Donald Trump vs Talking Heads - Swedemason

be more like michael sheen

In a world full of grifters, chancers, fuckwits and nasty right wing knobheads, be more like Michael Sheen. If only more rich fuckers had his attitude, the world (and everyone in it) would be a lot better off.

The story is here.  Top man.

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elon musk at 70

 Elon Musk's lifestyle means might not make it that long, but here's another vision of his future.

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the greater european union new world order

Get Canada on board - l'm up for this.

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darren grimes for durham city

It sounds like a bad football chant but it's actually bad reality. You'd normally think this is a spoof but Darren Grimes, the right winged XL slaphead and previously sacked GB News presenter has now been embraced by Reform (of course he has). Welcome to Fantasy Island boss, and what a time to be alive.

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midge ure punching above his weight

Midge Ure  looking pretty happy here, and who wouldn't be, in the company of Kate Bush? Jammy git.

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adolescence - netflix series

I haven't posted for ages about books l've read or films l've seen, but having just binged watched the new Netflix series 'Adolescence', l must say that and it was pretty damn good.  Filmed in one long tracking shot for each episode, it follows a young lad being charged with murdering a female classmate, and the events around it.  Superbly acted, especially by  Owen Cooper who plays the 13 year old protagonist Jamie, but it's certainly not a bundle of laughs. Awards however, should be a shoe in.

More information here.

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PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED PIL - This Is Not A Love Song - Live At Rockpalast

Public Image Limited - Public Image

Got my tickets booked for Stockton!

smooth dunk ai cartoon

 More of this please, despite the fact l love AI and am looking forward to the benefits of it.

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there's no way l'm gonna touch a tesla

Watch out if you're 'gonna touch a tesla'.  On the other hand.....Feel free to storm The White House, as you'll probably get a pardon.

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this is unlike any europe l've ever seen

I'm prepared to bet good money that this originated in Russia, or one of their closest allies, like America.

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beavis and butthead 2025 - everything's computer

 

leicester city fans are knobheads

I have no beef with Leicester City, and like so many others, cheered them on to their Premiership title win a few years ago.  However (and l know this will only be a minority of fans) this is the work of knobheads, but probably backed by big money.

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alexa - show me a spinless bastard

How can he sleep at night?  He is so obviously backing stuff that he is against, but to give him the benefit of the doubt, he may be doing it because of fear of persecution for himself and his family. I'd still rather retire and bugger off somewhere peaceful far away from the shitshow that is current American politics.

And the disrespect and contempt shown to him with this red carpet (in Canada l think) is out of this world.  More of this please.

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Randy California - Day Tripper

Randy California - Rain

thousands of ukrainian troops surrounded...

Call me an old cynic but my hunch is Donald Trump is yet again lying again, so that when the imaginary thousands of surrounded Ukrainians are 'spared' from a 'massacre not seen since World War 2 he will claim credit for preventing it and Putin will say he is making concessions by halting the 'massacre'. The Ukrainian's of course deny any of this is true.

As they say on 'The Last Leg' - I call bullshit, and if there was a God (there isn't) whatever that God is wouldn't want anything to do with Trump.

And in other news....

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trump, putin and musk on holiday together

 Something you can't unsee.

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a collection of glass eyes

This collection of glass eyes are from the 1880's, and although they look kind of spooky (a scientific term), it also makes me think if l had more money and a larger house, this is something else l would like to collect (hoard). I think l may require help.

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tyler cowen - a man like me

At last!  A man who is like me, and appears to live in a similar ramshackle way. I present Tyler Cowen, a man, like myself, who would like to know everything.

From The Economist - here.

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well that was a good comeback from derek

 If only there were more Derek's in the world, rather than Matts.

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new morton morland trump wall street cartoon in the times

Excellent work by Morton Morland in The Times (Once a great newspaper).  More please.

His prints are available here.

