Can't decide about the wisdom of this idea but...sounds a lot like laying the groundwork for a second Civil War to me. Something I always thought was a risk under a second Trump 'presidency'. www.bu.edu/articles/201...
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Can't decide about the wisdom of this idea but...sounds a lot like laying the groundwork for a second Civil War to me. Something I always thought was a risk under a second Trump 'presidency'. www.bu.edu/articles/201...
'Xenophobia' - 'the fear or dislike of anything that is perceived as being foreign or strange' (Wikipedia). ‘I certainly don’t want my children to share a neighbourhood with men from backward countries who broke into Britain illegally...’ (Jenrick on the BBC) Literally guilty as charged.
'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Absolutely. But, as an observer from across the Pond, where is the organized, coherent response from the Democrats, anti-fascists and plain democracy-loving citizens? Where is the media strategy? Where are the messages of hope -showing how actual grown-up politics can work? RSVP
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Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed? https://youtu.be/tFjoDq0HfFw?si=vtbE2QNmXskvutjF
"I don't draw pictures" (July 2025) "It takes me a few minutes to draw something, in my case, it's usually a building or a cityscape of skyscrapers, and then sign my name.." (Jan 2008) www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
For the girl, now possibly radicalized by the whole pantomime, it's inexcusable that her parent has manipulated her in this way. As an ex-teacher often involved in this type of event, I would say that a life story and maybe some object/artifact shared with the class, would have been a better idea.
Or we could just let the evidence do the talking www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
....and so - was this a built-in weakness in the US Constitution that Trump's particularly repellent brand of politics has spotted and exploited?
When I studied US politics at university in the early '80's, I was, as a UK citizen, impressed by the concept of 'The Separation of Powers'. But I didn't read the fine-print ... So .. Can someone please explain to me how a judiciary can be independent when it is politically appointed?
From today's Washington Post: 'The president erroneously said (lied*) that pilots had endured “36 hours of dangerously flying through Enemy Territory” — conflating the length of the entire round trip..... with time over target ".' I rest my case . * my quote.
The very essence of the Trumpian Horseshit that has been peddled shamelessly on both sides of the Atlantic since well before 2016. Do not distinguish between fact and fiction, between truth and lies. Just keep repeating the fantasies and eventually the gullible will vote you into power.
Asking for a friend. Are there any grown-ups left in the US political system? If so - please could they make themselves known ? Thanks.
I say this in all honesty. As a teacher of politics and economics for over 25 years I know that my average -achieving 15 year old students could think through and communicate policy in a more mature manner than this sociopathic man-baby.
Netanyahu requires a state of permanent war with Israel's neighbours in order to a. stay in power and b. provide cover for the accelerating land grab in the West Bank and the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza. As long as he and his sociopathic allies are in government, there will be no ceasefire.
The original had the line '..educated Eichmann's..' rather than '..illeterates' (sic)
Here's a quote I used a lot whilst teaching - and at the same time having continually to justify the place of the social sciences in the curriculum to skeptical colleagues - very much along the same lines:
The mixed economy isn’t flashy, but it works. In a world of market failure, it’s time to rebuild the balance between state and private enterprise. youtu.be/lrQh0_BTneQ?...
Would those be the same UK Conservatives who refused a public inquiry just 3 yrs ago when in government ? '2022: Oldham councillors called for a government inquiry into grooming gangs in the town but the Conservative government rejected it..' news.sky.com/story/groomi...
Are we surprised? Here's the man himself at a rally in Texas in 2021. Behind him is footage of the Capitol insurrection of Jan 6th. Just take a moment to let that sink in ...
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Someone needs to show Ms. Noem some video of the criminal Capitol Hill rioters - all now walking free thanks to Trump - using everything from scaffolding poles to mace whilst attacking police officers in the name of her employer. Then we can discuss what constitutes lawful protest.
Indeed. And at this point I would suggest we all take five minutes to re-visit and act on this warning from the person who I wish was President of the United States right now...https://www.facebook.com/KamalaHarris/videos/let-that-sink-in-harris-walz-2024/863155589295853/
AND what are they afraid of…this was in a government building and anyone in there had to have gone through security or actually belong on that floor.
"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser
For an outside observer on the other side of the Pond...the fact that the Trump playbook is now apparently directing mouthpieces like Noem to use the term 'socialists' pejoratively is interesting - and as deeply troubling as the manhandling of a US Senator.
Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
The fact they called a Mayday also points to a systems failure rather than a preflight check oversight. I'd be very surprised to find that they got themselves to 600' + with a mis-configured aircraft.
As ever , the answers will be in the two boxes.
Not possible to verify flap and slat config from this . Plus if config was incorrect, Take Off Warning System would have sounded at throttle up. The fact they made 600' plus feet (according to FR24) and this vid sequence shows them descending at around 300', suggests power failure on both engines.
Absolutely right. And ref resistance.. How about street/block parties, with music, food, kids' entertainment from/for all the communities... in front of the assembled uniformed crowd controllers and world media? Model the USA you all represent and Trump hates. 'Be the change you want..'. (Gandhi.)
No need for binary thinking here my friend. There's more than one way to skin this cat. Flags are just one option. But burning cop cars is exactly what Trump and his psychopaths want to see: justifying their attempted fascist coup. Now's the time for fighting together, not turning on each other.
it’s truly so wild to hear electeds talk about ICE like it’s in the goddamn constitution when it’s been around for less than half my life and they’re older than I am
Welcome to Trump World : 'Patriots...' edition.cnn.com/2021/02/17/p... 'Violent Mobs..' www.latimes.com/california/s...
A quote from your source: 'The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the second quarter of 2025 is 3.8 percent on June 5, down from 4.6 percent on June 2.' Sorry - what was your point again ?
I'm talking facts from a reliable source. You're talking forecast estimates from 'Your Rebels in the Swamp'. If you call that 'winning' then congratulations; you've won the : Deluded Idiot of the Year Award. www.econopolis.be/en/blog/post...
Isn't it strange that right-wing nut jobs are apparently unable to recognize economic decline when they see it ? tradingeconomics.com/united-state...
You don't. Just hope that the people she's 'influencing' are nowhere near any positions of power in any community anywhere... including local librarian or car park attendant. Oh, wait. www.ndtv.com/world-news/c...
US/Europe must boycott Israel now. The continued cynical conflation of any criticism of the Netenyahu government with anti-semitism has to stop. Because when your aim is to kill off peaceful co-existence, what does that make you and those who support you? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Agree - but this is a gesture intended to provoke a response - ie Wake TF Up !! Don't allow yourselves to be divided along class lines(or race or any other lines)...it's what the Right want. Fight or Flee ? Fight ! As an onlooker from across the Atlantic, I wish I could do more/something to help.
Justice Allison Riggs sworn in following a six month election battle against her GOP opponent
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On the positive side, any doubt that may have lingered in some people's minds as to whether White Supremacy is at the heart of Trump's 'ideology' has disappeared today.
OK. So genuine question here from an ex-teacher in the UK. Does this mean that schools can now actively discriminate on the basis of skin colour as to which kids they accept?
As Lincolnshire votes in a Reform Mayor, will be fascinating to see what happens next. When your only policies are blaming migrants for everything and waving flags, how do you improve waste collection and organise libraries. Union Jacks on bins and only straight, white authors perhaps?
Compare and contrast... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f... and ... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As a UK resident, I think I speak for many on the outside looking in at what Trump is doing when I ask - 'How the hell is he legally able to do all this damage?' . Wasn't the whole point of your revolution in 1776 to create a constitution which doesn't allow autocrats?
Would love to hear today from all US Arabs who helped put Trump in the White House last November.
This is Trump's take on the incident : "This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!" Now I know mankind's future is in safe hands.
Using the generalized word 'cultures' as oposed to the very specific 'individuals' when condemning 'medieval attitudes to women' is an inherently racist decision. All 'cultures' include those who have misogynistic views ...eg.. edition.cnn.com/2024/11/11/b...
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I feel a bit of Yeats coming on... "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity."
Is this part of a far right strategy I wonder. Foment/magnify a 'crisis' (eg. economy ,immigration), demand fresh elections, get yourself in power, change the law to make new elections impossible, then start using power for the benefit of your tribe. Worked for Orban, Putin, could do for Trump ...?
AOC ! You have given me the final nudge necessary to close down my Twitter account today. The appeal of right-wing Tech Bro's engaging in Roman centurion cosplay has finally worn off! Thank you Ma'am! PS . Please run for President in '28.
Maybe he's just Googled the fact that the word 'Fascist' has Roman origins ....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#:~:text=Etymology,-Eagle%20perched%20on&text=The%20Italian%20term%20fascismo%20is,similar%20to%20guilds%20or%20syndicates.
Can't help feeling that if you've got Clarkson on your side, you're on the wrong side...
