Visited Chester Zoo recently. The big male lion was spendidly poised on a prominent large flat rock. Occasionally examined his claws but spent most of his time striking poses. Like something from the… (View Post)

True. But good governance is hardly the point with Trump. It's all about being performative, owning the libs, and firing up the base. With a bit of gratuitous cruelty thrown in. (View Post)

In P G Wodehouse's spoof of Mosley, his supporters were called the BlackShorts. Difficult to imagine a fictional representation of Trump and his coterie that could be more farcical than the real… (View Post)

Trouble is Boris could be removed ftom office by his MPs while Trump will be there til 2029. The danger of fixed-term executive presidencies. God save parliamentary democracy and constitutional monar… (View Post)

Peter Zeihan on the "F-47" here. Quite interesting background info. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RfYU9Za5a0 (View Post)