It feels so weird... In all media... In all my life... It has been argued... Successfully. That acting like this president should land him or her in timeout. Just to contemplate on how bizarrely, enragenly, out of touch with reality he/she is...
Vance is so full of himself. What does Trump have on him that he did that 180 degree turn? America is not fundamentally Anglo. What a crock. Lives in the land of lies. Ok. Maybe UK can trade with China for tech and AI.
We have a parliament that makes the laws, not a president. It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion. Furthermore hate crime against the above is also against the law.
The U.S. needs the rest of the world more than they need us. Trump and the rest of the capitalists are living in the 80s before all our manufacturing left.
He may find that we in the uk take our rights seriously and we are willing to fight like fuck to keep them the way we had to previously. My message to starmer and trump is fuck you and fuck your trade deal
Screw Donvict and all the disgusting magat's that he rode in on! Let's hope they find something drastically wrong when they do his colonoscopy (other than Lindsey Graham).
Ok so I’m English - we would never agree to such a demand as it’s bonkers. We have a lot of faults in our country but mostly we’re a tolerant lot. Dictators don’t go down well here 🇬🇧
I know my friends in germany are looking for when, how and where they should leave Germany.
I'm really not sure how things will change in Switzerland either
Rowling is crowing victory about the recent court ruling, and it looks like there are some provisions being rolled back pretty actively. I don't know enough to guess if they're bending a knee, but it's bad optics at best...
The Supreme Court interprets the Law as it currently exists. However, once interpreted, Parliament is free to pass new laws to reflect what people feel it should be saying.
I am still hoping that the UK Prime Minister show slightly more spine than (say) Mike Johnson.
I really hope it's not, to be clear; every brit and scot I know is ready to tear people apart over *this*, so coming after any other in the GSRM might just be dangerous to hearth and home
We in the US who didn't vote for this stain on the face of democracy extend our deepest apologies to the citizens of our Mother country. Once we got beyond the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, we've generally liked y'all a lot. Where would we be without the BBC?
I hope the UK realizes he is not trustworthy and disregards the demand. Even if he makes a deal with them he could turn his back on it any second, and it would be at the cost of human rights in Britain.
Why should people ostensibly all about small government want the government so heavily concerned with what’s in people’s pants or what consenting people do in private?
You are refering to the Supreme Court judgement. This is not a political court, the government has no power over them, only law. I have many issues with this decision, but Trump cannot impose his nasty ideas on them.
That's my point trump doesn't have to impose any idea. The UK is doing fine on its own. The supreme court judgment was just one of many attacks on Trans people in the UK.
I understand, I am not Trans , but I belive in rights for all. The difference is, It is not being driven by an ideology . merley on a point of law . It brings up many problems, I agree, How to protect womens rights with that of trans people. But it is not an Ideology!
It was a poor decision that was shameful. The group of people it affected were not allowed to be represented in front of the court. The only people the court took 'evidence' from were terf groups with an agenda.
It threw the trans community in a grey area legally with no way to live as they are.
Didn't the UK vote Brexit to regain their 'sovereignty' from Europe though?
Can't wait to hear their cheerleaders reaction to this overreach from an overseas dictator...
I'll wait.
The problem is, at the time of voting misinformation was rampant and the government very deliberately chose not to provide proper information of what it would mean for us in the long run. Every daily mail reader in the country had a field day
And now we have an orange dictator trying to tell us what to do bc our prime minister (who is supposed to be a human rights lawyer) just bends over apparently
Yet people wonder why Scotland still wants Independence after being forced out of the EU.
Also an insult that Trump has been invited to Scotland to meet the King.
Trump destroyed part of Scotlands coast.
This man is becoming more delusional by the day. "Delusions of Grandeur" doesn't cover what he has become. Complete departure from reality is more descriptive. And where are our righteous people like Joseph N Welch and Margaret Chase Smith? Who will stop this lunatic?
He can go F*ck himself and if Starmer bows down then he needs to go and finally let Angela step up to the plate. She actually cares about people not power.
