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Trump ‘named twice’ to FBI by Epstein accuser as he peddles Obama conspiracy: Live Donald Trump shares AI-generated video of Obama being detained in the Oval Office by FBI agents as president accused of trying ‘to change subject’

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Given the turmoil in both parties (and the Trump sh*tshow) if 28% for Reform and 20% for Conservatives is accurate it says more about voters than anything else.
But we’re still more than 4 years from a General Election so not panicking …. yet.

Trump attacks Zelensky over possibility of Crimea going to Russia The Ukrainian president has consistently rejected the suggestion that his country give up its claim to the Crimean Peninsula.

Trump … the master of capitulation and a coward down to his rotten core.

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The self proclaimed Master Dealmaker (and I’m guessing he thinks that “nobody knows more than him about stocks/shares”) … seems to be having quite a bad time at the moment.
Of course, he’ll try to deflect the blame elsewhere but everyone with brain cells in double figures knows the truth.

I used to think that Trump was the stupidest creature on the planet … obviously he’s not because there are 77.3 million people who voted for him.
What the hell did they think was going to happen???
The world isn’t cowering (like he wants them too) - they’re laughing at the clown 🤡.

Insider Trading alert.

Max Hastings in The Times today does one of the best jobs so far of properly chronicling the USA's breakneck descent into fascism. I don't think a single person will be aware of *all* the evidence. (I know about paywalls & the mixed records of all pundits so please don't feel the need to remind me!)

The 3 most powerful individuals on the planet … but who’s the most intelligent/trustworthy??
- Putin/Russia
- Trump/US
- Xi/China
Sadly, the least intelligent/trustworthy is an easy question to answer.

🎵Ding Dong etc etc🎵

Your Friday Philosophy:

"Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few." | David Hume, Edinburgh, 1711 -1776:

Donald Trump widely laughed at during his State of the Union address after claiming the USA spent ‘$8 million dollars for making mice transgender’

It was spent on transgenics not transgender, a genome engineering process importing genes from other species

Thicker than a bricklayer’s sandwich 🥪

Private schools in Scotland isn’t only about education .. from what I’ve seen it’s a lifelong “club” where they feather their, and each others, nest.
Should they pay VAT? … of course they should. Personally I would remove charitable status as well. If they all disappear, fine with me.

Would deliver “a more representative government” … definitely - “that works for everyone” … not so sure about that.
More likely to deliver (potentially) unstable coalition’s where that smaller party get more than they should for keeping their larger “partner” in power.

We have to accept that traditionally 25-30% of the electorate in Scotland vote for right-wing parties .. whether this was/is Tory, UKIP or Reform.
Personally I hope Reform win MSP seats .. getting the racists/fascists to break cover is half the battle. “Concept of a plan” won’t work here.

Given that neither the US or Israel are members of the ICC, I think it’s fair that the rest of the world couldn’t care less about mobster Donny and his rantings via Executive Orders.

Buyers (voters) remorse hasn’t kicked in yet … maybe it never will.

Apart from The Gaza Strip, President Trump also plans to take over:
Middle class women of a certain age
Ofsted
Kanye West
Kanye East
Hogwarts
The wall between Italy & Turkey
Waspi women
The Daily Mail
Church of England
Stoke (land of scrotes & scumbags)
Marcus Rashford
Narnia.
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Perfectly captured.

I don’t agree with everything Rory Stewart has to say but he’s nailed it on Trump.
Apparently Donny telling journalists that a UK deal “could be worked out” … no thanks, we’ll stick with the grownups on this side of the Atlantic.

The UK voters don’t get it right as often as I would like e.g. 2010, 2014 (Scotland only), 2015, 2016 & 2019.
Imagine how unbearable a Tory government would be with Trump getting in - definitely the 51st state. Are Labour perfect - DEFINITELY NO - but I’m counting my blessings.

Excellent new front cover from @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Trump Withdraws from Paris Agreement (Again): What This Moment Means for Climate Action Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement (again) — but here’s how the US can still fight the climate crisis.

Trump decides that the US should join the 3 high-flying countries not currently part of the Paris Agreement .. Iran, Libya & Yemen. He’s a climate denying idiot who will happily see his country crash & burn just so him and billionaire mates can make a profit.

www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/t...

Possible answer to the BIG question … who would possibly vote for village idiot Trump?
Of course, aided and abetted by (not all of them) millionaires/billionaires who just can’t satisfy their need for more and more money and power.

Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds Rate of wealth growth last year was three times faster than 2023, Oxfam inequality research reveals

Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, with UK leading the way in G7!

Number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769.Their wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn – the second-largest annual increase since records began.

TAX THE SUPER RICH

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...

Worcester white supremacist jailed for asylum seeker attack A judge says Callum Parslow's unprovoked assault on Nahom Hagos was

No doubt Musk will be composing a “outraged” tweet aimed at the UK justice system.

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Minimum wage in UK is not exactly a fortune (£12.21 per hour for 2025 … equates to around $15 per hour).
Conservative Party here tried the “a minimum wage will cost jobs” for years … it’s all lies.

Trump and his henchman Musk treat America’s oldest allies as enemies. Britain can’t face that threat alone | Jonathan Freedland The president-elect’s hostility towards other democracies is already clear. There will be no special relationship with him: we should look to Europe, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Donald Trumps hostility towards other democracies is already clear. There will be no special relationship with him: we should look to Europe

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Given Trumps age and physical condition there’s every chance this his VP will have to step up at some point in the next 4 years so … where is JD Vance??? Very visible up until the election but now appears to be leaving it entirely to Trump & Musk. BTW I’m not missing him, I was just wondering.