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RedTagAlan · 04/03/2026 17:46

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/03/2026 17:35

Being in Cyprus today is feeling a bit like being in the French fleet must have done at the time, to be honest. I’m being told not to worry, but that Iranian general apparently believing Cyprus is an American island covered with US military airbases, all of which need to be completely annihilated, along with the American inhabitants, has given me the heeby-jeebies.

As a thought, when you posted your Merde a Lardo map today, my thought was what a selfish barstewed.

Because DC is already set up to defend the situation room. Florida is not. So imagine the resources he is sucking up. A commercial tanker ship with a secret missile launcher is possible, so he likely has extra military assets out there defending HIM. Just in case. When DC already has it.

He is a resource vampire. He just sucks up every resource he can.

PerkingFaintly · 04/03/2026 17:46

SerendipityJane · 04/03/2026 17:11

Before WW2 really kicked off, the British government bought up the worlds supply of tea.

I'm shocked.

Do you mean we didn't already own it?

DuncinToffee · 04/03/2026 18:00

The Ministry of Defence has said the Shahed-like drone which targeted the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus 'was not launched from Iran'

Beware the Ides of March - Trump Thread #156
SerendipityJane · 04/03/2026 18:09

DuncinToffee · 04/03/2026 18:00

The Ministry of Defence has said the Shahed-like drone which targeted the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus 'was not launched from Iran'

I doubt that will calm the hysterical posters who believe Iran only exists to bomb Britain.

I am far more scared of being involved in some cockamamie incident by a bunch of thick racist patriots in the UK than I am of anything Iran may - or may not - be capable of and determined enough to pull off.

Talkinpeace · 04/03/2026 18:18

These threads are so cool because we are getting perspectives from all over.

Long distance firm grip of the shoulder to @Jaichangecentfoisdenom

Igotjelly · 04/03/2026 18:24

Oh yay Bullshit Barbie is out in full glory.

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/03/2026 18:29

Thank you all for all your good wishes. Particularly the kind people from America on this thread posting their apologies for their demented President’s actions, I must say that he and his minions (sycophantic fuckwits one and all) are the only Americans of whom I have wax likenesses with pins stuck through the heart.

Beware the Ides of March - Trump Thread #156
walllaw · 04/03/2026 18:43

RedTagAlan · 04/03/2026 17:46

As a thought, when you posted your Merde a Lardo map today, my thought was what a selfish barstewed.

Because DC is already set up to defend the situation room. Florida is not. So imagine the resources he is sucking up. A commercial tanker ship with a secret missile launcher is possible, so he likely has extra military assets out there defending HIM. Just in case. When DC already has it.

He is a resource vampire. He just sucks up every resource he can.

They did have that secure classified document storage facility in the bathroom tho

Talkinpeace · 04/03/2026 18:46

walllaw · 04/03/2026 18:43

They did have that secure classified document storage facility in the bathroom tho

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NEED that Laugh emoji

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/03/2026 18:57
Grin
Spandauer · 04/03/2026 19:02

Every day, in every way, words fail me.

Beware the Ides of March - Trump Thread #156
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Llttledrummergirls · 04/03/2026 19:24

I think that after the winner is announced we will hear about how he was the bestest most bigliest enforced candidate they ever were, even if the other guy was publicly endorsed before

CaveMum · 04/03/2026 20:05

SerendipityJane · 04/03/2026 17:30

I think it means if you haven't you aren't serious.

The other - less amusing thing - Britain did was to sink the French fleet - with crews - so the Germans couldn't use them. Deliberate and horribly effective friendly fire.

I was listening to the recent series on the war in the Atlantic in TRIH which talked about this. As you say, ruthless but effective.

Their mini series on The Bismark, as part of the wider series, was very good.

CaveMum · 04/03/2026 20:09

Wishing you the best @Jaichangecentfoisdenom and hope everything stays quiet.

DH’s only experience of Akrotiri was the obligatory “decompression” stop post Middle East tour: messy apparently 😜

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 04/03/2026 20:14

CaveMum · 04/03/2026 20:09

Wishing you the best @Jaichangecentfoisdenom and hope everything stays quiet.

DH’s only experience of Akrotiri was the obligatory “decompression” stop post Middle East tour: messy apparently 😜

DD similarly decompressed there after a Helmand posting.

DuncinToffee · 04/03/2026 20:41

Someone needs to remind Trump that the "warfighters" are conducting a "special military operation."

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mgb4mnzy7j2y
Trump sits down and immediately describes his strikes on Iran as 'war'

Igotjelly · 04/03/2026 20:53

DuncinToffee · 04/03/2026 20:41

Someone needs to remind Trump that the "warfighters" are conducting a "special military operation."

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mgb4mnzy7j2y
Trump sits down and immediately describes his strikes on Iran as 'war'

Fuck sakes even Putin can follow the script!

MsJinks · 04/03/2026 21:00

See Spain don’t know why Trump thinks they’re now supporting him - they haven’t changed their position.

Trump has told a separate meeting that Iran were 2 weeks away from a nuclear bomb - so June 25 was pointless then.

Has he any clue at all?

Igotjelly · 04/03/2026 21:04

Trump rates the Iran war a “15 out of 10” 🙄

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 04/03/2026 21:08

How many hundred per cent does it get?

walllaw · 04/03/2026 21:09

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 04/03/2026 21:08

How many hundred per cent does it get?

A billion

MsJinks · 04/03/2026 21:10

If he can’t have the bigly peace prize he’s gonna get the bigliest war prize!

Where does this leave the football I wonder.

Just spoken with someone who has just got back from the US - didn’t manage to meet one Trump supporter.

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/03/2026 21:13

Proof that Trump has no clue whatsoever about anything at all.

Beware the Ides of March - Trump Thread #156
TiredCatLady · 04/03/2026 21:15

@Jaichangecentfoisdenom given there little else to do but fret and despair at the fuckwittery, may I suggest a large glass whole bottle of Xinisteri? I have some on the drinks trolley… it’s chilled!

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