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projecto15 Apr 1, 2026 +2291

>American officials seconded to UK Government departments are now being asked to leave meetings which discuss sensitive information Holy f***! That's what it's come to. Thanks MAGA and Trump

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AngelFlutterBy Apr 1, 2026 +789

Many countries are afraid and suspicious of TRUMP

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IsThatAll Apr 1, 2026 +541

It's not just Trump specifically. The fact that his administration, the Wombles they have put in charge and the general purging of competent people has now compromised entire intelligence and military institutions to the point that other countries don't trust them is even more telling.

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gonko_86 Apr 1, 2026 +139

Unfair to wombles They just wander about Wimbledon common, wombling free and collecting stuff to recycle. No womble ever prayed for bombing runs or tried to set up a quasi-gestapo force of domestic terrorists

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lapsedPacifist5 Apr 1, 2026 +8

Uncle Vulgaria, was not allowed within 10m of Wellington.

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meadeb Apr 1, 2026 +3

Not since the Bungo Bungo parties.

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haversack77 Apr 1, 2026 +6

Although we're unsure of Uncle Bulgaria's political affiliations.

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Dudesan Apr 1, 2026 +20

>No womble ever prayed for bombing runs or tried to set up a quasi-gestapo force of domestic terrorists [The Borribles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Borrible_Trilogy) novels would disagree.

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TelescopiumHerscheli Apr 1, 2026 +15

> The Borribles novels would disagree. The Borribles books aren't about wombles.

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No_Ear_1633 Apr 1, 2026 +29

I did not expect to see a womble debate on r/politics today

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hortence Apr 1, 2026 +13

No one expects an inquisition regarding wombles! Though I think there may be a snappier way of saying that.

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geckodancing Apr 1, 2026 +6

No. They're about The Rumbles, giant rat-like beings who live in a bunker on Wimbledon Common and happen to have names that are almost exactly the same as the Wombles. Totally not about The Wombles at all.

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SchoolForSedition Apr 1, 2026 +4

My sentiment entirely.

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Traditional_Sign4941 Apr 1, 2026 +1

It isn't just the people they've put in charge. It's the entire "let's go back to the 1300s" movement taking root in the US. It is fundamentally, inherently, corrupt and has aims to eliminate democracy and freedom in Europe as well. Until literally every single member of every right wing organization, and every millionaire and billionaire that funds them are in prison for life, the threat remains, and if I were any European country, I would start actively sharing disinformation with the US, while establishing a more robust spy program in the US to better monitor the likes of the Heritage Foundation, AIPAC, and similar.

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DrivingBox Apr 1, 2026 +12

Did you just compare the Republicans to Wombles?!

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MintyMarlfox Apr 1, 2026 +14

They’re cockwombles

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brezhnervouz Apr 1, 2026 +1

An essential distinction

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Womble_Rumble Apr 1, 2026 +9

This Womble slander will not stand!!!

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jess_weebs Apr 1, 2026 +5

Wombles! Ha! Blast from the Past.

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brezhnervouz Apr 1, 2026 +1

Alas though, Australia will not be one of them...our defence ministry is far too emeshed with the US military industrial/intelligence complex to extricate ourselves now 🙄

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GatorNator83 Apr 1, 2026 +43

Not so much afraid. Just trying to think all the ways Trump can betray them and screw them over. And he always finds some new ways to do that.

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spaceman757 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Just like how the EU has stopped saying anything if Hungarian officials are around because they take everything right back to Putin.

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eerie_midnight Apr 1, 2026 +33

But MAGA told me this is how we assert our masculine dominance over other countries! We do and say whatever we want and they respect us so much they kick us out of high profile meetings like little children!! Aren’t you tired of all this WINNING?!?? 🤪

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AppropriateDuck1755 Apr 1, 2026 +9

Fr I’m we all just wanna vibe and chat without all the drama

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Telandria Apr 1, 2026 +6

Yeah no way it’s just Trump. The Republican party has shown itself to be both hopelessly corrupt *and* inept, and so many people Trump has put into positions of power are just completely unqualified for their jobs to boot. Why would they want those people hanging about?

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RLewis8888 Apr 1, 2026 +6

Don't be afraid - he is just a snowflake bully. Challenge hom head on and he'll cave. You don't have to be suspicious either. You know he's a lying fascist dictator wannabe

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WolfDoc Apr 1, 2026 +2

Not just Trump

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Pristine-Ad74 Apr 1, 2026 +157

Why would you give him sensitive information he's a complete liability!

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projecto15 Apr 1, 2026 +51

Not that he ever acts upon intelligent advice. E.g the latest war with Iran

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meltdown_popcorn Apr 1, 2026 +52

He does seem to blurt out things that should stay private.

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AINonsense Apr 1, 2026 +40

Especially to the Russian Ambassador.

