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September 8, 2022
This is going to hit a hard hit nation very hard
This is not a shock of course, but even for those who are not monarchists she has been a steady head of state for decades.
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces
Source: The BBC
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.
Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday.
The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.
With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will lead the country in mourning as the new King and head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886
This is going to hit a hard hit nation very hard
This is not a shock of course, but even for those who are not monarchists she has been a steady head of state for decades.
September 4, 2022
Graphic mine - created from a thread by @MarkJacob16 on Twitter
Meanwhile at the Trump rally last night Trump brands Biden 'an enemy of the state' in front of his fascist white supremacist enablers.
And of course...
https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1566187186441146369
You do not have to dress like a brown shirt to look like a fascist.
You do not have to dress like a brown shirt to look like a fascist.
Graphic mine - created from a thread by @MarkJacob16 on Twitter
Meanwhile at the Trump rally last night Trump brands Biden 'an enemy of the state' in front of his fascist white supremacist enablers.
And of course...
https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1566187186441146369
MAGA Republicans chanting, Trump won!
You do not have to dress like a brown shirt to look like a fascist.
September 3, 2022
Kwasi, Cleverly, Braverman & Coffey in the big 4 under PM Truss
FFS we are really fucked.
American cousins, consider the Trump cabinet on libertarian steroids during a cost of living crisis where inflation is going to hit 20% - with tax cuts for the rich and the morons get big jobs for sucking new leader ass - welcome to the UK. These people are fucking stupid and dangerous and we are fucked
We are fucked
Kwasi, Cleverly, Braverman & Coffey in the big 4 under PM Truss
FFS we are really fucked.
American cousins, consider the Trump cabinet on libertarian steroids during a cost of living crisis where inflation is going to hit 20% - with tax cuts for the rich and the morons get big jobs for sucking new leader ass - welcome to the UK. These people are fucking stupid and dangerous and we are fucked
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