@lintons
Scottish Labour voting Fifer & ex-Civil Servant (for 47 years) β¦. very happily retired since May 2022. #FBPE Pro-EU Pro-NHS Pro-Majority Choice when it comes to π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Independence and PR.
Richard Tice agreed to replace me on the Laura Kuenssberg show after I had a sudden attack of not wanting to be questioned about my support for the orange turd who is treating NATO allies worse than he treats Russia.
#BBCLauraK
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Sacked!!! Even better outcome than letting him resign.
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βͺοΈ Trump βnamed twiceβ to FBI by Epstein accuser
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βͺοΈ Trump accused of trying to deflect attention by sharing AI-generated video of Obama being detained in the Oval Office
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 weβre still more than 4 years from a General Election so not panicking β¦. yet.
Trump β¦ the master of capitulation and a coward down to his rotten core.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The self proclaimed Master Dealmaker (and Iβm guessing he thinks that βnobody knows more than him about stocks/sharesβ) β¦ seems to be having quite a bad time at the moment.
Of course, heβll 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 β¦ obviously heβs not because there are 77.3 million people who voted for him.
What the hell did they think was going to happen???
The world isnβt cowering (like he wants them too) - theyβre laughing at the clown π€‘.
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 β¦ but whoβs the most intelligent/trustworthy??
- Putin/Russia
- Trump/US
- Xi/China
Sadly, the least intelligent/trustworthy is an easy question to answer.
π΅Ding Dong etc etcπ΅
Your Friday Philosophy:
"Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few." | David Hume, Edinburgh, 1711 -1776:
Private schools in Scotland isnβt only about education .. from what Iβve seen itβs a lifelong βclubβ where they feather their, and each others, nest.
Should they pay VAT? β¦ of course they should. Personally I would remove charitable status as well. If they all disappear, fine with me.
Would deliver βa more representative governmentβ β¦ definitely - βthat works for everyoneβ β¦ not so sure about that.
More likely to deliver (potentially) unstable coalitionβs where that smaller party get more than they should for keeping their larger βpartnerβ 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. βConcept of a planβ wonβt work here.
Given that neither the US or Israel are members of the ICC, I think itβs fair that the rest of the world couldnβt care less about mobster Donny and his rantings via Executive Orders.
Buyers (voters) remorse hasnβt kicked in yet β¦ 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 donβt agree with everything Rory Stewart has to say but heβs nailed it on Trump.
Apparently Donny telling journalists that a UK deal βcould be worked outβ β¦ no thanks, weβll stick with the grownups on this side of the Atlantic.
The UK voters donβt 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 Iβm counting my blessings.
Excellent new front cover from @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Trump decides that the US should join the 3 high-flying countries not currently part of the Paris Agreement .. Iran, Libya & Yemen. Heβs 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 β¦ who would possibly vote for village idiot Trump?
Of course, aided and abetted by (not all of them) millionaires/billionaires who just canβt satisfy their need for more and more money and power.
Wealth of worldβs 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 β the second-largest annual increase since records began.
TAX THE SUPER RICH
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
No doubt Musk will be composing a βoutragedβ tweet aimed at the UK justice system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...