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quadzilla wrote:flollo wrote:I think people need to cool off a bit. Some are calling Zelensky ‘the leader of the free world’. Trump is crazy, we know that. But, that doesn’t mean the other one is some sort of Jesus. Before this war (and still) Ukraine was one of the most backwards, most corrupt places in Europe. It has its own oligarchy in the same way Putin does. No name gangsters got rich overnight through privatisation of state assets in the 90s and 2000s. Only a crazy person would consider this a ‘free’ country and a worthy member of an European Union.
Are you aware that PetroPeroshenko campaigned for the 2014 UKE presidency with an anti corruption agenda( as well as to stop the incursion in Donbas).He won and set in place the equivalent of our ACC, its still in place and has done lots in its time.Ukraine is not squeaky clean at this moment AS IS just about every other country on earth.
The EU had Ukraine over the line to join but POOtin pressured Yanukovic and the rest is history.
Yes, I wrote about this extensively before. The accession treaty had to be ratified, Yanukovic didn’t want to do it, people rebelled and he started shooting them in the streets. But, it’s somehow the US who caused the war in Ukraine. Crazy stuff. But regardless, it takes a good decade + in the most ambitious timeline for a country to join the EU after they sign the accession treaty, it would probably take the Ukraine around 20 to be honest.
velocityjohnno wrote:flollo, Starmer just cut 40% of the Foreign Office aid budget to reallocate those funds, expect more to follow. The article suggests other ways to get funds, for example billions going to offshore climate goals might go toward defence if Russia is declared the overwhelming threat.
Edit: also, ending extremely high immigration numbers will alleviate housing pressure, rent pressure, and increase local wages - thus raising living standards domestically.
Also, there's this:
https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/aab7f264-88fb-4388-a56c-866a79d...
Yeah ok. That sounds good. So he’s cutting foreign aid office, same as Trump is cutting USAID? And reduce offshore climate goals? And stop immigration…Sounds very Trumpian to me. But hey, I’m on board with this. Let’s see if he’ll actually do it. There will be many broken hearts if he does.
And then every other country in Europe needs to do it. And Kajla Kallas is negligible in greater scheme of things. Her Estonia would get crushed in days without NATO. I’m in support of them being in NATO but let’s be realistic, she will have to kiss the US boot for a long time to stay safe.
heard them talking about that on abc - the aid bit
interesting, and totally trumpy
even before all this, it was feeling like climate change ain't even a thing anymore...
we have a new existential crisis
a few...
started with cost of living
but now the (insulated) political class have walked in to their very own...
makes sense to me
wish our political class would wake the fuck up
National resilience… going to be tough to generate anywhere ‘democratic’ these days.
The world has 2 existential crises,
Trump and Putin !
truebluebasher wrote:Whitehouse UFC Tag Team Diplomacy
Putin / Bibi + NOAA Terminator Musk on Drum Machine!
JD : Don't be so Disrespectful...You can lick our #@!*...Now #@!* Off #%*!
Trump : 'Should make for Good TV or some shit...suck it up!'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqE9zIp0Muk
The drummers pretty shit
For those preferring the hands on technique...
Be thankful Stu never pulled any of our posts...
Bit awkward when senior crew lend a guiding hand when things start to get outta hand.
Think it's easy for tbb to Talk the Talk...but it's for a just cause to save face.
Not addressed to anyone as we're all likely to slip up over 10-20 years more as it gets more messy.
Would not be surprised if tbb gets caught out just as easy as any...so no guilt is attached!
In fact tbb is issuing an exempted waiver no troll period over innocent or contrived delivery.
Shame is when any Parents get hauled up before e Harmony Envoy...Yer doin' it all wrong...saving face!
Sticking with bland humour before this blows up in our faces on the front page!
(M) Rating...send yer Gromz to bed...
Turbare = To disturb or confuse
Manstuprare originates from being stupidly defiled (Dishonourably stunned) by hand of Man.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/masturbation
Randy French Manstuprare originates during era of Bechamel Sauce...Not to be confused...Gross!
On the other stove-top French were boiling their urine to brew batches of Urea to whiten their sauces.
Any Urea leftovers in the pot were discrecretly served up as Horsd'oeuvre Manstuprare lotion
French Master Chefs are very handy in the Kitchen...All say Aye!
"Hey good lookin', Wot ya got cookin'!"...It's a Surprise...Love surprises! You & Me both dear!"
Forward to today & Masterbaters keep doing it wrong and Masterbators give Masturbaters a hard time.
So everyone keeps doing it wrong then...Yes! Pretty cool huh!...
Well until sex experts invaded our boudoirs & stocked our bedside tables with Randy Brands!
https://usstore.tenga.co/blogs/category_masturbation/masturbator-vs-mast...
