In a masterclass of humanitarian restraint that has now stretched into its third glorious year, Israel has continued to show the world how deeply it respects international law.
You've outdone ever yourself with this one, Laura. It's a challenge to keep satire alive with the lunatics in charge of the bombs lying cartoonishly, but it's good to know you're on the job.
Didn't you watch all that footage of Starmer rolling up his sleeves (so excited to be with all those combat lads)? He has waited to be Churchill for effing ever! Now watch him adopt the wartime serious demeanour- no more of those 'open wide' denture smiles. Apparently, he has given permission for Trump to use Lakenheath and Diego Garcia to make sure we're in the firing line...proper job to 'protect his citizens'.
After his 'Churchillian' oratory yesterday, pre-recorded by minions who played it back at x2 speed ( pauses at half speed to mimic thought) can anyone doubt that we are watching a robot? Not only no smiling but no flesh ( which is why he has no wrinkles?) If TPTB intend to break the news about clones and masks, he is a convincing exposé. Breaking it gently.... Somehow in a single day, he managed to alienate both the USA and Iran, endangering his own population, and drawing targets on the backs of every serviceman. Our PM is a genius of MDF density.
Taking into account how wildly unpopular most western politicians and their policies are with their respective publics, "democracy" as it is practiced is basically a cover for rulers to do what they want. The technical term for this is a "beard".
After all, your elected representatives approved this. If you don't like it, you can vote for a different carefully vetted corporate imperialist muppet, so until then, shut up and fall in line!
What this means is that real power is often in the hands of unelected bureaucrats, who typically don't even want to stand for election because they don't want the voters to know what their programs are, much less to exercise any oversight. Robert Moses is the classic example here.
Even that minimal level of scrutiny is too much for some, and real power is often exercised by people not formally part of any government structure. Corporate lobbyists or Robert Kagan come to mind.
Well said 👍🏻 We have perfect examples of this within the Australian government . A spineless PM who couldn’t even bring himself to condemn this bombing of a girls’ school in Iran .
Yeah. Aussie here. Pretty disappointed in Albo for that. And I have muted/ blocked two "Pro Trump anti immigrant Pauline" once good friends so far. WTF is going on. Has the whole world collectively gone far right and lost their minds?
Deepcut News has an excellent article today , on the inadequacy of Albanese as a Prime Minister at this time . He is just not cutting the mustard, and Australians will continue to suffer for it .
But we must liberate the women of Iran, even if it means destroying their country! They are virtually slaves - they only got the right to vote in local elections a few years ago, and still can’t vote in national elections. They are severely restricted in their dressing, driving, education, and lifestyles. They can be beheaded for violating medieval morality laws. And their government murders foreign journalists and chops them to pieces. Oh, wait…I’ve mixed up my Middle Eastern countries - it’s that geography thing again! I’m describing Saudi Arabia - our ALLY, which is also mysteriously cozy with Israel. And they don’t border any countries we want to take over next. So we can’t bomb THEM! I guess we’ll go ahead with the Iran thing, then. “Finish the job”, as W would say. There are still lots of schoolgirls who will be voting in national elections if we let them grow up…
Yes, it is truly a mystery why we care so much about women in Iran, a country that has women elected to parliament, women ministers, etc. but not in Saudi Arabia.
• the long-standing ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia was officially lifted in 2018.
• there are only municipal elections in Saudi Arabia.
• there are no restrictions on education for women in Saudi Arabia. Women there earn degrees in every field, including STEM. The literacy rate for women is 99% and 52% of college students are women. The kingdom will also pay the full costs of students who study abroad, including tuition, fees, housing, food, a stipend for other expenses, and tickets back home for breaks.
reinforcing outdated information and stereotypes doesn’t help anything.
Thanks for the update. My sources described not bans (any more) but restrictions and extensive bureaucratic difficulties for women. And the lack of national elections alone tells me SA is an inappropriate ally of self-proclaimed democracies.
I’m sorry, I thought you were aware that Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy and they don’t have elections the way other countries that aren’t monarchies do. My bad, I thought you weren’t an idiot. Noted.
As a reader of the brilliant Normal Island News, I thought you were a thoughtful intelligent person with a conscience who believed in democracy. I'll continue to hold out hope for you.
"That claim seems optimistic, considering the US is set to run out of military bases by Thursday."
LOL!
How do you even satirize an "unprovoked" attack by the IRGC and Israel claiming that Iran is violating international law? The Epstein class have gone full-retard and they are a parody of themselves.
" Netanyahu’s hand was jammed up his arse the entire time, ventriloquising him, so I’m confident this is in our national interest." This sentence alone kept me laughing for minutes, as I pictured Bibi doing a 2-handed protologising technique on Smarmer and Lump simultaneously.
You've outdone ever yourself with this one, Laura. It's a challenge to keep satire alive with the lunatics in charge of the bombs lying cartoonishly, but it's good to know you're on the job.
Outstanding summary
I knew it wouldn't be long before our arsehole government dragged us into another futile war.
Didn't you watch all that footage of Starmer rolling up his sleeves (so excited to be with all those combat lads)? He has waited to be Churchill for effing ever! Now watch him adopt the wartime serious demeanour- no more of those 'open wide' denture smiles. Apparently, he has given permission for Trump to use Lakenheath and Diego Garcia to make sure we're in the firing line...proper job to 'protect his citizens'.
“Open wide denture smiles” 👍🏻 A perfect description of someone to whom a genuine , actual smile is beyond his imagination and capability .
