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

[Fwiffo]

So she aspires to be VP for ...34 states?

 

[Fwiffo]

Rep. George Santos admits being a 'terrible liar' while doubling down on some of his most dubious claims

Santos told Piers Morgan he didn't think his lies would be discovered: "I ran in 2020 for the same exact seat for Congress, and I got away with it then."

www.nbcnews.com

"I ran in 2020 for the same exact seat for Congress, and I got away with it then."

...It's okay to lie. As long as you can get away with it.

 

[ter1413]

Biden stumbles up Air Force One stairs again leaving Poland

Biden, 80, fell forward about halfway up the stairs to the plane as he attempted to board at Warsaw Chopin Airport.

nypost.com

 

[Dropbear]

Nazis in Moldova?

Getting kerb stomped he spits out blood, points to a bystander and says ‘I’m going to get you next!’

 

[Fwiffo]

Tell that to these people: Pro-Russia protesters take to streets in Moldova to denounce new government

Of course they don't realise when you join the Russian federation all your men get conscripted - welcome to the Russian Federation, now fight for your new motherland.

 

[ter1413]

This is comical:

Pete Buttigieg rep tells ‘aggressive’ reporter to turn off camera at Ohio derail site

A press liaison for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg refused to discuss her boss’s handling of a toxic chemical spill following this month’s train derailment in East Palestine, O…

nypost.com

 

[Dropbear]

This is comical:

Pete Buttigieg rep tells ‘aggressive’ reporter to turn off camera at Ohio derail site

A press liaison for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg refused to discuss her boss’s handling of a toxic chemical spill following this month’s train derailment in East Palestine, O…

nypost.com

Turning Point have “reporters” now?

 

[Grand Potentate]

Study finds 42% of Canadians support socialism in Canada

A new Fraser Institute poll found 42% of Canadians are in favour of socialism but few want to foot the bill for it.

torontosun.com

going to have to move soon Fwiffo

 

[Fwiffo]

Study finds 42% of Canadians support socialism in Canada

A new Fraser Institute poll found 42% of Canadians are in favour of socialism but few want to foot the bill for it.

torontosun.com

going to have to move soon Fwiffo

Huh? I've always been a man for the people....of the people. I came from a working class family. People seem to make it out like I'm some supporting character from The Talented Mr. Ripley.

The Fraser institute is a conservative firm so there must be an ulterior motive to publishing that.

 

[Grand Potentate]

The Fraser institute is a conservative firm so there must be an ulterior motive to publishing that.

you're learning

 

[Thruth]

Huh? I've always been a man for the people....of the people. I came from a working class family. People seem to make it out like I'm some supporting character from The Talented Mr. Ripley.

The Fraser institute is a conservative firm so there must be an ulterior motive to publishing that.

If you look at the stats, only 24% define socialism in the correct sense rather than the belief it is increased spending by a social democrasy.

 

[Fwiffo]

Chinyere Igwe: Nigerian politician arrested with $500,000 on election eve

The money was found in Chinyere Igwe's car on the eve of Nigeria's hotly contested elections.

www.bbc.com

"$498,100 (£414,000) in cash a day before general elections. The piles of US dollars were found by police inside Chinyere Igwe's car.

Mr Igwe, an opposition PDP member of the House of Representatives, was also caught with a list of people to give the money to, police say."

I wouldn't mind some US dollars. How can I get on this list?

 

[Dropbear]

Chinyere Igwe: Nigerian politician arrested with $500,000 on election eve

The money was found in Chinyere Igwe's car on the eve of Nigeria's hotly contested elections.

www.bbc.com

"$498,100 (£414,000) in cash a day before general elections. The piles of US dollars were found by police inside Chinyere Igwe's car.

Mr Igwe, an opposition PDP member of the House of Representatives, was also caught with a list of people to give the money to, police say."

I wouldn't mind some US dollars. How can I get on this list?

 

[Fwiffo]

Ron DeSantis' 2024 campaign emerges from the shadows

The Florida governor isn't yet running for president, but he's been holding nationwide events and is about to launch a book tour.

www.nbcnews.com

“'There’s folks that don’t like Trump and aren’t sold on DeSantis,' said an adviser to one politician who planned to meet with donors in Austin.