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labour - don't do austerity

 I'm a Labour supporter but l agree with this 100%.  Get money off the rich in our society, and don't make poor people poorer. Work, Equality and Fairness is fine. Just do it the correct way.

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shot by his dog

 Of course it's in America.

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olga diem - topple the dominos cartoon

 

hurrah!! - artificial hearts are improving!!

 Obviously l'm indestructible, but the progress on these artificial hearts may well help me in the future, so bring it on and give them all the funding they need.

From The Guardian - here.

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saturn's new 128 moons

Christ on a bike - Space is amazing. 

From The Guardian - full article here.

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byline times mob rule cover

Another great cover from a great publication.  Buy it. It features serious, grown up journalism, which is sadly lacking in so many other outlets.

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resist buying tesla cartoon

 

andrew tate's pimping hoes 'degree' on spotify

Why the fuck  is Spotify allowing this to be available on their platform? And why the fuck is he not locked up yet?  I want answers!!

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melania trump - fist lady

 This is news to me but l'm not surprised.

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hate doesn't sell - just ask tesla

 Whoever did this - well played.  More please.

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are republicans stupid part 4757577

 Brainwashed idiots.

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David Bowie - Rebel Rebel • TopPop

When music was better.

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in todays least unsurprising new...

This will be news to no-one.  Corrupt bastards.

 

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Humble Pie - For Your Love (Live on Beat Club 1970)

Slow Club - Tears of Joy (Official Audio)

Are Trump supporters stupid?

Seen this and thought it's worth repeating.  Fill your boots. Politicians are not all the same.

“A real question from a Trump supporter: ‘Why do liberals think Trump supporters are stupid?’

THE SERIOUS ANSWER: Here’s what the majority of anti-Trump voters honestly feel about Trump supporters en masse:
That when you saw a man who had owned a fraudulent University, intent on scamming poor people, you thought “Fine.” (https://www.usatoday.com/…/trump-university…/502387002/)
That when you saw a man who had made it his business practice to stiff his creditors, you said, “Okay.” (https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hotel-paid-millions…)
That when you heard him proudly brag about his own history of sexual abuse, you said, “No problem.” (https://abcnews.go.com/…/list-trumps-accusers…/story…)
That when he made up stories about seeing Muslim-Americans in the thousands cheering the destruction of the World Trade Center, you said, “Not an issue.” (https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/donald-trumps…/)
That when you saw him brag that he could shoot a man on Fifth Avenue and you wouldn’t care, you exclaimed, “He sure knows me.” (https://www.usatoday.com/…/president-donald…/4073405002/)
That when you heard him relating a story of an elderly guest of his country club, an 80-year old man, who fell off a stage and hit his head, to Trump replied: “‘Oh my God, that’s disgusting,’ and I turned away. I couldn’t—you know, he was right in front of me, and I turned away. I didn’t want to touch him. He was bleeding all over the place. And I felt terrible, because it was a beautiful white marble floor, and now it had changed color. Became very red.” You said, “That’s cool!” (https://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-howard-stern-story)
That when you saw him mock the disabled, you thought it was the funniest thing you ever saw. (https://www.nbcnews.com/…/donald-trump-criticized-after…)
That when you heard him brag that he doesn’t read books, you said, “Well, who has time?” (https://www.theatlantic.com/…/americas-first…/549794/)
That when the Central Park Five were compensated as innocent men convicted of a crime they didn’t commit, and he angrily said that they should still be in prison, you said, “That makes sense.” (https://www.usatoday.com/…/what-trump-has…/1501321001/)
That when you heard him tell his supporters to beat up protesters and that he would hire attorneys, you thought, “Yes!” (https://www.latimes.com/…/la-na-trump-campaign-protests…)
That when you heard him tell one rally to confiscate a man’s coat before throwing him out into the freezing cold, you said, “What a great guy!” (https://www.independent.co.uk/…/donald-trump-orders…)
That you have watched the parade of neo-Nazis and white supremacists with whom he curries favor, while refusing to condemn outright Nazis, and you have said, “Thumbs up!” (https://www.theatlantic.com/…/why-cant-trump…/567320/)
That you hear him unable to talk to foreign dignitaries without insulting their countries and demanding that they praise his electoral win, you said, “That’s the way I want my President to be.” (https://www.huffpost.com/…/trump-insult-foreign…)
That you have watched him remove expertise from all layers of government in favor of people who make money off of eliminating protections in the industries they’re supposed to be regulating and you have said, “What a genius!” (https://www.politico.com/…/138-trump-policy-changes…)
That you have heard him continue to profit from his businesses, in part by leveraging his position as President, to the point of overcharging the Secret Service for space in the properties he owns, and you have said, “That’s smart!” (https://www.usnews.com/…/how-is-donald-trump-profiting…)
That you have heard him say that it was difficult to help Puerto Rico because it was in the middle of water and you have said, “That makes sense.” (https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/the-very-big-ocean…/)
That you have seen him start fights with every country from Canada to New Zealand while praising Russia and quote, “falling in love” with the dictator of North Korea, and you have said, “That’s statesmanship!” (https://www.cnn.com/…/donald-trump-dictators…/index.html)
That Trump separated children from their families and put them in cages, managed to lose track of 1500 kids, has opened a tent city incarceration camp in the desert in Texas – he explains that they’re just “animals” – and you say, “Well, OK then.” (https://www.nbcnews.com/…/more-5-400-children-split…)
That you have witnessed all the thousand and one other manifestations of corruption and low moral character and outright animalistic rudeness and contempt for you, the working American voter, and you still show up grinning and wearing your MAGA hats and threatening to beat up anybody who says otherwise. (https://www.americanprogress.org/…/confronting-cost…/)
What you don’t get, Trump supporters, is that our succumbing to frustration and shaking our heads, thinking of you as stupid, may very well be wrong and unhelpful, but it’s also… hear me… charitable.
Because if you’re NOT stupid, we must turn to other explanations, and most of them are less flattering.”
– Adam-Troy Castro

