(Soon to be) Former President Donald Trump

[Lendo]

The other big issue for Trump is that he’s only got one term. Once the conversation turns to who will replace him (and it will fairly quickly) that will start to hamstring him.
I also think he’ll fall out with Musk sooner rather than later and the divorce there will be messier than any similar parting Trump has dealt with before.

I honestly think we’ll see him try and push for a constitutional change to allow another term and if he’s got the back of the Supreme Court…. Nothing would surprise me.

[lapsedhibee]

They have a majority of one in the Congress but there are a couple of republicans who are absolute debt fundamentalists and won’t vote for any spending that increases debt.


Expect the RINO slur to be used loudly and hourly against them until their position eventually becomes untenable.

[Smartie]

I honestly think we’ll see him try and push for a constitutional change to allow another term and if he’s got the back of the Supreme Court…. Nothing would surprise me.

I expect so too.

And if for any reason he doesn't manage that then he'll manipulate the situation so some sort of patsy is in charge and he can pull the strings from the background.

I'm not actually all that convinced he'll live that long. Terrible diet by all accounts and a bit of weight on him for a man of his age.

Scary few years ahead though.

[wookie70]

I see he’s taking credit for the ceasefire in Palestine.. absolutely shameless stuff. Lammy gave him a mention today in his statement.

[wookie70]

I expect so too.

And if for any reason he doesn't manage that then he'll manipulate the situation so some sort of patsy is in charge and he can pull the strings from the background.

I'm not actually all that convinced he'll live that long. Terrible diet by all accounts and a bit of weight on him for a man of his age.

Scary few years ahead though.

Less scary with the pleasant thought of his demise albeit Musk or Vance may be as bad or worse.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Trump’s New York civil fraud judgment reaches new eye-popping milestone: report (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-s-new-york-civil-fraud-judgment-reaches-new-eye-popping-milestone-report/ar-AA1xkMoU?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=fd6e4cb3b9634d9a824914a4e28533e4&ei=10)

New York fraud case now stands at $502m

$114k interest per day


and he still owes E Jean Carroll $88m


hope he's been saving up from all that pathetic junk he's been flogging

he can still ask his hard of thinking half-wits to stump up for him, all he needs to do is wear his made in China MAGA baseball cap and donations will flood in

[Jim44]

I see his pal, Musk’s latest SpaceX Starship venture has failed. Destroyed in mid air. That’s the good news……… the not so good news is the chaos caused to civil air flights.

[Ozyhibby]

I see his pal, Musk’s latest SpaceX Starship venture has failed. Destroyed in mid air. That’s the good news……… the not so good news is the chaos caused to civil air flights.

Woke rocket scientists.[emoji849]


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[grunt]

I see his pal, Musk’s latest SpaceX Starship venture has failed. Destroyed in mid air. That’s the good news……… the not so good news is the chaos caused to civil air flights.
Excuse me but I think you'll find it was a rapid unscheduled disassembly.

[Kato]

I see his pal, Musk’s latest SpaceX Starship venture has failed. Destroyed in mid air. That’s the good news……… the not so good news is the chaos caused to civil air flights.What a complete and utter waste of time, resources and money.

The idea that people will live on Mars with the technology we have available is nonsense.

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[Jim44]

Excuse me but I think you'll find it was a rapid unscheduled disassembly.

:faf::faf::faf:

[Ozyhibby]

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German central bank makes move away from X. Hopefully other govt agencies across Europe start to do the same.


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[Sergio sledge]

What a complete and utter waste of time, resources and money.

The idea that people will live on Mars with the technology we have available is nonsense.

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I tend to agree on the Mars thing, I don't think we'll see people living on Mars in my lifetime but the Starship is also going to be used as a moon lander by NASA when they return to the moon and these tests are part of the development for that, with Mars being Musk's ultimate dream.

The space race that the USA and Russia engaged in led to massive leaps forward in technology many of which we use today. The current space race has been taken up by private industry and one extremely rich mans dream/vanity project, but the advances in space technology that have happened with Space X have been pretty incredible and you only have to look at where things sat before SpaceX got involved and the state of and cost of NASA's Artemis program to see how far behind national space agencies are.

[grunt]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-17/federal-reserve-withdraws-from-global-climate-coalition?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6 IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0a WNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczNzE0MjUwMywiZXhwIjoxNzM3NzQ3MzA zLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUThWTllUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZ WN0SWQiOiJEQ0NGODY3Qzk2ODk0MzJDQjRBMEMwM0FENDNGNTJ ENyJ9.XpfbmFWeiGgU0s4P7YS5IZTyBd2ECsTerzmj5C61g4M&leadSource=uverify%20wall

The US Federal Reserve has withdrawn from the group of central banks founded to navigate climate risks to the financial system.

[Bostonhibby]

What a complete and utter waste of time, resources and money.

The idea that people will live on Mars with the technology we have available is nonsense.

Sent from my SM-A528B using TapatalkSo you're ruling out the possibility of the synthetic who really runs what the USA has become skipping merrily hand in hand across the cosmos with the big orange guy?

Surely it could be crowd funded.

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[McD]

I honestly think we’ll see him try and push for a constitutional change to allow another term and if he’s got the back of the Supreme Court…. Nothing would surprise me.


I thought he’d have already made comments about it tbh

[Ozyhibby]

I honestly think we’ll see him try and push for a constitutional change to allow another term and if he’s got the back of the Supreme Court…. Nothing would surprise me.

I think you need a 2/3 majority in the senate for constitutional change which neither party can get for sensible things like gun control, so there is zero chance they get it to give Trump another term.
You hear people on the far right suggest it every now and then but it’s impossible so they quickly drop it.


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[Ozyhibby]

This is true, and hopefully it will slow down Trump's worst impulses. He's said that he's got a big list of Executive Orders to implement on day one which may get him over that obstacle, though, unless they're subsequently found to be unconstitutional / illegal. Keeping my fingers crossed, but not overly hopeful.

Looking forward to him holding up those bits of paper with his signature again which have absolutely zero effect because he can’t get the funding from Congress to implement.


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[Bostonhibby]

Looking forward to him holding up those bits of paper with his signature again which have absolutely zero effect because he can’t get the funding from Congress to implement.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkHe is in his smiling importantly whilst doing those big fancy signatures then smiling whilst he holds his drawing up.

Hopefully they'll find a way to put him in a corner with an Etch a Sketch whilst the grown ups chat amongst themselves

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[Colr]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250117/9525da5eaf259cbc0175d94df8c41c4a.png

German central bank makes move away from X. Hopefully other govt agencies across Europe start to do the same.


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I’ve moved to Bluesky and there loads less guff on that. I’d close my x down but there are some clips on the school account of my son and I can’t work out how to save them off line so I’d lose access.

I saw one too many post with Tommy Robinson dressed as a crusader and Trump as jesus on tiktok, so that’s been deleted.

[grunt]

I’d close my x down but there are some clips on the school account of my son and I can’t work out how to save them off line so I’d lose access.
If they're photos then usually you can right-click on the photo and use "save as" to save the photo locally. Videos I'm not so sure about.

[Colr]

If they're photos then usually you can right-click on the photo and use "save as" to save the photo locally. Videos I'm not so sure about.

Yup. It’s a video.

[cabbageandribs1875]

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[s.a.m]

https://scontent.fman1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/473810610_9364295280268704_7839833968476839133_n.j pg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=bd9a62&_nc_ohc=5cQMnUt-AOcQ7kNvgGb9x7P&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fman1-2.fna&_nc_gid=AzWAN04uEwRhOykxRHHiufG&oh=00_AYBLyvL6FGwh-rfLGWo3JOowPue7YQSvMjZj-CZ_gzWFDQ&oe=679185BB

Dear god...:rolleyes:

[lapsedhibee]

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Wonder what she's aiming for now. Farage's Chancellor in 2029 maybe?
A useful role in Musk's space research, given that light bends round her? :dunno:

[cabbageandribs1875]

Dear god...:rolleyes:

trying to keep herself relevant, the Thatcher lookalike is a darn cotton picking embarrassment


Wonder what she's aiming for now. Farage's Chancellor in 2029 maybe?
A useful role in Musk's space research, given that light bends round her? :dunno:

:tee hee: tis a cert she will eventually join Musk's ex-friend Farage

[cabbageandribs1875]

auld donny & Musky larking about Instagram video by ‎مهدی انصاری‎ • Jan 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEzmyhcuDCP/?igsh=cWw0Nm13bWkya3U%3D&fbclid=IwY2xjawH4-UFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW6YVeEcpP6zLgawrePFSBjVuKnu0rF xw7mz5bUmFR8SxHnV61Iu4YVHtQ_aem_hOG8Yt68-hslUZUP11XAfA)

[cabbageandribs1875]

The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that | Quinn Slobodian | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/18/tech-bros-trump-inauguration-silicon-valley-nation-state?fbclid=IwY2xjawH5J-dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHT-4haVx5XNEh6k4dw5WH0mNTSWxDZVJ8goBa9gsnq5h0dFxoM2uK Yc46A_aem_0BjfUDS3Bb5zcRlbsHx43Q)


what a surprise TikTok CEO will be close to Trump on monday, Trump has said he will 'most likely' give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a Ban


jeez, how long does it take for a backhander

[Bostonhibby]

Wonder what she's aiming for now. Farage's Chancellor in 2029 maybe?
A useful role in Musk's space research, given that light bends round her? :dunno:You could be right, it's never been the same since we had a PM for 25 minutes but she's served her time and on a good day she could be nasty Nigel's massively less fortunate sister/brother so go for it Dim Lizzie

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[Andy Bee]

$TRUMP coin released last night, I've seen rumours about Trump doing this but never really gave it a second thought until my son messages me this morning asking if I've got any $TRUMP coin as it's rocketing. Haven't checked yet but the reports I did see say it's now worth $25bn in total. This guy, who's supposed to be President has more or less just created $25bn overnight from a Meme Coin, that's ridiculous.

