[Abernathy]

I went looking for the actual text of Trump’s “15 point plan” for a “deal” to end Netanyahu and Trump’s war on Iran, and couldn’t really find it. the closest I got was these 10 points . Fuck knows what the other five points are,but these ten alone are completely unrealistic :

A 30-day ceasefire.
The dismantling of Iran’s nuclear facilities in Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow.
A permanent commitment from Iran to never develop nuclear weapons.
The handover of Iran’s stockpile of already enriched uranium to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and a commitment from Iran to allow the IAEA to monitor all elements of the country’s remaining nuclear infrastructure. Iran must also no longer enrich uranium within the country.
Limits on the range and number of Iran’s missiles.
Ending Iran’s support for regional proxies.
Ending Iranian strikes on regional energy facilities.
Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
A removal of all sanctions imposed on Iran, alongside the ending of the UN mechanism that allows sanctions to be reimposed.
The provision of US support for electricity generation at Iran’s Bushehr civil nuclear plant.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Like the 10 points Austria-Hungary demanded from Serbia in 1914? Never expected to be met, but to give an excuse for intervention after their rejection?

[Bones McCoy]

Massive if true:
* France and Ukraine lays a "Wagatha Christie" style trap.
* Trump's jolly boys walk directly into it.

[AOB]

Reportedly untrue.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/68368

[Bones McCoy]

Reportedly untrue.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/68368

The nice thing about military intelligence stories is - we can never be sure.

[Spoonman]

Iran-backed hackers breach FBI director Kash Patel's personal emails

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgl4yk7vgpo

FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account has been hacked by an Iran-linked group, the agency has confirmed.

A group, known as the Handala Hack Team, shared Patel's purported resume and photos of him on its website on Friday along with a statement that says: "This is just our beginning."

"If your director can be compromised this easily, what do you expect from your lower-level employees?," it says.

The FBI said it was aware of "malicious actors" targeting Patel's email information, adding, the information accessed was "historical in nature and involves no government information".

What's the betting that his password was "12345678"?

[Samanfur]

Trump's Signature Will Soon Appear On Paper Currency

This is the first time a sitting president will have his signature appear on U.S. bills. Trump’s signature will replace the treasurer's, breaking a tradition started in 1861.

He'll probably be changing the name of the currency before he's done.

[Boiler]

What's the betting that his password was "12345678"?

I'm going with "password".

[Malcolm Armsteen]

'paswud'

[zuriblue]

Got to respect cybersecurity

p@ssw0rd

[Malcolm Armsteen]

'pisswad'

[Boiler]

"donald"

Meanwhile, lunatics abound as CPAC looms.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjd8e4px12ro

[AOB]

Trump's two terms heavily suggest there is no "deep state" in America, the CIA certainly aren't the mysterious, powerful organisation they are portrayed to be, the President isn't in fact a figurehead for an "administration" and if JFK wasn't killed by Lee Harvey Oswald then it certainly wasn't from within because the US are such dumb, thumb twiddling dopes they let this clown do what the fuck he wants, but not only that, carry out his orders for him. If he isn't a danger to US security then they certainly have a Mount Everest of a bar to who is. He's an old man, his team are MAGA dunces, if the CIA were this ultra intelligent powerful group they could have easily bumped him off if they wanted. But that's just a fallacy, largely brought about by US television and Hollywood.

[Boiler]

Trump's two terms heavily suggest there is no "deep state" in America, the CIA certainly aren't the mysterious, powerful organisation they are portrayed to be, the President isn't in fact a figurehead for an "administration" and if JFK wasn't killed by Lee Harvey Oswald then it certainly wasn't from within because the US are such dumb, thumb twiddling dopes they let this clown do what the fuck he wants, but not only that, carry out his orders for him. If he isn't a danger to US security then they certainly have a Mount Everest of a bar to who is. He's an old man, his team are MAGA dunces, if the CIA were this ultra intelligent powerful group they could have easily bumped him off if they wanted. But that's just a fallacy, largely brought about by US television and Hollywood.

Perfect.

[davidjay]

It's like the Blob over here; the Tories/Republicans have had decades to fix it, but somehow can't. They can fight wars but not a battalion of civil servants.

[Boiler]

[Youngian]

I say Your Highness, fancy buying some Eurofighters?

Donald Trump’s 'kiss my a**’ remark for Saudi Crown Prince triggers worldwide backlash: ‘Shameful and disgusting’
Trump’s crude remark about Saudi Crown Prince ignites global outrage, raising questions about diplomacy, respect, and international alliances.

Trump doubled down, adding: “He (Mohammed bin Salman) thought he'd (Trump) be just another American president that was a loser, where the country was going downhill. But now he has to be nice to me. You tell him he'd better be nice to me. He's got to be.”

https://me.mashable.com/culture/69053/d ... OenVwNmHaQ

[Yug]

It's like he doesn't want the US to have friends and allies around the world.

Whoever follows this cretin into the White House is going to have a lot of hard work to do.

[Andy McDandy]

He hates countries that don't buy American, because it's a lack of respect. He hates countries that do buy American, because they're getting too good a deal. He hates countries that sell to America, because they're invariably ripping Americans off.

He's insane.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Saudi are laughing their socks off at Trump bombing their regional rival for them.