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In their most recent act of compassion, liberal lefties have decided to add Republicans and neoconservative values to the endangered species list.

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For the first time since the good old days, a far-right Nazi-affiliated party has won a state election. Both states are located in the East. The party is buoyed by anti-EU and foreigner sentiments (though, as per usual, in these areas the percentage of foreigners is very low). Also, they are pro-Russia, as it is often the case in European far-right parties. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/01/europe/far-right-germany-regional-election-win-intl-latam/index.html Surveys suggest that especially young people are voting for the extremes and about half of the voters indicated that they did not vote for them out of protest but out of ideological agreement. Considering that …

Recently mired in sleaze, Farage and some of his most senior lieutenants seem to have been caught hook, line, and sinker by a team of investigative journalists in a sophisticated undercover sting operation that could well, if verified in a court of law, result in substantial servings of porridge. Aired on Channel 4 last night. Popcorn time!

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Catherine Fitts was using the phrase "two sides of the same party" several times: https://youtu.be/BvLz1bI2sXU As far as I understand, it's perfectly obvious that just like any representatives of big business inevitably monopolize and cartelize finally (they understand that it's more profitable for them to cooperate than to compete), the same process finally occurs with all parties. The only way to solve this problem is direct democracy, at least like in Switzerland - several referendums each year. I really hope that Trump would initiate an all-US referendum asking people to vote on all hot US issues - prohibition of abortions, "gend…

https://spectator.com/article/britain-is-facing-huge-demographic-change/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/1twt9zv/matt_goodwin_new_uk_school_data_out_today_of/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/1l5l9g1/white_british_children_are_now_minority_in_one_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/1u5s505/white_people_blocked_from_jobseeker_schemes/ Do the Britons have any possibility to vote for politicians who at least talk about this?

Good morning mister president of the U.S. What is your plan to reverse inflation in the event your tariffs and actions are not successful to make the United States great and wealthier again ? Will you compensate me for the devaluation of the currency and worsening inflation ? Add your own messages below.

On Tuesday 25 August, John Ratcliffe the Director of the CIA flew to Moscow in a large C-17 Globemaster III American military plane for an in-person meeting with his opposite numbers in the Russian FSB. He left the same day, apparently earlier than expected, without meeting the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. US and Russian government sources have both declined to comment on the reasons for this unscheduled visit, and were reluctant to confirm that it had even taken place https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-moscow-russia A lightning personal visit of this type to Russia by a Director of the CIA is a very rare event. The last time it…

Is the twice yearly change already abolished 👍 or a date that will know for sure 🤞, or still in limbo 😒?

https://youtu.be/q07dm6lPs2k https://youtu.be/RMg0AGE11oo https://youtu.be/l07MYf2iPr4 https://youtu.be/EjdM3s-sMAI https://youtu.be/6GGriN--BA0 As far as I can see, about half of famous Russian musicians and writers are against Putin and his war. All of them have relocated from Russia.

Some recent threads on politics had me reminiscing about a life I left behind many years ago. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band are not the most famous in the region, but they're based in South Elmsall, the pit village where my father spent his early years. His uncles were all miners. 7 miles away is Grimethorpe, the home of Grimethorpe Colliery Band stars of the film "Brassed Off", Had to follow this lot on-stage once. That was a bit nerve-wracking. 13 miles North of Grimethorpe is Rothwell, the home of the Yorkshire Imps whose Lead Cornet was my first trumpet teacher. A schoolmate, Ian Bousfield, joined them as a 13-year-old (!) before he f####d off to lead the trombo…

The proposal for large monetary deposits is interesting. BBC NewsData centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits f...The regulator said a fee of between £237,500 to £712,500 per megawatt should be charged for upcoming projects. This thread is to give an airing to the increasing tension between data centres and the wider public, society and infrastructure.

In general, the people on this forum are among the smartest humans I interact with on a regular basis so am asking opinions on the following; Humans have had the ability to satisfy every person's basic needs for at least a century. Furthermore, a large plurality (if not the vast majority) follow religions or philosophical systems that claim (and in some cases, demand) that helping your fellow beings is one of the highest "goods". So why is there still people homeless, starving and dying of curable diseases anywhere, especially in places like the US or Europe? Is there some secret plan by Democrats or Republicans (or any other party in charge around the world) to solve tho…

The simplest solution for Trump would be to publicly announce to Putin, that the US will lift some sanctions on Russia, if Putin holds a referendum in Russia proposing peace with Ukraine and the West, unblocking YouTube, and lifting internet blocks of messengers. Both offers and threats could be made ("carrots and sticks"): for example, he could offer to give Russia some Ukrainian territory, or threaten that if Putin doesn't hold the referendum, the US will begin supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles. If this plan doesn't work, another one could be chosen: block the Strait of Hormuz again, ban Venezuela from exporting oil (and perhaps bomb some oil facilities there for…

