Election Year or Fear!

[Ram Pant]

rA, I hadn't heard "US" in Hegseth's little ramble.

Reading over here that the sunken ship had been taking part in multinational exercises that were supposed to include some US Navy ships. The US apparently pulled out of the exercises and then sank the Iranian boat. Has similar been reported in the UK?

[ramAnag]

rA, I hadn't heard "US" in Hegseth's little ramble.

Reading over here that the sunken ship had been taking part in multinational exercises that were supposed to include some US Navy ships. The US apparently pulled out of the exercises and then sank the Iranian boat. Has similar been reported in the UK?

All I’ve heard is that the ship (Iris Dena) had been taking part in something called a ‘fleet review’ hosted by India and that the survivors were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy.

Hegseth sounds as bonkers as his boss to me. A full on war monger and horribly dangerous.

[Ram Pant]

2 weeks ago, the cheapest petrol near me was 1.82 euro a litre. Today it's 2.06. Similar hiked prices in England?

[Ram Pant]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any wierder...

Honey wake up.
Meet your new Secretary of Homeland Security.
His name is Markwayne Mullin.
As in, his parents looked at a baby and said: Markwayne.
That's the first thing you need to know.
It gets weirder.
He's the only senator in America without a college degree.
He challenged a union leader to a fistfight during a Senate hearing. On camera.
In the United States Senate. Bernie Sanders, BERNIE SANDERS, had to tell him to calm down and act like an adult.
In one year while serving in Congress his personal wealth jumped $45 million.
One year.
Forty-five million dollars.
While making your laws.
He believes abortion should be illegal even if you were raped.
Even if your life is at risk.
He has said on the record that even if his own wife were dying in a pregnancy, neither of them would want an abortion.
He gets to make that call for every woman in America now.
He found out he got the job on social media.
Same as you.
Trump's announcement called him "a MAGA Warrior and former undefeated MMA fighter."
That's the qualification.
Not experience.
Not expertise.
He hits people.
He now runs:
- ICE
- FEMA
- The Coast Guard
- The Secret Service
- Counterterrorism
I honestly cant even tell if this is better or worse than Kristi Noem

[Ram Pant]

Trump turns down "the UK offer of 2 aircraft carriers. We don't need people joining the war after it's already been won". We do HAVE 2 of them, but isn't one currently being serviced as it doesn't work properly? Would we really send both to the same location?

[Ram Pant]

Following the imprisonment of Reform's Welsh Leader for being a Russian Spy, we now have Matthew Aplin arrested on suspicion of spying for China. Aplin was going to be announced as a Reform candidate in this May's Senned elections.

Just when you think it couldn't get any worse or any weirder... Reform prove you wrong, again.

[SithHappens]

Trump turns down "the UK offer of 2 aircraft carriers. We don't need people joining the war after it's already been won". We do HAVE 2 of them, but isn't one currently being serviced as it doesn't work properly? Would we really send both to the same location?

The US have admitted they did murder over 150 young girls now in the school bombing.

Im glad our PM is acting with common sense and dignity unlike Farage, Truss and Badenoch who are salivating over the illegal war.

[swaledale]

Have you seen and heard Hegseth, he is totally deranged. He acts as if its some video game!!

Now Bliar has added his view, that the UK should have backed Trump! Yes Tony we know you were so eager to brown nose Bush and are basically another so called Christian war monger, so lacking in judgement that your prepared to work with Trump on Gaza, now sod off back to retirement!

Truly we are surrounded by dangerous and unstable people who get all excited about death and destruction, so long as it ain't their butts being exposed!!

Now we have the **** scared influencers sucking up to Dubai authorities, becuase they know that if they actually say whats happening and express any sentiment that isn't in accordance with what the authorities approve of, they will lose the right to live there!

Imagine living in an dictatorship, with few rights for most citizens and pretending what an amazing place it is?

[Geoff Parkstone]

Can someone explain to me the point of an influencer? Who do they influence - I certainly don't know anyone who takes any notice of them. What value do they add? I know I'm the wrong generation, but honestly if all the thousands of them in Dubai got wiped out in an Iranian strike, would anyone notice still less care.

[SithHappens]

Can someone explain to me the point of an influencer? Who do they influence - I certainly don't know anyone who takes any notice of them. What value do they add? I know I'm the wrong generation, but honestly if all the thousands of them in Dubai got wiped out in an Iranian strike, would anyone notice still less care.

Im too old too, its all about followers isnt it which i guess enables them to get sponsorship and advertising revenue.

Mostly it seems to be about looking good and going on holiday or wearing nice clothes.

Its all about posting content online, its just a step up though from those who use Facebook and Instagram to post to show what a great life they have, but most likely in reality you have a **** life.

If life is so great there is no need to post to convince others what a perfect existence you lead. One of my wife's best friends is always posting about how perfect her life is and what a wonderful husband she has, but in reality she is hates him and is just with him for the financial stability and lifestyle.