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dehydratedrain Apr 1, 2026 +40

"Little Marco in the big boy shoes handed me a note. Let me publicly read it on camera...." The super secret weapon, the discombobulator! (Seriously, is it a Doofenschmirtz reference?) I'm not allowed to talk about it. Maps that 6 people have clearance for? Yep, keep 'em in my bathroom. Show 'em to people to know i'm more special because I can steal.

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Money_Percentage_630 Apr 1, 2026 +7

Im building a bunker at this location.

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boli99 Apr 1, 2026 +6

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/13/79/83/7f/photo0jpg.jpg

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tripping_yarns Apr 1, 2026 +9

Like someone’s terminal cancer diagnosis. He really enjoyed announcing that one.

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HOSTfromaGhost Apr 1, 2026 +4

Ask Marco.

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eugene20 Apr 1, 2026 +11

He's happy to sell it though, or just spill parts without thinking.

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Sloofin Apr 1, 2026 +4

No but he sells it

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glowbug2323 Apr 1, 2026 +105

Rest assured the UK aren't the only ones withholding information. He's a known traitor even to his own country.

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eugene20 Apr 1, 2026 +53

This article is new but they will have been very careful with what was shared with the US as soon as someone that stole boxes full of highly classified documents then somehow got back into the White House again.

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HFB_To_You Apr 1, 2026 +60

>Mr Trump was asked if he would reconsider the US’s membership of Nato after the conflict.He replied: “Oh yes, I would say \[it’s\] beyond reconsideration. I was never swayed by Nato. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and Putin knows that too, by the way.” He is a Russian asset now. As he was a Russian asset when calling for Bush's impeachment in 2008, after Putin-oriented oligarch Rybolovlev paid Trump $90 million for a Miami villa worth fractions of that (which he never visitied). As he was a Russian asset when in 1987 he took out a double-page spread in the NYT to attack US foreign policy after returning from Moscow. Trump is every inch the Russian stooge that Orban is. The question is whether US Midterms will stand the democratic test of leashing him. Sadly doubtful, as they will have planned for this eventuality.

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Junior-Lychee2755 Apr 1, 2026 +12

AFAIK Ukraine has been doing this for months.

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GrumpyCloud93 Apr 1, 2026 +4

On the plus side, US Intelligence doesn't have to withhold information, because (a) he doesn't read and (b) all he wants to see is videos things blowing up and news clips where he's mentioned positively.

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Clerithifa Apr 1, 2026 +35

Yeah this probably should have happened as soon as he was inaugurated for his 2nd term. Everybody with a quarter of a brain could see that he was not to be trusted with any sensitive info, the guy is a convicted felon who objectively led a coup attempt when he lost in 2020. Not to mention the fact that he fucked little kids with his pal Jeffrey Epstein, ordered Epstein to be murdered so he wouldn't talk, and refuses to fully release the files to prove his innocence. He is a walking disaster waiting to be unleashed onto the entirety of the world. This incompetent, bumbling, pedophilic, narcissistic sociopath has been going senile ever since his 1st term, and other governments are *just now* figuring out that they shouldn't keep him in the loop?? I guess that helps explain how we got to thus mess in the first place.

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Deguilded Apr 1, 2026 +8

> He is a walking disaster waiting to be unleashed ... waiting?

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Clerithifa Apr 1, 2026 +4

I meant that things could very well be worse. He has nuclear codes lol

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greenyquinn Apr 1, 2026 +2

He was literally convicted of mishandling sensitive documents post presidency. You dont even need any other of the countless reasons in this instance.

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Vectorman1989 Apr 1, 2026 +9

Anything we tell US officials will probably be fed to Russia or other hostile states that have compromat on Trump.

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ChrisFromLongIsland Apr 1, 2026 +7

Everyone has known for a long time Trump will tell any information he has to anyone if it advances his own interests. Trump stole the US deepest secrets to use personally. If you tell Trump a secret you might as well just tell the world.

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za72 Apr 1, 2026 +4

Like children that get sent to their room when misbehaving at the dinner table

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Ratiocinor Apr 1, 2026 +8

> American officials seconded to UK Government departments Why are they even in those meetings in the first place? We're literally a vassal state of the US and getting them out is going to be a nightmare. They're deeply embedded into our intelligence agencies and militaries

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littlespoon Apr 1, 2026 +9

Five Eyes... Five Eyes should be torn up.. or at least the US excluded.

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rational-hare Apr 1, 2026 +1

four eyes, perhaps.

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littlespoon Apr 1, 2026 +1

I mean, I would rather 'no eyes' but I did chuckle at your response.

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up766570 Apr 1, 2026 +2

There are exchange programmes. We share staff with our allies for experience. The UK will have plenty of foreign military staff working throughout the various headquarters. It's a key aspect of NATO/AUKUS. They learn how the UK military (sometimes) functions and visa versa. For it's many flaws, the US military has a logistics wrap that would give Napoleon the biggest stiffy of his life. Plenty to learn, and a lack of a language barrier makes that even easier.

