They are arguing, endlessly, that illegally inciting acts of terror online is ‘free speech’ while silencing dissent, targeting journalists & telling an invaded ally what he is & is not allowed to say during a live television broadcast are all fine.
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The Problem with America is they only bomb or arm other countries to bomb! They have never been bombed! Had their homes, factories, utilities bombed, so they really have no understanding of living in a war!!
Could it be that djt's foreign policy through retribution isn't about divisions of power, or world order, but only a tiny man's brain unable to see anything but rage, which he'll seeth in until he takes action, no matter the consequences?
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I watch your show every day on YouTube, and I share some many of the same thoughts you have, especially regarding my incredibly embarrassing and ignorant country, the US. I just don't know what can be done now to stop this shit. That bothers the shit out of me. Embarrassing
Too add fuck Americans let your self Importance and fat obesity issues stay inside the most corrupt country in history. Europe should set up there own social media and ban all the nutters from USA! The U is a little tiresome!
The great majority of Americans are amazing people, true to their beliefs and fighting for human rights. The problem is world wide! Inequality is breaking us, the rich took so much, they control so much....they are making us blind and making us fight each other.
All that believe in human decency, human rights, equality, women's rights over their body, anti racism, LGBTQ rights, etc let's all get together under one banner.
Let's do the mirrored image of Maga.
We need to help without asking for deals. Ukraine needs to be able to make informed decisions for their country without having a knife over their heads.
First freedom!
At the same time, the GOP are telling Republican representatives to cancel town halls because of the pile-ons the supporters of Trump are experiencing in real time.
Unfortunately Zelenskyy needs America and had to endure this monstrosity. He is the better man for remaining calm. This was an episode of the Jerry Springer show for America. It had all the ingredients. Daddy Donnie and gormless JD. Trailer park America, happy. Mindless except for Russia.
Comments such as you haven’t got the cards and gambling with world war 3, absolutely mad.
I don’t know how Zelensky managed to retain any composure. Trump bangs on about being a strongman, he saw true strength yesterday from the only president in that oval office, Zelensky.
I am interested in how Starmer and the King (new buddy movie title?) respond to the Bond villain free speech rules.Or will they be too busy getting the bouncy castle,jelly,trifle and sausage fingers ready for the 'unprecedented' visit from the unpresident?Will the pizza prince get an invite too?
I feel so much anger rn & need a positive way to channel it.
trump is violating everything good that america stands for & I’m sure his intention is to make most americans crazy-mad.
Watching that mess in the oval office Reminded me of a high school girls sleep over where they pretend to befriend a loner girl invite her over only to tease and berate her.
The state visit was ‘obviously’ to celebrate the success of Trump in negotiating a just and fair peace deal for Ukraine. No just peace means no state visit. Seems reasonable.
We wish.
But only if a mass of people can all get to Scotland and then bypass security who would've blocked access roads to Charlie's estates, Dumfries and Balmoral.
The state invitation to Tramp is a travesty and needs to be cancelled.
Before Vance instigated the row with Zelenskyy, he looked at the Camera like a ‘B’ movie actor.
When the Dems say “when they go low, we go high”, they don’t fully appreciate the type of battle they’re in.
He told the Prime Minister of the UK, "That's enough", he shut down Macron by implying that Macron was lying. This is keeping with his instructions from his handlers.
Whether Just Dickless Vance is also a Russian asset, or just an incredibly stupid asskisser remains to be seen, but Trump is bought.
Vance’s comments highlight how this was a total preplanned ambush, probably because Darth Orange was put back in his box by Macron & Starmer. Talking about Hunter Biden, Zelenskyy supporting the Democrats and how poorly Putin was treated show the US government for what it is. A bunch of c………….
Found on blue sky..
It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
TBH I am still unsure of whether that was even a targeted assassination that missed, or a false flag setup, and we have seen very little investigation of it, not even the medical reports
that is one of the many crazy thins with Trump, he has used free speech rights to lie and defame his way into office snd will dismantle free speech for everyone else
Yep. He forgets that NATO enabled the US to become a global power. Trump thinks it's a protection racket, but they are on our soil for their own strategic purposes and at our discretion.
Not to mention the industrial military complex depends on many of their allies buying high end gear, from them. Lockheed, Raytheon etc must be thinking wtf is the buffoon doing.
