Simon deBrux

journalist, podcaster, photographer, former Times staff correspondent

[Greta Berlin @Truegreta]

I stood at this pool, at both monuments and saw both reflections…
He’s a God damn idiot, as are the fools that support him. The “Reflection Pool” wasn’t designed by American architect Henry Bacon a hundred years ago to look like a swimming pool. It’s designed to have a darkened characteristics that has reflective qualities to reflect the monuments.
That way, the Washington Monument is reflective to you when at the Lincoln Memorial, and when at the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial is reflective to you.
It’s designed to enhance the grandeur of monuments, create an illusion of reflection, and inclusion of expansive space of unity.
He’s a tacky vulgar person that vulgarizes everything he touches. America isn’t becoming great, it’s becoming vulgar.

Credit - Mathew Reed

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

The Trump administration is sending ships to rip 900 ocean sensors out of the Atlantic and Pacific — and Congress already told them twice they couldn't do it.**
They're doing it anyway.

[Michael Embrich @MikeEmbrich]

Yikes. 😬

Yesterday, Jeffrey Epstein’s former accountant testified under oath that Epstein’s estate paid a settlement to one of the women who accused Donald Trump of raping her as a minor — after Epstein had died.

That would end any other president instantly.

But the press? Barely a whisper. 🤐

#EpsteinFiles #Trump #Accountability #MediaFailure

[Simon deBrux @simondebrux]

The number of people on this platform speaking up for Starmer vastly outnumbers those attacking him. This gives me some hope.

[Damaan, AKA 'Philly's Finest!' @Damaan4u33]

Do you agree with Matt McConaughey?

[Simon deBrux @simondebrux]

@LukeTryl @joshsimonsmp Why would working class people vote for a party that wants to defund the NHS and replace it with a US style insurance based system?

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

In Sunderland, Reform stood David Barker.

Who beat his girlfriend “black and blue”.

He also neglected and burnt his child with cigarettes. He was given a suspended sentence.

It comes up when you Google him.

He won in the council election.

He’s now a Reform Councillor.

[Simon deBrux @simondebrux]

It is immensely depressing that so many people have voted for a party that wants to defund the NHS. There are almost no words except “turkeys voting for Christmas” springs to mind.

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

This is brilliant.

[Simon deBrux @simondebrux]

Starmer is hated because the electorate is angry and needs someone to blame. It is strange that the people actually responsible will get the benefit.

[dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 @dave43law]

🚨🚨Significant tweet

Annabelle Sanderson (used to be Fuller) is one of Farage's previous partners, mistresses - whichever term you wish to use.
She worked alongside him in the European Parliament

SHE KNOWS

[Labi Siffre @labisiffre]

The problem is Trump is incapable of admitting he has ever been wrong, made a mistake, been in error, screwed up. The off-ramp for the malignant narcissist psychopath five year old is finding a convincing way to fool his misguided followers that he and they and America have won a great victory ("probably the greatest victory the world has ever seen; even greater than World War 2").
#Trump #war #iran #america #usa #MAGA

[Simon deBrux @simondebrux]

Has their ever been a more untrustworthy, inept or dishonest US President?

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🇺🇸🔥MAJOR BREAKING: Here’s why Project Freedom really collapsed.

Saudi Arabia blocked US military access to Prince Sultan Airbase and Saudi airspace.

Trump announced the operation on social media without telling his Gulf allies first.

The Saudis were furious.

A direct call between Trump and MBS didn’t fix it.

The Pentagon was lining up ships to transit when the whole thing got shut down.

The White House said it paused because of “great progress” toward a deal.

The actual reason: the US couldn’t fly the mission without Saudi airspace.

And Saudi Arabia said no.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🇺🇸🔥MAJOR BREAKING: Here’s why Project Freedom really collapsed.

Saudi Arabia blocked US military access to Prince Sultan Airbase and Saudi airspace.

Trump announced the operation on social media without telling his Gulf allies first.

The Saudis were furious.

A direct call between Trump and MBS didn’t fix it.

The Pentagon was lining up ships to transit when the whole thing got shut down.

The White House said it paused because of “great progress” toward a deal.

The actual reason: the US couldn’t fly the mission without Saudi airspace.

And Saudi Arabia said no.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

EXCLUSIVE: Trump's abrupt U-turn on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz came after Saudi Arabia suspended U.S. access to its bases and airspace. https://t.co/ugxw2ilzpD

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨HOLY SHIT: I was just listening to Marjorie Taylor Greene and she confirmed Donald Trump pushed the government shutdown HIMSELF so they couldn’t vote to release the Epstein files.

This should be a major scandal.

[Simon deBrux @simondebrux]

I want to warn fans of the Walls Feast ice cream that the “new recipe” is super sickly and one of the grossest things I’ve ever eaten. Don’t!

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

US troops are not in Germany to protect Germany. They’re there because the US needs bases to conduct operations beyond the North American continent. If Trump withdraws them, he will harm the United States, not Germany.

It’s absurd how many Americans fail to grasp this.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

This exchange between @SenBlumenthal and Trump’s judicial nominees is utterly astounding.

If you can watch this and still think this country isn’t falling into authoritarianism and fascism under Donald Trump, then you are not being honest with yourself.

[Simon deBrux @simondebrux]

@Acyn Do even the most deluded, diehard Trump supporters actually believe this?