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It didn't take people long to forget Ronald Reagan was a terrible cowboy actor!
Cowboys make better presidents than real estate moguls then.
Tucker Carlson has apparently said the US needs to withdraw support from Israel or be dragged into all sorts....even Tucker Carlson can see it
I'm not a big fan of the Catholic church, but I hugely admire Pope Leo for standing up to the current regime in the US, both on the ICE excesses and the Iran war. It must piss them off even more in the White House, that he's "the first American pope". It now seems the US tried to threaten and pressurise the Vatican, to get it to back off criticism of the war. Including veiled threats of force ffs! Adding the worlds 1.4 billion catholics to all the countries, and global alliances they've already pissed off would be quite the achievement. It really does seem like they are hell bent on burning bridges with everyone in the world outside their own borders.
https://bsky.app/profile/forbes.com/post/3mj3da4ykuy2p
The most astonishing thing about the threat to the Pope is that one of Trumps goons knew about the Avignon papacy
It must piss them off even more in the White House, that he's "the first American pope".
I suspect that the Pope being American is what made him speak out in the terms he has. Quite directly and openly aimed at the US administration.
The most astonishing thing about the threat to the Pope is that one of Trumps goons knew about the Avignon papacy
Quite a few are goons but really religious goons including a fair few who say they are Roman Catholics.
It does seem though the RC church does need to dust off excommunication for erring leaders/countries.
Trump might be the greatest leader America has ever had. It took the US over 20 years to replace the Taliban with the Taliban, but it took Trump only 9 days to replace Khamenai with Khamenai!
don't forget it was Trump that negotiated that disastrous deal with the Taliban
when you put ot like this, it doesn't seem much like winning
The most astonishing thing about the threat to the Pope is that one of Trumps goons knew about the Avignon papacy
ChatGPT
The orange **** made me go and buy an electric car. We will get those balcony solar panels when available.
Will this be the start of the green revolution?
Will this be the start of the green revolution?
Don't know if we can go that far, but the big jump in gas prices *and* the ticking over of EV leases has resulted in:
https://www.ft.com/content/6dfa916d-6cf2-4668-9066-89a982d668a0?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Here we go, yet more grifting and Trump affiliated corruption
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/parkistan-iran-trump-witkoff-world-liberty-financial/
I don't think this latest Iranian Lego video has been posted? Apologies if so. Obviously the Iranian regime are pretty despicable with their own catalogue of crimes, but they have sussed Trump out and their propaganda is slick and effective.
This is absolutely top level trolling. I'm sure he's being carefully shielded from it. Because if "tiny hands, tiny thing, tiny everything" Trump saw this, he would be guaranteed to have a rage induced heart attack on the spot. The song is pretty good too!
That's brilliant!
Of course, lots of whining about Israel, but not a mention of Iran illegally blocking international waters, or continuing to fire rockets at UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait & Qatar.
As usual, it’s only an issue to the latte drinkers when the Joos do it.
Of course, lots of whining about Israel, but not a mention of Iran illegally blocking international waters, or continuing to fire rockets at UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait & Qatar.
As usual, it’s only an issue to the latte drinkers when the Joos do it.
Iran, America, Israel, none of these countries are the 'good guys' here as has been discussed time and time again on the forum.
Anyway, I prefer a no brand energy drink for my caffeine hit.😉
Of course, lots of whining about Israel, but not a mention of Iran illegally blocking international waters, or continuing to fire rockets at UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait & Qatar.
As usual, it’s only an issue to the latte drinkers when the Joos do it.
Not many people are saying Iran are a good bunch. But right now there is only one country indiscriminately bombing kids. You don't need to be a latte drinker to see whixh country are causing the issue here. It's not Iran.if you can't see that you are a bit of an idiot
I see trump says it makes no difference if the ceasefire holds.. of course it doesn't. He isn't the one being bombed, being hit with spiralling costs..his life isn't in danger.what an absolute w****er
As usual, it’s only an issue to the latte drinkers when the Joos do it.
To you maybe. I acknowledged, and no one seems to be disagreeing that the Iranian regime are wrong uns. But they aren't the ones currently bombing schools, threating to "annihilate a civilisation", making billions off war related insider trading etc. etc.
Mine's a straight espresso, not too fond of milky coffee thanks.
But right now there is only one country indiscriminately bombing kids.
