"The #US is no longer a #democracy. One of the most credible global sources on the health of democratic nations now says this outright. The Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at Gothenburg University reaches the alarming conclusion in its annual report, that the US is hurtling towards #autocracy at a faster rate than #Hungary and #Turkey.

...the US ... has lost its long-term status as a liberal democracy."
theguardian.com/world/commenti…

#Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #USA #UnitedStates

If you wanted an example of how the UK is becoming more like the USA look at the roads.... the appalling state of many roads in the USA partly prompted John Kenneth Galbraith's observation some 50 years ago that the US combined public squalor with private affluence.

Given the concentration of wealth in the UK & the ever growing problem of potholes in roads, a similar observation would seem (and has seemed for some time) apposite for the UK.

#inequality #politics

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2rm8…

Cost of fixing potholes hits £18bn, industry body estimates

Just 51% of the local road network in England and Wales is reported to be in good condition, research suggests.

^{Theo Leggett (BBC News)}

Republican President Donald Trump fundraising email uses photo from soldiers’ dignified transfer and promises ‘private national security briefings’

cnn.com/2026/03/13/politics/tr…

#USPol #Republicans #Iran #soldiers #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press

The gamification of war

axios.com/2026/03/14/the-gamif…

#gaming #war #WhiteHouse #USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press #Iran #Venezuela #Pentgon

Republican President Donald Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience

latimes.com/politics/story/202…

#war #rhetoric #Iran #Pentagon #USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press

Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience

President Trump and other administration officials have projected confidence and power in Iran in a coarse tone that is unprecedented, according to experts in wartime rhetoric.

^{Kevin Rector (Los Angeles Times)}

Murderers. Psychos. Reprobates. MAGA.

Republican President Donald Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’

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#Iran #murders #USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press

Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’

In comments to NBC News, US president also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

Farage and the far-right are cheering on war while working people get crushed by energy prices.

Nationalism for the speeches.
Globalisation for the profits.

#Farage #EnergyCrisis #Politics
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The thing that everyone expected to happen has happened

Trump wants the war to be over

^{Robert Armstrong (Financial Times)}

Farage and the far-right are cheering on war while working people get crushed by energy prices. Nationalism for the speeches. Globalisation for the profits. #Farage #EnergyCrisis #Politics

The thing that everyone expect...

Oscar Presenter Jimmy Kimmel Stings Donald Trump And CBS With Quip About Free Speech
#News #Politics #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #JimmyKimmel #MelaniaTrump #Oscars #Oscars2026

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2026 Oscars Political Moments: Jimmy Kimmel Skewers Trump And CBS

Kimmel riffed on Trump's attacks on free speech, and CBS' caving to the president.

^{Ted Johnson (Deadline)}

Dead troops are fund-raising props for Felon Trump

#military #war #Iran #iranwar #Epstein #politics #world #America #Congress #senate #Europe #EU #tyranny #freedom #Canada #turkey #uk #resistance #tyranny #Sweden #India #newyork #Finland #spain #Germany #France #Italy #Japan #Australia #America #reddit #meidastouch #crime #ICC #international #corruption

youtube.com/shorts/kT3a1y1VZaY

Trump fundraising email features photo of U.S. soldiers killed in Iran war

Earlier this week, Trump’s political action committee sent out a fundraising email promising donors access to “private national security briefings” and featu...

^YouTube

Attacking foreign navy vessels in international waters and gloating about the loss of lives makes you a horrible human being. Regardless of how horrible the adversaries may have behaved towards their own people, this is not ok. 😔

Trump & his ghouls are allowed to do all this without congressional approval while the EU keeps it mouth shut or even supports the US in this madness. Except Spain ✊

History will not be kind to EU "leaders" lacking courage & spines.

#EU #Iran #War #USA #Politics

Republicans officially using deep fakes to smear opponents.

yahoo.com/news/articles/republ…
#Talarico #USSenate #Politics #Ethics

◽ What is Trump’s endgame in Iran as the US-Israel war escalates?! 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 👀
◽ aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/wh…

🚀 As the missile strikes on Iran mount, so do the shifting and at times contradictory positions articulated by US «President» Donald Trump on what the US is truly after? — leading to a central question: What is Washington’s endgame? 💭 🇺🇸 💀

#ukraine #europe #eu #canada #uk #france #trump #usa #latvia #politics

What is Trump’s endgame in Iran as the US-Israel war escalates?

As strikes continue across Iran, US President Trump has articulated shifting goals. But how likely are they?

^{Abid Hussain (Al Jazeera)}

If you want to understand the underlying reason that the Govt. (in the person of David Lammy) wants to restrict trial by jury, don't take the claims it will resolve the courts backlog too seriously (even Lammy admits it will have only a small effect over time), look at what juries often do.... which is not just take prosecutors claims at face value!

Yup, they're unreliable in the exercise of political repression & so need to be removed!

#politics #protest #TrialByJury

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrlp…

Jury fails to decide if former University of Sussex student supported Hamas

Hanin Barghouthi was accused of supporting the proscribed organisation during a speech in Brighton.

^{Joshua Askew (BBC News)}

As commentators start expressing fears about the UK entering a period of stagflation caused by the US/Israeli attacks on Iran & Iran's response, it feels necessary to point it out that for all intents & purposes the UK has been in a period of stagflation for some years.... certainly the situation in the Middle east may make things worse but only by degree; this is not a new threat to the UK's economy, it is compounding an already exist problem!

#economics #MiddleEast #politics

Worth your time.

The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.
#Iran #politics
propublica.org/article/trump-d…

yeah that's not bad

#politics #uspol #uspolitics #war #iran #bombing #healthcare

god where is the bottom with these morons??

moreso the red line for decent americans seems to have no ceiling.

#politics #rfk #assholes

Putin ally Trump stated the US will loosen sanctions on Russian oil, placed after Russia invaded Ukraine - CONVENIENT!

President Putin's Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev says "the energy crisis will unfortunately be much deeper and longer than most expect."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Ukraine #Russia

Outgoing Republican Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday used a fiery television appearance to demand the resignation of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, one of Trump's key advisors.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

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Trump says Iran war ‘pretty much’ over
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

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"NEVER MIND!"

“Trump had a lengthy conversation with Vladimir Putin yesterday. Afterwards, Trump couldn't run from the Iran war fast enough!"
- Aure

From the war is 'basically over' to 'we win when I say we win', Trump is obviously following Putin's orders when it comes to the US war in Iran.

Trump will also roll back sanctions on Russian oil to 'help' the global economy.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

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After speaking with Vladimir Putin...

Trump says Iran war is going to be a 'short-term excursion'
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

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A fire continues to burn in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas following recent attacks
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

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Israel is attacking Iran as hard as possible during the time Trump gives them a green light.

Quoting a source familiar with Israel's war plans: "The IDF is trying to cause as much damage as possible before the strike window closes."

Residents of Tehran described to the news agency the night's attacks on the capital as the most intense in the war. "It was like hell. They bombed every part of Tehran."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

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BREAKING NEWS

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says today will be the "most intense day of strikes" against Iran.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Iran

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Donald Trump said he had a “very good conversation” with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.

According to the US president, Putin “wants to be helpful” in resolving the conflict in the Middle East.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

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Trump ‘Accidentally’ Missing From DOJ Epstein Files—But Key Claims From 13-Year-Old Victim Are Verified
#AureFreePress #News #press #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

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