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en-US world politics, current affairs and news International and global issues Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:57:33 +0000 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:57:33 +0000 urban75 forums https://www.urban75.net/forums/forums/world-politics-current-affairs-and-news.35/ Donald Trump - news and discussion Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:42:32 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/donald-trump-news-and-discussion.377368/ 377368 invalid@example.com (tim) tim We started laughing at this obscene creep's absurd ambitions six years ago so surely, given his seeming dominance of the Republican party and the hopelessness of Biden it's time we had another thread dedicated dedicated to Trump's Presidential ambitions

Today's or possibly yesterday's news is that, if re-elected, he'll pardon the hard done by patriots who tried to liberate the Capitol from the control of the vote stealers...

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According to the crown prince from that sheikhly fiefdom - Saudi arabia, Iran are spearheading 'global terrorism'

any thoughts?

.]]> 9094 More police brutality than you can shake a stick at. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:12 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/more-police-brutality-than-you-can-shake-a-stick-at.293400/ 293400 invalid@example.com (xes) xes Just sat there and watched this, I know it does my bloody pressure no good, but by fuck these cunts need shooting in the face. Like the bit with the undercover dude from the police compliants dept tries to get a complaints form

(he's an ex cop) Needless to say, he doesn't get his form, and is arrested a few times for his trouble. (and threatened with a trip to the hospital) Then there's that big cunt in the bar, battering the shit out of some poor young lady. Filthy nazi pig scum, to the...

Read more]]> 1932 The current situation in Venezuela Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:51:59 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/the-current-situation-in-venezuela.335235/ 335235 invalid@example.com (1%er) 1%er Government workers have had their working hours slashed by 50%

Tens of thousands of factory workers have been laid-off as foreign companies close factory's as they are uncompetitive and others have closed because of a lack of raw materials.

Inflation is running wild (the highest in the world) and some estimates put it at around 100%, the central bank that used to provide figures every month have failed to supply any figures so far this year, but the last figures from December 2014 put the...

Read more]]> 1693 Somaliland recognition Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:45:23 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/somaliland-recognition.389315/ 389315 invalid@example.com (PR1Berske) PR1Berske I see that Israel and Somaliland have signed an agreement, involving recognition, Israel becoming the first UN state to do so (source Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as sovereign state)

The Trump regime has blown hot and cold (BBC article here from January suggests wheels were turning faster than they turned out to be
Why Somalilanders are smitten with Donald Trump )

Former MP Alun Michael wrote to the Guardian earlier this year about the UK's history with...

Read more]]> 6 Is NATO Finished? Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:25:11 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/is-nato-finished.389427/ 389427 invalid@example.com (Bingoman) Bingoman If Trump tries to get Greenland off Denmark another NATO Country is then is the organisation finished as a force or will they Organisation adapt if the America leaves NATO?

Can NATO survive without the USA and if they can how will they Adapt with out the USA or will the Countries involved set up a new organisation as Trump and the USA as they are now cannot be trusted?

It Now seem that The USA are doing there own thing like trying get Territory of other countries against the wish of UN...

Read more]]> 70 Donald Trump and other Alt-Right memes Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:19:59 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/donald-trump-and-other-alt-right-memes.350227/ 350227 invalid@example.com (pk) pk Best thing is to point and laugh at them innit really. They won't be around too long. Less than 4 years hopefully.
And the subsequent government will simply tear to pieces all these stupid Executive Orders.

Anyway I thought this was funny, and would encourage folk to add as many trump memes as possible.

Trump gets Poldark treatment pledging to build wall at Devon-Cornwall border]]> 15255 US Opioid crisis Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:02:13 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/us-opioid-crisis.357732/ 357732 invalid@example.com (gosub) gosub Now that Taylor Weyeneth is out of the way :hmm:

Any chance of hurrying up with :S.778 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017

Because, yes it is as you said, Mr Trump, "a National Public Health Emergency". But a national budget of $57,000 and a threat of death penalty of dealers isn't going to cut it.

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The siege of Sarajevo was watched by the West with horror in the early 1990s, as Serb-Bosnian militants shot at innocent civilians in ‘human safaris’.

More than 30 years later, prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italian tourists who are accused of paying £70,000 to join this ‘human safari’, shooting and killing innocent Bosnians.

Prosecutors allege these ‘tourists’, many of whom had ties to far-right...

Read more]]> 61 General US Politics - for broader chat about everything not just specific to Trump Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:58:24 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/general-us-politics-for-broader-chat-about-everything-not-just-specific-to-trump.386402/ 386402 invalid@example.com (breadandcircuse) breadandcircuse I thought it might be useful to have a broader thread concerning US politics, as the other one is specifically titled for the orange one's crap. With his ascendancy, there is and will be more than enough of his antics to post about. It may help keep the thread from derailing into other areas.

To start off with, I don't know if many of you know the huge hit scored by Ben Meiselas, of The Meidas Touch, with his interview with Biden. Before you all pile on about TMT, this is a massive coup for...