Actually, there’s quite a few, eg. Myanmar* and Sudan**
but, once again, nobody seems to be particularly bothered about those conflicts, do the?
you know what the6 say - no Jews, no News…
* https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/unicef-statement-new-reports-children-killed-and-injured-airstrikes-myanmar
** https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/at-least-13-children-among-64-killed-in-sudan-hospital-drone-strike
Top class whataboutery. You've read the title of this thread right? If this was the "everything bad that's happening anywhere in the world thread" you might have a point. It's the IRAN thread
you know what the6 say - no Jews, no News…
Who says that? I've never heard that until you just said/wrote it. Take a quick scan through all the threads on the front page of the chat forum, every subject under the sun FFS.
you know what the6 say - no Jews, no News
Ah I see where this is going...the old accusation of antisemitism, the standard response to any criticism of Israel. It's pathetic.
Nah mate, this isn't about 'Jewish folks'. It's about calling out an evil regime intent on genocide. I'd do it regardless of religion.
As for your link..yes the Iranian regime are a terrible bunch, zero argument here. Are you prepared to say the same about the Israeli government? If not why not?
Apparently Israeli bombing has killed at least 20000 kids, and that was only up until end of 2025. That's the entire 02 arena, filled with dead children
Think about that for a second..then consider if the motivation for criticism might actually be nothing to do with religion...
As usual, it’s only an issue to the latte drinkers when the Joos do it.
I don’t think you necessarily need to drink lattes to recognise a murderous genocidal regime when you see one.
You know that Netenyahu is an indicted war criminal, right? With the blood of tens of thousands on his hands. Maybe you should ask them to stop serving lattes in The Hague?
Carry on defending genocide and ethnic cleansing if you like though. Says a lot more about you than it does about the people you’re criticising
Apparently Israeli bombing has killed at least 20000 kids, and that was only up until end of 2025. That's the entire 02 arena, filled with dead children
Think about that for a second..then consider if the motivation for criticism might actually be nothing to do with religion...
They are committing genocide regardless of definition but since they have the backing of a superpower, no amount of protesting will prevent them from their killings. No one and no country in the world will be able to prevent or to stop them killing, unless it is a WWIII.
History will remember their atrocity.
The time will come.
Of course, lots of whining about Israel, but not a mention of Iran illegally blocking international waters, or continuing to fire rockets at UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait & Qatar.
As usual, it’s only an issue to the latte drinkers when the Joos do it.
You’re an odd wee thing…..
Well anyway,
Ali Gholhaki, an Iranian journalist who has a good track record for reporting IRGC scuttlebutt says that the US's demands were
- the removal of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium
- no nuclear enrichment
- US management of the Strait of Hormuz
https://twitter.com/aghplt/status/2043092254416605522
Which seem a bit maximalist. You could extrapolate that to make a case that the US wasnt really serious about these negotiations and wanted the time to reload the VLS* ships and move a few more pieces around the board before trying again to achieve the above militarily. Hard to see they could do that without a 'proper' invasion (ie seizing the odd island in the gulf wont cut it) which isn't happening. Its also possible the Americans are still just acting like idiots and any such extrapolations are nonsense.
* Vertical Launch System, the missiles launched from ships sit in vertical tubes. They are a pain in the arse to reload and it can only be done at a port, in this case the nearest one is Diago Garcia.
even Tucker Carlson can see it
You don't need to look too hard at Carlson to work out that for him Israel and Zionism are handy place words for Jew. He is a supporter/promoter of the 'great replacement theory' his continuous use of Soros as a shadowy puppet master, and he has had an endless stream of holocaust deniers and revisionists on his show, and one guest saying that the real villain of WW2 wasn't Hitler, but Churchill, his views on Zelensky - a Jew are pretty consistent; , 'shrew' like, 'rat' like, a 'persecutor of Christians'. All under the guise of "America First" populist rebellion against "elites" (another dog whistle). It's the sort of pseudo-intellectual nativism and bigotry that belongs at the margins, not at the front and centre of a man who's probably going to throw his hat into the ring to become the next GOP candidate for presidency.
I'll support anyone's speech regarding what's going on in Israel, but Carlson isn't "seeing it" he's using it to drive a wildly anti Semitic conspiracy. The problem with Tucker isn't what he 'sees', it's what he is.
It is however anti-Semitic to compare is Israel to the Nazi's, but again, non legally binding.
