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That was fairly early in his 2016 run, wasn't it? Really should have settled the matter there and then.StillWaters said:
Oh it was simply *hilarious* when he waved his hands and mocked a disabled manRichard_Tyndall said:Leon said:
This is cringe-worthy shite, with a large dash of excruciating British snobbery. Trump is genuinely funny. He might be worse than Hitler or a nastier version of Caligula, or merely a grim parallel with Pinochet, but he IS funny. If you watch him without prejudice - hard for many of middling wits - you will see it. Probably beyond youkjh said:Why do people not like Donald Trump? Nate White's response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.
So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.
I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.
But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.
And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It?s all surface.
You have a very warped sense of humour in that case. Probably find accidents and amputations funny as well.
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What's your game here? Compared to Leon, who takes points of view a few of which I find horrendous, at least he offers a point and stands by it, rather than cringing, he-said she-said evasion. What's the point of having a discussion where you don't... discuss your point of view?williamglenn said:
It’s interesting to contrast with attitudes earlier in the conflict:rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
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🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/07/ukraine-crisis-will-not-be-solved-by-military-means-says-angela-merkel
Angela Merkel has said the crisis in Ukraine will not be solved by military means, and that the peace agreement struck last September needs to be implemented.
Speaking at the Munich security conference on Saturday, the German chancellor said she wanted to secure peace in Europe with Russia and not against it.
Germany has opposed aiding Ukrainian troops for fear of worsening the conflict, which has already cost more than 5,000 lives, but the idea has many supporters in Washington.
“I cannot imagine any situation in which improved equipment for the Ukrainian army leads to President Putin being so impressed that he believes he will lose militarily,” Merkel said. “I have to put it that bluntly.”2 -
I’ve never been a huge fan of Garton Ash, but this is right.
"If Russia wins this war, there is no euro." - associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia program at Chatham House Timothy Ash.
"This is an existential threat to Europe. It's like COVID. It's about our security. It's about our national defense, about rule of law, all those European values, right? If we care about any of those, we just need to find the money. And there are lots of ways to do it. Again, €27 trillion economy. It's not difficult, guys,"
@tashecon told Bloomberg.
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1896595863083905300
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Mocking Rubio for sweating a lot was pretty funny though.StillWaters said:
Oh it was simply *hilarious* when he waved his hands and mocked a disabled manRichard_Tyndall said:Leon said:
This is cringe-worthy shite, with a large dash of excruciating British snobbery. Trump is genuinely funny. He might be worse than Hitler or a nastier version of Caligula, or merely a grim parallel with Pinochet, but he IS funny. If you watch him without prejudice - hard for many of middling wits - you will see it. Probably beyond youkjh said:Why do people not like Donald Trump? Nate White's response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.
So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.
I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.
But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.
And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It?s all surface.
You have a very warped sense of humour in that case. Probably find accidents and amputations funny as well.
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That was back when Rubio was implying Trump had a small penis and he made sure to tell people in a primary debate there was no issue there.
That kind of thing used to surprise people.0 -
There was a photograph taken of all 20,000. They were told to give a happy looking smile.Sean_F said:
I might have read the same article.Nigelb said:
During some of our lifetimes.kle4 said:
Well he sure took care of the problem of there being too many crowds.WhisperingOracle said:
I've heard many times that, in private, Pol Pot was an excellent host, and gently amusing.Gardenwalker said:You can say what you like about Pol Pot, but he was HUGE fan of the Two Ronnies.
Especially the Mastermind sketch.
The poor man was shy in public.
An oft overlooked monster, far closer to our lifetimes than people seem to realise.
I remember reading a long article in the newspaper in my teens, and having nightmares.
I remember once saying to my wife that 20,000 went into Tuol Sleng, and 17 survived. She said “17,000?”
“No. 17.”
As you enter, you are confronted with nearly 20,000 pictures of smiling inmates, before they were taken away to unspeakably horrible deaths.0 -
There were lots of things that should have settled the matter, sadly, and they didn’t. Because you know, Hillary is evil and what about her emails and all the rest of it.Stuartinromford said:
That was fairly early in his 2016 run, wasn't it? Really should have settled the matter there and then.StillWaters said:
Oh it was simply *hilarious* when he waved his hands and mocked a disabled manRichard_Tyndall said:Leon said:
This is cringe-worthy shite, with a large dash of excruciating British snobbery. Trump is genuinely funny. He might be worse than Hitler or a nastier version of Caligula, or merely a grim parallel with Pinochet, but he IS funny. If you watch him without prejudice - hard for many of middling wits - you will see it. Probably beyond youkjh said:Why do people not like Donald Trump? Nate White's response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.
So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.
I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.
But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.
And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It?s all surface.
You have a very warped sense of humour in that case. Probably find accidents and amputations funny as well.
/s
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The German government & mandarin views are the weak link in Europe when it comes to Russia or indeed anything when it comes to growing a fucking backbone.Sean_F said:
Well, that aged well.williamglenn said:
It’s interesting to contrast with attitudes earlier in the conflict:rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
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🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/07/ukraine-crisis-will-not-be-solved-by-military-means-says-angela-merkel
Angela Merkel has said the crisis in Ukraine will not be solved by military means, and that the peace agreement struck last September needs to be implemented.
Speaking at the Munich security conference on Saturday, the German chancellor said she wanted to secure peace in Europe with Russia and not against it.
Germany has opposed aiding Ukrainian troops for fear of worsening the conflict, which has already cost more than 5,000 lives, but the idea has many supporters in Washington.
“I cannot imagine any situation in which improved equipment for the Ukrainian army leads to President Putin being so impressed that he believes he will lose militarily,” Merkel said. “I have to put it that bluntly.”
Wasn’t she a dire leader?
Of all the countries that should know what happens when you don't face down dictators with imperial ambitions, but no, too busy trying to sell industrial machinery.
And before anyone knocks on about how much money & materiel Germany has given, in relation to what it can do it hasnt so much dragged its heels, as shuffled along on its arse. Scholz was shit, I would put a bet Merkel would have been the same. History will show that when the Americans presented the Russian invasion plan in detail, large parts of the German government didnt really want to know.
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After all the calls from the US for Zelenskyy to be replaced or step down, Ukrainians now fear for their president's safety. Zelenskyy is a legitimately elected president with a 65%+ approval rating in Ukraine. Remember, Russia had tried to assassinate him many times since 2022
https://x.com/olgatokariuk/status/1896334971004149917
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I wonder when the killing starts? Everything else has followed my Gantt chart perfectly only much quicker than on my time line.Jonathan said:
Er, he’s in control. That’s the problem.Razedabode said:
The man is out of control.rottenborough said:
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BREAKING: President Trump says that 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports are starting Tuesday, sparking new fears of a North American trade war.0 -
That is the simplest explanation, and probably at the heart of it all, but I still think they have other leverage over Trump. Putin is the only foreign leader that Trump is cowed by, even other wrong 'uns Trump likes don't instill the same fawning or subservience.StillWaters said:
Moneykle4 said:
What exactly are Russia giving to attain all these advantageous positions?rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
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🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/0 -
"The chances of a genuinely free and fair federal election are just about nil."Richard_Tyndall said:
I think the chances of a real civil war are now closer than they have been sicnce.. well the end of the last one. I just don't see the USA surviving even 2 years of Trump let alone 4.glw said:
Are they not aware of Trump trashing the FCC, FEC, and other important bodies that protect elections? Are they unaware that Trump wants the Whitehouse to have the final say on legal decisions of US government organisations?TimS said:They said all their government affairs people are expecting a Democrat sweep of the midterms and that from that point the ability of the current administration to do much harm would be severely limited. So they’re planning for another just under 2 years of this and then a change.
