johnnybangkok

You have the right to hold whatever beliefs you have and if you are anti-abortion, then fine. I obviosly don't agree but I acknowledge it's your belief but unfortunately for you the law isn't on your side and women have the right to abort up to 24 weeks regardless of whether it's 'for financial or social reasons'. The law is also VERY clear about protesting abortions and doesn't allow ANY protests within 200m of an abortion clinic. It is irrelevant if the protestor is loud, jumping up and down, waving a red flag or in this case silently praying - proximity is the problem and this women clearly broke the law. Saying that, she did get her charges dropped and received a civil claim payment (more I reckon because it was becoming too political for all the hassle) and I'm not sure if you know but this all happened in November 2022! So Trump jumping on this bandwagon under a 'freedom of speach' BS now is typical Trump, playing up to his evangelical buddies and trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. Don't worry that it was all settled out of court and both parties understood they perhaps went a little bit too far but most importantly, it happened in Britain and the last time I checked, thankfully he's not British. He does think he's the King of the world of course but he's definately not British. And I think we all know how he would react if Starmer sent officials over to America to meet with pro-abortion groups. He'd go even more banana's than he currently is.

What's the bet that if this isn't all just his usual BS (highly likely) then it's either exactly the same or even worse than the Obama led Iranian Nuclear Deal agreed in 2016 that Trump then promptly cancelled in 2018? His habit of creating a problem and then solving the problem HE created is truly something to behold.

For all you Trump fans - here's an actual website tracking his golfing, backed up by video evidence https://trumpgolftrack.com/ Total days in office -127 total number of days playing golf - 24 % of time spent golfing - 18.9% That's 1.33 games of golf per week and when you consider he's been overseas etc, that's more likely twice per week when he can. I know retired people who play less than that.

I'm not entirely sure why you keep banging this drum. No one is saying it's just another medical procedure - of course it's different - it's different emotionally and psychologically but what it shouldn't be seen as is so different as to be dictated by religion and/or politics. I'm not also sure what you are eluding to when you talk about 'the straight facts are horrifying'. In the UK, you can abort anytime up to 24 weeks and it's very safe. After this it is agreed by medical professionals a fetus is considered 'viable'. The definition of viable is generally considered the point when a fetus has a reasonable chance of survival outside the womb. There are exceptions of course, primarily when the woman's life is at risk or if the child would be born with a severe disability, all of which is pretty sensible, scientific stuff and not particularly 'horrifying'. What most pro-abortion people (myself included) 'know in our hearts' is this is not a religious matter and it's certainly not a political matter. We also know the law allows people to voice their anti-abortion stance (freedom of speech and all that) but this right shouldn't include harassing women that are choosing abortion (also their right). The 200m law is therefore sensible and like all other laws, if you break it, expect to face consequences. And again, it is no business of any other country, especially overly religious America and certainly not Trump trying to pander to his white evangelicals to gain political points.

Within 200m of the clinic. What part of this are you not getting? Go pray wherever you want with your anti-abortion views. Just make sure it's over 200m from an abortion clinic.

Really? That's the best you can come up with? I'm doubting that there are too many women left with major emotional and psychological distress after a root canal. An abortion is not an easy thing for the VAST majority of women and what they definately don't need is some religous nutter screaming in their face that they are murdering a child and 'sinning before God'. The law is there for a reason and like all laws, if you break it then you face the consequences. And more importantly, UK law has absolutely nothing to do with Trump.

Yeah we are absolutely certain. He shows us this on a daily basis. And isn't it slightly convenient that the 'causes' he seems to choose are often aligned with pampering to his religous backers and/or right-wing politics? And whilst we are it, this bastion of free speach is doing his utmost to ban speach that HE doesn't like (supporting the Palestinians for example) by putting illegal pressure on the likes of Harvard and other educational institutions. Freedom fighter my backside.

Yeah because religous zealots often picket chiropodists and proctologists, shouting, screeming and antagonising anyone who enters. Now where's that eye-roll emoji?

When will your utter devotion to Trump ever end? Your sychophantic adoration is really quite embarrassing. I'd say get a room but you've probably already got one - adorned with Trump NFT's, red caps and golden trainers.

