Ok, so in serious business, and in the hope of doing much better than last year where somehow @Benpointer beat me to last place:
1) +2 (I think gerrymandering will make a majority very tough) 2) +1 (take Maine and Ohio and lose Georgia) 3) Let's go with 55 4) 32 5) The Tories by five points 6) 22% 7) 4 8) Keir Starmer (I can't bring myself even to make a silly prediction there) 9) No (likewise) 10) £165 billion 11) -0.5% 12) USA as nobody else will turn up.
Now, I really, really hope I get that wooden spoon as I could do with another one. Useful things, wooden spoons.
If I don't come bottom we're in for one hell of a year.
Absolutely laughable Newsnight where they attempted to suggest Trump has genuine security concerns over Greenland and there’s some landing zone which can be reached .
The same Trump that’s so concerned about Russia he’s invited them to join his sham Gaza board of peace .
The BBC is terrified of saying bad things about Trump because of a fear of legal action.
Not entirely. They've been sanewashing Trump most of the time, as much as everyone else has, for ages.
Still, on that score some new evidence...
A hitherto unreleased letter reveals that Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar lawsuit against the BBC is all down to him not getting a Blue Peter badge in 1978. https://x.com/Nevfountain/status/2013257986257400296
The sanewashing is pervasive, across all media.
In relation to Greenland you can see it in earnestly discussing the "security concerns" line, which must be a crock of shit due to Greenland being in NATO and the US having broad rights to open bases and station troops in Greenland.
A key Trump-Putin talking point is that Russia is fucking massive and full of people and wins wars and will win again and europe is finished.
Despite failing to make much progress in Ukraine.
The kill ratio in recent weeks has been of the order of Ukraine 1:27 Russia. This, together with the come end of Kadyrovtsi rule in Chenchnya is going to put even more pressure on the Putin regime. Indeed it is Trump that is giving the Siloviki enough hope to ensure they wont agree any deal. That together with the utter incompetence of thecUS response to the crackdown has given America defeat when they could have seen off their enemies in both Rissia and Iran. Instead Trump is destroying NATO and leading his economy towards a meltdown that will make the GFC look mild. The massive damage he has already caused to Europe should not be forgotten. So if Bessent thinks the EU should avoid responding to the outrageous threats he is going to be disappointed. The debt sword of Damocles is getting more dangerous by the minute.
I've only seen the 1:27 ratio reported in relation to the Kupiansk counterattack. Even if it is true there, it likely only applied to one phase of that counterattack, and there's no way it applies to the entire front line.
Europe has done a lot to give hope to Putin. Just a few days ago the Italian Defence Minister was saying that Ukrainian victory was impossible.
I will continue to assert that the biggest danger of social media is to the over 60's (many of whom credulously believe it all) not the under 16's (who have grown up with it).
I've seen quite a few younger parents posting online their support towards a ban on social media for under 16s. Without any mention of who it was who gave the kids phones in the first place
Parents obviously give their kids phones so that they can contact them and find out where they are when they're out of the house. Do you not have kids?
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NEW THREAD
Trump: Yes
Reporter: Can you respond to Macron saying he will not join the board of peace?
Trump: Nobody wants him… I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and he’ll join
https://x.com/Acyn/status/2013476862987772170
Again, flattering this toxic madman is a waste of effort.
As an aside, any here fans of OODA?
1) +2 (I think gerrymandering will make a majority very tough)
2) +1 (take Maine and Ohio and lose Georgia)
3) Let's go with 55
4) 32
5) The Tories by five points
6) 22%
7) 4
8) Keir Starmer (I can't bring myself even to make a silly prediction there)
9) No (likewise)
10) £165 billion
11) -0.5%
12) USA as nobody else will turn up.
Now, I really, really hope I get that wooden spoon as I could do with another one. Useful things, wooden spoons.
If I don't come bottom we're in for one hell of a year.
In relation to Greenland you can see it in earnestly discussing the "security concerns" line, which must be a crock of shit due to Greenland being in NATO and the US having broad rights to open bases and station troops in Greenland.
Europe has done a lot to give hope to Putin. Just a few days ago the Italian Defence Minister was saying that Ukrainian victory was impossible.