Whether that just reflects old thinking that’s not caught up with a new reality I don’t know. It seemed very optimistic to me.
The chances of a genuinely free and fair federal election are just about nil.
Yep.
Increasingly I think a civil war is what it will take to remove him from office.
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It is somewhat to my shame that I agree with Leon on this. I despise Trump and despair that he has been reelected, but I distinctly remember moments from the election campaign where I raised a wry smile at his comic timing and self-deprecation.Richard_Tyndall said:
You have a very warped sense of humour in that case. Probably find accidents and amputations funny as well.Leon said:
This is cringe-worthy shite, with a large dash of excruciating British snobbery. Trump is genuinely funny. He might be worse than Hitler or a nastier version of Caligula, or merely a grim parallel with Pinochet, but he IS funny. If you watch him without prejudice - hard for many of middling wits - you will see it. Probably beyond youkjh said:Why do people not like Donald Trump? Nate White's response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.
So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.
I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.
But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.
And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It?s all surface.
I am open to ideas on the penance I should do for such despicable tastes.0 -
In theory, there are American versions of the Men in Grey Suits (or indeed, White Coats), but are there any functional ways of derailing a Tonto Trump Presidency?Flatlander said:
Whilst some of us might decry 'The Blob' in the UK, the US desperately needs one.Mexicanpete said:Does the US only retain the executive branch of Government now?
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In 2023, the U.S. imported around 33 TWh (terawatt hours) from Canadian generating stations.
Toronton Sun0 -
I dont think you have, real economy factors are going to come into play. The main reason Trump got in is because Joe Average isnt feeling all that flush and that situation will work its way through.rkrkrk said:Annoyingly I pressed sell on my s&p 500 stocks this morning.
I've probably managed to sell at the bottom now.0 -
Dire leader may be prefererable to dear leader thoughSean_F said:
Well, that aged well.williamglenn said:
It’s interesting to contrast with attitudes earlier in the conflict:rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
@NOELreports
🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/07/ukraine-crisis-will-not-be-solved-by-military-means-says-angela-merkel
Angela Merkel has said the crisis in Ukraine will not be solved by military means, and that the peace agreement struck last September needs to be implemented.
Speaking at the Munich security conference on Saturday, the German chancellor said she wanted to secure peace in Europe with Russia and not against it.
Germany has opposed aiding Ukrainian troops for fear of worsening the conflict, which has already cost more than 5,000 lives, but the idea has many supporters in Washington.
“I cannot imagine any situation in which improved equipment for the Ukrainian army leads to President Putin being so impressed that he believes he will lose militarily,” Merkel said. “I have to put it that bluntly.”
Wasn’t she a dire leader?
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The lunatics really have taken over the asylum .
It was really quite sad seeing Starmer having to stand there pretending the US was still an ally .4 -
Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.0
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Not without the help of a significant number of Republicans, none of whom have so far indicated much in the way of either qualms, or spine.Stuartinromford said:
In theory, there are American versions of the Men in Grey Suits (or indeed, White Coats), but are there any functional ways of derailing a Tonto Trump Presidency?Flatlander said:
Whilst some of us might decry 'The Blob' in the UK, the US desperately needs one.Mexicanpete said:Does the US only retain the executive branch of Government now?
Beyond a certain point, it becomes irreversible. But I don’t think the US is quite there yet.0 -
@krassenstein
BREAKING: Ontario, Canada's Premier Doug Ford just threatened to cut US electricity to several American states if Trump's tariffs go into effect:
"If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do anything , including cutting off their energy, with a smile on my face."
This is ALL Trump's fault. Just remember that!
https://x.com/krassenstein/status/18966730408363093206 -
williamglenn's point of view is perfectly clear. he supports neonazis. he tries to cover it up by being a transparent troll, but to me he seems like a genuinely nasty piece of work.EPG said:
What's your game here? Compared to Leon, who takes points of view a few of which I find horrendous, at least he offers a point and stands by it, rather than cringing, he-said she-said evasion. What's the point of having a discussion where you don't... discuss your point of view?williamglenn said:
It’s interesting to contrast with attitudes earlier in the conflict:rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
@NOELreports
🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/07/ukraine-crisis-will-not-be-solved-by-military-means-says-angela-merkel
Angela Merkel has said the crisis in Ukraine will not be solved by military means, and that the peace agreement struck last September needs to be implemented.
Speaking at the Munich security conference on Saturday, the German chancellor said she wanted to secure peace in Europe with Russia and not against it.
Germany has opposed aiding Ukrainian troops for fear of worsening the conflict, which has already cost more than 5,000 lives, but the idea has many supporters in Washington.
“I cannot imagine any situation in which improved equipment for the Ukrainian army leads to President Putin being so impressed that he believes he will lose militarily,” Merkel said. “I have to put it that bluntly.”1 -
Problem is the states likely to be affected are Dem .Scott_xP said:@krassenstein
BREAKING: Ontario, Canada's Premier Doug Ford just threatened to cut US electricity to several American states if Trump's tariffs go into effect:
"If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do anything , including cutting off their energy, with a smile on my face."
This is ALL Trump's fault. Just remember that!
https://x.com/krassenstein/status/18966730408363093200 -
Worry not everyone, I’m sure tomorrow our resident realists will be along to snigger at the PB drama queens and Ukraine ultras wetting themselves about a few minor breaches of protocol.
The other worry not news is that while blanket tariffs, if they come, will drive up US inflation and send them into stagflation, for the rest of the world they’ll just lead to global recession. We might even see a bit of goods deflation here in Blighty.
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I have had a drink with one of the 17 survivors - or 7, depending who you reference - Vann Nath, the painterSean_F said:
I might have read the same article.Nigelb said:
During some of our lifetimes.kle4 said:
Well he sure took care of the problem of there being too many crowds.WhisperingOracle said:
I've heard many times that, in private, Pol Pot was an excellent host, and gently amusing.Gardenwalker said:You can say what you like about Pol Pot, but he was HUGE fan of the Two Ronnies.
Especially the Mastermind sketch.
The poor man was shy in public.
An oft overlooked monster, far closer to our lifetimes than people seem to realise.
I remember reading a long article in the newspaper in my teens, and having nightmares.
I remember once saying to my wife that 20,000 went into Tuol Sleng, and 17 survived. She said “17,000?”
“No. 17.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vann_Nath
Sad to say he was, to my mind, brutally tormented by what he'd experienced there, even 30 years later0 -
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
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Hmmm. I wonder if Trump's ignorance is being reinforced by those around him, as well as his own existence in a personal bubble.StillWaters said:
Once again, should we consider the approach that Ted Heath rejected?Nigelb said:White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/trump-sanctions-russia
In his first term they stopped giving him daily intelligence briefings because he paid no attention.