So since the end of WWII, America used Europe as its 'front' for combatting communism, establishing US bases and filling the continent up with nucleur weapons but now when a strong response is required, Trump (I won't say America as I don't believe most Americans think this way) wants VERY little to do with it and is hard pressed to find any criticism of Putin. However, he is happy to publicly dress down Zelensky. “He’s killing a lot of people. I’m not happy about that.” - give me a break. Why doesn't he be done with it and just slap the back of his hand and call him a very naughty boy! You can't have it both ways - if you've declared yourself the 'leader of the free world' then start backing down when you need to act like it and antagonise the very partners you have cultivated over decades, then don't be surprised when you are ignored by the likes of Putin, who is playing Trump for the fool he is. NB. And no one is saying Europe shouldn't be doing more and spending more. But the US is the self-proclaimed 'big dog' in the fight and Trump needs to start acting like it rather than the lap-dog he is currently.

Of course not, don't be ridiculous, but you can actually see him on the course if you want:- Ot you can just Google;- pictures of trump on the golf course 2025. There's plentyof pictures to choose from.

So your 'proof' is a 4 year old quote from Trump himself. It would be laughable if it wasn't so tragic. Anyway, there's plenty of evidence to prove that this time round he's spending even more time on the gold course, with one site completely dedicated to it:- https://trumpgolftrack.com/

Well that must have been before he found out the benefit of direct influence through crypto coins and his crypto exchange that has added nearly $3 billion to the family coffers in less than 6 months. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-family-net-worth-crypto-investments/ This is also of course not including the many, many property deals that the Trump business is initiating. 'Before Trump began his visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, his sons Eric and Donald Jr. had already traveled the Middle East extensively in recent weeks. They were drumming up business for The Trump Organization, which they are running in their father’s stead while he’s in the White House. The Trump family’s business interests in the region include a new deal to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar, partnering with Qatari Diar, a real estate company backed by that country’s sovereign wealth fund. The family is also leasing its brand to two new real estate projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, in partnership with Dar Global, a London-based luxury real estate developer and subsidiary of private Saudi real estate firm Al Arkan. The Trump Organization has similarly partnered with Dar Global on a Trump Tower set to be built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and an upcoming Trump International Hotel and luxury golf development in neighboring Oman'. https://apnews.com/article/trump-business-interests-family-middle-east-cryptocurrency-cbb7d2354304ce0308800819944cf3f8 I think the most corrupt POTUS ever will not be making the same mistakes as he did last time around (that's if it did in fact cost him money) and is cashing in BIG TIME for his 2nd term.

You do realise these “media distortions” you are so happy to blame come almost exclusively from what he actually says? There’s no “distortion” when you can see for yourself and hear with your own ears or simply read one of his many, many unhinged tweets. You don’t need “distortions” when it’s literally coming from the horses mouth.

It seems everything is “above your pay grade” but rather than do some simple research (there’s plenty of other sources to corroborate what I am saying - Google is your friend) you’d rather go with the Trump narrative. Illegal immigrants don’t get Medicare. Fact. Trump wants $900bn cut in services. Fact. The ONLY way to do that is to take a large saw to these programs. Fact. Now this may be shocking to you so you might want to sit down but Trump and his cohorts lie ALL THE TIME and they are certainly lying about this. The point though is whether you want to know the truth or sit in your Trump bubble with your fingers in your ears loudly screaming “la, la, la” like most Trump fans do?

"By analysing policy options previously touted by Republicans to reduce Medicaid funding, non-partisan think tank the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the latest proposals could cut the number of people eligible for coverage by around 8.6 million over the next decade and result in up to 13.7 milllion Americans losing their health insurance by 2034.' https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/news/republicans-proposed-medicaid-cuts-met-with-dismay/?cf-view Now that's an awful lot of 'illegal immigrants' who someone else has pointed aren't even covered by Medicare nor SS (https://crr.bc.edu/the-truth-about-immigrants-medicare-and-social-security/). You don't seem to be like many of the more fervant Trump fans on this site who don't deal with facts and figures but you really need to stop drinking the Koolaid and get better informed. He promised not to touch Medicaid/Medicare and here we have it in black and white. From the same article:- 'Commenting on the bill, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) expressed “deep concern” over the proposed plans, stating that they would ultimately limit coverage and access to care for “many of the over 70 million Americans – specifically children, older adults, individuals with disabilities, and those in rural and underserved communities – who rely on Medicaid for health care coverage”

