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Anyone else terrified!!

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Netflixandchill25 · 15/05/2025 22:13

I’m starting to find all these deals between Trump and the dodgy Middle East nations quite scary. Latest being the AI deal with Abu Dhabi.

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HeddaGarbled · 15/05/2025 23:38

He changes his mind more often than I change my knickers. I’ve given up taking any notice.

EmeraldRoulette · 15/05/2025 23:37

@Netflixandchill25 what are you terrified of?

Mind you, I'm old enough to remember when some posters here thought Neom was a conspiracy theory.

Aavalon57 · 15/05/2025 23:36

OP, have a listen to yesterday's episode of The Rest is Politics. They talk about Trump and his jaunt to the Middle East, but in a measured and analytical way.

TwentyKittens · 15/05/2025 23:34

WeirdyBeardyMarrowBabyLady · 15/05/2025 23:17

Being selective about where you get your news from is one thing but I don’t believe ‘just ignore the news’ is good advice. It’s important that people are informed.

Informed about what, though?

Watching any news channel is only going to inform you about the things the news channel wants to inform you about.

Christ0nABike · 15/05/2025 23:34

DrippingInGinger · 15/05/2025 23:04

I came off Twitter as it was constant warnings about:
World War 3 and UK being invaded by terrorist armies posing as asylum seekers

I couldn’t sleep. I came off Twitter and within 2 days my insomnia disappeared

Thank you for passing those thoughts on right before bedtime 😂

PrimitivePerson · 15/05/2025 23:33

alcoholnightmare · 15/05/2025 23:22

🙄. @Netflixandchill25is going to do the MN ‘shake’ over her emotions soon no doubt

Ah yes. Crying and shaking.

Mistyglade · 15/05/2025 23:31

Flyswats · 15/05/2025 23:19

Yes, a lot of it is frightening.
I think this: He doesn't want a war, he just wants to line his own pockets.

💯

Soontobesingles · 15/05/2025 23:30

More worried about our own PM turning into Enoch Powell instead of sorting our collapsing social infrastructure. He seems
not to gaf if NHS continues to implode, schools can’t afford to keep lights on, universities go bankrupt never mind the impact of that on local economies (and the professions that rely on graduates). Oh and wanting to get more people into work while businesses and public sector collapse means we’re coming up on mass unemployment not seen in decades. Yes US is in a mess but so are we and instead of sorting it govt is playing silly games to placate an electorate they only understand from reading Twitter. Desperate times.

PrimitivePerson · 15/05/2025 23:29

MeatRaffleRita · 15/05/2025 23:15

These adverts that mumsnet allow don't help if you're trying to avoid hysteria . . .

I have an ad blocker. I never see them.

DoNotStandOnRotatingChairs · 15/05/2025 23:28

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RobertaFirmino · 15/05/2025 23:25

I like to keep abreast of current affairs but at the same time, it's important to ignore any spin and just look for facts. Keep a close eye out for fascism too.

Jujujudo · 15/05/2025 23:22

Summersunshinebliss · 15/05/2025 22:49

Nothing dodgy at all op it's all about money and making sure America is in the game globally. Find your post a bit racist to be honest... those dodgy Arabs Confused

Er, there aren’t only Arabs in the ME

alcoholnightmare · 15/05/2025 23:22

🙄. @Netflixandchill25is going to do the MN ‘shake’ over her emotions soon no doubt

TheMVPSTurningmyheartbeatup · 15/05/2025 23:20

Flyswats · 15/05/2025 23:19

Yes, a lot of it is frightening.
I think this: He doesn't want a war, he just wants to line his own pockets.

And that's what makes Trump tick..the dollar's.

Flyswats · 15/05/2025 23:19

Yes, a lot of it is frightening.
I think this: He doesn't want a war, he just wants to line his own pockets.

PrimitivePerson · 15/05/2025 23:19

WeirdyBeardyMarrowBabyLady · 15/05/2025 23:17

Being selective about where you get your news from is one thing but I don’t believe ‘just ignore the news’ is good advice. It’s important that people are informed.

Why?

If anything important is going on, I'll hear about it.

PrimitivePerson · 15/05/2025 23:18

I don't care if people think I have my head in the sand for not watching the news all the time. I value my peace of mind, and I focus on stuff I can actually influence. My sister in law is a news junkie, and is the most miserable, scared and tense person I've ever met in my life. She's convinced the world is going to end any minute, and her fear makes her make stupid decisions.

WeirdyBeardyMarrowBabyLady · 15/05/2025 23:17

Being selective about where you get your news from is one thing but I don’t believe ‘just ignore the news’ is good advice. It’s important that people are informed.

MeatRaffleRita · 15/05/2025 23:15

These adverts that mumsnet allow don't help if you're trying to avoid hysteria . . .

Anyone else terrified!!
PrimitivePerson · 15/05/2025 23:14

NineteenSeventyNine · 15/05/2025 22:15

Anyone who isn’t seriously concerned about what the US government is doing has their head firmly in the sand, at best. YANBU.

But I can't do anything about it, so what's the point in worrying about it?

Gustavo77 · 15/05/2025 23:06

I stopped watching the news and listening to the radio when he was elected.

DrippingInGinger · 15/05/2025 23:04

I came off Twitter as it was constant warnings about:
World War 3 and UK being invaded by terrorist armies posing as asylum seekers

I couldn’t sleep. I came off Twitter and within 2 days my insomnia disappeared

TheMVPSTurningmyheartbeatup · 15/05/2025 23:01

It's one thing to be informed but if you're watching news constantly it's easy to get dragged down by it and if it's frying your brain take a break from it.

PhilomenaPunk · 15/05/2025 22:57

Summersunshinebliss · 15/05/2025 22:49

Nothing dodgy at all op it's all about money and making sure America is in the game globally. Find your post a bit racist to be honest... those dodgy Arabs Confused

Exactly. Thank you.

Cynic17 · 15/05/2025 22:57

No.
OP, a couple of tips:

  1. Stop watching TV news - it's all very dumbed down and sensationalist, anyway.
  2. Stop worrying about things over which you have no control. It's completely and utterly pointless so, if you stop doing it, you'll immediately feel much better.
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