24hr Trading Volume of $40,773,748,171.51 and Total Assets of $170,770,408,310.28 ****** overnight.

[Lendo]

$TRUMP coin released last night, I've seen rumours about Trump doing this but never really gave it a second thought until my son messages me this morning asking if I've got any $TRUMP coin as it's rocketing. Haven't checked yet but the reports I did see say it's now worth $25bn in total. This guy, who's supposed to be President has more or less just created $25bn overnight from a Meme Coin, that's ridiculous.

24hr Trading Volume of $40,773,748,171.51 and Total Assets of $170,770,408,310.28 ****** overnight.


Classic ponzi scheme that’ll leave plenty of morons with huge losses. Same as the Hawk Tuah burd a few months ago. Made millions of dollars overnight.

[Andy Bee]

Classic ponzi scheme that’ll leave plenty of morons with huge losses. Same as the Hawk Tuah burd a few months ago. Made millions of dollars overnight.

Yup, it's went from $60 to $72 since I posted the first reply. I wonder how many he's holding. Released 200m coins with a further 800m to be released apparently over the next 3 years. I can't believe this isn't a conflict of interest.

[s.a.m]

Classic ponzi scheme that’ll leave plenty of morons with huge losses. Same as the Hawk Tuah burd a few months ago. Made millions of dollars overnight.

It comes with a disclaimer - that I'm guessing most of them haven't read, or don't care about. Can't find again the exact wording, but here's the BBC's summary:

"It included a disclaimer noting the coin is "not intended to be, or the subject of" an investment opportunity or a security and was "not political and has nothing to do with" any political campaign, political office or government agency.
Critics accused Trump of cashing in on the presidency.
"Trump owning 80 percent and timing launch hours before inauguration is predatory and many will likely get hurt by it," Nick Tomaino, a crypto venture capitalist, said in a social media post.
Such digital tokens are notorious for speculators using hype to pump up the value before selling at the top of the market, leaving latecomers to count their losses as the price crashes.
Cryptocurrency investors are hoping the Trump administration will boost the industry."

[grunt]

$TRUMP coin released last night, I've seen rumours about Trump doing this but never really gave it a second thought until my son messages me this morning asking if I've got any $TRUMP coin as it's rocketing.
I dont understand crypto and how it makes money.

[Ozyhibby]

I dont understand crypto and how it makes money.

It’s doesn’t.
These people deserve to get their pockets emptied.

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[Keith_M]

Final Countdown: One day till Armageddon

[Stairway 2 7]

If you lost thousands on a coin based on a lady who give gobble advice you deserve to lose it, similar to trumpcoin. Ponzi, they will advertise their wins but not losses, simi6to all gamblers

[Colr]

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Is she supposed to be dressed as Paddington?

[Stairway 2 7]

Is she supposed to be dressed as Paddington?

As a lettuce

[Keith_M]

I dont understand crypto and how it makes money.


It's the modern equivalent of The Emperor's New Clothes.

It will work as long as people believe it to be real.

Nowadays the little boy that calls it out would be called a communist and locked up.

[grunt]

He's mad, I tell you

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[Ozyhibby]

He's mad, I tell you

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kqumgd3s5tngpnupblenem5i/bafkreie557qqhpb7cxq4dq4touyqohzc3pkkcefpvsaaznfwo j6lz7blki@jpeg

The law is already in effect. I doubt he has power to undo that?


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[Mon Dieu4]

He's just thanked Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock :faf:

It's about to be one mental ride, on the plus side he's reiterated that's he's going to release all the documents on JFK, RFK and MLK's assassinations which will be interesting

[s.a.m]

He's just thanked Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock :faf:

It's about to be one mental ride, on the plus side he's reiterated that's he's going to release all the documents on JFK, RFK and MLK's assassinations which will be interesting

He's like the National Enquirer formatted as a president. Or Viz.

[Mon Dieu4]

Yaaaas the village people are out now hahahaha

[Ozyhibby]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250120/ba182c323b0ce63b82f60d19fbff45f5.png
This guy actually voted for the ban. [emoji23]
Americans deserve what’s about to happen to them.


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[Moulin Yarns]

Trump on Elon Musk: "He knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers. Those vote-counting computers. And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide."


Election interference by any chance??

[Bristolhibby]

Biden just preemptively pardons Dr Fauchi, General Milley and Members of Congress and Staff (including Police officers who testified) in the Jan 6th Committee.

To prevent them being made into Political scapegoats once Trump 2.0 comes to office.

A sad state of affairs that he had to do so.

Milleys thoughts on Trump.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/11/bob-woodward-book-mark-milley-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[AgentDaleCooper]

He's just thanked Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock :faf:

It's about to be one mental ride, on the plus side he's reiterated that's he's going to release all the documents on JFK, RFK and MLK's assassinations which will be interesting

If you want an ide of what kind of a ride we're in for, watch the vince mcmahon doc on netflix.

[grunt]

I'd like someone to invent an app which mutes his voice any time he appears on the radio or TV. Can't stand his whinging whining voice.

[CropleyWasGod]

I'd like someone to invent an app which mutes his voice any time he appears on the radio or TV. Can't stand his whinging whining voice.

Helium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR6jGJ1lq2U

[Mon Dieu4]

The way they bring out all the old presidents is like the end of Star Wars when they get presented their medals

[Hibby70]

The way they bring out all the old presidents is like the end of Star Wars when they get presented their medals

I'm thinking more of the ending of The Omen with Baron taking on the Damien role. He's a bit taller mind you 😂

[blackpoolhibs]

He's just walked into the place, and his trousers are halfway up his legs, must have dressed himself today.:faf:

[Hibby70]

"Melania Trump, what did you see in the multi millionaire Donald Trump?" Mrs Merton

[Bristolhibby]

I'd like someone to invent an app which mutes his voice any time he appears on the radio or TV. Can't stand his whinging whining voice.

Like Gerry Adams of the 90s?

J

[Hibby70]

Glory Glory to The Hibees getting an airing now.

[Bristolhibby]

Why are they singing “Glory Glory to the Hibees”?

J

[blackpoolhibs]

Glory Glory to The Hibees getting an airing now.
:agree::thumbsup:

[Bristolhibby]

Was chatting to my boys earlier. I’ll be 48 when he leaves office.

My eldest will be 20 and youngest 17!

FFS!

Feel we need another change of thread name.

(Soon to be (4 years and counting)) Former President Donald Trump.

J

[blackpoolhibs]

Clinton, Reagan Bush Obama Trump does not have the same ring?:greengrin

[Bristolhibby]

I just get enraged hearing him speak. Like a moron. Barefaced lies.

He’s got delusions of being a messiah.

J

[Hibby70]

I think Harris might get up and punch him in the bollocks

[s.a.m]

Like Gerry Adams of the 90s?

J

Yeah. But just play the Benny Hill Tune until he shuts up.

[Hibrandenburg]

Why the other former Presidents just didn't get up and walk out I'll never understand. He's basically called them all criminals in his speech.

[Mon Dieu4]

Good speech, Gulf of America and Denali getting renamed back to Mount McKinley being my standout moments, important things getting done

[lapsedhibee]

Good speech, Gulf of America and Denali getting renamed back to Mount McKinley being my standout moments, important things getting done

These things were uppermost in God's mind when He saved him. :agree:

[wookie70]

I feel like I just watched the equivalent of the 21st century Nuremberg Rally but everyone was too old to be outside as it's chilly. Utterly scary stuff

[Ozyhibby]

I feel like I just watched the equivalent of the 21st century Nuremberg Rally but everyone was too old to be outside as it's chilly. Utterly scary stuff

They get a shock when they invade Greenland.


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[Jim44]

That is the most embarrassing, fictional piece of nonsense I’ve heard in an inaugural speech. It just underlines his mental instability and says so much more about the 5o+% of Americans who have given over their futures to a madman. I was squirming with embarrassment and sympathy for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Don’t get me started on the theatrical performance and ranting of the African American preacher.

[Wembley67]

The preacher want reminded me very much of Richard Pryor, crazy stuff!

[Andy Bee]

I've never seen as many misfits congregated together in 1 room since I accidentally stumbled, half inebriated, into an afternoon showing of Cocaine Bear. :agree:

[lapsedhibee]

That is the most embarrassing, fictional piece of nonsense I’ve heard in an inaugural speech. It just underlines his mental instability and says so much more about the 5o+% of Americans who have given over their futures to a madman. I was squirming with embarrassment and sympathy for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Don’t get me started on the theatrical performance and ranting of the African American preacher.

:tsk tsk: 49.9%

[grunt]

Trump's bible:

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[speedy_gonzales]

I just get enraged hearing him speak. Like a moron. Barefaced lies.

He’s got delusions of being a messiah.

J

The guy is a genuine Walter Mitty that nobody is brave enough to challenge.
The random rant about the Panama Canal, "we lost 38000 lives building it!".
No you didn't. Although there was a lot of deaths due to yellow fever and the unfortunate expected deaths we'd expect back then for major construction projects, there was nowhere near that many American deaths.
Historians along with BBC verify reckon it's closer to 300 US deaths (mostly mosquito virus related).

[Jim44]

:tsk tsk: 49.9%

I bow to your superior knowledge and accuracy. :greengrin

[DaveF]

Watched 2mins of his rambling nonsense and can't do it anymore. Embarrassing gibberish fawned over by imbeciles clapping like seals.

Pathetic and tragic.

[Hibs4185]

Watched 2mins of his rambling nonsense and can't do it anymore. Embarrassing gibberish fawned over by imbeciles clapping like seals.

Pathetic and tragic.

