Porti & ambiente — le notizie raccolte

Nel 2025 la Capitaneria di porto di Genova ha intensificato i controlli sulle navi, effettuando 228 ispezioni su unità italiane e straniere. Un’attività che ha portato a oltre 2.600 verifiche complessive, con 31 criticità riscontrate e otto fermi amministrativi disposti. Bilancio – I dati emergono dal Rapporto annuale sulle attività ispettive legate al contrasto dell’inquinamento atmosferico navale. Numeri che evidenziano un monitoraggio costante del traffico marittimo nello scalo genovese, tra i più importanti del Mediterraneo. Emissioni – Una parte rilevante dei controlli ha riguardato le emissioni di ossidi di azoto, con verifiche tecniche approfondite sui motori delle navi. Gli ispettori hanno eseguito controlli anche invasivi per accertare la conformità delle componenti ai parametri stabiliti, inclusa la presenza della marcatura Imo Id e la corrispondenza con la documentazione tecnica. Normative – Da circa un anno il Mar Mediterraneo è diventato area Seca (Sulphur Emission Control Area), con l’obbligo di utilizzare combustibili a basso contenuto di zolfo. Una misura che a Genova era stata anticipata dal protocollo volontario Genoa Blue Agreement, già adottato per ridurre l’impatto ambientale delle attività portuali. Monitoraggio – Oltre agli aspetti tecnici, la Capitaneria ha proseguito il controllo delle emissioni visive e il confronto diretto con le compagnie di navigazione. Questo approccio ha contribuito a una progressiva riduzione delle criticità più frequenti. Collaborazione – Centrale anche il dialogo con il territorio, sviluppato attraverso l’Osservatorio ambiente e salute del Comune di Genova. Un confronto costante con istituzioni e cittadini per garantire trasparenza e condivisione delle informazioni. Equilibrio – L’attività ispettiva si inserisce in un modello che unisce controllo e prevenzione, con l’obiettivo di bilanciare lo sviluppo del porto con la tutela della qualità dell’aria. Per restare sempre aggiornati sulle principali notizie sulla Liguria seguiteci sul canale Telenord, su Whatsapp, su Instagram, su Youtube e su Facebook.

Genova – Navi e traghetti che inquinano l’aria che respiriamo quando entrano ed escono dal Porto ma, soprattutto, quando restano ferme senza spegnere i motori. Sono 228 le ispezioni fatte dalla Guardia Costiera a Genova, nel corso del 2025 e ben 31 le navi trovate con irregolarità e sanzionate. La Capitaneria di Porto di Genova ha reso disponibile il Rapporto Annuale 2025 relativo alle attività ispettive per il contrasto all’inquinamento atmosferico navale. Il documento offre una fotografia dettagliata del lavoro svolto per garantire che il traffico marittimo rispetti i limiti di emissione previsti dalle normative internazionali ed europee. I numeri dell’attività tecnica Nel corso dell’anno sono state effettuate 228 ispezioni su navi italiane e straniere, per un totale di oltre 2.600 controlli individuali. L’esito di questa attività ha portato al rilevamento di 31 deficienze e alla disposizione di 8 provvedimenti di fermo nave nei casi più critici. Focus sugli ossidi di azoto (NOx) Una parte significativa del lavoro ispettivo si è concentrata sulle emissioni di ossidi di azoto (NOx). Questi controlli non sono semplici verifiche burocratiche, ma coinvolgono ispezioni fisiche, anche invasive, sui motori. Come si legge nel rapporto: “Le ispezioni ambientali sulle navi non si limitano a una verifica documentale. Sono controlli tecnici approfonditi che richiedono competenze specialistiche e si articolano su più livelli, fino all’esame fisico dei componenti.” Gli ispettori verificano che ogni parte del motore (come iniettori, pompe, testate turbine) presenti la corretta marcatura IMO ID, assicurandone la conformità al “Technical File” approvato. Su questo fronte, una recente sentenza del TAR Liguria ha confermato la correttezza dell’operato della Guardia Costiera, stabilendo che: “il Technical File è un parametro vincolante di conformità, non una guida indicativa; l’assenza di marcatura IMO dei componenti è di per sé sufficiente a giustificare il fermo.” Il Mediterraneo area SECA e il monitoraggio dei fumi Il 2025 ha segnato un cambiamento importante: dal 1° maggio il Mar Mediterraneo è ufficialmente un’area SECA (Sulphur Emission Control Area), con l’obbligo di utilizzare combustibili con zolfo non superiore allo 0,10%. Genova aveva già anticipato questa misura con il protocollo volontario Genoa Blue Agreement. Accanto all’attività ispettiva, la Capitaneria ha proseguito il monitoraggio delle emissioni visive e il confronto diretto con le compagnie di navigazione, ottenendo una progressiva riduzione delle criticità più ricorrenti. La Capitaneria pone in evidenza che “I risultati più significativi non sono solo nei numeri, ma nella capacità di incidere concretamente su quelle situazioni di maggiore sofferenza con contestuale riduzione della fumosità ed un miglior rendimento dei motori” Il rapporto con la città Elemento qualificante dell’azione svolta è stato il dialogo continuo con il territorio, sviluppato anche attraverso la partecipazione all’Osservatorio Ambiente e Salute del Comune di Genova, sede di confronto tra istituzioni, enti tecnici, operatori e rappresentanti dei cittadini. In tale ambito è stato mantenuto un confronto costante con l’Autorità comunale, il Difensore Civico ed i comitati cittadini, in un’ottica di trasparenza e collaborazione. L’attività svolta si inserisce in un modello operativo che integra controllo, prevenzione e relazione con il territorio, contribuendo a un equilibrio concreto tra sviluppo portuale e tutela della qualità dell’aria. Dalla Capitaneria si sottolinea come “Il confronto con i cittadini rappresenti sempre un valore aggiunto e consenta di orientare meglio i controlli e rafforzare l’efficacia complessiva dell’azione. In un porto come Genova, la sostenibilità è una responsabilità quotidiana che si costruisce con continuità, competenza e la collaborazione di tutti.” Il Rapporto Annuale 2025 completo può essere consultato sul sito istituzionale della Guardia Costiera

(FERPRESS) – Genova, 28 APR – La Capitaneria di Porto di Genova ha reso disponibile il Rapporto Annuale 2025 relativo alle attività ispettive per il contrasto all’inquinamento atmosferico navale. Il documento offre una fotografia dettagliata del lavoro svolto per garantire che il traffico marittimo rispetti i limiti di emissione previsti dalle normative internazionali ed europee. Nel corso dell’anno sono state effettuate 228 ispezioni su navi italiane e straniere, per un totale di oltre 2.600 controlli individuali. L’esito di questa attività ha portato al rilevamento di 31 deficienze e alla disposizione di 8 provvedimenti di fermo nave nei casi più critici.

Le parole di Bonifazi sono pesantissime: «Ad Ancona è esplosa la mortalità cardiovascolare, triplicata, quella respiratoria è salita del 40%» ANCONA – «L’aria dei porti». È il titolo dell’inchiesta di Report andata in onda ieri sera 27 aprile che ha messo sotto i riflettori nazionali il porto di Ancona, le sue emissioni e l’annosa questione del banchinamento del Molo Clementino per accogliere le grandi navi da crociera. Una trasmissione che ha acceso i riflettori su qualcosa che ad Ancona si sa ma che sembra non si voglia guardare troppo da vicino: mentre la città litiga sul futuro del suo porto, il presente avvelena i polmoni. I numeri della medicina I numeri li ha messi in fila Floriano Bonifazi, pneumologo e allergologo anconetano che da cinque anni studia gli effetti delle navi sulla salute pubblica, come ha raccontato a Report: «Ad Ancona è esplosa la mortalità cardiovascolare, triplicata, arrivata al 30% in più, quella respiratoria al 40% in più, come incremento percentuale di rischio. Un dato pesante. Se si fossero rispettate le norme dell’Organizzazione mondiale della sanità avremmo avuto ottanta morti in meno all’anno da PM2,5 (particolato fine, ndr) e trenta morti in meno all’anno per biossido d’azoto se ci fossimo tenuti nei 10 microgrammi per metro cubo». Cifre che pesano come macigni e che raccontano una patologia urbana in corso, non teorica. Il reportage Le navi all’ormeggio, come spiega il reportage curato da Bernardo Iovene, tengono i motori accesi per garantire energia a bordo: i camini scaricano nell’aria particolato fine, ossido di azoto e biossido di zolfo, una nube che si abbatte direttamente sui quartieri affacciati sul porto. Da maggio 2025 nel Mediterraneo è formalmente obbligatorio l’uso di carburanti con contenuto di zolfo allo 0,1 per cento, ma nella pratica oltre il novanta per cento delle navi continua a bruciare olio combustibile con tenori di zolfo fino al 3,5 per cento, aggirandosi con gli scrubber: sistemi di lavaggio dei fumi che prelevano acqua dal mare e la riversano in porto con residui di idrocarburi policiclici aromatici, black carbon e sostanze che entrano nella catena alimentare marina. Il nodo molo Clementino Inevitabilmente la trasmissione ha aperto il capitolo molo Clementino, il progetto di banchinamento sul fronte esterno del porto storico che da mesi divide la città. Da una parte il Comune con il sindaco Daniele Silvetti, che ha espresso parere negativo al progetto, affiancato dall’opposizione di sinistra, dal M5s, da Europa Verde e da gran parte della stessa maggioranza di centrodestra; dall’altra l’Autorità di sistema portuale, guidata da Vincenzo Garofalo, e il fronte favorevole allo sviluppo crocieristico che include pezzi di Fratelli d’Italia. Attenzione, però, perché la giunta Silvetti non è contraria alle navi da crociera, ma al banchinamento del molo Clementino, mentre ospiterebbe le navi da crociera in un’altra zona del porto, nella cosiddetta banchina rettilinea, la 26 più la 27 ancora da completare, definita «soluzione di preminente interesse pubblico sotto il profilo ambientale, economico e paesaggistico». Le parole del sindaco Silvetti, intervistato da Iovene, ha posto la domanda nella sua forma più diretta: «Lei immagina cosa significa, oltre a potenziare elettricamente una nave da crociera di oltre 300 metri, far arrivare dentro a quel terminal centinaia di tir, bus e auto ogni giorno?». Garofalo ha replicato con una presa di distanza: «No, il sindaco non si è messo di traverso, ha espresso soltanto alcune perplessità». Una mediazione diplomatica che non rende la misura del braccio di ferro reale. MSC, che su 45 sbarchi previsti nella stagione 2026 ne conta 30 di proprie navi, ha già minacciato di levare le ancore: «Stiamo valutando seriamente se rimanere o meno ad Ancona», ha avvertito Luigi Merlo, responsabile per l’Italia di CTL Maritime. Regione e Ministero La Regione Marche ha trasmesso al ministero dell’Ambiente un parere critico, chiedendo di verificare la sostenibilità complessiva e la coerenza della localizzazione dell’intervento, con particolare attenzione agli impatti sul porto storico, sul paesaggio e sulla salute pubblica. Nel frattempo il ministero dell’economia e delle finanze ha bloccato 101 milioni di euro di finanziamenti destinati allo scalo, compresi i 22 milioni stanziati dal Mit per il banchinamento. Il nodo del futuro del porto dorico non è solo urbanistico o commerciale, è sanitario. E Report lo ha reso evidente mettendo in fila i dati epidemiologici di città portuali come Ancona e Civitavecchia, dove l’indice di mortalità risulta più alto rispetto alla media, con correlazione diretta alle emissioni navali. Ancona non compare tra i porti europei più inquinati – meno di cinquanta navi da crociera l’anno, contro le oltre 400 di Livorno o Civitavecchia – ma i numeri di Bonifazi dicono che il danno è già in corso, prodotto ogni giorno dai traghetti con i motori costantemente accesi davanti ai palazzi e ai negozi, i bar, i ristoranti del centro. Il Molo Clementino porterebbe le crociere a 100-150 navi l’anno. Più traffico, più emissioni, più persone. La domanda che l’inchiesta di Iovine lascia sospesa sopra il porto dorico è la stessa che la città sembra stentare ad affrontare: si può ragionare di sviluppo senza prima fare i conti con la salute di chi ci vive?

