Because the American military has always been woke and humanitarian - like in Vietnam (Agent Orange, bombing neutral countries, massacres, etc) for instance.
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Because the American military has always been woke and humanitarian - like in Vietnam (Agent Orange, bombing neutral countries, massacres, etc) for instance.
Who would be the best real/fictional/historic cop to arrest Trump. I'm going for these guys.
When I was young we used to drive up to Scotland overnight, spend the weekend hill walking/climbing then drive back to London on Sunday night to be at work on Monday morning. Driving up the A82 with 'In a Big Country' booming out brings it all back. Cheers.
Well China didn't defeat anyone, least of all Nazi Germany. It's also very possible to argue the Soviets also lost WW2; 26 million dead and Stalin still in power is certainly not a win.
You don't need a priest, you've already had the best blessing.
What happens if you poop in the elevator?
Cut off the power to the Naval Station where the Texas NG have moved in.
Trump is such a low class bum and a fool. At the time he was talking China, Russia & N Korea were actually cementing a new axis which is aimed at America. He also has moved Space Command from Colorado to Alabama on the grounds of who each state voted for which is politically corrupt.
Things like this are life time memories. 😂😂 Special.
I wonder if Rylan knows what this is? Only the ECHR prevents this from happening again.
He is not dead but he is certainly ill. The bruising on his right hand is consistent with a canula having been fitted and you don't get intravenous drugs or fluids unless you are unwell. If he cancels his UK visit we will know it is serious.
The really infuriating thing is that certain politicians, after everything they've said over the last few weeks, are going to go on telly tomorrow and condemn these thugs as if they have nothing to do with it.
Of course she was a remainer, she actually lived through and remembered the war unlike the boomers who came after and keep going on about it. She new the EU was a peace project as much as anything else.
MAGA has made a political philosophy out of being an idiot.
So America's problems are multilateral but Europe's are unilateral. Rubio can take a walk and do one.
Rowing back his small boats policy. I'll do the tabloid headline because the tabloids certainly won't.
NATO sigint Rivet Joint mission over the Black Sea this afternoon followed by this drone attack. Russian comms are clearly undisciplined.
A brick is used for building until someone throws it. A uniform is worn for reassurance until used to intimidate. A flag is used to unify until it is used to divide. We know what is going on.
It makes him look like the only party leader with principles. Ian Dale on the other hand....
Aaagh! Labour still convinced they can make Brexit work! They can't. He's partially right, we DO have options. The best option would be to pay for immediate access to the Single Market and prepare the country for full EU membership in the next parliament.
Says the man with a great big picture of a Nazi battleship above his desk. Stephen 'Bismarck' Miller you are an absolute tool.
It all started when someone persuaded Gordon Brown to apologise to that bigoted women for calling her a bigot which she was. Ever since Labour have been afraid to lead working class opinion and have been cooperating in the far right take over of working class Britain.
It's a government complicit in it's own defeat. Once again we will have to look for progressive leadership from the Liberal Democrats, Greens, and celtic nationalists.
Collective noun. A joy of doodles.
Paw enforcement.
The European leaders all turned up because they DON'T respect or trust you.
Oh. That's a bit embarrassing. I'm not a fan boy - honest but it was good fun. Imagine you had the budget of this latest one. You could have done the battle of Stamford Bridge with more than 10 people!! 🤣
Just watched episode one. Lazy TV for me, you know swear words, violence, game of thrones vibe. Historical accuracy out the window but it's not a documentary. Honestly, if you want a romp through 1066 I think this is far better 👇🏾
Sooner or later western countries are going to have to band together to stand up to MAGA and prove we are not vassal states. A comprehensive free trade deal between the UK, EU, Canada, South Korea, Japan, NZ & Australia would be a good start.
WW2 ended with the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy & Imperial Japan. The American Civil War ended with the unconditional surrender of the Confederacy. You'd think he'd know that. Oh, and the idea that the USA is a impartial mediator between fascism and democracy is abhorrent.
Are we sure it is mud?
