However, while he was one of many Reform candidates whose comments caused controversy and led to many being sacked, he is now head of vetting at Reform UK.
The role includes scouring prospective candidates’ social media outputs and advising them on what should be deleted.
Reform UK’s leader, Nigel Farage, told his party conference in September that it would be vetting candidates “rigorously at all levels” in future after more than 100 were removed before the general election..
...Days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Aaron said that those who called Putin insane “do not understand him and limit their ability to oppose him”.
He said: “The motivation to acquire and wield force is legitimate, and there is a whole group of personality types inclined to this, and they have historically shaped the world we live in.”
In a comment on Reddit, he said that Assad was “gentle by nature” and not “some bloodthirsty tyrant who exercises control over his people with an iron fist”, adding that the dictator had been “led astray” by social stereotyping...
At the Election 2024 they dealt with those who hit the media bigly, and mainly ignored the rest.
This I think will be a problem for them this time.
Is he related to the Trump's Head of Homeland Security? She says things like that, and is a crack shot when it is her pet dog on the receiving end.
The other problem being that the criteria for being accepted as a candidate was wanting to be one. They had almost no formal system for accepting candidates let alone vetting them.
Just been reading Liz Truss's former lover, Mark Field's, gloriously indiscreet account of their affair at the Rant's website.
What a cad! 😂
Somebody sent me that article and pointed out they finally understand the reason why I like Dave so much.
This is what Field wrote.
David Cameron, who became Conservative leader in 2005, always gave me the impression that he had been untouched by modesty or doubt from a very early age.
Just been reading Liz Truss's former lover, Mark Field's, gloriously indiscreet account of their affair at the Rant's website.
What a cad! 😂
Somebody sent me that article and pointed out they finally understand the reason why I like Dave so much.
This is what Field wrote.
David Cameron, who became Conservative leader in 2005, always gave me the impression that he had been untouched by modesty or doubt from a very early age.
I don't think that was meant to be a compliment. Field seems to be bitching about everyone... (including Dave)
He comes across as a complete and utter shit, honestly. 😂
It's about time all these ex-Tory MPs and ministers who were on the scene from 2005/2010 to 2024 did us all a favour and faded away into obscurity.
I'm sure we didn't have so many people cashing in when the 1979 to 1997 intake were booted out?
Sadly the Svalbard Treaty is rather confused so this is not perhaps as straight forward as either Norway or Russia would like to make out. It is covered by Article 9.
"Subject to the rights and duties resulting from the admission of Norway to the League of Nations, Norway undertakes not to create nor to allow the establishment of any naval base in the territories specified in Article 1 and not to construct any fortification in the said territories, which may never be used for warlike purposes."
I suppose the question that arises is whether conducting NATO exercises up there constitutes 'warlike purposes'.
Russia is in no position to complain, to hear them tell it building up invasion forces doesnt count as warlike behaviour.
Just been reading Liz Truss's former lover, Mark Field's, gloriously indiscreet account of their affair at the Rant's website.
What a cad! 😂
Somebody sent me that article and pointed out they finally understand the reason why I like Dave so much.
This is what Field wrote.
David Cameron, who became Conservative leader in 2005, always gave me the impression that he had been untouched by modesty or doubt from a very early age.
I don't think that was meant to be a compliment. Field seems to be bitching about everyone... (including Dave)
He comes across as a complete and utter shit, honestly. 😂
It's about time all these ex-Tory MPs and ministers who were on the scene from 2005/2010 to 2024 did us all a favour and faded away into obscurity.
I'm sure we didn't have so many people cashing in when the 1979 to 1997 intake were booted out?
They would have if they could have. They were no better, the opportunities just less.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
Starmer will (imo) follow Wilson in retiring early, regardless of the polls. If so, the next Prime Minister will be Labour.
Possibly, but Wilson resigned after more than 13 years as Labour leader, five general elections and four years of a Heath interregnum.
So if he follows Wilson exactly, the next PM might not be Labour after all.
Wilson was a lot younger than Starmer. He was leader at 47 and retired at 60.
He was also already seriously debilitated by his onset of dementia at 60.
I literally bumped into Harold and Mary Wilson on a street in Westminster about 1985. He was shuffling and bewildered. Very sad to see.
Very sad, as he could well have been the cleverest man ever to be Prime Minister, given his membership of All Souls and other achievements.
He also probably knew the most economics, though as he was wedded to the flawed Keynesian economic orthodoxy of the time, and had a much too optimistic view of trade unions, he led the country into perhaps its darkest peacetime economic situation in modern times.
A decent man who, in times of great difficulty, avoided complete disaster, but, like Starmer, he only succeeded in managing decline. Arresting and reversing it takes someone like the grocer's daughter from Grantham who eventually took over.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
It can be hard to distinguish a return to traditional values from the promotion of good old fashioned white male supremacy.