di Luca Marconi Il presidente dell'Authority: «Portiamo l'energia al porto, ma chi la compra?». Secondo il Comune solo il 5% delle navi è attrezzato per riceverla La trasmissione Report di Sigfrido Ranucci questa domenica si è occupata, con Berardo Iovene, dei porti d'Italia con riferimento ai fumi da olio combustibile e altri carburanti inquinanti delle navi che stazionano, praticamente in centro città - a Napoli come a Genova, Ancona o Livorno - a motori accesi senza sosta. Iovene, passando anche dalla redazione del Corriere del Mezzogiorno che affaccia sui moli Beverello e Pisacane, dopo aver raccolto le testimonianze degli abitanti che gli mostravano i vetri delle finestre di casa coperti da fuliggine e dopo aver ascoltato i dati sull'incidenza delle malattie correlabili allo zolfo o al biossido di azoto dal presidente di Isde-Medici dell'Ambiente Antonio Marfella, si è mostrato sorpreso quando, valutando lo stato dei lavori per le banchine elettrificate in realizzazione - almeno - alla Stazione Marittima dove attraccano le navi da crociera - un progetto da 25 milioni partito dopo decenni di attesa - ha intervistato il presidente dell'Autorità portuale. «A Napoli non solo i lavori sono in ritardo», dice Report, «sono stati stanziati 25 milioni ma il problema è (ancora) individuare la sede che ospiterà la cabina elettrica principale che dovrà servire sia il porto che la città, perché c'è carenza energetica... però poi il presidente dell'Autorità ci spiazza totalmente». «Chi la compra l'energia alle banchine?» Dunque Eliseo Cuccaro, presidente dell'Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centrale (che comprende i porti di Napoli, Salerno e Castellammare) dice in favore delle telecamere di Rai3: «Io sono molto schietto, non ci credo tantissimo e lo dico con fermezza. Lei immagini soltanto quanta potenza serve ad un porto. Napoli non ce l'ha. Noi dovremo attingere a questa fonte di energia da qualche parte e dovrebbe essere prodotta altrove. Non dimentichiamo che in Italia l'energia pulita non l'abbiamo. E c'è scetticismo anche da parte dei fornitori di energia. Penso che abbiano registrato in questo momento uno scarso interesse dal cliente, ma se non ci sono navi elettriche, questa energia elettrica portata alle banchine chi la deve comprare? Questo è il tema». Report poi passa subito a Genova, «dove invece l'Autorità Portuale ci crede, ha già fatto scavi e sono previste 8 banchine elettrificate per un investimento di 32 milioni di euro». Napoli, paragonata a Genova e Livorno, sembra essere la città che si è preoccupata di meno e oggi si mostra addirittura scettica sulle soluzioni, malgrado ci sia un finanziamento per un progetto da portare a termine a breve. Progetto che comunque non risolverà il problema al terminal traghetti: già nel 2020 sono falliti tentativi di elettrificare le banchine a Porta di Massa, dove navi più vecchie producono fumi più vistosi e si arenò tutto sempre contro lo scoglio dell'energia. E proprio su questo punto Cuccaro si mostra estremamente realista. Troppo, a giudizio dell'Isde, i Medici dell'Ambiente che insistono sull'urgenza di trovare soluzioni ricordando la procedura di infrazione per gli sforamenti di biossido di azoto a Napoli e Palermo. Il Porto senza una centralina fissa Arpa Benché l’Arpa Campania attribuisca al porto di Napoli buona parte dell’inquinamento da polveri sottili e biossido di azoto dell'intera città, l’Arpa non ha una centralina fissa per il rilevamento della qualità dell’aria al porto. L'ultimo rapporto Legambiente sulla qualità dell'aria difetta dei dati («non determinati») della marina. Questo non vuol dire che non la misuri affatto, ad esempio dal 2018 al 2020 ha usato stazioni di rilevamento mobili, siglando un accordo con l’Autorità portuale. Un laboratorio mobile è stato posizionato davanti alla Stazione Marittima cioè agli attracchi delle navi da crociera - i traghetti per le isole e la Sicilia invece attraccano due chilometri più ad Est -e «il quadro dell’aumento generale degli inquinanti» fu dato per «congruente con la presenza delle navi nel porto coi motori avviati». Secondo l'Apat una nave da crociera, «stazionando per un anno nel Porto di Napoli col solo motore ausiliario acceso inquina come 12.500 automobili a pieno regime», l'Apat nel 2008 dava «il 63% dell'inquinamento da ossido di zolfo di Napoli derivante dalle navi in banchina che, non potendo spegnere il generatore ausiliario, provocano una gran quantità di fumi». Il tentativo di elettrificare il terminal traghetti Raccontando da Napoli che le compagnie non avrebbero alcun interesse ad attrezzarsi per le banchine elettrificate, dato il costo dell'energia, in realtà Report conferma ciò che dovremmo sapere già da tempo. Nel 2020 l'allora presidente dell’Autorità Portuale Spirito annunciò un protocollo di intesa con Caremar ed Enel per la costruzione di una cabina elettrica a Porta di Massa per l’alimentazione dei traghetti che restavano in porto la notte, a questo giro Spirito lasciava fuori le navi da crociera pensando a quelle più inquinanti, investendo 80.000 euro e prevedendo un eco bonus per la Caremar con riduzione dei canoni di attracco, ma il progetto si infranse contro l'opposizione del Terminal Traghetti Napoli alla sub concessione e soprattutto sulla vendita dell’energia che «in un mercato regolato non ha alcun margine» e diceva già Spirito: «L’impiego di energia elettrica sulle navi non è sostenibile con queste tariffe, servirebbe un incentivo». Le valutazioni del Consiglio comunale Ma più recentemente, una nota del Consiglio comunale dell'11 dicembre 2024 titolata «Progetto Banchine Molo Angioino da completare entro il 30 giugno 2026», ci aveva già detto che «il progetto di elettrificazione delle banchine, finanziato con 25 milioni dal Fondo Complementare del PNRR, risponde alle elevate esigenze energetiche delle grandi navi, che necessitano di 10-15 megawatt di energia al giorno ciascuna». Che «in collaborazione con Enel Distribuzione» era «in corso la progettazione di una cabina primaria nell’ex edificio Solla», che avrebbe dovuto ospitare «due trasformatori, con l’obiettivo di concludere i lavori entro giugno 2026». Cabina che «permetterà l’elettrificazione del Molo Angioino dove attraccano le navi da crociera, e consentirà di alimentare fino a tre ormeggi, con possibilità di servire due navi contemporaneamente». Il Comune annunciava con l’avvio dei lavori a gennaio anche «un investimento aggiuntivo di 7 milioni di euro oltre ai fondi PNRR…». Ma soprattutto il documento della commissione consiliare che ha interloquito con l'Authority e gli armatori, aggiunge alla fine che «attualmente, solo il 5% delle navi è attrezzato per ricevere energia elettrica dalla banchina ... » e tuttavia «il progetto si inserisce nella strategia di promuovere fonti energetiche rinnovabili, sfruttando la facilità di connessione alle reti alternative». Reti che, secondo Cuccaro, mancano totalmente. Dunque l'intervento di Cuccaro non dovrebbe sorprendere. E tuttavia non cancella l'emergenza sanitaria che intanto si è tradotta in una procedura di infrazione europea. Il Porto di Napoli sta comunque implementando l'elettrificazione delle banchine (cold ironing) e soltanto per le navi da crociera che attraccano al Molo Angioino, dovrebbe essere un inizio. Ma la strada sembra parecchio in salita e sulla volontà politica pare pesare quella degli armatori. Il Comune a Vienna e reazioni Il Comune di Napoli parteciperà, il 28 aprile a Vienna, al meeting finale del progetto Horizon Knowing – Framework for defining climate mitigation pathways finanziato dalla European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (Cinea): in qualità di partner di un consorzio di 18 soggetti europei e nazionali, tra cui l'Enea e la Federico II, «il Comune è impegnato nello studio degli impatti e dei rischi del cambiamento climatico con particolare attenzione agli ambiti marino-costieri» e «il meeting rappresenterà l’occasione per condividere a livello europeo le strategie del Piano d’Azione per l’Energia Sostenibile e il Clima approvato a luglio dal Consiglio Comunale e per illustrare l’attività svolta in materia di lotta al cambiamento climatico», si apprende dal Municipio. Tutto meraviglioso. A maggior ragione sarebbe lecito aspettarsi che il Comune si preoccupi, in anticipo sul crash climatico, degli scarichi in mare e nell'aria delle grandi navi del suo Porto. Commenta il deputato verde Francesco Borrelli: «Le parole del presidente dell'Autorità Portuale che a Report ha dichiarato di non credere nel sistema di elettrificazione nonostante i progetti già in itinere e finanziati sono gravi e sorprendenti. Come possiamo andare verso un futuro sostenibile se i primi a non crederci sono i vertici delle autorità che dovrebbero traghettarci? Non porsi il problema dell'inquinamento delle navi nei porti è inaccettabile e ci fa capire quanto ancora oggi sia scarso l'interesse per l'ambiente e la salute». E il presidente dell'Isde Marfella infine ricorda che «con la tassa di imbarco il Comune incassa dai 12 ai 14 milioni all'anno... e la gente si ammala».

228 ispezioni su navi italiane e straniere, per un totale di oltre 2.600 controlli individuali e 8 navi fermate. Sono alcuni dei numeri del bilancio dell'attività della capitaneria di porto di Genova sull'inquinamento delle navi. "Nel 2025 la Capitaneria di Porto di Genova ha condotto un'intensa attività di controllo a tutela della qualità dell'aria, verificando il rispetto delle normative internazionali ed europee in materia di emissioni inquinanti delle navi. In un contesto geografico in cui lo scalo marittimo è intrinsecamente fuso con il tessuto urbano, la Capitaneria ha operato per garantire un equilibrio rigoroso tra l'operatività industriale e il diritto alla salute della cittadinanza. Complessivamente sono state effettuate 228 ispezioni su navi italiane e straniere, per un totale di oltre 2.600 controlli individuali. La nuova normativa del 2025 sul tenore di zolfo L'anno 2025 ha segnato un passaggio normativo rilevante: dal 1° maggio il Mediterraneo è diventato ufficialmente area SECA (Sulphur Emission Control Area), con obbligo di utilizzo di combustibili con tenore di zolfo non superiore allo 0,10%. Un traguardo atteso da anni, che Genova aveva già anticipato con il Genoa Blue Agreement. Sul fronte giuridico, il TAR Liguria ha rigettato integralmente il ricorso presentato da un armatore avverso il fermo disposto dalla Capitaneria nel 2024, riconoscendo espressamente la correttezza tecnica e procedurale dell'operato ispettivo. Una conferma importante della solidità del lavoro svolto. La Capitaneria ha continuato a partecipare attivamente ai tavoli istituzionali — in primo luogo l'Osservatorio Ambiente e Salute del Comune di Genova — mantenendo un dialogo aperto e costruttivo con comitati, associazioni di cittadini, Municipi, Difensore Civico e commissioni consiliari. Un rapporto nato dalla chiarezza reciproca e cresciuto nella fiducia. "Inquinamento da traffico marittimo è questione concreta" L'inquinamento atmosferico generato dal traffico marittimo è una questione concreta per tutte le città portuali, e Genova — con il porto che si sviluppa a poche centinaia di metri dal centro abitato — lo vive con particolare intensità. Per questo la Capitaneria di Porto esercita con rigore le proprie funzioni di controllo, in attuazione di un quadro normativo internazionale ed europeo articolato e in continua evoluzionè. "Il porto è parte della città, non un'entità separata" “Il porto di Genova è parte della città, non un'entità separata da essa. Per questo il controllo delle emissioni delle navi non è per noi un adempimento burocratico, ma un impegno concreto verso chi vive e lavora in questa città. I numeri di questo rapporto raccontano un lavoro serio, condotto ogni giorno con rigore tecnico e con la consapevolezza che dietro ogni ispezione c'è la qualità dell'aria che respiriamo tutti." Come si svolgono le ispezioni Le ispezioni ambientali sulle navi non si limitano a una verifica documentale. Sono controlli tecnici approfonditi che richiedono competenze specialistiche e si articolano su più livelli, dalla documentazione di bordo fino all'esame fisico dei componenti dei motori. L'obiettivo primario rimane la prevenzione. Le navi soggette a ispezione Sono sottoposte a ispezione tutte le navi commerciali — da carico e passeggeri battenti bandiera italiana e straniera — che scalano il porto di Genova. Le navi straniere vengono selezionate secondo i criteri del Port State Control (PSC) stabiliti dalla Direttiva europea 2009/16/CE recepita dal d.lgs. 53/2011, attraverso il sistema informatico europeo THETIS. Le navi italiane sono ispezionate in occasione delle visite periodiche per il rinnovo della certificazione, in base alle disposizioni del d.lgs. 37/2020 e del DPR n. 435/1991. Inoltre, sono sottoposte a controllo anche le unità che si sono rese protagoniste di emissioni anomale segnalate dai cittadini o individuate dai sistemi di monitoraggio della Capitaneria. I controlli tengono conto di diversi parametri: l'anno di costruzione della nave, il tonnellaggio, la potenza installata e qualsiasi modifica successiva — come la sostituzione di motori principali, gruppi elettrogeni o inceneritori. Una nave che emette fumo durante una manovra nel porto di Genova Cosa viene verificato Nel corso di ogni ispezione vengono effettuati da un minimo di 10-15 a un massimo di 30-40 controlli distinti. Le verifiche riguardano tre aree principali: Documentazione, Componenti tecnici, Sistemi EGCS / Scrubber Certificato Internazionale per la Prevenzione Marcatura IMO (IMO ID) dei componenti Certificazione dell'impianto dell'Inquinamento Atmosferico (IAPP) Testate, pompe iniezione, iniettori, turbine Manuali e manutenzioni periodiche Certificati motori (EIAPP) Rispondenza al Technical File approvato Parametri di funzionamento Fascicoli tecnici (Technical File) Pezzi di ricambio presenti a bordo Calibrazioni e sensori Record Book of Engine Parameters Software gestione parametri motore Registri di utilizzo Ricevute di consegna combustibile (BDN) Procedura cambio combustibile Le misure in caso di non conformità Quando vengono riscontrate deficienze o vi sono fondati dubbi sulla conformità, l'ispezione si fa progressivamente più dettagliata. Le ispezioni condotte superano la dimensione burocratica e documentale per addentrarsi in verifiche tecniche Si può arrivare allo smontaggio di pompe e iniettori, all'apertura dei carter dei motori per verificare la marcatura di bielle, pistoni e alberi a camme, fino alla verifica dei settaggi di funzionamento. In caso di esito negativo, le misure vanno dalla prescrizione scritta fino al fermo della nave, attraverso: – imposizione di ispezioni addizionali alla certificazione IAPP; – sanzioni amministrative; – fermo e divieto di utilizzo di motori, diesel generatori o impianto