Snap. Put sky news on, watched about 60 secs and couldn’t bear it. How on earth a vast number of Amercian’s believe his *ish is beyond belief.

[lapsedhibee]

I bow to your superior knowledge and accuracy. :greengrin

Good in these dark days to remember that less than half of those who voted voted for him. Giving him what he modestly describes as a 'landslide victory'.

[grunt]

Trump's plans on two pages ...

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[Ozyhibby]

I’m going to watch Yellowstone and drink red wine tonight and not watch a single second of the Trump s***show.


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[Colr]

Let’s change the name of the Irish Sea!

[Smartie]

Well, the good news is that we're about 20 seconds nearer to that utter prick leaving office than we were when I opened this thread and decided to post something.

[Bristolhibby]

The preacher want reminded me very much of Richard Pryor, crazy stuff!

I know it’s Martin Luther Kings Day, but to use his seminal “I have a dream” speech to big up that bafoon, that demagogue, is an insult to Dr King and all those who struggled for civil rights.

J

[Ozyhibby]

Let’s change the name of the Irish Sea!

The thing is he can call it what he wants. The English Channel is La Manche to the French and the Persian gulf is the Arabian gulf to the Arabs.
This one is best ignored all round.


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[Jim44]

I’m not sure if I’ve got the terminology correct but I think he said he was going to annex Greenland. Is that not a bit like Putin’s attack on Ukraine.

[bringbackbenny]

I'm sure there is an reasonable and explainable context to this wee gesture from one of the oligarchs

https://www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/s/kEwcBwhmLT

[tamig]

I'm sure there is an reasonable and explainable context to this wee gesture from one of the oligarchs

https://www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/s/kEwcBwhmLT

I suspect thats not real.

[CallumLaidlaw]

I suspect thats not real.

https://x.com/patriottakes/status/1881433327779168614?s=46&t=QWnDWrR3S2WtDOFfqS0zFA


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[bringbackbenny]

I suspect thats not real.

Based on his recent sh**housery I reckon he knows exactly what he's doing or trolling.

Independent also running with it as are many other mainstream news outlets.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-salute-trump-inauguration-b2683095.html

[lapsedhibee]

I’m not sure if I’ve got the terminology correct but I think he said he was going to annex Greenland. Is that not a bit like Putin’s attack on Ukraine.

And a bit like another bloke with a messiah complex annexing the Sudetenland less than a hundred years ago. That went well.

[DaveF]

https://x.com/patriottakes/status/1881433327779168614?s=46&t=QWnDWrR3S2WtDOFfqS0zFA


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Just enthusiasm according to the BBC 😂

[cabbageandribs1875]

awww poor wee Lizzie she wanted so much to be there Blow for Donald Trump's 'Tory toadies' Liz Truss and Priti Patel after huge inauguration change (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/blow-for-donald-trump-s-tory-toadies-liz-truss-and-priti-patel-after-huge-inauguration-change/ar-AA1xsS8C)

[Kato]

awww poor wee Lizzie she wanted so much to be there Blow for Donald Trump's 'Tory toadies' Liz Truss and Priti Patel after huge inauguration change (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/blow-for-donald-trump-s-tory-toadies-liz-truss-and-priti-patel-after-huge-inauguration-change/ar-AA1xsS8C)Pound shop Mitfords.

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[Bostonhibby]

Pound shop Mitfords.

Sent from my SM-A528B using TapatalkThere's always the wetherspoons curry night if they still fancy a night out.

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[Pretty Boy]

Is it just me or is some of the Trumpesque bending of the truth by his opponents just playing right into his hands? All over Twitter right now that Trump 'just admitted he rigged the election' with some carefully selected and edited video footage as proof.

It's utter bollocks, in the context of the whole speech what he actually said is clear. He's an idiot but not that thick. It all just looks a bit desperate and sad. There will be plenty to criticise him for in the years to come without just making stuff up. He'll just cry 'fake news' (which it is) and his supporters will lap it up as further proof of the plot against him.

[grunt]

Just enthusiasm according to the BBC [emoji23]

They don't seem to mention it on their running news page?

On same page, headline "Hope grows for J6 pardons". As if that's a good thing? The BBC is really letting us all down.

[grunt]

The preacher want reminded me very much of Richard Pryor, crazy stuff!

Two hours later the preacher has launched his own crypto token. Gotta get that grift going.

[tamig]

Based on his recent sh**housery I reckon he knows exactly what he's doing or trolling.

Independent also running with it as are many other mainstream news outlets.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-salute-trump-inauguration-b2683095.html

Apologies. I didn’t watch any of it but if thats true its very poor stuff from that clown.

[Colr]

awww poor wee Lizzie she wanted so much to be there Blow for Donald Trump's 'Tory toadies' Liz Truss and Priti Patel after huge inauguration change (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/blow-for-donald-trump-s-tory-toadies-liz-truss-and-priti-patel-after-huge-inauguration-change/ar-AA1xsS8C)

Utter ****bag Kate Hoey was there as well.

[Andy Bee]

Two hours later the preacher has launched his own crypto token. Gotta get that grift going.

Trumps wife released hers on Sunday, $MELANIA, WTF is going on here apart from fleecing the public? There maybe a coherent plan behind this but I don't get it and I'm astounded they're allowed to do it. I suppose they don't have anyone to answer to now.

[s.a.m]

Trumps wife released hers on Sunday, $MELANIA, WTF is going on here apart from fleecing the public? There maybe a coherent plan behind this but I don't get it and I'm astounded they're allowed to do it. I suppose they don't have anyone to answer to now.

Dunno. But it could be, maybe, a way of getting round political donation rules; the disclaimer on Trumps made the point, several times, that it had nothing to do with politics. Means foreigners can give him money too. It was suggested that that's what the gold watches / trainers and all the other tat was about.

Or maybe trying to promote the sector, like Queen Victoria getting on a train. His new techie bffs would probably like something back for their money.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Trump withdraws from Paris Climate Agreement, Again

alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries in the world outside the 2015 pact.


he also plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization



just signed an executive order pardoning 1,500 Jan 6th insurrectionists, he's releasing criminals




Mehdi Hasan on X: "Donald Trump plans to try and end birthright citizenship via executive order. He can't. The 14th Amendment is very clear on this, as is Supreme Court precedent. Watch & share my explainer: https://t.co/nhe87yVKoM" / X (https://x.com/mehdirhasan/status/1881402085524083164)


i didn't watch ANY of the circus today but looks here like he's off his frikkin face Jim Stewartson, Antifascist ����������*☠️ on X: "Messianic psychopathy fueled by ketamine — and reinforced by an impenetrable bubble of cultish sycophancy — is a hell of a drug. The Frankenstein of unregulated capitalism officially has its Monster. https://t.co/FYY5TL9QOi" / X (https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/1881450112272199706)


. One of Trump’s first moves as president is to release

[Jones28]

1,600 capitol rioters pardoned. Priorities.

[Pretty Boy]

It's funny how obviously repulsed Trump's wife is by him.

In the video of them dancing at the inauguration ball she visibly flinches when he leans in towards her and she looks about as comfortable as Ian Paisley in the Vatican.

[Bristolhibby]

I’m not sure if I’ve got the terminology correct but I think he said he was going to annex Greenland. Is that not a bit like Putin’s attack on Ukraine.

100% the same.

Although being called a hypocrite is something that Trump won’t care two figs over.

J

[Pretty Boy]

Great news.

An executive order has been signed to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and to change Denali back to Mount McKinley.

'Getting so much done in the first 12 hours' says Musk. The obvious benefits of these two moves to your average rust belt American are obvious. Prosperity and streets paved with gold are surely only a few days away. It's good to see a President tackling the big issues of the day.

[Ozyhibby]

Great news.

An executive order has been signed to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and to change Denali back to Mount McKinley.

'Getting so much done in the first 12 hours' says Musk. The obvious benefits of these two moves to your average rust belt American are obvious. Prosperity and streets paved with gold are surely only a few days away. It's good to see a President tackling the big issues of the day.

Day one looks like most of the 4 years previously. Lots of flashing of signature, very little effect on anyone in America.
Some immigration changes but until he funds the enforcement part it won’t change much. Every thing else was just nonsense.
For the average American, life hasn’t changed one bit.
Until he works out how to get things through Congress I guess Americans will just need to get used to these performative signature sessions again.


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[Jim44]

It's funny how obviously repulsed Trump's wife is by him.

In the video of them dancing at the inauguration ball she visibly flinches when he leans in towards her and she looks about as comfortable as Ian Paisley in the Vatican.

The camera caught him giving her a peck on the cheek at the Trumpiasco. He was about 2 inches from her face and I don’t think it was to avoid smudging her makeup. She clearly hates him but is hypocritical enough to know which side her bread is buttered on.

[Smartie]

Day one looks like most of the 4 years previously. Lots of flashing of signature, very little effect on anyone in America.
Some immigration changes but until he funds the enforcement part it won’t change much. Every thing else was just nonsense.
For the average American, life hasn’t changed one bit.
Until he works out how to get things through Congress I guess Americans will just need to get used to these performative signature sessions again.


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4 more years of that would do nicely, thank you very much.

[CropleyWasGod]

Great news.

An executive order has been signed to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and to change Denali back to Mount McKinley.

'Getting so much done in the first 12 hours' says Musk. The obvious benefits of these two moves to your average rust belt American are obvious. Prosperity and streets paved with gold are surely only a few days away. It's good to see a President tackling the big issues of the day.

Hunners of song lyrics being re-written as we speak :greengrin

https://www.lyrics.com/lyrics/gulf%20of%20mexico

[Hibrandenburg]

Day one looks like most of the 4 years previously. Lots of flashing of signature, very little effect on anyone in America.
Some immigration changes but until he funds the enforcement part it won’t change much. Every thing else was just nonsense.
For the average American, life hasn’t changed one bit.
Until he works out how to get things through Congress I guess Americans will just need to get used to these performative signature sessions again.


