Category: Politics

It all about money – not defence. America’s best defence against Russia is Europe. Alienating the EU by annexing Greenland would result in increased tension with the E.U. at the very least. China does not appear to have a great presence in the Atlantic, so it is all about Greenlands resources that are being discovered as the ice melts. So basically he has invaded Venezuela to control their oil and has threatened Colombia. The twat is out of control; International laws are being ignored whilst he creates more fantasy than Disney Studios. What next? Renaming the North Atlantic as the American Ocean? He has already dropped more bombs than Obama and Biden combined. Where next? Greenland is being hyped up by RW media; Nigeria is also a target – maybe another African country like South Africa? Trump has already accused the SA Government of genocide against white people (is he on drugs?) Or how about DR Congo or the C.A.R. both big countries with resources and weak governments.

Is this really about Epstein – I find that difficult to believe! His legacy will be smutty for sure – is he trying to create a new narrative of Making America Great Again by annexing weaker nations. This is entirely believable – and he has surrounded himself with sycophants. Apparently the invasion of Venezuela took months – did not one person in the military have the balls to question the legality?

We have not seen the evidence against Maduro, and are unlikely to do so (Epstein files and redaction!). I assume kidnapping another countries President is against international law? But giving Trump the benefit that he has the evidence – then OK – Maduro almost certainly does not deserve our sympathy. However the bit that I do not understand is that Trump has stated that he/USA will ‘run’ Venezuela for the forseeable future? What he really means is that American companies will take over the oil industry and its profits. He sys with usual hubris that he will ‘make the people rich and happy’ – his record at home does not reveal this! With a population of 28 million he is presumably relying on mass support. An Observer report quotes a dissident as saying that 80% of Venezuelans welcome the US action. Even if not hyped up that leaves over 5 million who are not so happy. And if loyal (to Maduro) civil servants, police and army officers are replaced, then an Iraq or Libyan situation could ensue. As stated yesterday – South Americans are well versed in guerrilla tactics.

We are well aware of the public statements Trump has made about invading Greenland and Canada becoming the 51st state. Expansion is his mind set. Control of Venezuelan oil would give him leverage over other states in the Caribbean like Cuba and Trinidad. Maybe this is a power play to exert influence over all the Caribbean Islands. Russia will not interfere – indeed Putin is probably plotting against the Baltic states as I type. China is an ocean away. The tech bros. will not care as it has little impact on their obscene wealth. How Middle America reacts will be interesting. If body bags start arriving home public opinion may force a reversal. As George Clooney recently stated Trump is correct “We need to make America great again – and we can start in November” (the mid-term elections that will dictate Trumps power over the last 2 years of his office.

HOLY COW: Colombian President Gustavo Petro just went after Trump:

Trump invades Venezuela and says he will stay! What is going on? Venezuela has some of the worlds greatest oil reserves – is this a land grab? the excuse about drugs seems thin. Is it to deflect attention from the Epstein files? Is he giving Putin an excuse for Ukraine (fields of influence?).

It all seems rather strange – Venezuela is at the bottom of tables for freedom for its citizens – and a limited strike against drugs may have been acceptable under international law. Trump could be taking on a ‘Vietnam’ type scenario. MAGA supporters are unlikely to be enthusiastic as Trump has talked down foreign interventions.

The international community (democracies anyway) are unlikely to be enthusiastic either. No doubt Badenoch and Farage will offer support whilst Starmer ponders what to do? A big question is how China sees it – Taiwan should feel uncertain. Do Xi and Putin along with Trump view a tri-polar world? Or is Trump just lining his pockets and protecting his legacy from sleaze?

My view! – Venezuela was amongst least popular places to live; but is brute force all America has to offer? I suppose that under Trump the USA has lost influence, but surely it has more guile than an invasion. I know little but am aware that Colombia next door has extensive guerrilla forces that would likely be prepared to move in. Iran is weakened but not irrelevant. OPEC countries seem to have opaque policies, but are willing to take on conflicts amongst themselves like Yemen. I would also not dismiss an Israeli element here?

Surely sending troops in to capture president is invasion? Trump the winner of FIFA Peace Prize starts a war! Even I do not think Trump was starting a war for his own benefit (actually I am probably wrong!). So why? USA has a drug problem, Venezuela was left wing, and relatively close to the USA. Will Trump demand total subservience from Venezuela? Unlikely to occur. Is he after their oil? More importantly has he set a present for invading close by countries – are Putin and Xi taking notes? Many American Presidents have been confused by the multiple countries around the world! Trump maybe simpler than most! We will see how this pans out – will the Venezuelan military co-operate, and whilst the last election may have been rigged there is a large groundswell of opinion for Maduro. Drug gans are well armed and agresive. This could turn out to be very bloody.

The press for once behaved with a certain amount of dignity in reporting the facts about the tragedy in Switzerland – that is except for the Daily fucking Mail which had to speculate on the cause and apportioned blame to sparklers used in champagne cocktails. No dignity, no shame, just a blame culture. They were all put out upside down today! Of course there are questions to be asked, and future tragedies avoided – but mindless speculation is pointless and disrespectful.

