The Next Election, Political News, and Other Forms of Comedy (US, UK, & Intl)

[Dropbear]

Hard-right Republicans forming new caucus to protect 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is said to be involved with the effort.

www.nbcnews.com

You stopped having Anglo Saxon political traditions when you declared independence in 1776.

I don't know about the rest, but Rep. Paul Gosar isn't even Anglo-Saxon. His family is Slovenian and Basque. I'm sick of these people trying to appropriate my culture

 

[Grand Potentate]

Raúl Castro steps down as Cuban Communist Party leader

His resignation ends his family's six-decade hold on power in Cuba.

www.bbc.com

Viva la democracia

fuck democracy

 

[Arnathor]

fuck democracy

Lol, sometimes I agree with you.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Lol, sometimes I agree with you.

just wait until some bad shit happens and the government isn't there to help you out

 

[Fwiffo]

Syria to hold election in May after years of war

The vote is expected to pave the way for President Bashar al-Assad to serve another seven-year term.

www.bbc.com

We did it! Elections coming to Syria. The Syrian people can speak their voice.

Oh wait, who are the only two people who have won since colonial rule?

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Labour leader, Keir Starmer, waffles on about protecting front line workers to pub landlord and then goes in for a pie and pint only to get thrown out somewhat unceremoniously:

Keir Starmer THROWN OUT of a Bath pub over support for lowdown

In astonishing scenes in Bath today Rod Humphris, landlord of the Raven pub, had to be held back by the Opposition Leader's security guards as he demanded he leave.

www.dailymail.co.uk

More palatable than Corbyn, but without the manufactured buzz and ''charisma'' from the media. Nothing down for him or his party. The great hope of the Labour Party is about to go over the event horizon.

 

[Arnathor]

Labour leader, Keir Starmer, waffles on about protecting front line workers to pub landlord and then goes in for a pie and pint only to get thrown out somewhat unceremoniously:

Keir Starmer THROWN OUT of a Bath pub over support for lowdown

In astonishing scenes in Bath today Rod Humphris, landlord of the Raven pub, had to be held back by the Opposition Leader's security guards as he demanded he leave.

www.dailymail.co.uk

More palatable than Corbyn, but without the manufactured buzz and ''charisma'' from the media. Nothing down for him or his party. The great hope of the Labour Party is about to go over the event horizon.

Bravo to the pub landlord!

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Bravo to the pub landlord!

You don't want them sorts in your pub.

It must be crap to be leader of Her Majesty's opposition only to find you have zero gravitas, charisma or credibility.

It's a strange kind of rat race where the most able, dynamic and those with a modicum of ability are denied a place at the starting gates to level the playing field.

 

[Fwiffo]

Annalena Baerbock: Woman who could be Germany's next chancellor

For the first time, the German Greens have announced a candidate to run in Germany's federal vote.

www.bbc.com

1980. She’s not that young. Jacinda Ardern was in her 30s when she won.

 

[Fwiffo]

George Floyd death: Congresswoman denies inciting violence

Maxine Waters told protesters to "stay on the streets" and "fight for justice".

www.bbc.com

"If there is a not-guilty verdict in Mr Chauvin's trial, Ms Waters said, 'then we know that we got to not only stay in the street, but we have got to fight for justice'."

Yeah! Let's storm the courthouse and legislature house...oh wait...

 

[Fwiffo]

What's behind the renewed violence in Northern Ireland?

"They’re feeling like they’re not equal citizens like the rest of the U.K., and I think it’s just reached a boiling point.”

www.nbcnews.com

The Troubles...

 

[Arnathor]

China continues to torture the 2 Michaels.

 

[Thruth]

China continues to torture the 2 Michaels.

2.5 years. Get her gone home or to the US. This is an embarrassment

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Why so many millennials are backing Marine Le Pen

Many years ago I married into a family of the French working-class. They came from Aveyron, La France Profonde, and most were dyed-in-the-wool socialists. But at a barbecue in the summer of 2002 one, Fabien, admitted that he had cast his ballot for Jean-Marie Le Pen in the recent election. A...

www.spectator.co.uk

 

[Dropbear]

Poor old Manton.

The Highbrow Conspiracism of the New Intellectual Right: A Sampling From the Trump Years - Niskanen Center

Once Trump won the election, other theorists turned up to seize the anti-liberal moment: to fill the intellectual void around the new president and soak up some power.

www.niskanencenter.org

 

[Ciociaro]

Poor old Manton.

