Frustrated Optimist
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Frustrated Optimist
@pintofbest.bsky.social
Retired, thoughtful, cosmopolitan, often angry, spin averse, laughs a lot often non PC.
The Trump administration is a criminal organisation. What makes anyone think it's actions now and particularly in the run up to elections will be anything other than criminal. To think otherwise is just wishful thinking.
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Understand that unless the people and states start resisting this violence it will continue and escalate, and expect ICE agents to be all over polling locations in November. Loyalty to the in-group is the only thing that matters to the Trump regime, and the out-group is dehumanised and destroyed.
January 25, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Eliot you are right. Trump is a Russian asset. Olga Lautman, senior fellow at CEPA is right to imply his instructions are to destroy not just the liberal west but also the US in her in 19th Jan piece. To pull this off you have to be a very clever hard working individual. His childishness masks this.
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Ignorant nonsense.
January 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
It just shows how illiterate Maga voters are.
January 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
As with most problems in the Country & the Tory Party it all goes back to Boris Johnson. The decline had started with Brexit but Johnson's actions made it terminal.
January 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Civil war in the US is just what Putin would like.
January 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I hope this data doesn't go via the US to Putin.
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Notice the need to check every file to ensure all 'victims' are protected.... victims?....smells.
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I see no logic in UK not rejoining Customs Union. Starmer excuse not correct. Must wonder if Trump is in effect blackmailing Starmer.
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Cutting to the chase. Mistakes apart Labour are doing positive stuff. Neither the weak Tories or incompetent & dangerous Reform could run the Country competently.
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This is like listening to clips of Russian propaganda.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In her own way she is almost as dangerous as Farage.
October 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Zarah Sultana is naive and therefore dangerous.
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM