Krapp
@krappslasttape.bsky.social
DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE. Books-mainly literary fiction but eclectic, music-mainly classical, jazz, some indie, politics-left, travel, write, piano lessons, hiking. CPFC. Nothing else really, but feel free to ask.
Good morning, America. (The struggle continues. If you know, you know).
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Good morning, America. (The struggle continues. If you know, you know).
Finally, we're slowly starting to speak the previously unspeakable and acknowledge that the USA is no longer an ally. About time. Flattery and fawning doesn't work with fascists.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Macron reportedly warned Zelenskyy US may ‘betray Ukraine on territory’
Der Spiegel quotes leaked call in which European leaders voice doubts about Washington’s approach to peace talks
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Finally, we're slowly starting to speak the previously unspeakable and acknowledge that the USA is no longer an ally. About time. Flattery and fawning doesn't work with fascists.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Now he's established there's no domestic opposition willing to stand up to him, he's moving beyond US borders. It's absolutely critical world leaders immediately stop pretending the USA is anything other than a rogue state, a threat, and an enemy of democracy.
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Now he's established there's no domestic opposition willing to stand up to him, he's moving beyond US borders. It's absolutely critical world leaders immediately stop pretending the USA is anything other than a rogue state, a threat, and an enemy of democracy.
The normalisation of corruption continues, and it's contagious. Capitalism is rotten to the core, yet the world is full of sheep trained to believe it's socialism that is dangerous. No point expecting change if you leave capitalism in place. Time to burn it down.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel's president
He denies any wrongdoing in three ongoing trials over allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The normalisation of corruption continues, and it's contagious. Capitalism is rotten to the core, yet the world is full of sheep trained to believe it's socialism that is dangerous. No point expecting change if you leave capitalism in place. Time to burn it down.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our times. It should not be beyond the wit of man (or the labour party) to design a system that fairly meets the needs of all, yet here we are with a cheap headline blaming every asylum seeker rather than addressing the actual problem cases.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our times. It should not be beyond the wit of man (or the labour party) to design a system that fairly meets the needs of all, yet here we are with a cheap headline blaming every asylum seeker rather than addressing the actual problem cases.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Poison, if you don't cut it out asap, seeps beyond its initial boundaries and the infection spreads. So thanks, Americans, for failing to remove your gangrenous limb (from the White House) and allowing its toxicity to negatively impact the rest of the world. Fuck you all. We'll get on with it.
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Poison, if you don't cut it out asap, seeps beyond its initial boundaries and the infection spreads. So thanks, Americans, for failing to remove your gangrenous limb (from the White House) and allowing its toxicity to negatively impact the rest of the world. Fuck you all. We'll get on with it.
After hubris, here comes nemesis. Let the chaos begin.
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
After hubris, here comes nemesis. Let the chaos begin.
So if I read this right, Putin comes up with a shopping list, then gives it to his pitch-man Krasnov to handle sales while openly threatening any party disinclined to buy.
Trump's America is no longer a joke. It's an enemy.
Trump's America is no longer a joke. It's an enemy.
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
So if I read this right, Putin comes up with a shopping list, then gives it to his pitch-man Krasnov to handle sales while openly threatening any party disinclined to buy.
Trump's America is no longer a joke. It's an enemy.
Trump's America is no longer a joke. It's an enemy.
On the upside, I suppose at least we prosecute and convict our Krasnovs. But then again, we're still a democracy. I guess we should be thankful for small mercies.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery
Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
On the upside, I suppose at least we prosecute and convict our Krasnovs. But then again, we're still a democracy. I guess we should be thankful for small mercies.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oddly appropriate that the funerals of both Dick Cheney and Democracy in America occurred in the same week. Perhaps God's trying to send us a message?
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Oddly appropriate that the funerals of both Dick Cheney and Democracy in America occurred in the same week. Perhaps God's trying to send us a message?
Much as I want to say something clever, I can do no better than "Starmer and his miserable excuse of a Labour Party are a complete, spineless, fucking joke".
The con men and their rapidly dimishing minority are being allowed to hold the country hostage. Why?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The con men and their rapidly dimishing minority are being allowed to hold the country hostage. Why?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Much as I want to say something clever, I can do no better than "Starmer and his miserable excuse of a Labour Party are a complete, spineless, fucking joke".
