Tom Sharp

Palantir co-founder says it exists to kill communists.

I misunderstood this at first.
I thought they'd drawn up a deal to start taxing multinationals and had to leave the US out. Arguably a small step in the right direction.
But no.
They've actually taken the US out of existing deals. A big step back!

BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.

The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.

"Months in planning, over in two and a half hours: how the third Reich invaded Poland"

watching the Consent Manufacturing Factories just so effortlessly and easily breezing past any question of this kidnapping being an outrageous act of aggression to just being so obviously acceptable makes me legit nauseous

Yep, and dead, lol.

I wouldn't stress too much, all his other comments are defending Charlie Kirk. It's like trying to teach calculus to a horse.

By adding that qualification you are effectively permitting the illegal removal of any head of state.

Forgive me for not being too worried about the threat of Chinese invasion Ed:

In the midst of yet another US coup d'état in L. America, I can't but think of what this means for the Palestinians whom the international community has abandoned to a rogue state engineering their slow demise - from hunger, disease and ruthless supremacist settlers...

Surely you can't expect Morgan McSweeney to have run a focus group of 50-70 year old homeowners in this timeframe? How else would he know what to say?

So Caracas wasn't bombed? That's a relief!

Liberals watching the US murder people around the globe and overthrow any government that doesn't sell them all their natural resources:

Christ, the liberal brainrot runs deep doesn't it.

*America initiates a violent coup*

Starmer: *shits pants*

Liberals: he's preparing a tactical response, just give him time.

Because Kier Starmer knows precisely what is going on, as does literally everyone else with a brain. Trump literally tweeted about it. Of course, I look forward to the well considered, robust response from our European leaders in the coming days/s.

I'm not citing an authority, I'm taking the piss out of your hand-wringing nonsense. Do you really expect any kind of robust response from Starmer? Really? The man is fine with exterminating Palestinians, we won't bat an eye at a tried-and-tested Latin American coup.

Man holds Venezuelan flag on a green background. Texts reads: Hands off Venezuela.

The US strikes on Venezuela are disgusting.

Yet another attempt at regime change to secure oil for American corporations.

Solidarity with the peoples of Venezuela.
Trump must end this criminal action NOW.

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No, but you can grow a spine and issue a statement saying "the UK strongly condemns this illegal escalation and urges the US to respect international law". It's obvious to everyone that this is just imperialism on the behalf of oil companies, anyone pretending otherwise is naive or stupid.

We should not be allies with those who blatantly disregard international law and human rights. It's not ok just because our friends do it. It's obvious that European leaders would always toe the American line because they are lapdogs for corporate interests. It's pathetic.

Then what is it about? One nation has illegally attacked another and kidnapped its leader. How about immediately condemning it and preparing a robust response including sanctions?

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

I'm sure that you and Starmer would respond in exactly the same way if China had captured the Taiwanese president. Better to wait and see before forming any opinions, seeing as international law worth about as much as bog roll now.

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

Falling in line behind their fascist pals. Pathetic.

Seems like a good time for everyone to go and buy this book. We can probably expect a violent military coup followed by a brutal crackdown on socialists resulting in thousands or millions being "disappeared". It's the American way.

Point/Counterpoint: No Blood For Oil vs. Exactly How Much Oil Are We Talking About?

The Onion, 23 years ago.

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One for you @louvreofthelouvre.bsky.social.