Nick Lock #KTTO

President Trump says the US in conjunction with "many countries" is sending war ships to the Strait of Hormuz to keep it "open and safe." Trump also calls on China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others to send war ships to Hormuz. Oh. Oh this is beautiful. This is the geopolitical equivalent of the guy who starts a bar fight, gets his head put through the pool table, and then looks up at the bouncer with blood pouring out of his nose going "Are you gonna DO something about these guys?!" Let me get this straight. You bombed Iran. YOU started this. You launched Operation Epic Fury like a kid naming his Nerf gun. You flattened their cities, cratered their infrastructure, killed God knows how many civilians, and now that they've done the ONE thing that every single analyst on Earth said they would do... close the Strait of Hormuz... you're asking CHINA for help? CHINA. The country you've spent three years tariffing into oblivion. The country you called an enemy of civilisation. You want THEM to send warships to protect YOUR oil supply chain? In what universe does Xi Jinping take that phone call and not just put it on speaker so the whole room can laugh? And here's the bit that should be printed on a plaque and hung in the Smithsonian under the heading "Weapons Grade Cognitive Dissonance Dipshit." Direct quote from the man himself: "We have already destroyed 100% of Iran's Military capability." Next sentence. LITERALLY the next sentence: "But it's easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway." I'M SORRY, WHAT? You destroyed ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of their military capability and they can STILL mine one of the most important shipping lanes on the planet? What kind of shit maths is that? That's not 100%, mate. That's not even close to 100%. If you hired a pest exterminator and he said "I've eliminated 100% of the termites, but they can still eat your house," you'd want your money back. He calls the Strait closure an "artificial constraint." ARTIFICIAL. Brother, there is nothing artificial about it. You dropped bombs on a sovereign nation and they blocked a chokepoint that carries 20% of the world's oil. That's not artificial. That's called CONSEQUENCES. That's cause and effect. That's the thing that happens AFTER the thing you did. Toddlers understand this concept. You touch the stove, you get burned. You bomb Iran, they close Hormuz. This is not complicated. And the absolute cheek of calling Iran "a Nation that has been totally decapitated" while simultaneously admitting they're holding the entire global energy market hostage with speedboats and sea mines. Pick a lane, Donald. Either they're decapitated or they're not. You don't get to claim total victory AND beg France for naval escorts in the same paragraph. Speaking of France. And Japan. And South Korea. And the UK. Notice who's NOT on that list? Australia. Not even worth asking apparently. Which, honestly, fair enough, because we've got about four days of fuel reserves and a navy that couldn't project force to Bondi Beach, but it does sort of highlight how far down the pecking order we've fallen while our politicians were busy kissing the ring at Mar-a-Lago. But here's the real headline buried under all the tough-guy cosplay. He's LOSING. This post is what losing looks like when you're a narcissist who can't say the word. He can't reopen the Strait alone. The US Navy, for all its power, cannot clear mines and fight asymmetric warfare across a narrow waterway while simultaneously bombing the shoreline AND keeping tanker traffic flowing. It's a logistical nightmare and he knows it. That's why he's begging. That's why a man who has never asked anyone for anything in his life is out here publicly requesting that other nations come bail him out. And they won't. Because why would they? China's already getting its oil overland from Russia. France has no skin in this game. Japan and South Korea are furious about tariffs. And the UK is trying to figure out how to diplomatically distance itself from a war it never supported without losing its trade deal. He's alone. He did this to himself. And the only people who'll pay the price are the rest of us, watching fuel prices rip through the roof while this spray-tanned catastrophe stands at the podium claiming everything is going exactly to plan. One way or the other, he says. OPEN, SAFE, and FREE, he says. Mate, the only thing that's open is the hole you've dug yourself into. And it's getting deeper by the hour.

So, the orange idiot starts a war he can’t win, threatens allies and then cries for help when it goes wrong. He’s cheered along by Tories & Reform. Somebody save us from right wing idiocy. Thank goodness we have a cool headed PM.

simple question should the uk join america and israel in fighting iran (not defending our bases) repost after answering for wider sample

@a_toots I don't think it's an unpopular opinion at all. I think he's growing in stature daily as a result of standing up to them despite the right wing onslaught. He's a decent man.

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Are you a big fan of Sir Keir Starmer?🤔 Repost after voting please.