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Part of the fascist playbook is to blame democracy for holding them back. It won't be long until he's going after Congress and his supporters will lap it up.

[Ozyhibby]

Part of the fascist playbook is to blame democracy for holding them back. It won't be long until he's going after Congress and his supporters will lap it up.

He’ll need to be quick. The public has the chance to choose its congress in less than two years.


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[lapsedhibee]

Part of the fascist playbook is to blame democracy for holding them back. It won't be long until he's going after Congress and his supporters will lap it up.

:agree: Not sure if congresspeeps are officially part of the swamp that needs drained, but if they're not it only takes a couple of lie-filled speeches to make them so.

[Lendo]

What do we need to rename this thread? (Hopefully soon to be) Current President Former President Donald Trump?

[Kato]

Complete lack of any sign of altruism on any of their faces.

https://youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?si=g-xPXFqggnKjSo27

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[Andy Bee]

Erm, when did Spain do this?

https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen/status/1881742318702927902

[Keith_M]

The thread title should be changed, as it could accidentally be getting people's hopes up.


That aside, is the war in Ukraine finished yet?

[weecounty hibby]

I watched the news tonight absolutely stunned at what's going in. Surely the americans who hold the constitution so dearly won't let him away with just changing one of the amendments by his pen stroke. I know you shouldn't compare with Hitler and the Nazis but it was what was going through my mind the whole time. God saved him so he could make America great again. Ffs!! It is genuinely unsettling. Talking about annexing Greenland, Panama etc.

[Ozyhibby]

I watched the news tonight absolutely stunned at what's going in. Surely the americans who hold the constitution so dearly won't let him away with just changing one of the amendments by his pen stroke. I know you shouldn't compare with Hitler and the Nazis but it was what was going through my mind the whole time. God saved him so he could make America great again. Ffs!! It is genuinely unsettling. Talking about annexing Greenland, Panama etc.

There will be no changes to the constitution in the next 4 years. It takes a 2/3 majority in both senate and Congress. Neither party is getting that.
Most of the daft announcements yesterday will never happen.


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[CropleyWasGod]

Complete lack of any sign of altruism on any of their faces.

https://youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?si=g-xPXFqggnKjSo27

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Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

The bishop showing the real nature of Christianity.

She has just been put on a list. :rolleyes:

[lapsedhibee]

There will be no changes to the constitution in the next 4 years. It takes a 2/3 majority in both senate and Congress. Neither party is getting that.
Most of the daft announcements yesterday will never happen.


An alternative view:

President Donald Trump views himself as a "wartime president," according to a new article in The Bulwark, but his enemy isn't a rogue state — it's the American people themselves.

In an article published Tuesday, Bulwark Editor Jonathan V. Last wrote, "I don’t think there’s any way to read yesterday except as President Trump deciding that with the Republican party fully subservient to him, he can subjugate the other remaining power centers in American life. He can finally be a wartime president. It’s just that he’s going to war against America."

Last wrote that Trump's war with America is unprecedented, "Or at least: We haven’t had a president view Americans this way since Reconstruction."

Trump made it clear during the inauguration that he's "governing not for all Americans—and not even just for the benefit of 'his' voters—but as an attack on the half of America that opposed him," Last wrote.

According to the article, Trump "believes that Democratic voters should not be bargained with or bribed, but intimidated, punished, subdued—and rendered unable to oppose him in his quest for total power."

And Trump is going to use all the power at his presidential fingertips to ensure everyone falls in line. This includes using the courts, government bureaucracy, and mob rule to get what he wants. Last wrote that Trump released the J6 rioters, even the violent ones, for a purpose: "The message is unambiguous: Trump wants supporters who engage in street violence on the loose. He wants a paramilitary arm for which he has plausible deniability."

Last continued, "Freeing those convicted of violence is a go-ahead signal for future violent acts and an implicit promise that Trump will take care of those who fight on his behalf."

The target of Trump's power campaign is anyone who lives in a blue state, Last wrote. "Trump understands that blue states are the last bastions of meaningful popular opposition to his rule, so he will use the federal government to subdue them. That’s what deportations—and tariffs—are for. These are executive powers which can be used in highly-targeted ways to hurt on local economies."

So, "If you live in a blue state, President Trump is going to use the power of the federal government to make your life harder."

[Ozyhibby]

An alternative view:

President Donald Trump views himself as a "wartime president," according to a new article in The Bulwark, but his enemy isn't a rogue state — it's the American people themselves.

In an article published Tuesday, Bulwark Editor Jonathan V. Last wrote, "I don’t think there’s any way to read yesterday except as President Trump deciding that with the Republican party fully subservient to him, he can subjugate the other remaining power centers in American life. He can finally be a wartime president. It’s just that he’s going to war against America."

Last wrote that Trump's war with America is unprecedented, "Or at least: We haven’t had a president view Americans this way since Reconstruction."

Trump made it clear during the inauguration that he's "governing not for all Americans—and not even just for the benefit of 'his' voters—but as an attack on the half of America that opposed him," Last wrote.

According to the article, Trump "believes that Democratic voters should not be bargained with or bribed, but intimidated, punished, subdued—and rendered unable to oppose him in his quest for total power."

And Trump is going to use all the power at his presidential fingertips to ensure everyone falls in line. This includes using the courts, government bureaucracy, and mob rule to get what he wants. Last wrote that Trump released the J6 rioters, even the violent ones, for a purpose: "The message is unambiguous: Trump wants supporters who engage in street violence on the loose. He wants a paramilitary arm for which he has plausible deniability."

Last continued, "Freeing those convicted of violence is a go-ahead signal for future violent acts and an implicit promise that Trump will take care of those who fight on his behalf."

The target of Trump's power campaign is anyone who lives in a blue state, Last wrote. "Trump understands that blue states are the last bastions of meaningful popular opposition to his rule, so he will use the federal government to subdue them. That’s what deportations—and tariffs—are for. These are executive powers which can be used in highly-targeted ways to hurt on local economies."

So, "If you live in a blue state, President Trump is going to use the power of the federal government to make your life harder."


I just don’t see how that happens? Nor does that paragraph? That might be how Trump feels but I don’t see how he does it?
He can issue an executive order to deport 11m people but he then has to go to congress and get the $billions needed to enforce it?


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[Bostonhibby]

Day one looks like most of the 4 years previously. Lots of flashing of signature, very little effect on anyone in America.
Some immigration changes but until he funds the enforcement part it won’t change much. Every thing else was just nonsense.
For the average American, life hasn’t changed one bit.
Until he works out how to get things through Congress I guess Americans will just need to get used to these performative signature sessions again.


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[Jim44]

Complete lack of any sign of altruism on any of their faces.

https://youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?si=g-xPXFqggnKjSo27

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Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun, Joseph Goebells and Magda Goebells with but one thought …. ‘Shut up, bitch!’

[Kato]

The bishop showing the real nature of Christianity.



She could have went fire and brimstone (torture by burning in an eternal fire) but kept it on a "look within yourself" tip.

Sadly if this lot looked within themselves they'd see nothing other than a chasm filled with greed and vanity.

You have to think the VP sees an image of an awaiting gallows every day.

Hope the Bish lives long and her message ("be excellent to each other"*) sinks deep.

*sermon on the mount, innit.

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[DaveF]

This terrible excuse for a human being just gets worse.

All mentions of Jan 6 investigation removed from FBI website. Pardons almost all of those involved, essentially giving the thumbs up to assaulting officers.

Puts government employees involved in diversity and equality programmes on paid leave and cancels all these with immediate effect.

The US is a disgrace.

[lapsedhibee]

I just don’t see how that happens? Nor does that paragraph? That might be how Trump feels but I don’t see how he does it?
He can issue an executive order to deport 11m people but he then has to go to congress and get the $billions needed to enforce it?


Once he has a proper paramilitary up and running, if that's his plan, I'm not sure that getting congresspeeps to bend to his will will be too much of a problem. Perhaps he freed all those thugs because he felt a deep seated sense of injustice on their behalf, or perhaps he saw something in the transaction for himself, the scamp. Time will tell.

[Bostonhibby]

Once he has a proper paramilitary up and running, if that's his plan, I'm not sure that getting congresspeeps to bend to his will will be too much of a problem. Perhaps he freed all those thugs because he felt a deep seated sense of injustice on their behalf, or perhaps he saw something in the transaction for himself, the scamp. Time will tell.Brown shirts?

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[lapsedhibee]

Brown shirts?


Brown underpants for the rest of us, if Trump's aim is to overturn democracy in the USA, as that would have worldwide repercussions. There's already some essentials in place: a supreme court made in his image which has declared that it's not possible for him to break the law; Musk for propaganda machine; he's surrounded by people too frightened to tell him in real time that Spain and South Africa are different places; the normalisation of lying; etc etc. The idea that the US's precious constitution would prevent him achieving anti-democratic aims seems a bit like Chamberlain waving his bit of paper to demonstrate that there was no threat to peace in Europe in the 1930s.

[Pretty Boy]

Brown shirts?

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It kind of feels a bit like the heroin/HIV epidemic of the 80s.

2 or 3 decades before there had been scare stories and propaganda about cannabis and warnings that just one joint could send you on a downward spiral of drug abuse, delirium and death. Then came LSD and the same warnings but this time with added 'you'll think you can fly and jump off a building'. Around the same time as heroin really took off ecstasy came along and that was the same, just one pill would kill you and it was the most dangerous drug ever. All nonsense of course but many were so desensitised to the warnings that when a genuinely dangerous drug like heroin took off many didn't heed them. When it became clear in this instance it was gravely dangerous it was too late.

