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Thread | Trumps 100 Days
at 18:33 29 Apr 2025
Interesting article in the Guardian. Obviously it’s not a fan, but given his wild behaviour is not relenting it makes for an interesting read.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/trump-100-days-doge-trade-wars-e
Also interesting is Mark Carney’s election as Canada’s PM. It’s clear that he won’t be bending the knee the new Dictator anytime soon, so if the orange one is nutty enough America may have to resort to force to take what it wants.
Carney of course as former Bank of England head honcho and similarly in Canada knows more about how world finance works in his little finger than the whole Trump administration put together.
From a U.K. perspective, Starmer should be reaching out to Carney ASAP to sort out a trade agreement and upgrade any military agreements come to that, which will only help them both.
Lastly, I see he’s at war with Amazon now because they want to publish the add ons due to tariffs. Give he waved about a bit of cardboard telling lies about how the US was being screwed by its former friends and allies, it seems a bit hypocritical to complain when a multinational company does something similar. |
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Thread | Trump’s Televangelist
at 10:30 24 Apr 2025
This is interesting. The Donald has set up a White House Faith Board headed by a weirdo called Paula White-Cain.
She said yesterday that she willingly “submits” to her husband, whom she dubbed the “head” of her household. “God has an order,” Paula White-Cain told right-wing media outlet Real America’s Voice as she described her vision of the divinely dictated relationship between men and women. She went on to say it’s “not hard to submit” to her husband.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-paula-white-
White-Cain has been divorced twice. You couldn’t make it up.
Anyhow, I told Mrs C of the new arrangements based on this. Only right as it is ‘God’s order’. Mrs Cs response was two words, the second being ‘off’. Oh well.
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Thread | Trump v Constitution
at 07:13 17 Apr 2025
Attached is an interesting article on the deportation to El Salvador of Kilmar Garcia.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5250512-trump-is-laughing-at-the-supreme
From it: ‘Trump just effectively told the Supreme Court to go screw itself. The highest court in the land ruled unanimously that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national wrongfully deported, against a judge’s order, to El Salvador’s infamous CECOT mega-prison.
Trump’s answer: Nah.’
So what if some bloke who originates from El Salvador and might be a gang member is dumped back there in a concentration camp? Who cares beyond his American wife and families? Probably guilty.
And that of course is the problem. If Trump and his cronies are going to ignore the ruling of the highest court in the land (technically they can) then the law, judge jury and executioner, will essentially sit with Trump-gang. Is it just extension of power and control for the benefit of the American people or benefit of him? Where does it end?
I’ve always seen the US constitution as an upgrade on ours. Looks like I was wrong. This isn’t going to end well. Oh and Mr Starmer - next time that greasy eyeliner windbag Vance’s rudely gasses on about U.K. freedom of speech, throw Trump ignoring the Supreme Court back at him.
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Thread | A crude unpleasant man
at 14:14 9 Apr 2025
According to BBC, Trump in his speech said:
‘China - which has been hit with 104% tariffs - "want to make a deal...they just don't know how to get it started". Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan are among key Asian countries who are hoping to speak with the Trump administration about tariffs, with some facing up to 49% on goods imported to the US. "I'm telling you these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass," he told the audience. "They are dying to make a deal."
What a crude, bullying, ignorant creature. Trump should show some backbone and name those countries ‘kissing his @ss’. On a cardboard placard. Come on Donald show us what a big man you are.
I wonder if Starmer is still on the grovel list?
There is only one way to deal with Trump. If every country did as China are doing that would break him. There would be a bill to pay, but a fraction of the price paid by America. |
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Thread | Things you will miss about the Premier League
at 07:48 3 Apr 2025
As a counterpoint to the excellent ‘won’t miss’ thread, what will you miss, if anything?
For me, the sheer challenge of trying to compete in England’s top division.
Ok, we all know how it’s gone, but watching them walk out against Liverpool first game of the season was something I never thought I’d see again just a few years ago.
That’s about it really - see Dubtractor’s thread. |
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Thread | Boeing and Trump Sixth Gen F-47 Fighter
at 23:10 21 Mar 2025
Interesting announcement that Trump has awarded the F-47 contract to Boeing.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/trump-boeing-fighter-jet-contrac
Boeing lost out to Lockheed Martin in the production of the 5th Gen F22 Raptor. Its offering just wasn’t as good. Ugly looking thing too.
Now was Trump’s award political and palms greased, given Boeing’s woes in commercial aircraft production? There’s certainly been no prototype ‘fly off’. Given that Boeing can’t even replace Presidential aeroplanes without delays, cost overrun and tech problems, I’m not sure this bodes well for them.
