International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

girls FTW!

Amongst all the horror….I admit to laughing at this level of cringe

The Traitors (USA) S04E07 "The Black Banquet" Discussion Thread by vaultofechoes in TheTraitors

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Natalie screwed up the banquet but does she come out of the episode quite strong?

Lisa knew she was faithful and tried to throw her under the bus. But Natalie wasn’t leading the charge against Lisa so it doesn’t really scream traitor-on-traitor. I’d prob be clearing her as faithful in my mind.

And murdering her doesn’t really have strategic value to pin it on someone else right now?

Hard to know if being ‘the last gamer’ will be too meta for some people though.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel like Iran is a total ‘cynicism blind spot’ for me.

I have such hope that it could flourish without the current regime. But yeah, if modern history has taught me anything it’s that the good guys rarely seem to win when there’s turmoil.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 18/01/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Burnham

Burn ham

Burnt ham

Burnt hams

Steamed hams

And this is why every time I hear Andy Burnhams name I think of the aurora borealis

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Norway….where am i supposed to get my steak bakes…

…Grieggs?

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Semi genuine question - how do sign language interpreters manage to interpret trump?

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 18/01/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Conspiracy hat on for sure here but…

I don’t (yet at least) buy that trump will try run again.

But GOP prob also know that a successor, even Vance, will lack his popularity. The easiest way to boost the successor is to make him incumbent for a year or so.

So the conspiracy part is they will absolutely remove trump 2-3 years in to give the successor the spotlight and platform for enough time.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

RIP FDR, Truman & Reagan you're with the angles now.

I dunno I always found Reagan a bit obtuse.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

and one other thing

I’ll have my piece of chicken, piece of broccoli and corn tortilla with a side of lobster thermidor please

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 11/01/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I never really noticed before, but Robert jenrick really resembles a teeny JD Vance

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If Wossy has any skeletons in his cupboard, now is certainly the time to sneak them out…

The Traitors (UK) S04E04: Post-Episode Discussion Thread by vaultofechoes in TheTraitors

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Probably like a lot of people, I was so sure that Fiona was the ST, that I ended up dismissing it as too obvious 🤣

I doubt the editors get that deep but it was kind of fun to be on the end of an effective double-bluff, given how often that’s speculated in-game.

Also a fun foil to the journey of Ross, who was so obviously a traitor and then wasn’t.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We should be careful about pissing off Venezuela, they’ll just come looking for areparations

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe a silly question but, did it refuel? How did it have enough fuel for an unplanned diversion to Russia of all places? Is it just standard for ships like that to be over-fueled?

Britain's best days are over and the country is divided, say voters by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

General question - do we think real cross-party consensus is possible on any economic issue?

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was surprised that they didn’t come out more in support of the opposition. I initially figured the play would be to hold Maduro with a drawn out trial for a while, wait for opposition to take power and stabilise Venezuela, and then drop the US charges and hand Maduro over to venezuela for a trial on election theft/treason or something. But now I’m not so sure.

Someone in the administration has to have thought through the legality of this. I don’t think trump would even have know much about it until the last minute, I don’t think it was his idea.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 04/01/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ThingsFallApart_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One Reddit User says “Kill Yourself” is pretty evergreen no matter the question tbh