scrubber; – fermo della nave fino alla rettifica delle deficienze; – comunicazione all'Autorità giudiziaria nei casi più gravi. Il Genoa Blue Agreement Il Genoa Blue Agreement è un accordo volontario — rinnovato per la terza volta nel 2023 — che coinvolge l'intero cluster marittimo genovese: compagnie di navigazione, armatori, operatori portuali e rimorchiatori. L'obiettivo era rendere la zona entro le 3 miglia nautiche dal porto di Genova assimilabile a un'area SECA, con combustibili al massimo allo 0,10% di zolfo in massa. Le navi aderenti si impegnavano a completare il passaggio al combustibile a basso tenore di zolfo già all'entrata nello schema di separazione del traffico (VTS) — ben prima di quanto previsto dalla legge — e per tutto il periodo di permanenza in porto, inclusa l'uscita. Rientrano nell'accordo anche le navi dotate di scrubber (EGCS), quelle alimentate a GNL e quelle che utilizzano combustibili alternativi senza componenti fossili (biofuel, ammoniaca, metanolo, etanolo), in linea con la crescente decarbonizzazione del settore. Con l'entrata in vigore della SECA Mediterraneo nel maggio 2025, l'obbligo normativo ha raggiunto i livelli già previsti dall'accordo. Il Genoa Blue Agreement rimane tuttavia pienamente in vigore per tutti gli altri impegni che lo caratterizzano: monitoraggio delle emissioni, segnalazione tempestiva di fumosità anomala, manutenzioni, controlli della Capitaneria e dialogo continuo con gli operatori. Gli ossidi di azoto (NOx) sono tra i principali inquinanti prodotti dalla combustione dei motori diesel marini. Le principali non conformità Le deficienze rilevate hanno riguardato principalmente tre ambiti. – La tenuta del registro dei parametri di funzionamento dei motori principali e dei gruppi elettrogeni: irregolarità nella compilazione, omissioni o mancata corrispondenza con i valori reali rilevati a bordo. – La marcatura dei componenti: installazione di parti (pompe iniezione, iniettori, testate, turbine) prive della marcatura IMO obbligatoria o non conformi al Technical File approvato del motore. – La certificazione: assenza o non aggiornamento dei certificati EIAPP a seguito di interventi di manutenzione straordinaria, o configurazione motore non corrispondente a quella certificata. Le azioni adottate Le deficienze riscontrate sono state oggetto di verifica approfondita per analizzarne le cause e impedirne il ripetersi. Tra le azioni concrete adottate nel 2025: – smontaggio e sostituzione di testate, iniettori e pompe dei motori principali e ausiliari non conformi; – messa fuori servizio di motori principali e ausiliari prima della partenza, in attesa della sostituzione delle componenti non conformi; – fermo delle unità — sia italiane sia straniere — fino alla rettifica delle deficienze; – elevazione di sanzioni amministrative; – coinvolgimento degli Organismi riconosciuti (Società di Classificazione) per ispezioni addizionali e aggiornamento della certificazione; – informative al Comando Generale delle Capitanerie di Porto – Guardia Costiera e al Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica per le azioni di indirizzo nazionale. Anche gli Organismi riconosciuti responsabili del rilascio della certificazione IAPP hanno emesso note di attenzione alle compagnie e ai propri ispettori sulle problematiche di marcatura dei componenti, a seguito e in coordinamento con l'attività ispettiva della Capitaneria di Genova.

Il CED – Centri Elbani Diving è lieto di presentare l’iniziativa “Mare Pulito 2026”, un progetto educativo e ambientale rivolto principalmente alle scuole con l’obiettivo di sensibilizzare le nuove generazioni alla tutela del mare e dell’ecosistema costiero. L’iniziativa si svolge oggi, martedì 28 aprile, dalle ore 9:30 alle ore 12:30, in contemporanea presso le seguenti località: Spiaggia di Naregno (Capoliveri) Spiaggia delle Ghiaie (Portoferraio) Spiaggia “Del Moletto”, Spiaggia “Del Capitanino” (Marciana Marina) Il progetto nasce dalla volontà di promuovere comportamenti responsabili e sostenibili, attraverso attività concrete di raccolta dei rifiuti, momenti educativi e attività di sensibilizzazione sul tema dell’inquinamento marino. Tra i partner, importanti realtà del mondo della subacquea: PADI, MARES, SSI, NADD GLOBAL DIVING AGENCY, sempre attenti all’educazione ambientale e salvaguardia dell’ambiente MARE. Gli studenti della scuola primaria e secondaria di primo grado saranno protagonisti attivi di un’esperienza formativa che unisce educazione civica, rispetto per l’ambiente e cittadinanza attiva, affiancati dai professionisti dei centri diving del territorio. Obiettivi del progetto: - Sensibilizzare gli studenti sull’importanza della salvaguardia del mare - Promuovere azioni concrete di pulizia delle spiagge - Educare alla riduzione dei rifiuti e al corretto smaltimento - Favorire la partecipazione attiva e il lavoro di squadra Attività previste: - Raccolta dei rifiuti lungo le spiagge coinvolte - Attività di sensibilizzazione ambientale - Incontri con operatori del settore diving che si occuperanno della pulizia dei fondali antistanti le spiagge - Momenti di condivisione e riflessione sull’esperienza L’iniziativa rappresenta un’importante occasione per avvicinare i giovani ai temi ambientali in modo diretto e coinvolgente, valorizzando il ruolo del mare come risorsa da proteggere e rispettare. In collaborazione con Comune di Capoliveri, Comune di Portoferraio, Comune di Marciana Marina, Pro Loco Capoliveri, Pro Loco Marciana Marina, Pro loco Portoferraio, Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano, Pubblica Assistenza, Reef Check Italia onlus, Capitaneria di Porto, ESA, Nucleo Sommozzatori Reparto Operativo Aereonavale di Livorno Guardia di Finanza, Protezione civile Capoliveri NOVAC, Commercianti del paese di Marciana Marina, Marciana Marina Rent Boat, Cantieri Marinesi, Campo boe da Massimo, Pontile residenti Marciana Marina, Circolo della vela Marciana Marina, Porto di Marciana Marina

As Australia’s immediate fuel crunch eases aftersuccessful effortsto diversify supply, policymakers are turning their attention to dealing with the next energy security crisis. The question is, what would actually work? The Coalition this weekannounced a policyto double onshore reserves of liquid fuels to 60 days’ supply, or around 1 billion litres of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel. For its part, the Labor governmentis expectedto announce new energy security measures ahead of the budget. Last week, the government canvassed options to refine more fuels in Australia, whether by expanding capacity for the nation’s two remaining fuel refineries following a firethat damagedViva’s Geelong refinery earlier this month, reopening closed refineries, or evenbuilding a new one. Of these options, modestly boosting fuel storage is the only sensible one. The level would need careful calibration. But it cannot stand alone. The Coalition’s plan focuses only on getting back to “normal” – meaning dependent on overseas shipments of fossil fuels – and not on reducing demand through electrification and biofuels. Normal doesn’t exist any more. This year’s energy crisis is the second major disruption in the past five years and looks to befar worsethan the2022 crisis. Much coverage to date has focused on the gap between Australia’sdomestic requirements, known as Minimum Stockholding Obligations, for roughly 30 days of onshore stored fuel and90 daysof net oil imports required by the International Energy Agency through an agreement. This misses the point. At the turn of the century, domestic oil wells were still producing large volumes for the nation’s eight refineries to process. Because the IEA’s 90-day requirement is fornet importsand Australia was producing most of its own fuel, the nation did well by this metric. Since then, the oil riches of the Bass Strait have largely beenused up, and six refinerieshave closed. Oil from Western Australia’s North West Shelf is mostly exported to large refineries in Singapore and Malaysia, which are much closer than Australia’s east coast. Australia became dependent on imported fuel, meaning it needed much higher stocks to meet its IEA obligations. Criticisms of the current government and its predecessors over fuel reserves aren’t well grounded. The refineries and their storage tanks closed because there wasn’t enough domestic oil to process and they couldn’t compete with bigger producers overseas. Australia’s remaining refineries are only hanging on throughgovernment subsidies. Even so, it could be a smart move to further expand domestic fuel reserves, given how exposed we are to a long and increasingly unreliable supply chain. It will also take some years to shift to more secure alternatives. Diesel storage is particularly important. Australia usestwice as muchdiesel (roughly 90 million litres a day) as petrol (44 million) because long-distance trucks, mine sites and farmers all rely on this fuel. There has been an addition of 300 million litres of diesel storage in the last few years via government and industry co-funding. But doubling storage to 60 days based on current consumption, as the Coalition wants, is unlikely to be necessary. It would make no sense to spend billions building huge tanks when the goal has to be to progressively reduce how reliant we are on importing liquid fuels. Calls toreopen closed refineriesdon’t stack up, as Energy Minister Chris Bowen haspointed out. New South Wales’s Kurnell, South Australia’s Port Stanvac and Victoria’s Altona refineries have already been demolished and replaced with oil import terminals. The exception is Perth’s Kwinana refinery, which closed in 2021 and has being considered as a site to manufacture biofuels. There’s no point in expending the time and money on building new refineries if there’s no domestic crude oil to process. Australia’s proven supplies of crude oil are nowsix years awayfrom depletion. Potential new reserves such as the Taroom Trough in Queensland or WA’sDoradoare unproven. They will take a long time to confirm, would be expensive to extract, and may not produce the right type of crude oil to be converted into the most important fuel, diesel. A new refinery could import crude from overseas, but it would be competing with much larger regional refineries and we would still be reliant on overseas supplies. For these reasons – and more – expanding refinery capacity is unlikely to help. This year’s oil shock may have a long tail. The Strait of Hormuz is not open and damaged facilities will need to be repaired. It makes sense to accelerate the shift to electric transport and machinery wherever possible, rather than overbuilding fuel storage and see the tanks become stranded assets. What authorities must do is make a hard-nosed assessment of how much fuel storage we will actually need, paired with accelerated electrification targets. The great benefit of electrified transport is that the energy to run electric cars, buses, trucks and mine equipment can be made locally using renewables and storage, with backup gas plants. Every new EV cuts demand for petrol or diesel, freeing up scarce supplies for use in areas where electrification is presently harder. Electric cars are now approaching price parity with combustion engine vehicles. Electric buses and electric delivery vans are now common on city streets and the first electric prime moversare arriving. Rapid progress in battery technology means electric trucks are now viable for medium-distance routes such asSydney-Canberra. Longer routes will be harder. Here, biodiesel may have a role. Last year the federal governmentannounceda $1.1 billion plan for low-carbon liquid fuels such as biodiesel, made from fats such as tallow, vegetable oils or even algae. These alternative fuels havelong struggledwith scale and cost. But they may be worthwhile if it means long-distance trucks are able to run on locally-made, low-emissions fuel. For example, Indonesia isabout to shiftto a 50/50 mix of biodiesel and fossil diesel. A new efficiency scheme for commercial and heavy transport could drive the change, as the New Vehicle Efficiency Scheme is doing for cars and light commercial vehicles. So, there’s the plan:

Torna al centro del dibattito, dopo un servizio di Report, la questione dei fumi emessi delle navi nel porto di Napoli. L’inchiesta firmata da Berardo Iovene documenta la situazione nei pressi dei moli Beverello e Pisacane, con residenti che mostrano vetri coperti di fuliggine e medici che collegano l’esposizione agli inquinanti a patologie respiratorie. Parte tutto dalle navi in sosta con i motori accesi. Secondo stime citate nel servizio, una nave da crociera ferma in porto per un anno con il solo motore ausiliario attivo può inquinare quanto 12.500 automobili a pieno regime. In passato, fino al 63% delle emissioni di ossidi di zolfo in città è stato attribuito proprio alle navi in banchina nel porto. "Banchine elettrificate? Non ci credo": la posizione di Cuccaro Sul piano delle soluzioni, il progetto di elettrificazione delle banchine – finanziato con 25 milioni di euro – procede con ritardi. E soprattutto incontra ostacoli strutturali ed economici. Nel servizio, il presidente dell’Autorità di sistema portuale del Mar Tirreno centrale, Eliseo Cuccaro, espone in modo netto la sua posizione: "Io sono molto schietto su questo, io non ci credo tantissimo e lo dico con molta fermezza. Immagini soltanto quanta potenza serve ad un porto. Napoli non ce l'ha". E ancora: "Noi dovremo attingere a questa fonte di energia da qualche parte e dovrebbe essere prodotta altrove. Non dimentichiamo che in Italia l'energia pulita non l'abbiamo". La questione per Cuccaro è economica e sistemica: "Se non ci sono navi elettriche, questa energia elettrica portata alle banchine, chi la deve comprare? Questo è il tema". Dopo la messa in onda del servizio, il deputato dei Verdi Francesco Borrelli ha criticato fortemente le dichiarazioni del presidente dell’Authority: "Le parole del presidente dell'Autorità portuale che a Report ha dichiarato di non credere nel sistema di elettrificazione nonostante i progetti già in itinere e finanziati sono gravi e sorprendenti. Come possiamo andare verso un futuro sostenibile se i primi a non crederci sono i vertici delle autorità che dovrebbero traghettarci?". Manca anche il monitoraggio dell'aria Alle difficoltà tecniche si aggiunge una carenza sul monitoraggio ambientale. Nel servizio di Report viene anche evidenziato come, nonostante l’Arpa Campania attribuisca al porto una quota rilevante dell’inquinamento da polveri e biossido di azoto, nell’area portuale non è presente una centralina fissa per il rilevamento della qualità dell’aria. In passato sono state utilizzate postazioni mobili, che hanno comunque rilevato livelli di inquinanti "congruenti con la presenza delle navi nel porto con i motori avviati".