Given America is fast becoming a dangerous unstable state that’ll probably share its tech with its Russian friends, it makes the development of Typhoon replacement by U.K. Japan and Italy all the more important. |
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Thread | Sawing Ukraine off at the knees
at 21:00 18 Mar 2025
From the Kremlin
The Kremlin statement reads that a key stipulation for "preventing the escalation of the conflict and working toward its resolution" should be "the complete cessation of foreign military aid and sharing intelligence with Kyiv".
All part of the process of surrender and subjugation that is under way. Ukraine is lost. Putin has gained everything and more besides. He’s also trampled all over Trump. That was assured from the moment Trump changed sides and agreed to the Dictators demands up front. From the BBC:
‘Vladimir Putin’s phone call with Donald Trump is a "power play" from the Russian president, who’s "not in a hurry" and “is in charge of this situation”, according to former Trump Russia adviser Fiona Hill. Speaking to the BBC’s Ukrainecast podcast, Hill, who served on the National Security Council as an advisor on Russia under President Trump, said: "the US has offered him a great deal, actually, already it seems. And he's in no mood to make any major concessions."
Pressed on whether an energy and infrastructure ceasefire was a concession, Hill said: "this is a kind of concession that Putin always makes... Putin's idea of a negotiation is to start a fight with you, beat the crap out of you and then say, he's going to stop beating you."
Politicians will run around now and try and dress this up as a victory for peace. Not if you are Ukrainian. All that bravery to defend their country from an invader for nothing. Betrayed. I feel so sorry for the people. |
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Thread | Training Ground Upgrade
at 19:08 17 Mar 2025
Maybe this has been talked about, but I’ve not spotted it. I notice approval has been given and the work will start on Playford Road in the near future.
I happen to think such things are important, for the club to grow do anything in the future it has to improve on stuff like this. We went into this season with the worst facilities in the Premier League. I’m guessing by a country mile, given Southampton and Leicester spent so long in it.
Does it matter? does it make a difference? I think it does in many different ways going forward.
Anyway, a bit of good news amongst the disappointment and abuse being served up.
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Thread | The carve up of the plunder
at 08:33 17 Mar 2025
Trump’s cosy date with Putin about Ukraine described as ‘dividing up certain assets’. In other words, surrender terms which will be tougher than those imposed on Germany in 1919. The end of Ukraine as a sovereign country and booty in the bank for America..
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/17/trump-says-he-and-putin-will-discu
“We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants,” Trump said, when asked about concessions. “I think we have a lot of it already discussed very much by both sides, Ukraine and Russia. We are already talking about that, dividing up certain assets.”
I hope Trump is invited to the Red Square victory parade. He deserves to be having played such an important part in Russia’s conquest and exceeding Putin’s demands.
This is disgusting. If anyone thinks Putin’s ambitions will be satisfied with this hard won victory, they’re living in cuckoo land. I give it six months before a Putin puppet is running Ukraine and it ‘votes’ to join the motherland. Then on to the next meal. Baltics? Poland? Balkans? It’s a tasty menu.
Forget big flags, pressed suits and handshakes, Europe needs to re-arm and fast. |
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Thread | Tariffs to slap on American imports
at 08:24 12 Mar 2025
Attached is a list of what is imported from the US.
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/imports/united-states
Given we have relatively balanced trade, I hope Starmer knows what he is doing taking last nights steel smack in the face from Trump with a bend of the knee.
Should we have be standing against America and slap reciprocal tariffs on them? What are peoples’ views? Yes or no?
The attached pick and mix list shows there is plenty to choose from. I’d go for anything companies can easily source from elsewhere. There’s plenty to choose from but I’d start with 500% on Teslas just to annoy Musk.
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Thread | Musk calls out a traitor
at 00:58 11 Mar 2025
Democrat Senator Mark Kelly has visited Ukraine three times since 2023. In an a thread at the weekend, Kelly wrote “ Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine's security and can't be a giveaway to Putin”
Musk responded by saying “you are a traitor”.
Kelly served as a pilot in the Gulf War and was an astronaut.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/musk-calls-sen-kelly-traitor-trip-ukraine/story?
By describing this man as a traitor for wanting support for Ukraine, that is added proof that America is firmly in bed with Russia. They are as one. The world is turning upside down.
A war veteran is a traitor, the criminals that tried to overturn Biden’s election are patriots.
Never thought I’d see the day. |
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Thread | Intelligence Sharing
at 16:41 5 Mar 2025
I see that Comrade Trump has even taken that from Ukraine now. Since Zelenski is evil (Musk) and Ukraine started the war and is run by a dictator (Trump), why don’t American send all its weaponry and support over to Russia and maybe send troops to fight alongside their Russian brothers?
Talk about ratting out on a country. Shameless with it too. I do wish they’d drop the ‘we only want peace’ bit. Everybody knows they only want the loot.
