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New Oscar Christmas song - I Was Only Helping. Also on that really good video site as well. ⤵️
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In 1987, Patrick Stewart refused to unpack his suitcase for six straight weeks.
My throat still tightens every time I read why.
Every Hollywood insider told the 47-year-old British stage actor that Star Trek: The Next Generation would be a disaster. Even his closest friend, Ian McKellen, begged him not to throw away his Shakespearean career on a television gamble.
Stewart kept his bags packed by the door, waiting to be fired and sent home to London.
That "six-week failure" lasted 36 years.
Watching him late at night here in Japan, we saw something Hollywood never expected.
In Japan, we call this quiet, unbreakable spirit "Fudoshin," an immovable heart under fire.
Most action heroes scream and fire weapons to look strong.
Captain Picard never needed to raise his voice.
Born into deep poverty in Yorkshire, terrified of a violent home, he left school at age 15 and lost all his hair by 19, convinced his life as an actor was over before it began.
Yet one English teacher, Cecil Dormand, handed that frightened 12-year-old boy a copy of Shakespeare, said "Read it out loud," and secretly paid for his first drama course.
Never forget what happened decades later.
On the morning Queen Elizabeth II knighted him as Sir Patrick Stewart, he invited that same retired schoolteacher to sit beside him at his knighthood luncheon.
No suitcase left unpacked.
No rage on the bridge.
Just a cup of Earl Grey tea, a tug of his uniform, and three quiet words that commanded the galaxy:
"Make it so."
He passed away at 86 surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, and laughter.
And this December, in Avengers: Doomsday, Professor X will grace the screen one final time.
A boy who thought he wouldn't last six weeks in Hollywood gave the world an eternity of nobility.
From Japan, with tears and our deepest salute:
Thank you, Captain. Engage. ✨🖖🇯🇵
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BREAKING: LOL! President Obama brutally MOCKS Trump for melting down over his Cheesecake Factory joke and then goes right for the jugular.
He really is the best to ever do it...
"That was the interesting thing about how the administration responded to the speech I gave the other day. They did not dispute what I said about them being directly responsible for rising prices. They did not argue with that," Obama said at a rally in Georgia for Senator Jon Ossoff.
"They did not deny tariffs were contributing to higher costs for families. They didn't say anything about that. I accused this administration, based on the facts, that they were engaging in unprecedented levels of corruption!" he continued. "They didn't say anything about that."
"The President wasn't even mad about the Saddam Hussein comparison. That part didn't bother him. But he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments," Obama said with a grin. "He took great umbrage. He said, I didn't understand the work of the artisans in the White House."
"And they mobilized, this was, I mean, it's all crazy, but this was the really crazy part. They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke. Not to inflation, but to that joke!" he went on.
"The White House even called the Secretary of the Treasury. This is the man who is in charge of the economy," Obama continued. "The person who's supposed to be figuring out how to make your life more affordable. The guy who's supposed to be figuring out how to lower inflation and reduce interest rates. They told him he should hold a press conference in front of the Cheesecake Factory."
"No, y'all didn't see this? This really happened!" said an incredulous Obama. "And the Treasury Secretary, he happens to be a former hedge fund manager worth half a billion dollars, and he was out there in front of the Cheesecake Factory, explaining how he ordered the delicious French dip cheeseburger instead of the egg rolls."
"Now, look, this is not something I ever thought of," he added. "Like, I inherited this major financial crisis. I never called my Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, said, man, you got to go to Arby's. Order roast beef."
Trump's deranged response to the original joke has served as a potent reminder of just how little he actually cares about the American people. We are suffering from the economic fallout from his tariffs and failed Iran War, gas prices are spiraling out of control, and rather than address these multiplying crises, Trump would rather attack Obama and whine about a harmless joke.
"This is what I mean when I say these are not serious people," added Obama. "They don't have solutions to actual problems, so they'd rather have the media and you talking about the Cheesecake Factory. That's the game they've been playing for the last two years. Just keep throwing distractions out there, attacks, fabrications, phony outrage, and hope that you won't notice that your bills are higher and your life is tougher."