KALMAR CORPORATION, TRADE PRESS RELEASE, 28 APRIL 2026 AT 9.00 (EEST)Kalmar securedan order of electric empty container handlers from Lechman TerminaisKalmar has secured an order from long-term customer Lechman Terminais in Brazil for sixKalmar electric empty container handlers. The order was booked in Kalmar's Q2 2026 order intake with delivery scheduled for Q1 of 2027. The new electric empty container handlers will operate in a container depot in the town of Guarujá, located in the hinterland of the Port of Santos. The equipment is capable of stacking containers seven-high, and features the highest capacity of 400 kWh batteries, ensuring operational continuity beyond a full work shift. Various safety components, such as reverse warning system, safety cameras and fire suppression system as well as high-performance and ergonomically designed EGO Cabin ensure more comfort and safe operations. All equipment includes theMyKalmar INSIGHTperformance management tool with theInspector module, a digital application that streamlines routine inspections of material-handling equipment and allows inspection data to be stored centrally for analysis and reporting purposes. Altamir Lecham, President and Director of Lechman Terminais: “Having Kalmar as our partner provides us with great peace of mind, as their machines are of exceptional quality, ensuring we can operate efficiently and safely. Additionally, we are taking a significant step toward reducing our CO2 emissions, which is important for us and our customers.” Marcelo Macedo Goncalves, Vice President of Kalmar Latin America: “This order marks an important milestone for us as it is the first order of new-generation electric empty container handlers to Latin America. We are proud to continue our partnership with Lechman, and we remain firmly committed to providing the professional after-sales support and training necessary to ensure Lechman succeeds in its electrification journey. With the cost of diesel rising exponentially, and pressure to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, electrification offers a reliable path to continuous operation, mitigating risks posed by current global volatility.”Further information for the press: Marcelo Macedo Goncalves, Vice President of Kalmar Latin America,marcelo.goncalves@kalmarglobal.com Aino-Leena Juutinen, Director, Marketing and Communications, Counter Balanced, Kalmar, tel. +358445353030,aino-leena.juutinen@kalmarglobal.comKalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services. The company offers a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,300 people. In 2025, the company's sales totalled approximately EUR 1.7 billion.www.kalmarglobal.com Attachment

By:Frigyes KarinthyApril 28, 2026 AI illustration for HILOBROW Frigyes Karinthy’sVoyage to Faremido: Gulliver’s Fifth Voyagewas published in 1916, in Hungarian. Jonathan Swift’s Lemuel Gulliver signs on as a surgeon on a British ship, only to be torpedoed, then picked up by a UFO and transported to Faremido, a planet ruled by intelligent, utterly benevolent machine-folk. In this excerpt, Gulliver accepts an injection of their own brain-matter — quicksilver and minerals — into his head. HiLoBooks is pleased toserialize the storyfor HILOBROW’s readers. ALL INSTALLMENTS:1|2|3|4|5. *** CHAPTER EIGHT The author excuses himself for providing only a sketchy account of his momentous voyage — His master takes the author to a mountain-top, where he is startled by amazing revelations — The author returns to his country and finds his family in good health I could have filled several volumes and composed a hundred symphonies about all that I learned in Faremido; but it has all boiled down to this brief sketch which I am hardly likely to touch again. The lesson which I learned there in wind and storm, in the disembodied music of heat and electricity, I could never explain in its final truth here on Earth. For the only language, in which I could express myself, would be a strange and unintelligible stammer. We call it the mystique of music. We guess and sense only as much of it as a sleeper of the speech of those who stand near his bed. Let the memory of my voyage to Faremido, told in human words, remain just a confused and incoherent fragment, a modest signal, a blackened piece of meteorite in a museum — to proclaim to those who dare believe it that once a human being visited the shores of that distant star. Let me jot down in a few words, rather for myself than for anybody else, an account of my last day in Faremido, and how I returned to Earth. One day Midore, my master, took me to a lofty mountain and made me sit down beside him. Wherever I looked, an endless ocean stretched into infinity; an ocean without a horizon, merging all around us into the sky as if the mountain itself, on which we sat, rose from infinite space. There, close to my master, I felt once again as I felt the first time when I saw him on the soil of Faremido, the delight of endless beauty; the ecstasy the artist feels when he has sculpted his beloved, a creature of flesh and blood, into marble far more enduring than flesh and blood and far more worthy of her beauty. And now I was filled with a strange, by no means tormenting but rather agreeable sadness. I thought of all Midore had told me of Organic Life as a disease, and I felt no longer inclined to argue with him. I recalled that confused and impossible panorama of misery, suffering, sickness, murder, death-rattles and dying, blood and hate, horror and gloom, evasions and lies, conflicting and evil desires which all human knowledge termed the History of Life. After all this I looked into Midore’s face which, according to our terrestrial knowledge, was shaped of dead and lifeless matter, gold and cold stones — and yet it was the embodiment of the finest rhythm, the most purposeful movement, the most dazzling light, the purest warmth and the sweetest sound. I could not help feeling clearly that I (and with me all human intellect) was wrong. I began to sob. Haltingly and stammeringly I told Midore of my doubts and of my conversion. I begged him on my bended knees to rescue me from my valueless and stupid life which was only a sickness and burden both for others and for myself. I cried desperately that once diseased life had perished on Earth, and the true law of Existence, heat, energy, magnetic force and light, came into their rightful power, I did not want to become like those desiccated, suffering trees along the highway of Faremido. I reminded him that my miserable, sick body also contained pure and precious materials: inorganic elements, carbon and water and sulphur. Let him destroy me, consume me in fire, filter me through an alembic, extract from me all that was worth something and utilize it as he pleased to shape asolasi‘s eyes or mouth or ears; and let him scatter the rest in the winds so that it could never again combine together. Or if this was impossible, could he not add something to my body and wash me in some solution that would petrify and solidify me. (After all, they, thesolasis, were omniscient and could do anything; they had existed for many millions of years, and nature had no longer any secrets for them.) Surely I need not die in torment and misery — as a punishment for having come into this world. Midore smiled and pointed out in his kindly and calm fashion how wrongly I had expressed myself when I said that thesolasishad solved all the secrets of nature. Thesolasishad no need to do this, for they themselves were the secrets of nature or nature herself. True enough, to understand this I would need their intellect which was pure and transparent, consisting of immutable matter and moved by direct forces — so different from my steamy, blood-driven brain, maturing into decomposition and destruction. As for my wish that he should cure my body and utilize it for some purpose, this was very logical and right, and it showed that I was beginning to understand a little of the essence of Being. A cure could be discussed, for it was a simple chemical process; he would have to employ certain reagents, filters and furnaces for the course of oxidation. In its present form, however, my body was not yet ripe for this; if he carried out this procedure now, he would cause me unnecessary pain. Nor was there any need for it — considering that within a short time (which we, humans, called ten or twenty years) this process would automatically start within me, and I would not have to suffer any pain thereby. He would quickly prove to me what confusion and suffering it would cause now. He had a certain liquid with him, which he was proposing to inject into mymedulla oblongata. My intellect would be to some extent purified for a few minutes, and my senses would perceive phenomena somewhat more clearly. Midore produced a glass syringe and pricked my neck. I felt the cool liquid enter my veins. For a few seconds the world grew dark; then I awakened to an even louder and more triumphant music. I can give only a very confused word-picture of all that I experienced emotionally within these few minutes. I heard the music of many different, sharply individual and yet commingling instruments. Midore then demonstrated them to me, one by one, and in these few minutes I saw what no human eyes had been given to see before. I saw heat, thermal energy flowing around me in a multicoloured, wavering stream, lapping over my body; I saw magnetic attraction as the bodies shot out tipped feelers and antennae probing, grasping and moving towards one another. But the most important thing was understanding through my sensations that all I saw with my eyes now had been living within me before, within me and within all human beings, for untold centuries. It was this tangible and simple world which we called inexpressible, metaphysical and superhuman. Though it had been within and around us, only our senses, these dull and imperfect instruments, had not presented the proper images to our intellects. Like someone stumbling in darkness who suddenly sees the sun prostrates himself and calls it god — in the same way the being we call divine was he who, lo and behold, stood right in front of me, and who was merely what I should have become if I had been taken up by the right hands; what I must turn into if I achieved the right conception of myself and cleansed my body of all corruptible elements. I looked into Midore’s eye and realized now that it was this eye which I saw from Earth and called a star; a perfect instrument created by an intellect. And I took his hand, and I felt as I did once in my childhood when I awoke screaming one night because I thought a cold and damp and alien hand had clutched my arm; and when my parents rushed to my cot, they reassured me, and laughed and pointed out that it was my own hand I had lain on in my sleep, and it had become numb. And as I realized all this, a great confusion and uneasiness filled my heart, and I shouted loudly. “Why? why?” I cried, “why did all have to happen as it did? Why did we not understand immediately the clear and simple message of the spheres?” But no one answered, and the effect of the magic liquid slowly started to fade. Around me the music of the elements grew fainter and fainter, and a dim curtain of fog covered my eyes. Then I accepted Midore’s judgment that my body and mind were not yet mature enough to discard them without pain and sadness for the sake of a nobler purpose, a purer harmony. I asked him what to do, and he advised me to return to Earth and lead the human life until up here they would judge me ready to undergo the chemical process Midore had mentioned. He promised that as long as I remained on Earth they would constantly watch me through their magnificent instruments. This might reassure me if, after all I had seen here, I lost heart in my own world. Midore said this because I represented to him, anxious and sceptical, that I could not bear after my time in Faremido the society of men and beasts-the whole breed ofdosireswhich I had learned to loath so deeply after I had observed them through thesolasiinstruments. When I asked how I could get back, my master smiled and said I could leave that entirely to him. That day, with an aching heart and with hopeless sorrow in my soul, I said good-bye to thesolasiswhom I had the good fortune to number among my acquaintances. My master placed me in a machine and gave me a pill to make me sleep and escape the rigours of the long journey. When I recovered from this deep sleep, I found myself on a rocky shore. My master was no longer with me. I looked around and discovered that I was once again on Earth, and the memory of the time spent in Faremido hovered like a distant beautiful dream in time and space. I bowed my head over the hard dust and wept bitterly. The same evening I was found by a Norwegian farmer. I was told that I was in a neutral country, not far from Christiania, and I had no cause to fear any harm until I reached the frontier. Whether I could get home without a passport was highly doubtful — for Britain, at war with Germany, happened to be on bad terms with the Scandinavian states. The Norwegian farmer was much surprised by my total indifference to the development of the World War during the past eighteen months; what territories the belligerent powers had occupied, how many men they had lost, how many they had enslaved, what was the number of those who had perished of the plague, how many planes had been shot down, how many cities bombed, how many generals decorated and how many dismissed from command. I have no intention of boring the reader with the details of my homecoming; nor with the description of how hard it was for me to get used to intercourse with thedosireswhose forms I found intolerable. At first they considered me mad when I winced in terror and disgust from outstretched hands or when living beings were approaching my body. The doctors diagnosed a serious allergy. How could they have known that I had come to consider life as a contagious and repugnant disease; that I felt all contact with it threatened deadly danger? I did not argue with them. I decided to wait peacefully and patiently for the day of liberation, trusting the promise of my kind master who had told me that he would gather me to himself as soon as he considered me worthy of this distinction. Until then I look from time to time with confidence and secret inner joy up at the blue sky. In his kindly warm eye which human beings call the Sun I seem to read sometimes encouragement and a message intended only for me: that he still remembers his promise not to forget me. Measured in terrestrial time, my voyage to Faremido lasted almost a year and a half. I landed in Christiania on January 18, 1916 and reached Redriff two weeks later, on February 2nd. I found my wife and children in good health. *** RADIUM AGE PROTO-SF:“Radium Age” is Josh Glenn’s name for the nascent sf genre’s c. 1900–1935 era, a period which saw the discovery of radioactivity, i.e., the revelation that matter itself is constantly in movement — a fitting metaphor for the first decades of the 20th century, during which old scientific, religious, political, and social certainties were shattered.More info here. SERIALIZED BY HILOBOOKS:James Parker’sCocky the Fox| Annalee Newitz’s“The Great Oxygen Race”| Matthew Battles’s“Imago”|& many more original and reissued novels and stories.

