The Empire Never Died
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/05/22/the-empire-never-died/
Challenging the numerous insidious aspects of current U.K. foreign policy amounts to nothing less than truly ending the British Empire, writes Mark Curtis. By Mark Curtis Declassified U.K. There’s long been a debate over whether Britain’s Empire — the largest…
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Time for @theonion and @newsthump to admit satire really is dead and turn wholeheartedly to open journalism.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/trump-agrees-u-s-will-become-associate-member-of-the-commonwealth/ar-AA1Bow6U

#BritishCommonwealth #MangoMussolini #BigEarsTheThird

#Starmer’s comment stands out among world leaders, who’ve been hesitant to even subtly push back against #Trump’s #disinformation.

Starmer directly addressed #Russia as the aggressor in his discussions of a #peace plan. “We discussed a plan today to reach a peace that is tough & fair,” he said, calling it backed by “strength” intended “to stop #Putin coming back for more.”

Starmer ducked a question about Trump’s desire to annex #Canada, part of the #BritishCommonwealth.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies

@purplepadma It was a favourite in summer camp although I grew up when Canada was proud to be pink on the world map. #Colonialism #BritishCommonwealth