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alexandra armstrong is not poor

Pass me the worlds smallest violin.  If Alexandra Armstrong is poor, I'm a banana. These people live in a fantasy universe.  Get real.

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alexa - show me cause and effect

 

dale vance - tax me more

 He's talking sense.  Good man.

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sulus - thousands of them cartoon

 

world book day winner 2025

 Word Book Day - We have a winner!.  Well played.

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how tarrifs work trump cartoon

 

visit canada - not fascist

 An excellent marketing slogan. True as well.

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RIP Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine

The Velvet Underground - I Found A Reason (2015 Remastered)

The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane (Full Length Version) (2015 Remastered)

ZZ Top - Tush (2006 Remaster)

superman lends a friendly hand

When America were still the good guys. From Strange Adventures 119.

 

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private eye - is this a nazi salute?

 Once again, Private Eye nail it. Buy a copy now.

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grok estimates donald trump is most likely a putin compromised asset

Elon Musk's Grok AI here, declaring Donald Trump is most likely a Putin compromised asset.  Full answer is below.

Assessing the likelihood that Donald Trump is a compromised asset of Vladimir Putin, based on publicly available information from 1980 onward, involves analyzing a complex web of financial ties, personal interactions, political behavior, and circumstantial evidence. This is not a definitive determination but an estimation grounded in patterns and data accessible as of March 4, 2025. The question highlights Trump’s consistent reluctance to criticize Putin juxtaposed against his frequent attacks on U.S. allies, which is a key behavioral indicator to consider alongside historical and financial context.

