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Another attempt by Trump to end the war with Iran

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AGAA4 Tue 25-Aug-26 16:06:48

Trump is urging other countries to impose sanctions on Iran.
The problem is most of Iran's trade is with China who have called the sanctions illegal and will not be complying.
Iran say they have been waiting for this from Trump and are well prepared.
It will depend on other countries complying. China have said no. No reply yet from India or Russia.

imaround Thu 27-Aug-26 04:00:02

Wow, I didn't have to wait long to see GOP gerrymandering backfire on them.

This video is from Meidas Touch explaining how a black gay man just flipped a Georgia (state) House seat.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq21joPCSRE

If elections happen, it will be a bloodbath.

imaround Thu 27-Aug-26 04:01:07

And I point out he is a black gay man on purpose because he is in a state that just gerrymandered for the express purpose of diluting the black vote.

imaround Thu 27-Aug-26 04:14:34

Oops, I mixed the last guy up with him.

www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/everton-blair-wins-georgia-special-134650244.html

Dems flipping seats all over the South. grin

Chocolatelovinggran Thu 27-Aug-26 07:24:39

Goodness, we live in interesting times.
I was not surprised to hear that Mr Trump's sons made a vast sum from insider knowledge.
I was surprised to see a guillotine..

Wyllow3 Thu 27-Aug-26 08:50:41

Fascinating stuff, imaround. Gladdens my hear to hear, "Dems flipping seats all over the South".

As for ending no fault divorce, why?

Is it a religious thing?

It has made such a difference in the UK (it only came in the very year I really, really needed it, in April 2022) especially I suspect for women who are trying to escape an abusive marriage, and all men and women who simply know their own minds, need to part, and this is low cost.

Wyllow3 Thu 27-Aug-26 08:52:06

More thoughts on that subject...it's going to go against women in Texas, isnt it?

imaround Thu 27-Aug-26 11:47:43

It's all in Project 2025. Women will not be able to divorce, work, vote, or do anything other than have babies.

I would like to think Texas women will stand up, but they keep voting against their own best interests.

On a different note, lots of MAGA farmers are regretting their vote and are big mad that people are telling them they asked for this. They seem to want to forget that when they are looking for sympathy.

imaround Thu 27-Aug-26 11:52:11

www.alternet.org/dairy-farm/

This is just one example of MAGA voters realizing they have been duped and are regretful. And all they keep hearing is"we told you, now live with it" and get mad.

Sucks to suck, if I may use slang Americanism. grin

imaround Thu 27-Aug-26 11:57:21

What Kamala promised them when they chose to vote for Trump, by the way.

AGAA4 Thu 27-Aug-26 13:40:57

If people are now suffering after voting for Trump they do need to live with their choice.
Hopefully they will choose better next time.

AGAA4 Thu 27-Aug-26 13:45:41

I read on BBC news that Iran are getting around some of the sanctions imposed by Trump by moving oil into Pakistan by teams of motorbikers.
I don't think the new sanctions will help end the war at all. They don't seem workable.

Fallingstar Thu 27-Aug-26 14:17:48

Netanyahu duped Trump - which was incredibly easy - because he has elections coming up and knows he has an uphill struggle with corruption charges to face, so he needed a war with Iran in the bag.
Trump delivered and is now left struggling because a costly war with Iran is not a point scorer with MAGA voters.
The man is a useful idiot to the likes of Netanyahu and Putin, and of no use whatsoever to the rest of the world.

Fallingstar Thu 27-Aug-26 14:19:44

Loving your posts imaround, good to know the Dems are gaining and the scales are falling from MAGA supporters eyes.
I hope this serves as a lesson to those contemplating voting Reform.

imaround Thu 27-Aug-26 14:54:22

AGAA4

If people are now suffering after voting for Trump they do need to live with their choice.
Hopefully they will choose better next time.

I agree. And we have spent at least a decade telling them he would do exactly this and they laughed in our faces.
To bad, so sad. You going to lose your family farm? Make better choices next time.

Family doesn't want anything to do with you because you have been an arrogant MAGA supporter for 10+ years? No one forced them to make that choice.

They weren't lied to. He told them to their faces he only wanted their votes.

This is what one gets when one votes because of their racism and homophobia.

Galaxy Thu 27-Aug-26 14:57:27

I would say threads like this should act as an example for people in the UK how not to behave towards reform.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 27-Aug-26 15:52:32

Galaxy

I would say threads like this should act as an example for people in the UK how not to behave towards reform.

Why?

Galaxy Thu 27-Aug-26 16:06:04

Because they knew Trump, knew who he was, looked at Harris and what she represented and thought I would rather vote for him. That is what to examine, the failings in that, not calling the voters names.

Oreo Thu 27-Aug-26 16:15:29

Kamala Harris was a weak candidate chosen quickly by the Democrats because Biden insisted on staying in position for so long that there wasn’t time enough to field a better candidate.
She didn’t help herself by laughing all the time either.
They will need to get a better choice of people for the next election.
It’s always wrong to blame voters for the mistakes that the leader makes.
I voted for Keir Starmer but his mistakes weren’t my fault.To be accurate I voted for the LP but he was the leader at the time.

Smileless2012 Thu 27-Aug-26 16:37:12

I do think that Biden has some responsibility for Trump's success. He should never have stood and enabled the Democrats to find a stronger candidate.

Maremia Thu 27-Aug-26 16:44:51

I agree with you Oreo, about the mistakes the Dems made, in choosing an opponent against Trump.
Thing is though, Maga was happy enough about his stupid and/or cruel policies, until it affected them.

Maremia Thu 27-Aug-26 16:45:49

Yes, Smileless.
But now they are finding strong Candidates.

Fallingstar Thu 27-Aug-26 16:50:02

Yes Biden was a big mistake, a better, younger candidate should have taken over, but the Dems need to find that better, younger candidate, from a nation as big as the US there has to be a better pool of candidates to choose from, surely?
I think we saw how Starmer’s unpopularity led to Reform being emboldened. On that I agree with Galaxy and Oreo.

Galaxy Thu 27-Aug-26 16:52:31

I do blame Oreo for Keir Starmer, though grin, even though I voted for him myself. Perhaps I am not the person to give political advice.

AGAA4 Thu 27-Aug-26 16:56:18

I believe people bear some responsibility for the way they vote especially when they are aware of the faults of their candidate.
If some of the maga community are suffering now they need to remind themselves that they voted for a man who has caused suffering throughout the whole world.

Galaxy Thu 27-Aug-26 17:24:46

I would never vote for any party that blamed voters for their own failings. I dont blame them at all for voting trump.