Trump feels similar. People have heard 'fascist' or 'Nazi' thrown about for years. Sometimes justified, other times hyperbole. But now we have people who may be worthy of the name. Modi, Trump, Musk, Farage........ and I think many are a bit disbelieving because they have 'heard it all before'. It's a dangerous place to be in and the opposition to Trump and his ilk really needs to be better. If the best that can be offered as an alternative is another Biden, Harris, Starmer or similar then the rise of the right is going to continue like a juggernaut.

[Bristolhibby]

Brown shirts?

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More like black Fred Perry polos with yellow piping.

J

[Bostonhibby]

More like black Fred Perry polos with yellow piping.

JAye, it's not what the uniform looks like, it's what's in it.

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[Bostonhibby]

It kind of feels a bit like the heroin/HIV epidemic of the 80s.

2 or 3 decades before there had been scare stories and propaganda about cannabis and warnings that just one joint could send you on a downward spiral of drug abuse, delirium and death. Then came LSD and the same warnings but this time with added 'you'll think you can fly and jump off a building'. Around the same time as heroin really took off ecstasy came along and that was the same, just one pill would kill you and it was the most dangerous drug ever. All nonsense of course but many were so desensitised to the warnings that when a genuinely dangerous drug like heroin took off many didn't heed them. When it became clear in this instance it was gravely dangerous it was too late.

Trump feels similar. People have heard 'fascist' or 'Nazi' thrown about for years. Sometimes justified, other times hyperbole. But now we have people who may be worthy of the name. Modi, Trump, Musk, Farage........ and I think many are a bit disbelieving because they have 'heard it all before'. It's a dangerous place to be in and the opposition to Trump and his ilk really needs to be better. If the best that can be offered as an alternative is another Biden, Harris, Starmer or similar then the rise of the right is going to continue like a juggernaut.I wish I could disagree with you.

Might be time for the EU to be more than a bureaucracy and trading functionary? Never been a better time for a collective front somewhere, lucky the UK has taken back control though.

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[cabbageandribs1875]

the guy Americans/everywhere else should have had as a president https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/2337845509882106/ i just can't understand why the guy in the street can't grasp that multi-billionaires in charge is never going to be good for us

[cabbageandribs1875]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ghy6ZrOXAAAXUxE?format=jpg&name=medium

[Pretty Boy]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ghy6ZrOXAAAXUxE?format=jpg&name=medium

Aye but he's said there is only 2 genders and you can't put a price on that.

Hopefully some of those who voted for him and will now struggle to afford essential medicines can take some comfort in that fact.

[Hibrandenburg]

the guy Americans/everywhere else should have had as a president https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/2337845509882106/ i just can't understand why the guy in the street can't grasp that multi-billionaires in charge is never going to be good for us

Yeh but he offers no hate, elections world wide are showing us that people need someone to hate other than their useless ****ing selves.

[lapsedhibee]

Aye but he's said there is only 2 genders and you can't put a price on that.

Hopefully some of those who voted for him and will now struggle to afford essential medicines can take some comfort in that fact.

How can a country be truly great when people can afford prescriptions? It can't. Go Donald!

[Stevie Reid]

The pardoning of all of the J6 rioters is really pretty staggering, and has immediately made America a much more dangerous place for many people.

Which of course is the point of that **** doing it, but that country’s descent into the depths is well underway.

I’m curious to know with whom the power of pardon lies with in the UK. The precedent of no or limited punishment for crimes committed in the name of a political candidate is unbelievably dangerous, and it’s terrifying to think where we may end up in the next few years.

[JimBHibees]

Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

The bishop showing the real nature of Christianity.

She has just been put on a list. :rolleyes:

Pretty much spot on. Very brave words and good on her for that pity a few more people didn’t show the same level of integrity and courage

[Ozyhibby]

Aye but he's said there is only 2 genders and you can't put a price on that.

Hopefully some of those who voted for him and will now struggle to afford essential medicines can take some comfort in that fact.

This is the sort of things Americans deserve for the next 4 years. There are consequences in life.


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[Smartie]

The pardoning of all of the J6 rioters is really pretty staggering, and has immediately made America a much more dangerous place for many people.

Which of course is the point of that **** doing it, but that country’s descent into the depths is well underway.

I’m curious to know with whom the power of pardon lies with in the UK. The precedent of no or limited punishment for crimes committed in the name of a political candidate is unbelievably dangerous, and it’s terrifying to think where we may end up in the next few years.

The thing that scares me about it is the lack of avenues open to the good guys to counter it.

Rise above it and you risk getting beaten back by force. Lower to his level and you’re just the same as him.

It’s tempting to criticise those who have maybe been meek in opposition and allowed his rise but in truth, it’s hard to see at times what could have been done differently without being open to accusations of doing all the things we’re rightly castigating Trump for - presidential pardons etc.

I wonder if Biden could have done more post Jan 6 to prevent a Trump revival? There really should have been no way back for him from there.

[Ozyhibby]

The pardoning of all of the J6 rioters is really pretty staggering, and has immediately made America a much more dangerous place for many people.

Which of course is the point of that **** doing it, but that country’s descent into the depths is well underway.

I’m curious to know with whom the power of pardon lies with in the UK. The precedent of no or limited punishment for crimes committed in the name of a political candidate is unbelievably dangerous, and it’s terrifying to think where we may end up in the next few years.

Justice Secretary on behalf of the King.


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[Ozyhibby]

The thing that scares me about it is the lack of avenues open to the good guys to counter it.

Rise above it and you risk getting beaten back by force. Lower to his level and you’re just the same as him.

It’s tempting to criticise those who have maybe been meek in opposition and allowed his rise but in truth, it’s hard to see at times what could have been done differently without being open to accusations of doing all the things we’re rightly castigating Trump for - presidential pardons etc.

I wonder if Biden could have done more post Jan 6 to prevent a Trump revival? There really should have been no way back for him from there.

Biden operates at half pace for everything. No way it should have taken 4 years to bring him to court. He deserves the hate coming his way for letting this happen.


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[Smartie]

Pretty much spot on. Very brave words and good on her for that pity a few more people didn’t show the same level of integrity and courage

Incredibly clever too though.

She’s in a privileged position where she can speak honestly without fear of reprisal. The good ol’ Christians of the USA probably wouldn’t take kindly to a savage attack on her.

Good words, well chosen and a point very well made at a very important moment in time.

[Ozyhibby]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250122/dd6561a7ff2ea36dd6252e7575a1c9db.png
Facebook now making people follow Trump and Vance.
Think I’ll delete it tonight. Haven’t missed X, doubt I’ll miss Facebook either. There will be a replacement along soon enough anyway.


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[Stevie Reid]

It kind of feels a bit like the heroin/HIV epidemic of the 80s.

2 or 3 decades before there had been scare stories and propaganda about cannabis and warnings that just one joint could send you on a downward spiral of drug abuse, delirium and death. Then came LSD and the same warnings but this time with added 'you'll think you can fly and jump off a building'. Around the same time as heroin really took off ecstasy came along and that was the same, just one pill would kill you and it was the most dangerous drug ever. All nonsense of course but many were so desensitised to the warnings that when a genuinely dangerous drug like heroin took off many didn't heed them. When it became clear in this instance it was gravely dangerous it was too late.

Trump feels similar. People have heard 'fascist' or 'Nazi' thrown about for years. Sometimes justified, other times hyperbole. But now we have people who may be worthy of the name. Modi, Trump, Musk, Farage........ and I think many are a bit disbelieving because they have 'heard it all before'. It's a dangerous place to be in and the opposition to Trump and his ilk really needs to be better. If the best that can be offered as an alternative is another Biden, Harris, Starmer or similar then the rise of the right is going to continue like a juggernaut.

Was talking just yesterday about how the many people who highlighted at the start of his first term that this is how fascism starts, were criticised for being OTT and/or diminishing the effects of literal fascists throughout history.

Well, here we are in 2025, with a president who has just consolidated the private militia that was formed in his name when he instigated the insurrection in 2021, and is governing via executive order - and going after every possible minority. We've even had two actual Nazi salutes during the inauguration.

I think you are spot on in your assessment about people being desensitised to the warnings, and how dangerous that is. But the warnings were spot on.

[Kato]

She’s in a privileged position where she can speak honestly without fear of reprisal. The good ol’ Christians of the USA probably wouldn’t take kindly to a savage attack on her.



Wouldn't count on that. Besides, she's Catholic.



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[grunt]

Danish MEP has a message for Trump

https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3lgc7bsnl2c22

[Stevie Reid]

The thing that scares me about it is the lack of avenues open to the good guys to counter it.

Rise above it and you risk getting beaten back by force. Lower to his level and you’re just the same as him.

It’s tempting to criticise those who have maybe been meek in opposition and allowed his rise but in truth, it’s hard to see at times what could have been done differently without being open to accusations of doing all the things we’re rightly castigating Trump for - presidential pardons etc.

I wonder if Biden could have done more post Jan 6 to prevent a Trump revival? There really should have been no way back for him from there.

Ironically if he had, then he may have been guilty of what Trump kept accusing him of - but wasn't. He could have directed Merrick Garland to work much more quickly than he did. If I remember correctly, they only started the investigations of Trump after he announced he was running again. So it was the presumption that he'd be in the political wilderness after J6 that was extremely foolish and dangerous.

It does feed into your point about not wanting to stoop to the levels of the opposition, and trying to take the high road. Republicans do no such thing and look where it's got each respective side. It turns out the race to the bottom and the pathway to victory were one and the same. Unbelievably depressing.

The Republican party takes the blame for pretty much all of this. Their utter shamelessness through all of this, is how we have ended up where we are. Once they fully embraced Trump again, they simply won the (mis)information war, and constantly threw so much mud that loads stuck. Many, many people saw the Democratic party as how the Republicans have constantly painted them for the last decade, despite how detached from reality that is.