Given one of the few industries the UK still has is defence, we don't need the US for that much. The UK was stupid to pull out of the Eurofighter program.
We may not make it all but as it is an industry we didn't kill off as part of the 'Service Industry' drive we have more of a chance and linking up with other European nations that produce killing machines we should be in a good position unlike our car industry.
It should also be noted that during WW2 Standard Oil were selling the Luftwaffe a special ingredient that enabled their bombers to blitz London, amongst other military endeavours. This kept going after they entered the war until a law was passed that made it illegal to trade with the enemy.
That is interesting to know but not surprising the US played all sides. Do you remember the supergun the UK were helping Iraq with while we were fighting them and then after the 1st Gulf War?
The alleged supergun affair where the main protagonist was assassinated and the ‘parts’ allegedly retrieved after the Iraq war part 1? Shady and alleged but not surprised dirty little British businessmen would try to profit off a dictator
Except it isn’t fiction. Lots of examples of US companies trading with Nazi Germany. Noteworthy too that Standard Oil was John D Rockefeller’s - a Musk of his time, just like he’s using #StarlinkThreat against Ukraine.
It’s Alex Ferguson syndrome
I forgave all his rants and entitlements because he managed the team I supported
These people are predisposed to lay the blame at Zelenskyy’s door
Well said James👏👏👏Europe are getting together wonderfully & I think it’s the best thing to do to support Ukraine & all our democracy,US is the new Russia & can’t be trusted anymore,oh by the way I love watching you on LBC,you always say it as it is,no BS
I think Trump has been told he'll be disappeared if he makes an agreement with Zelenskyy. Plenty of balconies in the White House to drink tea on. It's prison or death for him now. What a predicament.
He'd do better moving on 🇺🇸, just to make them look West/Southeast.
(For Flat Earthers: Farthest left and just under mid fold, far right.)
#MappingSuperpower
My father was a Muslim by birth, his life long best friend was a Jewish who went through horrible things. They remained friends until they both died. They were open minded, tolerant and permissive. We all have to learn.
Surprised BBC reporter Sarah Smith had Zelensky as the disrupter, rather than him showing restraint. It’s not difficult to imagine Trump & Vance concocted the episode to frame the Ukrainian leader as the ‘bad guy’ rather than Putin the invader.
It was all carefully choreographed against Zelenskyy starting with the MAGA journalist asking the suit question. Bully Boy tactics. The Art Of The Deal Trump Style! 🤡
I’ve just found out that Trump started the onslaught when he met Zelenskyy at the White House when he commented words to the effect of ‘ I see he’s come dressed for the occasion’.
They didn’t just tell him what he could say. They literally shouted him down.
They have no self awareness, no shame, no principles.
How dare Vance lecture anyone on free speech? He has no idea what it is. He only understands untrammelled self interest. Only what *he* wants is right.
Abominable.
What you don't understand is that veiled incitement, without direct instruction to commit a violent act, is covered as free speech under the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is NOT a crime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAGlE39FKLg&t=380s
So many pundits saying Europe and Zelensky should stay calm and still try to engage with the White House and Trump. Total nonsense. Diplomacy with Trump ended today and the rest of the world are fools if they think otherwise. Normal people can see it. Leaders need to get real quickly.
In a cruel twist of irony I have found out that this is actually a misquote. Apparently George Orwell didn’t say it. The sentiment still remains though. Sorry everyone!
Normalize, Bothsides: it is the playbook in most mainstream media in US and UK, not just the ones already onside with the authoritarian right (ie: Torygraf, Mail, Murdoch, BBCNews etc)
Trump has given most of the US media a big push of fear to their corporate/oligarch owners too
Their whole free speech argument is a nonsense. Extend their argument out to being able to do what you want, then people can just go round killing, robbing and raping and that is all OK
The reality is that people are free to do what they want and say what they want within the confines of the law.
Vance from https://usmilitary.com
He must have written thus himself!
“His primary role was as a public affairs specialist, a role that honed his communication skills, a talent readily apparent in his later writing and public speaking.”
One only has to read the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L Shirer, to see the blueprint which is being played out here by Trump and his colluding henchmen; Gangsters is the word that springs to mind. We all know how this plays out in the end.
The audacity of Trump to ask Zelenskyy to capitulate to his enemies; this is a man who never lets anything go, and pursues anyone who made a slight against him from now to the end of time.