Ok then how is he going to do it then? I know you question media but here is a quote from the Economist, hopefully viewed as a relaible source for facts and figures regardless of political affiliations. 'The only chance Republicans have of coming close to balancing their budget bill would be through almighty spending cuts. A separate committee has drafted a plan to cut spending by nearly $900bn, principally by reducing expenditures on Medicaid, the health-insurance programme for the poor. Further proposed cuts are expected on food stamps, the nutrition-assistance programme for the poor.' https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/05/13/republicans-have-a-plan-to-add-trillions-to-the-national-debt (might be behind a paywall. I have a subscription). So the plan is there (and it's a GOP appointed committee) but you assert that Trump is promising to not touch SS, Medicare/Medicaid. So how EXACTLY will $900bn be cut?

You spoke too soon Purdey 😀

A quote from your post 'This must seriously undermine anything negative the Dems and Trump haters use when trying to find negatives in everything Trump does.' So if you are 'not affiliated nor like or dislike any party' then may I suggest you don't make it look like you very much are.

Do you Trump fans really have to have ever single piece of economic data and how things actually work explained to you? Seems so. Current inflation is low because companies stocked up on goods in advance of tariffs. This stock pile didn't carry tariffs so therefore weren't any more expensive. This stock pile however is running low and the new replenished stocks will be sold with tariffs on top. The increase in price for goods will then be calculated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is a key measure of inflation and tracks the price changes of a "market basket" of goods and services purchased by consumers. This basket includes a wide range of items, including food, shelter, clothing, transportation, medical care, and recreation, among others. If these prices go up, then inflation goes up. Quoting inflation rate now is the equivalent of listening to the proverbial canary in the coal mine when it's back in the aviary, 4 miles from the mine. Come back in 2 months and tell us how things are then.

We would certainly rather not pay attention to you and your 'Trump is never wrong!' modus operandi, but since you seem compelled to insert yourself in every conversation and denigrate anyone with a differing opinion as some left wing lunatic, we unfortunately have to listen to your absurd assertions time and time again. They never come with any facts. They don't have any figures and have only a tenuous grasp of any reality the vast majority of us are seeing and living in. But that's the cross you've chosen to die on so expect the more coherent and sensible on here to pull your nonsense up every single time. So one last time (not necessarily for you as I know you won't listen). Trump starting all this tariff nonsense, he was the one that poked the bear. When markets reacted (especially the bond markets) he was forced into (yet another) backtrack of his ill-fated plan. Off he trots, cap in hand to China. Desperate for a deal (The Art of The Deal my a$$) he needed to show his 'genius' was going to be good for the American public. In the end he simply backed down and gave China what it wanted and slashed tariffs on Chinese goods from 125% to 10%, for at least 90 days. An earlier additional levy of 20% designed to punish China for its role in the fentanyl trade will remain in place, but its specificity suggests it could be negotiable. America halved a separate 120% tariff on e-commerce packages valued below $800 which enter America via a separate “de-minimis” customs regime (https://www.economist.com/china/2025/05/13/a-great-trade-victory-over-america-is-being-celebrated-in-china). And what did China give in return? A reciprocal 10% on American goods. Some deal making that. And Trump and the Trump loyalists like yourself think for some bizarre reason it's a win. It reminds me of that rather apt analogy about the pigeon - “Never play chess with a pigeon. The pigeon just knocks all the pieces over, then $hits all over the board and struts around like it won.”

Markets go down - MAGA's ok as Trump has a plan Markets go up - MAGA's gloat it was all part of the 'big plan' even though it's still worse than what it was before Trump got involved. When people can't even see that all is happening is he is creating the problem to then ride in on a white steed to proclaim he's solved the problem (and one more time for the hard of comprehension - the problem HE started) whilst still not actually solving the problem (remember it was supposed to be about trade deficits and re-shoring jobs) then I think you economically illiterate fans should start listening to ANYONE who is rightly complaining.

Oh my god, what a shocking retort. Not sure how I'm going to come back from that.

This is the equivalent of praising an arsonist for helping put out a house fire they started, even though half of the house is gone.

Those in glass houses........