They don't have to go together. But those who want the former are disingenuous if they deny those who want the latter use the argument as cover, and need to call it out.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
Her complete lack of self-awareness is impressive, in its way.
Starmer will (imo) follow Wilson in retiring early, regardless of the polls. If so, the next Prime Minister will be Labour.
Possibly, but Wilson resigned after more than 13 years as Labour leader, five general elections and four years of a Heath interregnum.
So if he follows Wilson exactly, the next PM might not be Labour after all.
Wilson was a lot younger than Starmer. He was leader at 47 and retired at 60.
He was also already seriously debilitated by his onset of dementia at 60.
I literally bumped into Harold and Mary Wilson on a street in Westminster about 1985. He was shuffling and bewildered. Very sad to see.
Very sad, as he could well have been the cleverest man ever to be Prime Minister, given his membership of All Souls and other achievements.
He also probably knew the most economics, though as he was wedded to the flawed Keynesian economic orthodoxy of the time, and had a much too optimistic view of trade unions, he led the country into perhaps its darkest peacetime economic situation in modern times.
A decent man who, in times of great difficulty, avoided complete disaster, but, like Starmer, he only succeeded in managing decline. Arresting and reversing it takes someone like the grocer's daughter from Grantham who eventually took over.
Not to mention her magic money trees of North Sea oil revenue and privatisation receipts which were spaffed up the wall rather than reinvested.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
To be honest (and I'm not usually a Liz-Defender as you know) Mark Field wrecked his own marriage.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
Didn't you support her when she was PM?
Her husband must be very forgiving. Or something.
I voted for Sunak, she is very lucky she still has her husband and he has forgiven her, arguably more than she deserves
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
Do you think we could interest Trump in our Liz?
I suspect the Democrats in Congress would easily wave her through to a top Cabinet post in Trump's administration given her track record
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
However, while he was one of many Reform candidates whose comments caused controversy and led to many being sacked, he is now head of vetting at Reform UK.
The role includes scouring prospective candidates’ social media outputs and advising them on what should be deleted.
Reform UK’s leader, Nigel Farage, told his party conference in September that it would be vetting candidates “rigorously at all levels” in future after more than 100 were removed before the general election..
...Days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Aaron said that those who called Putin insane “do not understand him and limit their ability to oppose him”.
He said: “The motivation to acquire and wield force is legitimate, and there is a whole group of personality types inclined to this, and they have historically shaped the world we live in.”
In a comment on Reddit, he said that Assad was “gentle by nature” and not “some bloodthirsty tyrant who exercises control over his people with an iron fist”, adding that the dictator had been “led astray” by social stereotyping...
Whilst his comments on Assad are just weird, his comments on Putin might, from an academic point of view, be considered valid. Simply dismissing someone like Putin as insane does indeed limit ones ability to oppose him because too many people equate insanity with lackof logical thought. That means his opponents may well underestimate him. He is also sadly correct about personality types (whether 16 or 6,000 I have no idea) who are motivated to acquire and wield force and how they dominate history.
I see nothing in those specific comments on Putin that excuses or supports him. Simply making observations which appear to me to be unfortunately, quite valid.
You can make a case to defend some of his spiel. But putting him in charge of candidate vetting ? As I said in the OP, it's a matter of basic managerial competence.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
Didn't you support her when she was PM?
Her husband must be very forgiving. Or something.
I voted for Sunak, she is very lucky she still has her husband and he has forgiven her, arguably more than she deserves
Forgiveness, my fellow Essex resident, is enjoined upon Christians.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
Didn't you support her when she was PM?
Her husband must be very forgiving. Or something.
I voted for Sunak, she is very lucky she still has her husband and he has forgiven her, arguably more than she deserves
Forgiveness, my fellow Essex resident, is enjoined upon Christians.
All together now...you can't forgive an unrepentant sinner.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
Notably not: Russia, Belarus.
In fairness, they are in the next category down so only people who pay the necessary bribe essential visas will be issued.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
I am a masochist, but only to a limited extent, in that I want to read the Liz Truss/Mark Field thing, but don't want to subscribe to the Daily Mail. Any advice?
"Such is the perceived severity of the situation that the authorities are trying to encourage citizens to keep and use cash in the name of civil defence. In November, the defence ministry sent every home a brochure entitled If Crisis or War Comes, advising people to use cash regularly and keep a minimum of a week’s supply in various denominations to “strengthen preparedness”. In its report, the central bank says: “Measures need to be taken to strengthen preparedness and reduce exclusion so that everyone can pay, even in the event of crisis or war.” For years, it says, efficiency has been the priority for payments, but now safety and accessibility “are at least as important”."
"Such is the perceived severity of the situation that the authorities are trying to encourage citizens to keep and use cash in the name of civil defence. In November, the defence ministry sent every home a brochure entitled If Crisis or War Comes, advising people to use cash regularly and keep a minimum of a week’s supply in various denominations to “strengthen preparedness”. In its report, the central bank says: “Measures need to be taken to strengthen preparedness and reduce exclusion so that everyone can pay, even in the event of crisis or war.” For years, it says, efficiency has been the priority for payments, but now safety and accessibility “are at least as important”."
Keep a string of gold sovs in your belt too.
It is hard to comprehend the chaos if people cannot access their electronic wallets.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
Didn't you support her when she was PM?
Her husband must be very forgiving. Or something.
She is a total embarrassment. To the country. To the party. To herself.
She should be hidden away making dyes from natural plant extracts or something.
Sadly the Svalbard Treaty is rather confused so this is not perhaps as straight forward as either Norway or Russia would like to make out. It is covered by Article 9.
"Subject to the rights and duties resulting from the admission of Norway to the League of Nations, Norway undertakes not to create nor to allow the establishment of any naval base in the territories specified in Article 1 and not to construct any fortification in the said territories, which may never be used for warlike purposes."
I suppose the question that arises is whether conducting NATO exercises up there constitutes 'warlike purposes'.
Russia is in no position to complain, to hear them tell it building up invasion forces doesnt count as warlike behaviour.
Oh I agree. I just work on the basis that keeping the moral highground when it comes to treaties is always the better move.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
"Labour minister 'rubbished' spy chief's secret dossier on Wuhan lab leak theory during pandemic despite Boris demanding probe... to 'avoid offending China'"
However, while he was one of many Reform candidates whose comments caused controversy and led to many being sacked, he is now head of vetting at Reform UK.
The role includes scouring prospective candidates’ social media outputs and advising them on what should be deleted.
Reform UK’s leader, Nigel Farage, told his party conference in September that it would be vetting candidates “rigorously at all levels” in future after more than 100 were removed before the general election..
...Days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Aaron said that those who called Putin insane “do not understand him and limit their ability to oppose him”.
He said: “The motivation to acquire and wield force is legitimate, and there is a whole group of personality types inclined to this, and they have historically shaped the world we live in.”
In a comment on Reddit, he said that Assad was “gentle by nature” and not “some bloodthirsty tyrant who exercises control over his people with an iron fist”, adding that the dictator had been “led astray” by social stereotyping...
Whilst his comments on Assad are just weird, his comments on Putin might, from an academic point of view, be considered valid. Simply dismissing someone like Putin as insane does indeed limit ones ability to oppose him because too many people equate insanity with lackof logical thought. That means his opponents may well underestimate him. He is also sadly correct about personality types (whether 16 or 6,000 I have no idea) who are motivated to acquire and wield force and how they dominate history.
I see nothing in those specific comments on Putin that excuses or supports him. Simply making observations which appear to me to be unfortunately, quite valid.
You can make a case to defend some of his spiel. But putting him in charge of candidate vetting ? As I said in the OP, it's a matter of basic managerial competence.
Agree entirely. But then I am not sure I would trust anyone in a senior position in Reform to be in charge of vetting. Their basic premise would be sufficient reason for not choosing them in the first place.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Most of the mini-Musks seem to be about twelve and true believers.
First, they don't think they are doing anything wrong, because they're true believers.
Second, they're not expecting the pendulum to swing back. Whether that's because they're leading America to the Promised Land, or because the pendulum is going to stick in place with super glue, remains to be seen.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
She may have wrecked a marriage (though it does take two to tango) but she didn't wreck the economy (it grew during her short tenure, and benefited from her cancelling Sunak's National Insurance hike, and would have benefited even more from her cancelling his Corporation Tax hike. Nor did she wreck the Tory Party - the polling shows this to be false.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Most of the mini-Musks seem to be about twelve and true believers.
First, they don't think they are doing anything wrong, because they're true believers.
Second, they're not expecting the pendulum to swing back. Whether that's because they're leading America to the Promised Land, or because the pendulum is going to stick in place with super glue, remains to be seen.
The only way the pendulum stays superglued is if Trump and his techbros deliver a miracle of economic growth. Their ability to do that is what powers their vision; their ability to deliver on it currently seems distinctly optimistic.
If the pendulum swings an equal distance in the other direction, I expect the techbros to be stripped of everything they own.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
She may have wrecked a marriage (though it does take two to tango) but she didn't wreck the economy (it grew during her short tenure, and benefited from her cancelling Sunak's National Insurance hike, and would have benefited even more from her cancelling his Corporation Tax hike. Nor did she wreck the Tory Party - the polling shows this to be false.
And use full stops you pillock.
You should be very careful that you aren't missing any punctuation marks yourself.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
There's probably an element of troublemaking. People against the reforms who decide to rub their hands and say 'right, getting rid of DEI are we?...' and look for the most damaging ways to do it. That's not an excuse for the actions - someone should be keeping a closer eye.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
I think it is all to do with applications for refugees status. There's a surprisingly large number of Bhutanese refugees (mostly of Nepali ethnicity) in the world, mostly in the USA.