Perhaps Mr Starmer could explain that Russia is giving technology to North Korea that will let their nuclear missiles hit the USA with greater reliability and accuracy?1 -
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
(AFP) - A dozen Teslas were torched in France in what authorities are treating as an arson attack, the prosecutor's office said Monday.1 -
I’m getting close to the point where I’ll gladly be a bit poorer if that means we could tell Trump to go fxck himself .Nigelb said:
If he carries on doing so, in the face of the evidence, then we have a problem.nico67 said:The lunatics really have taken over the asylum .
It was really quite sad seeing Starmer having to stand there pretending the US was still an ally .2 -
Don't get Leon confused with a decent human being.StillWaters said:
Oh it was simply *hilarious* when he waved his hands and mocked a disabled manRichard_Tyndall said:Leon said:
This is cringe-worthy shite, with a large dash of excruciating British snobbery. Trump is genuinely funny. He might be worse than Hitler or a nastier version of Caligula, or merely a grim parallel with Pinochet, but he IS funny. If you watch him without prejudice - hard for many of middling wits - you will see it. Probably beyond youkjh said:Why do people not like Donald Trump? Nate White's response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.
So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.
I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.
But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.
And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It?s all surface.
You have a very warped sense of humour in that case. Probably find accidents and amputations funny as well.
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Prosecutors in Jan 6 cases demoted: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/28/doj-demotions-prosecutors-trump-00206762
The rule of law ever more eroded.2 -
Trump thinks he can get the same cheap oil/gas deal that India and China have got.StillWaters said:
Moneykle4 said:
What exactly are Russia giving to attain all these advantageous positions?rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
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🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/0 -
You would never get over that experience.Leon said:
I have had a drink with one of the 17 survivors - or 7, depending who you reference - Vann Nath, the painterSean_F said:
I might have read the same article.Nigelb said:
During some of our lifetimes.kle4 said:
Well he sure took care of the problem of there being too many crowds.WhisperingOracle said:
I've heard many times that, in private, Pol Pot was an excellent host, and gently amusing.Gardenwalker said:You can say what you like about Pol Pot, but he was HUGE fan of the Two Ronnies.
Especially the Mastermind sketch.
The poor man was shy in public.
An oft overlooked monster, far closer to our lifetimes than people seem to realise.
I remember reading a long article in the newspaper in my teens, and having nightmares.
I remember once saying to my wife that 20,000 went into Tuol Sleng, and 17 survived. She said “17,000?”
“No. 17.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vann_Nath
Sad to say he was, to my mind, brutally tormented by what he'd experienced there, even 30 years later1 -
Unless he and Mandelson knows something we don't.Nigelb said:
If he carries on doing so, in the face of the evidence, then we have a problem.nico67 said:The lunatics really have taken over the asylum .
It was really quite sad seeing Starmer having to stand there pretending the US was still an ally .0 -
*Know* something, that should say , there.0
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If Boris Johnson had found his true level and become an unknown struggling comedian, and you'd caught his act at an open mic event, you'd probably think he was better than your low expectations of such things.maxh said:
It is somewhat to my shame that I agree with Leon on this. I despise Trump and despair that he has been reelected, but I distinctly remember moments from the election campaign where I raised a wry smile at his comic timing and self-deprecation.Richard_Tyndall said:
You have a very warped sense of humour in that case. Probably find accidents and amputations funny as well.Leon said:
This is cringe-worthy shite, with a large dash of excruciating British snobbery. Trump is genuinely funny. He might be worse than Hitler or a nastier version of Caligula, or merely a grim parallel with Pinochet, but he IS funny. If you watch him without prejudice - hard for many of middling wits - you will see it. Probably beyond youkjh said:Why do people not like Donald Trump? Nate White's response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.
So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.
I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.
But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.
And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It?s all surface.
I am open to ideas on the penance I should do for such despicable tastes.
Trump's comedy act is a one lower level than that.0 -
Can Europe Back Ukraine’s Fight Alone?
For the first time in decades, European leaders face a US commander-in-chief who doesn’t care for Cold War-era pieties
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IndeedSean_F said:
You would never get over that experience.Leon said:
I have had a drink with one of the 17 survivors - or 7, depending who you reference - Vann Nath, the painterSean_F said:
I might have read the same article.Nigelb said:
During some of our lifetimes.kle4 said:
Well he sure took care of the problem of there being too many crowds.WhisperingOracle said:
I've heard many times that, in private, Pol Pot was an excellent host, and gently amusing.Gardenwalker said:You can say what you like about Pol Pot, but he was HUGE fan of the Two Ronnies.
Especially the Mastermind sketch.
The poor man was shy in public.
An oft overlooked monster, far closer to our lifetimes than people seem to realise.
I remember reading a long article in the newspaper in my teens, and having nightmares.
I remember once saying to my wife that 20,000 went into Tuol Sleng, and 17 survived. She said “17,000?”
“No. 17.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vann_Nath
Sad to say he was, to my mind, brutally tormented by what he'd experienced there, even 30 years later
Look at Primo Levi0 -
Yes the question is just how mental is Trump going to have to get for Starmer to give up pretending there's any point.Nigelb said:
If he carries on doing so, in the face of the evidence, then we have a problem.nico67 said:The lunatics really have taken over the asylum .
It was really quite sad seeing Starmer having to stand there pretending the US was still an ally .4 -
Psychopaths are often very charmingmaxh said:
It is somewhat to my shame that I agree with Leon on this. I despise Trump and despair that he has been reelected, but I distinctly remember moments from the election campaign where I raised a wry smile at his comic timing and self-deprecation.Richard_Tyndall said:
You have a very warped sense of humour in that case. Probably find accidents and amputations funny as well.Leon said:
This is cringe-worthy shite, with a large dash of excruciating British snobbery. Trump is genuinely funny. He might be worse than Hitler or a nastier version of Caligula, or merely a grim parallel with Pinochet, but he IS funny. If you watch him without prejudice - hard for many of middling wits - you will see it. Probably beyond youkjh said:Why do people not like Donald Trump? Nate White's response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.
So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.
I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.
But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.
And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It?s all surface.
I am open to ideas on the penance I should do for such despicable tastes.0 -
And he wants all the billionaires that America forced us to boot out. Meet the new management, same as the old.MaxPB said:
Trump thinks he can get the same cheap oil/gas deal that India and China have got.StillWaters said:
Moneykle4 said:
What exactly are Russia giving to attain all these advantageous positions?rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
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🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/0 -
They were just doing their job and for that they get attacked in this way . The USA is fast turning into the richest third world country on the planet .bondegezou said:Prosecutors in Jan 6 cases demoted: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/28/doj-demotions-prosecutors-trump-00206762
The rule of law ever more eroded.0 -
Yes, it's quite transparent given that the sanctions easing seem to be for individual oligarchs rather than a wide easing against Russia.Luckyguy1983 said:
And he wants all the billionaires that America forced us to boot out. Meet the new management, same as the old.MaxPB said:
Trump thinks he can get the same cheap oil/gas deal that India and China have got.StillWaters said:
Moneykle4 said:
What exactly are Russia giving to attain all these advantageous positions?rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
@NOELreports
🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/0 -
Funny to think he used to be known as the less charismatic sibling of the crackhead mayor of Toronto, who failed to win election as mayor in his brothers place. Now a three time provincial GE winner.Scott_xP said:@krassenstein
BREAKING: Ontario, Canada's Premier Doug Ford just threatened to cut US electricity to several American states if Trump's tariffs go into effect:
"If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do anything , including cutting off their energy, with a smile on my face."