We have a housing crisis, we need more builders. We have a prison crisis, we need more prisons. We have a rehabilitation crisis, we need to rehabilitate offenders. Why don't we train prisoners to be builders? They could start their learning building prisons before being released to build houses.
Britain has not been self-sufficient in food production for 500 years. Consequently we depended upon the Empire, and after the Empire the EU for imports. Anyone with a secondary level education knows this. Now imagine being a minister in a government and not knowing this. Unbelievable ignorance.
Market Garden failed at Nijmegen but I reckon the biggest error was not landing any troops on the island on the first day (ie between Nijmegen and Arnhem). Such a force could have attacked Arnhem from the south and Nijmegen from the north.
Venezuela is a large country, roughly the size of Germany, mostly covered in thick jungle. The US Marines could land and occupy Caracas but then what? An open ended counter insurgency in triple canopy jungle terrain is a high price to pay to cover up the Epstein files.
Zeph 10 out 10 snoopervision. As all boat owners know, something wonderful about a really good chandlers/hardware store. Have a happy end of season paint job.
Vance just doesn't get it. The point of NATO is to keep Europe from falling under one hegemonic power that can challenge the US. The US are going to regret encouraging Europe to create a united military capability.
Time we fell out publicly with Netanyahu. You know his political party, Likud, was set up by Menachem Begin who as head of the Irgun was responsible for the bombing of the King David Hotel that killed 13 British soldiers and 28 British civilians. They really aren't any friend or ally of ours.
RefUK obviously appalling on this but what about the Tories tonight? So Badenoch has encouraged Tory councils to get court orders to remove asylum seekers from hotels, which after all was a Tory policy, so that councils are forced to use limited housing stock & thus foment even more public anger.
'I'm the one who has the egg & meat carrots - honest.'
Now it is only interior designers who want to burn it down. 🤮
I believe Bradley said, 'better a hard shoulder at Argentan than a broken neck at Falaise.' Meanwhile the Poles fought an absolute epic battle on the Mace (point 262 Mont Ormel).
But where were the spiders // // //
If Trump really has sold out Ukraine how can his state visit to the UK still go ahead? There will be millions of the streets and the optics will be worse than just cancelling it.
European leaders are going to Washington to teach Trump about history. Here's some colouring for him.
They need to sit Trump down and point out that a Putin/Trump stich up has costs for America like: 1. End of leadership in the free world. 2. No allies for the US when it comes to China. 3. European rearmament at scale. 4. EU enlargement (Canada). 5. Domestic US opinion shifts.
Last comment. Present Gov can't set a jelly let alone the narrative. Lacks a big picture (or deems it too complicated to tell), lacks emotive awareness and most of all lacks story tellers.
Strangely enough I think Danny Boyle hit on some of the answers in that Olympic opening ceremony. Progressives need to sell the story of progress. You know, look how far we have come with the NHS, look at the multi-cultural society, look at the rule of law - all British values.
Almost clairvoyantly I was thinking about this issue this morning. In a strange reversal of Dickens' 'fact vs fancy' the progressive voice in politics constantly pursues fact while the right understands fancy. We must begin to engage the emotive electorate with a narrative of hope and yes patriotism
Where is Vain? France somewhere?
There are two coconuts in this picture.
Oh I just watched this on the I Player after getting into Human on BBC2. I enjoyed your experimental approach; sleeping in the African bush and paddling a raft. Still haven't got to the bottom of what did for the Neanderthals. How about diseases that we were immune too?
There was a lot of news this weekend; Ukraine, Putin, Gaza, Netanyahu, Washington DC, the weather, Sudan... Had a quick look a GBNews (strictly research) and they are live at riot that hasn't happened yet, like vultures circling. Ofcom are as useless as Ofwat, this is clearly incitement to riot.
The thing is Labour look at their voters and then look at the right wing press (the Mail, the Express, the Telegraph & the Times) and then choose the press every time, they are petrified. They've done it over Palestine, taxes, press reform, asylum seekers, etc, etc...
Sensible, costed, centrist & polite politics is a lot less sexy than the bottom feeding Faragists. Ofcom are as useless as Ofwat. How is it we have blatantly partisan TV channels?