[Stevie Reid]

Incredibly clever too though.

She’s in a privileged position where she can speak honestly without fear of reprisal. The good ol’ Christians of the USA probably wouldn’t take kindly to a savage attack on her.

Good words, well chosen and a point very well made at a very important moment in time.

Evangelicals who embrace Trump have zero principals. He is their God.

Their apparent religious devotion is really only an interest in controlling the lives and actions of others. They'll have no qualms about going after her, and many already have.

Freedom of speech only applies in certain contexts for these ****ers.

[Pretty Boy]

Wouldn't count on that. Besides, she's Catholic.



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I'd be stunned if she is Catholic, unless our liberal (by Catholic standards) Pope has gone rogue:greengrin

Every chance she could be Anglo-Catholic right enough which is theologically not far removed.

[haagsehibby]

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned in the 7000 odd previous posts but a podcast on BBC Sounds called The Coming Storm gives an insight into the MAGA hive mind.

[Bostonhibby]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ghy6ZrOXAAAXUxE?format=jpg&name=mediumAt this very time it's hard to feel sympathy for anyone who will suffer as a result of this if they bought into the big orange guys promises.

Maybe his plan is a bit of cleansing

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[Kato]

I'd be stunned if she is Catholic, unless our liberal (by Catholic standards) Pope has gone rogue:greengrin

Every chance she could be Anglo-Catholic right enough which is theologically not far removed.Your right. She is Episcopalian. Someone I heard on yt ascribed her to Catholicism.

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[WhileTheChief..]

Thread title needs changed.

4 years to go!!

[Smartie]

This is getting close to being a valid occasion to utilise the seldom relevant “that would be an ecumenical matter” Father Jack gif.

[WhileTheChief..]

100% the same.

Although being called a hypocrite is something that Trump won’t care two figs over.

J

I’ll bet you anything you like that the USA will never ever invade or annex Greenland.

You can’t really think this will be anything like Ukraine/Russia?

The chat on Greenland and the Panama Canal is for Chinese ears. Surely you guys can see that?

[Ozyhibby]

I’ll bet you anything you like that the USA will never ever invade or annex Greenland.

You can’t really think this will be anything like Ukraine/Russia?

The chat on Greenland and the Panama Canal is for Chinese ears. Surely you guys can see that?

I don’t speak Chinese.[emoji6][emoji23]


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[Hibrandenburg]

I’ll bet you anything you like that the USA will never ever invade or annex Greenland.

You can’t really think this will be anything like Ukraine/Russia?

The chat on Greenland and the Panama Canal is for Chinese ears. Surely you guys can see that?

And what is it telling the Chinese other than it's OK to threaten other sovereign nations?

[grunt]

Good words, well chosen and a point very well made at a very important moment in time.
Trump not v impressed.

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[Stevie Reid]

Trump not v impressed.

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreiecwzuqasj5w4ty4ocwloyxnh7fo6hw7b3omzkdnq4ru 3rm4fr2ua@jpeg

Imagine releasing a bunch of violent criminals into America. What a thought.

[Pretty Boy]

Your right. She is Episcopalian. Someone I heard on yt ascribed her to Catholicism.

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Maybe one day we'll catch up with the piskies and have female clergy. Or go back 1000 or so years when it was common:greengrin Either way works for me.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Trump not v impressed.

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Wow.

[Jones28]

Trump not v impressed.

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreiecwzuqasj5w4ty4ocwloyxnh7fo6hw7b3omzkdnq4ru 3rm4fr2ua@jpeg

What a gigantic, despicable man baby he is.

[lapsedhibee]

What a gigantic, despicable man baby he is.

More of a child-baby really. Does he really not understand the difference between asylum seekers and mental hospital patients, or is he just being clever with his moron base? It's hard to tell with infants. :dunno:

[Smartie]

I’m not as convinced as some others that it’s cut and dried that choosing these words with this person is going to go down well with the entirety of his following.

Remember - this is a nation who have voted him out before, as well as voting him in twice.

[Ozyhibby]

I’m not as convinced as some others that it’s cut and dried that choosing these words with this person is going to go down well with the entirety of his following.

Remember - this is a nation who have voted him out before, as well as voting him in twice.

He’s in his last term. He no longer has a need for any of these people.


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[Jones28]

I’m not as convinced as some others that it’s cut and dried that choosing these words with this person is going to go down well with the entirety of his following.

Remember - this is a nation who have voted him out before, as well as voting him in twice.

Attacking the Church must be a new way of him giving the middle finger to his base.

[Stevie Reid]

I’m not as convinced as some others that it’s cut and dried that choosing these words with this person is going to go down well with the entirety of his following.

Remember - this is a nation who have voted him out before, as well as voting him in twice.

If you genuinely and truly care about morality, you cannot vote for Donald Trump.

If someone thinks they are a moral person, but still voted for him, then they are deluded, and their morality is really of little importance to them.

Evangelicals have been a massive part of Trump's success over the years, and it's no surprise - he knows a right good con when he sees one. The hypocrisy of everyone involved is somehow both shocking, and yet entirely unsurprising.

[Pretty Boy]

I’m not as convinced as some others that it’s cut and dried that choosing these words with this person is going to go down well with the entirety of his following.

Remember - this is a nation who have voted him out before, as well as voting him in twice.

The American Evangelists who make up the bulk of Trump's Christian support base won't give two hoots about him digging out an Anglican Bishop.

They'll hold such 'high Church' clergy in disdain. If anything it will boost his questionable Christian credentials among such types.

[Bostonhibby]

Thread title needs changed.

4 years to go!!Not if he unexpectedly expires.

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[WhileTheChief..]

Not if he unexpectedly expires.

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Trump Jr would prob end up taking his place.

You can see it happening already. They want to be the new Kennedy's.

[Bostonhibby]

Trump Jr would prob end up taking his place.

You can see it happening already. They want to be the new Kennedy's.You could be right, but a double expiry is always possible.

So I say keep the title, for future generations

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[WhileTheChief..]

And what is it telling the Chinese other than it's OK to threaten other sovereign nations?

I think it's more warning the Chinese to stay away from Greenland and that the way the Panama Canal is being run needs to change.

Both of these are fair points.

Talk of military action can be ignored. He'll push for a deal with Panama and continue to work closely with Denmark.

[Bostonhibby]

I think it's more warning the Chinese to stay away from Greenland and that the way the Panama Canal is being run needs to change.

Both of these are fair points.

Talk of military action can be ignored. He'll push for a deal with Panama and continue to work closely with Denmark.With a bit of research maybe someone could reclaim Florida?

There's a monstrosity of a building there

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[CropleyWasGod]

With a bit of research maybe someone could reclaim Florida?

There's a monstrosity of a building there

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The Seminole?

They could repatriate Trump to his Motherland.

Maybe not.

[Bostonhibby]

The Seminole?

They could repatriate Trump to his Motherland.

Maybe not.[emoji23]Wouldn't last 5 minutes.

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[K-Zazu]

Trump is clearly an erse.. but how is the Mexico/Southern border such a mess? Why did they let so many illegal criminals into America in the first place? Sorry I don’t follow politics but I seen bits of it on Monday when he was saying he has declared a national emergency at the border.

[CropleyWasGod]

[emoji23]Wouldn't last 5 minutes.

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The Wee Frees would have him burnt at the stake :greengrin

[Ozyhibby]

Trump is clearly an erse.. but how is the Mexico/Southern border such a mess? Why did they let so many illegal criminals into America in the first place? Sorry I don’t follow politics but I seen bits of it on Monday when he was saying he has declared a national emergency at the border.

It’s 2000 miles long. Very hard to secure. The proportion of criminals crossing is lower than the proportion of US citizens already there.


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[Bostonhibby]

The Wee Frees would have him burnt at the stake :greengrin20 minutes on the niddrie, Bingham or magdalene border would do me.



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[Kato]

https://i.ibb.co/SRvhnJM/IMG-20230920-WA0002-2.jpg (https://ibb.co/D5KxCLv)

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[Bridge hibs]

https://i.ibb.co/SRvhnJM/IMG-20230920-WA0002-2.jpg (https://ibb.co/D5KxCLv)

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Niddrie/Bingham border with check point charlie and watch tower at the right hand side armed with snipers 🫨

[Kato]

Niddrie/Bingham border with check point charlie and watch tower at the right hand side armed with snipers 🫨Border Emergency.

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[Bostonhibby]

https://i.ibb.co/SRvhnJM/IMG-20230920-WA0002-2.jpg (https://ibb.co/D5KxCLv)

Sent from my SM-A528B using TapatalkTrumpton?

But with a better wall?

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[Stevie Reid]

Trump is clearly an erse.. but how is the Mexico/Southern border such a mess? Why did they let so many illegal criminals into America in the first place? Sorry I don’t follow politics but I seen bits of it on Monday when he was saying he has declared a national emergency at the border.

Because it’s an extremely complex problem (and don’t be fooled by Trump’s chat of criminals flooding into the country - he’s just released a huge amount of violent criminals himself).

Populists like Trump always claim that they have easy answers to complex issues, but they never do. The talk of him stopping border crossings overnight is utterly ridiculous.

As Ozy has already pointed out, the border is massive. The amount of resources it would take to cover all of it - either by manning it, or resuming the building of his legendary wall - is huge. And that’s just one of the problems.

Let’s also not forget that he killed at least one bipartisan bill that would have seen a huge amount of money, and human resources allocated to managing the border. He wanted to campaign on a problem, rather than have his own party contribute towards fixing it.

Whatever the numbers are like in the coming weeks, he’ll claim he’s fixed it anyway. He’ll do the same with the economy - he’s spent months claiming it’s dog ****, but when it continues along the same path he’ll claim it’s all down to him.

