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@MirMAKOfficial Volunteers? Pull the other one, it's got JDAMS and MOABs on it!

As Donald Trumps’ threat of bombing the infrastructure comes close to the deadline. This is what is happening in Iran: 1. 14 million people have volunteered to sit on the bridges, power plants, roads and other infrastructure throughout Iran. 2. These people have already started to gather at these places. 3. World has never seen such an act of bravery from any nation where ordinary people are risking their lives to save their country. UNBELIEVABLE. Simply Unbelievable.

@ZackPolanski Do you have a spine Zack, if you can't find one, I'm not surprised.

The US military has 22 sites in the UK. Every day long range US bombers are taking off here to drop bombs on Iran. This is a rogue state carrying out war crimes, and threatening more. The UK Government must grow a spine - and stop our bases being used for this war.

@Sacha_Lord Don't vote Liebour, it's a trap 👎

In exactly a months time, it's the Local Elections Local means exactly that; look at the work that's been done locally. Here in Greater Manchester, we have some incredibly hard working Labour Councillors, who are getting results. They deserve your vote to finish the job off.

@Robbie_Reasons Shouldn't this be a "female only" role?

What new hell is this? A further assault on masculinity aimed at making us easier to govern.

@zarahsultana STFU now!

Kick US troops off UK bases NOW.

The UK had a choice when things kicked off. Stand properly with our closest ally… or hang back and pretend that sitting on the fence somehow looks like strength. And we chose the awkward middle ground — not quite in, not quite out, just… there. Now people will say that’s “measured” or “responsible.” But to anyone paying attention, it just looks like hesitation. Because the US isn’t just another country we occasionally agree with. It’s the backbone of NATO, the partner we lean on for intelligence, deterrence, and the kind of military weight that makes other nations think twice before doing anything stupid. Which is why this isn’t really about Iran at all. It’s about what happens if that backbone decides it’s had enough. Take the US out of NATO and what are you left with? A handful of capable countries, yes — but nothing like the same level of reach, power or deterrence. Certainly not enough to make the world’s bad actors lose sleep. And the UK? We’re good… but we’re not “replace the United States” good. Nobody in Europe is. So if Washington starts looking across the table and seeing allies who hedge, hesitate and only show up when it’s convenient, you can’t blame them for eventually asking what they’re getting out of it. That’s the bit people don’t like saying out loud. And here’s another question people dodge — if this had been any other US president, would we have been straight in, shoulder to shoulder without all the hesitation? It’s hard not to think a lot of this comes down to the fact that Western governments simply don’t like Trump. He’s not one of their usual, predictable operators, and that makes them nervous. Whether you rate him or not, that discomfort clearly plays into how willing they are to be seen standing alongside him. Instead, they reach for the Falklands. “Ah, but the Americans didn’t help us then.” Except they did — just not in the way people imagine. No Hollywood carrier group charging in, but plenty of the things that actually matter. Intelligence, logistics, weapons, and support through Ascension Island — which, yes, is British, but at the time was being run as a joint UK-US staging base. They could have made that operation far harder than it already was. They didn’t. They helped make it work. In other words, they showed up like real allies do — not for the headlines, but in ways that actually count. Which brings us back to now. Nobody’s saying we needed to blindly charge in. That’s not the point. But there’s a difference between acting independently and looking like you’re trying to keep everyone happy while committing to nothing. Alliances don’t survive on technicalities. They survive on trust. And if we start looking like the sort of country that wants the protection of NATO without ever really sticking its neck out when it matters, we shouldn’t be surprised if one day that protection starts to feel a bit… optional. Because without the US, NATO isn’t some iron shield. It’s a polite conversation. And that’s not much comfort when the world stops being polite.

@Bob__Hudson Nope 🙂‍↔️

Any chance of a Labour government getting just a little bit of credit for doing Labour things?

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@markofagenius You can probably see unicorns dancing on rainbows too, no one is buying your BS. 🤡

Reform are slumping in the polls, and I can see absolutely no reason why things will improve for them before the May elections,quite the reverse.

@Clainy6 Unlike you, pratt!

I hope all the pensioners on here who constantly slag-off Labour and how bad their policies are. WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING THE NEW STATE PENSION RISE TODAY. I mean they don't want to be hypocrites DO THEY !!

@danielmgmoylan @ollieparrot Not me, I do not wish to join that socialist cabal.

No they don’t.

@bphillipsonMP No they don't, but you continue to lie 🤡

Today, as we deliver change, we remember politics is about choices. We choose a better life for our children, the Tories and Reform choose to condemn them to poverty. inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

@archer_rs No he won't!

When Starmer leads the UK back into the EU and smashes what is left of Brexit he will create a legacy to rival Churchill.

@thirlestane597 @GHWTowler That's not even AI 😂

@GHWTowler Big girls blouse!

Oh Matthew, desperate for attention on a Sunday are we?

