Steven P

So this fella should be shot then? Southport rioter who hit police officer with brick jailed WWW.BBC.CO.UK Nicholas Mullen was seen on CCTV throwing bricks towards a line of officers.

They would be fecking useless against Russian drones and anti-aircraft guns. Reckon Stubby had it right first time, think it needs to be drones.

but while I am on about what he is, failure as well, or perhaps a blagger Ukraine war... many 24 hours later, still ongoing Gaza... all hell hasn't been let loose and there are still hostages... and looks like the violence in the middle east is escalating Tariffs.. China and US agree a trade deal.. .which is to do exactly as they were doing before liberation day Greenland.. still Danish sovereignty,. and Vance hasn't been near the place for months Canada... the same Tariffs again... are still being paused despite them being big and beautiful Legislation... none of his bills have passed through congress Protests against his deportations leading him to U turn next week on farm workers who can stay ... and an over reaction in LA because he doesn't like the governors there Bank interest rates still high because of financial uncertainty caused by tariffs...he has threatened to step in and force changes Mexico wall... still unbuilt and the mexicans are still not paying for it Personally, still going through the courts on a few cases where he was found to have been wrong (notably with Jean Caroll but others) His coin is still doing well, off the back of his presidency flogged it for billions while those who invested, the ordinary people, lost billions Fell out with his bestie over allegations on his friendship with Epstein Big Beautiful Bill... analysis says it is going to cost more in taxes... affecting his core voters Success for his second first half year

and I note here that Trump is still a rapist, his latest appeal that he isn't has been blocked: Appeals court rejects Trump's bid to challenge $5 million E. Jean Carroll judgment UK.YAHOO.COM A federal appeals court on Friday declined to rehear President Trump's challenge to a $5 million civil judgment after a jury found him liable in 2023 for the battery and defamation of the...

Just for my info, is there a difference if a householder burns treated timber in the garden? I am not sure, but plenty of people do

Mass riots, it has taken nearly a week but the US marines finally did something. 1 peaceful arrest. US Marines make first detention in LA as more protests expected UK.YAHOO.COM LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday, part of a rare use of military force to support domestic police and coming... ...but nearly as many as the total number arrested in LA by last Monday have just been arrested outside the Capitol... all done by local law enforcement and without the national guard or marines: Police arrest roughly 60 veterans and military family members protesting outside US Capitol after group crosses police line UK.YAHOO.COM A group of roughly 60 individuals were arrested outside the US Capitol on Friday after breaching a police line of bike racks and moving toward steps leading to the Capitol Rotunda...

... however weirdly quiet about all the white male rapists. Why is that?

I think you'll find that the aircraft crash was touched on in the Making the News today thread. As for Trump only talking to Caucasians... have a look at all his photoshoots and there is a strong bias as to who is in the background. However if he stands in front of a similar crowd that is meant to be representative then yes... and I wouldn't get getting all ants in my pants if someone else pointed out a racial bias.

Generally, yes, keeping it on track to nearly subject of the thread helps. Inept insults doesn't help.

Ahh, so that would be insults number 2 and 3 for the day then?

So insult (?) number 1 of the day. I have a syndrome. Right.

For the US marines it is still nearly 30% who - and get this, be prepared for a mind blown moment - 30% who are not white.. and yet... in the photo above, 2 or 3 token black men. The photo is not representative. Also note that in the photo these were the lower ranks, it wasn't a photo full of generals - and as you say, the lower ranks are more representative of the US population as a whole. So 3 posts of rubbish later, back to what I said earlier, it is telling who the politicians select to be in the backgrounds, and here Trump only wanted white marines.

No, however without any racial bias, you'd expect it to represent the population wouldn't you? or in the US military where 20% are black, 17% are hispanic, and only 54% are white - something along those proportions would be a fair representation of the marines wouldn't it? but Trumps handlers selected 80% white, and 2 or 3 token black men (no black women), curious eh why they selected those isn't it. In fact you know very well this point and are just arguing for the sake of it, and not to further any discussion, waiting to get the next cheap insult and dig at any whose ideas oppose your own.