The con men and their rapidly dimishing minority are being allowed to hold the country hostage. Why?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The con men and their rapidly dimishing minority are being allowed to hold the country hostage. Why?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is the abandoning of the Ukraine the day that changed everything and woke up the world to the reality that the USA is now an enemy?
This headline just appeared on BBC Sport. Maybe I'm seeing something that isn't there, but so many other ways to write this without using "American". Yet they did.
This headline just appeared on BBC Sport. Maybe I'm seeing something that isn't there, but so many other ways to write this without using "American". Yet they did.
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Is the abandoning of the Ukraine the day that changed everything and woke up the world to the reality that the USA is now an enemy?
This headline just appeared on BBC Sport. Maybe I'm seeing something that isn't there, but so many other ways to write this without using "American". Yet they did.
This headline just appeared on BBC Sport. Maybe I'm seeing something that isn't there, but so many other ways to write this without using "American". Yet they did.
KNOW YOUR ENEMY. The world map has been redrawn. Fascist alliances (USA, Argentina, Russia et al) to one side, Democracies to the other. Pretending the USA is teetering on the brink is no longer a viable option. It's gone. Dead. Finished. Our leaders need to start acting like they understand that.
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
KNOW YOUR ENEMY. The world map has been redrawn. Fascist alliances (USA, Argentina, Russia et al) to one side, Democracies to the other. Pretending the USA is teetering on the brink is no longer a viable option. It's gone. Dead. Finished. Our leaders need to start acting like they understand that.
Not sure why I bother posting stuff like this anymore. Americans don't care (save me the excuses..."country's too big"..."too hard to organize people" (sic)...I've heard them all before).
Maybe it'll serve as a warning to other nations flirting with fascism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Maybe it'll serve as a warning to other nations flirting with fascism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Swiss gold and Rolex gifts to Trump arouse ‘disgust’ in Europe
Billionaires gave desk clock and engraved gold bar weeks before Trump slashed tariffs on imports from Switzerland
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Not sure why I bother posting stuff like this anymore. Americans don't care (save me the excuses..."country's too big"..."too hard to organize people" (sic)...I've heard them all before).
Maybe it'll serve as a warning to other nations flirting with fascism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Maybe it'll serve as a warning to other nations flirting with fascism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Vomit inducing. Bully America sells out everything it's ever pretended to stand for to do the bidding of a (Russian) dictator. The USA is dead to the world, morally bankrupt, a rotting corpse of corruption and malice. If you can't stand up to your fascist regime, you can fuck right off. Good luck.
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Vomit inducing. Bully America sells out everything it's ever pretended to stand for to do the bidding of a (Russian) dictator. The USA is dead to the world, morally bankrupt, a rotting corpse of corruption and malice. If you can't stand up to your fascist regime, you can fuck right off. Good luck.
The legacy of the American people's failure to remove Trump isn't that the rest of the world will think sympathetically that the USA briefly suffered a rogue leader. It's that we'll no longer trust the American people, because provoked by fascism, they failed. From that, there is no easy recovery.
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The legacy of the American people's failure to remove Trump isn't that the rest of the world will think sympathetically that the USA briefly suffered a rogue leader. It's that we'll no longer trust the American people, because provoked by fascism, they failed. From that, there is no easy recovery.
If we want to understand why Americans have failed to rise up and remove their fascist President, once again we should perhaps learn the lessons that history has already laid bare. The American people aren't what they'd like you to believe they are. They never have been.
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
If we want to understand why Americans have failed to rise up and remove their fascist President, once again we should perhaps learn the lessons that history has already laid bare. The American people aren't what they'd like you to believe they are. They never have been.
Dear Americans,
In 1989, the Romanian people showed you exactly what to do with a dictator.
Learn your fucking lesson, eh.
In 1989, the Romanian people showed you exactly what to do with a dictator.
Learn your fucking lesson, eh.
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Dear Americans,
In 1989, the Romanian people showed you exactly what to do with a dictator.
Learn your fucking lesson, eh.
In 1989, the Romanian people showed you exactly what to do with a dictator.
Learn your fucking lesson, eh.
