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erronis

(23,350 posts)
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 06:17 PM Wednesday

The Emperor Issues An Order To His Vassal State: The U.K. -- Digby [View all]

https://digbysblog.net/2026/02/18/the-emperor-issues-an-order-to-his-vassal-state-the-u-k/

(I'm apologizing for publishing this spew, but I guess it's needed for context.)



Do they have to go along with this stupid "Donroe Doctrine" nonsense? I don't think so.

Apparently, Trump is out of the loop and posting erratically again. The BBC reports that Trump's post, "comes despite Washington on Tuesday giving its official backing to London's plan to cede sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius."

I don't know the details of the U.K. deal or whether it's good or bad. But I do know that Trump issuing orders on Truth Social to sovereign countries is not the way things should be done.And signaling that he's seriously looking at more military action in Iran in this manner is just plain stupid.

But that's how America rolls now. Buckle up, world.
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