I moved from my home in the UK after the Brexit vote and the Supreme court’s decision this week is further underlining my feeling that I made the right choice.
#TransRights
“White House counterterror czar Sebastian Gorka says Americans critical of deportations like Abrego Garcia's are providing ‘material support’ to terrorists — a felony crime.“
It hasn’t been 90 days of this madness and I’m already tired of the constant bullshit. He thinks he controls the whole world. Time for this to end. The people united.
That's OK, because compared to USA (at the moment) we are the " land of the free" and the people here don't want a trade deal with the USA, we are Europeans
This guy should be removed from office! That guy is a menace to the world! Isn’t there any chance for get rid if him? Hasn’t the congress not am obligation to stand for the people and country to protect the constitution????
They in fact take an oath to defend the Constitution. At Sen. Grassley's town hall, an audience member recited the entire oath from memory and demanded to know when Grassley would follow it.
I hope everyone in the world creates a 'truth' social account and drowns out his supporters with cold hard reality. He's a power mad bully, so small and alone he has to make his own social platform to feel safe.
Hilarious because the UK is also a trash bin right now after their terrible Supreme Court ruling against trans people. Of course Starmer is going to use this to look good lol.
Not feeling optimistic. I am heartbroken at this decision. Always felt like the UK was a sane and safe country in comparison to the US. Are there any other countries holding fast to the idea of human rights?
I'm not sure...I'm Canadian and things are "okay" here but we certainly have awful people and I think the same right-wing groups are trying to influence our federal election/populace.
I guess there are good and bad people wherever you go, but Canadians I've met seem to have a better attitude in general. There's a lot of work in animation and vfx so its on my radar.
How can you take someone seriously who says: "You must have unfettered free speech in your country!", and also says: "Say anything bad about me, and you'll discover that there are severe consequences!" (The Fart of the Deal).
Tell him to f&£& off and when he’s done that to f&£& off some more until he’s gone far enough away that we don’t even see or hear about his next f&£& off…
Instead of getting US citizens like yourself a better deal, they are adding stipulations that are already pushing Starmer to withhold trade secrets with America. And that's not even mentioning the evilness of those stipulations, and how much the UK public will push back against them.
Come on, y'all. None of this is coming from him. He hasn't got the brain cells to come up with any of this, plus he doesn't really care one way or the other. It's his christian nationalist handlers who are telling him what to say and do. Most of the time, he doesn't even get THAT right 🙄
No, he's evil. He raped children. He bragged about violating the privacy of 15 year olds. He posts videos of people being deported. He is Satan incarnate.
I am not a religious person, but I am quite sure that there are some humans who are worse than any demons or devils described in history. He is one of them. He is also not smart at all, so he pulled this off simply by other humans pushing him to be more horrible. Disgusting.
I'm not religious either. At least, not any organized religion, so, I 100% agree with your assessment. I don't even believe in Satan, but, there just aren't any other words to describe how evil that man is.
He has many of the markers for it. There is a version called Farr’s dementia found in German lineage. His father died of that dementia. My stepfather, also of German descent, died of it. Trump has SO many of the mannerisms and physical, mental markers. No one can convince me he doesn’t have it.
His arrogance and stagnant beliefs that his words are somehow important, blows my mind. He’s the laughingstock of the entire world. The individuals who still believe in him, must enjoy having the wool being pulled over their eyes. They’d starve next to a seven course meal.
His fronto-temporal dementia is evident to professionals with relevant experience. It's much less common than Alzheimer's. Among the signs is the way he stands leaning forward, but it also affects his memory, self control etc.
Do not justify his actions in any way by citing mental illness or dementia. He knows exactly what he is doing and gets off on causing chaos, inflicting pain on others, and destroying people’s lives.
There is no justification of actions occurring. I believe that there is no way any person could listen to how he talks and observe his behaviors and not conclude that he is mentally unwell. He is. He can be a horrible asshole AND be mentally ill. They are not exclusive states.
Oh I am sure that is going to go over well.
