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Like I said, you are either a useful idiot, or deliberately pushing anti-democrat, & therefore pro-Trump, misinformation. & you pretend to care about Palestinians without knowing pretty basic & fundamental information & whilst refusing to engage in substantive discussion. Jog on, fascist troll.
So basically, you do know little, do nothing to actually help those communities - other than tweeting up a storm. Useful idiot. And you’re blocked.
I want to hear you say it - or admit you don't know. Because either way, you're a Trump shill or a useful idiot.
Aiming that at the wrong fella. Given I work with those communities (in the UK). How about you? 'Cos wind your neck in otherwise.
I know the answer. I'm guessing you do not. So again, average monthly fatality rate between Jan 2024-25, versus since Trump's inauguration? Hint: it's a lot higher.
Really. Because that is not true is it. What was the average fatality rate through Jan 2024 to Jan 2025? And how does it look now? And I wonder, oh I wonder, why you might be so keen to defend Trump.
Lol. Didn't like that, did you - and I bet I know why. So, once again, have things gotten better or worse since Trump's inauguration?
Clever. I actively work with immigrant communities & refugees as part of a NFP. I've done so for a decade. Have things gotten better or worse since Trump's inauguration?
Have a guess - what do you think'd be different? 'Cos I think you do know.
You having a laugh?
Let me guess, next response: "Please explain it then, and cite your sources." Your handle checks out.
Listen, in the end - it's your democratic right to vote how you wish. Or not at all. You were faced with a clear choice, Harris or Trump. If you didn't vote for Harris, you share a degree of responsibility for Trump. Which, for all I know, you may be fine with. But either way, suck it up & enjoy.
Blocked.
I'm aware. I work with immigrant communities in the UK & international groups - so I'm engaged. I also know that things have deteriorated beyond measure since Trump inauguration. That you refer to Harris as Blue MAGA tells me that you are insincere, not a serious person, &, in part, the problem.
It’s a little weird to demand people vote for a candidate as a necessary lesser evil three years before you even know if they’re going to be the candidate
Like all those people who wouldn’t vote for Harris because they were *so* concerned for the people of Gaza. I’m sure the Palestinians are eternally grateful that those people of principle sat, oh so effectively, on their hands.
Totally agree. It’s also weird for people to say - no chance I’ll ever vote for that guy - three years out. Particularly given, you’ve no idea how bad it might get under this admin.
Zero chance that Florida will follow suit, would be my guess.
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I'm hoping that the criminal justice system will respond as effectively as last time. We need to make it very clear that criminality will not be accepted. & I do take a small degree of pleasure from watching these racists climb into the dock to suddenly find that reality has arrived to meet them.
Trump's not yet ready to die. He's waiting for the inevitable expose by Jake Tapper. I'm sure that'll be along any day now.
Time for another "very strong letter," I'm guessing.
They're trying to work out how to best monetise it.
My working assumption is that Glenn Beck is a pedo. Which seems to be something of an epidemic on the right.
I totally get it. And, to be honest, it can't fall to one person, or a small group of people. It needs to be a national movement where 20%, 30% of the population stand up and say enough is enough. & I am sorry to hear about the cancer. I was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2018 & understand that impact.
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It be a lot easier on everyone if they try and execute them for espionage.
Who is as bad as who?
...not, do you take the pain of civil disobedience, or do you risk the horror of a civil war. But it's very easy for me to say that. It's a lot harder to make that evaluation when you're the one with skin in the game. What is certain, however, is the current protests are not making a dent.
...which shut everything down, crash the economy, & make it impossible for the government to function at any level. The problem is, people will go hungry, they'll be mass arrests, acts of brutality, etc. The calculation is - do you *really* believe this can be resolved democratically. &, if...
It's really difficult, & easy to say from a distance, but if you frame it against what might happen, the stakes shift. Personally, on a long enough timeline, this is likely to be a shooting civil war. The only way I can see that being avoided is through mass civil disobedience, national strikes...
Or, going out on a limb, you could look at Australia, the UK, or a bunch of other places that have effectively dealt with this. Pass restrictive & punitive legislation & apply an amnesty & buy-back scheme to remove all guns from circulation. Problem solved. No guns, no mass shootings.
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I’ll regret asking this, but what the what?
Just to clarify, I am not suggesting that Renee is a fascist - nor am I suggesting that all Americans are fascists. But the US is a fascist state - and the US did elect a fascist. At this point, that is - surely - irrefutable fact.
… &, broadly, you’re citizenry accept it. Elsewhere there would be national strikes, mass demonstrations 24/7, riots, rebellion. I accept that there is a core of Americans who are pro-democracy, but, in the end, Trump achieved what Hitler never did: he won a majority & the popular vote.
In the end the math doesn’t lie. He ran on a fascist platform: mass deportation, persecution of minorities & political opponents, tariffs & nothing else. A third of the electorate voted for him & a third sat it out. You’re now beyond the concentration camp phase & troops are on the street…
…voter”. By which we mean a voter who’ll vote conservative but lie about it when polled. My suspicion is that you are a nation of shy fascists. And so they lied to pollsters, etc., but, when they heard that dog whistle, they couldn’t wait to vote hard right. But I could be wrong. It was suss.
That’s a different conversation. Honestly, I do think it strange - I thought it improbable as the results came through. However, it’s impossible to keep a secret of that magnitude & so, were it fixed, I think we’d know. The more horrific truth is the phenomenon we call in the UK, “the shy tory…”
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…performance, whatever the reason, was an emphatic end.