[Bostonhibby]

Is the orange guy a criminal "flooding" the country because he is an overweight **** of a certain age and mandatory requirement to wear certain types of underpants?

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[Bristolhibby]

Trump is clearly an erse.. but how is the Mexico/Southern border such a mess? Why did they let so many illegal criminals into America in the first place? Sorry I don’t follow politics but I seen bits of it on Monday when he was saying he has declared a national emergency at the border.

Here’s a thing, but you can’t say it.

They need immigrants to keep their economy ticking over. To pay taxes and to pay into pension pots.

But you can’t say it.

Ralphie May (RIP) is Bob on. 6 minutes or so in.

https://youtu.be/ye77HfHPCKs?si=FnDAJbSfzV3TRtwU

J

[Ozyhibby]

Here’s a thing, but you can’t say it.

They need immigrants to keep their economy ticking over. To pay taxes and to pay into pension pots.

But you can’t say it.

Ralph is May (RIP) is Bob on. 6 minutes or so in.

https://youtu.be/ye77HfHPCKs?si=FnDAJbSfzV3TRtwU

J

Haven’t watched the video but Ralph doesn’t look like he’s be overly concerned with the price of salad.[emoji6][emoji23]


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[Bostonhibby]

Haven’t watched the video but Ralph doesn’t look like he’s be overly concerned with the price of salad.[emoji6][emoji23]


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkProphetic or what?

He had a better understanding of what makes their base economy tick than the folk who are going to be running it now. No wonder the orange guy never actually built the wall first time around.

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[Ozyhibby]

Here’s a thing, but you can’t say it.

They need immigrants to keep their economy ticking over. To pay taxes and to pay into pension pots.

But you can’t say it.

Ralph is May (RIP) is Bob on. 6 minutes or so in.

https://youtu.be/ye77HfHPCKs?si=FnDAJbSfzV3TRtwU

J

Enjoyed that.[emoji23]


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[Kato]

Because it’s an extremely complex problem (and don’t be fooled by Trump’s chat of criminals flooding into the country - he’s just released a huge amount of violent criminals himself).

Populists like Trump always claim that they have easy answers to complex issues, but they never do. The talk of him stopping border crossings overnight is utterly ridiculous.

As Ozy has already pointed out, the border is massive. The amount of resources it would take to cover all of it - either by manning it, or resuming the building of his legendary wall - is huge. And that’s just one of the problems.

Let’s also not forget that he killed at least one bipartisan bill that would have seen a huge amount of money, and human resources allocated to managing the border. He wanted to campaign on a problem, rather than have his own party contribute towards fixing it.

Whatever the numbers are like in the coming weeks, he’ll claim he’s fixed it anyway. He’ll do the same with the economy - he’s spent months claiming it’s dog ****, but when it continues along the same path he’ll claim it’s all down to him.They'll purchase Greenland and direct all the migrants towards there. If climate change works as scientists say the flow of migrants won't stop and Greenland will be a bit greener. The Dick Dastardly version has them developing the newly exposed land on Greenland - they mine/frack it to **** paying the migrants buttons/nowt. All those resources go towards building their big space ship and they escape to Mars [see ye, widnae want to be ye].

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[cabbageandribs1875]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gh4ZvKQWQAA5w9W?format=jpg&name=medium

[Hibs4185]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gh4ZvKQWQAA5w9W?format=jpg&name=medium

Class! I wonder if Ian Hislop also has an involvement with private eye in America

[Bristolhibby]

Haven’t watched the video but Ralph doesn’t look like he’s be overly concerned with the price of salad.[emoji6][emoji23]


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Watch the video, he’s great. Sadly he died unsurprisingly with weight related illnesses.

He’s a hilarious guy, I only discovered him after he died. His Cuban Coffee story had me crying.

He’s spot on with much of his social commentary.

J

[grunt]

The quiet stuff said out loud

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j77xwgn3yvh2dmzehehzc7pn/bafkreibx3mj25nqgrqgpsupa6o5dgcbtlbzixxzjmhqedn267 m2rvigpme@jpeg

[J-C]

The quiet stuff said out loud

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j77xwgn3yvh2dmzehehzc7pn/bafkreibx3mj25nqgrqgpsupa6o5dgcbtlbzixxzjmhqedn267 m2rvigpme@jpeg

That last line is a pretty scary thought, MAGA to succeed where Nazi Germany failed, WOW!!

[DaveF]

That last line is a pretty scary thought, MAGA to succeed where Nazi Germany failed, WOW!!

It's fine. He just got caught up in the moment.

I mean, everyone throws a nazi salute now and again when that happens, right?

[Bristolhibby]

That last line is a pretty scary thought, MAGA to succeed where Nazi Germany failed, WOW!!

Yea, that’s a chilling line.

J

[CropleyWasGod]

That last line is a pretty scary thought, MAGA to succeed where Nazi Germany failed, WOW!!

Not sure what that means.

Kill ALL the Jews, Gypsies, Communists and gays this time around?

Go to Stalingrad, and stay a while?

Win the Olympic 100m with a white man?

(the last is just ideological fantasy, of course. :cb)

[Stairway 2 7]

The quiet stuff said out loud

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j77xwgn3yvh2dmzehehzc7pn/bafkreibx3mj25nqgrqgpsupa6o5dgcbtlbzixxzjmhqedn267 m2rvigpme@jpeg

Think that's fake no, no record of it online or on X

[tamig]

Think that's fake no, no record of it online or on X

With the super investment into AI its going to be tricky identifying whats real and whats not everywhere soon.

[cabbageandribs1875]

the new Trump a*s licker Bezos is correct, he also has a very short memory indeed Jeff Bezos on X: "The peaceful transfer of power is a hallmark of America, and it’s been an honor to witness it up close. Congratulations to President @realDonaldTrump and Vice President @JDVance. Excited to collaborate on accelerating innovation and supercharging the American economy. https://t.co/u7sqLlXRUj" / X (https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1881532212530856378)

[Ozyhibby]

Not sure what that means.

Kill ALL the Jews, Gypsies, Communists and gays this time around?

Go to Stalingrad, and stay a while?

Win the Olympic 100m with a white man?

(the last is just ideological fantasy, of course. :cb)

Allan Wells. All you need is the Americans not to show and heaps of drugs.[emoji106]


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[cabbageandribs1875]

Class! I wonder if Ian Hislop also has an involvement with private eye in America

i've tried googling that but i can only find ian hislop on all searches

here's a few clips from his interview on LBC about Musk


ian hislop LBC Musk - Search / X (https://x.com/search?q=ian%20hislop%20LBC%20Musk&src=typeahead_click)

[grunt]

Think that's fake no, no record of it online or on XQuite possibly. I no longer have an account on X so can't check. Believable though. And of course, this is the future of social media if there's no fact checkers in place.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Steve Bannon condemns Elon Musk as ‘racist’ and ‘truly evil’ | Steve Bannon | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/12/steve-bannon-calls-elon-musk-racist?fbclid=IwY2xjawHxLgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXme2H unejMMMvvO4eli2u6X5gFWq3fRWEsAVG4T-E5JuqX_gzpIEN1_vQ_aem_SwarNdTw-z_iaMCr11tjyA)

never thought i would agree with steve bannon on anything but he's spot on re Musk, this is from Jan 12th

[Keith_M]

Trump and Giuliani reveal their true selves.


https://www.instagram.com/didyoucatchthistv/reel/C86aL3IuaM1/?hl=en

[cabbageandribs1875]

Led by Donkeys https://www.facebook.com/ledbydonkeys/videos/1144893863911165 on Musk and his Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin


or (1) Led By Donkeys on X: "The world’s richest man @elonmusk is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a @Tesla. Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin. (In collaboration with @politicalbeauty) https://t.co/xaacsX4Qw4" / X (https://x.com/ByDonkeys/status/1882379625554178266)

or @rickeerie.bsky.social: "Led by donkeys killing it" — Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/rickeerie.bsky.social/post/3lgfmgucs722p)

[CropleyWasGod]

Led by Donkeys https://www.facebook.com/ledbydonkeys/videos/1144893863911165 on Musk and his Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin


or (1) Led By Donkeys on X: "The world’s richest man @elonmusk is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a @Tesla. Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin. (In collaboration with @politicalbeauty) https://t.co/xaacsX4Qw4" / X (https://x.com/ByDonkeys/status/1882379625554178266)

or @rickeerie.bsky.social: "Led by donkeys killing it" — Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/rickeerie.bsky.social/post/3lgfmgucs722p)

I followed a Tesla earlier today. I normally am quite placid about these things, but my blood simmered a bit. It wouldn't surprise me if a few got keyed, or worse, in the current climate.

[Mon Dieu4]

He's now signed the order to release the JFK, RFK and MLK files, this is always what interested me the most about all his pre election promises

[cabbageandribs1875]

Bezos closing all seven Amazon warehouses in Quebec Amazon will close all 7 warehouses in Canada’s Quebec province, eliminating 1,700 jobs (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/companies/amazon-will-close-all-7-warehouses-in-canada-s-quebec-province-eliminating-1-700-jobs/ar-AA1xJ04B?ocid=BingNewsSerp) wonder if one of the warehouses becoming unionised has anything to do with it.

[cabbageandribs1875]

I followed a Tesla earlier today. I normally am quite placid about these things, but my blood simmered a bit. It wouldn't surprise me if a few got keyed, or worse, in the current climate.


i've yet to see one out here in the sticks :)

[tamig]

i've yet to see one out here in the sticks :)

They are all over Edinburgh. I can’t believe how many are on our roads.

[Smartie]

He's now signed the order to release the JFK, RFK and MLK files, this is always what interested me the most about all his pre election promises

I’m a bit of a JFK geek. It was literally the only thing about him taking over that J was positive about, and can’t wait to learn more.