I wonder if there are enough qualified LGBTQ members of government, to staff major positions in Washington... Should get them to rainbow up the Embassy as a reply
He told a big swath of the population that you are right to fear things that seem different. That you are not just allowed, but right to hate the other. That when scary things happen or stuff you just don't like, it's a conspiracy pulling the strings, not just other people living their lives
Once can be explained as desperation but to vote for him a second time after seeing what he’s like? That is unforgivable. America will not repair the damage done to its relationship with the rest of the world in our lifetime. Insulting, bullying, threatening your allies? Can’t ever trust you again.
As an American, I agree with the rest of the world. We cannot be trusted anymore. We’ve demonstrated this. Other nations, longtime allies, must guard against us now. All because one party was ready to abandon democracy when the demographics turned against it.
My country is stupid. Basically they thought the educated black lady was lying, and the demented white criminal was just joking.
Weeks after the election searches for "can I change my vote" skyrocketed. 🤦
Let me tell you a secret, in America there's plenty of uncultured folks, racist, homophobic that also lack basic intelligence and even common sense, and look down on "elites" or those with any education. His voters are that demographic, that you likely won't even find on this app.
We the UK don’t need a trade deal, you don’t buy much of our stuff, we don’t buy much of yours. It would be absolutely political suicide if the UK government signs the deal Trump wants, low food standards, sell off the NHS and eliminate our anti-hate laws. Not going to happen.
It’s depressing. Because I want to believe people get into politics because they care about others but…. (I mean here by that obviously no one thinks that about Trump, not even his supporters)
OK UK. Time to volunteer for your bit in this fight. The local and mayoral elections are on the 1 May 2025. Governments are never popular and we are notoriously fickle and love a protest vote. Any vote for Nigel Farage's Reform UK is a vote for Trump. So if you want a protest vote, anyone but Reform
the US has broken so many promises, turned on allies, so no deal can be trusted... and high tariffs threaten to abruptly collapse the networks of external manufacturing and assembly that america has become overly reliant on. not a whole fuck of a lot is genuinely, 100% produced here to be traded.
Trump can go fuck himself. When he comes to the UK for his kissing of Charles ring, the demonstration's will look like those in the US as a small gathering, baby Trump ballon will make an appearance me thinks.
This is the reason purely transactional diplomacy has always been a failure.
The orange demagogue probably thought "What a great idea, nobody's done that before! I'll be the first!"
WT actual F?!?! So, he thinks that because he is destroying this country that he can go and try to destroy other countries?
It is cute that he makes demands of a country that he can't actually visit because of his criminal record.
Uhh, the Labour government and Starmer put out a statement saying they support the Supreme Court's decision. As a Canadian, it's utterly hilarious watching the Brits act all high and mighty when they make some pretty shitty choices just like the Americans.
I'm glad you're finding amusement in it at least. Personally, I'm terrified that the highest court in my country voted unanimously against my rights. But hey, if you're tickled by an unelected handful revoking the rights of people who are politically aligned with you, at least some good came of it.
I'm trans as well and I'm genuinely sorry. I didn't mean it as humour at the expense of trans folks in the UK, more my frustration that a bunch of people are hypocritical. You have that in these comments, a very "we are a very welcoming folk!" And meanwhile there's a lot of people who are not.
That's the same bullshht game Trump/ Elon/ Thiel/ #Republicans are trying to run on EVERY SINGLE UNIVERSITY in America!! #RiseUp #SpeakUp #ProtectEducation #ProtectHigherEducation bc when you rise up you are protecting businesses EVERYwhere! In America, and Abroad!!!!
So now Vance wants to get his fat face in the middle of trade talks. He wants to tell the UK how to run their country because his buddy Mush got his hands slapped. 🤬
At current rate, he doesn't need to. When the chosen head of the Equalities and Human and Right committee is cheering banning trans women from their bathrooms it's hard to have much hope.
It's bad enough that you're trying to take away protections from your people. But now you want to strip them from people that aren't even in your country.
Even if they wanted to do it, it cannot be done overnight anyway. They don't have executive orders. There is this thing called parliament and the house of Lords.
