In July 2024, I warned that if Trump were re-elected, "The age of multilateralism would be over, and something much worse will take its place. The UK and Europe will need to find the means of defending ourselves". I was called "hysterical". Well, here we are. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@chrislhayes.bsky.social: Trump “will try to take what he wants—that's true whether it's in a department store dressing room, or a majority of the American electorate telling him no, or the head of a sovereign foreign state telling him no, or our NATO allies, or the courts, or the Constitution.”

Machado offered to share her Nobel Peace Prize with Trump if she could run Venezuela. Maduro’s VP offered to give Trump 30 million barrels of oil if their regime could remain in power. Trump took the oil.

Three days ago, Venezuela was under the control of a maniacal dictator. Nothing has changed.

Canada knows that if Greenland falls we are next. You can bet that Canada will be putting troops on the ground if Denmark issues Article IV of the NATO charter.

The British govt call it 'democracy'! You couldn't make it up🤦‍♀️

The President does not get to raise and spend his own separate money. This is Constitution 101 stuff, guys.

It's important to remember that Donald Trump lies constantly, but this is Donald Trump declaring that he has used the United States military to extort Venezuela into giving him $1.7-2.7 billion for his personal use.

What a f-ing second - the President will use money extorted from a foreign government to fund spending without any congressional approval? Forget the impact on Venezuela, this is full-blown dictatorship in the USA.

If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.

@yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social do you still think this democracy in action? Because nobody else does!

This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.

Vile stuff. J 6 insurrectionists Taunting police about their pardons from Trump as they use racial and homophobic slurs towards them. And nobody will bat an eye.

Greenland would be the Sudetenland moment. You can say, "well we can't defeat the US in a conventional war, so we have to give into them." Or do you "cultivate resistance" in the hope of a return to democracy in Washington? I don't have answers, but people need to start thinking fast.

And what happens to them if they refuse?

See? It's not about stealing Venezuela's oil. It's about Donald Trump getting rich off that stolen oil.

Do you understand, yet? You can have a vaccinated child. Or an unvaccinated memory.

I hope someone will keep close track of all those "benefits to the people of Venezuela and the United States" coming from money "controlled by [Donald Trump] as President"? I recall they got Al Capone on tax evasion when it came to proceeds of crime.

Mob boss. Not a President.

BREAKING: Tammy Duckworth, who has the most significant combat record of any current U.S. senator, just lashed out at Trump on Venezuela: “Maybe Trump dodged the draft so many times he’s incapable of understanding the lessons from past conflicts built on lies.”

The biggest takeaway from today’s coalition of willing meeting isn’t the so called peace plan Russia is going to reject, but that Germany, France, UK, and Ukraine are creating the groundwork for new European military alliance. That’s the real story.

WTF!! Starmer get off that platform for goodness sake, you should be leading the exodus not clinging on there for dear life 🤦‍♀️

Brazil - Bolsonaro leads coup, arrested the next day, tried, convicted, imprisoned South Korea - Yoon Suk Yeol leads coup, impeached 10 days later, arrested a month after that, currently on trial for insurrection United States - Trump leads coup, gets away with it, seizes power

.@PabloReports: Any reaction to the WH blaming the police for what happened on Jan. 6th? Walkinshaw: I think it’s absolutely outrageous. It shows what a lowlife Trump is.

'Batsh*t crazy': Democratic representatives sound off on the White House publishing a website about January 6 that calls the insurrectionists “patriots” and blames officers for the violence. @pabloreports.bsky.social reports.

No amount of gaslighting will convince sane and rational Americans that we didn’t see what we saw on January 6, 2021. Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…

Interesting, so tell me Marco exactly when did you become Trumps bitch?

There’s a poll here on ‘would you like to see the UK rejoin the EU?’ - vote and share It’s currently at 57%

Trump and Hegseth are trying to intimidate me into silence. After 25 years in the Navy, I can tell you — that's not going to work. This is about defending everyone's First Amendment rights.

About time. The richest man in the world is a sick individual with cruel, dangerous, misogynistic, racist, unhinged views. Please ban his cesspit site and fine him £zillions for his crimes against innocent people, especially children. The planet is safer without his toxicity.

.@PabloReports: What do you make of the White House blaming the police for the violence on January 6th? McGovern: That’s offensive. What kind of sick human being would say that? I was here that day.

So Capitol Police officers were assaulted and injured on Jan 6th, the White House today is blaming them for the violence, and the people who attacked them have been pardoned and are back to mock and abuse them on the 5th anniversary. And the GOP is the party of the police? Really? REALLY??

Trump has created the makings of a bloodbath in Venezuela. Rodriguez is making it clear that she is not towing the line and innocent Venezuelans are now stuck between a rock and a hard place. Trump you're a stain on humanity.

one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it

Don't let this Jan 6th point get lost: Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election." In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.

This is unhinged. A 75 year old alliance in NATO is being trashed to serve one man's ego. Trump is not a reliable ally, he's a reckless bully. Starmer needs a plan B to stand up for Britain and our allies.

INVADE would be the correct terminology.

@news.sky.com I wonder why Rob Powell didn't mention this in his report on GROK's creation of CSAM just now?

Iranian authorities are brutally cracking down on nationwide protests with lethal force, killing at least 27 protesters and bystanders and injuring many more. Authorities should halt the unlawful use of force and release those arbitrarily detained.

$20 billion to create child sexual abuse material! This world has taken a wrong turn somewhere along the way 🤦‍♀️

Pamela Hemphill, who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, testified before Congress that she “had fallen for the president’s lies.”

Yes! This could be amazing for Iranians🤞 - too many people have died or been imprisoned to get to this point. No doubt Trump will claim full credit🤬 But this should also scare him…

It's a shakedown, a pillage, they're nothing but common thieves.

So very true👇🏼👇🏼 The USA is now the rogue terrorist state undermining world peace Ohh how far Trump has made it fall in such a short time 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

Pam Bondi must have an awfully large desk!

But your zero tolerance doesn't go so far as closing your own Twitter account. If we are serious about taking a firm stand against Twitter and all its nefarious uses then that means boycotting it, full stop.

You mean they're making plans to invade Greenland. Much like Putin invaded Ukraine.

Your turn now, Starmer...

🇮🇷Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has issued his first official call to action, urging Iranians to chant slogans simultaneously at 8:00 PM on January 8–9, from the streets or their homes, with further steps to follow based on the response. #Iran

Long live the great and courageous people of Iran, inheritors of an ancient civilization that has endured tyranny and conquest — and will outlive the Islamic Republic.