Not denying that, it is who they select in each case which is telling and in the case of Trump here, only white marines with the odd token black man in the background.

That was last nights rumour I read, similar to some of the other long speaking dictators, a catheter attached as necessary so he can go where he is - doesn't have to stop mid flow to well, flow. Rumour attached to that was so he could speak and attend rallies for hours or as a side effect of dementia. Also on the same rumour mill was knee braces due to infirmity. Not believing any of them, being just speculation on the way his trousers crease... however no doubt there will be some wathcing his pants department closely in the next few weeks to give a full report.

Rumour has it that his team selected each of those marines to sit behind him, it wasn't a free for all or done by a default method but an active selection to make Trump look good. Edity: Only white marines need to apply and then throw in one or 2 scapegoats so it isn't a whitewash (on a similar thing, did anyone see the news of Farage last year gushing over one of his black candidates... the only one... struck me the same as here 'Look I am no racist, I shook a black guys hand and laughed with him' )

Going to play a game now, 'Where's wally' (or Waldorf)... Trumpy style.. Where's the African-American wheeled out to try to show he isn't a racist. (1 in 8 are African Americans in the US general population)

No came out of the horses mouth, the founder of Wikkipedia was complaining in the early days that it was too left bias. No lies, no half truths, just a straight up that is what he said. Which might then flip about to how you perceive the world to be, and want it to be.

Point of correction, its founder and first employee, 'started by' complained that wikkipedia had a left wing bias in its early days. So I am assuming not a leftie then. It is more balanced now.

Leftist bias... Wikkipedia is an open source thing, anyone can submit, edit, or amend any of the articles, so if anything on there is factually incorrect the 'community' can correct it. As such I think it is a handy source for quick information - and if the article compares Trump to the definitions of fascism I am inclined to think that far cleverer minds than mine have come to that opinion too. So based on the definitions in Wikkipedia or those Big J posted, where is Trump NOT fascist?

So apart from this list there is a fairly extensive description of what fascism is on Wikipedia and another comparing Trump to many of the descriptions contained in the first. Surprisingly or not the conclusion is that most of Trumps leadership styles mirror the fascism definitions. I'd post the links however I'd very much doubt whether his fans would read much past the first paragraph, however there are search engines that will pick them up very quickly. ... and the conclusion out there even if the discussion is played out is yes, he is a fascist.

For number 5 his historic contempt for women might suffice? Things like his infamous "grab them" quote, a belief that he can take what he wants and the way he objectifies women.. all from his stories or the legal battles he has fought as back up to this.

I suspect that Trump believes that 5% too. His short attention span and surrounded by yes men, very much lives in his own bubble, with the yes men simply confirming the thoughts that pop into his head, even better if these thoughts also have a (AI) video clip to go with them

Take a look at the stats. the number of arrests, the damages caused and so on. The numbers which do not have opinions. 3,000 (?) National Guard and 700 Marines and the order of arrests and damages is to be honest on a level of a nasty old firm game in Glasgow. Hardly needing to send in the troops for that, the Californian authorities have stated that they have the resources and ability to do the job. I'd be far more inclined to believe those with local knowledge than Trump to be honest where his assessment on Sunday was "they are nasty people, they are spitting at the police"... which shows how out of touch of the situation he actually is. Sending in the troops is symptomatic of something else, not crowd control.

Are you distracting here to avoid talking about the issue? Trump is acting in an authoritarian way, reminiscent of the 'great' fascist dictators and unable to defend the man (?) you are instead picking up on which press have right wing and which have left wing political views and whether there are videos out there showing Obama is married to a man (go on then, post it). I think that while the views of the press we view are an important consideration to form an impartial view, current events in the US with Trump sending troops to the streets to quell what are small scale 'riots' are a far more important consideration... which you have bypassed to talk about whether Obama is gay (which TBH is an irrelevance, he is still a successful and respected statesman).