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ImportantQuestions10 Apr 1, 2026 +3

I mean, this has been standard operating procedure since 2016. In 2016, the CIA hated Trump and publicly took measures to insulate the damage he could do once he took office.

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GrumpyCloud93 Apr 1, 2026 +3

They started limiting sharing in his first term, didn't they? The whole five eyes... after he blabbed to Putin on TV about something that revealed Israeli intelligence(?) sources.

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laela_says Apr 1, 2026 +1

MAGA, the damage you have contributed cannot be overstated. No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible

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mokomi Apr 1, 2026 +2

I mean, didn't they do that in last term? Or was that just US intelligence?

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alec83 Apr 1, 2026 +2

Makes you wonder is they detected a leak from the US administration

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Maybe_Julia Apr 1, 2026 +2

Honestly that's smart , I don't blame them , Trump and Co have so many foreign assets in high government roles it's not even funny anymore.

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WolfDoc Apr 1, 2026 +2

That's not even new in a way, intelligence collaboration with the US has been impacted for a while now, not just for the UK

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oiseaua20 Apr 1, 2026 +845

“Officials fear British secrets will not remain classified as the US President has 'no compulsion about screwing over allies'.”

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Wet_Juice_36 Apr 1, 2026 +232

They have every right to fear, because that's exactly who he is

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Randomman96 Apr 1, 2026 +38

Also not like it's already been shown that feeding US sensitive information now results in it being leaked to the wrong people. Ukraine in particular had long since stopped sharing intel on their war with Russia purely because of it. Ukraine was concerned one of their allies was leaking their intelligence to Russia based on how they were reacting in the war. And lo and behold, after feeding allies with false information for a time, they found the Russians were reacting to then now fake information they were giving to the US. And subsequently cut the US out from their intelligence.

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LNMagic Apr 1, 2026 +1

I would have kept feeding false intel.

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Embarrassed-Town-293 Apr 1, 2026 +43

Over 80 years after the Tizard Mision, the first and most special ally has lost faith in us.

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CaptainVXR Apr 1, 2026 +27

I wouldn't even say ally any more, given Trump's many statements hinting at leaving NATO, or at minimum not wanting to honour commitments, which would be as good as leaving. If I had to bet, he's looking for an excuse to pull the plug, but in a way that he can pretend it was another NATO member that "provoked" it... I honestly would not be surprised if the USA and Russia end up in a formal alliance by the end of 2028.

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Embarrassed-Town-293 Apr 1, 2026 +4

I agree with you. [I said special allies as a reference to the uniquely close relationship between the United States of the UK that started with the Tizard Mission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Relationship)

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CaptainVXR Apr 1, 2026 +6

TBH it's been very one sided for years, much easier to extradite from UK to USA than the other way around, for example.

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LaunchTransient Apr 1, 2026 +22

The UK has been very tolerant of US abuse for years. Lest we forget, the Tizard mission opened collaboration on the nuclear bomb project, which rolled the UK's nuclear program, Project Tube Alloys, into the fledgling Manhattan project - with the understanding that the US would share the technology once it was finished. The US slammed the door shut and ended information sharing once they had a nuke, and only reopened collaboration in 1958 after the UK proved they didn't need the US to develop their own nukes and could even keep pace in terms of technology. And this is not the only case of America pulling a fast one on the UK.

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TheEntropicMan Apr 1, 2026 +1

Frankly, I can't think of a single time the "special relationship" we supposedly share with the United States has benefitted us in any way. It's always seemed to be the thing to trot out whenever the US wants a favour, and conveniently forgotten again once the US might be expected to reciprocate in any way. Lest we forget, the USA made us pay back the cost for men and material used in World War 2, and gave us significantly worse repayment terms than Germany.

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WineBoggling Apr 1, 2026 +18

Shouldn’t that be “no compunction”? He seems to have a strong compulsion where screwing over allies is concerned.

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hackingdreams Apr 1, 2026 +10

The Felon President of the United States was selling US secrets to support his business interests. That's all the world's intelligence apparatuses needed to know, frankly. The man committed literal treason against the United States, the FBI fumbled the case harder than the OJ Simpson trial, and now look at the state of the world. Intelligence sharing was limited before. Now they're at the point they can't even have US officials in the room.

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Front-Anteater3776 Apr 1, 2026 +281

The US national security strategy aims at destroying EU and regime change in European countries through supporting far-right anti-democratic forces that align with Russia. Former allies must start treating USA as the enemy before its too late. Its just a couple of months ago Danish troops were digging in Greenland ordered to blow up runways and shoot first in case of an American invasion. UK is doing the only sane thing.

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Exciting-Record8101 Apr 1, 2026 +81

The Americans are threatening European and Commonwealth countries with military invasion and annexation. They go around the world bombing and blockading countries at will, and killing and kidnapping heads of state. Sensitive information "somehow" keeps ending up in Russian hands, and American officials right up to the vice-president are actively campaigning for far-right Russian stooges in numerous European countries. If anything, the Brits are a bit late.

