PREM-R

The US has never faced a foe like Trump. During the events you list there was never any doubt about the impartiality of the Supreme Court, there was never any issue of separation of the government and the judiciary. The events you list are either external attacks or limited to particular sectors of the 'body' of the country. The threat trump presents is that of a 'cancer', all pervasive and moving from 'organ to organ'. America, and consequently the free world, has never faced such dark times.

The US has never faced a foe like Trump. During the events you list there was never any doubt about the impartiality of the Supreme Court, there was never any issue of separation of the government and the judiciary. The events you list are either external attacks or limited to particular sectors of the 'body' of the country. The threat trump presents is that of a 'cancer', all pervasive and moving from 'organ to organ'. America, and consequently the free world, has never faced such dark times.

The consummate Flim-Flam Man sold his 'Snake Oil' to the people whose cupboards were already overflowing with the stuff.

You haven't received notification about this due to Musk firing all the staff that would normally undertake this work. Welcome to Trump 2.0

Thank for the response Hotandsticky. I contacted UK Gov pensions by phone when my January payment did not arrive at the usual time. They told me that they prepare payments around10 days prior to deposit date so maybe the money is being moved around by Citbank prior to deposit with Wise. Everything was running smoothly, for all pension payments, until the start of 2025 since when the UK gov pension is no longer arriving 'on time'.

Thank you for the reply Moolover. Until the start of this year, 2025, I have always received both private pension and UK gov pension a few minutes before or after 8.30am UK time. So far this year I have received my January private pensions as normal but both January and February UK gov pensions have been delayed by a few hours. In January the UK gov pension turned up around 11.40am UK time and February payment finally arrived in Wise at 10.25am UK time. I do not think there is a major issue and waiting a couple of hours for the money to be available is not a 'game changer' but it just seems strange that it only affects UK gov pension and only started to happen at the start of this year.

I have my UK Gov. pension and private pensions paid directly to my Wise account in the UK. Until this year the money from all pensions would be deposited in my Wise account a few minutes before, or after, 8.30am on the due dates. My private pensions continue to be received at this time while, in January and February 2025 the money from UK gov. pension has failed to be deposited until several hours later in the day. I contacted UK work and pensions, by phone, when the payment did not arrive on time in January as usual. They assured me that they have changed nothing regarding the payment system and that the payments are prepared around 10 days prior to the due date for deposit. Have any other UK government pension recipients, on the forum, had any similar issues with later arrival of UK pension payments, direct to Wise, since the start of the new year 2025? Thanks, Prem

During his election campaign, Trump would regularly play the Village people song 'YMCA' and even got the current line-up of the band to appear during his inauguration celebrations. Back in the 1970's, Pete Townshend wrote the lyrics to his song 'Behind Blue Eyes'. These lyrics a far more apt for the current occupant of the White House. No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes No one knows what it's like To be hated To be fated To telling only lies But my dreams They aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be I have hours, only lonely My love is vengeance That's never free This song could be played when the current occupant of the White House makes public appearances, replacing the traditional 'Hail to the (Felon in) Chief.

To paraphrase Neil Armstrong in 1969 "One small bullet in a man, one giant leap for mankind"

So you have made a 180 turn, you do, in fact, support Child Genital Mutilation and you are a, in fact, a victim of MGM

"The Cult of Not Supporting Child Gential Mutilation" Are you not aware that in the US 90% of the male population are victims of Male Genital Mutilation (MGM)? This takes place, in most cases, in the early days of the child's life. Go figure!

He's probably several posters 555

Regardless of tariffs, Americans will undoubtedly 'pay-through-the nose' for this spat with Colombia

So, Trump has managed to install his 'Blue Falcon' in the Pentagon by the narrowest of margins (VP casting vote). How long before Hegseth is spotted 'Tired and Emotional' around Washington DC?