US Election & Presidency

Trump has removed the security details for a number of previously protected people. They include Mike Pompeo (the Iranians have made credible threats to his life) and Dr Fauci who many nutjob conspiracy theorists have threatened to kill. Evil behaviour which may well lead to someones death.

In other news he's had a call with the Danish Prime Minister which is described in an understatement as "not going well". Seems he threatened Denmark with specific tariffs if they didn't give him Greenland.

A little late to the party, but here goes
As far as Elon's "gesture", seems like over here we have a bunch of mouthpieces for Musk DEFENDING his actions as if it's being overblown He's a troll who's enjoying pissing off the evil woke, and this is his form of "humor". At the same time, it's appealing to their base. Does this make up for the H-1B curfuffle
I'm not sure if that's just an American media thing or not, but it's really upsetting the amount of great PR these guys get from the podcast sphere. Guess we will tolerate anything as long as a rich guy does it and he has our favorite "bros" defending him. For someone on the left like me (big surprise I know, haha) I just don't get the appeal of the spineless jellyfish we have when it comes to people with money.
Disagreements are one thing, solutions can come from them.
Outright P.R. BJs given to these scumbags? Is that really the message we can all get behind in the US?

Confirmation that Trump is batshit crazy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjvyyn7k99o

Colombia refused to accept 2 deportation flights as Military Planes were being used. The Colombian President offered to use his official plane for the flight but the Orange Ape has spat his dummy put and started a trade war.

The WhiteHouse then announces Trade Tarrifs & Sanctions against "Columbia" which, last time I checked, was a University in New York.

Colombia has yielded and will allow the flights to land. To be fair to them they are not a wealthy country & The US is their biggest trade partner, which will of no doubt been in Trump's mind, if someone is easy to bully, he will.

This will just embolden him further, as if he needed it.

oooh apparently we have first dibs on greenland if denmark wanted to sell

apparently some 1917 treaty

Simple solution. Denmark offers Greenland to the UK for a nominal sum, say 99p. In return we lease it back to Denmark for 1000 years for 99p. after which the lease renews at 99p per 10,000 years unless terminated by mutual agreement.


If only Starmer had the balls to suggest it

One of Trump's supporters from South Florida is now complaining because his Venezuelan wife has been detained ready for deportation. She has lived in the States for 3 years and was going through the process to become a citizen. When the men from ICE called round and arrested her.