The Highbrow Conspiracism of the New Intellectual Right: A Sampling From the Trump Years - Niskanen Center

Once Trump won the election, other theorists turned up to seize the anti-liberal moment: to fill the intellectual void around the new president and soak up some power.

www.niskanencenter.org

 

[Grand Potentate]

Poor old Manton.

The Highbrow Conspiracism of the New Intellectual Right: A Sampling From the Trump Years - Niskanen Center

Once Trump won the election, other theorists turned up to seize the anti-liberal moment: to fill the intellectual void around the new president and soak up some power.

www.niskanencenter.org

can you give me the elevator pitch version? thats a LONG article

 

[Fwiffo]

Dominic Cummings allegations: Boris Johnson urged to explain funding of flat refurbishment

It comes after Dominic Cummings claimed Boris Johnson had once had plans to get donors to fund the work.

www.bbc.com

"Beyond his denial of leaking text messages, he has also given his version of events relating to two potential political weak spots for Boris Johnson.

They are the questions over the financing of the renovation of the Downing Street flat and the leaking of a plan to impose a lockdown."

Renovations to 10 Downing aren't covered by the government?

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Renovations to 10 Downing aren't covered by the government?

Evidently not, when they're so garish behind a Green veneer.

Time to bring Johnson down. Two interlinked weaknesses: (i) He thinks with his dick and nothing ever good comes of this in a professional environment, (ii) because of that, he has committed to crazy targets in law of reducing carbon which will send most Brits to the poor house.

You will note the plans to instruct people to become vegan and reduce (i.e. stop) foreign holidays, the sensible Tories know this will lead them to defeat. Oh, you can hope the year long planned graphic campaign of CNN and soon the BBC will frighten everyone into Climate Emergency face masks, quarantines and total fear and compliance forever. Not forgetting the Eco-Worker-Brigades of our youth. That's part of the plan, at least for the yanks.

The Brit working class will not tolerate any of that, the hard one freedoms and privileges gained to be handed over for eco-tyranny.

 

[Fwiffo]

Evidently not, when they're so garish behind a Green veneer.

Time to bring Johnson down. Two interlinked weaknesses: (i) He thinks with his dick and nothing ever good comes of this in a professional environment, (ii) because of that, he has committed to crazy targets in law of reducing carbon which will send most Brits to the poor house.

You will note the plans to instruct people to become vegan and reduce (i.e. stop) foreign holidays, the sensible Tories know this will lead them to defeat. Oh, you can hope the year long planned graphic campaign of CNN and soon the BBC will frighten everyone into Climate Emergency face masks, quarantines and total fear and compliance forever. Not forgetting the Eco-Worker-Brigades of our youth. That's part of the plan, at least for the yanks.

The Brit working class will not tolerate any of that, the hard one freedoms and privileges gained to be handed over for eco-tyranny.

The PM gets 30K GBP per year allowance from the government. Boris Johnson's renovations cost 58K GBP. All of this drama is about 28K GBP?!

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

The PM gets 30K GBP per year allowance from the government. Boris Johnson's renovations cost 58K GBP. All of this drama is about 28K GBP?!

It was 200K and they were looking for Tory donors to pick-up the tab:

DAN HODGES: Britain votes for Prime Ministers and not the partner

DAN HODGES: Boris Johnson, pictured with his fiance Carrie Symonds, right, is at the centre of a scandal, and of the three that dominated the past week, Carrie has been at the heart of them all.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Arnathor]

Evidently not, when they're so garish behind a Green veneer.

Time to bring Johnson down. Two interlinked weaknesses: (i) He thinks with his dick and nothing ever good comes of this in a professional environment, (ii) because of that, he has committed to crazy targets in law of reducing carbon which will send most Brits to the poor house.

You will note the plans to instruct people to become vegan and reduce (i.e. stop) foreign holidays, the sensible Tories know this will lead them to defeat. Oh, you can hope the year long planned graphic campaign of CNN and soon the BBC will frighten everyone into Climate Emergency face masks, quarantines and total fear and compliance forever. Not forgetting the Eco-Worker-Brigades of our youth. That's part of the plan, at least for the yanks.

The Brit working class will not tolerate any of that, the hard one freedoms and privileges gained to be handed over for eco-tyranny.

Why can't Lord Monckton run the UK?

 

[Grand Potentate]

Why can't Lord Monckton run the UK?

he's certainly a big enough cunt to be able to fit into the role

 

[Fwiffo]

Anger as ex-generals warn of 'deadly civil war' in France

Ministers condemn an open letter, which claims Islamists are taking over parts of France.

www.bbc.com

Civil war in France. Off with someone’s head and on to the XXth republic.

