Trump has said he won't use force, and the good thing about Trump is that he always keeps his word and tells the truth.

Europe should share its escalation plan tomorrow. Tariffs on US goods, taxes on tech companies, dumping US stocks, currency and treasuries. That's the order of escalation. That should set US markets in motion on Monday and maybe get some sane Americans to call their senators and congressmen.

This is the straw that broke the camel’s back. The rest of the west must in unison now stand up to this bloated imbecile

#Trump #Greenland #Denmark #USA. Feckin’ love this! Want one now!

Trump quiere imponer sus aranceles, impón tú los tuyos, no compres productos a Trump. #BoycottUSA Trump wants to impose his tariffs, impose yours, don't buy Trump products. #BoycottUSA

Trumpism has permanently shattered my belief that voters know what is best for them, and thus my faith in the entire foundation of democracy. What do you do when you can't trust people not to punch the self-destruct button?

Or!!!!!

We really need to get America out of 'all our national institutions", not just the BBC. We are going to regret it if we don't

This is the paper that now wants us to elect Reform.

But maybe worse weeks ahead. If Trump withdraws intelligence and military hardware where next? I can only see the free world shaming him for his active support for Russia and trying to get a reversal. It remains a terrible situation for Ukraine and Europe.

Not widely publicised.

Trump releases the Epstein Files.

Not three months ago, Bondi and Patel stated unequivocally that there was nothing more to investigate (but that is indeed the reason the will give for not releasing the files now)

Keir Starmer can’t afford to cut child poverty – and can’t afford not to. Me for @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/voices/two-c...

Companies that donated to Labour awarded £138m in contracts. Corporations/Rich don't donate, they bribe. Buy access to policymakers, favourable laws, lax regulation, govt contracts. Low/Middle earners cannot compete. Political donations must be criminalized. No second jobs for MPs.

One benchmark of a democracy is whether it is willing to hold those who have served at the very highest levels to account. Can you imagine the United States ever doing something like this?

Why was this not done already, in 2014, let alone 2022? 🙄

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Heaven help me, I agree with Johnson!!!

wow i can't believe ghislaine maxwell committed suicide next week

pro tip: innocent people don't generally suppress the files that prove their innocence

NEW: Federal agents rolled into MacArthur Park in LA in an unmarked armored vehicle. My source tells me Mayor Bass showed up with LAPD—and the so-called “agents” got the hell out. Shady AF! (Just west of DTLA)

Could Nigel Farage do worse as PM? You better believe it. My weekend article for @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/voices/nigel...

Trump takes a question from a Ukrainian reporter and asks her a series of questions about her life and about her husband, who she says is a Ukrainian soldier. He ends up saying he's going to "see" if he can make Patriot missiles available for Ukraine.

Here's that bit in "Love Actually" where the plucky British PM stands up to the bullying POTUS. Can we please clone a few Hugh Grants and install them as the Leaders of Australia, the UK and Canada. This would be most helpful. Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. #FuckTheUSA

Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far: A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.

In grim "there's always a tweet" news.

💥💥💥 Fuel depot near Engels airbase attacked. Reports also indicate strikes on Dyagilevo airbase in Ryazan region and an electronics plant in Tambov region.

“The truth will come out.”— Elon Musk doubles down on Trump Epstein files coverup! 🍿

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

Ask your local Reform candidate: "Are you in favour of millionaires avoiding paying tax?"

I've always loved Paul Rudnick's wit.

👇👇🇺🇦

“Hi honey just wanted to tell you we’re going to launch nukes on Beijing so better pick the kids up from school early and pack the car with some burgers cos we’ll be headed for the hills, let grandma know so her care home can prepare coffins. Love you, Pete”

An excellent piece, lucid and clear, on why Germany should move forward with delivering Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine: missilematters.substack.com/p/taurus-red...

“Couldn’t have said it better myself “! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Russia is getting a little rattled as Day 1129 starts. Trump's not forced Ukraine to surrender. 🇺🇦drones still get through Russian defences. The economy got a brief lift on hopes of tRUmp rescuing Putin but Europe, and even some Republicans, stand strong. Here's the daily🧵

Terrific reporting by @nytimes.com. Shame the British media can’t expose this for themselves. Will only fuel suspicion that Farage and his Brexit gang are - and have always been - a Putinist front

It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein

I don't often ask people to write to their MPs. But I think they might listen to you on this, as it's so jaw-droppingly awful, and they're almost certainly unaware of it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Please also write to the Environment Secretary: [email protected] Thanks.

I think Darth is trying to tell us something.

Trump's main objectives in Russia's war against Ukraine appear to have switched from Russia's defeat of Ukraine to seizing Ukrainian assets cheaply & reestablish close relations with Russia. Do Americans really see that as their interest?!

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