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MickeyMatters81 Apr 1, 2026 +1

From the moment Trump was elected the second time the UK government started reviewing all our contracts for US links and looking at alternative infosec arrangements. I work for a company that provides training, we hold business card info and training records. I can only imagine what that process would look like for those supplying more critical services. If they were doing that with contracts, I suspect they were also pulling away in other, for more important, way.

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snow_coffee Apr 1, 2026 +12

Meanwhile people from MAGA ' we are biggest navy in the world ' ' And then we are also biggest air force in the world '

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Difficult-Leopard930 Apr 1, 2026 +1

The US is the new Russia!

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WetFinsFine Apr 1, 2026 +248

smart move - the "US regime" can no longer be trusted as sad a statement as that is to make the UK, EU, UN and what is of NATO need to insulate themselves from the madness this man was never to be trusted. dear maga - I hope you fully realize this now - America already had elements of greatness - now look what it's become under your dear leader

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Cute-Ad2879 Apr 1, 2026 +145

MAGA do not realize this. Just go look at the conservative sub. They view this as a snub to America by 'freeloading' Europeans who get to have universal healthcare and public transport because the US spends all their money on defence, and blame Europe for the lack of public funded programs in the US. MAGA hate Europe. They want out of NATO and they view this type of thing as confirmation of their bias.

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blackstone17 Apr 1, 2026 +71

That's because MAGA is The Confederacy revived. We're America only in name. This regime has warped this nation into a full blown Confederacy. The war in Iran and what happened in Venezuela are rooted in Confederate ideology

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Lurking_nerd Apr 1, 2026 +33

Exactly. MAGA, the GOP, & the Heritage Foundation are the Confederacy. > That's because MAGA is The Confederacy revived. **We're America only in name.** This regime has warped this nation into a full blown Confederacy. When you don’t hold traitors accountable, you get this mess. A majority of the country is so apathetic and/or ignorant to this simple fact & they lack the understanding of the significance of it.

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blackstone17 Apr 1, 2026 +17

Yep. They've internally destroyed the elements of the United States of America, which is evident how they treat red states as opposed to blue states because red states are, to them, a part of the Confederate nation. They are birthing the Confederate nation in the womb of America's political offices like a teratoma, half-baked and fully incompetent. January 6th was them crossing the Rubicon. When they let Trump run again, I knew from day one that King Robert Baratheon was dead and King Joffrey would reign. And if you think about it, Russia and Israel would absolutely have a vested interest in aiding the transmogrification of the USA into the Confederacy as we see this morning this regime announced they are considering leaving NATO. This is also why the Epstein files have seen no consequences, the Confederate nation has deemed it a nationally protected secret and the cost of establishing a revival of a nation. This is also why they don't uphold the constitution because they don't agree that it applies to their Neo Confederacy. This regime is a trojan horse who used "patriotism" to invade and lay siege to the USA in hopes of the Confederacy rising from its ashes. Sorry for ranting

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Lurking_nerd Apr 1, 2026 +1

It’s not a rant. You’re just seeing the cold, hard, reality of what is going on. The Confederacy using the Constitution, with its powers & limitations, to morph the United States into the Confederate States. It’s exactly what Hitler & the Nazis did after their failed insurrection. Came back, voted back into power, and the rest is history. It’s happening again & the inertia is too much to stop or slow down on its own. Unfortunately, Americans at large would most likely go along with it all as long as their day to day is mostly uninterrupted or not inconvenienced. I would be more surprised if actual minutemen groups formed and began fighting back against the fascists government & its partners. The US is going the way of Putin’s Russia.

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blackstone17 Apr 1, 2026 +1

It's literally a play by play of Putin's Russia and it's infuriating that none of the people in power who could stop it are clocking it

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Bonzidave Apr 1, 2026 +21

>Europeans who get to have universal healthcare and public transport because the US spends all their money on defence, and blame Europe for the lack of public funded programs in the US. So the US pulls out of arming Ukraine and Europe (presumably saving the American tax payer money). They then use this saved money to... Start another war in the Middle East?

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Yaaaaarrrrrrrrr Apr 1, 2026 +20

The whole universal healthcare argument is nonsense anyway. European countries pay a larger proportion of their income in tax. That’s what pays for things. Something like 13% points more than average than in the US. And we spend less per person on healthcare that Americans do. It’s not the US supporting our healthcare, it’s just our system doesn’t have a massive middle man routinely f****** over and bankrupting families. All America has to do is have an adult conversation with itself, realises socialised healthcare is no different than private insurance, and that it is more efficient per dollar spent - because there’s no insurance companies taking the crème - all money gets spent on the healthcare. Bonus points for realising you can still go private, just as you can in Europe! The average American would be better off with socialised healthcare. But the right has vilified any public spending for so long, that you think the original anti-communist Cold War was still at its height.