Maybe if he stopped micro-managing everything and paid attention to his briefings, instead of getting his corrupt friends involved in vanity projects, so they can fleece millions from American taxpayers ... In breaking news, the American football ( soccer ) player, F Balogun, was red carded during his last game. The ref was originally going to dismiss the infraction, saying it wasn't intentional, but VAR disagreed. Stepping on someone's ankle can result in serious injury; so he was given a red and a one game suspension. Now, the Canadian midfielder I Kone had his leg broken in two places during their game against Qatar, and no one would argue that was intentional, yet th…

A Guardian article highlighting the extent to which the major manufacturers of ultra-processed food are abusing the courts to subvert progressive health legislation. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/22/processed-food-firms-courts-obstruct-health-regulations

The US is doing a lot of silly things but this one is hilarious (and dangerous) on so many levels: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5969935-hegseth-testosterone-testing-dod/ There are so many layers to it. This is biologically and medically dubious, and shows what happens if lack you weaponize stupidity to max lethality or something. It also shows that the weird one-dimensional gender/sex view of these folks is not just a slogan, they really believe in it. (I.e. testosterone is manly, more manly -> more lethal). And on top it betrays a rather limited perspective on modern warfare (how much testosterone does a drone operator need?). And then also the absolute hypocri…

An important problem in modern politics is the ability of Senators to find affordable housing in the months-long breaks they experience between not doing their jobs, and not doing anything whatsoever. Corn cob slats. A solution that befits the most distinguished and betwinkled body of do-gooders that has never existed in the history of humanity. Think about it! Narrow cots consisting of precisely sliced wedges of cobs of corn. What could be a more fitting mattress for our beloved Senators, while they take their time away from the job they never did in the first place? Our President doesn't want us to have housing. I say, forget Mar-A-Lago! Forget Capitol Hill. Forget wha…

When is the conversation going to shift to a sense of personal responsibility? We are the idiots who vote for the people who have sold us out to an extent that is literally and absolutely unprecedented in human history. You f*****g geniuses wanna act like it's a joke? And you Democrats wanna act like it is about DEMOCRACY? You wanna know what I see? A society full to the brim with cowardice, weakness, inefficiency, and stupidity. We are so tolerant and so inclusive. These are not bad values, unless they are an excuse for laziness. And here is what we have: A system set up for catastrophic failure. A society full of nobody giving a s***. This IS your democracy. And you do …

Don't know how this will play in other countries, but the arc is the last bit of this minute and a half video https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ce8pp9r03z7o

The ideology of the Left emphasizes protecting the weak. Initially this was a continuation of European humanism, but now this has become exaggerated (a reason why the Right constantly criticizes the Left). The Left appeals to various groups of people, whom it calls hurt by "white supremacists," and promises to force these supremacists to pay compensations to these minorities. Thus, leftist governments pay all sorts of subsidies to ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, and disabled people; to some extent, the Left also tries to include all women among these hurt groups who are "protected" by the Left (feminism). The final result is that white working men are forced to pay…

On 4th June, the European Parliament replaced Google with Qwant and five days later, Europe released a sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office.

Few actions can convey just how well a war is going as firing three of your top military leaders just four weeks into hostilities - yet this is exactly what has happened at the Pentagon earlier this week. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/3/hegseth-fires-us-army-chief-of-staff-in-reported-string-of-dismissals On Thursday April 2nd Pete Hegseth the so-say ‘Secretary of War’ stunned the military establishment by announcing the immediate ‘retirement’ of General Randy A. George the Army Chief of Staff since 2023, in tandem with General David Hodne, the head of the Army’s Transformation and Training Command, and Major-General William Green jnr - the Army’s Chief of Chaplai…

Quite a bit as it turns out, in the wake of President Trump’s arrival on his current chaotic visit to China - (China’s President Xi Jinping didn’t even bother to come out to the airport to greet him). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfRYrXzMpHU President Trump has already garnered quite a number of unflattering nicknames on Chinese social media which include: 懂 王 dǒng wáng - “King Know-it-all” 万 税 爷 wàn shuì yé - “Lord of Ten Thousand Taxes” (a pun on 万 岁 wàn Suì - “Ten Thousand Years!”) 川 宝 chuan bao - “Baby Trump” But the latest nickname for Trump to go viral on Chinese social media is a back-handed compliment: 川 建 国 chuan jiàn guó - “Trump The Nation Builder” A…