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Barack Obama

@BarackObama
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

https://x.com/BarackObama/status/2015479691147149747

The same Obama who, in 2012, sued the state of Arizona in order to establish federal supremacy of immigration law in the Supreme Court. That Obama?

Perhaps he’d be better off telling Tim Walz to stand down the Antifa goons and obey the law like the other 49 states do.

Sandpit, you are going full Plato.

I still can't work out how @sandpit can square his circle of Trump being one of the good guys whilst Trump is dumping all over Ukraine.

Lord Hayward on VoteUK forum:

"I have received Lord Ashcroft's latest data but, as far as I can see, without percentages expressed. After an enjoyable Sunday lunch I have calculated the percentages as:-

Ref 25 =
Con 21 -1
Lab 18 =
Grn 18 -1
LD 11 +1

Please correct as appropriate."

https://vote-2012.proboards.com/thread/10136/oh-lordy-big-ashcroft-poll?page=8

The Gold Standard.

It's been 14 mins and Andy Burnham still hasn't published part II, this is why he isn't fit to be an MP and the NEC were right to block him.

I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.

To whoever is Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support and I will be there whenever you need me.

1/2

https://x.com/AndyBurnhamGM/status/2015480192093831340

Just appeared now


Tomorrow I return with full focus to my role as Mayor of GM, defending everything we have built in our city-region over many years.

I decided to put myself forward to prevent the divisive politics of Reform from damaging that. We are stronger together and let’s stay that way. 💪🏻

Translation: I expect Reform to win and I will dump all the blame on Kier Starmer when it happens.

Great 12D chess I am sure. But it just makes Burnham look like a Jenrickian tw@t.

It is basically Burnham to blame for Starmer being a blank firing bollock

I am not and haven't been defending Starmer all weekend. Burnham should have been allowed to stand and then hopefully crushed in Gorton and Denton.

Burnham was humbled in September. In the last 24 hours he's humbled himself and Starmer.

The problem with his statement is that it's obviously not true. If he had really wanted to avoid the 'divisive politics of Reform' he would have announced he wasn't seeking the nomination. If he had actually been genuinely interested in standing to get back into Parliament as a hefty figure who might be able to help out,* but not damage the Labour party, or Starmer, he could have sounded out the NEC privately about their views.

The only reason for doing what he did in the way he did was to damage Starmer and cause a crisis.

Trouble is, he's damaged himself too.

*Yeah, we have come to this.

He's sold his lie to the remaining PB Tories. I can't understand how or why? Oh wait, you said what? "They also fell for Johnson's BS". Oh right.

You seem to have taken this politics thing really badly?

The idea that PMs are somehow immune to challenge from in their party and it's undemocratic/evil to do so, is ridiculous.

Or are we to say that the oustings of Thatcher, Blair, Johnson and Truss were wrong?

Lord Hayward on VoteUK forum:

"I have received Lord Ashcroft's latest data but, as far as I can see, without percentages expressed. After an enjoyable Sunday lunch I have calculated the percentages as:-

Ref 25 =
Con 21 -1
Lab 18 =
Grn 18 -1
LD 11 +1

Please correct as appropriate."

https://vote-2012.proboards.com/thread/10136/oh-lordy-big-ashcroft-poll?page=8

With Greens now favourites to win the byelection, it looks to me that Ladbrokes 15/2 on Greens taking the lead in a poll in 2026 quite good value.

The Trumpdozer effect.

Europeans travelling to the US falling off a cliff.

https://x.com/ianbremmer/status/2015397168987697528?s=61

Those graphs are nearly a year old.

My friends and acquaintances provide plenty of anecdotal evidence of a reluctance to travel to the States. Anybody else come across similar?

Most Definitely! Spoke to a friend this morning who has deliberately avoided visiting New York on her way to her daughter's place in Canada. She and her husband quite fancied a short break in New York, and they still want to go, but say they won't do so for the forseeable future. On a walk with friends last Friday the discussion also turned to ways in which they could boycott US goods and services, as well as avoiding visiting there.

(FWIW these people are all retired professionals, well educated, with families and civic responsibilties. One family votes Labour, the other Green or Labour.)

Yeah they just elected a proper commie there. Doesn’t believe people should own property.

Yes President Trump isn't all bad. He has come out in favour of gun control.

Although it sounds like something he'd say, it's a fake post

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-fake-trump-post-174823445.html