This is ALL Trump's fault. Just remember that!
https://x.com/krassenstein/status/1896673040836309320
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Interesting idea
@gabriel_zucman
Barring any last minute change, the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada are going into effect tomorrow
What should these countries (and, tomorrow, the European Union) do?
Contrary to a widely held view, Mexico, Canada and individual EU countries have leverage
America’s Achilles’ heel is its highly internationalized oligarchy: a small group of ultra-wealthy individuals whose fortunes depend on access to global markets.
The most effective countermeasure is simple: tariffs for oligarchs
If Tesla wants to sell cars in Canada and Mexico, Tesla – and its main shareholder, Musk – should be required to pay extra taxes in those countries
Concretely, condition market access to Musk paying a wealth tax
It shifts the economic conflict from a battle between countries to one between consumers and oligarchs
Consumers of Mexico and Canada: unite to make Musk pay!
https://x.com/gabriel_zucman/status/18966641236872151971 -
True, however the current Govt will have been all over the short term tactical stuff that could be done since last summer. And certain things the last Govt were sorting as well, to an extent.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Yes, but this is all exceptionally long term and Trump is in real timeMattW said:
Reflecting on this, we need the USA to not undermine F35s. IMO they won't, as there are 600 ordered for Europe with prospects for hundreds more; never mind those for elsewhere.Scott_xP said:
None of which can fly off our carriersrcs1000 said:On the other hand, we don't necessarily need F35 equivalent planes: the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Dassault Mirage, and the Saab Grippen are all perfectly capable 4.5 Gen fighters.
My suggestion is that for our defence expenditure growth we will order further Eurofighters, for which there is a still running assembly line in Lancashire, and it is good economically since we have a nearly 40% share in it. These are more applicable to deploying forces to mainland Europe than F35s.
My suggestion for what is likely with F35s is that we will maintain the current trend. We have 48 on order, and 26 indicated but not afaik committed. If the USA cripples the programme it is a cost of many 10s of billions to them. And their delivery of the next big update is running so slowly that the USAF has refused to order more for now (when I last checked), and Lockheed are running the production lines for stock that they will update later.
So imo pause, pivot to another perhaps 24 or 36 latest Eurofighters, and go from there.
I've no idea what has actually been done, but it's noticeable that certain contracts have been going through and contractors gearing up. One example - BAe Systems hired an extra 2500+ graduates and apprentices in 2024.
I have not seen reports of production rates being sped up, or new kit that is close to productyion being expedited. But I don't think it would be announced. And some of the management, especially the Army, is a shitshow.
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That's a fucking great idea - let's further expose ourselves to gas imports from Qatar, the US and Russia.williamglenn said:Jenrick takes aim at the government’s weak spot:
https://x.com/robertjenrick/status/1896643105476215150
If Starmer was serious about placing the UK on a war footing, he would not have Ed Miliband as his Energy Secretary.
If there's one thing Trump is right about, it's that Europe has fucked itself by relying on Russian energy. We desperately need to move to domestic generation as quickly as possible, whether that's gas, renewables or nuclear.
With our gas production set to half by the early 2030s, Miliband or no Miliband, we're left with only 2/3 options.2 -
Living in yesterday's world.WhisperingOracle said:
Unless he and Mandelson knows something we don't.Nigelb said:
If he carries on doing so, in the face of the evidence, then we have a problem.nico67 said:The lunatics really have taken over the asylum .
It was really quite sad seeing Starmer having to stand there pretending the US was still an ally .
"Is that true, Vlad?"MattW said:
Hmmm. I wonder if Trump's ignorance is being reinforced by those around him, as well as his own existence in a personal bubble.StillWaters said:
Once again, should we consider the approach that Ted Heath rejected?Nigelb said:White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/trump-sanctions-russia
In his first term they stopped giving him daily intelligence briefings because he paid no attention.
Perhaps Mr Starmer could explain that Russia is giving technology to North Korea that will let their nuclear missiles hit the USA with greater reliability and accuracy?
"Nyet"
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I passed that point a week back.nico67 said:
I’m getting close to the point where I’ll gladly be a bit poorer if that means we could tell Trump to go fxck himself .Nigelb said:
If he carries on doing so, in the face of the evidence, then we have a problem.nico67 said:The lunatics really have taken over the asylum .
It was really quite sad seeing Starmer having to stand there pretending the US was still an ally .
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I demur. In his twisted mind, there’s a pecking order. So Macron and Starmer could push back at Vance and Trump let them, but he jumped at Zelensky.glw said:
That is the simplest explanation, and probably at the heart of it all, but I still think they have other leverage over Trump. Putin is the only foreign leader that Trump is cowed by, even other wrong 'uns Trump likes don't instill the same fawning or subservience.StillWaters said:
Moneykle4 said:
What exactly are Russia giving to attain all these advantageous positions?rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
@NOELreports
🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/
Classic bully.
When will a former President speak? I know they almost never criticise their successors, but this?
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A month ago, there were people here on PB regularly praising Trump.MaxPB said:
Yes, it's quite transparent given that the sanctions easing seem to be for individual oligarchs rather than a wide easing against Russia.Luckyguy1983 said:
And he wants all the billionaires that America forced us to boot out. Meet the new management, same as the old.MaxPB said:
Trump thinks he can get the same cheap oil/gas deal that India and China have got.StillWaters said:
Moneykle4 said:
What exactly are Russia giving to attain all these advantageous positions?rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
@NOELreports
🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/0 -
(((Dan Hodges)))WhisperingOracle said:
Unless he and Mandelson knows something we don't.Nigelb said:
If he carries on doing so, in the face of the evidence, then we have a problem.nico67 said:The lunatics really have taken over the asylum .
It was really quite sad seeing Starmer having to stand there pretending the US was still an ally .
