And if the boats stopped tomorrow do they realise it doesn't make all brown people go away?
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And if the boats stopped tomorrow do they realise it doesn't make all brown people go away?
We might see less baseball hats though.
Probably the AI companies did.
Ppl, they promised you Brexit would solve everything, and it was a piece of shit. They’re telling you leaving the ECHR will solve everything. It will also be a piece of shit. Stop believing them. They talk self-serving bollocks.
The Times says Reform “has no track record to weigh it down”… Other than: Islamophobia, racism, inept councillors, MP absenteeism, admiration for Putin, love of Trump, brazen grifting, idiotic manifesto, dodgy donations and Brexit… the single stupidest thing the country has done in our lifetimes.
Taliban Tice does have a ring to it.
I've been in the UK 3 weeks, and I am shocked at how much Farage, Yousaf, Tice et al are on UK TV screens. Britain has a serious far-right problem. The ideology of these fascists has been magnified and platformed to the extreme, it has now gotten dangerously out of control. This is totally insane.
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
Presumably before the pubs opened.
I’m going to be honest, but I am pretty sure nobody who believes “the U.K. would be better if we could all fly our national flag on our houses” has ever lived next door to the kind of exhausting cunt who flies the national flag on their house.
Nothing says I love my country more than a shitty polyester flag, bought on an American tax dodging website, made in China
"legitimate concerns" apparently.
And ours.
Coming soon: ”why aren't your kerb stones painted red, white and blue? Why do you hate your country?"
The headlines in the right wing press today wouldn't have looked out of place on the papers the National Front sold outside football grounds 50 years ago.
Migrants can't answer back. They have no voice. So they make the perfect scapegoat for the pent-up rage of the angry, self-loathing far right who can unite around this issue. In addition it gives the media something to write about in the long summer recess. That is what is really going on here.
Are you sure they said "thank you"?
Badenoch: Clear the asylum hotels! It's not up to us to suggest alternatives. It's not our job to take responsiblity for the policy, or the thousands of asylum seekers we put in hotels and who are still in hotels. We are no longer that party, and we can lie about Rwanda as much as we like. #r4today
Someone, somewhere has to see him with no make up before the paint job begins. Thoughts and prayers.
This what the BBC wrote under the Tories in 2017 “UK economy grew by 0.3% between April and June, according to Office for National Statistics” This is with growth figures today. “UK economic growth slowed between April and June to 0.3%, official figures show” It’s no coincidence.
Slightly Diminish a band: The mild chilli peppers.
Slightly Diminish a band: The stationary Wilburys.
Slightly Diminish a band: Shallow Magenta
To an asshole with a hammer, everything looks like a nail
You've clearly made an impression.
This 20 seconds is pure art. It’s like the essence of Trump - the fraud, the lies, the simplistic idiocy - is reduced to its singularity. Nothing in high office, anywhere, will ever be this stupid again.
"Artificial Intelligence will have an impact ten times greater than that of the Industrial Revolution," says somebody whose only knowledge of the Industrial Revolution must come from Artificial Intelligence.
What. A. Twat.
Going to be rigged from herein.
Looks like the US is entering the "find out" phase.
Trump has made it abundantly clear that any person who dares to tell the truth in any government agency will be fired. It is also clear when you take a look at his appointees that all are willing and eager to lie for him constantly and effortlessly without remorse or regret.
Head cold bad. Whisky good.
Reform stuck in reverse gear.
The never get out of reverse gear.
It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
As it should be. Dogs know stuff.
That green stuff - not when I come power.
For us the Met Office is usually over optimistic (except for weather warnings - when the opposite applies) and Meteogroup over pessimistic. So between the two they are no far off.
Nigel needs to start being MP for Clacton, before he talks about crime in the UK. Clacton has a rate of 138 crimes per 1,000 people, way above the national average. Clacton has the worst record for antisocial behaviour of UK seaside towns. It’s the second most deprived seaside town in the UK.
Violent or destructive left wing protest is framed as delegitimising the protesters' stated cause. Violent or destructive right wing protest is framed as emphasing the need for urgent action on the protesters' stated cause. As always, right wing men are treated as elemental forces without agency.
It's better than the alternative.
"In 2020, the government pointed to Maxwell’s 'willingness to brazenly lie under oath about her conduct' as a reason to deny her bail. Now, with her entire life in the government’s control, it turns to her as a source of truth. Or, if not truth, a story that can help the president out of this jam."
"Some people are saying....."
It's the provisional wing of Reform.
