Notices by Denis Buckley (wellingtonrock@mastodon.social)

N O... K I N G S
'The question is whether civil war is the future Army officers and soldiers want. When Trump promises to celebrate Robert E. Lee, he is telling the Army that oath-breakers and traitors will be celebrated in the future. This is not in his gift. Officers who bring the US armed forces to battle American civilians will be remembered by the heirs of a broken republic and as the people who started a second American civil war.'

https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/trumps-civil-war?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=diqr

@br00t4c
Re: UK Sanctions far right Israeli ministers...
*Too little, too late.
*Recognise the State of Palestine
*Stop trading with Israel
*Sanction ALL it's leaders
*Prosecute their War Crimes
*Relieve the artificial famine

'Ignoring the issues of the current president is journalistic malpractice because it’s clear the groceries are out of his bag.'

https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/the-media-is-questioning-the-wrong?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=diqr

@WarnerCrocker
Take my British advice...
Ignore this tosser!

@br00t4c
You'd best opt for P/R whilst you still can do so!

'The idea of freedom is being so rapidly eroded in the USA that it is hard to keep pace with it, but what is clear is that the idea of thinking is being outlawed. That is precisely what the Trump administration will not tolerate.'

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05/06/trump-is-seeking-to-sanitise-the-usa-of-left-wing-thought-when-will-that-happen-here/

'There is no mystery to Trump. It’s all plain to see – the habits of the vandal, the autocrat, the gangster and the fool – with Ukraine as clear a guide as any.'

Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool | Jonathan Freedland https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/25/ukraine-donald-trump-true-identity-vandal-autocrat-gangster-fool?CMP=share_btn_url

(Neoliberal) 'Economics is about the creation of theory to justify the status quo power structure within society, and not to actually educate or inform, let alone suggest how matters might be improved or reformed.'

Trump v Harvard is a fight over fascism https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04/15/trump-v-harvard-is-a-fight-over-fascism/

'Donald is an idiot, but he was taught at my grandfather's knee and corruption is second nature to him. He may be completely bereft of common sense let alone expertise when it comes to finances, but he is a crook. He is corrupt to the core, and when presented with opportunities like this he will always do the worst thing because he is Donald Trump.'

https://open.substack.com/pub/marytrump/p/a-total-fucking-loser?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=diqr

'There is no legal or moral defence for what we have witnessed. It was a crime we allowed Israel to carry out, but we cannot allow the world to forget. We cannot allow the culprits to get away with it.'

https://open.substack.com/pub/councilestatemedia/p/israel-has-wiped-the-city-of-rafah?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=diqr

'Where we look for resistance and vision, we find a craven appeasement of capital. Labour promised change. Now it must change or die.'

How has fascism in Britain got this far? Neoliberalism has opened the door for it | George Monbiot How has fascism in Britain got this far? Neoliberalism has opened the door for it | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/28/fascism-britain-neoliberalism-opened-door-for-it-labour?CMP=share_btn_url

'The government is making “tough choices”, such as picking on the most vulnerable members of society, instead of standing up to the rich and powerful. Obviously, it’s fairer to take food from a quadriplegic than take slightly more money from a billionaire. This is about priorities.'

https://open.substack.com/pub/normalislandnews/p/government-announces-major-plan-for?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=diqr

@br00t4c
If this is true, then Sir Keith is Thicker than a Thick thing with thick edges and a hollow but thicker bit in the middle...

Also Reform/Tory Jesus...

'Should it lead to Russian victory in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, this will be a moment of historical weakness indelibly attached to Trump and others pursuing the current policy of wartime sadism against a loyal and important ally.'

"Recoup the costs" - by Timothy Snyder - Thinking about... https://snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the-costs?publication_id=310897&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=diqr&utm_medium=email

'Europeans are outraged that Trump’s America is not defending a European democracy from an unprovoked attack from an autocratic power. We need to understand that the American right favours Russia precisely because Russia is an autocracy.'

Trump’s true enemy isn’t China or Russia but liberal democracy https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/trumps-true-enemy-isnt-china-or-russia?utm_medium=email

American Friends...

... this Administration isn’t just filled with incompetent people, but highly-functioning sociopaths whose only allegiance is to their traitorous rapist-felon king.'

The FBI Protected Our Family From MAGA Extremists. Soon, It May Be Run By One. https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-fbi-protected-our-family-from?publication_id=2037902&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=diqr&utm_medium=email

'Are neoliberals all so lame that fascism does not require comment from them?

Apparently so.

No wonder they need to be consigned to history.'

Are markets just going to watch the US coup erupt? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02/04/are-markets-just-going-to-watch-the-us-coup-erupt/

'... the reason why they are fearful is the shortage of the supply of government services.

They want healthcare.

They want social care.

They want decent education.

They want roads which aren't riddled with potholes.

They want a government that functions well.'

Why are consumers worried? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01/27/why-are-consumers-worried/