I hope they all tell him to fuck all the way off. You aren't in charge of other countries, Fat Stupid Hitler. You're barely in charge of this one. We know who's REALLY the president - you're just the figurehead, like the gal on the front of the old wooden ships. Except you're 300 lbs heavier.
Have you seen the recent court ruling on the definition of a woman and how it will
Impact trans people? Coincidence? Or bending to Trump’s demands?
It’s so obvious the U.K. should align themselves more closely to Europe and give Donald the bird.
He can't tell a country that he pays $6 million dollars a year to house American prisoners to send a prisoner back that he illegally detained. But he can tell England no more lgbtq community. It must be so hard to lift his head.
I'm speechless! How much more are our representatives gonna let him get away with Saying shit like this, let alone expect to enforce it as if he is God. On top of Everything Else he's doing! This just chaps my ass🖕🤬🖕🤬
I'm one of the folks that gladly voted against him. Sadly I have to interact with some folks that love him. It's a bizarre experience, like interacting with somebody with severe mental illness who refuses to take their meds.
Correct. I feel like I’m in another dimension. I must be speaking Klingon because these dam MAGAS just don’t understand what we are trying to convey. They think we over exaggerate as we are yelling “the sky is falling” 😩
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It feels so weird... In all media... In all my life... It has been argued... Successfully. That acting like this president should land him or her in timeout. Just to contemplate on how bizarrely, enragenly, out of touch with reality he/she is...
But... I need to take him seriously?
The more he abuses the more isolated and irrelevant he becomes.
Look what he has done to ours.
I'm really not sure how things will change in Switzerland either
I am still hoping that the UK Prime Minister show slightly more spine than (say) Mike Johnson.
You're right, and I should be hopeful as a baseline.
They are happy they don't have to take a political stand and can just point to the Supreme Court ruling and shrug.
Keir Starmer is a coward. While I doubt he would throw the lgbtq community under a bus, nothing is 'for sure' anymore.
It threw the trans community in a grey area legally with no way to live as they are.
Can't wait to hear their cheerleaders reaction to this overreach from an overseas dictator...
I'll wait.
Also an insult that Trump has been invited to Scotland to meet the King.
Trump destroyed part of Scotlands coast.
**“There’s a real cultural affinity. And, of course, fundamentally, America is an Anglo country.”**
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“White House counterterror czar Sebastian Gorka says Americans critical of deportations like Abrego Garcia's are providing ‘material support’ to terrorists — a felony crime.“
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/sebastian-gorka-kilmar-abrego-garcia-activists-b2735153.html
The man has the IQ of a kettle.
Can’t confirm but I read it somewhere this week
:-/
Dementia?
At this point, how is anyone supposed to know?
Neither is insurrection. Or fraud. Or rape...
He really is that evil.
I wonder if there are enough qualified LGBTQ members of government, to staff major positions in Washington... Should get them to rainbow up the Embassy as a reply
He told a big swath of the population that you are right to fear things that seem different. That you are not just allowed, but right to hate the other. That when scary things happen or stuff you just don't like, it's a conspiracy pulling the strings, not just other people living their lives
Weeks after the election searches for "can I change my vote" skyrocketed. 🤦
Imagine how mad Trump would be at Vance at not getting all that pomp and ceremony.
The orange demagogue probably thought "What a great idea, nobody's done that before! I'll be the first!"
It is cute that he makes demands of a country that he can't actually visit because of his criminal record.
Sending you love ❤️
Hilarious this administration lecturing people on free speech
It's bad enough that you're trying to take away protections from your people. But now you want to strip them from people that aren't even in your country.
You ghoul.
Mr Eye Makeup & The Mango Mussolini have an overrated opinion of USA's power today
should be……
Impact trans people? Coincidence? Or bending to Trump’s demands?
It’s so obvious the U.K. should align themselves more closely to Europe and give Donald the bird.
Starmer, don't you dare, don't you fucking dare!!
2. Wherever it is, I doubt it’s heavy enough to inconvenience him anyway.