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"Labour minister 'rubbished' spy chief's secret dossier on Wuhan lab leak theory during pandemic despite Boris demanding probe... to 'avoid offending China'"
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
There's probably an element of troublemaking. People against the reforms who decide to rub their hands and say 'right, getting rid of DEI are we?...' and look for the most damaging ways to do it. That's not an excuse for the actions - someone should be keeping a closer eye.
Ah, a "false flag" operation by left wing radicals. I never thought of that.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
Bhutan is majority Buddhist, actually.
Trump is coming back as a cockroach. If there's any justice in reincarnation at least...
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
Bhutan is majority Buddhist, actually.
Trump is coming back as a cockroach. If there's any justice in reincarnation at least...
However, while he was one of many Reform candidates whose comments caused controversy and led to many being sacked, he is now head of vetting at Reform UK.
The role includes scouring prospective candidates’ social media outputs and advising them on what should be deleted.
Reform UK’s leader, Nigel Farage, told his party conference in September that it would be vetting candidates “rigorously at all levels” in future after more than 100 were removed before the general election..
...Days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Aaron said that those who called Putin insane “do not understand him and limit their ability to oppose him”.
He said: “The motivation to acquire and wield force is legitimate, and there is a whole group of personality types inclined to this, and they have historically shaped the world we live in.”
In a comment on Reddit, he said that Assad was “gentle by nature” and not “some bloodthirsty tyrant who exercises control over his people with an iron fist”, adding that the dictator had been “led astray” by social stereotyping...
Whilst his comments on Assad are just weird, his comments on Putin might, from an academic point of view, be considered valid. Simply dismissing someone like Putin as insane does indeed limit ones ability to oppose him because too many people equate insanity with lackof logical thought. That means his opponents may well underestimate him. He is also sadly correct about personality types (whether 16 or 6,000 I have no idea) who are motivated to acquire and wield force and how they dominate history.
I see nothing in those specific comments on Putin that excuses or supports him. Simply making observations which appear to me to be unfortunately, quite valid.
I think "president of the self-styled World Socionics Society" is more damaging. That's like Bobby J standing up in Parliament and asserting that the Qabbalah, or Theosophy, had a lot of the answers we all need to hear.
It's not David Icke and his Space Lizards, or blaming the Djinn, but it's on the same spectrum. Doing Ouija board for fun or a hobby is OK and would be accepted; it's when it is made a basis for public philosophy or policy or a serious lens for interpreting history that it becomes clear that he is off his trolley.
It suggests Farage is at home with fruitcakes and loonies, as well as closet racists.
IMO Putin is ruthless and rational, and a very experienced manipulator who has Mr Trump wrapped around his little finger.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
Bhutan is majority Buddhist, actually.
Trump is coming back as a cockroach. If there's any justice in reincarnation at least...
I'm not sure why he should be given that promotion.
I have a smidgen of sympathy for this. I'd like a world in which occupants of a military ceremony should be notable for their military achievments rather than their race or gender.
But now, whatever someone’s military achievements, if they’re also non-white or female, they don’t get mentioned. Don’t you see the problem with that?
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
There's probably an element of troublemaking. People against the reforms who decide to rub their hands and say 'right, getting rid of DEI are we?...' and look for the most damaging ways to do it. That's not an excuse for the actions - someone should be keeping a closer eye.
Much more likely, people petrified for their jobs if they don't follow the exact will of their glorious leader.
There are people out there going around *looking* for stuff to complain about, and trying to create a sh*tstorm over it. There've been a couple of them I've seen on Twix over the last few weeks.
And if you run the site/organisation that is targeted, then you'll probably be for the chop.
So no, no false flag operation. Just really nasty people ordering people to do nasty stuff or else.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
Bhutan is majority Buddhist, actually.
Trump is coming back as a cockroach. If there's any justice in reincarnation at least...
I'm not sure why he should be given that promotion.
Was thinking more of the ability to crush him underfoot.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
Bhutan is majority Buddhist, actually.
Trump is coming back as a cockroach. If there's any justice in reincarnation at least...
"Labour minister 'rubbished' spy chief's secret dossier on Wuhan lab leak theory during pandemic despite Boris demanding probe... to 'avoid offending China'"
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I'm not sure what damage will have been done, and whether it will be reparable. If Trump gets through with laying waste to the state, it will take decades to recover just the ability for a developed society to function.
I still think they will need a period of significant reform, as has only happened afaik twice before - in the period after the Civil War, and in the 1950s/1960s when they were sorting out the legacy of Jim Crow, segregation and so on. Each period involved several Amendments to the Constitution.
That needs quite special circumstances in the Presidency / Capitol, and also in the states collectively.