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noradosmith Apr 1, 2026 +6

It's so stupid that a privatised healthcare system spends a higher percentage of its GDP on healthcare than the UK pays towards the NHS. 17.2% vs 10%.

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TyrannasaurusGitRekt Apr 1, 2026 +5

"All America has to do is have an adult conversation with itself" Unfortunately hard to do when the average American has the intellectual & emotional capacity of a 10 year old

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ChibbleChobble Apr 1, 2026 +1

I'm a Brit living in Texas, so I have first hand experience of both systems. I would argue that taxation is a red herring. It's common in the US to be paying for health insurance, which isn't a tax per se, but when it's $800 a month, and you have no option whether or not to pay, then let's be honest, it's effectively a tax. I much prefer the UK system of paying "more tax," but actually having a higher standard of living, and free healthcare.

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Cute-Ad2879 Apr 1, 2026 +11

There is no logic behind it. Thats just what the propaganda has told them to feel.

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AffectionateSwan5129 Apr 1, 2026 +39

Americans have taken advantage of EU for a long time and paid little tax. After China, we hold all their debt.

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Neversetinstone Apr 1, 2026 +9

Actually China is second, Japan is first and the UK is third, for now. (Figures as of February 2026) https://www.us-debt-clock.com/blog/who-owns-us-debt-breakdown

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AffectionateSwan5129 Apr 1, 2026 +8

You’re not aggregating EU. When you aggregate EU it’s actually the largest at nearly 2-3x China and Japan.

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eugene20 Apr 1, 2026 +8

Half that subs moderators are probably Russian and they purge users actually discussing anything that's going on, dissenting opinions, or critical thinking real fast.

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Cute-Ad2879 Apr 1, 2026 +8

Yes, its a censored propaganda echochamber. It is generally a good way of seeing what hardline MAGA's views on topics are though.

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TeaAndLifting Apr 1, 2026 +2

This is why I like to lurk it on occasion. It's insight in to the the voices on the American right that count, which is MAGA. Other subs like r/askconservative are typically much more nuanced and open to discussion, as is the point of the sub.

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MiserableTennis6546 Apr 1, 2026 +7

As if we force them to start wars in the middle east every ten years.

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WavingWookiee Apr 1, 2026 +8

What is hilarious is that MAGA wanted no more wars, yet hate the fact that Europe are not helping in the new war. Pulling out of Europe won't massively impact European security, it might impact local businesses near the bases but who it'll impact the most is the US. Firstly, they'd have to base and house all the extra troops, that is going to cost quite a bit but what is going to hurt the most is that it'll severely impact US power projection. At the moment, US strike aircraft can be kept much further away and air to air refuel from tankers based in Europe to attack the middle east. If those bases go away, the US would have to base their aircraft in theatre, that has already gone sideways in the Iran war with a bunch of tankers and an AWACS being lost. The fact the three carriers are no where near Iran also shows the US military doesn't like the risk. Be interesting to see what the US military says about this

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PersonalHospital9507 Apr 1, 2026 +1

US Military will salute and say Yes Sir! Any dissenters have been purged or retired. No serving flag officers have said squat on or off the record,

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psychoCMYK Apr 1, 2026 +3

America spends more per capita on healthcare than everyone else, lol It's not because all the money went to defense, it's because the profit in for-profit healthcare has to come from somewhere

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B-Z_B-S Apr 1, 2026 +73

And Trump won't be able to reply in kind because he doesn't have any intelligence to withhold.

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SurveyHand Apr 1, 2026 +14

He has no intelligence, full stop.

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LisbonMissile Apr 1, 2026 +61

Inevitable. As a Brit, we’re talking about a country that is actively regarded as an emerging threat to many European allies, not least Denmark. How can the UK have a sensitive conversation about European security with Americans in the room, when the US is actively trying to dismantle or disrupt European security apparatus? You might as well have an Iranian, a Russian and a Chinese in the room with them.

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What_Iz_This Apr 1, 2026 +1

\>actively regarded not sure i couldve said it better myself. we are actively regarded, indeed

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Travelerdude Apr 1, 2026 +43

Trump criminal organization is an unreliable partner. The USA can no longer be trusted. Thanks for nothing republicans!!!

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One_Disaster_5995 Apr 1, 2026 +34

The US government has made it abundantly clear that they can't be trusted in any way shape or form. So yeah - this is what you get. You can't give everyone the finger and then expect them to be friends.

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TheAskewOne Apr 1, 2026 +23

If we hear about it now, it means they’ve been doing it for quite some time.

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TVPaulD Apr 1, 2026 +29

Good, we should be doing that. Every country should. We shouldn't be sending the King to visit either. The USA is not an ally, it's an adversary.

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mattbullen182 Apr 1, 2026 +6

It's made.me quite angry that the King is visiting while that mad imbecile continues to insult us everyday.

