrew Tate, showing a gormless bearded bald white man wearing dark glasses in an office-like room, captioned: 'UPDATE. My mission to Dubai has been halted. I'm currently unable to leave this detention centre.'

In better news:

Andrew Tate has been sent to a Saudi detention centre.

As anyone who knows about Middle Eastern politics (but apparently not Tate) could tell you, Saudi and UAE are *not friends* - and Tate's very public work for the Emirati state has not won him the acclaim of the House of Saud!

Wow! It's like putting a 2 year old in the driving seat of a Maserati

Trump threatening the unilateral US occupation of NATO ally Spain's military bases.

Deafening silence from the NAFO brigade.

What is this cock-stroking shite?!

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Wanking material

Murton (Durham) Council By-Election Result:

🌹 LAB: 50.6% (+17.6)
➡️ RFM: 39.6% (-4.5)
🌍 GRN: 4.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 3.1% (-2.0)
🔶 LDM: 1.9% (-2.3)

No Ind (-13.6) as previous.

Labour GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.

Fascism still not a massive vote-winner, eh?

Reform won big in Durham in May 2025 but a 10% swing to Labour here.

* Reform have held one, lost two (LibDems, now Labour) in by-elections
* Reform have lost four through defections (Advance, Ind), gaining one

You have to wonder just how ludicrously evil Trump would need to be for those disapproval ratings to reach 80%. Eating babies?

I wonder if #Trump has imposed tariffs on #Ukraine. 😆

BREAKING: Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has resigned the Labour Whip after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

Story to follow.

I suggest Trump and his ilk are doing quite well out of it.

South West Water admits criminal offence over Devon parasite outbreak Firm admits supplying water unfit for human consumption after nearly 150 people fell ill

South West Water admits criminal offence over Devon parasite outbreak.

Water unfit for human consumption, 150 people fell ill.

SWW already has nearly 200 criminal convictions. Licence not cancelled, no exec prosecuted, record high customer bills, sewage dumped in rivers.

Privatisation is a scam.