They are going to have to significantly restrict Presidential Pardons, for one thing. And also do something with the Supreme Court.
Congress can do part of it (eg if I have it right some SCOTUS reforms), but not all of it.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
There's probably an element of troublemaking. People against the reforms who decide to rub their hands and say 'right, getting rid of DEI are we?...' and look for the most damaging ways to do it. That's not an excuse for the actions - someone should be keeping a closer eye.
Much more likely, people petrified for their jobs if they don't follow the exact will of their glorious leader.
There are people out there going around *looking* for stuff to complain about, and trying to create a sh*tstorm over it. There've been a couple of them I've seen on Twix over the last few weeks.
And if you run the site/organisation that is targeted, then you'll probably be for the chop.
So no, no false flag operation. Just really nasty people ordering people to do nasty stuff or else.
A bit like your friend Putin.
MAGA are never acting in good faith. When they talk about getting rid of DEI, what they mean is white supremacism.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
Bhutan is majority Buddhist, actually.
Trump is coming back as a cockroach. If there's any justice in reincarnation at least...
I thought that was Kim Jong-Il ( Team America!)
I can never remember anything beyond the uncut sex scene in Team America...
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
It's interesting that the more plutocrat media outlets in America, like Forbes, as well as the more mainstream outlets like CNN, are beginning to give Sanders' increasingly large rallies, more and more coverage, which they never did before. Forbes TV was never a vehicle for prigressive'-populism.
It's because they can see that his groundswell, and his "fight oligarchy" tour, might actually be the only resistance to Trump destroying not only the administrative state, but the economy, too.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
There's probably an element of troublemaking. People against the reforms who decide to rub their hands and say 'right, getting rid of DEI are we?...' and look for the most damaging ways to do it. That's not an excuse for the actions - someone should be keeping a closer eye.
Much more likely, people petrified for their jobs if they don't follow the exact will of their glorious leader.
There are people out there going around *looking* for stuff to complain about, and trying to create a sh*tstorm over it. There've been a couple of them I've seen on Twix over the last few weeks.
And if you run the site/organisation that is targeted, then you'll probably be for the chop.
So no, no false flag operation. Just really nasty people ordering people to do nasty stuff or else.
A bit like your friend Putin.
MAGA are never acting in good faith. When they talk about getting rid of DEI, what they mean is white supremacism.
White male supremacism. Hegseth's other emerging obsession is getting rid of women from combat roles.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I'm not sure what damage will have been done, and whether it will be reparable. If Trump gets through with laying waste to the state, it will take decades to recover just the ability for a developed society to function.
I still think they will need a period of significant reform, as has only happened afaik twice before - in the period after the Civil War, and in the 1950s/1960s when they were sorting out the legacy of Jim Crow, segregation and so on. Each period involved several Amendments to the Constitution.
That needs quite special circumstances in the Presidency / Capitol, and also in the states collectively.
They are going to have to significantly restrict Presidential Pardons, for one thing. And also do something with the Supreme Court.
Congress can do part of it (eg if I have it right some SCOTUS reforms), but not all of it.
Alternatively, there will be a determination to rapidly scrub every element of Trumpism from the national memory.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
Bhutan is majority Buddhist, actually.
Trump is coming back as a cockroach. If there's any justice in reincarnation at least...
I thought that was Kim Jong-Il ( Team America!)
I can never remember anything beyond the uncut sex scene in Team America...
Lisa: Promise me you'll never die. Gary: You know I can't promise that. Lisa: If you did that, I would make love to you right now. Gary: I promise I'll never die.
It’s time to unite Canadians by focusing on shared values and common goals. It’s time to spend less, and invest more. It’s time to secure new trading partners and build one strong Canadian economy. Let’s get to work.
Utter class from Mark Carney. I found myself in the probably unusual position of greatly admiring his work as Governor despite him making no secret of his views about Brexit. I also admired how he bullied the ECB into allowing various Euro transactions to be done in London. Canada are fortunate to have such quality of leadership. I wish we did.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
There's probably an element of troublemaking. People against the reforms who decide to rub their hands and say 'right, getting rid of DEI are we?...' and look for the most damaging ways to do it. That's not an excuse for the actions - someone should be keeping a closer eye.
Much more likely, people petrified for their jobs if they don't follow the exact will of their glorious leader.
There are people out there going around *looking* for stuff to complain about, and trying to create a sh*tstorm over it. There've been a couple of them I've seen on Twix over the last few weeks.
And if you run the site/organisation that is targeted, then you'll probably be for the chop.
So no, no false flag operation. Just really nasty people ordering people to do nasty stuff or else.
A bit like your friend Putin.
MAGA are never acting in good faith. When they talk about getting rid of DEI, what they mean is white supremacism.
White male supremacism. Hegseth's other emerging obsession is getting rid of women from combat roles.
"Hey, Vasquez! Have you ever been mistaken for a man?"