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TelescopiumHerscheli Apr 1, 2026 +8

The point of UK diplomacy is to get the best possible outcome for the UK. If the King and Queen going to Washington to make nice with a urine-scented madman gets the UK better treatment from that madman, then they go. That's their job. And the job of the diplomatic service is to judge what actions will best serve our country. If the diplomatic service reckons that Trump's official bottom-wiper will get his country an extra £10 billion of trade, then it's King Charles' job to turn up with the Andrex and the moist towelettes, and service the madman with a smile. Insults are words. Diplomacy is about actions, and their long term consequences. Insults are shouted by losers; wise diplomatic actions are taken by winners.

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LoyalWatcher Apr 1, 2026 +3

Well put. Questions about the whole Monarchy thing aside, it's times like this (dealing with distateful regimes in the national interest) when it comes in handy. I'm sure Charles will be biting his lip and faking a smile the whole time, but if that's what the UK Government has told him is required, then that's what he'll do. Perhaps behind closed doors he'll try to educate the orange moron, but I think we all know by now that's a complete waste of breath!

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Phronias Apr 1, 2026 +14

No point handing the class bully exam answers.

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dragfreedrifter Apr 1, 2026 +11

Trump and intelligence in the same sentence, that's a first.

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UndeadPhysco Apr 1, 2026 +12

Remember that time Trump met with the russians in private and then out of nowhere a ton of undercover agents across the world started being killed and flushed out. Was a coincidence i'm sure

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Tarrybelle Apr 1, 2026 +23

Thank god. They should have started doing this as soon as Trump was elected the second time.

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AINonsense Apr 1, 2026 +7

> They should have started doing this as soon as Trump was elected ~~the second time~~. FTFY *(and they probably did)*

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meltdown_popcorn Apr 1, 2026 +2

I'm surprised they put up with it for so long.

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TheHumanGnomeProject Apr 1, 2026 +8

Wait, they waited THIS long? I thought everyone learned not to share intelligence with a Trump government by like 2018 or so?

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Financial-Savings-91 Apr 1, 2026 +23

Sounds like the UK maybe doesn’t want to also share intelligence with Russia. Smart move

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Numerous-Process2981 Apr 1, 2026 +6

Yeah it’s been happening for some time. He’s a suspected Russian asset and threatening to invade NATO countries, so… Pretty predictable common sense action to take.

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itz_my_brain Apr 1, 2026 +1

I'm surprised it took this long. The man answers to Russia.

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justbrowsinginpeace Apr 1, 2026 +6

Krasnov

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t3hp0d Apr 1, 2026 +5

We've been doing this since you started killing civilians in the Caribbean using Five Eyes intel to murder people you only suspect of a crime.

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Zeitcon Apr 1, 2026 +5

Let us not forget one or several security threats in or around the White House like Tulsi Gabbard, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, etc. Plenty of people in the Trump administration willing to sell their country for a few more pennies.

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Secret_Account07 Apr 1, 2026 +6

American here- I don’t blame you, Europe. Do your best to try and get through the next 3 years, just like us over here, then we will work on undoing all the damage this orange ass clown has done. I’m sorry but at least you got an ocean between ya! I’m stuck here with no healthcare and my tax dollars going to blowing up Palestinians and schools in Iran. Murica I guess 🤷🏼

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scarab1001 Apr 1, 2026 +10

3 years? As America doing nothing to limit his or his successor powers it'll be a lot longer than that. Trumpism will never go away because Americans are too afraid to stop it.

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inkedbabytalk Apr 1, 2026 +5

The "tit for tat" response from UK intelligence makes complete sense given Trump's America First approach that shows no regard for allied partnerships. When you have a president who publicly threatens military action against Greenland and tells longstanding allies they need to "learn how to fight for yourself," this is the natural consequence. Trust takes decades to build and moments to destroy.

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Puglady25 Apr 1, 2026 +1

I'm amazed that this JUST started. It should have been day 1 of his second term.

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Snr_Lothario Apr 1, 2026 +1

I can only assume Five Eyes is functionally comatose. I don't trust Pedophile Bonespurs, and I'm certain the other four nations don't either.

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Basicyeti837 Apr 1, 2026 +1

The US National Security Strategy released in December 2025, influenced by Trump, labeled Europe a bigger threat than Russia and China. How are our allies supposed to respond to that very bold lie? Lambasting our closest allies isn’t smart, but is obviously what Putin wants from Trump.

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tackle74 Apr 1, 2026 +1

As an American this is a smart move. As long as Trump and his MAGA cronies are around we are no linger the country we once were.

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Zak_Rahman Apr 1, 2026 +3

The special relationship was only ever about both being caught in an Israeli paedophile ring. Flag sniffers cannot have allies. You cannot be friends with a narcissist.

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hackingdreams Apr 1, 2026 +4

This actually started pretty much at the beginning of the Presidency, but the fact they're now broadcasting it to the world is telling. It's no longer a matter of quietly not mentioning something, now it's "get out."

