Si the Mole 💙

@haynesdeborah @night_waker Petulant and pathetic man-child whining that other countries don’t want their people to die for the madness surrounding the illegal war and American and Israeli imperialism. There’s a surprise.

🚨Crisis time for NATO🚨 Donald Trump effectively says the US will no longer defend its NATO allies because they didn’t help him against Iran. “We would have always been there for them, but now based on their actions I guess we don’t have to be, do we?” “Why would we be there for them if they’re not there for us? They weren’t there for us”

I think you’ll find they go forward.

@Tazerface16 Don’t wear the “I’m Trump’s Maga Bitch” tee shirt would be my advice 🙂 but Canadians are very welcome in the Uk

Anybody have any tips on how to appear Canadian while traveling internationally? Asking for a friend.

@RepVanOrden Morally bankrupt, principle free and pathetically weak is how the USA is now seen by the rest of the sensible world. The fact that it has been achieved by one lunatic man in less than a year is a staggering reflection of your collective Magat stupidity.

For the first time in nearly 25 years, a bipartisan group of five Members of Congress sat down with the Russian Duma to engage in direct discussions on peace and bilateral relations. We have a responsibility to maintain open lines of communication and pursue dialogue, even in times of tension. I remain committed to continuing these conversations and supporting President Trump’s commitment towards peace.

@MonkEmma Fabulous post. Thank you. 🙂👍 Emma’s News from lake insanity is always, always worth a read…….. and educational to boot. Love it.

Another day, another right-wing outrage🙄 We had Easter eggs last weekend, then children doing yoga at school... And now it's..... Bubble bath!😆 Is there anything that doesn't enrage them? So let's take a look at the "concerns" 🧵1/19

@maria_drutska “Just do what the rapist wants…..and then it’s our turn or we might protect you when he tries again” Intellect and political awareness of a lawnmower. The Magat lunatics have lost all credibility.

Rubio: Zelensky is lying about the US being ready to provide security guarantees if Ukraine surrender Donbas. Also Rubio: The US security guarantees will come after the war ends, and to end the war, Ukraine must surrender Donbas, as Putin demands.

@RpsAgainstTrump And that, children, is why this global skid-mark and intellectual black hole will never receive the Nobel Peace Prize

Trump: “When I didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize. You gotta understand, I don't care. Norway has lost so credible. I stopped 8 wars… I do it the best. I stopped wars that nobody thought—President Putin called me, he said, 'I can't believe you stopped this one and this one.’”

@dave43law Well, they voted for Trump to be president …..twice. So someone with nuclear levels of bonkers, like lettuce Liz, is going to appear super intelligent and rational. Best that she stays in America in my view. 🙂

How can anyone take her seriously? Why does MAGA America take Liz Truss seriously? thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-do…

@thedaywar90 Yes. And insult the mango Mussolini properly. Not this weak, pathetic stuff.

Do you support Newsom continuing to insult Trump even though he is insulting the President of the United States? Yes-Or-No

@Microinteracti1 Did he wake up?… Do i open the champers yet? 🤣🤣

Trump fell asleep again. Poor man. Other demented elderly people are happiest in a care home. There they can talk about starting wars east and west without actually hurting anyone.

@glenn_tunes It looks as though that will happen by default Teams travelling to Magat land are likely to be arrested preventing any games from being played there.

ONLY CANADA AND MEXICO SHOULD HOST THE WORLD CUP ✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊

@Number10cat @jim_nauseum2 Nothing much….. New season New war New global crisis But the same mental inadequate in the White House. 🙂

Went for a quick nap and ended up sleeping for 6 weeks. Sorry. Have I missed much?

@DrJStrategy @TrentTelenko Before the USA illegally attacked Iran nobody gave a horse’a arse about these islands (documented as being part of Persia in 12th century) Now the USA, the most globally coercive country in the world, wants to occupy them in order to protect against …..coercion. Oh please….