@ksaraholland @TKratman Think harder, I'd prefer Uncle Sam in my corner. Europe is pathetic in contrast.

@TKratman Moronic. US has become a kleptocratic autocracy with a dash of theocracy. Europe contributes far more to NATO funding and all support for Ukraine, which is the true freedom fighter. Europe has better quality of life on every measure and is the only bloc countries clamor to join.

From Martin Iles, reposted: Having lived in the USA for nearly two years, I've realised something. The USA and the remainder of the Western world are no longer aligned. We all laugh and mock when the Americans say, "Freedom!" because we truly think we're as free as they are. Wrong. We're not. Not even close. The laws, the mindset, and the behaviour, is totally different in this regard. Most of all, the governments are totally different. The USA's convictions around core freedoms are on a scale we do not share. Meanwhile, Donald Trump wins the popular vote, the electoral college, the House, and the Senate... a man who, in every other Western country, is held in open derision, if not contempt. For these and other reasons, we are not the same. Yet the West, including Australia, fully expect to rely on the USA for our very survival. If the world turns bad (which will happen - only a question of time), then the whole West, without America, is toast. So, you may ask - if we're not very aligned ideologically, then it must be that we bring something to the party militarily? Well, no... actually... we don't matter that much militarily. The USA has about 470 ships in its navy, including 11 aircraft carriers, 69 submarines, 75 destroyers... plus 110 new ships in the pipeline. Australia has about 30, including 3 destroyers, 7 frigates and 7 outdated submarines. The UK does a little better, with about 60. Meanwhile, the US has over 14,000 military aircraft. A staggering number. Australia has 252 military aircraft. The UK has 556. The US army has just shy of 1,000,000 uniformed personnel in its military. Australia has about 45,000. The USA spends 3.4% ($968 billion) of its GDP on defence. Australia spends 2% ($36.4 billion). The US spends as much as the next 15 largest military-spending countries (including China) combined. The USA has a fighting culture. The men shoot things (a lot) and hunt things, the veterans get favoured in everything from parking spots to boarding planes. A uniformed young man is thanked in the street a dozen times a day. "Oh, the Americans and their guns!" we say, in our smug way. Yes, they have a warrior culture. We do not. We don't have to, because we're a leech on theirs. How many young British men are willing to fight for their country? Now ask the same regarding young American men. The difference is about as wide as it could be. Militarily, we don't offer squat. Meanwhile, look at the way Australia works against America's interests by loving on China. China made us rich and we stay close. This is a Marxist regime with expansionist aims. Again, you have to spend time in the USA to realise just how vast a gulf there is between us on China. Europe, too. They let China have their way everywhere from Germany to Greenland, all the while importing Islam and sending their own people to court for saying hurty words. Somehow, we have landed the deal of a lifetime with the USA that says, "when the baddies come, you'll save us ok?" Because we can't save ourselves. And we live in peace. But we keep gnawing away at freedoms, keep enabling China, and get flabby and disinterested about our military because Uncle Sam's got it. And, let's be honest, Americans are widely looked down on. To add insult to injury, we don't think that highly of our protectors. So, the USA is finally saying "enough." I am here, I can tell you what the vibe is, and that's it. Trump is doing what people want in this regard. They're over it. And we come across all shocked and hard done by. We behave like people with no self-insight at all. Yes, the global alliance system is all over the place now. From America's perspective, it's about time. And I must say, though I be a proud Australian, I am forced to agree. Something has to change.

@habibi_uk Is this one of the "Doctors or Engineers" that our government is importing, every day?

“Victory to Iran!” Cheers for the regime's terrorists in Yemen and Lebanon. "Wipe Israel off the map!" Curses for the “parasites” of the City of London. "Epstein class!" Ranjeet Brar raging outside the US embassy yesterday. He is an NHS consultant at King’s College Hospital.

@tomchapple1 @sales_belinda It will be soon, and your tears will make it so much sweeter 🤡

@sales_belinda Or Putin. Farage works for Putin. Trump is just a co- conspirator. And Putin is just money and raw power Who or whatever he serves it is not the British Public.

I love the UK. I'm proud to be living here. We have a beautiful country, culture and traditions. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I don't love bigots. The fake "patriots" Faragists who constantly put down the country, slag it off, and want to subjugate it to Trump.

@LindaPears87262 Thats Christinity for you, support when you need or want it!

Please don't misunderstand this tweet. I respect a person's religious beliefs & right to celebrate them but; when did we become obsessive about Christianity in the UK. I'm 69 & the only time we went to church was a wedding, christening or funeral.

@climateboss1949 @Samsoprano30 Kes voting was a joke, you cretin!

@Samsoprano30 Good post 👏 Certainly put the cat amongst the ReformUK & Restore pigeons.....see them trotting out the useless Gifs and memes. Well done you....'Kes' would be very pleased.