What is the logic of fining a national health trust? This is just punishing the patients

Trump, almost certainly the most corrupt and dishonest President in history, accuses BBC of being corrupt and dishonest. Trump’s reputation has certainly not been damaged. Nor has he suffered any loss.

Israel seems eager to take advantage of any excuse to continue killing Palestinians.

Trump is always hyperbolic, but he won’t be exaggerating when he claims to have provoked the biggest protest against a government in the history of the world.

Why was Lammy booed? Because the government still trades with Israel? Or because they have recognised a Palestinian state? Or something else? I’m puzzled.

The COVID enquiry continues, but will it answer the question of why Germany had more infections, but fewer deaths?

I just want to say how much I despise these hackers who put jobs, businesses and livelihoods at risk for pure greed.

I’m not sure I wholly agree with this, but them I’m no economist, but it is food for thought. www.linkedin.com/pulse/keynes...

So, Lavrov turns up wearing a CCCP sweatshirt. He sends a message, but he and Putin will take care not to humiliate Trump completely.

If Putin wants a ceasefire or even peace, he doesn’t need Trump to achieve it.

Sadly BBC WatO maintaining the falsehood that exporters to the USA will be paying the tariffs.

Seeing the crowd celebrating the Lionesses victory really undermines those who claim immigrants can never be English.

So the IDF think it is just fine to target a queue of mothers and children if they think a Hamas operative might be there. And the government is more concerned about some chanting at Glastonbury Sickening.

Davie has now apologised to all Jewish staff at the BBC over Bob Vylan. The confusion of all Jews with Israel continues.

Something as simple as leaves can bring joy. Japanese maple in the garden

We can no longer believe anything the Trump administration says, as we know the administration tells the intelligence services what they have to find.

What is the point of signing any deal with the Trump administration when he will renege on it on a whim.

What do the police do if a future suspect is not white British?

‘King's invitation to Canada sends a message to Trump - and the world’ Surely this should be ‘invitation from Canada’. BBC English is going downhill.

The most annoying thing is posts where you are not allowed to comment. Are people afraid of alternative views?

It is now claimed that the murder of aid workers and medics in Israel was a ‘misunderstanding’. One person dismissed. And the world just shrugs?

Trump says he will walk away from Ukraine ceasefire talks if either of the parties delays things. This may be a threat to Zelenskyy, but it is a promise to Putin.

‘Hamas command and control centre’ - Israel means a man with a phone.

The most frustrating thing is posts where you are not on the ‘approved list’ and are unable to comment

Jony Ive says the idea of Apple relocating production back to the US is ludicrous. It would cost twice as much to produce in the USA than to make in China and pay 100% duty.

It’s reported that there is heavy selling of US treasuries leading to increase borrowing costs for the US. Could this be the Chinese response?

A ‘Free Trade Agreement’ is virtually a contradiction in terms. It need only state that each side agrees to allow the other to sell whatever it wants in its territory. In reality ‘FTAs’ are invariably hundreds of pages long.

The only ‘mistake’ the IDF soldiers made was not searching the bodies of the murdered aid workers properly.

The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account: Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social

Canada is to Trump as Ukraine is to Putin. (Trump is jealous of Putin)

Sports journalist on R4 Today sounds completely bored by the subject.

Heathrow resilience: as a private enterprise it only has to take account of its own interests. As an effective monopoly its users have no alternative. If you want it to take the national interests into account it needs better regulation. Or national ownership.

Did it hear that right? Trump defends Putin, saying anyone would bomb the Ukrainians; then criticising the Ukrainians for being bombed. The man is deranged.

Trump said he wants to stop the killing in Ukraine, but then takes steps to disable Ukraine’s ability to intercept Russian missiles and so reduce casualties.

Trump says that Russia ‘must’ also end the war, for a reason that only he knows. What is this? Could it be that Russia can’t maintain the war much longer? Does that explain why Trump has cut aid to Ukraine? Why has Trump revealed this?

Why is Saudi the location of USA & Ukraine meeting? Why not Kyiv or Washington? Or anywhere in Europe?

Trump wants a quick end to the war in Ukraine. That’s easy enough; get his friend Putin to remove his troops and stop sending missiles and drones to kill civilians.

youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?" It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine. #SlavaUkraini #Dontabandonthem

A few days ago I was having a conversation on here with people who accused the BBC of pro Israeli bias. Now the BBC is being accused of being anti Israel and even antisemitism.

The Elon Musk backed pro-Russian candidate in Romania, Calin Georgescu has been arrested. Authorities raided him like the crook he is and found at least $10 million in cash and tickets to Moscow. He may have also bumped his head a little bit too.

There can now be no doubt that Trump is Putin’s man in the White House.

Seems to me that Russia is very unlikely to agree a deal where troops from NATO countries are in Ukraine.

If Russia is so confident of victory, why is it welcoming peace negotiations? Maybe Putin knows he can’t maintain the war.

Zelenzky’s image of Trump being paraded in Red Square as Putin’s prize is a powerful one and should be exploited by western media.

Opening the ‘gates of hell’ in Gaza will ensure the remaining hostages all die - along with thousands of others

Ukraine negotiations: on one side you have Putin, Lavrov et al with decades of experience in persuading people black is white, and on the other……..? This is unlikely to turn out well.

The reason Trump ignores Europe inc. UK is that we are militarily weak and disunited

Zelensky’s negotiation with Trump: T ‘we want the rare earths you have’ Z ‘well, you had better help us stop Russia taking them.’