"Except that okie-doke will not work this time, Atlanta," said the former President. "Because you know your prices are still up. Because you pay your utility bills, you've seen what those are like. You know it's still hard to pay rent and pay for child care and pay for health insurance.
"And you know we need serious people who are listening to your concerns, who see you and care about you and have real plans to make your life better. People like Jon Ossoff, people like Keisha Lance Bottoms!" roared Obama.
Please ❤️ and share if you can't wait to see Trump melt down over these new remarks!
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BREAKING: LOL! Trump totally MELTS DOWN after Obama said that he made the White House look like "Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory" in a hilarious jab.
This is the freakout we were waiting for...
"And you have to remember the White House, we have to explain that to Obama, because he doesn't understand it, because he's not a smart guy," a furious Trump told reporters.
"Let me tell you, in my opinion, he's not smart at all, because the way he ran the country, only a stupid person would run the country like that," he continued. "But we have to explain to Obama that the White House is a symbol of America, and it has to be maintained properly."
Of course, if Obama were actually stupid he would have "maintained" the White House by, say, demolishing our nation's beloved East Wing to build a hideous, unnecessary ballroom. Now THAT would have been stupid...
Or maybe he could have started a disastrous war with Iran on Israel's behalf, driven up gas prices, tanked the economy, and engaged in a widespread coverup of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking network. But no President could possibly be that stupid, right?
"It has to be painted, and the exterior plaster can't be falling off the walls," Trump went on. "And the decorations and ornaments around the windows that are magnificent can't be on one side of the window and falling off on the other side. So we took molds of the one side and we put it on the other side, and we did a beautiful job."
Anyone who has seen pictures of the Oval Office under Trump knows just how perfectly Obama hit the bullseye with his Cheesecake Factory joke. It's atrocious, decked out in cheap fake gold and ugly trim. It's a monument to bad taste and now every foreign leader that visits is immediately reminded that our country is being run by a failed casino operator.
"Very little money spent. It's not about money. It's about seeing," Trump went on. "Guys like Obama don't see it. You don't see dirt. He doesn't see filth. He doesn't see broken ornaments on a building. The White House, to President Obama: Is a symbol of America. It has to be clean."
"The columns can't be broken," Trump huffed on. The bricks can't be falling off from under the plaster. And for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you're a lousy president."
The fact that Trump can get so worked up talking about his taste in aesthetics, but admits that he doesn't care about rising gas prices, just demonstrates what an abject failure he is. Obama baited him, and he took it hook, line, and sinker. Pathetic.
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BREAKING NEWS: Billionaire Sir Richard Branson launches a SCATHING attack on Trump and his disgusting coziness with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
This is EXACTLY the kind of thing that gets under Trump’s skin...
"I never thought I’d have to say this in my lifetime, but it’s 2026, and unfortunately, nothing is the way it used to be," wrote Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, on LinkedIn. "The Trump administration has become an enabler of autocrats and dictators, placing their personal whims ahead of the interests of the American people and the free world. What is it about Putin that makes President Trump fawn over him?"
"How can America’s allies ever trust this administration again, when it is now turning against them in a time of war and suffering?" he asked.
Trump has repeatedly betrayed our Ukrainian allies in recent days. First, he announced a shocking deal with Putin to allow millions of barrels of diesel onto global markets—a move that will inject cash directly into the Russian war machine. Then, he launched a concerted smear campaign against President Zelenskyy, claiming that Putin is "easier to deal with."
The betrayals escalated when Washington failed to provide its customary early warning to Kyiv regarding an imminent Russian ballistic missile attack. Now, it appears the White House has ordered a temporary suspension of Starshield—a military version of Elon Musk’s Starlink, upon which the Ukrainian armed forces rely.
"The throttling of Starlink/Starshield and the inexplicable failure to provide advance warning of Russian missile launches have already led to the needless deaths of Ukrainian civilians," Branson wrote. "How much worse can it get?" "If one thing is clear, it’s that European leaders must move past the initial shock of Trump’s recent actions and step up. This is as much about European freedom as it is about Ukraine’s sovereignty. Both are worth fighting for," he continued. "Every option should now be on the table—from transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, to delivering advanced weapons systems like the German Taurus."
"Why, oh why, is this happening? We cannot allow the free world to be dismantled before our very eyes," Branson concluded.
We couldn’t agree more. Trump is an enemy of Ukraine, an enemy of democracy, and an enemy of the American people. When the Democrats regain power, we will have a major task ahead of us. Every trace of this monstrous man’s legacy must be erased.
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Behaviour correction delivered with beautiful implements.
@QUALITY_C0NTR0L
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CANADA HAS FOUND THE SOLUTION 🇨🇦
When a name starts to cause problems, there's no need for a 14-hour TV debate.
A ladder.
Two tools.
A new logo.
And suddenly, it's much more appealing.
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BREAKING: Prime Minister Mark Carney trolls Trump right in his ego as Canada hits back hard against his MAGA trade aggression.
There's a new leader of the free world now...
"Prime Minister Carney, the Davie shipyard is the linchpin of the ice pact between Canada, Finland, and the United States. It will be the savoir-faire of this shipyard that will help the U.S. recapitalize its own Coast Guard with icebreakers. Does the most recent round of tariffs put that into question, especially considering that the tariffs around steel and aluminum necessary to make these icebreakers?" Justin Ling of the Toronto Star asked during a presser.
The icebreakers in question are large, powerful vessels that are used to do exactly what their name implies. They are absolutely crucial for keeping shipping routes open in Arctic regions and the United States relies on Canada to do just that.
Of course, Trump doesn't know these basic facts. He foolishly started this new trade war with Canada, our closest ally, because it allows him to look tough to his xenophobic base. It's an incredibly stupid move on the White House's part, and will only result in higher prices for an American public already struggling with the economic fallout from the Iran War.
The trade talks between the U.S. and Canada broke down on Friday. Trump announced 50% tariffs and Carney responded in kind. Canada is not intimidated and they are not backing down.
"Well, first off, thank God that Davie — and it's not thank God, it's through good work of Minister Lightbound, Minister Drainville, and the leadership here at Davie, that the steel for these ships is Canadian," Carney responded to the reporter. "They'll come from Algoma. It'll come from Brennan. It'll come from Seagrass."
"So, that's a core advantage. And it's a reminder to us of the strategic advantage of producing what we need. Nothing about what's happened over the last week affects this program," Carney said, with the confidence of a man who holds all the chips. "In fact, what it does is reinforce it."
"And I thank you for your question, because it's a reminder of one of the many, many, many things that the United States needs from Canada," Carney added.
"This expertise, you know, the United States has a handful, and I'm being generous, of icebreakers. We have twenty. Yeah, one. Yeah, I was being generous. Okay, I didn't want, yeah. I rounded up. They have a habit of doing that there," he said, taking an obvious jab at Trump's penchant for lying and exaggerating.
"And we have twenty," said Carney. "We're building the best in class, across all classes, with the expertise here."
This is exactly the kind of trolling that gets under Trump's skin. He hates being bested in anything and the fact that Canada has a much larger icebreaker fleet will make him feel weak and impotent.
During the same press conference, Carney also announced that Canada will soon begin "intense discussions with the European Union to "build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership." Translation: our northern neighbor no longer trusts us, so they're going to bring their businesses elsewhere.
Once again, we see the American people losing because our President is too stupid to game out the very obvious consequences of his own impulsive decisions.
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"This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world's second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership. We can do this because we're trusted, because we're reliable""
Carney not messing about 💪🇨🇦🇪🇺
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The perfect office attire in @houseofmaliceX
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🚨 Ten years after Brexit referendum, the House of Commons Library has assessed the evidence in advance of a Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday 2 September led by @PeteWishart
Its conclusion?
There is a broad consensus among economists that Brexit has made the UK economy smaller than it otherwise would have been.
Estimates of the GDP loss: 2–8%.
OBR long-term assumption: 4%.
Expected hit to UK trade: 15%.
Meanwhile EU net migration fell below zero but non-EU migration surged, peaking above 1 million.
We sacrificed freedom of movement, erected barriers with our largest market and made ourselves poorer.
And overall migration went UP.
Ten years of evidence.
How much more evidence do we need before Britain changes course?