One of my lecturers at Uni was a JFK ubergeek and gave presentations on the subject. I sort of got into it through him. Trump himself said the files were “interesting” - I hope they are indeed and it doesn’t turn out to be an inconclusive damp squib.

[Stevie Reid]

I’m a bit of a JFK geek. It was literally the only thing about him taking over that J was positive about, and can’t wait to learn more.

One of my lecturers at Uni was a JFK ubergeek and gave presentations on the subject. I sort of got into it through him. Trump himself said the files were “interesting” - I hope they are indeed and it doesn’t turn out to be an inconclusive damp squib.

The JFK film came out when I was 13. I was fascinated back then too, and saw it in the cinema twice.

If Trump has indeed read the files, and there was anything truly shocking in them, I would imagine he’d have blurted it out by now - especially given his narrative of federal agencies being out to get him.

However, he apparently doesn’t like reading anything that doesn’t mention him every few lines!

[weecounty hibby]

Interesting as the JFK, MLK files will be. These events happend 60+ years ago. I'd much rather he released the Epstein files

[overdrive]

Bezos closing all seven Amazon warehouses in Quebec Amazon will close all 7 warehouses in Canada’s Quebec province, eliminating 1,700 jobs (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/companies/amazon-will-close-all-7-warehouses-in-canada-s-quebec-province-eliminating-1-700-jobs/ar-AA1xJ04B?ocid=BingNewsSerp) wonder if one of the warehouses becoming unionised has anything to do with it.

Probably closed to help force Canada into submitting to become the 51st state like his overlord wants :greengrin

[Smartie]

Interesting as the JFK, MLK files will be. These events happend 60+ years ago. I'd much rather he released the Epstein files

Me too, although we'll probably need to wait for a president who doesn't feature in them to do that.

[grunt]

Trump:

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/bafkreibxnphjq4kt4tn57w4bzta7wka35phgu65ms74mhbmu5 hcuaytwl4@jpeg

[Hibs4185]

I see Putin was trying to cozy up to him today by saying the 2020 election was stolen.

Putin must be desperate.

[Keith_M]

I see Putin was trying to cozy up to him today by saying the 2020 election was stolen.

Putin must be desperate.


If anybody knows about a rigged democracy, it's Putin.

[Hibrandenburg]

I see Putin was trying to cozy up to him today by saying the 2020 election was stolen.

Putin must be desperate.

He knows how to play an egoist.

[cabbageandribs1875]

https://scontent.fman1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/474696475_2227506037646305_426366068940712850_n.jp g?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=axwuD8Wa_i0Q7kNvgH2tv3z&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fman1-1.fna&_nc_gid=ARQ5iwrdX65NqrfO0TREJwd&oh=00_AYDUdExJAWqXk8EaN3nwedA0NdIlq4fxYEN2PGdude1d gg&oe=6799F7B8

[cabbageandribs1875]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GiBhlUVWYAA7RKy?format=jpg&name=medium

[cabbageandribs1875]

I followed a Tesla earlier today. I normally am quite placid about these things, but my blood simmered a bit. It wouldn't surprise me if a few got keyed, or worse, in the current climate.


https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:keg3c3lhpxiihjho4e7auzaq/bafkreiaduadinbebwd5dojmr3t5rqaqfb6x77u7wrpr4j4fps 53b3obbta@jpeg

[CropleyWasGod]

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:keg3c3lhpxiihjho4e7auzaq/bafkreiaduadinbebwd5dojmr3t5rqaqfb6x77u7wrpr4j4fps 53b3obbta@jpeg

Damn. Someone shopped me.

[Ozyhibby]

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:keg3c3lhpxiihjho4e7auzaq/bafkreiaduadinbebwd5dojmr3t5rqaqfb6x77u7wrpr4j4fps 53b3obbta@jpeg

Wondered how long it would take for that to start happening.


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[greenginger]

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:keg3c3lhpxiihjho4e7auzaq/bafkreiaduadinbebwd5dojmr3t5rqaqfb6x77u7wrpr4j4fps 53b3obbta@jpeg

Left hand drive car with an A on plate. Probs in Austria

[tamig]

Planes returning immigrants to Colombia refused permission to land so Trump imposes 25% tariffs on the country along with other sanctions. As well as his “taking Greenland” plan and his “cleaning up Gaza” and moving the Palestinians to other countries in the Middle East, he’s riling up a lot of people. Dangerous individual and this is just the start.

[Stevie Reid]

Aye, mind when he campaigned on being the “peace president”?

Threatened Greenland, Canada and Panama before he even took office.

As a side note, the Arabs for Trump or whatever they’re called must be delighted with their endorsement.

[Ozyhibby]

Planes returning immigrants to Colombia refused permission to land so Trump imposes 25% tariffs on the country along with other sanctions. As well as his “taking Greenland” plan and his “cleaning up Gaza” and moving the Palestinians to other countries in the Middle East, he’s riling up a lot of people. Dangerous individual and this is just the start.

Cocaine and Coffee to get 25% more expensive.[emoji106]


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[Hibrandenburg]

Aye, mind when he campaigned on being the “peace president”?

Threatened Greenland, Canada and Panama before he even took office.

As a side note, the Arabs for Trump or whatever they’re called must be delighted with their endorsement.

He doesn't need their votes anymore.

[tamig]

He doesn't need their votes anymore.

Indeed, careful what you wish for and all that. Absolute clowns. I suspect many more folk over there will be regretting the way they voted fairly soon.

[Stevie Reid]

He doesn't need their votes anymore.

Of course he doesn’t. I was curious about how they would be feeling, not him.

[Stairway 2 7]

Columbias president backs down and says he will send the Colombian planes to pick up the migrants. Trump will feel big, but I doubt China or EU will be as painless

[Ozyhibby]

Columbias president backs down and says he will send the Colombian planes to pick up the migrants. Trump will feel big, but I doubt China or EU will be as painless

Colombia.[emoji6]


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[cabbageandribs1875]

https://scontent.fman1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/474514244_9176124839110932_1667977049773418448_n.j pg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=5veNUmAHE-0Q7kNvgExfhm6&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fman1-1.fna&_nc_gid=AgIHWj_mjpmkCbMJqZxHi3I&oh=00_AYC1V3wxm2H7pqANrYA8xPOsB_DDvTEfZyXNllAGX4-Hag&oe=679C8AD7

[cabbageandribs1875]

Left hand drive car with an A on plate. Probs in Austria


i thought at first that was the swiss flag :embarrass but it's not, not the Austrian one either :hmmm:

[Ozyhibby]

Columbias president backs down and says he will send the Colombian planes to pick up the migrants. Trump will feel big, but I doubt China or EU will be as painless

I can’t see that? All I’m seeing is Colombia has announced 25% tariffs on the US?
Big opportunity for the EU and China.


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[tamig]

i thought at first that was the swiss flag :embarrass but it's not, not the Austrian one either :hmmm:

It is Austrian. Their number plates are formatted that way. Includes the emblem of the region the car is registered to.

[cabbageandribs1875]

I can’t see that? All I’m seeing is Colombia has announced 25% tariffs on the US?
Big opportunity for the EU and China.


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is it not the other way around ?

[tamig]

I can’t see that? All I’m seeing is Colombia has announced 25% tariffs on the US?
Big opportunity for the EU and China.


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Not sure where you’re getting that bit! Here’s one link.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/colombia-gustavo-petro-trump-deportation-flights?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[cabbageandribs1875]

It is Austrian. Their number plates are formatted that way. Includes the emblem of the region the car is registered to.


:aok: muchas gracias

[Stairway 2 7]

I can’t see that? All I’m seeing is Colombia has announced 25% tariffs on the US?
Big opportunity for the EU and China.


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https://www.ft.com/content/2a9dc578-6d93-429e-a4f8-ad725812e9c0

Murillo said he will travel to Washington in the coming days to “follow up on the agreements”, though did not mention the substance of the accord. He also said that the Colombian presidential plane would be made available to facilitate the arrival of the migrants denied entry on Sunday

[Caversham Green]

https://scontent.fman1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/474514244_9176124839110932_1667977049773418448_n.j pg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=5veNUmAHE-0Q7kNvgExfhm6&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fman1-1.fna&_nc_gid=AgIHWj_mjpmkCbMJqZxHi3I&oh=00_AYC1V3wxm2H7pqANrYA8xPOsB_DDvTEfZyXNllAGX4-Hag&oe=679C8AD7

New name for the water closet:

The Musk

[Ozyhibby]

https://www.ft.com/content/2a9dc578-6d93-429e-a4f8-ad725812e9c0

Murillo said he will travel to Washington in the coming days to “follow up on the agreements”, though did not mention the substance of the accord. He also said that the Colombian presidential plane would be made available to facilitate the arrival of the migrants denied entry on Sunday

I don’t think the problem was the deportations. Colombia has been accepting flights from ICE. The problem was they would not accept military flights with Colombians held in chains for performative reasons. Pretty sure that position hasn’t changed?


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[Stairway 2 7]

I don’t think the problem was the deportations. Colombia has been accepting flights from ICE. The problem was they would not accept military flights with Colombians held in chains for performative reasons. Pretty sure that position hasn’t changed?


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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo.amp

Colombia backs down on deportation flights after Trump tariffs threat

The US will not go ahead with tariffs on Colombia, after Bogota agreed to accept - without restrictions - deported migrants, the White House says.

Donald Trump had ordered 25% tariffs on all Colombian goods after its president barred two US military deportation flights from landing in the country on Sunday.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro had initially responded by saying his country would accept repatriated citizens on "civilian planes, without treating them like criminals".

A White House statement says Colombia has now agreed to accept migrants arriving on US military aircraft "without limitation or delay".