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
There's probably an element of troublemaking. People against the reforms who decide to rub their hands and say 'right, getting rid of DEI are we?...' and look for the most damaging ways to do it. That's not an excuse for the actions - someone should be keeping a closer eye.
Much more likely, people petrified for their jobs if they don't follow the exact will of their glorious leader.
There are people out there going around *looking* for stuff to complain about, and trying to create a sh*tstorm over it. There've been a couple of them I've seen on Twix over the last few weeks.
And if you run the site/organisation that is targeted, then you'll probably be for the chop.
So no, no false flag operation. Just really nasty people ordering people to do nasty stuff or else.
A bit like your friend Putin.
MAGA are never acting in good faith. When they talk about getting rid of DEI, what they mean is white supremacism.
Ditto the 'anti-woke' movement. Which makes it pretty funny when non-whites jumped onto the trolleycar, not knowing they might be on the tracks in the future...
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
Bhutan is majority Buddhist, actually.
Trump is coming back as a cockroach. If there's any justice in reincarnation at least...
I thought that was Kim Jong-Il ( Team America!)
I can never remember anything beyond the uncut sex scene in Team America...
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
A pedant writes. Bhutan is Buddhist. But point stands.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
A pedant writes. Bhutan is Buddhist. But point stands.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
There's probably an element of troublemaking. People against the reforms who decide to rub their hands and say 'right, getting rid of DEI are we?...' and look for the most damaging ways to do it. That's not an excuse for the actions - someone should be keeping a closer eye.
Much more likely, people petrified for their jobs if they don't follow the exact will of their glorious leader.
There are people out there going around *looking* for stuff to complain about, and trying to create a sh*tstorm over it. There've been a couple of them I've seen on Twix over the last few weeks.
And if you run the site/organisation that is targeted, then you'll probably be for the chop.
So no, no false flag operation. Just really nasty people ordering people to do nasty stuff or else.
A bit like your friend Putin.
MAGA are never acting in good faith. When they talk about getting rid of DEI, what they mean is white supremacism.
White male supremacism. Hegseth's other emerging obsession is getting rid of women from combat roles.
Russia seems to have discontinued the proud Soviet tradition of using women in front line roles (snipers, tankers, Night Witches etc). Where Putin goes, Trumpy follows..
"Labour minister 'rubbished' spy chief's secret dossier on Wuhan lab leak theory during pandemic despite Boris demanding probe... to 'avoid offending China'"
A classified dossier compiled by Sir Richard Dearlove, the former head of MI6, was passed to then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the start of the outbreak in March 2020 which stated: 'It is now beyond reasonable doubt that Covid-19 was engineered in the Wuhan Institute of Virology'.
The file, marked 'Secret – Recipient's Eyes Only' argued that Beijing was pushing a fake narrative that the virus had originated in an animal market. The dossier, compiled by a group of eminent academics and intelligence experts and seen by The Mail on Sunday, said China even retrospectively manipulated viral samples to give credence to the deception.
But the argument is said to have been dismissed by Patrick Vallance, who was a familiar face during the pandemic as he flanked Mr Johnson at No 10 news conferences.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
She may have wrecked a marriage (though it does take two to tango) but she didn't wreck the economy (it grew during her short tenure, and benefited from her cancelling Sunak's National Insurance hike, and would have benefited even more from her cancelling his Corporation Tax hike. Nor did she wreck the Tory Party - the polling shows this to be false.
And use full stops you pillock.
Her unfunded tax cuts crashed the markets. The Tories fell from over 30% when Boris resigned to under 25% under her leadership
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Most of the mini-Musks seem to be about twelve and true believers.
First, they don't think they are doing anything wrong, because they're true believers.
Second, they're not expecting the pendulum to swing back. Whether that's because they're leading America to the Promised Land, or because the pendulum is going to stick in place with super glue, remains to be seen.
The only way the pendulum stays superglued is if Trump and his techbros deliver a miracle of economic growth. Their ability to do that is what powers their vision; their ability to deliver on it currently seems distinctly optimistic.
If the pendulum swings an equal distance in the other direction, I expect the techbros to be stripped of everything they own.
Or Trump and co. resort to violence, to keep the pendulum in place.
Trump has, apparently, banned citizens of the following countries from travelling to the US. Some I can understand, unless they're refugees of course, but what has Bhutan done wrong?
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
They are a predominantly Hindu country.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
A pedant writes. Bhutan is Buddhist. But point stands.
Bhuddists are generally peaceful.
They cannot be allowed in !
Refugees from Bhutan are (hat-tip Foxy) largely Nepalese, therefore Hindu.
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
She may have wrecked a marriage (though it does take two to tango) but she didn't wreck the economy (it grew during her short tenure, and benefited from her cancelling Sunak's National Insurance hike, and would have benefited even more from her cancelling his Corporation Tax hike. Nor did she wreck the Tory Party - the polling shows this to be false.