After his 'Churchillian' oratory yesterday, pre-recorded by minions who played it back at x2 speed ( pauses at half speed to mimic thought) can anyone doubt that we are watching a robot? Not only no smiling but no flesh ( which is why he has no wrinkles?) If TPTB intend to break the news about clones and masks, he is a convincing exposé. Breaking it gently.... Somehow in a single day, he managed to alienate both the USA and Iran, endangering his own population, and drawing targets on the backs of every serviceman. Our PM is a genius of MDF density.
Laura, single-handedly keeping satire alive in the world-hell we now live in!
An absolute master class in satire. 👏
Now the UK is joining an illegal offensive war of aggression. I bet it will be extremely unpopular in the UK, even more so than in America.
There is something rotten in Western "Democracies". I think its Zionism.
Democracy is a marketing slogan.
Taking into account how wildly unpopular most western politicians and their policies are with their respective publics, "democracy" as it is practiced is basically a cover for rulers to do what they want. The technical term for this is a "beard".
After all, your elected representatives approved this. If you don't like it, you can vote for a different carefully vetted corporate imperialist muppet, so until then, shut up and fall in line!
I agree with this 100 percent. Look at how the dem leadership pushed the war power vote back to this week.
Of course. They want it both ways. They want to claim credit for any successes and distance themselves from any failures.
Correct , in every detail 👍🏻
What this means is that real power is often in the hands of unelected bureaucrats, who typically don't even want to stand for election because they don't want the voters to know what their programs are, much less to exercise any oversight. Robert Moses is the classic example here.
Even that minimal level of scrutiny is too much for some, and real power is often exercised by people not formally part of any government structure. Corporate lobbyists or Robert Kagan come to mind.
Well said 👍🏻 We have perfect examples of this within the Australian government . A spineless PM who couldn’t even bring himself to condemn this bombing of a girls’ school in Iran .
Yeah. Aussie here. Pretty disappointed in Albo for that. And I have muted/ blocked two "Pro Trump anti immigrant Pauline" once good friends so far. WTF is going on. Has the whole world collectively gone far right and lost their minds?
Deepcut News has an excellent article today , on the inadequacy of Albanese as a Prime Minister at this time . He is just not cutting the mustard, and Australians will continue to suffer for it .
And Peter Thiel et al
But we must liberate the women of Iran, even if it means destroying their country! They are virtually slaves - they only got the right to vote in local elections a few years ago, and still can’t vote in national elections. They are severely restricted in their dressing, driving, education, and lifestyles. They can be beheaded for violating medieval morality laws. And their government murders foreign journalists and chops them to pieces. Oh, wait…I’ve mixed up my Middle Eastern countries - it’s that geography thing again! I’m describing Saudi Arabia - our ALLY, which is also mysteriously cozy with Israel. And they don’t border any countries we want to take over next. So we can’t bomb THEM! I guess we’ll go ahead with the Iran thing, then. “Finish the job”, as W would say. There are still lots of schoolgirls who will be voting in national elections if we let them grow up…
Yes, it is truly a mystery why we care so much about women in Iran, a country that has women elected to parliament, women ministers, etc. but not in Saudi Arabia.
I understand what you’re trying to do, but…
• the long-standing ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia was officially lifted in 2018.
• there are only municipal elections in Saudi Arabia.
• there are no restrictions on education for women in Saudi Arabia. Women there earn degrees in every field, including STEM. The literacy rate for women is 99% and 52% of college students are women. The kingdom will also pay the full costs of students who study abroad, including tuition, fees, housing, food, a stipend for other expenses, and tickets back home for breaks.
reinforcing outdated information and stereotypes doesn’t help anything.
Thanks for the update. My sources described not bans (any more) but restrictions and extensive bureaucratic difficulties for women. And the lack of national elections alone tells me SA is an inappropriate ally of self-proclaimed democracies.
https://freedomhouse.org/country/saudi-arabia/freedom-world/2022
I’m sorry, I thought you were aware that Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy and they don’t have elections the way other countries that aren’t monarchies do. My bad, I thought you weren’t an idiot. Noted.
As a reader of the brilliant Normal Island News, I thought you were a thoughtful intelligent person with a conscience who believed in democracy. I'll continue to hold out hope for you.
That’s a lot of words to say that you were wrong.
I wasn't saying that at all. Please read the attached report.
Every time Imperialists say "rules based order" they actually mean "Protection Racket".
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"It's Ok when we do it"
"Rules for thee, not for me"
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"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"
-U.S. foreign policy, explained by U.S. War criminal and presidential candidate Wesley Clark
youtube.com/watch?v=6Knt3rKTqCk
Now, pretend that Russia were to target an elementary school and kill 150 girls as they did their morning exercises.
The worldwide howls of outrage would truly be a sight to behold.
But when the US and its pets do it, "Israel Has The Right To Defend Itself(R)".
Superb. Thank you.
"That claim seems optimistic, considering the US is set to run out of military bases by Thursday."
LOL!
How do you even satirize an "unprovoked" attack by the IRGC and Israel claiming that Iran is violating international law? The Epstein class have gone full-retard and they are a parody of themselves.
Sainted, brilliant Laura, it’s so good to have you to turn to while the world ends. You’re a light in the darkness, and boy, is it dark. Love you ❤️
Brilliant stuff..bravo 👏👏👏
The Epsteiners are outdoing themselves in lies and hypocrisy and the usual suspects like the BBC are playing along with them.
" Netanyahu’s hand was jammed up his arse the entire time, ventriloquising him, so I’m confident this is in our national interest." This sentence alone kept me laughing for minutes, as I pictured Bibi doing a 2-handed protologising technique on Smarmer and Lump simultaneously.
Fuck!