@DPJHodges
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And again. I’m not sure how much longer the fiction Trump is our ally can be maintained.0 -
Some even suggested the Tories should come together with Reform!bondegezou said:
A month ago, there were people here on PB regularly praising Trump.MaxPB said:
Yes, it's quite transparent given that the sanctions easing seem to be for individual oligarchs rather than a wide easing against Russia.Luckyguy1983 said:
And he wants all the billionaires that America forced us to boot out. Meet the new management, same as the old.MaxPB said:
Trump thinks he can get the same cheap oil/gas deal that India and China have got.StillWaters said:
Moneykle4 said:
What exactly are Russia giving to attain all these advantageous positions?rottenborough said:Manchuria latest:
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
@NOELreports
🇺🇸 Reuters: The U.S. is drafting a plan to ease some sanctions on Russia. The White House has tasked the State Dept. & Treasury with identifying sanctions that could be lifted. Talks with Russian officials may take place soon, including potential relief for some oligarchs.
https://reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/0 -
So I think it’s fair to say Trump isn’t surprising on the upside, huh?16
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Hold that thought. Within 10 years the US may indeed be basically worthless.nico67 said:
They were just doing their job and for that they get attacked in this way . The USA is fast turning into the richest third world country on the planet .bondegezou said:Prosecutors in Jan 6 cases demoted: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/28/doj-demotions-prosecutors-trump-00206762
The rule of law ever more eroded.1 -
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likelyMarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
I'd usually dismiss it, but then I remember "they" tried to kill Trump at least twice, and came exceptionally close - and quite a few PBers openly expressed regrets that the guy in Pennsylvania missed0 -
Which was stupid, because we'd have ended up with Vance instead.Leon said:
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likelyMarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
I'd usually dismiss it, but then I remember "they" tried to kill Trump at least twice, and came exceptionally close - and quite a few PBers openly expressed regrets that the guy in Pennsylvania missed1 -
Population of Warsaw in 1939= 1.3 million. Population of Warsaw in 1945- 800. Not 800,000. 800 people.Leon said:
I have had a drink with one of the 17 survivors - or 7, depending who you reference - Vann Nath, the painterSean_F said:
I might have read the same article.Nigelb said:
During some of our lifetimes.kle4 said:
Well he sure took care of the problem of there being too many crowds.WhisperingOracle said:
I've heard many times that, in private, Pol Pot was an excellent host, and gently amusing.Gardenwalker said:You can say what you like about Pol Pot, but he was HUGE fan of the Two Ronnies.
Especially the Mastermind sketch.
The poor man was shy in public.
An oft overlooked monster, far closer to our lifetimes than people seem to realise.
I remember reading a long article in the newspaper in my teens, and having nightmares.
I remember once saying to my wife that 20,000 went into Tuol Sleng, and 17 survived. She said “17,000?”
“No. 17.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vann_Nath
Sad to say he was, to my mind, brutally tormented by what he'd experienced there, even 30 years later1 -
Well as you jolly well know, because we discussed this a few months ago (November I believe), when I am together with friends and family (as I am tonight in our holiday home) we occasionally sign on to have a good laugh at your posts.Leon said:
I imagine this might become one of your fondest marital memories. In years to come when your wife iskjh said:
In the pub. Just shown my wife. Her conclusion was 'What a Pillock you are'. Just sayingLeon said:
This is cringe-worthy shite, with a large dash of excruciating British snobbery. Trump is genuinely funny. He might be worse than Hitler or a nastier version of Caligula, or merely a grim parallel with Pinochet, but he IS funny. If you watch him without prejudice - hard for many of middling wits - you will see it. Probably beyond youkjh said:Why do people not like Donald Trump? Nate White's response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.
So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.
I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.
But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.
And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It?s all surface.divorcing yousorry affectionately reminiscing about the peaks of your years together she will say "OMG remember that time we were in the pub and you forced me to sit down and awkwardly read a conversation on your smartphone that you'd had online with people I've never met just so that I could agree that this one particular person was a pillock, those were the days, eh?"
How we laugh. They were in hysterics earlier when you failed miserably at very basic maths regarding ancestry.
Great entertainment for us all. Keep it up. It is fantastic stuff.2 -
Will the King of Canada turn off the lights?0
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Isn’t there a general principle that laws shouldn’t target individuals? A dangerous route to go down…Scott_xP said:Interesting idea
@gabriel_zucman
Barring any last minute change, the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada are going into effect tomorrow
What should these countries (and, tomorrow, the European Union) do?
Contrary to a widely held view, Mexico, Canada and individual EU countries have leverage
America’s Achilles’ heel is its highly internationalized oligarchy: a small group of ultra-wealthy individuals whose fortunes depend on access to global markets.
The most effective countermeasure is simple: tariffs for oligarchs
If Tesla wants to sell cars in Canada and Mexico, Tesla – and its main shareholder, Musk – should be required to pay extra taxes in those countries
Concretely, condition market access to Musk paying a wealth tax
It shifts the economic conflict from a battle between countries to one between consumers and oligarchs
Consumers of Mexico and Canada: unite to make Musk pay!
https://x.com/gabriel_zucman/status/1896664123687215197
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Turns out Baldrick’s mother was right. You shouldn’t trust men with beards.Eabhal said:
Which was stupid, because we'd have ended up with Vance instead.Leon said:
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likelyMarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
I'd usually dismiss it, but then I remember "they" tried to kill Trump at least twice, and came exceptionally close - and quite a few PBers openly expressed regrets that the guy in Pennsylvania missed
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It wouldn't target an individualRobD said:.
Isn’t there a general principle that laws shouldn’t target individuals? A dangerous route to go down…Scott_xP said:Interesting idea
@gabriel_zucman
Barring any last minute change, the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada are going into effect tomorrow
What should these countries (and, tomorrow, the European Union) do?
Contrary to a widely held view, Mexico, Canada and individual EU countries have leverage
America’s Achilles’ heel is its highly internationalized oligarchy: a small group of ultra-wealthy individuals whose fortunes depend on access to global markets.
The most effective countermeasure is simple: tariffs for oligarchs
If Tesla wants to sell cars in Canada and Mexico, Tesla – and its main shareholder, Musk – should be required to pay extra taxes in those countries
Concretely, condition market access to Musk paying a wealth tax
It shifts the economic conflict from a battle between countries to one between consumers and oligarchs
Consumers of Mexico and Canada: unite to make Musk pay!
https://x.com/gabriel_zucman/status/1896664123687215197
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I think it's a series of revelations around 'he cannot really mean what he says, right?' and each of us realises that, yes, he does, at different time.Nigelb said:
I passed that point a week back.nico67 said:
I’m getting close to the point where I’ll gladly be a bit poorer if that means we could tell Trump to go fxck himself .Nigelb said:
If he carries on doing so, in the face of the evidence, then we have a problem.nico67 said:The lunatics really have taken over the asylum .
It was really quite sad seeing Starmer having to stand there pretending the US was still an ally .
America is now pretty clear it holds no regard for any past history of alliance. That may not mean we immediately follow suit, we are weaker than them, but it cannot be ignored either.4 -
Given Vance now seems even more dangerous than Trump perhaps we dodged a bullet when the bullet missed !Leon said:
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likelyMarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
I'd usually dismiss it, but then I remember "they" tried to kill Trump at least twice, and came exceptionally close - and quite a few PBers openly expressed regrets that the guy in Pennsylvania missed
Although it could be that Vance didn’t have the full Maga love and might have struggled to win .0 -
Nah. Just an unconvinvcing effort to look human.Leon said:
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likely.MarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
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Depends who you ask.numbertwelve said:So I think it’s fair to say Trump isn’t surprising on the upside, huh?
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We sanction Russian oligarchs. Why not American ones?RobD said:.
Isn’t there a general principle that laws shouldn’t target individuals? A dangerous route to go down…Scott_xP said:Interesting idea
@gabriel_zucman
Barring any last minute change, the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada are going into effect tomorrow
What should these countries (and, tomorrow, the European Union) do?