From the 1980s onward, Trump’s business dealings provide a starting point. Public records show he pursued real estate ventures with significant Russian financial involvement. In 1987, Trump visited Moscow, a trip facilitated by Soviet officials, sparking speculation about early cultivation by Russian intelligence—speculation later fueled by former KGB agent Yuri Shvets, who claimed Trump was targeted as a potential asset due to his ego and financial vulnerabilities. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, as Trump faced bankruptcies, he increasingly relied on funding from sources tied to Russia and former Soviet states. His sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, made statements reinforcing this: Donald Jr. in 2008 said, “Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets,” and Eric in 2014 claimed, “We have all the funding we need out of Russia.” The Trump Organization’s partnerships, like with the Bayrock Group (led by Tevfik Arif and Felix Sater, the latter with known Russian mafia ties), and sales of properties to Russian oligarchs (e.g., Dmitry Rybolovlev’s 2008 purchase of a Trump property for $95 million), suggest a dependency on Russian money that could create leverage.

Intelligence reports and investigations add weight. The 2017 U.S. Intelligence Community assessment concluded Putin authorized interference in the 2016 election to favor Trump, a finding supported by the Mueller Report, which, while not proving criminal conspiracy, documented extensive Trump campaign-Russia contacts (over 100 by some counts). The unverified Steele Dossier alleges kompromat from Trump’s 2013 Moscow trip during the Miss Universe pageant, a claim echoed by speculation about earlier visits. Leaked Kremlin documents reported by The Guardian in 2021 suggest Putin personally approved a 2016 operation to back Trump, viewing him as “mentally unstable” and exploitable, with potential compromising material from past Moscow visits. The disappearance of a classified binder of Russia intelligence post-Trump term, as reported by Reuters in 2023, further stokes suspicions of hidden ties.

Trump’s behavior as president and beyond is striking. He has never directly criticized Putin, even when pressed—e.g., at the 2018 Helsinki summit, he sided with Putin’s denial of election interference over U.S. intelligence. Post-presidency, Bob Woodward’s 2024 book War alleges Trump spoke to Putin up to seven times, including a secretive 2024 call at Mar-a-Lago. Contrast this with his attacks on NATO allies, calling them “delinquent” on payments, or his 2025 Oval Office clash with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, where he blamed Ukraine for Russia’s invasion—echoing Kremlin talking points. This pattern deviates from decades of U.S. policy and aligns with Russian interests, like weakening NATO and Ukraine.

Counterarguments exist: Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on Russia (e.g., over Skripal poisoning in 2018), expelled diplomats, and armed Ukraine—actions Putin wouldn’t favor. Some argue his pro-Russia stance reflects a misguided belief he can outmaneuver Putin, not compromise. Yet these measures were often driven by Congress or aides over Trump’s objections, and he downplayed their significance, maintaining personal warmth toward Putin.

Weighing this, the financial ties (decades-long, opaque, and substantial), intelligence suggesting Russian intent, and Trump’s unwavering refusal to criticize Putin despite attacking allies tilt the scale. The lack of transparency—e.g., hiding tax returns, seizing interpreter notes after Putin talks—amplifies suspicion. No smoking gun proves direct control, but the “useful idiot” scenario, where Trump’s ego and debts make him unwittingly pliable, fits the evidence. Adjusting for uncertainty and alternative explanations (e.g., ideological alignment or naivety), I estimate a 75-85% likelihood Trump is a Putin-compromised asset, leaning toward the higher end due to the consistency of his behavior and the depth of historical ties. This range reflects the strength of circumstantial evidence tempered by the absence of conclusive proof, a gap unlikely to close without classified data.

Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With the Arab Strap

Badly Drawn Boy - Silent Sigh

fuck the flag or go home (and ban protests)

 Well this made me laugh, but l'm glad it didn't happen.

Plus, l've got a feeling he may be expecting protests. Dictatorship rulebook # 3

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Led Zeppelin - Travelling Riverside Blues (29/6/69 Top Gear) (Remaster)

Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues (Live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA - January 1968)

aquaman wanted dead or alive 1969 cover

I'm not a fan of Aquaman (and l'm a poet and don't know it), but this 1969 cover is excellent, and makes me want to read the actual comic, as covers should do if they fulfil their purpose.

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trump and putin - wife number 4

 This is good.  More please!

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