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The UK missile was first used against Russia in November last year. It has been used again now, just as Putin has yet again made a mockery of Trump's attempts to end the war and earn himself a Nobel rosette. The Ukraine has used the long-range weapon to attack a legitimate war target, an enemy munitions manufacturing plant. Now Trump has no excuse to deny the US Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine to really force Russia to the negotiating table. The problem for Putin is that the end of the war and his failure is unacceptable. Hopefully the missile attacks will continue,,,and Putin won't. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmxjverzzro -
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President Donald Trump insulted Australian Ambassador Kevin Rudd to his face during a meeting with the country's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. During a Monday appearance with Albanese at the White House, a reporter asked Trump if he was concerned with "things the ambassador said about you in the past." "I don't know anything about him," Trump said of Rudd, who was sitting across the table from him. "I mean, if you said bad, then maybe he'll like to apologize. I really don't know." "Did an ambassador say something bad of me?" the U.S. president asked Albanese. "Don't tell me. Where is he? Is he still working for you?" "Yes," said Rudd, to make clear he was present. "You said bad?" Trump asked. "Before I took this position, Mr. President," the ambassador replied. "I don't like you either," Trump fumed. "I don't, and I probably never will." Rudd, himself a former Australian Prime Minister, has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump, describing him as a threat to democratic institutions. -
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The 20-point plan that was recently agreed to in principle by Israel and Hamas was put forward by the former US President, Donald Trump. "Put forward" is the operative phrase. Trump will [ is already ] taking the credit and proposing to award himself a Nobel Prize, but who really constructed the process? -
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The British public broadcasting network Channel 4 is planning an unorthodox celebration of President Donald Trump's second state visit to the United Kingdom, reported Deadline: "A segment known as "Trump v The Truth" which will be an "uninterrupted reel" of false claims made by the president. The segment is "described as an 'unbroken catalogue of over 100 falsehoods, distortions and inaccuracies uttered or written by the U.S. President since taking office in January,'" "Running over several hours, these statements will be punctuated by brief text-based fact-checks, which Channel 4 said will 'offer viewers the truth behind the tweets, speeches and soundbites.'" We’ll show what we believe to be the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television," stated Channel 4's director of content Ian Katz. "We hope it will remind viewers how disorientating and dangerous the world becomes when the most powerful man on earth shows little regard for the truth." Channel 4 is widely known for engaging in these types of broadcasts targeting major politicians. For example, noted Deadline, "just prior to the 2019 general election, the network replaced then-Conservative candidate Boris Johnson with a block of melting ice after he refused to participate in a debate about climate change." Sounds like fun! -
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The numbers are pretty staggering. French gross national debt stood at €3.35trn (£2.9trn) at the end of the last financial year to March. That represents almost 114% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on an annual basis. At the same time - to give the best comparison - the UK's also stood at £2.9trn, but that was 96.3% of GDP. The French debt to GDP figure represents a record high for the nation and has been rising steadily for more than 20 years. The budget deficit currently stands at 5.8% - that is almost double the 3% allowed by the European Union. [ well known for its accounting practices... ] -
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For those on other threads extolling life on the village green, with Morris dancing and the culture of English times before immigration... "In England in the year 1800, the average male life expectancy at birth was around 35 to 40 years, according to studies of the period. This average was impacted by high infant mortality, but a considerable number of people survived into their 60s and beyond. A large number died in infancy or childhood, significantly lowering the average life expectancy at birth. Life expectancy varied greatly depending on a person's social class and where they lived. The early 19th century was also a time of outbreaks of diseases like smallpox, which further impacted mortality rates. Syphylis was common. Sanitation was primitive." Then there was the potato famine, that killed millions throughout Europe... Anyone seen the Maypole? -
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed to be the world’s leading expert on grass. “I’m pretty good at grass because I have a lot of golf courses all over the place,” he said. “I know more about grass than any human being, I think, anywhere in the world.” Trump was speaking in Washington, DC, where he has called in troops to fight crime in a move critics have decried as a political stunt. While there, he also vowed to plant new grass to improve the parks. “Y’know, like everything else, grass has a life. Do you know that? Grass has a life,” he said. “We have a life, and grass has a life, and the grass here died about 40 years ago.” With new grass and new sprinkler systems, the parks will look like a golf resort, he said. “It’ll look like Augusta,” he said, referring to the host of the Masters Tournament. “It’ll look like more importantly Trump National Golf Club, that’s even better.” -
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