Contrary to a widely held view, Mexico, Canada and individual EU countries have leverage
America’s Achilles’ heel is its highly internationalized oligarchy: a small group of ultra-wealthy individuals whose fortunes depend on access to global markets.
The most effective countermeasure is simple: tariffs for oligarchs
If Tesla wants to sell cars in Canada and Mexico, Tesla – and its main shareholder, Musk – should be required to pay extra taxes in those countries
Concretely, condition market access to Musk paying a wealth tax
It shifts the economic conflict from a battle between countries to one between consumers and oligarchs
Consumers of Mexico and Canada: unite to make Musk pay!
https://x.com/gabriel_zucman/status/18966641236872151971 -
Your friend has the lowest opinion yet of Musk and Vance. Astonishing that any father would put their kids in the firing line and hide behind themLeon said:
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likelyMarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
I'd usually dismiss it, but then I remember "they" tried to kill Trump at least twice, and came exceptionally close - and quite a few PBers openly expressed regrets that the guy in Pennsylvania missed2 -
Merz, after watching the scene in the Oval Office 'several times' has said the row was planned.
"In my opinion, it was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office."3 -
Interesting dynamic going into the election though. If Trump was gone, would that affection have transferred to Vance? Not entirely would be my guess. It could have been an extremely close election.nico67 said:
Given Vance now seems even more dangerous than Trump perhaps we dodged a bullet when the bullet missed !Leon said:
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likelyMarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
I'd usually dismiss it, but then I remember "they" tried to kill Trump at least twice, and came exceptionally close - and quite a few PBers openly expressed regrets that the guy in Pennsylvania missed
Although it could be that Vance didn’t have the full Maga love and might have struggled to win .2 -
Where is SeaShantyIrish ?
I would be interested to hear his view on the ground-level feeling on Trump, in his part of the U.S.1 -
Easy to believe, of that pair.Jonathan said:
Your friend has the lowest opinion yet of Musk and Vance. Astonishing that any father would put their kids in the firing line and hide behind themLeon said:
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likelyMarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
I'd usually dismiss it, but then I remember "they" tried to kill Trump at least twice, and came exceptionally close - and quite a few PBers openly expressed regrets that the guy in Pennsylvania missed1 -
William Hague in The TimesMarqueeMark said:
Interesting dynamic going into the election though. If Trump was gone, would that affection have transferred to Vance? Not entirely would be my guess. It could have been an extremely close election.nico67 said:
Given Vance now seems even more dangerous than Trump perhaps we dodged a bullet when the bullet missed !Leon said:
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likelyMarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
I'd usually dismiss it, but then I remember "they" tried to kill Trump at least twice, and came exceptionally close - and quite a few PBers openly expressed regrets that the guy in Pennsylvania missed
Although it could be that Vance didn’t have the full Maga love and might have struggled to win .
I happened to be in Washington DC as last week’s momentous meetings unfolded and observed two striking features of the political atmosphere that I have not seen before in America. One is an extraordinary level of loyalty, among Republicans in general and members of the new administration in particular, to Trump in person and every word he utters. It is part devotion, part fear of taking even a tiny step out of line, but it is intense. It goes well beyond anything I have witnessed as far back as the Reagan years.
https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/how-zelensky-misread-trumps-white-house-zmzswfc79
So no, I don't think Vance would have won easily0 -
There is a deep stupidity in your comment which I am amazed even you cannot see. We are exposed to gas imports anyway. We have been cutting production witout cutting usage. Miliband has been destroying North Sea oil and gas production at the very moment the rest of the world has realised they need to increase it and are doing so.Eabhal said:
That's a fucking great idea - let's further expose ourselves to gas imports from Qatar, the US and Russia.williamglenn said:Jenrick takes aim at the government’s weak spot:
https://x.com/robertjenrick/status/1896643105476215150
If Starmer was serious about placing the UK on a war footing, he would not have Ed Miliband as his Energy Secretary.
If there's one thing Trump is right about, it's that Europe has fucked itself by relying on Russian energy. We desperately need to move to domestic generation as quickly as possible, whether that's gas, renewables or nuclear.
With our gas production set to half by the early 2030s, Miliband or no Miliband, we're left with only 2/3 options.
If you want to deal with demand - great. I agree with that. But to cut supply without cutting demand and expect aything other than greater reliance on imports is absolutely moronic.
Norway will drill somewhere in excess of 150 wells this year including at least 40 exploration wells. They have already said that the Oil and Gas sector will be worth $1.4 trillion to the Norwegian economy in the next 20 years. They will get the tax benefits and sell us the oil.
We will be lucky to make double figures for total wells drilled this year. And even if they do dump the joker Miliband and get someone sane in, it still won't help because all the drilling rigs are leaving the UK sector for places where they are actually wanted. So we won't even have the capacity to drill new wells.
And your answer is we need to keep destroying the offshore industry (and our whole petrochemical industry which we still need even if we don't burn the stuff) and import the oil and gas at higher costs, with poorer environmental controls and exposing us further to extrenal threats and supply interruptions.
Great idea. Well done.9 -
There are things I don't want to talk about. Omarska and Prijedor are close to the top of that list.
They are however on my mind. Especially since Bucha. We can not, must not forget what can happen. Admittedly this kind of butchery is reflective of weakness- but what is the Russian army, if not weak.
They say the smell is what you take away with you. I think that is true. People tell me that the front line in eastern Ukraine has that specific smell. I try not to think about it. Thousands of dead and the smell and the flies when the snow melts.
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So Trump increases China tariffs by another 10% (on top of the 10% last month). And Mexico and Canada 25%.
I assume the EU will be next.
He really is speed running losing friends and alienating people. Other than Russia of course. But an impoverished petrostate the size of Italy is not going to counterbalance anything.
Shock treatment to the economy. No wonder Truss is such a fan.1 -
It's a fucking cult.Scott_xP said:
William Hague in The TimesMarqueeMark said:
Interesting dynamic going into the election though. If Trump was gone, would that affection have transferred to Vance? Not entirely would be my guess. It could have been an extremely close election.nico67 said:
Given Vance now seems even more dangerous than Trump perhaps we dodged a bullet when the bullet missed !Leon said:
An American friend of mine has a dark dark theory: Musk and Vance have started appearing with ther kids everywhere, on their shoulders and the like, because it makes an assassination attempt much more morally complex, and ergo less likelyMarqueeMark said:
Vance must be close behind in the firing line.Yokes said:Actually if you want to your money on someone getting a hole in the head, its not Trump, its Musk.
I'd usually dismiss it, but then I remember "they" tried to kill Trump at least twice, and came exceptionally close - and quite a few PBers openly expressed regrets that the guy in Pennsylvania missed
Although it could be that Vance didn’t have the full Maga love and might have struggled to win .
I happened to be in Washington DC as last week’s momentous meetings unfolded and observed two striking features of the political atmosphere that I have not seen before in America. One is an extraordinary level of loyalty, among Republicans in general and members of the new administration in particular, to Trump in person and every word he utters. It is part devotion, part fear of taking even a tiny step out of line, but it is intense. It goes well beyond anything I have witnessed as far back as the Reagan years.
https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/how-zelensky-misread-trumps-white-house-zmzswfc79
So no, I don't think Vance would have won easily
Not many cults pull off the trick of the next leader after the anointed one having the same level of inane worshipping.