Advancements in sodium-ion batteries have come from a new generation of cells from CATL, BYD, and others, bringing the possibility of lower cells costs at higher volume in the near future. CATL has stated it expects oceanic electric ships to be possible in the next three years. Could $20/kWh Naxtra sodium-ion batteries help electric ships reach cost parity with diesel at oceanic distances in the near future? To find out, we need to know ship energy consumption and speed and adjust for expected battery performance in the next three years, the next Naxtra battery generation. “Container ships increased their average speed by 1% compared to 2023, reaching 14.0 knots.” Fuel consumption increases with the cube of speed. The data shows a 5,000 TEU Panamax container ship consumes about 50 tons of fuel per day at 17 knots. We can calculate results for this size ship crossing the Atlantic from Rotterdam to New York. Rotterdam–to–New York Energy Consumption The Rotterdam to New York sea route distance is 3,323 nm, which is 5,556 km. If a ship travels at 17 knots, it is going 19.56 mph, or 31.484 km/h. Over 5,556 km, it would take 176.5 hours, or 7.35 days, to cross the Atlantic to its destination (5,556 km/(31.484 km/hr)). With fuel consumption of 50 tons/day, a ship uses 367 tons of fuel per trip (50 t/day x 7.35 days). The lower calorific value of HFO is 39 MJ/kg. 1,000 kg = 1.102311 ton 1MJ = 0.27777 kWh 39 MJ/kg x 1,000 kg/1.1023 ton x 0.27777 kWh/MJ = 9,828 kWh/ton for HFO With combustion efficiency of 0.5, that delivers 4,914 kWh/ton, or 4.914 MWh/ton, at the propeller shaft. For 367 tons of fuel, 367 tons x 4.914 MWh/ton = 1.803 GWh. With an electric motor efficiency of 0.9, the figure for energy storage required is 2.00 GWh for a 5,556 km route from Rotterdam to New York at 17 knots. Battery Volume vs. Fuel Volume A 5,000 TEU Panamax container ship can have 2 million gallons of fuel storage. 2 e 6 gal x 3.78 liter/gal x 0.001 cubic meter/liter = 7,560 cubic meters. For 33.1 m3 per TEU, this represents an equivalent of 7,560 cubic meter/[33.1 cubic meter/TEU] = 228 TEU Fuel Volume Equivalent. If energy storage containers are 10 MWh/TEU, then it takes 200 TEU (2,000 MWh/10 MWh). At 33.1 cubic meter/TEU, the volume will be 6,620 m3. Containerized Battery Energy Storage (BESS) specification varies. Utility storage BESS standards differ from marine BESS, because they may be used for grid peak demand over short intervals less than one hour at high charge rates and require high cycle life. China is now using a 2 MWh marine TEU container standard not optimized for volume. Onshore BESS can be found in 5 MWh BESS 20 foot containers. Lithium utility storage BESS trade energy density for cost per kWh and cycle life. Land-based LFP utility storage must keep temperature in a narrow range near 30°C to attain 4,000 cycle life. LFP cells use thicker electrodes and lower energy density to optimize cost per kWh. Because utility storage BESS needs active cooling, it delivers less energy per TEU container. Thermal management consumes space and energy and increases weight. Sodium-ion BESS in ships can be passively cooled and densely packed. Calculations show Naxtra SIB cell volumetric energy density has increased and may match present day LFP, because it has a self-forming anode. Present day LFP is 434 Wh/l. SIBs at $20/kWh are projected in about 3 years. By then, gravimetric energy density will improve from 175 Wh/kg to 200 Wh/kg, and by ratio, the volumetric energy density will be 484.6 Wh/l (200/175 x 434 Wh/l). Ships do not need high cycle life. For 5,000 km distances, ships travel in about 8 days. Over a year, a 5,000 km range ship could cycle 40 times. Over a 25 year ship lifetime, that is only 1,000 cycles, easily met by most batteries, and greatly exceeded by sodium-ion battery 10,000 cycle lifetimes. For long trips, battery internal dissipation is miniscule. Losses are primarily motor electronics and control. Sodium-ion has a C of 5. Battery duration is 1 hr/5, or 12 minutes. Trip time is 176 hours. That is a discharge rate of 176 hours. Application duration/rated duration = 176/0.2 = 880. In this long duration electric ship example, current is 880 times less than battery rating. Battery internal resistance losses are decreased by current squared, giving negligible internal dissipation. Energy storage will be near ambient temperature with passive cooling. Together with greater temperature range and safety, sodium-ion requires little space for passive cooling. Battery Electric Propulsion Volume Compared to Diesel Given 484 Wh/l 2,000,000 kWh/ (0.484 kWh/l) = 4.132 e 6 litre 4.132 e 6 l x 1 e -3 cubic meter/l = 4,132 cubic meters There are 33.1 cubic meters per 20 foot container (TEU) 4,132/33.1 = 125 TEU Given 228 TEU fuel volume equivalent, there is a net theoretical decrease in required volume of 103 TEU required for sodium-ion. Max theoretical sodium-ion BESS TEU capacity is approximately 16 MWh. Sodium-ion can easily exceed 5 MWh/TEU with passive cooling. 2,000 MWh/(10 MWh/TEU) = 200 TEU 200 TEU x 33.1 m3 /TEU = 6,620 m3 The net volume using 10 MWh sodium-ion BES containers is -940 m3. The equivalent TEU of fuel capacity depends on MWh/TEU. If 10 MWh/TEU, that gives 10 MWh/33.1 m3. The equivalent MWh for diesel fuel volume is 229 TEU. For 10 MWh/TEU and 2,000 MWh capacity, 200 TEU are needed. With 5 Wh/TEU, 400 TEU electric storage is needed, only 171 excess TEU, less than 3.5% of cargo volume. Present day sodium-ion volumetric energy density is good for about 400 Wh/l. That allows a theoretical maximum 13.24 MWh/TEU, good enough for a 10 MWh energy storage container. For LFP and near future Naxtra sodium-ion batteries with volumetric energy density over 400 Wh/l, electric ship energy storage is limited by TEU packing density, not cell volumetric energy density. In ship applications, volumetric benefits of passive cooling and low volatility are more important than cell energy density metrics. 10 MWh energy storage containers Motor and engine volume are low. Exhaust and cooling weight and volume differences are omitted. Electric motor efficiency is higher than diesel, resulting in lower cooling requirements. Electric Motor vs Diesel Engine Weight The weight of a marine diesel engine is 2,100 mt. The weight of an electric motor is 150 mt. The difference in motor weight is 1,950 mt. Battery Weight vs Fuel Weight 2,000 e 6 kWh/0.200 Wh/kg = 10.0 e 6 kg = 10,000 mt batteries Panamax ships carry 2 million gallons of fuel. Bunker fuel is 3.7 kg/gallon. 2 e 6 gallons x 3.7 kg/gallon = 7.4 e 6 kg = 7.4 e 3 mt = 7,400 mt. Fuel versus battery weight difference is 10,000 mt – 7,400 mt = 2,600 mt. Diesel versus electric motor weight difference is -1,950 mt. The sum of total weight differences is 2,600 mt – 1,950 mt = 650 mt. Electric propulsion is slightly heavier by 650 mt. Panamax ships weigh about 65,000 dwt. Loaded TEU containers weigh 24 mt. The excess weight is the equivalent of about 220 containers, under 5% of possible cargo TEU. Opex Cost Fuel Costs Annual diesel fuel cost is computed from average global fuel cost for VLSFO (2025) at $570/metric ton. VLSFO is 11.28 kWh/kg, or 11,280 kWh/mt. At 48% efficiency, VLSFO delivers 5,400 kWh/mt. VLSFO costs $570/5,400 kWh = $10.56/kWh. The US average industrial electricity rate was $0.084/kWh in 2025. Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines (PMSG) for marine applications operate at 96% efficiency. Including efficiency, this translates to $0.0875/kWh stored. Global industrial electricity prices vary based on tax policies and legal matters, sometimes unrelated to wholesale prices. Swappable energy storage containers in combination with renewables can provide $0.084/kWh with renewable generation Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for solar and wind at high utilization rates. A combination of existing generation and new renewables can provide electricity for swappable energy storage containers. Traveling 7.5 days, and in port 1.5 days to unload all year, gives a 9 day cycle and 365/9 = 40.55 trips per year. 40 trips/year x 2.0 e 6 kWh/trip x $ 0.1056 – 0.0875/kWh = $1.448 e 6/year electricity cost difference. Maintenance Cost The annual maintenance cost for lubricants, filters, monitoring, personnel, and overhauls is about $1 million a year for a 5,000 TEU Panamax ship. Electric maintenance cost is nearly zero. The total opex cost difference is $2.5 million/year. Capex A 40,000 HP diesel costs $20–30 million. An electric drivetrain costs about $100,000 per MW, and 40,000 hp is 30 MW. 30 MW x $ 0.1 million/MW = $3 million. Electric motors and batteries have a longer life than marine diesels. Electric generators can last a century or more with little maintenance. The first generators at Niagara Falls are still in working order 100 years later. 2,000 MWh x $20/kWh = $40 e 6, the capex for batteries. Battery Electric Compared to Diesel At $20/kWh, over 25 year life, the design study electric ship saves $16 million in present dollars over diesel due to lower operating costs. Diesel opex is greater than excess electric ship capex. Breakeven battery cost is $56 million for 2,000,000 kWh, or $28/kWh. Battery Life At 40 trips per year, and with cycle life of 4,000 cycles, battery cycle life is 100 years. Battery calendar life can exceed 25 years. Diesel ship lifetime is 25 years. When higher battery and electric motor lifetimes are considered, electric ship cost advantages widen over diesel. Conclusion Calculations show a cross-Atlantic trip of 5,500 km from Rotterdam to New York requires 2 GWh of electricity at 17 knots, while average container speeds are 14 knots. The study example oversizes the battery requirement by 1.78 at the higher speed, allowing trip flexibility. In this scenario, modest near-future gravimetric energy density increases allow electric ship batteries to use less than 5% of cargo volume and weight. With passive cooling and battery safety, near-future SIB added battery volume and weight are under 5% of cargo for ships of 5,000 TEU or more, presenting an opportunity to use container ships as energy tankers. Research shows diesel lifetime operating costs are high compared to capital costs. A diesel engine can cost $30 million, while annual operating costs can be about $10 million. High diesel operating costs tip the scales towards battery electric propulsion over a typical diesel ship lifetime. Diesel fuel costs exceed electricity costs by $1.5 million annually. Diesel annual maintenance costs can be $1 million, while electric maintenance costs are minimal. At $20/kWh, batteries can be lower cost than diesel ship propulsion for 5,000 km distances. BES versus diesel breakeven is at $28/kWh for 5,500 km range. A recent study suggested that over 40% of global container ship volume could be electrified with batteries at $50/kWh. With lower costs and greater range, battery electric ships can do the majority of global container and bulk cargo ship volume. Interregional routes from Singapore to Shanghai, and from North Sea to Mediterranean, are likely first applications for 5,000 km electric ships. As demands for lower emission increase, diesel fuel costs and propulsion capex costs increase. Lower emission fossil fuels, scrubbers, hybrids, and synthetic fuel alternatives require additional costs, while renewables and battery costs fall. As battery costs fall, electrification presents a viable pathway to lower emissions. Since the time of this writing, VLSFO costs have soared, tipping the scales further toward electrification. Battery electric advantages go beyond cost toward security and reliability. Update At today’s VLSFO prices of about $750/mt, diesel fuel prices rise compared to the scenario $570/mt. Diesel fuel costs rise to $0.139/kWh. 2026 industrial electricity rates rise to $0.09/kWh, and after 96% efficiency is factored, $.0938/kWh. 40 trips/year x 2.0 e 6 kWh/trip x $ 0.139 – 0.094/kWh = $ 3.6 e 6/year electricity cost difference. Together with the $1 million maintenance difference, the total is $4.6 million annually. Over a 25-year lifetime at 4%, the present value is $53.5 million. The excess diesel cost is $40.5 million. Breakeven battery cost is $80.5 million for 2 million kWh, giving $40.25/kWh breakeven.