And use full stops you pillock.
Her unfunded tax cuts crashed the markets. The Tories fell from over 30% when Boris resigned to under 25% under her leadership
No they didn't. The Bank of England claims that the LDI crisis was responsible for 75% of the market instability at the time. And they're hardly likely to give themselves more blame than necessary.
It must be the first sign of a mid-life crisis this full stops thing.
It’s time to unite Canadians by focusing on shared values and common goals. It’s time to spend less, and invest more. It’s time to secure new trading partners and build one strong Canadian economy. Let’s get to work.
Utter class from Mark Carney. I found myself in the probably unusual position of greatly admiring his work as Governor despite him making no secret of his views about Brexit. I also admired how he bullied the ECB into allowing various Euro transactions to be done in London. Canada are fortunate to have such quality of leadership. I wish we did.
When the pendulum inevitably swings back, it is going to be brutal about what Trump and his racist/misogynist ilk have been doing.
I think we are just about at the point where people lower down the chain need to start asking if 'I was only obeying orders' will be a sufficient defence to save their jobs.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
Well, obviouly, I wouldn't!
I assume that like most other millitary associated organisations in the US, the people working there are likely to be Vets themselves. So to rephrase it, what Vet in their right ind would want to be the one identified as having removed MoH recipients based on their race?
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
There's probably an element of troublemaking. People against the reforms who decide to rub their hands and say 'right, getting rid of DEI are we?...' and look for the most damaging ways to do it. That's not an excuse for the actions - someone should be keeping a closer eye.
Much more likely, people petrified for their jobs if they don't follow the exact will of their glorious leader.
There are people out there going around *looking* for stuff to complain about, and trying to create a sh*tstorm over it. There've been a couple of them I've seen on Twix over the last few weeks.
And if you run the site/organisation that is targeted, then you'll probably be for the chop.
So no, no false flag operation. Just really nasty people ordering people to do nasty stuff or else.
A bit like your friend Putin.
MAGA are never acting in good faith. When they talk about getting rid of DEI, what they mean is white supremacism.
White male supremacism. Hegseth's other emerging obsession is getting rid of women from combat roles.
Russia seems to have discontinued the proud Soviet tradition of using women in front line roles (snipers, tankers, Night Witches etc). Where Putin goes, Trumpy follows..
One of the things I’ve read, which I’d rather not have read about (like Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger, or Unit 731), was just how appalling the treatment was the treatment of women soldiers, captured by the Germans. If they could, they would kill themselves to avoid capture.
"Labour minister 'rubbished' spy chief's secret dossier on Wuhan lab leak theory during pandemic despite Boris demanding probe... to 'avoid offending China'"
So she wrecked a marriage and then she wrecked the economy and the Tory party, however Liz herself ploughs on regardless, her marriage remains intact and though she lost her seat and premiership she is more in demand amongst the uber libertarian right conferences in the US than ever
She may have wrecked a marriage (though it does take two to tango) but she didn't wreck the economy (it grew during her short tenure, and benefited from her cancelling Sunak's National Insurance hike, and would have benefited even more from her cancelling his Corporation Tax hike. Nor did she wreck the Tory Party - the polling shows this to be false.
And use full stops you pillock.
Her unfunded tax cuts crashed the markets. The Tories fell from over 30% when Boris resigned to under 25% under her leadership
“Those who buy Patriot systems should be offered the new generation Franco-Italian SAMP/T. Those who buy F-35s should be offered Rafale."
The statement was made after news about both Canada and Portugal potentially moving away from buying F-35s.
He’s just shilling for the French defence industry there
Indeed, there is a point that Trump needs to see that there is a cost to US jobs and industry by turning its back on Europe/NATO and supporting Russia.
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What so you think @Morris_Dancer ?
This is what Field wrote.
David Cameron, who became Conservative leader in 2005, always gave me the impression that he had been untouched by modesty or doubt from a very early age.
He comes across as a complete and utter shit, honestly. 😂
It's about time all these ex-Tory MPs and ministers who were on the scene from 2005/2010 to 2024 did us all a favour and faded away into obscurity.
I'm sure we didn't have so many people cashing in when the 1979 to 1997 intake were booted out?
But who wrote it?
Sorry, Ivor Gott.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14502275/My-lover-Liz-Truss-intoxicating-exhausting-truth-18-month-affair-exclusive-Tory-minister-marriage-former-Prime-Minister-destroyed.html
He also probably knew the most economics, though as he was wedded to the flawed Keynesian economic orthodoxy of the time, and had a much too optimistic view of trade unions, he led the country into perhaps its darkest peacetime economic situation in modern times.
A decent man who, in times of great difficulty, avoided complete disaster, but, like Starmer, he only succeeded in managing decline. Arresting and reversing it takes someone like the grocer's daughter from Grantham who eventually took over.