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The hilarious thing is that the U.S. business community at large seemed to celebrate Trump’s coming, presumably assuming he was not serious about trashing the economy.Ratters said:So Trump increases China tariffs by another 10% (on top of the 10% last month). And Mexico and Canada 25%.
I assume the EU will be next.
He really is speed running losing friends and alienating people. Other than Russia of course. But an impoverished petrostate the size of Italy is not going to counterbalance anything.
Shock treatment to the economy. No wonder Truss is such a fan.
Well, I find it hilarious.5 -
NYT says nobody has a fucking clue about the motivation behind Trump’s anti-Canada policies, with some speculation that he simply doesn’t like Justin Trudeau.4
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We have exactly the same tax incentives - an 84% allowance! - that the Norwegians have for development. Miliband has made fuck all difference to volume of gas we are going to extract over the next 20 years. So we either massively cut demand only for energy, or find another source for it.Richard_Tyndall said:
There is a deep stupidity in your comment which I am amazed even you cannot see. We are exposed to gas imports anyway. We have been cutting production witout cutting usage. Miliband has been destroying North Sea oil and gas production at the very moment the rest of the world has realised they need to increase it and are doing so.Eabhal said:
That's a fucking great idea - let's further expose ourselves to gas imports from Qatar, the US and Russia.williamglenn said:Jenrick takes aim at the government’s weak spot:
https://x.com/robertjenrick/status/1896643105476215150
If Starmer was serious about placing the UK on a war footing, he would not have Ed Miliband as his Energy Secretary.
If there's one thing Trump is right about, it's that Europe has fucked itself by relying on Russian energy. We desperately need to move to domestic generation as quickly as possible, whether that's gas, renewables or nuclear.
With our gas production set to half by the early 2030s, Miliband or no Miliband, we're left with only 2/3 options.
If you want to deal with demand - great. I agree with that. But to cut supply without cutting demand and expect aything other than greater reliance on imports is absolutely moronic.
Norway will drill somewhere in excess of 150 wells this year including at least 40 exploration wells. They have already said that the Oil and Gas sector will be worth $1.4 trillion to the Norwegian economy in the next 20 years. They will get the tax benefits and sell us the oil.
We will be lucky to make double figures for total wells drilled this year. And even if they do dump the joker Miliband and get someone sane in, it still won't help because all the drilling rigs are leaving the UK sector for places where they are actually wanted. So we won't even have the capacity to drill new wells.
And your answer is we need to keep destroying the offshore industry (and our whole petrochemical industry which we still need even if we don't burn the stuff) and import the oil and gas at higher costs, with poorer environmental controls and exposing us further to extrenal threats and supply interruptions.
Great idea. Well done.
Jenrick would have us import gas from Qatar, the US and Russia. Bonkers.
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Guy on Times Radio (Gerald Baker iirc) said this seems unlikely as this was a 'pool spray' which normally only last ten minutes for a lot of smiling and a few photos. If they planned a row then they would have needed to go early as these things wrap up quite quickly. It was 40 mins or so before the Scots Irish decided they were at a country wedding between two cousins and only a massive fight across the tables would honour the day.kamski said:Merz, after watching the scene in the Oval Office 'several times' has said the row was planned.
"In my opinion, it was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office."
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Also Hague in The TimesRatters said:So Trump increases China tariffs by another 10% (on top of the 10% last month). And Mexico and Canada 25%.
I assume the EU will be next.
He really is speed running losing friends and alienating people. Other than Russia of course. But an impoverished petrostate the size of Italy is not going to counterbalance anything.
Shock treatment to the economy. No wonder Truss is such a fan.
The second is a complete conviction among the same people that government in America has become bloated, corrupt and wasteful to an extent that only drastic action will remedy; and that as budgets are slashed, the true scale of that waste will become apparent, with the Biden administration as the worst offender in allowing it. That is why entire agencies are being closed or suspended and Elon Musk allowed to run riot. And this conviction includes the firm belief that aid to Ukraine has been part of the same wasteful, unaccountable, corrupted Biden-sponsored spending.
They really are on a mission, and they really have fucking clue what they are doing, so obviously Truss is a fan...1 -
They will get what they deserve. The people I feel sorry for are the tens of millions of Americans who voted against Trump but will not be spared from his destruction of their country.Gardenwalker said:
The hilarious thing is that the U.S. business community at large seemed to celebrate Trump’s coming, presumably assuming he was not serious about trashing the economy.Ratters said:So Trump increases China tariffs by another 10% (on top of the 10% last month). And Mexico and Canada 25%.
I assume the EU will be next.
He really is speed running losing friends and alienating people. Other than Russia of course. But an impoverished petrostate the size of Italy is not going to counterbalance anything.
Shock treatment to the economy. No wonder Truss is such a fan.
Well, I find it hilarious.2 -
I don’t agree.kamski said:Merz, after watching the scene in the Oval Office 'several times' has said the row was planned.
"In my opinion, it was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office."
But it’s genuinely fascinating that the Chancellor-elect of Germany, a life-long Atlanticist I understand, is coming out publicly with these pronouncements.0 -
@chadloder.bsky.social
Elon Musk appears to be wearing a SafeLife-style level 3+ concealable kevlar vest under his shirt. That's why his looks this way. He is terrified and in fear for his life.
https://bsky.app/profile/chadloder.bsky.social/post/3ljiwm2svk22k0 -
Did he not realise the Liberals were on course for a big defeat before he opened his mouth?Gardenwalker said:NYT says nobody has a fucking clue about the motivation behind Trump’s anti-Canada policies, with some speculation that he simply doesn’t like Justin Trudeau.
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@DPJHodgesGardenwalker said:NYT says nobody has a fucking clue about the motivation behind Trump’s anti-Canada policies, with some speculation that he simply doesn’t like Justin Trudeau.
Is anyone going to actually point out Donald Trump is going mad. Not doing politically dubious things. But entering literal madness.3 -
Most Americans are clueless.Richard_Tyndall said:
They will get what they deserve. The people I feel sorry for are the tens of millions of Americans who voted against Trump but will not be spared from his destruction of their country.Gardenwalker said:
The hilarious thing is that the U.S. business community at large seemed to celebrate Trump’s coming, presumably assuming he was not serious about trashing the economy.Ratters said:So Trump increases China tariffs by another 10% (on top of the 10% last month). And Mexico and Canada 25%.
I assume the EU will be next.
He really is speed running losing friends and alienating people. Other than Russia of course. But an impoverished petrostate the size of Italy is not going to counterbalance anything.
Shock treatment to the economy. No wonder Truss is such a fan.
Well, I find it hilarious.
My sympathy is for the Ukrainians, the Mexicans, and with certain caveats, the Palestinians.
And anyone who believes in liberal democracy as pretty much the best way to run not just a country, but a global order.5 -
Yes, the most obvious comparison is Truss. But there isn't an emergency brake like we have in the UK.Scott_xP said:
Also Hague in The TimesRatters said:So Trump increases China tariffs by another 10% (on top of the 10% last month). And Mexico and Canada 25%.
