What do you call a country where justice comes from a chequebook?

His approval ratings indicate, to me, that the US still has a long way to go to leave his policies behind.

This pain will not be gone in 2026 or 2028

Not sure what the Dems plans are

His sense of invincibility is about to crash to the earth

Big-city politicians are starting to worry about the World Cup A long-planned spectacle collides with the messy domestic politics and global instability of the present.

FIFA World Cup. Stiffing cities and states?

www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Not everything that counts can be counted

The French are clearly covering all bases

Trump and Infantino both want to take as much money from the working class as they can.

Football has been stolen from the workers

I wish he couldn't draw the planet into his infantile delusions

Nigel Farage's half a million pounds from foreign sources since becoming MP Since July 2024 when he finally became the MP after seven unsuccessful bids, the ex-Ukip leader has recieved almost £2million in income and gifts - with a third from foreign sources

UK politicians for sale.

The whole party

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

He's a first class orator

Another angle here is the level of embarrassment to Trump

A man who lies with such gay abandon such as Hannity, were he indeed ever a practising Catholic, would have spent half his life confessing and the other half reading his allotted prayers of penance

US bonds lacking global popularity

Treasury yields surge as global buyers retreat from U.S. debt share.google/N4l4BsChEUML...

Reform boss 'owes £98k in tax' after demanding Rayner sack over smaller mix-up Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice reportedly owes tens of thousands in unpaid tax, after claiming Angela Rayner should be sacked for owing less than half of what he allegedly owes

Richard Tice apparently does not think that Richard Tice should resign over the incredible amount of tax found to be owed, despite calling for Angela Raynor to do just that over something objectively much, much smaller if she had "any moral decency"...

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

It's very concerning given events

I think Pope Leo should invite Vance to confession in the Vatican

I don't think the French will be shocked with this.

They're just crossing the ts

Apparently all states have more than 30%

I was picturing that.

But I guess there are some non-contiguous states other than Alaska and Hawaii

It would be helpful to see a map of the states where Trump has 30% or greater approval.

BRICS is clearly a robust bloc

Trump has published more works of fiction than any other person

I sometimes wonder if Iran would sooner fight with Trump than face the wrath of its own people

Insurance companies will typically insure the hull and the cargo under different policies. Tankers will also have to have environmental protection cover.

Those vessels won't move without written agreement from these insurers.

So - many things to consider.

This could get very funny very quickly.

Bar bills, credit card statements, expenses accounts, interviews with barmen, drivers, security details etc.

Mere bagatelles

What is also dark is that the nation who brought Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houtis to the fore is gaining sympathy across the globe

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

It's hard to believe the level of corruption across the US under this administration.

Whether it's doctored employment rates, insiders betting on geopolitical events or shares and stocks themselves.

Is it now the World's largest banana republic?

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

I wouldn't be surprised to see China wait for maturity of its bonds and not reinvest.

And I wouldn't be surprised to see BRICS nations move to settle trades in Yuan