But right now, it’s not clear whether there’s a path for another candidate, this adviser said, noting the high cash bar for entry in a race that features a former president and a high-polling governor who raised more than $200 million for his 2022 re-election bid.

'There’s a whole lot of speculation around whether there’s a third lane,' he said. 'To really be a serious contender you’re going to have to have several billionaires who are willing to write seven- or eight-figure checks.'"

Presidents aren't elected by the people....they're elected by billionaires?

 

[Fwiffo]

Trudeau defends Han Dong amid report CSIS warned of foreign influence concerns - National | Globalnews.ca

Justin Trudeau says his top national security adviser and the deputy minister of Global Affairs Canada will testify on concerns about foreign interference later this week.

globalnews.ca

It has been almost two weeks of daily reports that the Canadian foreign intelligence agency had details of Chinese meddling in not just the 2021 election, but also 2019, and even 2015 campaigns with political and charitable contributions as well as advertisements to push "friendly" politicians into power. First it centered on ex ministers and now it's on the current government.

 

[Fwiffo]

Bola Tinubu - the 'godfather' who is Nigeria's president-elect

After fighting military rule in the 1990s, Bola Tinubu, 70, feels entitled to become Nigeria's president.

www.bbc.com

A former auditor from Deloitte, and Mobil executive known as one of the richest men in Nigeria wins the presidency with the campaign slogan: "It's my turn."

Those young auditors working at the big 4 that I know must be working in the wrong country or attached to the wrong partners.

 

[Dropbear]

Yeh. Fuck Alaska. Time for a national divorce. And Hawaii too.

 

[Fwiffo]

Divorce by mutual consent?

 

[Fwiffo]

At G20 meeting, India’s Modi says ‘global governance has failed’

India PM calls on bloc to find common ground on global issues as he opens the meet set to be dominated by Ukraine war.

www.aljazeera.com

"The New Delhi meeting is being attended by 40 delegations, including those headed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang.

On Wednesday, Blinken said he had no plans to meet either minister. Ties between Washington and Beijing are strained over Ukraine as well as the US shooting down last month of what it said was a Chinese spy balloon that had drifted over North America."

Are we doing separate photographs again?

 

[Fwiffo]

Russian dissidents in Poland clash as they try to plot a future without Putin

The People’s Deputies of Russia, which drafted a constitution and developed plans to hold elections for a newly formed parliament, met in Warsaw last week

www.theglobeandmail.com

"Andrei Sidelnikov says the end of Putin could come at any time."

Any time now. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi has been preparing for the Ayatollah to keel over for awhile too.

 

[Grand Potentate]

 

[Fwiffo]

Aukus deal: US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project

The US, UK and Australia say new nuclear-powered submarines will help ensure stability in the Pacific.

www.bbc.com

"Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, China's growing assertiveness, the destabilising behaviour of Iran and North Korea - all threaten to create a world codefined by danger, disorder and division,"

...how do the submarines help with Iran? I guess they can park themselves outside of Vladivostok to irritate Russia.

 

[Fwiffo]

China's Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week

Beijing said China would uphold "an objective and fair position" on the war in Ukraine.

www.bbc.com

"As for the declared partnership between Moscow and Beijing, Russia - with an economy a tenth the size of China's - finds itself increasingly in the role of junior partner."

 

[Fwiffo]

Macron’s government survives no-confidence vote over contentious pension plan

President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan has sparked weeks of demonstrations and police clashes with protesters.

www.nbcnews.com

La République En Marche!

 

[Fwiffo]

French reforms: Macron refuses to give way as pension protests escalate

The French leader says he has no regrets about unpopular pension reforms but tries to calm tensions.

www.bbc.com

"Is the priority really to receive Charles III at Versailles? Something is taking place within French society... the priority is to go and talk to society which is rising up."

Talk to a violent rabble bent on rioting or enjoy the eloquence of a palace with a monarch. Not a hard choice.

 

[Fwiffo]

Rahul Gandhi disqualified as MP after conviction in defamation case

Mr Gandhi was a Congress party MP from Wayanad in the southern state of Kerala.

www.bbc.com

End of the line for the Gandhis...

