Lionator

I know it’s bleak but right now 2028 could easily be Newsom v Rubio which would probably be the best presidential head to head since 2012, even though I selfishly hope the Dems can somehow field a genuine centre leftist.

Exactly, it’s just pearl clutching. There are many reasons to boycott FIFA events, if they suddenly start now then quite frankly they’re pathetic. And they won’t because this will be the most lucrative event in football history and money always wins.

Another train crash in Spain, this time Barcelona. Starting to wonder if there are any strange Russian tourists that have taken a shine to Spanish railway tracks

That would only make things even more dire

I’m surprised how competent Carney seems. Most countries are a basket case at the moment but he seems like the right one for the moment. Cosying up to China isn’t ideal BUT they’re the second most powerful country on earth, they’re power projection is soft not hard (for now) and Xi is an honest, reliable geopolitical operator.

He isn’t and long term US stationing missile defence on Greenland is a massive threat to Russia as it would destroy strategic nuclear parity (which is actually incredibly dangerous). But Putin will probably be out of power then and they’re just soaking in the European leaders completely humiliating themselves

He’s a very unwell man. Thankfully he seems to respect China and Russia, or else I’d actually be terrified we won’t make it through these next 3 years. I cannot see him not having a severe medical event at some point soon.

Running really is a life changer isn’t it, once you properly get into it.

goodness me

Weekly ‘Rob Walker is an absolute wrongun’ post

Meanwhile Canada seem to be making some astute geopolitical choices. Ultimately in this era, sensible and realistic western countries should overlook the human rights issues in China to develop a stable partnership with them as a reliable partner.

Unfortunately the US is NATO. It’s not just tanks and ships, it’s satellites, intelligence and electronic warfare, all of which the US controls within NATO. Fortunately US generals know better and will talk the president out of anything too extreme.

It is very funny that in his ‘truth’ he talks about the US not controlling Greenland in apocalyptic terms then just slaps 10% tariffs on some European countries.

Yes you call his bluff like Xi, Modi and Lula do. The term ‘taco’ exists for a reason. Europe has to stay strong, united and call his bluff, otherwise we might as well pack it all in. He will move onto something else next week. He rarely follows through on anything remotely meaningful if anything at all.

Glasner moaning at the Palace hierarchy smells a bit Brendan to me. They are punching well above their weight and have done for a while and by that I mean, they can either offer Guehi, Mateta etc absurd wages that’ll put them in FFP trouble or sustain the model that has given them the stability that they currently have.

With Trump, you suck it up, make a deal to station more US bases on Greenland and keep it in Danish hands. All the dramatics are a side show, a 10% tariff is nothing.

He’s obviously poor but my disdain for Rodgers is 100x more still.

This is why you don’t risk youth.

Recommendations imposed from the cass review suggest otherwise

And Henderson was acquitted against all allegations of harassment, which says it all. Demonising and stripping rights from trans people because of some moral panic is a real issue I guess but I suppose that’s not the way the narrative has been shaped. That’s all I’ll say because I don’t want to get banned from this forum for defending trans people from becoming second class citizens.

What about transgender females using female changing rooms though like the article talks about?? by the way, this person had used these toilets for 5 years then suddenly around 2023 it became an issue for some members of staff, almost as if it was politically motivated.

I mean it’s not really that much of a big deal but is a highly politicised thing which has little impact on people’s day to day lives.

I think this guy inadvertently gives us good insight into the decline of this country. Essentially the ‘no other choice’ thing has been a thing since 2015 onwards. So in the 2019 it was “vote Boris, there’s no other choice”, 2024 “vote Labour, there’s no other choice”, now it’s “vote reform, there’s no other choice”. I don’t really know what I’m trying to say but I feel it centre’s around the people being disengaged participants in the political process. Not realising that it’s people that create change. People feel powerless and just constantly chasing something different but equally something that feels safe to them. Can people elaborate? This disenfranchisement is so profound.

Lindsey Graham I think may be the worst person in the world? He’s supposed to be a senator representing his constituents but seems to constantly tweeting and talking about bombing and regime change literally everywhere in the world. A proper unhinged weirdo.

It’s funny as well because she thought Trump toppling Maduro would put her in power but he seems to have taken a liking to the old deputy president who very much represents the existing status quo