Masturbators joined hands for partners to muck up the Happy Ending together...doh! Feel better Now!
None here wanna be faced with a Happy Ending that backfires...tbb forbids it! Repent Now Sinners!
Hodad accepts (Taking one for the Team) Winner of Woke Award...
Speech : "Full credit goes to the Crew! Us Hodads just mopping up yer mess, ya pack of dirty bastards!"
tbb needs a cigarette!
Ok! Bring the Gromz back in now...Hang on! Maybe after the crew's fav Happy Ending Track!
Why am I wrong to find this lady’s talk agreeable?
andy-mac wrote:On a side note, was talking to a Californian mate yesterday and asked him what it was like with Trump.
He basically said that Californian authorities are just ignoring federal orders etc
ICE are not getting any cooperation by local authorities as one example.Think Trump will hit some domestic roadblocks sooner than later.
My best friend’s 10 yr old daughter was sent home from school with a memo to parents to please speak to their kids to prep them to see their peers being taken away from campus.
^ backfiring happy ends!! TBB you are a cunny funt.
wax24 wrote:andy-mac wrote:On a side note, was talking to a Californian mate yesterday and asked him what it was like with Trump.
He basically said that Californian authorities are just ignoring federal orders etc
ICE are not getting any cooperation by local authorities as one example.Think Trump will hit some domestic roadblocks sooner than later.
My best friend’s 10 yr old daughter was sent home from school with a memo to parents to please speak to their kids to prep them to see their peers being taken away from campus.
Hi Wax
What does that mean? Why?
seeds wrote:wax24 wrote:andy-mac wrote:On a side note, was talking to a Californian mate yesterday and asked him what it was like with Trump.
He basically said that Californian authorities are just ignoring federal orders etc
ICE are not getting any cooperation by local authorities as one example.Think Trump will hit some domestic roadblocks sooner than later.
My best friend’s 10 yr old daughter was sent home from school with a memo to parents to please speak to their kids to prep them to see their peers being taken away from campus.
Hi Wax
What does that mean? Why?
Undocumented immigrants guessing ?
It’s what the people voted for !
It's what 22.31% of Pop voted for or 28.95% of Adult Pop Voted for...
Voter Participation dropped a massive 2.7% from 2020 > 2024
Trump polled 5.15% less Votes than 2020 Biden > even with 4.33% extra population
It's a piss poor victory with a massively reduced miserly mandate...
2.7% of 2020 Voters said FU and boycotted Voting in Trump's 2024 Non event Shitshow
Of what little remained > Biden's 2020 electoral win was still 2.21% higher than 2024 Trump.
2024 Turnout / Vote Numbers / % of Votes per Prez all fall miserably short of Biden's Victory...
Clearly whatever Mandate Trump Fisty Pumps comes up embarrassingly short of Brain Fogged Prez!
2020 Turnout 66.6%
Biden 81,283,501 votes of 331,449,281 US 2020 pop = 24.52% or 31.4% of 18+ pop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election
2024 Turnout 63.9% (Less Voters > growing pop!)
Trump 77,302,580 votes of 346,437,156 US 2024 pop= 22.31% or 28.95% of 18+ pop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election
Trump has considerably less voter support
Less hold on power & clearly has a much smaller mandate than a stumbling ol' fool.
So why are we being sold this lame arse prized UFC pup...he's a loser on every level!
So why does the World falsely & wildly claim Trump amounts to more than a hill of beans...he don't!
Why is he granting himself more executive power above a Brain Fog Prez that kicked his arse.
Yanks are fuckin' delusional buying into this Weak Yuppie loser...he can't topple a Brain Fogged ol' man!
Even when they pulled the Ol' fool over...Trump had a clear run home he reduced every mandate!
Left in the Shadow of Biden forevermore! That's the Truth...that's what history records.
Biden's shit kicker trying to escape a portaloo...none listening to the shit oozing outta his mouth.
Joe : "Did someone Summon PM Khawaja!"
Joe : "Did I smoke too much KFC!"
That's near enough mate...still way more popular & coherent than the new guy!
Joe : "How ya like KFC now!"
Trump : "Why does Austria keep their pet AUKUS in Lake Burley Campbell...sounds like a Dumb Deal!"
Yep… deportations. None have happened yet.
wax24 wrote:andy-mac wrote:On a side note, was talking to a Californian mate yesterday and asked him what it was like with Trump.
He basically said that Californian authorities are just ignoring federal orders etc
ICE are not getting any cooperation by local authorities as one example.Think Trump will hit some domestic roadblocks sooner than later.
My best friend’s 10 yr old daughter was sent home from school with a memo to parents to please speak to their kids to prep them to see their peers being taken away from campus.
That's horrible.
Sorry to learn that. What a nightmare scenario.
Septic Tanks are going to Septic Tank