I think Zelenskyy had already "slighted" Trump by refusing to "discover" dirt on the Bidens back in 2019. (A conversation which led to Trump's impeachment.)
So I half wonder whether this is a continuation of that feud. The "dictator" comments seem to come from that place.
Its time for us to invest in ourselves. Supoort community-owned organisations, let's shift the power back to the people. We can't rely on governments or businesses any more.
James, I was born just after the Cuban missile crisis & grew up during the Cold War. I visited Berlin for the first time 5 years after the Wall came down & saw the stark contrast between the old East & West Germany. I have never felt so fearful for Europe & the world as I do now. Very scary times.
Just maybe Trump went to Putin, and he refused to engage in a peace deal...after all if he succeeds, the minerals become Russian anyway? Trump can't and won't admit failure, so scapegoats Zelenskyy and hopes Macron and Starmer can get Putin to the table. Trump takes the credit....
Not likely mate!
#45th-II delusional on coalitions and acting in favour.
🇷🇺 Never been so vulnerable, disregarding Nukes.
2 Nuke nations in Europe and a Worldwide Commonwealth coalition & Tech, would they need a bully superpower in tow?
Exactly this. I have been saying this from the beginning. Free Speech was always about holding power to account not about insulting people on social media. America is quashing free speech daily by silencing media and newspapers from speaking the truth about the appalling mess Trump has created.
Vance is an horrendous specimen.
Have been quite a few in UK govt over the years- it's how we ended up with Brexit.
This is the result of many years of planning.
Bigger bully America telling the bullied to give him his packed lunch which the smaller bully Russia is trying to claim, winking to smaller bully Russia, with a mix of swagger and camaraderie
Only journalists can change this. They have to stand together and boycott his press conferences. They should also interview the ones who are allowed in and question them on their integrity.
Youtube erases all my comments trying to inspire my non trumpturd countrymen to stand up to the insurrectionists no. Things erased has been where are the democrat militias at? I said of a trump voter fired by doge she didn't vote 4 the economy she voted trump cause she is a bad person. Gone Instant
The freedom of speech they want and like, is the licence to say whatever they want, no matter how outrageous or unfair. They don't have a thick enough skin to hear the response, ready to throw their toys out of the cot screaming and having tantrums...
I've stepped away from the dead bird app, I have disassociated my self from as many of the toxic Trump supporting/appeasing commercial enterprises as I can. I am trying to remove all American products from my purchases.
Everyone does their bit, we starve them of what they really crave. $.
I still can't believe that Instagram had a few days of serving of actual snuff films on their platform and no one is responsible.
It has been corrected, but are these violent films showing death, dismemberment and full-on gore available to our children just beneath the surface on this platform?
I read that TASS were allowed into the Press frenzy in the Whitehouse whereas others were not allowed in. Struggling to understand what is happening and where we will end up
Free speech is being used as a weapon by Trump and co to silence people who dare to question them. Last night he outed himself as a dictator imo. Another Putin. Very worrying time for the rest of the world.
It was like watching a mafia movie. I was expecting them to chop off his fingers next whilst asking him to say thank you, at least you still have your hands.
It's absolutely infuriating, he should no longer hold the title leader of the free world.
Here's a question for Monday...
Finish these
United States of.......
POTAS, Leader of the.....
Really wish we wouldn't have shat all over antifa when they were doing their thing. Feel like we are going to need a violent armed wing of the left variety.
Those of us that actually understand what Antifa actually means never did. It's only the people who thought that facism wasn't something to be against that did.
When I said we, I didn't mean all of us. I meant the ones that decided that heavily armed militia wasn't good "optics". Should have focused on making it bigger and better equipped.
James - may I suggest this says it all. There's a new reality for Europe. We can do whatever we put our minds to. We need a European leader to organise our security. A new post. We cannot rely on NATO - The Baltics are next. Putin will attack them before the American mid-terms
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Think it about sums it up x
https://youtu.be/JwDekrWODh8?si=GmcvnN-o7LCouVQB
Still Vance won't tell me what eyeliner he uses,
President Zelenskyy is a real hero and the vast percentage of Americans stand with him
We need to remove these Russian traitors… putrid sellouts from the White House and from Congress… disgusting childish behavior
Twitter represents an existential threat to democracy worldwide.