Since the American people refuse to stand up to Trump, I guess Ukraine and Europe will now have show them how it's done. Americans may be willing to submit. The rest of the world won't.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US military officials in Ukraine amid reports of draft Russia peace plan
It comes after reports the US and Russia have prepared a 28-point peace plan, allegedly with major concessions for Ukraine.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Since the American people refuse to stand up to Trump, I guess Ukraine and Europe will now have show them how it's done. Americans may be willing to submit. The rest of the world won't.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
View from abroad...
And he's STILL President
Are you lot ever going to wake the fuck up and do whatever it takes to end your nightmare?
And he's STILL President
Are you lot ever going to wake the fuck up and do whatever it takes to end your nightmare?
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
View from abroad...
And he's STILL President
Are you lot ever going to wake the fuck up and do whatever it takes to end your nightmare?
And he's STILL President
Are you lot ever going to wake the fuck up and do whatever it takes to end your nightmare?
It would appear that Donald the Dictator has accidentally made us the leader of the democratic world, and the number one enemy of oligarchs everywhere 😂😂😂
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice
London and Moscow’s rivalry stretches back to the imperial era, but the Ukraine war has brought relations to a new low
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It would appear that Donald the Dictator has accidentally made us the leader of the democratic world, and the number one enemy of oligarchs everywhere 😂😂😂
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Recent excuses from Americans:
He led insurrection (too soon to turn against him).
Russian spy (need more time before anyone acts).
Rigged elections (need more time to be convinced he's bad).
ICE (need more time to decide whether to rebel).
Epstein (need more time to rise up).
You lot are a joke.
He led insurrection (too soon to turn against him).
Russian spy (need more time before anyone acts).
Rigged elections (need more time to be convinced he's bad).
ICE (need more time to decide whether to rebel).
Epstein (need more time to rise up).
You lot are a joke.
November 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Recent excuses from Americans:
He led insurrection (too soon to turn against him).
Russian spy (need more time before anyone acts).
Rigged elections (need more time to be convinced he's bad).
ICE (need more time to decide whether to rebel).
Epstein (need more time to rise up).
You lot are a joke.
He led insurrection (too soon to turn against him).
Russian spy (need more time before anyone acts).
Rigged elections (need more time to be convinced he's bad).
ICE (need more time to decide whether to rebel).
Epstein (need more time to rise up).
You lot are a joke.
Many oppose Trump's ballroom. I disagree. A large and very public facility will soon be needed to host the trials, as Nuremberg showed us. And where more appropriate to host the death of America's first fascist regime, burning in an edifice of its own making?
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
The White House Announces White House Ballroom Construction to Begin
Washington, D.C. — For 150 years, Presidents, Administrations, and White House Staff have longed for a large event space on the White House complex that
www.whitehouse.gov
November 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Many oppose Trump's ballroom. I disagree. A large and very public facility will soon be needed to host the trials, as Nuremberg showed us. And where more appropriate to host the death of America's first fascist regime, burning in an edifice of its own making?
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Now that Yaxley-Lennon's writing headline copy for its policy announcements, the death of the "Labour" party is surely complete. A joint funeral pyre with the ashes of Badenoch's Conservatives mixed in is a fitting end to three miserable decades in British politics.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
Laura Kuenssberg: Illegal migration 'dividing our country', home secretary says ahead of asylum policy shake-up
Shabana Mahmood says the government
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Now that Yaxley-Lennon's writing headline copy for its policy announcements, the death of the "Labour" party is surely complete. A joint funeral pyre with the ashes of Badenoch's Conservatives mixed in is a fitting end to three miserable decades in British politics.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
...and just like Himmler, Goering and others before her, Marjie - realising that the con is slowly coming to its end - is taking the well-trodden path of first rat off the sinking ship. Someone tell her that, alas, Nuremberg beckons regardless.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump targets ally Marjorie Taylor Greene ahead of Epstein files vote
The Georgia congresswoman has criticised Trump's foreign policy and handling of Jeffrey Epstein files.
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
...and just like Himmler, Goering and others before her, Marjie - realising that the con is slowly coming to its end - is taking the well-trodden path of first rat off the sinking ship. Someone tell her that, alas, Nuremberg beckons regardless.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...