Her husband must be very forgiving. Or something.
The preacher was listing things Christians should have.
His opening remark was 'one is trust.'
Due to an unfortunate echo I heard, 'One, Liz Truss.'
Which I thought was a bit strange...
She did, though, wreck the economy...
The list is:~ Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
As I said in the OP, it's a matter of basic managerial competence.
Or maybe he got muddled and meant Bahrein?
Let's see how the next couple of races go.
But they're definitely contenders.
Hindus believe in the principle of Karma.
If Karma is real, DJT is f***ed.
people who pay the necessary bribeessential visas will be issued.No wonder the US are thinking of getting the Koreans to build stuff for them.
The loser in this contest will be looking for work.
https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=394248
"Such is the perceived severity of the situation that the authorities are trying to encourage citizens to keep and use cash in the name of civil defence. In November, the defence ministry sent every home a brochure entitled If Crisis or War Comes, advising people to use cash regularly and keep a minimum of a week’s supply in various denominations to “strengthen preparedness”. In its report, the central bank says: “Measures need to be taken to strengthen preparedness and reduce exclusion so that everyone can pay, even in the event of crisis or war.” For years, it says, efficiency has been the priority for payments, but now safety and accessibility “are at least as important”."
https://bsky.app/profile/maxbrockbank.com/post/3lkgxw7tyn227
It is hard to comprehend the chaos if people cannot access their electronic wallets.
I mean, would you want to be the person identified as actually doing the removing of MoH recipients from the Arlington Cemetery website?
She should be hidden away making dyes from natural plant extracts or something.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14503159/Labour-Wuhan-lab-leak-pandemic-Boris-johnson.html
I would definitely be looking for new job sooner rather than later.
First, they don't think they are doing anything wrong, because they're true believers.
Second, they're not expecting the pendulum to swing back. Whether that's because they're leading America to the Promised Land, or because the pendulum is going to stick in place with super glue, remains to be seen.
And use full stops you pillock.
If the pendulum swings an equal distance in the other direction, I expect the techbros to be stripped of everything they own.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanese_refugees
https://x.com/markjcarney/status/1900910084789592540
It’s time to unite Canadians by focusing on shared values and common goals. It’s time to spend less, and invest more. It’s time to secure new trading partners and build one strong Canadian economy. Let’s get to work.
It's not David Icke and his Space Lizards, or blaming the Djinn, but it's on the same spectrum. Doing Ouija board for fun or a hobby is OK and would be accepted; it's when it is made a basis for public philosophy or policy or a serious lens for interpreting history that it becomes clear that he is off his trolley.
It suggests Farage is at home with fruitcakes and loonies, as well as closet racists.
IMO Putin is ruthless and rational, and a very experienced manipulator who has Mr Trump wrapped around his little finger.
There are people out there going around *looking* for stuff to complain about, and trying to create a sh*tstorm over it. There've been a couple of them I've seen on Twix over the last few weeks.
And if you run the site/organisation that is targeted, then you'll probably be for the chop.
So no, no false flag operation. Just really nasty people ordering people to do nasty stuff or else.
A bit like your friend Putin.
I still think they will need a period of significant reform, as has only happened afaik twice before - in the period after the Civil War, and in the 1950s/1960s when they were sorting out the legacy of Jim Crow, segregation and so on. Each period involved several Amendments to the Constitution.
That needs quite special circumstances in the Presidency / Capitol, and also in the states collectively.
They are going to have to significantly restrict Presidential Pardons, for one thing. And also do something with the Supreme Court.
Congress can do part of it (eg if I have it right some SCOTUS reforms), but not all of it.
It's because they can see that his groundswell, and his "fight oligarchy" tour, might actually be the only resistance to Trump destroying not only the administrative state, but the economy, too.
Gary: You know I can't promise that.
Lisa: If you did that, I would make love to you right now.
Gary: I promise I'll never die.
"No. Have you?"
European Rearmament - The ReArm Europe Plan & the Future of U.S. Weapon Sales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0AOusajGsU
Bhutan is Buddhist. But point stands.
They cannot be allowed in !
The file, marked 'Secret – Recipient's Eyes Only' argued that Beijing was pushing a fake narrative that the virus had originated in an animal market. The dossier, compiled by a group of eminent academics and intelligence experts and seen by The Mail on Sunday, said China even retrospectively manipulated viral samples to give credence to the deception.
But the argument is said to have been dismissed by Patrick Vallance, who was a familiar face during the pandemic as he flanked Mr Johnson at No 10 news conferences.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election
Though without Russian approval they would be fighting a war against Russia not keeping the peace
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/not-for-russia-to-decide-on-peacekeepers-in-ukraine-macron-says/ar-AA1B18pG
It must be the first sign of a mid-life crisis this full stops thing.
I’m simply applying the same terminology to mackems.