In the face of the devastating Venezuelan earthquakes, Britain should immediately return the Venezuelan gold illegally held in the Bank of England. 31 metric tons.
๐ BREAKING UPDATE: The devastation in Venezuela is almost unimaginable.
Two powerful earthquakes struck just minutes apart, leaving buildings collapsed, families trapped beneath the rubble, and desperate loved ones searching for survivors.
The U.S. Geological Survey has warned the disaster could ultimately claim between 10,000 and 100,000 lives, though officials have not yet confirmed a death toll. (Reuters)
Please keep the people of Venezuela, the first responders, and every family still waiting for news of a loved one in your prayers. โค๏ธ๐ป๐ช
A reminder that if they give out life sentences for this, actually blowing up buildings and downing cops leaves one in exactly the same position. "Go big or go home", the state seems to be saying. We'll see what kind of society shakes out from that.
In Texas you can rape a child for multiple years and the state will step in to issue a 30 day sentence. Oppose kidnapping and disappearing of neighbors and you get 50-100 years.
Look at them. They're all elated โ thinking their government and their careers are saved because they've found the only establishment politician in the country with a modicum of public appeal.
If they think a palace coup will solve their problems, they don't know what's coming.
this is why liz truss is the goat. she got in, killed the queen, bent the economy over and resigned in disgrace. no pissing about, job done in 2 months. thatโs called efficiency.
Itโs easy to criticize the Iranian team, and I do it often, but each time I remind myself that the majority of this squad didnโt play in a domestic league through months of a criminal war and that their World Cup journey has been the most unfairly politicized one in history.