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A_Nonny_Muse Apr 1, 2026 +4

The UK, and pretty much the whole world, should quit sharing intelligence the day a Republican takes the Oval office, and restore intelligence sharing the day a Democrat takes the Oval office. Need I remind everyone of the Downing Street Memo papers? This goes back 25 years now. **Every. Single. Republican. Administration. This. Century.** How much longer before everyone figures it out?

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ghostwood Apr 1, 2026 +1

Dont forget Donald Trump rapes children.

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Credil98 Apr 1, 2026 +1

"started"? Would've thought they started 10 months ago

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OnDrugsTonight Apr 1, 2026 +6

I would bloody well hope so. At this point we need to consider every part of the US government compromised and that all the secret information is being made available to the highest bidder / state actor with the most kompromat.

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Fastluck83 Apr 1, 2026 +8

Understandable. The UK and the EU should get back together. In the EU they can have a seat at the table among equals, while their status in a relationship with the US will always be that of an underling. If rejoining isn't possible for whatever reason, then we should at least return to a closer relationship through other treaties.

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Original-Rush139 Apr 1, 2026 +1

It’s funny because the UK wasn’t an equal in the EU. Just like America wasn’t an equal in the global economy. We both fell for the Russian bullshit and now we’ll be lucky if we can get back into the world order at a diminished capacity.

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damnthistrafficjam Apr 1, 2026 +9

If we can’t trust our government, we certainly shouldn’t expect anyone else to.

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PWS180757 Apr 1, 2026 +3

I am not happy for the USA to be arrogant about the illegal war they started against Iran, and then tell allies to go get oil through the Strait of Hormuz. We must sideline them from our intelligence gathering. Remove US presence from all Australian bases, including Canberra Deep Space. The USA has given us grief with increased fuel costs, inflation and their stupid tariffs.

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Fitz911 Apr 1, 2026 +3

We also can't keep on financing his corruption. His market manipulation hit everyone of us. Not just Americans. That's unacceptable.

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RLewis8888 Apr 1, 2026 +3

Smart. Slows down the flow to Putin

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misty-mornings Apr 1, 2026 +3

The US will also eventually be asked to leave Diego Garcia, Cyprus, Ascension Island and all the other bases around the world

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Desperate-Hearing-55 Apr 1, 2026 +3

Hungary, Slovakia and current US are all Putins lapdogs. Trump is 100% Putin dog.

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CaptainVXR Apr 1, 2026 +2

Less than two weeks until Hungary corrects course, hopefully. Next year for Slovakia to hold elections, although too early to make any predictions for that one.

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Fochlucan Apr 1, 2026 +3

Not only is he likely to share Intelligence with Russia, but he might with his "Board of Peace", with his family for profiteering, with Susie Wiles and others while they are on a jet, or he may blurt something out in an interview, in between talking about pens or his ballroom.

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Lhamo55 Apr 1, 2026 +3

“Loose lips sink ships” was drilled into our Vietnam/Cold War era military brain for good reason. But his need to show off and impress others what he knows like a 7yo kid isn’t the only issue for our former allies, they also have to contend with the 7yo genius’s permanent breakup with the truth in any form that doesn’t correspond with his personal perception of reality. A lifelong boldface liar and embellisher, whose cognitive deficiencies are now being compounded by an aging brain frolicking in the dementia’s playground, was never trustworthy but allowing him access to sensitive information now would be fatally irresponsible.

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Western-Corner-431 Apr 1, 2026 +3

Every real country is. Our enemies are sharing lies. Guess who this traitor believes?

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Coffee_green Apr 1, 2026 +3

This is something we should get used to. It's going to take the rest of the century to fix this

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Prestigious_Chart774 Apr 1, 2026 +3

This is a shocking but necessary step. It's a direct consequence of treating state secrets like campaign talking points.

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ImpressiveMethod8624 Apr 1, 2026 +3

This is old news, they realized Putin had information immediately after it was given to trump causing an upswing in Russian advancement in war, when they stopped giving sensitive intelligence to trump it swung back the other way.

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M4rshmall0wMan Apr 1, 2026 +3

Five Eyes is arguably the strongest treaty our country has. If Trump’s actions are destroying that, then you know we’re fucked.

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tinahowlett Apr 1, 2026 +3

About damn time - he’s an idiot who’s mouth runs ahead of his brain.

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C4-622MonkeyGordo Apr 1, 2026 +1

They hadn't already? Are they slow?

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go_beavs Apr 1, 2026 +1

jfc its about time.. wtf were they waiting for?

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UncontrolledInfo Apr 1, 2026 +1

We deserve every bit of this. F*** Trump. But, UK, how in the hell are you just starting to do this? I've been avoiding my MAGA family members for a decade cuz their trump support just confirmed the crazy I saw in their eyes since forever. They don't get to sit at the adult table. And, come to think of it, we can't let them within 100ft of the kids table, so they just don't get to come to family gatherings.

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Narrow_Turnip_7129 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Uhhhh...yeah no f****** shit.