Could not stop watching again and again! 🎉 Joyful, playful, easy.... Awesome ! 💥🤩

The right wing so called patriots value the lives of British citizens so much that they’re happy to send them to their deaths in an illegal war waged by an orange criminal. Keep hanging your flags simpletons. At least you don’t have to engage your brains up a ladder.

@GoodwinMJ Matt, the only way to save democracy is to stop lying to voters. Take note …

The reason the Greens & the radical Left are attacking those of us who are highlighting illegal family voting and election fraud in Gorton & Denton is because they know they will be the big losers if we refuse to give up on this issue - if we actually fix our democracy. For many years, ever since Tony Blair opened up postal voting, it's been the Left that directly exploited biraderi clan-based networks and communalism to harvest votes. Every Labour MP in Westminster knows this. Every Labour councillor knows this. Every serious journalist knows this. And so too do the Greens because they are now doing the same. They don't want us to keep looking at this because they know that if we do make changes - by restricting postal votes, clamping down on family voting, and removing Commonwealth voting - then it will be the Left that will lose, especially in urban, diversifying areas. It is ironic. The Left are the first to trace everything they don't like in politics (Brexit, Trump, etc.) to electoral interference from 'Russia', 'social media', 'Cambridge Analytica' and more. Yet when electoral interference happens to involves the Left ruthlessly exploiting illiberal and undemocratic practices they are silent or aggressively attack those who point it out. At the same time, they lecture the rest of us about the rights of women and individual choice while turning a blind eye to the ugly misogyny and dogmatism that is now taking place in polling stations and entrenching itself in our democracy. It's not me saying this; it's research, overseen by the Electoral Commission. We either care about standards at elections or we don't. What we need to do with a Reform majority or Reform-led government after the next general election is deal with what the Democracy Volunteers report points to: endemic, illegal family voting and electoral malpractice which is corroding our democracy and dividing our country. I am in touch with the relevant people to ensure there is a full policy response to this. This is not about being a 'sore loser'. It is not really even about Gorton & Denton anymore. It is much bigger than all of that. It is about ensuring we remain a democratic nation over the longer-term, where individual choice and freedom in politics is respected and upheld. So, no, this debate and policy agenda is not going anywhere. We will not save Britain if we do not fix our democracy. It is that simple.

I’m not a fan of Starmer, but whatever he does – literally whatever he does - he is ripped apart, ripped to shreds, by the telegraph, Mail, express, Sun, spectator, the very same people who installed Boris Johnson and the appalling Liz Truss. The same people who installed the governments that caused Brexit and the financial chaos that has ensued, the same people who have driven this country into the ground. I’m sick to death of them. They are the biggest threat to this country and all of us across the board, no matter what our politics are. We need to get billionaires out of the Media

@GoodwinMJ Strange how these people you keep insulting didn’t want you as their MP. I wonder why? 🥴🤪

An astonishing statistic from Oxford’s Dr Patrick Nash: Up to 50% of the Muslim community in Gorton & Denton practice cousin marriage, which is “a good predictor of higher rates of electoral fraud allegations” Another reason to ban cousin marriage mol.im/a/15601353

@GoodwinMJ Desperation!

This is not democracy. This is coercive, sectarian politics dressed up as democracy We are in deep, deep trouble

Crying in their chips now, satisfying isn't it? #ReformUK #GortonDentonByElection #Farage #MattGoodwin

While everyone is freaking out about the Green win in the by-election, I noted that the combined Green & Labour vote was easily double of that of the votes for the rest. Proof our country isn't the right wing hellscape you'd expect from media coverage.

The right wink oiks are out in force and hurting 😂😂😂😂😂😂

So great that Deform UK and their army of simpletons have been beaten by a message of equity, unity and hope. Now they’re going to try to steal the election by claiming fraud. Straight out of the Trump playbook. Hold the line & be strong champs. Truth & hope will win!

Just want to spell this out for simpletons: THEY ARE NOT SHADOW MINISTERS. Hope that helps!

Before joining the bandwagon, please do a little research. Google the ECHR articles & tell me which one you disagree with. Do you want to lose the right to life or the right to live free from torture? Or perhaps you don’t like the prohibition of slavery? Don’t let them take it.

The Equality Act prevents discrimination against the 9 protected characteristics, which are: Age Sex Gender reassignment Disability Marriage Race Religion Sexual orientation Pregnancy Everybody fits into one of those categories. It protects YOU. Don’t let them take it away