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@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social I wonder, Nick, if you are still accusing those of us who saw Trump for what he is from his first tenure as President, of Trump Derangement Syndrome? Or has the penny finally dropped?

I'm not sure when it changed, or indeed if it actually did, but it seems the default position when you've been caught out in a lie, is to double down and aggressively attack your accuser.

Before anyone is minded to put their X against a Reform candidate they might want to remember that the RNLI, one of our bravest and noblest institutions was once labeled by Farage as a 'taxi service' for asylum seekers. Where you see hate and division, you can be sure that Farage isn't too far away.

Feeling 'left behind' or being angry with 'the establishment' is no longer an excuse for voting for far right parties. Those who vote for Trump in the US or Reform in the UK do it because they want to. They are complicit, not victims.

For all of his undoubted brilliance Messi was anonymous tonight. Argentina effectively played with 10 men until the sending off, when they played with 9.

As a retired teacher I guess I need to take some responsibility for the raging stupidity that seems to be spreading like a plague.

Racism in the UK and N Ireland has always existed but I'd suggest that since 2016 these thugs feel like they've been given permission to be openly thuggish about it.

Not all Loyalists/ Unionists in N Ireland and Scotland are racist thugs but I'd suggest that all racist thugs are Loyalists/ Unionists. No?

Two points to debate. Should the King's visit to the US go ahead? Should the world cup be moved from the US? My instinct is no to the first and yes to the second but should we look beyond Trump and not view the US through a Trump lens?