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How do we have so many ignorant Republicans in this country?
Ian Dunt is already onto m-term tactical response. Blimey. Chapeau 😜🤨👍
https://bsky.app/profile/nickmcb0.bsky.social/post/3ljd63afna22o
https://bsky.app/profile/wimblewomble1958.bsky.social/post/3ljclb7whws2b
But yes. EXACTLY.
Let's do the mirrored image of Maga.
First freedom!
Feels like they’ve claimed it
I don’t know how Zelensky managed to retain any composure. Trump bangs on about being a strongman, he saw true strength yesterday from the only president in that oval office, Zelensky.
trump is violating everything good that america stands for & I’m sure his intention is to make most americans crazy-mad.
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/uk-police-raid-home-seize-devices-eis-asa-winstanley
To topple and unsettle your enemy, accuse them of that which you’re guilty of yourself.
Gaslighting.
But only if a mass of people can all get to Scotland and then bypass security who would've blocked access roads to Charlie's estates, Dumfries and Balmoral.
The state invitation to Tramp is a travesty and needs to be cancelled.
When the Dems say “when they go low, we go high”, they don’t fully appreciate the type of battle they’re in.
Whether Just Dickless Vance is also a Russian asset, or just an incredibly stupid asskisser remains to be seen, but Trump is bought.
http://archive.today/iHhM9
Who is next?
It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
We need to speak up, this is a slide into a world that grandparents , and great grandparents physically fought to stop happening.
Not again!
He bought Twitter when it was a free speech social media platform.
He's systematically destroyed it.
Fair minded people should boycott it, if they haven't left already.
In Musk/Putin/Trump regime, "free speech" is for the rich, who can afford it, and others who obey.
I blocked him just before I left. ✊
I forgave all his rants and entitlements because he managed the team I supported
These people are predisposed to lay the blame at Zelenskyy’s door
“JD Vance is a piece of shit”
America, please wipe this vile piece of shit off the bottom of your shoe, or we will stand up against you.
And yet this is what's happening.
Files, though!
They will distort facts to suit their needs.
We must not let them!
Speaking truth to power -loud and clear- is more important than ever now!!
“.. the TRUTH is the greatest enemy of the State.”
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/joseph-goebbels-on-the-quot-big-lie-quot#google_vignette
(For Flat Earthers: Farthest left and just under mid fold, far right.)
#MappingSuperpower
Hold on to the staff of truth, it’ll keep you sane.
They have no self awareness, no shame, no principles.
How dare Vance lecture anyone on free speech? He has no idea what it is. He only understands untrammelled self interest. Only what *he* wants is right.
Abominable.
exercising my free speech you understand
Inciting violence... 🤦🏻♀️
They're using the full tool kit of the fascist playbook and we have to sit there and watch it unfold in glacial agony.
X should be banned as a start. It's societal poison.
Trump has given most of the US media a big push of fear to their corporate/oligarch owners too
The reality is that people are free to do what they want and say what they want within the confines of the law.
He must have written thus himself!
“His primary role was as a public affairs specialist, a role that honed his communication skills, a talent readily apparent in his later writing and public speaking.”
Bunch of Twunts.
So I half wonder whether this is a continuation of that feud. The "dictator" comments seem to come from that place.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/eu-...
#45th-II delusional on coalitions and acting in favour.
🇷🇺 Never been so vulnerable, disregarding Nukes.
2 Nuke nations in Europe and a Worldwide Commonwealth coalition & Tech, would they need a bully superpower in tow?
So, a two for one mashup.
Have been quite a few in UK govt over the years- it's how we ended up with Brexit.
This is the result of many years of planning.
“Might is Right” should be the motto of these warmongering idjits.
Stop funding the oligarchs.
Is there not another outlet that has your books you can point people towards?
Rather than lining the pockets of a Trump Supporting Billionaire who is actively skewing freedom of speech in his own MSM outlet?
U don't have the power to change everything, but u have more power & influence than most of us.
I agree with most of your messaging, but that link suggests that perhaps you don't act on them.
Everyone does their bit, we starve them of what they really crave. $.
It has been corrected, but are these violent films showing death, dismemberment and full-on gore available to our children just beneath the surface on this platform?
Here's a question for Monday...
Finish these
United States of.......
POTAS, Leader of the.....