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Skip to comments. Posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway In the end, the only 'king' who matters in Washington is Donald Trump] Local DC government workers replace the Australian flag with the Union Jack along 17th Street next to the White House on April 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The DC government mistakenly placed both flags around the White House in preparation of King Charles visit to Washington on April 27, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) A Union Flag is up and an Australian flag taken down near the White House. The slip-up is a pretty good summation of how much attention America as a whole is paying to the royal visit (Photo: Andrew Leyden/Getty) Avatar for Victoria Richards Victoria Richards Freelance columnist, opinion editor and agony aunt Share bookmark Save Gift this article free The preparations for King Charles III’s state visit to the US are in full splendour, filled with pomp and pageantry, dignitaries and decorations – it’s just a shame they look like they’re for someone else.For on arrival at the White House on Monday, the King might have been royally bemused to note that some of the flags hoisted in his honour weren’t actually British at all – but Australian.The blunder happened on Friday, when hundreds of national banners were installed across the capital to welcome the King and Queen Camilla, who are making a four-day state visit to Washington, New York and Virginia to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.Yet 15 Australian flags were used to line the black lampposts leading up to the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, due to an apparent mix-up owing to the similarities between the designs. The error was “quickly corrected”, a DC Department of Transportation official said on Friday.Now, you might be able to explain away the gaffe. Charles is the head of the Commonwealth, after all; he’s head of state in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His face appears on Australian coins, he has visited the country 17 times, and even lived there for six months as a teenager. And look, there’s a Union Flag on the Aussie one. Easy mistake to make.But given how much the UK Government is hoping the state visit will heal the rift between the US and the UK – and between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer – the slip-up serves as a pretty good summation of how much attention America as a whole is paying. Namely: not a lot.There’s a lot at stake. It is vital this trip goes well after a tense two months in which the so-called “special relationship” between the US and UK has soured significantly, due to Britain refusing to be directly involved in the war in Iran (Trump even branded Starmer “no Winston Churchill”). The King’s visit to the States is widely regarded as an attempt to shore up Britain’s status as America’s ally and friend. The kind of friend you keep close, very close, because you have to. It’s too dangerous not to.It’s a clever move, for we know that flattery and sycophancy – particularly when it involves the Royal Family – is Trump’s weak spot. We all saw the way the US President was left visibly preening after Starmer presented him with the King’s personal invitation to an unprecedented second state visit to the UK at the White House last year.And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson ] Local DC government workers replace the Australian flag with the Union Jack along 17th Street next to the White House on April 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The DC government mistakenly placed both flags around the White House in preparation of King Charles visit to Washington on April 27, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) A Union Flag is up and an Australian flag taken down near the White House. The slip-up is a pretty good summation of how much attention America as a whole is paying to the royal visit (Photo: Andrew Leyden/Getty) Avatar for Victoria Richards Victoria Richards Freelance columnist, opinion editor and agony aunt Share bookmark Save Gift this article free The preparations for King Charles III’s state visit to the US are in full splendour, filled with pomp and pageantry, dignitaries and decorations – it’s just a shame they look like they’re for someone else.For on arrival at the White House on Monday, the King might have been royally bemused to note that some of the flags hoisted in his honour weren’t actually British at all – but Australian.The blunder happened on Friday, when hundreds of national banners were installed across the capital to welcome the King and Queen Camilla, who are making a four-day state visit to Washington, New York and Virginia to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.Yet 15 Australian flags were used to line the black lampposts leading up to the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, due to an apparent mix-up owing to the similarities between the designs. The error was “quickly corrected”, a DC Department of Transportation official said on Friday.Now, you might be able to explain away the gaffe. Charles is the head of the Commonwealth, after all; he’s head of state in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His face appears on Australian coins, he has visited the country 17 times, and even lived there for six months as a teenager. And look, there’s a Union Flag on the Aussie one. Easy mistake to make.But given how much the UK Government is hoping the state visit will heal the rift between the US and the UK – and between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer – the slip-up serves as a pretty good summation of how much attention America as a whole is paying. Namely: not a lot.There’s a lot at stake. It is vital this trip goes well after a tense two months in which the so-called “special relationship” between the US and UK has soured significantly, due to Britain refusing to be directly involved in the war in Iran (Trump even branded Starmer “no Winston Churchill”). The King’s visit to the States is widely regarded as an attempt to shore up Britain’s status as America’s ally and friend. The kind of friend you keep close, very close, because you have to. It’s too dangerous not to.It’s a clever move, for we know that flattery and sycophancy – particularly when it involves the Royal Family – is Trump’s weak spot. We all saw the way the US President was left visibly preening after Starmer presented him with the King’s personal invitation to an unprecedented second state visit to the UK at the White House last year.And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson For on arrival at the White House on Monday, the King might have been royally bemused to note that some of the flags hoisted in his honour weren’t actually British at all – but Australian.The blunder happened on Friday, when hundreds of national banners were installed across the capital to welcome the King and Queen Camilla, who are making a four-day state visit to Washington, New York and Virginia to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.Yet 15 Australian flags were used to line the black lampposts leading up to the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, due to an apparent mix-up owing to the similarities between the designs. The error was “quickly corrected”, a DC Department of Transportation official said on Friday.Now, you might be able to explain away the gaffe. Charles is the head of the Commonwealth, after all; he’s head of state in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His face appears on Australian coins, he has visited the country 17 times, and even lived there for six months as a teenager. And look, there’s a Union Flag on the Aussie one. Easy mistake to make.But given how much the UK Government is hoping the state visit will heal the rift between the US and the UK – and between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer – the slip-up serves as a pretty good summation of how much attention America as a whole is paying. Namely: not a lot.There’s a lot at stake. It is vital this trip goes well after a tense two months in which the so-called “special relationship” between the US and UK has soured significantly, due to Britain refusing to be directly involved in the war in Iran (Trump even branded Starmer “no Winston Churchill”). The King’s visit to the States is widely regarded as an attempt to shore up Britain’s status as America’s ally and friend. The kind of friend you keep close, very close, because you have to. It’s too dangerous not to.It’s a clever move, for we know that flattery and sycophancy – particularly when it involves the Royal Family – is Trump’s weak spot. We all saw the way the US President was left visibly preening after Starmer presented him with the King’s personal invitation to an unprecedented second state visit to the UK at the White House last year.And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson The blunder happened on Friday, when hundreds of national banners were installed across the capital to welcome the King and Queen Camilla, who are making a four-day state visit to Washington, New York and Virginia to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.Yet 15 Australian flags were used to line the black lampposts leading up to the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, due to an apparent mix-up owing to the similarities between the designs. The error was “quickly corrected”, a DC Department of Transportation official said on Friday.Now, you might be able to explain away the gaffe. Charles is the head of the Commonwealth, after all; he’s head of state in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His face appears on Australian coins, he has visited the country 17 times, and even lived there for six months as a teenager. And look, there’s a Union Flag on the Aussie one. Easy mistake to make.But given how much the UK Government is hoping the state visit will heal the rift between the US and the UK – and between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer – the slip-up serves as a pretty good summation of how much attention America as a whole is paying. Namely: not a lot.There’s a lot at stake. It is vital this trip goes well after a tense two months in which the so-called “special relationship” between the US and UK has soured significantly, due to Britain refusing to be directly involved in the war in Iran (Trump even branded Starmer “no Winston Churchill”). The King’s visit to the States is widely regarded as an attempt to shore up Britain’s status as America’s ally and friend. The kind of friend you keep close, very close, because you have to. It’s too dangerous not to.It’s a clever move, for we know that flattery and sycophancy – particularly when it involves the Royal Family – is Trump’s weak spot. We all saw the way the US President was left visibly preening after Starmer presented him with the King’s personal invitation to an unprecedented second state visit to the UK at the White House last year.And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson Yet 15 Australian flags were used to line the black lampposts leading up to the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, due to an apparent mix-up owing to the similarities between the designs. The error was “quickly corrected”, a DC Department of Transportation official said on Friday.Now, you might be able to explain away the gaffe. Charles is the head of the Commonwealth, after all; he’s head of state in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His face appears on Australian coins, he has visited the country 17 times, and even lived there for six months as a teenager. And look, there’s a Union Flag on the Aussie one. Easy mistake to make.But given how much the UK Government is hoping the state visit will heal the rift between the US and the UK – and between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer – the slip-up serves as a pretty good summation of how much attention America as a whole is paying. Namely: not a lot.There’s a lot at stake. It is vital this trip goes well after a tense two months in which the so-called “special relationship” between the US and UK has soured significantly, due to Britain refusing to be directly involved in the war in Iran (Trump even branded Starmer “no Winston Churchill”). The King’s visit to the States is widely regarded as an attempt to shore up Britain’s status as America’s ally and friend. The kind of friend you keep close, very close, because you have to. It’s too dangerous not to.It’s a clever move, for we know that flattery and sycophancy – particularly when it involves the Royal Family – is Trump’s weak spot. We all saw the way the US President was left visibly preening after Starmer presented him with the King’s personal invitation to an unprecedented second state visit to the UK at the White House last year.And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson Now, you might be able to explain away the gaffe. Charles is the head of the Commonwealth, after all; he’s head of state in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His face appears on Australian coins, he has visited the country 17 times, and even lived there for six months as a teenager. And look, there’s a Union Flag on the Aussie one. Easy mistake to make.But given how much the UK Government is hoping the state visit will heal the rift between the US and the UK – and between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer – the slip-up serves as a pretty good summation of how much attention America as a whole is paying. Namely: not a lot.There’s a lot at stake. It is vital this trip goes well after a tense two months in which the so-called “special relationship” between the US and UK has soured significantly, due to Britain refusing to be directly involved in the war in Iran (Trump even branded Starmer “no Winston Churchill”). The King’s visit to the States is widely regarded as an attempt to shore up Britain’s status as America’s ally and friend. The kind of friend you keep close, very close, because you have to. It’s too dangerous not to.It’s a clever move, for we know that flattery and sycophancy – particularly when it involves the Royal Family – is Trump’s weak spot. We all saw the way the US President was left visibly preening after Starmer presented him with the King’s personal invitation to an unprecedented second state visit to the UK at the White House last year.And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson But given how much the UK Government is hoping the state visit will heal the rift between the US and the UK – and between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer – the slip-up serves as a pretty good summation of how much attention America as a whole is paying. Namely: not a lot.There’s a lot at stake. It is vital this trip goes well after a tense two months in which the so-called “special relationship” between the US and UK has soured significantly, due to Britain refusing to be directly involved in the war in Iran (Trump even branded Starmer “no Winston Churchill”). The King’s visit to the States is widely regarded as an attempt to shore up Britain’s status as America’s ally and friend. The kind of friend you keep close, very close, because you have to. It’s too dangerous not to.It’s a clever move, for we know that flattery and sycophancy – particularly when it involves the Royal Family – is Trump’s weak spot. We all saw the way the US President was left visibly preening after Starmer presented him with the King’s personal invitation to an unprecedented second state visit to the UK at the White House last year.And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson There’s a lot at stake. It is vital this trip goes well after a tense two months in which the so-called “special relationship” between the US and UK has soured significantly, due to Britain refusing to be directly involved in the war in Iran (Trump even branded Starmer “no Winston Churchill”). The King’s visit to the States is widely regarded as an attempt to shore up Britain’s status as America’s ally and friend. The kind of friend you keep close, very close, because you have to. It’s too dangerous not to.It’s a clever move, for we know that flattery and sycophancy – particularly when it involves the Royal Family – is Trump’s weak spot. We all saw the way the US President was left visibly preening after Starmer presented him with the King’s personal invitation to an unprecedented second state visit to the UK at the White House last year.And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson It’s a clever move, for we know that flattery and sycophancy – particularly when it involves the Royal Family – is Trump’s weak spot. We all saw the way the US President was left visibly preening after Starmer presented him with the King’s personal invitation to an unprecedented second state visit to the UK at the White House last year.And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson And when Trump got to Britain, he lapped up the personal, family greeting outside Victoria House when he arrived; crowed the entire way through a state banquet beside William and Kate; and basked as a Beating Retreat, featuring 200 military musicians, was performed for him, before a flypast of the Red Arrows – the first time they’ve ever been used for a state visit.We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson We went big to welcome Trump here, and now we’re sending the King to him – despite a lot of resistance among ordinary Brits to the idea. The Lib Dems tabled a motion in Parliament to stop it; YouGov found last month that 49 per cent of us were against the trip, with 33 per cent in favour.Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson Yet if the King’s visit is supposed to reach beyond the White House and remind everyday Americans what we have in common, it is taking some time to filter through.In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson In a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, 53 per cent of Americans said they’d heard “nothing at all” about the royal visit. Another 31 per cent said they’d heard “a little”. That’s 84 per cent of the US not really noticing that this thing we’ve put the house on is even happening. When it comes to playing your biggest soft-power card, it’s not exactly the reception you’d hope for.So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson So, this gaffe, now, when relations between our two nations are at perhaps their lowest ebb in 70 years, feels – accidental as it may be – like a power move.Britain is sharply divided as to whether the King should be meeting Trump and touring the US, worried our honour and dignity is being traduced. The US, meanwhile, can’t even remember what our flag looks like. And, in the end, what we’re left with is the message that there’s only “king” who matters in Washington – and his name is Donald Trump.TOPICS:Australia/New Zealand;Culture/Society;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:ameriphobic;australia;dei;fakenews;learnhowtopost;tds;theipaper;unitedkingdom;victoriarichardsNavigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlast1posted on04/27/2026 6:35:24 PM PDTbynickcarraway[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.2posted on04/27/2026 6:46:45 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayWe fought a bloody revolution to end hereditary political leadership from the line that Charles represents. And he shows us and is very exemplary why that was such a good idea!3posted on04/27/2026 6:52:42 PM PDTbyFreedomPoster(Islam delenda est)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayIsn't the Union Jack illegal to display and fly in the UK?Reports on FR of Britts being arrested for flying the Union Jack.4posted on04/27/2026 6:58:43 PM PDTbyDeaf Smith(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:Deaf SmithUnfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack).5posted on04/27/2026 7:01:04 PM PDTbyBikkuri[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI hope JD rips him one.6posted on04/27/2026 7:04:22 PM PDTbyTrack9(Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayJust a little reminder ...In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ7posted on04/27/2026 7:13:25 PM PDTbySalman(The Democrats have seceded from the human race. It's time for Trump to go full Pinochet.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution.But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing.8posted on04/27/2026 7:19:06 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHi“ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.”Nothing.Plenty to despise.9posted on04/27/2026 7:34:31 PM PDTbyifinnegan(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeNobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo.10posted on04/27/2026 7:49:41 PM PDTbyHYPOCRACY(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:nickcarrawayI would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it.11posted on04/27/2026 7:50:20 PM PDTbySalvavida[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:MileHiThere is nothing to respect or admire about ChuckThere is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed12posted on04/27/2026 7:59:21 PM PDTbydrSteve78(Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:Albion WildeI’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.CC13posted on04/27/2026 8:01:52 PM PDTbyCeltic Conservative(Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:MileHiHave to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever?He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously.We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!14posted on04/27/2026 9:15:13 PM PDTbyJohn S Mosby(Sic Semper Tyrannis)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 2|View Replies]To:John S MosbyMountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!!Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA.15posted on04/27/2026 9:16:48 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYThe UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate.16posted on04/27/2026 9:21:17 PM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:John S MosbyYou would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street.17posted on04/27/2026 9:35:22 PM PDTbyMileHi((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 14|View Replies]To:Albion WildeThe diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act.... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives.18posted on04/27/2026 9:38:12 PM PDTbyMacNaughton[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 8|View Replies]To:HYPOCRACYI wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people.19posted on04/27/2026 10:04:35 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 10|View Replies]To:Celtic ConservativeI will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it.You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time.20posted on04/27/2026 10:11:21 PM PDTbyAlbion Wilde(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 13|View Replies]Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. 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Unfortunately, it is part of the current Hawaiian flag (the Union Jack). I hope JD rips him one. In good King Charles' golden days when loyalty no harm meantA pious man of God was I and so I gained preferment.There is no god but God quoth I, Muhammad is His prophet.The infidel sign upon the flag shall soon be taken off it.And this be law, I will maintain ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ And this be law, I will maintain ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYndJV6iepQ The diehard anti-Brit bigots on this and other threads are probably also people who think that blacks’ frequent mentions of slavery reparations are outrageous and irrelevant, over 175 years after Emancipaton and 62 years after the racial Civil Rights Act. Britain has joined us in fighting quite a few wars around the world and has been a significant trading partner and cultural ally. British history of civic development underlay much of our Founding, legal system and Constitution. But go on, hayseeds, keep fighting the War of 1812 or whatever huff’n’puffin’ you are doing. “ There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck.” Nothing. Plenty to despise. Nobody is anti-Brit. If anything they are pro-Brit and hate the architects of those destroying the once Great Britain. Namely the King and the UK government who prefer muzzie invaders to their own people. But you keep being angry at your imaginary enemies. Weirdo. I would not be surprised if this was a psyop. Kudos to who thought of it. There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck There is nothing to respect or admire about Chuck Mohammed I’m not fighting the war of 1812 over. But I will point out that date, 1812 as a point of divergence between our 2 cultures. We’ve made mistakes. But I also think we’ve taken the better elements of British culture and improved upon it. CC Have to agree with you there— why the HELL is this lightweight narrow eyed German coming to the US in the Anniversary Year of our successful winning of Independence from the worlds largest Empire ever? He should read up on George III. Americans generally should have antipathy to Great Britain, especially since inventing the “special relationship” as if we are still one of their Colonies!!! It’s clear the f’rs still think we are, and they are aided by anglophile US citizens who should, even to this day be called TORIES!! and treated as such. Damned Tories who were run out of the new USA permanently, or, were caught and strung up. Seriously. We rescued the UK twice at great sacrifice of human American lives-— to save, what? Their stupid stiff lipped Colonial attitude and they still lost nearly all they had after WWII.Get lost Chuck and take that stupid ugly a@@ Camilla with you.Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!! Mountbatten-Windsors indeed-— freaking Battenburgs!! Lord Mountbatten was a pedo, he got what he deserved from the IRA. The UK will soon be the UC for United Caliphate. You would think they would have learned something from their own history with islam and how close they came to disaster in WWII if we had not intervened. Instead they have stupidly disarmed their people and largely their government and opened their doors to their own conquerors. Their historical kings would have thrown Chucks pansy ass out in the street. ... and 53 years after the last slave in America died.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slaveryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mills_(freedman)Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives. Peter Mills(October 26, 1861 – September 22, 1972) was the last known verified[by whom?] surviving American man born into legal slavery: he died in 1972 aged 110.[1][dubious – discuss]Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives. Mills was born in Prince George's County, Maryland on October 26, 1861. After the Civil War, he worked on his father's farm every day during the week before leaving to work in Baltimore and Washington, DC where he dug sewers, was a bricklayer and plasterer and played baseball in his spare time. Mills eventually moved to Pittsburgh after first visiting in 1881. Mills was killed by a driver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1972. He outlived his five wives. I wasn’t referring to anyone angry about what Britain is becoming, but rather the people who say “we got rid of a king 250 years ago and anything to do with UK is worthless.” Those people. You may be right. However as I see it, all of what used to be called Christendom is under attack, has been infiltrated, is largely still in denial, has fifth columns within each nation, and all could be lost if we don'tband togetheragainst our common enemies—islam and communism—and restore Western Civ. Refighting the American Revolution every time someone sees a photo of the King is a colossal waste of critically important time. Navigation:use the links below to view more comments.first1-20,21-40,41-58nextlastDisclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. 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Ancona, 28 aprile 2026 – Una multa per emissioni fuori legge dei fumi dalle navi negli ultimi due anni. È quanto emerso dalla puntata di Report, andata in onda domenica sera, incentrata sul porto di Ancona e sull’inquinamento che incide sulla salute delle persone. Il tutto in un periodo in cui la discussione sul molo per le grandi navi da crociera sta tenendo banco in città (le riprese della trasmissione di Ranucci risalgono ad almeno sei mesi fa). L’inchiesta curata da Bernardo Iovine ha confermato un dato primario: le fonti emissive nocive riguardano il presente, ossia i traghetti che quotidianamente ormeggiano davanti ai palazzi del centro, mentre oggi si discute su un’opera che ancora non esiste e forse non esisterà mai. Insomma, la pagliuzza e la trave. Sembra davvero incredibile i controlli della capitaneria di porto non abbiano portato ad alcuna sanzione per le fonti emissive delle navi nel 2024 e a una soltanto l’anno scorso. Capitaneria di porto, rappresentata da alcuni ufficiali di punta, che ha fatto la differenza tra navi in manovra dentro il porto e navi all’ormeggio, anche se l’inquinamento esiste. È stato il professor Floriano Bonifazi, allergologo e coordinatore dei piani contro l’inquinamento della città, a rendere note statistiche sulla crescita esponenziale delle patologie cardiocircolatorie e quelle respiratorie di chi sta più a contatto col porto. Le divisioni istituzionali di Ancona Era normale che si parlasse di Molo Clementino e, seppur con interviste ridotte davvero all’osso, sono emerse tutte le divisioni istituzionali: “Lei immagina cosa significa, oltre a potenziare elettricamente una nave da crociera di oltre 300 metri, far arrivare dentro a quel terminal centinaia di tir, bus e auto ogni giorno?” ha detto il sindaco Silvetti, con Iovine che ha fatto replicare il presidente dell’Autorità portuale, Vincenzo Garofalo: “No, il sindaco non si è messo di traverso, ha espresso soltanto alcune perplessità” mentre secondo l’ex sindaca Valeria Mancinelli, che il progetto del molo l’ha stimolato “il problema non deve essere molo sì oppure molo no, ma farci arrivare navi sostenibili”. Gli altri porti nell’inchiesta All’interno dell’ampia inchiesta non si parlava solo del porto di Ancona, anzi, nel mirino di Report ci sono stati i porti di Livorno, Civitavecchia, Napoli e Genova. Porti, come i primi due a esempio, in cui ogni anno attraccano oltre 400 navi da crociera, mentre ad Ancona ne arrivano meno di 50 e col Molo Clementino attivo si arriverebbe tra 100 e 150 navi/anno. Anche per questo Ancona non figura, come altri 4 scali nazionali, nella classifica europea dei porti più inquinati, anche se gli effetti degli studi epidemiologici, come già ripetuto, dicono che gli effetti ci sono e sono gravi. Il turismo Intanto, ammontano a oltre 340 milioni di euro gli investimenti per il turismo via mare nei porti adriatici previsti nel 2026, di cui 252 in Italia e circa 90 nei paesi sulla sponda balcanica. Sono le prime anticipazioni dell’Adriatic Sea Tourism Report che verrà presentato in occasione dell’ottava edizione di Adriatic Sea Forum in programma a Venezia il 25 e 26 giugno. Tra quelle risorse ci sono anche 9,8 milioni di euro per l’elettrificazione delle banchine del porto di Ancona.

