Simon Barnes

Twootin’

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

Katie Hopkins was booted out of a pub in London during England’s World Cup match.

[. @LouiseRawAuthor]

So it turns out Bethnal Green really is a NO GO ZONE!

But this isn’t MUSLIMS,& it’s not a mosque, it’s a good old East End boozer and white clientele who don’t want racist @KTHopkins anywhere near them.

As Peggy Mitchell would say: GET AHHT MY PUB!

[Anthony Bowens @Bowens_Official]

Turn the comments on, I’m not afraid of those losers

[Moe Davis (U.S. Air Force, Retired) @ColMoeDavis]

This is Trump donor and Mar-a-Lago neighbor John Cafaro who got the no-bid contract to install a water purification system for the reflecting pool. He has 2 prior convictions, one for bribing a member of Congress and another for an illegal loan that violated campaign finance laws.

[Adam @NCFC_Adam]

Unreal headline

[Adam Aaronson @aaaronson]

The letters of WATERLOO zigzag progressively closer together in the alphabet

[weird medieval guys @WeirdMedieval]

you fools….where do you think they’re rowing to…..?

[owen @olpafc_]

Wait until this guy sees the Welsh flag

[Evie ♡ @EFCevie]

this is hilarious coming from the guy who can’t enter the uk without getting arrested for rape and trafficking offences

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

The good people of Makerfield said, “Nah, we don’t want a racist, misogynistic, thick bellend as our MP.”

[Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 @reformexposed]

Time to resign, @Nigel_Farage.

[DJ BBQ @stepheniscowboy]

bring it on

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

[Cedar You @our_decay]

Watched a cute animal video that I knew to be AI all the way through

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

Incredible coincidence that @nigel_Farage watched the England game in the same spot in the same pub, with the same flags up, wearing the same top and standing next to someone wearing an identical top as he did during the Euros in 2024.

[mr_eggs 🇵🇸 @scrumble_eggs]

The Cylinder Must Remain Unharmed (2028)

[Tom @tomwhx]

"He is the Prime Minister that is fit FOR THE MOMENT"

Straight out of The Thick of It!

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

In the USA in 1943 they produced a film 'Don't be a Sucker' about fascism.

It perfectly explains Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the entire Right.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter

P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.