…whatever the cause, killed him dead. It’s why he stepped aside. Even he knew that there was no way he could recover. Every attack add would play that clip with the already established narrative that he’d lost it. & to be clear, he was a gifted politician & a man of integrity. But that…
…was telling the truth & that debate performance was representative of Biden’s baseline capacity. In which case, the fact that no one pulled the plug is, functionally, a coup. Or Biden’s team are the most inept in the history of modern politics. Allowing him to take the stage in that state…
To be clear, what you currently have is the nadir of post-2nd world war politics. You are in full authoritarianism. But you had an alternative: Harris. And, instead, you queued up in your millions to vote for “America’s Hitler” knowing full well what he is. There are two possibilities: Clooney…
Blowing shit up in the backyard transcends cultures. Dudes rock.
I do wonder if I am living on a different planet. Does anyone really believe - I mean, honestly, swear to god believe - that there was any possibility of Biden coming back from that debate performance? ‘Cos, based on that appearance, I don’t believe he was competent. I’m not sure he had capacity.
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The hope is that his death will be akin to killing the lead vampire: the spell is broken, everyone gets back to something like normal. The worst case scenario is Rwanda, people roaming house to house with machetes. The reality will likely fall between the two.
In all seriousness, it is very, very good. It’s by the writer of The Thick of It and the creator of Veep. It’s that kind of jet black satire.
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The campaign in the UK? Because the twonks have been out in force in Manchester.
Personally, I'm never in favour of expunging people from history. He & his supporters, should be tried & face punishment appropriate to the crime. There is, however, a real possibility of civil war. At which point, he's likely to be macheted in the corridors of the WH. Let history then record that.
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Really straight forward: no guns, no mass shootings. It’s really not rocket science. And, given the choice, most people would be willing to take their chances against a fella armed only with a pointy stick.
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What does that mean?!?!?
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And to be clear, I'm not defend Labour's record & I'm not signalling an opinion on that court ruling. Rather, I'm correcting a mischaracterisation as to what has actually happened.
What I'm not clear on is what it will mean for future policy/legislation. Although, to be fair, I see no indication that Labour will seek to advance trans rights through legislation in this Parliament. But, to be clear, Labour policy is set by the courts, not Trump, & not any bandwagon.
..."women" under the Equality Act refers to biological sex, meaning trans women could be excluded from single-sex spaces by law. The Government has aligned with that ruling - as it should. In the UK, governments are subject to the law. However, governments set the legislative agenda...
I'm assuming you are talking about the Labour Party being "anti-trans"? If so, that is a mischaracterisation which suggests a misunderstanding of the system in the UK. The UK has an independent judiciary. The Supreme Court, for example, is not a political appointment. The Court has ruled that...
It's a silly quote/paraphrase from the Star Wars prequels... :) Or, to quote Jabba, "an old Jedi mind trick" :)
Not sure what Labour & Starmer have to do with Trump, frankly.
You've clearly looked at my feed - so you know that I've been critical of the Democrats... & I'll continue to do so. Because they are inept. But Trump is there because he was elected, by millions & millions of Americans. & even more sat it out. & everyone knew what Trump is. He ran on fascism.
RFK is right to be concerned: "Without the mitochondrials, life could not exist… and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us… telling us the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your mind, you’ll hear them speaking to you."
I'd posit that the failure of the Hillary and, in particular, the Harris campaign says a lot more about the US electorate than it does about their respective teams. Take a long hard look at Trump, because that is who you are as a nation. He achieved two things Hitler never did...
Sign should read, “USA is an enemy.”
Why are American law enforcement officials so slow? And so fat?
Agreed. All those who sat on their hands or voted for a third party candidate: they own this too.
Don’t disagree. But that’s not on the Harris campaign. The electorate were faced with a very simple choice - & they knowingly chose this. Garland, Biden, & others have a lot to answer for - Trump should have been prosecuted. But, said & done, the US is a fascist state because through choice.
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If there is no evidence, then it's not "misleading," is it? It's untrue. It's a lie. So just say that instead of pandering to a fascist administration and idiots..
Walz and Harris did campaign with this kind of passion. Evidently, Americans are perfectly fine with fascism. Because everyone knew exactly what Trump is, but a third of the electorate voted for him, & the remaining third chose to sit on their hands.
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So this is what the US thinks of its National Guard. How humiliating.
No argument from me when it comes to treatment of parasites.
They were boasting about it before the election. And still Americans, including - it seems - white women, queued up to vote for it in droves. Genuinely baffling.
The strangest thing is that there is a constituency of Americans who actually believe this drivel. The US is surely the most stupid people group in the developed world…
I mean this is Exhibit H as to why the US is fundamentally broken. Every police force needs dissolving, every officer stepping down, complete reformation around “to protect and *serve*” & then re-selection on that basis. This is why revolution is needed. Everything is fundamentally broken.
As of 01 May 2025, NICE has stated that Ivermectin should not be used to treat Covid. A number of studies have been run and there is no clinical benefit to Ivermectin. High off label dosing risks toxicity. Obviously, using it to treat parasites - within the relevant guidance - is a different matter
Are you suggesting there is a use case for ivermectin against Covid - ‘cos I don’t see any evidence in the literature?
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf. Turning the military on citizens. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Serious question: what are you actually doing about it?
And the useful idiots who voted third party, or didn’t vote at all.
Americans have accepted extra-judicial renditions, concentration camps, and the deployment of the military against US citizens. I think he’ll be just fine.
Going out on a limb, I’m gonna say that Trump’s base aren’t great letter writers…
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Really loving the texture you are getting on these night photos. What is it? Is it the ISO or something post? Regardless, it looks almost like an oil painting.