Peter Kay

@stoneskynews.bsky.social “He appears to be abandoning the principles that underpin the military doctrine of western democracies that you adhere to your rules of engagement in a way that your enemy does not” :
There are precedents for Hegseth’s speech - sadly wrong ones, from the very worst of men

War on Iran: The view from Washington War on Iran: Watch Mark Stone's take on the latest from Washington

War on Iran: The view from Washington

Great reporting

@stoneskynews.bsky.social “He appears to be abandoning the principles that underpin the military doctrine of western democracies that you adhere to your rules of engagement in a way that your enemy does not” :
There are precedents for Hegseth’s speech - sadly wrong ones, from the very worst of men

This's excellent from the PM
I am not prepared to commit our military service people to action, unless I am sure that what they are doing is lawful & has a viable basis. They deserve to know that their PM cares &pays attention to whether what I am asking them to do is lawful & I will always do that.

French President Macron announced France will increase its nuclear warheads and stop disclosing the size of its arsenal. He also signaled France will deploy nuclear assets abroad for the first time under a new "forward deterrence" strategy. #France

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket signifies a theft from those who are hungry and not fed."
--Dwight D. Eisenhower

From palls to gold drapes: Trump plays the lead in his own tasteless black comedy. Remember how he reacted when asked to honour US fallen? “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party's election defeats on "cheating" by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found

Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/03/02/n...

From palls to gold drapes: Trump plays the lead in his own tasteless black comedy. Remember how he reacted when asked to honour US fallen? “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Four U.S. soldiers have tragically fallen in Donald Trump's reckless, chaotic war with Iran.

California salutes the courage and enduring sacrifice of our service members and their loved ones.

But our Commander in Chief? Don't worry, he's focused on what really matters: himself.

“We are not at war and we are not getting involved in offensive action that the U.S and Israel are taking”

Prime minister Keir Starmer

Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party's election defeats on "cheating" by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found

Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/03/02/n...

This one remark seems like quite a major pivot by prime minister Sir Keir Starmer:

"This government does not believe in regime change from the skies.”

Might surprise people to know that in the latest British Election Study, Muslims are more politically fragmented than CofE Christians (measured by effective number of parties)

Are you fucking kidding me? As Trump rambles through his press conference about his war, he pivots to talking about his ballroom.

The ball room!
We do not need a ball room
We need healthcare. We need affordable meds. We need childcare.

Starmer:

"President Trump has expressed his disagreement with our decision not to get involved in the initial strikes. But it is my duty to judge what is in Britain's national interest. That is what I've done, and I stand by it."

No sign Iran's nuclear sites were hit, IAEA says, but Iran alleges one was The U.N. nuclear watchdog has no indication Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran have hit any nuclear facilities, its chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday, despite Iran's envoy stating one was targeted a da...

The current US attacks on Iran had/have nothing to do with degrading Iran’s nuclear capability which, after all, Trump said he’d obliterated last year. Decapitation of a country’s leadership, however repugnant that leadership may be, is illegal.?Russia ?N.Korea?China. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

What of Russia - Mr Farage?

No sign Iran's nuclear sites were hit, IAEA says, but Iran alleges one was The U.N. nuclear watchdog has no indication Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran have hit any nuclear facilities, its chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday, despite Iran's envoy stating one was targeted a da...

The current US attacks on Iran had/have nothing to do with degrading Iran’s nuclear capability which, after all, Trump said he’d obliterated last year. Decapitation of a country’s leadership, however repugnant that leadership may be, is illegal.?Russia ?N.Korea?China. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

"Do you accept there is such a thing as international law? And if you were Prime Minister would you try to adhere to it?"

Farage: "And international law? Well it is whatever you want it to be isn't it really? You know what is international law?"

Reform UK would be dangerous for all of our rights.

Chilling evidence we’re on the edge of Farage’s ICE age - ‘joined up’ AI thinking that led to US deaths:
“Palantir, also helped build a military-grade domestic surveillance architecture that can be used to target both undocumented migrants and those who protest against the President’s policies.”

Farage cannot cope with his own unpopularity. At all.
With the media’s help and huge foreign donations, his ego has been massaged into such a state of entitlement that he thinks he’s answerable to no one and simply owed power.
It’s become a national imperative to prove him wrong.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk As the US takes casualties, remember that Trump said: “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” He “referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as “suckers” for getting killed.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Donald Trump is a global chaos generator. He couldn't give a damn about the Iranians and will walk away the moment things get difficult, leaving a trail of pointless death and destruction.
It's all about spectacle for him. Once that's achieved, job done.

Yes - occupying Farage’s ground is, as stupid, as it is dishonourable.

Just like the vile hero of his adolescence, Farage blames the people for his own defeat.

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