I can see why folks want to do this, and partly I'm sympathetic to the view. The IDF can get ****ed as far as I'm concerned. BUT. when regular folks start saying this, even if you don't mean to, you are enabling very strident anti-Semitic people who don't care to make the difference between what's going on in Israel, and British Jews. Hate crime against Jews is as high in the UK as it's ever been , and even if intellectually you think it's deserved; comparing the IDF to Nazis is helping and enabling the sorts of poeple that you lot on here wouldn't normally piss on if they were on fire.
BUT. when regular folks start saying this, even if you don't mean to, you are enabling very strident anti-Semitic people who don't care to make the difference between what's going on in Israel, and British Jews
Nope. What does enable those very strident anti-Semitic groups is the constant effort by the pro Israel groups to tag anything anti Israeli as being anti semitic. This is part of why having the IHRA definition including the examples written into law was criticised by many Israeli opposition groups and various others - including the person who wrote the draft definition and examples.
The problem is there are two groups deeply invested in confusing Israel and Jews in general.
Some anti semitic groups and then some pro Israeli groups. The latter seem to use it because it is both a useful tool in shutting down criticism and the risk of increasing actual antisemitism isnt necessarily a bad thing in their eyes since it can increase the appeal of Israel to Jews elsewhere in the world as the place of last resort.
Which then gives weird combinations like Orban's government which frequently engages in antisemitic propaganda being allies with Netanhayus government.
Trump now threatening to block the strait of Hormuz, are they going to start shooting Chinese tankers?
Trump now threatening to block the strait of Hormuz, are they going to start shooting Chinese tankers?
Trump double down as usual but this time he has the wrong opponent. This will have a severe impact on his mid-term and probably with a disastrous election outcome. He is not bothered by the looks of things.
I wonder how the meeting will look like between Trump and Xi in May if US shoots the Chinese tankers. Mutual agreement to start WWIII? (Netanyahu will love that).
I have a feeling that few of the US warships will be sunk and escalation of the war will begin.
While all eyes are on strait of Hormuz, Israel will expand their territory and genocide.
It looks like this two men are using wars to justify their power grip.
Also, if US does that we can definitely expect world wide recession with very high inflation and crippling economy for many smaller nations.
Trump now threatening to block the strait of Hormuz,
Unfortunately I really do think that he believes that he's the cleverest person in the room...
There was an article in the Times, I think, saying that this is doing to the US what the Suez crisis did for the UK. It’s just showing the limits of their power and their impotence
comparing the IDF to Nazis is helping and enabling the sorts of poeple that you lot on here wouldn't normally piss on if they were on fire.
Quite the opposite. Not calling out this fascist regime emboldens them and gives a green light to their genocide. Its the duty of every right thinking person to call them out.
The isreali government and its apologists have spent a lot of time and effort to get folk to conflate calling out the criminal genocide of the isreali government and anti semitism.
if yo don't want to be called out for being Nazis don't act like them
Just wishing the UK doesn't get drawn too far into this. Trump saying UK sending mine sweeping ships ..
He's not even the cleverest person in the room when he's on the shitter.
I'm Donny's big beautiful poo, very high IQ. The highest fecal MENSA results ever. Higher than Donny's, everyone is saying it. I've passed all the tests, they couldn't believe it....
Trump now threatening to block the strait of Hormuz, are they going to start shooting Chinese tankers?
I did read an bluesky whatever they call them from a military historian (his blog is great), who really isnt a fan of the special military operation, who suggested last week that a US blockade would actually be the right thing for them to do.
Roughly paraphrasing (recommend you look up his posts directly) its a bad idea for your opponent to be the person to be deciding what can be shipped. If you are also blocking shipping then a)other countries cant just pander to your opponent and b) your opponent can benefit from being able to ship through the blockade.
Its a variant on the invade/damage beyond quick repair Kharg island. Currently the US genius strategy is resulting in Iran making more money from oil than in the past. So how to fix that?
A selected quote from a BBC report on one of the shitgibbon's Truth Social posts today today:-
Before these talks, he claimed there has been regime change in Iran, with new and more "reasonable" leaders, but they are now "volatile, difficult, unpredictable people".
(My bold)
There's that famous American absence of irony yet again.
Putin will be on the phone right now, reassuring Iran that he will share the profits from rocketing oil prices so long as Iran keeps sharing drones to send into Ukraine.
This is terrible for the free world.