 

[Fwiffo]

Federal level
MP Han Dong leaving Liberal caucus, denies allegations of working against release of 2 Michaels

Provincial level

Doug Ford says his office received CSIS briefing about Toronto MPP Vincent Ke

The Ontario Premier’s Office said it requested a briefing after questions from Global News about allegations that Mr. Ke was involved in Beijing-led efforts to interfere with the 2019 federal election

www.theglobeandmail.com

Municipal level
B.C. premier wants CSIS briefing on Chinese government's alleged meddling in Vancouver election

The solution is pretty clear.

 

[Fwiffo]

Kamala Harris Africa trip: Can US charm offensive woo continent from China?

US Vice-President Kamala Harris embarks on a tour of the continent amid fierce competition for influence.

www.bbc.com

Has sending Kamala Harris anywhere ever resulted in charm and good will?

"When a country turns to China, or Russia, or the US for support, this should not be seen as snubbing one major power bloc or the other."

Otherwise known as we want more free stuff.

 

[Fwiffo]

Putin says Moscow has deal with Belarus to station nuclear weapons there

Russia has already stationed 10 aircraft in Belarus capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons, Putin said.

www.nbcnews.com

“'We agreed with Lukashenko that we would place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus without violating the nonproliferation regime,' Tass quoted Putin as saying."

Proliferation? It's all relative if you see Belarus as part of a greater Russia.

After all you can annex a place before you conquer it and then call the subsequent war a defensive action.

 

[Grand Potentate]

 

[Fwiffo]

Netanyahu agrees to pause judicial overhaul following widespread unrest

The proposal by Netanyahu’s hard-right coalition in January would threaten the independence of the Supreme Court and limit judges’ powers, according to critics.

www.nbcnews.com

Bibi agrees to not give himself veto over the judicial system..................for now.

 

[Fwiffo]

Howard Schultz defends Starbucks labor practices at Sanders-led Senate hearing

Sen. Bernie Sanders' team released a report ahead of the hearing to counter Schultz, with an aide urging viewers: “Don’t get blended into a Frappuccino by Starbucks’ PR team.”

www.nbcnews.com

What is the point of dragging out the previous chairman/CEO if he's no longer associated with the company? It's not exactly like he can institute changes to improve working conditions or accurately attest to what is going on today.

 

[Fwiffo]

Bolsonaro touches down in Brazil after self-imposed exile

It is the far-right ex-leader's first time back in Brazil since his supporters stormed Congress.

www.bbc.com

Back for questioning...

 

[Fwiffo]

Disney sidesteps DeSantis board with royal clause

The Florida governor's oversight board says Disney circumvented it with an agreement citing King Charles.

www.bbc.com

"The newly created Central Florida Tourism Oversight District says the binding agreement passed last month by the previous board hands Disney total power over development of the area.

The declaration is valid until '21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, king of England', according to the document."

Americans recognise monarchy?

 

[belinmad]

Americans recognise monarchy?

neither monarchy nor stupidity

 

[Fwiffo]

Finland election: Three-way race as Sanna Marin fights for survival

A tight race sees right-wing populists and conservatives vying for power with the PM's centre left.

www.bbc.com

Vote for the hot one Finns

 

[Dropbear]

Factbox: Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin

Here is a profile of Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin, whose left-wing Social Democrats lost a parliamentary election on Sunday, although they might still join the next coalition with election winner the National Coalition Party.

www.reuters.com

😭

 

[Fwiffo]

Marlene Schiappa: French minister criticised over Playboy photoshoot

Marlene Schiappa's photoshoot sparks outrage, as France reels from pension protests.

www.bbc.com

"Marlene Schiappa, the minister for the social economy, was fully clothed for the shoot. It will appear on the cover of the April edition in France. But the move has drawn the ire of both her political opponents and colleagues. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told Ms Schiappa that her decision 'was not at all appropriate, especially in the current period.'"

Inappropriate - given she was fully clothed. Now if she was nude..

 

[Fwiffo]

McCarthy to meet with Taiwanese president in visit China calls a 'provocation'

The top Republican, who is second in line for the U.S. presidency, announced Monday that he would meet with Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-Wen.

www.nbcnews.com

How dare he not heed the orders of a foreign power to meet with another foreign head of state on his home soil.

 

[Fwiffo]

Arunachal Pradesh: India rejects China's attempt to rename disputed places

Delhi's comments come amid reports that China has renamed 11 places along a disputed Himalayan border region.

www.bbc.com

1.44b versus 1.33b people. Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight...