A Political Thread pt. 2

[Welsh Exile]

Bloody hell looks like someone's murdered Anne Widdecombe

WTF? When did this happen?

 

[Becca]

WTF? When did this happen?

Today. Her carer found her covered in blood with a head wound. They’ve launched a man hunt.
Poor woman.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Today. Her carer found her covered in blood with a head wound. They’ve launched a man hunt.
Poor woman.

I’m sure they’ll catch him soon. Sad. I detested her politics but no one deserves that do they.

 

[Becca]

I’m sure they’ll catch him soon. Sad. I detested her politics but no one deserves that do they.

No. She was an elderly lady who didn’t deserve such a brutal end.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Violence is never acceptable as a means of political discourse. I hope they find the culprit soon and also that this isn't glorified.

 

[Gavin]

Violence is never acceptable as a means of political discourse. I hope they find the culprit soon and also that this isn't glorified.

The usual suspects on X are claiming it was a leftie and fueling the situation.

Feels like a burglary, but god knows.

 

[Welsh Exile]

25 yr old arrested. Political motivation not suspected.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Released and no longer part of the investigation.

 

[Tomma235]

It's horrific but why are people jumping to conclusions? Given where she lived Occam's razor would suggest burglary gone wrong.

 

[Quel Carreleur]

 

[dirty harry]

It's horrific but why are people jumping to conclusions? Given where she lived Occam's razor would suggest burglary gone wrong.

Would it?

 

[Saintjay]

The usual suspects on X are claiming it was a leftie and fueling the situation.

Feels like a burglary, but god knows.

To be honest X has been a right shower as usual.

Some on the left celebrating, those on the right making stuff up.

Same old, same old.

 

[Gavin]

 

[Quel Carreleur]

In totally-normal, everybody-does-it news...
USA is going to charge 20% for the use of the Straights of Hormuz...


https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/13/us-iran-strikes-middle-east-strait-of-hormuz-military-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with:block-6a54f4b78f0804ac7beff494#block-6a54f4b78f0804ac7beff494

Trump says US is reinstating blockade on Iranian ports​

In a new Truth Social post, the US president, Donald Trump, has claimed that the strait of Hormuz is open and will “remain” open “with or without Iran”, and said the US will reinstate its blockade of Iranian ports.
He said the US would start charging fees on ships transiting through the narrow waterway, claiming the US would levy a 20% fee “for any and all costs necessary” to provide security and safety for vessels.
Trump wrote:
We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving.
All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait. The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World. The process and formation will begin immediately.

 

[Tomma235]

In totally-normal, everybody-dose-it news...
USA is going to charge 20% for the use of the Straights of Hormuz...


https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/13/us-iran-strikes-middle-east-strait-of-hormuz-military-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with:block-6a54f4b78f0804ac7beff494#block-6a54f4b78f0804ac7beff494

Trump says US is reinstating blockade on Iranian ports​

In a new Truth Social post, the US president, Donald Trump, has claimed that the strait of Hormuz is open and will “remain” open “with or without Iran”, and said the US will reinstate its blockade of Iranian ports.
He said the US would start charging fees on ships transiting through the narrow waterway, claiming the US would levy a 20% fee “for any and all costs necessary” to provide security and safety for vessels.
Trump wrote:
We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving.
All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait. The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World. The process and formation will begin immediately.

The grifter in chief profiting from a situation purely of his making. Quelle surprise.

 

[BrokenWing]

The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,”

So… does that mean the body of water between Florida and Mexico is now The Gulf of The Guardian of The Hormuz Strait?

 

[Quel Carreleur]

Realised the above should have been in US politics, or Iran war threads - bit late now, so I won't change

Looks like the Widdecombe suspect drove from Rotherham to Dartmoore and back in the day - which is a very different thing to being in the area, and fleeing.
Farage is, of course, fanning the flames and trying to politically profit (and justify his on absence from public life in the UK, and distract from his own bye-election)


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ecombe-counter-terrorism-police-investigation

Ann Widdecombe death: counter-terrorism police take over investigation​

Officers say decision made after ‘new information and evidence has come to light’ over death of former British minister

 

[Gavin]

So much for Farage's claim that they wouldn't give him security

More detail as it's behind a pay wall

 

[Tomma235]

So much for Farage's claim that they wouldn't give him security

More detail as it's behind a pay wall

At one point he said he'd never received taxpayer funded protection then complained it had been cut. He just assumes everyone has the memory of a goldfish

 

[Quel Carreleur]

So much for Farage's claim that they wouldn't give him security

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...e-security-meeting-after-ann-widdecombe-death

 

[dirty harry]

Interesting developments in the Ann Widdecombe case..
What started as 'little old lady dead after fall at home' moved on to 'suspected burglary gone wrong' to 'random attack' and through to counter terrorism police being involved...

 

[Tomma235]

Interesting developments in the Ann Widdecombe case..
What started as 'little old lady dead after fall at home' moved on to 'suspected burglary gone wrong' to 'random attack' and through to counter terrorism police being involved...

It's interesting how the right in particular don't seem to understand an investigation. The dodgy youtubers my wife watches are all "they lied to us. They said it wasn’t terrorism".

 

[TRF_Olyy]

It's interesting how the right in particular don't seem to understand an investigation. The dodgy youtubers my wife watches are all "they lied to us. They said it wasn’t terrorism".

Yeah that's all over twitter as well

They want it both ways: want constant live updates of the investigation, but then complain when things change based on new evidence

 

[Saintjay]

Police investigating and new information comes to light shocker.

Social media melts down because the speculation was wrong shocker.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Could be aliens. Not the illegal ones but the intergalactic ones.

 

[dirty harry]

It's interesting how the right in particular don't seem to understand an investigation. The dodgy youtubers my wife watches are all "they lied to us. They said it wasn’t terrorism".

Whats this got to do with the right lol?

Of course they lie, they have to, the priority is public order, not diseminating accurate information.

 

[dirty harry]

Police investigating and new information comes to light shocker.

Social media melts down because the speculation was wrong shocker.

Was the speculation wrong though, it appears people were screaming terrorism from the off

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Was the speculation wrong though, it appears people were screaming terrorism from the off

Why does that matter? Like, whatsoever?

You want the police to believe social media speculation over their own investigations?

 

[dirty harry]

Why does that matter? Like, whatsoever?

You want the police to believe social media speculation over their own investigations?

Why does it matter that police and media credibility is at such a low, that when they make claims there is no evidence to support terrorism, most people just ignore them and continue to call it terrorism and then the anti terror police roll in lol.

Theres no issue in that for you?

Dont you want police credibility to get better?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Why does it matter that police and media credibility is at such a low, that when they make claims there is no evidence to support terrorism, most people just ignore them and continue to call it terrorism and then the anti terror police roll in lol.

Theres no issue in that for you?

Dont you want police credibility to get better?

I want police to report on evidence they have and not what social media tells them to report