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That'll save the tax payer a few quid.

The Greens seem to have lost the 'environ-' and just gone full on 'mental'.

The flash woke them up.

Good morning Nic !

From the Nobel Peace Prize committee, perhaps aimed directly at the Orange Mussolini; "We see the same trends globally: rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarization. "

From the BBC, the White House Communications Director proving he is a complete plum, and has no idea how the Nobel Peace Prze is awarded; "The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace," White House communications director Steven Cheung said after the announcement on Friday morning. There is some irony in Marco Rubio having been one of several members of Congress who nominated the eventual winner. Then there is this genius suggestion ; "A GOP lawmaker told Fox Business on Friday that he’s working on a resolution to award Donald Trump a Nobel Peace Prize, since the Nobel committee failed to do so Friday morning. ,............... Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) told Fox Business Host Ashley Webster, in for Stuart Varney, that Trump is the “president of peace, and no one could have gotten us to this point that he’s gotten us to.” Carter continued: Joe Biden and his administration didn’t even try to achieve peace in the Middle East. Donald Trump has done that and I applaud him for that. That’s why he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize and that’s why I’m introducing a resolution for Congress today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize, and if need be, we’ll call for a discharge petition on that. I hope we can work with the speaker though and get it on the floor for a vote. " https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/huh-gop-congressman-tells-fox-152323768.html Talk about massaging someone's fragile ego.

Project 2025 lays out a vision for the future of the United States, which is basically a rolling Republican Government based on guns, the Bible, and a woman's role being "Kinder, Küche, Kirche". ( And it would certainly be beneficial to have European ancestry ). Trump was only partially joking when he told a group of Christian students "Vote for me this time, you won't need to vote again. We will fix it for you". He is also stretching to breaking point the rules on Presidents not using their position to enrich themselves or their families.

Mainly on the grounds that if a Republican President does it now, a Democrat could do it later. However, Trump is certainly testing the limits of the Constitution and the Federal structure of the country. He is increasingly hacking away at the principle of three equal and independent branches of Government, providing checks and balances to each other.

Interesting test of the independence of individual States from Federal control or interference. It will all come down to whether the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration, ( hhmmm, how likely is that I wonder ), that there is sufficient evidence of a 'rebellion' or 'insurrection' that would grant the Constitutional authority for Federally mandated deployment of National Guard troops from other states. ( Washington DC being a different case, as it is directly managed by the Federal Government. Mind you, the NG deployed there have been spending most of their time litter picking and mowing grass verges ).

Is their primary weapon the limpet mine ?

To borrow your phrase, "Please show me where". You have been asked before, and by other posters in relation to their own posts, to present the evidence of where your so superior intellect has "shown" me "up". I understand that as this air of superiority only exists in the Walter Mitty mythical world, detatched from much of reality, that you inhabit, it might prove problematic to provide actual links, so why not not take the easier path and admit you can't.

Pretty much your entire posting history in the Lounge.

There is one President with the ability to stop the Ukraine war within 2 hours - the President of Russia. However, he can't afford to lose face.

Trump has tried.

"A Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which began its first phase this week, could have been implemented over a year ago, an independent Israeli negotiator revealed. Gershon Baskin, who negotiated the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011, revealed in The Times piece that Hamas agreed to the exact same terms as early as September 2024 during the final months of the Biden administration. Baskin said that while Hamas accepted the deal in writing and in voice messages, the Israeli government, led by then-Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, refused to act. “This deal could have been done a long time ago,” Baskin wrote, noting that American officials also failed to push for its adoption. According to Baskin, U.S. negotiators, including Brett McGurk, were frustrated in their attempts to convince the Biden administration to consider the plan. “In Doha, the Qataris said they could do nothing more without the American adoption of the plan; the obstacle was Israel,” he added. Baskin said that Israeli officials had no intention of concluding a deal before a U.S. administration change. On December 26, 2024, he met with Ronen Bar, then head of Shin Bet, who told him not to use back channels, hinting that a ceasefire would be finalised “in three weeks” under President Trump. Baskin then established a back channel with Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, believing that Trump could compel Netanyahu to accept the agreement." https://caliber.az/en/post/deal-between-israel-and-hamas-was-ready-a-year-ago-says-negotiator

My post was a comment on the peace agreement as a whole and it's chances of success, given some people are lauding Trump as the man who has single handedly solved the Middle-East. If all Hamas held hostages and Israeli held detainees are free by Sunday we will still be on step 2 or 3 of a 20 point roadmap. With nearly 80 years of hindsight to rely on, I reserve the right to he sceptical.

Why not revisit this discussion in 6 months and then see whether the 'peace' has held and things are taking a turn for the better.

Something something pot something something ketlle.

Less than 2% return on investment.

Seeing as nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize closed in January, it is unlikely Donnie was on the list.

30% might still give a majority, with the right spread of results, with 4 major parties splitting votes between them many seats could be won with as little as 26%. Labour got less than 34% at the last GE.

Got something similar sitting across the front room from me right now. Happy with that.

Sleeping

Bah humbug. Another program I have absolutely no intentiion of watching. Can't abide "reality" TV, and avoid 'celebrity' shows like the plague.