Trump

[Wellen Wolf]

Day by day, the imperfect USA that led the way loses its way. Just skimming the surface on the subject of just two people, one from Germany originally and one from France. When people with strong connections with those two countries get such treatment then...

Tuesday this week:

German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials

Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained

www.theguardian.com

Wednesday this week:

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

www.theguardian.com

 

[AndyWolves]

Someone on here said and I can't remember too, but I think about it almost every time some trump nonsense comes up. The USA has some of the brightest and most stupid people in the world

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Someone on here said and I can't remember too, but I think about it almost every time some trump nonsense comes up. The USA has some of the brightest and most stupid people in the world

To be fair, you could probably say the same about the UK just on a much smaller scale.

 

[leedswolf]

Trump signs executive order in first step to shut down Department of Education - live updates

The White House says an executive order dismantling the agency will improve education for US students and save money.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[leedswolf]

Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers

The move to bring back laid off probationary employees comes after two federal judges deemed the terminations illegal.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[leedswolf]

EU cuts US out of defence | EU announces its huge defence spending will exclude US contractors… | By Scientists for EU | Facebook

EU announces its huge defence spending will exclude US contractors…

www.facebook.com

 

[leedswolf]

'Appalled': Pentagon restores web pages on Navajo code talkers, Jackie Robinson

The Pentagon restored content on Jackie Robinson, the Navajo Code Talkers and others after their removal as DEI-related content sparked outrage.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Walshes Wolves]

Fight Oligarchy speaking events with Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have had turnouts of 34,000 in Denver, 23,000 in Tucson, 12,000 in Greeley, Colorado, (population 108,000) in the last week. Hopefully, there is a groundswell of resistance to the orange buffoon and his Fascist supporters after all.

Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock is a life long supporter of the Democratic Party and was accused by the Guardian of being guilty of destroying a large part of the Amazon forest, amongst many other things.
One side pretends they care, the other don't hide their intentions.

BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses

OECD complaint alleges top firm has increased investments in companies implicated in environmental devastation

www.theguardian.com

He also sits on the board of the World Economic Forum.

I have a lot of time for Ocasio Cortez, but she will get the same treatment as Corbyn got in the UK and will never get in to power, as her beliefs will be deemed to dangerous for the American way of life.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/authors/larry-fink/

 

[Del Woppio]

Unfortunately Sanders has about as much say in the party's strategy as I do with the Czech gymnastics team.

And all a third party would do is split the centre/left vote up and guarantee republican victory

 

[Tony Towner]

A Sanders AOC ticket which I've seen mentioned would be absolutely destroyed. Enough of the American public were convinced that Harris was a Commie

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Bernie is also 84 fucking years old this year.

It's nonsense.

 

[Jack Regan]

Its true though, the only way anyone is getting elected anywhere these days is on a vaguely right wing ticket (labour only had a majority due to the right wing split between the "Conservatives" and reform) I seriously fear for this country and Europe the next 10-20 years.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I don't think Bernie is suggesting he himself has a role to play if you actually bother to read it and interpret it properly. But you do you.

I was replying to Del, not you.

Tetchy bugger lately.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Its true though, the only way anyone is getting elected anywhere these days is on a vaguely right wing ticket (labour only had a majority due to the right wing split between the "Conservatives" and reform) I seriously fear for this country and Europe the next 10-20 years.

It's fucked now.

Look at what a supposed "left centre" government are up to!?

 

[Jack Regan]

I certainly don't debate were fucked. With what Labour are currently doing I generally despair for what happens at the next election.

 

[prawnking]

To beat the 'right wing polemic' there needs to be a plan and vision that appeals to the average voter, and also to the 'working class' that gets name-checked so often, but rarely actually considered seriously.

What plan and vision is there that can't be easily dismissed as 'woke'/commie/'radical left', and that isn't full of 19th century definitions or alienating lecturing, or predominately about fringe issues? Or that isn't just defined based on what it is against, rather than what it is for?

Genuinely would love to see one come into view sooner rather than later.

 

[Alan]

To beat the 'right wing polemic' there needs to be a plan and vision that appeals to the average voter, and also to the 'working class' that gets name-checked so often, but rarely actually considered seriously.

What plan and vision is there that can't be easily dismissed as 'woke'/commie/'radical left', and that isn't full of 19th century definitions or alienating lecturing, or predominately about fringe issues? Or that isn't just defined based on what it is against, rather than what it is for?

Genuinely would love to see one come into view sooner rather than later.

None. Dems have played this game since Clinton, maybe sooner. It doesn't work. As the saying goes, "respectability politics will not save you".

Any plan of substance will be labeled as "woke" or "commie" or "radical". Anything that openly asserts to undercut the current conservative episteme will be called those for as long as it sways opinion.

Anyone who shivers at Marxist jargon isn't ready for the changes necessary, anyway.

 

[Tony Towner]

To beat the 'right wing polemic' there needs to be a plan and vision that appeals to the average voter, and also to the 'working class' that gets name-checked so often, but rarely actually considered seriously.

What plan and vision is there that can't be easily dismissed as 'woke'/commie/'radical left', and that isn't full of 19th century definitions or alienating lecturing, or predominately about fringe issues? Or that isn't just defined based on what it is against, rather than what it is for?

Genuinely would love to see one come into view sooner rather than later.

It's not massively different to over here and Starmer. Being less bad, is a step in the right direction

 

[sycophantia]

Apologies, my bad.

If I'm tetchy it's cos the world is a fucking shitshow and it depresses me no end. I need to have hope that people can make a change. The right wing polemic can not win. It just can't.

Mate you don't want to be getting depressed about that shit, there lies madness. All you can do is your best to affect what happens in the future.

 

[Alan]

Bernie is also 84 fucking years old this year.

It's nonsense.

He’s said it himself when asked: “I’m 83 and I’m tired.”