It wasn't just Epstein and Trump aided by Maxwell. There are rich and powerful men involved and they need to be outed.
The building of Sizewell C has been going on for ages. It was always going to happen. And of course it will cost way more than 38billion.
It's a variant of the "some people are saying...." line.
Harsh but fair.
Suella Braverman was born in 1980. She knows little about The Troubles. It was a time of violence and carnage for those of us who lived through them. The issue seemed intractable. The Good Friday Agreement was the towering political achievement of our era. To consider trashing it is beyond wicked.
UK rents rise £221 a month in three years. Wages squeezed, huge rise in cost of living due to profiteering. Poverty beckons. Queues at food banks lengthen. Large proportion of the population lacks spending power to rebuild economy. Can't rebuild economy without redistribution.
And what happens to this renting generation when they can no longer work because of old age?
If it had been President Kamal Harris the amount face palming being carried out would have been miniscule.
Only for the forelock tugging class.
Rats in a sack.
Rules don't apply to them.
How has Thames Water suddenly registered a loss? What it does, and how much money it takes from its tied customers can't have changed much. I do hope it hasn't been engaging in financial engineering. Again. #r4today
BBC News is still mimicking Trump's language - the EU faces a 30% tariff. It's... - EU exporters face the prices of their products rising by 30% for US consumers - US consumers face a 30% price rise in products they buy from EU companies #bbcpm
Where are the corners of your beard?
I'll use a recent picture of Keith Richards - that should suffice.
I liked it when he just liked the buttery biscuit base and not being a danger to women. youtu.be/OMg3epr53Ns?...
Brilliant. However, I'm not persuaded to remove my shreddies.
This should provide some good pointing photo ops.
All these solutions are easy to spout when you know it won't apply to you and yours.
"Is that the pasta police?......I'd like to report a murder"
Trump if asked about this..."Are we still talking about Texas?"
That does sound like a load of bollocks from Bondi.
There do seem to be enough right wing nut jobs to go around.
If this Epstein controversy goes on much longer some Houthis are definitely getting bombed.
Just been to the dentist. Not a pleasant experience and more of the same for the rest of the day I expect.
Reform has lost 11 councillors and 2 MPs in a matter of months… and when I say ‘lost’ I mean, they’ve quit following rows, impropriety or inability to do their jobs. So, if Brexit weren’t proof enough, then this barrelling shitshow should confirm forever that they should be nowhere near govt.
Farage is a product of the British media and Russian rubles. He doesn't care about practical politics. He's just a grifter, an agitator who makes a fortune out of division. The media pushes him so much because they still believe that stirring up conflict is more entertaining than finding solutions.
That Reform vetting procedure: 1) Do you know who the party leader is? 2) Have you got any visible Nazi tattoos? 3) Have you paid the vetting fee?
A bowl of stew, chips, peas and a bit of pastry. That'll do.
Tired of baked beans, tired of life.
They are building ICE into the Gestapo.
He's been practising on his dog.
Well the only two truths I can see are top left and bottom right.
How was Joe Biden forced out of a presidential race for a disastrous debate and for looking frail and for confusing names, but this man, one of the most ignorant men to ever be elected to any office, allowed to continue on as president and treated as a normal, serious leader??
Oh Tom didn't get a ticket then.
Let's look at the possible next mayor of New York, having completely ignored what's happening in English local authorities which have been taken over by teenagers from Reform UK Party Ltd. #r4today
It's better than the alternative.
Top scrum. Spice it up.
He is certifiable bonkers.
Phew, I'll sleep easier tonight.
That makes three of you then.
File under "complete bollocks".
Cheese?
I wonder if orangefelon@marelago.com has gone?
The penny just dropped about what this could do to domestic fuel prices.
They walk amongst us...
Peace bombs.
Not a phrase you hear everyday.
Let's hope he's feeling better soon.
Anyone who admires Donald Trump is a twat - A rule with no exceptions.
Swaggering on the White House lawn with giant flagpoles, a certain leader plays the coy card on striking Iran. It’s classic narcissism—craving the spotlight, dangling ambiguity like a cheap trick. Pure ego over clarity. #3E
The US is not a safe country for foreign nationals. At least the Gestapo wore uniforms.
Have you tanked your economy? Was your birthday parade an embarrassment? Did the richest man in the world allude to you being a nonce? Did you lose your bid to challenge a sexual abuse & defamation lawsuit? If so, you need WAR! 𝑊𝐴𝑅 - 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟
Boy he is really pissed that his birthday parade was a shambles.