The Political Thread

[Looji Nagata]

The Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia accuses France and the United Kingdom of preparing to supply Ukraine with a nuclear weapon, prompting the Russian foreign ministry to warn that such a move would lead to a direct conflict between NATO states and Russia.

Russia issues statement warning of risks of clash between nuclear powers

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement warning of the risk of a direct clash between nuclear powers and the grave consequences such a clash could have. The ministry... -February 24, 2026 at 09:33 am EST - MarketScreener

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[Blazehausen]

i said it was the biggest news of 2026 in uk history lol

but as for uk history in general well there was alot of biggest news in uk history since i guess the debut of uk in 1st century

Saying the biggest news of 2026 in uk history is just a weird way to say it. A better way would've just been "the biggest UK news story this year." But I shouldn't expect you to know how to word things in away they make sense.

 

[Mitch Buchannon]

Saying the biggest news of 2026 in uk history is just a weird way to say it. A better way would've just been "the biggest UK news story this year." But I shouldn't expect you to know how to word things in away they make sense.

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[camdudetenger9]

Nah mate the one that hurt the country the most for some . Was Princess Diana death

oh ok

 

[Looji Nagata]

 

[Chris]

pretend to care about kids so you can take the rights away from adults, works every time

 

[Looji Nagata]

Speaking of...

Leaked documents show Meta cracking down on access to abortion information

Its AI chatbot won't discuss the subject with teens—even as Meta fights claims it exposed kids to actual harm.

www.motherjones.com

Leaked documents reveal that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has blocked its AI chatbot from discussing topics including abortion with minors—a blanket policy that contrasts sharply with the firm’s handling of child sexual exploitation claims, and that may also inadvertently affect its content for adults.

 

[CraigPelton]

Someone needs to slap Gavin Newsom. DEMOCRATS need to be more "culturally normal" and stop obsessing about pronouns? What bizarro world universe is this guy living in?! God please do not let this out-of-touch Republican-ball-coddling dipshit be the Democratic nominee!

The full interview is quite moronic. He seems to apologize for supporting gay marriage and says that those opposing gay marriage in CA had a respectable point of view? What the fuck?

Democratic party nominees tend to shift right after they get the nomination, believing this to be an effective general election strategy (lol). This guy is already right-wing and it's not even the damn primary yet! Nominating Gavin would be a huge mistake.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

It needs to be someone who can take it to JD Vance and Newsom just sounds like an idiot .

Same shit happened here yesterday I was happy to see the Green Party win a seat up North. Fucking starmer barring Andy Burnham from standing is a cowardly move as he knows if Burnham got in we would get back to traditional Centre Left wing Labour Policies not whatever small c bullshit he’s doing.

If we can hold a Majority of 30-40 from 140 I’d be happy. There hasn’t been a time since a huge majority was turned over except Boris 84 but that’s cause they had Cameron May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak in 15 years.

I can see the idiots of reform win seats from left and right but this a protest vote but I’m still happy for the new green MP who like myself is a Plumber.

 

[Looji Nagata]

From one of the posts in that thread:

AP: “the attack comes as the United States has assembled a vast fleet of fighter jets and warships in the region to try to pressure Iran into a deal over its nuclear program.”

We had a nuclear deal with Iran, and Trump unilaterally withdrew from it in 2018. Why would Iran make another deal?

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Welp time to find a Bunker

 

[Looji Nagata]

• Israel declares that it has launched an attack on Iran, calling the attack "preemptive". (Times of Israel)
• The United States is taking part in the attack on Iran. (Ynet)
• Explosions are reported in Tehran, Iran. (AP)

Guess this might be it.

 

[Butters]

 

[Looji Nagata]

• Iran launches ballistic missiles at a United States Navy facility in Bahrain. Ministry of Interior urges citizens and residents to seek nearest safe locations. (AP) (Al Khaleej)

 

[Looji Nagata]

• A state of emergency is declared by the Cabinet of Israel. (Times of Israel)
• Iran launches missiles at Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, killing a person in Abu Dhabi. The U.S. embassies in Bahrain and Qatar instruct their personnel to shelter in place. (AFP via L'Orient–Le Jour) (Middle East Eye) (Reuters) (Wafa)
• At least two people are killed and five more are injured when an unidentified airstrike targets the Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters in Jurf al-Nasr, Iraq. (AFP via Times of Israel) (An-Nahar) (The National)
• Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, and Qatar close their respective airspace to civilian flights as a precautionary measure, while the UAE partially closes its airspace. (Gulf News) (Hindustan Times)
• Yemen's Houthis announce the resumption of attacks on Red Sea shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran. (AP)

Iran said that at least 40 elementary school children were killed as the result of an attack in Minab. (Wall Street Journal)