I assume the EU will be next.
He really is speed running losing friends and alienating people. Other than Russia of course. But an impoverished petrostate the size of Italy is not going to counterbalance anything.
Shock treatment to the economy. No wonder Truss is such a fan.
The second is a complete conviction among the same people that government in America has become bloated, corrupt and wasteful to an extent that only drastic action will remedy; and that as budgets are slashed, the true scale of that waste will become apparent, with the Biden administration as the worst offender in allowing it. That is why entire agencies are being closed or suspended and Elon Musk allowed to run riot. And this conviction includes the firm belief that aid to Ukraine has been part of the same wasteful, unaccountable, corrupted Biden-sponsored spending.
They really are on a mission, and they really have fucking clue what they are doing, so obviously Truss is a fan...0 -
As it nears time to bid everyone a good night's rest I would just say I cannot recall a time when each morning I wonder what on earth is going to be the headlines not least because Trump is awake and destroying much that we have taken for granted for most of my lifetime
Anyway, good night to one and all and let's hope that decency and integrity are given a chance even if these are very dark days11 -
Some of us on PB have been saying this for ages.Scott_xP said:
@DPJHodgesGardenwalker said:NYT says nobody has a fucking clue about the motivation behind Trump’s anti-Canada policies, with some speculation that he simply doesn’t like Justin Trudeau.
Is anyone going to actually point out Donald Trump is going mad. Not doing politically dubious things. But entering literal madness.4 -
You really are dumb aren't you. The Norwegians have a much wider range of incentives to help drilling. The development incentives we have are only for existing fields and only for specific operations. Nothing for exploration, nothing for near field development. The scope of UK tax incentives is tiny compared to Norway.Eabhal said:
We have exactly the same tax incentives - an 84% allowance! - that the Norwegians have for development. Miliband has made fuck all difference to volume of gas we are going to extract over the next 20 years. So we either massively cut demand only for energy, or find another source for it.Richard_Tyndall said:
There is a deep stupidity in your comment which I am amazed even you cannot see. We are exposed to gas imports anyway. We have been cutting production witout cutting usage. Miliband has been destroying North Sea oil and gas production at the very moment the rest of the world has realised they need to increase it and are doing so.Eabhal said:
That's a fucking great idea - let's further expose ourselves to gas imports from Qatar, the US and Russia.williamglenn said:Jenrick takes aim at the government’s weak spot:
https://x.com/robertjenrick/status/1896643105476215150
If Starmer was serious about placing the UK on a war footing, he would not have Ed Miliband as his Energy Secretary.
If there's one thing Trump is right about, it's that Europe has fucked itself by relying on Russian energy. We desperately need to move to domestic generation as quickly as possible, whether that's gas, renewables or nuclear.
With our gas production set to half by the early 2030s, Miliband or no Miliband, we're left with only 2/3 options.
If you want to deal with demand - great. I agree with that. But to cut supply without cutting demand and expect aything other than greater reliance on imports is absolutely moronic.
Norway will drill somewhere in excess of 150 wells this year including at least 40 exploration wells. They have already said that the Oil and Gas sector will be worth $1.4 trillion to the Norwegian economy in the next 20 years. They will get the tax benefits and sell us the oil.
We will be lucky to make double figures for total wells drilled this year. And even if they do dump the joker Miliband and get someone sane in, it still won't help because all the drilling rigs are leaving the UK sector for places where they are actually wanted. So we won't even have the capacity to drill new wells.
And your answer is we need to keep destroying the offshore industry (and our whole petrochemical industry which we still need even if we don't burn the stuff) and import the oil and gas at higher costs, with poorer environmental controls and exposing us further to extrenal threats and supply interruptions.
Great idea. Well done.
Jenrick would have us import gas from Qatar, the US and Russia. Bonkers.
And even if the incentives existed we won't drill those wells because Miliband has cancelled all new exploration licences and has also held up all additional near field development. We are seeing it right now. No new licences. Which in turn makes existing fields uneconomic so companies are cutting their losses and pulling out. You can see it in the numbers of wells being drilled and the number of fields being shut down. Miliband has destroyed the North Sea as a viable place to do business.
Thankfully I am going to be kept gainfully employed until I retire by doing abandonments on all those oil wells. I start on the Forties project at the end of this month. Lots of work closing down the North Sea when it should have been continuing for another 2 or 3 decades.
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So if not planned why didn't they wrap it up after the usual ten minutes?rottenborough said:
Guy on Times Radio (Gerald Baker iirc) said this seems unlikely as this was a 'pool spray' which normally only last ten minutes for a lot of smiling and a few photos. If they planned a row then they would have needed to go early as these things wrap up quite quickly. It was 40 mins or so before the Scots Irish decided they were at a country wedding between two cousins and only a massive fight across the tables would honour the day.kamski said:Merz, after watching the scene in the Oval Office 'several times' has said the row was planned.
"In my opinion, it was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office."
Other commentators have referenced the deliberately antagonistic questions from "reporters" with form for asking planted questions.
Also that the meltdown is not unusual for Trump but that it usually happens behind closed doors not in ront of the press.0 -
Goig to have to be a headshot then?Scott_xP said:@chadloder.bsky.social
Elon Musk appears to be wearing a SafeLife-style level 3+ concealable kevlar vest under his shirt. That's why his looks this way. He is terrified and in fear for his life.
https://bsky.app/profile/chadloder.bsky.social/post/3ljiwm2svk22k2 -
Gardenwalker said:
I don’t agree.kamski said:Merz, after watching the scene in the Oval Office 'several times' has said the row was planned.
"In my opinion, it was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office."
But it’s genuinely fascinating that the Chancellor-elect of Germany, a life-long Atlanticist I understand, is coming out publicly with these pronouncements.
He really didn't like the pro AfD interventions by Musk and Vance, and I expect some kind of attempt to rein in TwitterGardenwalker said:
I don’t agree.kamski said:Merz, after watching the scene in the Oval Office 'several times' has said the row was planned.
"In my opinion, it was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office."
But it’s genuinely fascinating that the Chancellor-elect of Germany, a life-long Atlanticist I understand, is coming out publicly with these pronouncements.2 -
Hope so.kamski said:Gardenwalker said:
I don’t agree.kamski said:Merz, after watching the scene in the Oval Office 'several times' has said the row was planned.
"In my opinion, it was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office."
But it’s genuinely fascinating that the Chancellor-elect of Germany, a life-long Atlanticist I understand, is coming out publicly with these pronouncements.
He really didn't like the pro AfD interventions by Musk and Vance, and I expect some kind of attempt to rein in TwitterGardenwalker said:
I don’t agree.kamski said:Merz, after watching the scene in the Oval Office 'several times' has said the row was planned.
"In my opinion, it was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office."
But it’s genuinely fascinating that the Chancellor-elect of Germany, a life-long Atlanticist I understand, is coming out publicly with these pronouncements.
Musk desperately needs to be taken down a peg, and X/Twitter is a cancer.
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America is currently run on the basis of petty vengeances and perceived slights.Gardenwalker said:NYT says nobody has a fucking clue about the motivation behind Trump’s anti-Canada policies, with some speculation that he simply doesn’t like Justin Trudeau.
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