 

[Fwiffo]

 

[Fwiffo]

Colombia withdraws controversial tax reform bill after mass protests

Critics warned the reforms would hit the poor hard at a time when many are already struggling.

www.bbc.com

That explains all the horns and flags from yesterday around my place. I thought they advanced in football qualifiers or something.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Labour is finished:

Watch: Starmer's dire post election interview

Having claimed earlier in the week that would he take ‘full responsibility’ for Labour’s election results, it took until 4 p.m. for Keir Starmer to emerge and face the media on what went wrong in Hartlepool. In contrast to a jovial Johnson who got to do his piece to camera in front of a twenty

www.spectator.co.uk

 

[formby002]

Labour is finished:

Watch: Starmer's dire post election interview

Having claimed earlier in the week that would he take ‘full responsibility’ for Labour’s election results, it took until 4 p.m. for Keir Starmer to emerge and face the media on what went wrong in Hartlepool. In contrast to a jovial Johnson who got to do his piece to camera in front of a twenty

www.spectator.co.uk

Labour isn't working

Getting rid of Keir won't solve the party's structural, cultural and existential problems

unherd.com

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Labour isn't working

Getting rid of Keir won't solve the party's structural, cultural and existential problems

unherd.com

I can't see anyway back for them. What next, Corbyn MKII?

All around the Western world the woke left is being soundly rejected, with the exception of USA.

 

[formby002]

I can't see anyway back for them. What next, Corbyn MKII?

All around the Western world the woke left is being soundly rejected, with the exception of USA.

Labour run the risk of going the way of the old Liberal Party.

This used to be a standard text on modern history undergraduate degrees. May prove instructive to Labour's problems.


Amazon product ASIN 1412842158

 

[Grand Potentate]

Labour run the risk of going the way of the old Liberal Party.

they're basically the democrats here. with jezza pushing the party left its just slightly less torrie policies with a multi-cultural sheen. the whole exercise is futile.

What next, Corbyn MKII?

god we can only hope

 

[Dropbear]

Whenever you hear anyone start a rant with ‘critical race theory’ or ‘woke’, you can safely tune out the rest of their bullshit without missing anything:

The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Obsession

How conservative politicians and pundits became fixated on an academic approach

www.theatlantic.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Whenever you hear anyone start a rant with ‘critical race theory’ or ‘woke’, you can safely tune out the rest of their bullshit without missing anything:

The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Obsession

How conservative politicians and pundits became fixated on an academic approach

www.theatlantic.com

this is correct

 

[formby002]

they're basically the democrats here. with jezza pushing the party left its just slightly less torrie policies with a multi-cultural sheen. the whole exercise is futile.


god we can only hope

Sigh!!!

The country DOES NOT need Jezza MKII or MK anything else.

Read the article I posted.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Sigh!!!

The country DOES NOT need Jezza MKII or MK anything else.

Read the article I posted.

Yes the article will definitely change my views

 

[formby002]

Yes the article will definitely change my views

Knowing you, I doubt it...

chuckles

 

[Fwiffo]

London elections: Sadiq Khan wins second term as mayor

The former MP will serve for another three years after beating Conservative rival Shaun Bailey.

www.bbc.com

Status quo in London...

Election results: Sturgeon warns PM not to block Indyref2 - as SNP finishes one seat short of majority

Nicola Sturgeon tells Boris Johnson he will be "picking a fight with the democratic wishes of the Scottish people".

news.sky.com

Status quo in Scotland...

 

[Arnathor]

How many stabbings took place under Khan?
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime
People stabbing each other at Selfridges.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

London elections: Sadiq Khan wins second term as mayor

The former MP will serve for another three years after beating Conservative rival Shaun Bailey.

www.bbc.com

Status quo in London...

Election results: Sturgeon warns PM not to block Indyref2 - as SNP finishes one seat short of majority

Nicola Sturgeon tells Boris Johnson he will be "picking a fight with the democratic wishes of the Scottish people".

news.sky.com

Status quo in Scotland...

Not quite, the Tories gave a good fight, but not good enough by far.

How many stabbings took place under Khan?
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime
People stabbing each other at Selfridges.

London is what it is, detached from the rest of England, increasingly American like in it's gang-banging culture. Replace the knives with guns and it would be Chicago of a weekend.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Is This the Beginning of the End for Labour? | naked capitalism

Brexit and Covid should have paved the way for a Labour romp. Instead, Labour tried to win a patriotism contest with the Tories and lost.

www.nakedcapitalism.com

worth reading the comments as well.

formby002 Pimpernel Smith