Food for thought. On November 29, 1971, the world barely noticed when Iranian forces seized three specks of land at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz: Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb. For the UAE and many in the Gulf, this was never a technical border quarrel. It was an act of occupation and a permanent scar. Today, a comfortable consensus has formed in foreign-policy salons and on Wall Street that the Trump administration has no strategic vision for the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran is “winning” the confrontation in the Gulf by default. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is hard to believe how casually many of these critics ignore history, including the way control of financing, insurance, and maritime chokepoints has repeatedly reshaped great-power influence. Half a century after the shah’s grab, the question surrounding these islands is no longer simply “who owns them,” but “who secures the most critical chokepoint in the global oil trade.” With President Trump moving to provide American-backed insurance for ships transiting the Gulf, Washington is displacing the remnants of British dominance in maritime insurance and risk. Whoever insures the traffic does not just collect premiums; they hold a de facto veto over it and gain visibility into every meaningful cargo, what moves, in what volume, from where and to where. This emerging architecture gives the United States something London once enjoyed: an indirect presence in every Gulf port that depends on uninterrupted access to global insurance and reinsurance. The logical next step is geographic as well as financial. Returning Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb to the United Arab Emirates would not only correct a historical wrong against Arab inhabitants whose ties to these islands long predate the shah’s gunboat diplomacy. It would also provide the legal and political foundation for a formal U.S.–UAE security arrangement on the islands themselves. Critics will bristle at the idea of a sustained American military presence on these rocks. But the alternative is not some neutral, demilitarized utopia. The alternative is that the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large share of the world’s seaborne oil flows, remains vulnerable to coercion, sabotage, and blockade. A long-term U.S. presence, at Emirati invitation, would anchor a security order built around free navigation, reliable energy flows, and clear red lines against maritime blackmail. This is not just about three islands. It is about restoring the principle that territory cannot be seized by surprise and held indefinitely by force, and about extending a coherent maritime strategy from Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb. If the United States is serious about securing the arteries of global trade for decades to come, then correcting the injustice of 1971 and placing these islands under Emirati sovereignty, with an American flag flying alongside the UAE’s in a carefully structured basing agreement, is not an overreach. IMHO, It is the minimum credible foundation for a stable Gulf and the clearest rebuttal yet to those who insist that America has no plan.

@glenn_tunes Here in the Uk, mildly stupid people are in charge of everything while some very embarrassing, semi-sentient types shout a lot and are in charge of nothing.

THANK GOD THAT I LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE DONT HAVE EXTREMELY STUPID AND EMBARRASSING PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING 🙏

@MosiniElisa @terrychristian And yet there is a significant majority of people in the Uk who wish to have a closer relationship with Europe (50-60%) And 64% of the Uk population have an unfavourable view of the US. Our Uk political class need to take note.

The US is threatening a potential UK‑EU rapprochement if it negatively affects relations with Washington. They don't want a closer UK‑EU relationship, as they desire to keep Europe divided. For years, we Europeans fought among friends… but that will no longer happen. 🇪🇺🇬🇧

@carla_denyer It can be done. It’s simply an IT challenge to separate out the gas element from the marginal pricing and, later, separately apportion the amount of gas used to generate electricity…imho. 🙂

As we stare down these energy price shocks, we need to ask: why is the price of *all* electricity largely set by gas-fired power stations? This rigged system needs to change. Today, I wrote to Ed Miliband MP asking that we break the link between gas and electricity prices.

@OborneTweets @sonofr Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), American service members have a legal duty to obey lawful orders but a strict duty to disobey patently illegal orders. An order is illegal if it violates US law, the Constitution, or the laws of armed conflict.

It is understood that the US president is commander-in-chief of the US armed forces. But does the military have an obligation to obey him when he issues illegal, unethical, criminal or crazy instructions? Surely must there come a point when senior officers have a duty to resign?

@Heccles94 The problem is he keeps waking up. If only…….

Trump is not well

@John_EdwardsUK USA illegal war with Iran, Russian illegal war on a European country, cost of living crisis, fuel shortages and multiple Brexit issues but, hey, let’s whine loudly about fucking flags. Get real FFS.

I’m delighted to say Sandhurst Town Council will now permanently fly the Union Flag 🇬🇧 outside its offices following my proposal. This was despite the Lib Dems’ best efforts to stop it, with some councillors arguing our flag is “contentious” and “distressing”, and one Lib Dem even exclaiming “shame” when the vote passed. One suggestion was even to fly every other country’s flag as well, to make sure we didn’t exclude or offend anyone. To me, our flag isn’t contentious or offensive at all. It’s a symbol of unity, freedom, identity and duty, and I’m pleased it will soon be flying permanently over Sandhurst.

@Microinteracti1 👍 The Iran war is a battle between a despotic. Quasi-religious authoritarian regime, led by a lunatic and his devoted, dribbling sycophantic followers …. And Iran. It’s not going to end well.

The world is counting down until this man is gone. Trump called the Iran war a “test for NATO” at a Cabinet meeting Thursday, declaring the US would “never forget” allies’ failure to show up. He told Starmer not to bother sending ships, dismissed British aircraft carriers as “toys” – a claim Downing Street flatly denied – and stood before his Cabinet like a man settling scores in the middle of a war. NATO Secretary General Rutte avoided any direct criticism, offering European allies “good reasons” for their delayed response in the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomatic cover for a moment that needed none. This is a man who insults allies during an active war, rewrites alliance obligations in real time, and measures loyalty in ships dispatched on his command. The world is counting down. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1