[Spoonman]

Not before Cold War Steve pasted up his own version.

As did Gavin Newsom...

[Killer Whale]

If only it wasn't all beyond a fucking joke.
We're now in full campaign mode here in Cymru and in dire need of a little light relief at the end of a long day, and this madness is all there is.

[Oboogie]

Is Trump going to be charging $1m per ship for safe passage too? Nice little earner for him there.

Seems to be that he's blocking Iran from exporting oil.

So US gas prices will go up even higher, that'll fix Trump's poll ratings.

[Boiler]

A comment spotted under a YT video with James O'Brien:

Trump is not the problem, he is the symptom. Still 40% support him, and 30% support the war. The ones that could DO something are ... inventing slogans for stickers.

As a nation, they wasted the freedom the Frenches gave them, by invading, subjugating, bullying and plundering so many countries. As individuals, they cheer for the worst of humanity because they have zero empathy, they have survived and thrived in a predatory society.

It's not the corrupt republicans. Their whole "culture" is a plague. Never forget the CIA coups, or the funding of terror groups. Boko Haram, the contras, the banana republic mercenaries ...

[Youngian]

Its also a republic founded on high minded ideals to strive for. The League of Nations was devised by a far sighted POTUS out of the ashes of WWI. But America also had an inward nativist Congress that refused to allow the president to join it. A good example of its contradictions.
Europe did well out of post war US hegemony helping to shape a rules based international order. While turning a blind eye to the US not being part of it when it suited them.
At least Trump has burst that contradiction and can at least deal with a US whose foreign policy lays no claims to international legality or a moral dimension.
Pedro Sanchez has just made an upbeat and interesting speech as to where Europe and Asia go in a post Pax Americana world.
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202604/ ... 43198.html

[Abernathy]

Donald Trump shares AI image of himself as Jesus Christ after attacks on Pope Leo


What's Jeremy Corbyn doing there ?

[Watchman]

To be fair, he’s not the first orangeman to dislike a pope

[Boiler]

To be fair, he’s not the first orangeman to dislike a pope

[Tubby Isaacs]

Is that Rob Reiner in the background on that Trump AI?!

[Tubby Isaacs]

Ed Davey claims Lib Dems leading way on defence spending with plan to raise £20bn from bonds

In other words, borrow £20bn.

Why don't you just give up this nonsense about not putting taxes up?

[Bones McCoy]

I, for one, can't wait for the Veep to come and campaign for Farage.

[Killer Whale]

[Boiler]

Make. It. Stop.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r48mgnzmjo

[Tubby Isaacs]

Trump is losing more votes in the House than he was. Small numbers of Republicans have voted with Democrats to continue the protection of 350,000 Haitians and to vote down long extensions of FISA warrant laws (a 10 day extension only has been passed).

Never fear, the Supreme Court are on hand to vote down another bit of the Voting Rights Act.

[Oboogie]

See also: the Iran incursion being described as an excursion.
Migrants being described as insane and escaped from asylums because he's been told some of them are asylum seekers.

[AOB]

Wonder if Infantino might point out to his orange mate that causing a jet fuel shortage may hamper their joint money making swindle/venture over in North and Central America in two months. Quite a few of the 48 nations might have somewhat of an issue getting there.

[Oboogie]

Wonder if Infantino might point out to his orange mate that causing a jet fuel shortage may hamper their joint money making swindle/venture over in North and Central America in two months. Quite a few of the 48 nations might have somewhat of an issue getting there.

Quite apart from the risk of being arrested/shot the minute they leave the airport.
Is this going to be the worst attended World Cup ever?

[Boiler]

We can but hope.

[Tubby Isaacs]

There's also a big row with Massachusetts and New Jersey who are refusing to pay costs they say FIFA should pay out of state coffers, and will instead charge enormous fares for public transit to the stadium. I actually think FIFA is in the right here, but those two states do have some leverage. Far more people would remember it as an indictment of the USA/FIFA than blame a couple of states playing hardball.