Let us hope 2026 is better than 2025! However I doubt it. Israelies will continue to kill Palestinians with the support of the orange man baby. Putin will continue to kill Ukrainians despite Trump claiming that he had negotiated peace. On Trump – GB News (joke) aired an interview where he stated that human induced climate change was a hoax (he obviously does not understand the word); that Sahria Law was used in London and the police were frightened to enter some parts of London. OFCOM is deciding whether to investigate! What is it with OFCOM and OFWAT that make them so useless – can their accounts be made public and questioned.

Bold Politics – at last there is a podcast that counters the proliferation of right wing ones. Zac Polanski has shown that he is willing to take on all comers. And whilst GBNews (sic) loses about £50m a year, spreading the word may well work. It is undoubtably true that people are fed up with the try-partite politics of old. Until know, and since the referendum, Reform have filled the gap for the unsatisfied. Diversification of politics is in some ways inevitable, but also it is not a one sided coin. The NY Mayoral election showd that the left is not defeated. If racism was extracted from polls I actually wonder if most people would go down the centre left?

And to read the shite press you would think that the UK economy is tanking under higher taxes, etc.. But FTSE 100 Index is up 21.5%. Daily shit papers please explain? Or is Labour just shit at readjusting wealth?

According to a latest YouGov survey one in three believe that being born in Britain defines Britishness! Thank fuck for that – Boris Johnson is not British (born New York) – so he can just fuck off along with many others. But it does raise the question of what is being British? To my mind it has always been a certain confidence in where we are from! We do not have to shout about our heritage – we just are! The old houses, churches and castles are part of our past, the bones of who we are. Various ‘invasions’ or migrants have made this country a vibrant microcosim of the world. We do not need to boast about being British – we just are. Is there a racist element to my analysis? I do not think so- It is not dependant on skin colour or religion.

If we did a survey of flag shaggers we would find that being British means abusing women and children – especially girls! Fortunately being British is more than that; To my mind it is being prepared to stand up and being countered for justice and fairness. That is what we are – a fair minded people, who give a shit!

Today the papers did not have much to report, but apart from the red tops and the Guardian, the bitterness was still promoted by the usual wankers. Who shall we hate today does not take a Xmas break! Is it our unpredictable weather that causes the personality defect in so many people. It is a trait of hating change that gives the right-wing power over the populous. After all who with any intelligence would support the £millions spent on the fancy dress lives of royalty and the continueing support for the aristocracy?

So the weather makes us suseptable to promises of stability. After all there is a Chinese curse that says “May you ive in interesting times”! Do other countries love moaning as much as the British seem too. It always too cold, hot, dry, wet, overcast, windy, murky, etc. . This also affects media stars – anyone who has managed to become ‘famous’ should be aware that the media will be looking for any excuse to pop their bubble. An example – who gives a fuck about a family dispute in the Beckham family – the media think we should all give a fuck. And if that person is less than 100% white and British they should look out!

I suppose a welcome should be made for the USA attack on Boko Haram. The abduction and use of young women should be worthy of several airstrikes! Bastards! But things are never this simple – the terrorist group obviously has copious funding from somewhere (Middle East States look to be most culpable). France has recently withdrawn militarily from the region – so there is a vacuum. Will China try to fill it? America despite Trumps isolationism seems to be getting involved in various places. Yemen, Venezuela and Nigeria – where next?

Hey it is Boxing Day – shame about lack of Premiership matches – Boxing Day used to the day of derby’s before the suits took over. I have fond memories of Ipswich Town versus WHU at Portland Road – the heavy scent of tobacco over the terraces where we stood against an iron bar. No idea of the year or the result!

So Trump is suing the BBC for $5billion – and the BBC say they will defend the claim. NO! They should just tell him and his lawyers to fuck off! If that means not reporting from the USA – so be it. His version of the news will be put out on social media anyway.

Basically all news is interpretive. GB News has been accused of false claims many times already. Who is the arbitor of what is fair reporting anyway? Did Trump say those words – yes! So if the BBC had cut to just the few seconds there should be no problem? This is all about press freedom – something supposedly dear to the him and MAGA; unless of course he disagrees. I am minded of the late Arthur Scargill – apparently he read 2 newspapers – obviously the Daily Worker but said he always read the Financial Times first so he could get the facts before comment! Some papers thrive on comment more than others. I am aware of the ownership issues but feel that the Times tries to report the news first and comment second; and I fervently hope the Guardian does the same. The Express, Mail and Sun are shameless in selective reporting and unsupported comment – I am ashamed that citizens of the UK are so crass as to read such bile. Unfortunately I should also include the ipaper (now owned by the Express, Telegraph (ownership is a fight between right-wing groups) and the Mirror (although on the left – still using biased discretion regarding news stories. The Star is just for laughs and some great headlines (Truss lettuce being the most memorable)!

Most of us veer towards echo chambers for our views – the rabid right towards the RWP and their own social media sites. I too have blocked those I totally dislike from twitter – yes I am still there!