Read more]]> 209 Let's talk about China Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:46:49 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/lets-talk-about-china.337051/ 337051 invalid@example.com (not-bono-ever) not-bono-ever Lots of stuff happening,much of which is covered in other threads but I do think its worth while having a thread on china- observations and comment on its ongoing political and probably more importantly,economic* travails.

* no smart arse economic knowledge oneupmanship or muscle flexing allowed-lets keep this accessible...]]> 1475 Lebanon Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:50:15 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/lebanon.389856/ 389856 invalid@example.com (ska invita) ska invita So..>Israel going full force on Lebanon

"at least 517,000 people registered as displaced" in Lebanon

View attachment 525571

Anyone south of the Litani river has been told to go north....will they ever get to come back?
Sounds like Gaza round 2 to me

Litani river a possible new land border for Greater Israel?]]> 193 US immigration, deportations, detention and resistance Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:56:56 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/us-immigration-deportations-detention-and-resistance.386676/ 386676 invalid@example.com (hitmouse) hitmouse Thought it might be useful to have a thread for this specific aspect, cos it sounds like the promised mass deportations will be one of the major ways that the new Presidency actually directly affects real people's lives, and is also somewhere that hopefully opens up lots of potential for sabotage and resistance.

Couple of links to start off with:

78 immigrants detained by Border Patrol throughout the Central Valley, officials say

This week, U.S. Customs conducted unannounced raids in the Central Valley, detaining 78 undocumented immigrants from Fresno and Kern County.

abc30.com

(happened under Biden but suspect it's a product of...

Read more]]> 1636 Elon Musk - news and discussion Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:52:13 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/elon-musk-news-and-discussion.351955/ 351955 invalid@example.com (tim) tim I used to think that Branston was an overrated braggart, but Musk has his own space programme his overrated motor cars, his giant solar powered shed and now has visions of drilling tunnels at minimal cost and great speed under Los Angeles. Investors seem to love him and throw money at his projects. I think it will all end in tears.

Ted 2017: Elon Musk's vision for underground road system - BBC News]]> 15984 Global financial system implosion begins Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:58:36 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/global-financial-system-implosion-begins.172390/ 172390 invalid@example.com (Falcon) Falcon The Guardian's piece on the true, global significance of the UK's nationalisation of Northern Rock is very perceptive: banks lend more money than they have on deposit, treating tomorrow's expansion as collateral for today's debt. Since tomorrow's expansion depends on cheap oil, and there isn't any left, a system rigged for implosion is now beginning to do so. Northern Rock marks the end of one era, and the beginning of the next...

Read more]]> 7798 Zohran Mamdani, New York mayor Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:59:46 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/zohran-mamdani-new-york-mayor.387962/ 387962 invalid@example.com (ska invita) ska invita Looks like he's going to win the mayorship. The real vote is in January 2026.

I fear for his life - he will have many many violent enemies. I hope he has good security

Would welcome updates from our US / NY posters over the coming weeks]]> 739 Stephen Miller is a cock. Discuss. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:56:00 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/stephen-miller-is-a-cock-discuss.387540/ 387540 invalid@example.com (breadandcircuse) breadandcircuse Has there ever been a more toadying, swivel-eyed loon in such a role? He is an evil, child snatching fascist bastard, who is wanging on here in a press conference, creaming his pants about how in love he is with the orange monster. How can this be real? It's a fucking dystopian nightmare.]]> 110 I have tried telling Pete Hegseth his time is up but he appears to be too drunk and belligerent to move Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:27:39 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/i-have-tried-telling-pete-hegseth-his-time-is-up-but-he-appears-to-be-too-drunk-and-belligerent-to-move.387449/ 387449 invalid@example.com (teqniq) teqniq Well I think there may be more to come but I'll start with this:

‘There Is a Complete Meltdown in the Building’: Pentagon Reportedly in ‘Chaos’ as Hegseth Loses Four Staffers in One Day

“Pete Hegseth has surrounded himself with some people who don’t have his interests at heart.”

www.mediaite.com

]]> 318 Pakistan vs Afghanistan 2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:53:26 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/pakistan-vs-afghanistan-2026.389791/ 389791 invalid@example.com (eatmorecheese) eatmorecheese Pakistan declares state of ‘open war’ after bombing major Afghan cities

Pakistan regards Afghanistan as an Indian proxy and hundreds dead. What next?]]> 15 Hamas/Israel conflict: news and discussion Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:22:40 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/hamas-israel-conflict-news-and-discussion.382902/ 382902 invalid@example.com (PR1Berske) PR1Berske Guardian: Hamas launches surprise attack on Israel as Palestinian gunmen reported in south

"Unconfirmed initial reports and graphic pictures and video appeared to show that gunmen had opened fire in the border town of Sderot, killing several Israeli civilians and soldiers. One elderly woman was confirmed dead by medics in unclear circumstances, and another four people killed by rocket fire.

In a statement, Mohammad Deif, Hamas’ military commander in Gaza, announced the start of a...

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