The last proper full on turncoat I can think of is Sir William Stanley who had supported Yorkists Edward 4th and Richard 3rd, but turned on the latter at Bosworth Field deciding the last War of the Roses battle in Henry 7th’s favour. Dirtbag that he was, Stanley was executed for treason in 1495 for supporting Perkin Warbeck.
You never know, Trump might get his just desserts but hopefully quicker than the 10 years before Stanley got his. |
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Thread | How to annoy Trump
at 11:10 19 Feb 2025
Dear Donald,
Since Russia and the US have ripped up their guarantees for Ukraine’s sovereignty, Britain is ripping up the treaty of 1783 that formerly recognised the 13 colonies as the United State's of America. You are now a colony again.
As part of this, and in fairness New Mexico, California and Texas will be returned to the motherland of Mexico, the 1843 agreement consigned to the bog roll.
If the US fails to agree to these generous terms, U.K. nuclear submarines will wipe out America’s 13 largest cities and some tasteless dump called Mar a Lago.
Is that a deal, Donald or shall we just end the world now?
Yours sincerely
George 3rd (ghost)
PS Sitting Bull and his mob can have the middle bit back. [Post edited 19 Feb 11:16]
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Thread | Dresden Destroyed
at 13:25 13 Feb 2025
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden and if ever there was a lesson to be learned about the horror of war it is that. There is a lot of myth and misinformation about the Dresden attacks. Here is my summary of it.
On the night of 13th February 1945 800 RAF aircraft attacked the city. Weather and the make up of Dresden led to a firestorm of catastrophic and horrific proportions. The USAF followed the raid up attacking the City on 14th and 15th. About 4000 tons of bombs were dropped in total.
The RAF lost 6 Lancasters, 2 by collision, and the US 1 B17. Casualties are subject to myth, legend and guess. Figures published tend to say up to 25,000. A post war German assessment is 18-23,000. Truly horrific.
Interestingly, Goebbels added a zero to the initial best guess and proclaimed 250,000. It is that figure that appears in many histories today and remains one of the most effective bits of propaganda ever.
So should the attack have taken place? Despite popular myth, Dresden from 1939 on was on the top 10 target list. Factories, rail hub etc there were many reasons to assault it. It wasn’t attacked because of distance, so the first to target it were the Americans late and 44 early 45.
Stalin wanted it attacked to help with his advance and given the proximity of the Russian army I think the allies were not against a ‘show of strength’. Harris exclusively got the blame and the American part scrubbed from popular narrative. But I believe accountability goes higher than that.
Context is important. After years of grisly conflict, the Japanese still fighting, the death camps being discovered, the political and potential military challenge from Russia were all in the mix. Who paid? The people plus refugees of Dresden.
So do I think it was justified? I can understand why it took place but by 1945 the war was as good as won and use of resources in destroying oil, transport, armed forces seemed a better way to go. But this is 21st century hindsight.
It was not a war crime as apologists like to claim. That’s mostly something to pin on the Germans and Russians. It was an act of war - but in my view a raid too far. Destruction of Germany from the air made sense but not after spring 1944 when DDay was on, German air defence degraded and the targeted effectiveness of allied airforces so clear.
The lesson is to prevent such horrors happening again. Part of this is recognising and containing those who positively embrace it, such as Putin.
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Thread | Passport Renewal
at 10:40 9 Feb 2025
A good news story really, considering how badly so many services operate these days.
I came back from Finland a week ago. Now because my passport was just over six months away from the 10th anniversary of its issue, every time an official looked at it I got warned it’d need replacing in the near future (I knew that anyway).
So on Tuesday, I looked up what to do. Two choices. Get the Post Office to do it all or go online and do it yourself after acquiring a digital photo that complies. So I went to the Post Office and it was crammed with the usual fetid rabble so abandoned that.
Next to Timpsons. The mush took a picture (so old and ugly it nearly broke the lens!), fired it into his system. It was checked to meet Passport Office standards and a code plus four prints issued.
Back home went online bunged in a few details and the code I’d been given and up popped the grisly image. It was all checked and bingo! Please send the old passport. I did that day (signed for delivery) and hey presto, all approved and the new passport arrived yesterday. Very impressive service. Cost: just over £100 all in.
Moral of tale is:
1. Check your passport issue date and not the printed expires date. That’s what they go on.
2. Check the requirements of the country you are going to.
3. Get a new passport if in doubt. You may ‘waste’ a few months but that’s better than being given the see ya laters at Customs.
4. Allow a bit of time to get your new passport - mine took no time at all, but I suspect it takes longer in the run up to summer
5. Lastly, the online service works well. My mate took his own digital pic to save £12 and got into problems. Getting someone to do it and who can get it checked up front was worth it to me.
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