'Jan decided to pick up Bossie earlier, so he gets an extra 3 hours with him.' 😃 How can Jan possibly consume a chew stick in the blink of an eye? Let's hope it doesn't go through him sideways. 😕
I'd pay extra to sit next to him.
Winchester MP, Danny Chambers, is a vet and was instrumental in the recent anti puppy farming legislation may well be an ally worth pursuing. He has spoken publicly about how big insurance has moved into the vet sector and inflated costs through monopoly ownership.
Mo has to be Movember.
Back in the day our park had a witches hat. It was probably the most dangerous piece of playground equipment known to man or child. If you got to the top the cone was carefully designed to crush tiny hands and fingers.
Unfortunately Mr Vance, the civilisation part never really got as far as the United States. As for free speech, we have no problem with it - thanks.
The best way to look at Waterloo is as an early anti French NATO operation. Wellington's Army was English, Scots, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, Brunswick, Nassau & Hanoverian. The majority of the Allied forces were German when you include the Prussians.
'If not, Israel will launch a full-scale military campaign to dismantle Hamas.' The Israeli's have been doing that for the last 20 months. Militarily speaking, the whole operation so far has been a complete failure. They have not defeated Hamas, pacified the population or occupied the strip.
An exchange rate of 1:14 should be described as a total massacre.
CB is still there in their minds, grandpa to all of them. 💌
Anyone would think the Allies are acting in coordination without the Americans. 😉
Power stations next to coal fields in working class communities are one thing but put a wind mill next to a golf course... Problems like this are not new, the 18th & 19th century opposition to canal & railway building by land owners was legend and fills Hansard.
From my half century on the planet I've learnt that whenever anyone says, 'I'm not XXXX but' you can guarantee they are XXXX.
Love is such a powerful thing. 🥰🤗
You can't fault Corbyn's ambition, having delivered Brexit and the Johnson government he is now aiming to get Farage and the fascists elected.
ERV (explosive reactive vegetables). The Greengrocer kit.
You tell her Ed. 3 things Laura: 1. Can't talk about 2 big parties anymore. There are 4. 2. The EU have told us they want us back. Listen to the French President and the German Chancellor. 3. Polls show an overwhelming degree of support for rebuilding our relationship with Europe.
Yes, otherwise known as heart disease.
“the kindest person in the room is often the smartest.” JB Pritzker is a mensch.
Thank god Bossie had his flip flops on.
The new BBC programme Human is a proper goosebump natural history of our species. Brilliant TV. More of this please Beeb.
What has he actually done today apart from sell a 💩 load of weapons to European NATO (which, as an ally, he should be gifting) and given Putin another fantasy deadline? Trump is as weak as hell over Russia.
How on earth did I manage (1980's British 24hr rat pack).
That means Russia is preparing Moldova for involvement in military conflict.
Like many I simply can't understand any country or government that allows childhood poverty and billionaires to exist concurrently.
It's the only way to grow it back. Cow licks are the best but Rocky & Moose licks will do. 😜
Lots of adventures this week. I hope that isn't what it looks like. 😱
I used to be an optimist but lately I have come to the conclusion that at least half of the population are as thick. as. a. PLANK.
The 2 sides of the coin are people & ships. 1. People. The MOD have to recruit and retain as the absolute priority even if it costs lots of £, 2. They have to get more frigates & subs into the fleet. Stop fantasy long term projects. Order another batch of T31 (5) and 4 diesel electric subs.
Why do we have to depend upon Macron to explain to people that the boat crisis is the fault of Brexit voters? We are not going to move forward until people understand this.
While we're doing Lynyrd Skynyrd surely Free Bird would be more apt.
Vive la France. Vive l'Angleterre. Vive l'Europe.
Well if Russian fascists don't like minorities I wonder how they will get on with 1 million Indians. Incidentally this is a pattern of right wing regimes. Nazi Germany ended up importing 3 million foreign (slave) labourers.
I just think everyone involved in this should get a knighthood.