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Flippin_diabolical Apr 1, 2026 +1

I mean it’s the only sensible option at this point

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dancingfordates Apr 1, 2026 +7

Well I would say they are just being more open about it... Trump is completely untrustworthy and likely to intentionally damage the UK

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Counterpoint-4 Apr 1, 2026 +7

If choosing to inform the US actually means informing US, Israel, Russia and then Iran why would you?

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you_buy_this_shit Apr 1, 2026 +4

Not an April Fools joke, sadly.

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winterbird Apr 1, 2026 +2

Only just now? If this was my friend circle, that person would have not been told anything personal starting ten years ago. And my secrets are nothing spectacular.

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gonko_86 Apr 1, 2026 +4

It being reported now doesn’t mean it necessarily started happening now We’re talking about the intelligence community. When a story breaks might be the point just as much as what the story is

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Battle44Sis Apr 1, 2026 +2

Glad they are since Trump isnt trustworthy.

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1_Quebec_Delta Apr 1, 2026 +2

Probably good news, Agent Orange would probably pass it onto Dobbie the house elf.

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Feisty-Barracuda5452 Apr 1, 2026 +2

Trump giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

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TobiSmith25 Apr 1, 2026 +2

And Putin gets a new pair of wings

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ThatUsrnameIsAlready Apr 1, 2026 +2

They weren't already!?

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Nervous-Reindeer-870 Apr 1, 2026 +2

Should start sharing intelligence with Iran. F*** the United States of Russia and Israel.

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PM_THE_REAPER Apr 1, 2026 +2

I have no doubt that other countries will do the same, if they haven't been doing that already. The USA is no longer a trusted partner.

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HOSTfromaGhost Apr 1, 2026 +2

Can’t blame them in the least. Trump is a security risk by accident and intention.

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wonkey_monkey Apr 1, 2026 +2

Started, or started admitting to it?

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bigupalters Apr 1, 2026 +2

Every nation does this. UK is just the first to not do it secretly

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NYCQuilts Apr 1, 2026 +2

I’m shocked they only just started. Between the ties to Russia and the fecklessness with their phones, they certainly have shown they can’t be trusted for awhile now. And let’s not even get into using intelligence for betting and manipulating the markets.

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wolf_at_the_door1 Apr 1, 2026 +2

Trump has plunged the US into a pariah state. They’ll never admit it but this is a sign. Our own allies have shunned us.

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theranchcorporation Apr 1, 2026 +2

The US is quickly becoming a pariah state. It won’t be long until global sanctions are put on it.

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Knighth77 Apr 1, 2026 +2

The US should start withholding intelligence from Trump due to Trump.

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vroart Apr 1, 2026 +2

Those trade deals arent because he’s lucky

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PeanutConfident8742 Apr 1, 2026 +2

Yeah that's probably for the best.

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prophet0621 Apr 1, 2026 +2

Can't blame them, trump isn't trustworthy.

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IBlueMyselfAllOver Apr 1, 2026 +2

Especially because he goes and tells Putin right away.

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jlehtira Apr 1, 2026 +2

Also, Ukraine has started gaining ground in the war since many nations stopped sharing intelligence with USA.

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Fastr77 Apr 1, 2026 +2

No way this just started. Guarantee they've been withholding for over a year.

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RGQcats Apr 1, 2026 +2

Good idea. He'll give it to Putin.

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Outrageous_Divide129 Apr 1, 2026 +2

I read this exact headline 8 years ago

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Embarrassed_Tree_274 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Pretty sure Trump withholds intelligence from himself.

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morts73 Apr 1, 2026 +1

US officials should as well.

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TroglodyneSystems Apr 1, 2026 +1

Good

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rit13t Apr 1, 2026 +1

Uno Reverse card on the old US NoForn for intel briefs.

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Ok_Juice4449 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Trump and "intelligence" should not be in the same sentence!

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Unfair_Web_8275 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Not surprising. It’s not even that Trump leaks this info for malicious purposes, he sees all of these things at his disposal as objects he’s entitled to, and he wants to show off to other elites. He views intelligence reports like you or I might view a quarter on the ground.

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Miliean Apr 1, 2026 +1

Everyone is blaming this on Trump, but it's not just Trump. The quote I heard on a Canadian politics show described it better. America is not the way it is because of Trump, Trump is the way he is because of America. I know that not all voters voted for Trump, but enough did, and the fact that those people are Americans and think like they do is something that all of America needs to own. 77 Million people voted a known felon and liar. Those people will exist in America even past when Trump is president. The culture in America that allow those people to exist in society is toxic, and it's not ending with Trump's presidency either. The way American democracy is structured at its most foundational levels is dysfunctional. Separation of powers does not work in a world with powerful political parties.

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AstralWoman Apr 1, 2026 +1

Phew! I'm relieved.

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AINonsense Apr 1, 2026 +1

Is this headline from 2017?

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UK security officials have started withholding intelligence from US due to Trump

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