Just re-watched Verhoeven's Starship Troopers. Nearly 30 years old, and an incredible satire on the situation we now find ourselves in with the Iran war, Hegseth and the United States in general. It's absolutely on point for the type of xenophobic fascism and militarism that's taken over.

"The question isn't whether we've got Trump derangement syndrome, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥." Was Trump's latest press conference - full of lies, anger and contradictions - the president at his most unhinged yet? @lewisgoodall.com

How dare Donald Trump refer to his European "friends and allies" when justify bombing Iran. Does he not remember his childish insults, threats over Greenland, ridiculous tariffs and general disdain? Because we do. Fuck him.

@pepchasdrdave.bsky.social A supposed scoop headline in today's Guardian attached. I may be imagining this, but didn't Chas discuss this at length last week?(!) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

@pepchasdrdave.bsky.social Can you please hurry up and release this week's PEP. I've got a whole Sunday of painting and laying a carpet to look forward to and need something to listen to! Come on, Chas.

When a madman dictator breaks international laws and on a whim invades an oil rich, sovereign country to deflect from domestic issues, the UN thankfully intervenes and a coalition of the world's major military powers from a coalition of liberation. Well it happened in 1990-91 at least...

Seems like a very subjective study, or probably more accurately a very subjective way it's been portrayed in the media. Do people eat chips three times a week in isolation? Nope. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...

"My name's Andy, and I'm here to apply for the job of Leader of the Labour Party...".

Love this.

If Donald Trump were to die today, how many days would it be until all his sycophants and groupies deny that they ever supported his plans, and declare that they think he was a mendacious idiot, a lunatic with personality disorders and the worst US President in history? I reckon less than a week.

Clever lads these Maga types. Place a tariff of 10% on Australia, and a 29% tariff on the Norfolk Island. The Norfolk Islands (pop. 2188) are a part of the Australian Commonwealth, and last year exported the grand total of $600,000 of goods to the US. That'd generate a whopping $179K in tariffs.