byAlfred W. McCoy|Apr 28, 2026| My life began in wartime — World War II — and, if Donald Trump has anything to say about it, will evidently end in war, too. The president who, as advertised, didn’t go to war in his first term in office, alsoinsisted thenthat the U.S. should stop engaging in “endless” “forever wars.” Even while running for office a third time in 2024, he swore that his task on returning to the White House would be to remove “warmongers and America-last globalists” from power and “turn the page forever on those foolish, stupid days of never-ending wars. They never ended.” As the 2024 election results suggested, his followers appeared to deeply agree with him on that goal. In fact, back in April 2016, in aNew York Timesop-ed, J.D. Vance (of all people!), whileinsistingthat “Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office,” did make a single exception. As president, Vance was convinced, he wouldn’t take our country to war again. As he put it then, “Anger about the wars isn’t the only reason voters support Mr. Trump. But his willingness to say what other G.O.P. candidates won’t reflects what people like most about him: his complete break with the party elite.” Well, J.D., these days, think again (and again and again). Welcome to the new world of Donald Trump. Now, it seems, he is eternally at war. Of course, that may be because the Trump we once knew, for all his faults, didn’t yet consider himself a god or imagine himself as — yes! — themodern equivalent of Jesus Christand so capable of doing anything his heart desires. As it turns out, he was led into war in the Strait of Hormuz by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (whose Iranian regime-change scenarios CIA Director John Ratcliffe once termed “farcical”). Yes, a number of his cabinet members and Vice President Vance, as theNew York Timesreported, “warned Mr. Trump that a war against Iran could cause regional chaos and untold numbers of casualties. It could also break apart Mr. Trump’s political coalition and would be seen as a betrayal by many voters who had bought into the promise of no new wars.” A betrayal indeed! And yet, Operation Epic Fury began anyway and, of course, as a disaster in the making, it has yet to end. Now, with all of that in mind, letTomDispatchregular Alfred McCoy, the author most recently of the must-read new history bookCold War on Five Continentsand an analyst who haslong been awarethat warring in the Strait of Hormuz would be a formula for U.S. imperial decline, put the present U.S. disaster in Iran in deep historical perspective.~ Tom Engelhardt Writing more than 2,000 years ago, the Greek historianPlutarchgave us an eloquent description of what modern historians now call “micro-militarism.” When an imperial power like Athens then, or America now, is in decline, its leaders often react emotionally by mounting seemingly bold military strikes in hopes of regaining the imperial grandeur that’s slipping through their fingers. Instead of another of the great victories the empire won at its peak of power, however, such military misadventures only serve to accelerate the ongoing decline, erasing whatever aura of imperial majesty remains and revealing instead the moral rot deep inside the ruling elite. There is mounting historical evidence that America is indeed an empire in steep decline, while President Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran is becoming the sort of micro-military disaster that helped destroy successive empires over the past 2,500 years — from ancient Athens to medieval Portugal to modern Spain, Great Britain, and now the United States. And at the core of every such ill-fated war-making decision lay a problematic leader, often born into wealth and prestige, whose personal inadequacies reflected and ramified the many irrationalities that make imperial decline such a painful process. During that demoralizing downward spiral, imperial armies, so lethal in an empire’s ascent, can err by plunging their countries into draining, even disastrous “micro-military” misadventures — psychologically compensatory efforts to salve the loss of imperial power by trying to occupy new territories or display awe-inspiring military might. Although such micro-militarism often chose targets that proved strategically unsustainable, the psychological pressures upon declining empires are so strong that they all too often gamble their prestige on just such misadventures. Not only did such disasters add financial pressures to a fading empire’s many troubles, but in a humiliating fashion, they also invariably exposed its eroding power while exacerbating the destabilizing impact of imperial decline in the capitals of empire (whether Athens, Lisbon, Madrid, London, or Washington, D.C.). In our moment, when the bombs stop falling and the rubble is finally cleared from the streets of Tehran and Beirut, the impact on U.S. global power of such a de facto defeat will become all too clear — as alliances like NATO atrophy, American hegemony evaporates, legitimacy is lost, global disorder rises, and the world economy suffers. Let me now turn from the disasters of the present imperial moment to the lessons of history to explore the sort of lasting damage that Donald Trump’s micro-military misadventure in the Middle East might be inflicting on this country’s declining imperium. The Defeat of Athens in Sicily The date was 413 BC. The place was ancient Athens, then the seat of a powerful empire, long dominant around the rim of the Aegean Sea but losing influence to a sustained military challenge by Sparta. At the port of Piraeus, a “certain stranger,” as the historian and philosopherPlutarch recalled, “took a seat in a barber’s shop, and began to discourse [on] what had happened as if the Athenians already knew all about it.” Stunned by this stranger’s report of a military debacle in far-off Sicily, the barber “ran at the top of his speed to the upper city” of Athens, where the news sparked “consternation and confusion.” What that stranger described was the greatest military disaster in the history of the Athenian empire. Two years earlier, in the midst of the protracted Peloponnesian Wars, the aristocrat Nicias — an indifferent, indecisive leader who used his inherited wealth to court popularity with lavish spectacles — persuaded the citizens of Athens to deliver a theoretically bold blow against a rival imperial power, Sparta, by attacking its ally Syracuse in Sicily in hopes of crippling the enemy, capturing riches, and recovering Athens’ ebbing hegemony. Instead of victory, however, Athens’ vast armada of 200 ships and some 12,000 soldiers suffered a devastating defeat. Not only was the fleet destroyed (largely because Niciasproved“an incompetent military commander”), but his surviving soldiers were captured, confined on a starvation diet in a stone quarry, and sold into slavery. Athens never recovered. Within a decade, the city had been starved into submission by Sparta’simpenetrable blockadeof a naval chokepoint in the Dardanelles Strait, stripped of its empire, and subjected to autocratic rule by a pro-Spartan oligarchy. Portugal’s Debacle in Morocco Our next date is 1578. The place is Portugal, the seat of a lucrative empire that had controlled commerce across the Indian Ocean for decades but now found its hegemony challenged by Muslim merchant princes allied with the Ottoman Empire. In its capital, Lisbon, a headstrong young king,Sebastian, suffered from sexual impotence and a fiery temperament that made him a fanatical “captain of Christ.” With the idea of striking a lethal blow in his country’s global war against Islam, the young king persuaded the flower of his nation’s aristocracy to follow him on a latter-day crusade across the Mediterranean Sea to Morocco. There, at the fatefulBattle of Alcácer Quibir, Portugal’s army was slaughtered by local Muslim forces. Some 8,000 Portuguese troops were killed, 15,000 captured, and only 100 escaped. The defeat was so devastating that it not only destroyed the king and his court but also precipitated the country’s incorporation into the Spanish empire for the next 60 years. In the aftermath of such reverses, the PortugueseEstado da India(or state of India) at Goa was reduced to selling permits to any ship captain who could pay, whether Hindu, Muslim, or Christian. With Portuguese commercial dominance removed from the Indian Ocean, Muslim merchants and pilgrims could once again move across it unimpeded. Though the Portuguese empire would survive for another three centuries, it would never recover the commercial hegemony that had once allowed it to dominate the world’s sea lanes from the Spice Islands of Indonesia, across the Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic to the coast of Brazil. Spain’s Disaster in the Atlas Mountains And now to jump several centuries, another significant date for imperial disasters is 1920. The place was Madrid, where Spain’s leaders were already reeling from the psychological stress of their country’s long imperial decline, culminating in the loss of its last colonies, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines in the Spanish-American War of 1898 with the rising United States. Seeking regeneration through further colonial conquest, Spain’s conservative leaders reacted to that demoralizing defeat against America by expanding their small coastal enclaves in northern Morocco to establish a protectorate over the whole region and its arid Atlas Mountains. Spain’s inept monarch Alfonso XIII, who liked to play soldier,cultivated a cliqueof military favorites who shared his passion for the recovery of lost imperial glory by pacifying that rugged terrain. As resistance to Spanish rule by Berber Muslims escalated into the bloody Rif War of 1920, one of the king’s favorite generals led his troops into theBattle of Annual, where Berber fighters slaughtered some 12,000 of them. Nonetheless, through the influence of the king and his military cronies, Spain clung desperately to those profitless Moroccan mountains. The Spaniards would, in fact, dispatch 125,000 more troops there, including its Foreign Legion led by the man who, in the 1930s, would become the leader of a fascist Spain, Francisco Franco, for a protracted pacification campaign that featured both mass slaughter and military innovation. In a desperate quest for a victory that defied both economic and strategic rationality, Spain produced some 400 metric tons of lethal mustard gas to conduct history’s first aerial bombardment using poison gas, raining mass death down upon Berber villages. And in military history’s first successful amphibious operation, the Spanish navy also landed 18,000 troops and a squadron of light tanks at Al Hoceima Bay in September 1925 to flank and soon defeat the Berber guerrillas there. Such micro-militarism, however, not only plunged Spain into a protracted pacification campaign with soaring costs, heavy casualties, and mass atrocities, but also unleashed political forces that would destroy its struggling democracy. As the masses protested that misbegotten war, King Alfonso backed a military favorite,General Primo de Rivera,in imposing a decade of dictatorship that finally gave way to a short-lived Second Republic. In 1936, however, only a decade after the Rif War ended, General Franco flew his Army of Africa back from Morocco over the Mediterranean Sea, launching a Spanish civil war that would defeat the Republic and establish a fascist dictatorship that would rule the country for nearly 40 dismal years of economic stagnation. The End of the British Empire at Suez Arguably, when it came to imperial decline, however, the most revealing date was 1956. The place was London, the seat of the once-proud British Empire, where the suffocating stress of a painful, protracted global imperial retreat had pushed British conservatives into a disastrous micro-military intervention at Egypt’s Suez Canal, leading to what one British diplomat would term the “dying convulsion of British imperialism.” In July 1956 (as described in my recent bookCold War on Five Continents), Egypt’s charismatic president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, ending British colonial control there, electrifying the Arab world, and elevating himself to the first rank of world leaders. Although British ships could still pass freely through the canal, the country’s conservative prime minister, Anthony Eden, a vain aristocrat and determined defender of empire, would be deeply unsettled, if not unhinged, by Nasser’s assertive nationalism. Indeed, his leadership throughout the crisis would prove so unbalanced that senior Foreign Office officials would becomeconvinced“Eden has gone off his head.” In response to the news of the canal’s nationalization, an apoplectic Eden would immediately convene a council of war at 4:00 in the morning. Calling Nasser a “Muslim Mussolini,” a reference to the former fascist ruler of Italy, Eden ordered “him removed and I don’t give a damn if there’s anarchy and chaos in Egypt.” Making his meaning perfectly clear, Eden asked his foreign minister: “What’s all this nonsense about isolating Nasser or ‘neutralising’ him as you call it?” He then added pointedly: “I want him destroyed, can’t you understand? I want him murdered.” With the British secret service MI6 failing in multiple assassination attempts, however, Eden’s government began plotting with the French and Israelis to launch a secret, two-phase invasion of the Suez Canal Zone. On October 29th, the Israeli army led by the dashing General Moshe Dayan swept across the Sinai Peninsula, destroying Egyptian tanks and bringing his troops within 10 miles of the canal. Using that fighting as a pretext for its own intervention (supposedly to restore peace), in just three days, an armada of six Anglo-French aircraft carriers smashed the Egyptian air force, destroying 104 of its new Soviet MIG jet fighters and 130 additional aircraft. With Egypt’s strategic forces destroyed and its military virtually helpless before the might of that imperial juggernaut, Nasser deployed a geopolitical strategy brilliant in its simplicity. He had dozens of rusting cargo ships filled with rocks and then scuttled them at the canal’s northern entrance, quickly closing one of the world’s main maritime choke points and so cutting off Europe’s oil lifeline to the Persian Gulf. By the time 22,000 British and French forces began storming ashore at the canal’s north end on November 6th, their objective of securing the free movement of ships had already been snatched from their grasp. By the end of that micro-military disaster, Britain would be reprimanded by the United Nations; its currency would require an International Monetary Fund bailout to save it from utter collapse; its aura of imperial majesty would have evaporated; and the once mighty British Empire would be on the road to extinction. In retrospect, the Suez Crisis would not only expose the full-scale decline of British power, but also show the world that the country’s ruling Conservative establishment, with its illusions of imperial and racial superiority, was no longer capable of global leadership. America’s Defeat in the Strait of Hormuz Another date likely to prove all too significant when it comes to the history of imperial decline is February 28, 2026. The place was Washington, D.C., home to what had been history’s most powerful imperial state that had dominated much of the globe for nearly 80 years through a mixture of military alliances, deft diplomacy, and economic leadership. By then, however, cracks had distinctly begun to appear in its edifice of power as U.S. global hegemony faced an increasingly strong economic challenge from China, its massive military suffered two searing defeats in Afghanistan and Iraq, and its economic globalization produced an angry populism at home. After a populist campaign based on promises to restore both working-class prosperity and America’s global power, Donald Trump took office a second time in January 2025promisinga “golden age of America,” a “thrilling new era of national success” in which the country would “reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world.” Born to wealth and privilege himself, Trump returned to office convinced of his unique “genius” for leadership andbelievingthat “I was saved by God to make America great again.” Wielding raw economic and military might to compel obeisance from friend and foe alike, the president, inspired by a delusional sense of divine mission, began attempting to bend the world to his will. But during his first year in office, nothing seemed to work as planned. Indeed, most of his initiatives produced the sort of backlash that only served to show how far the United States had fallen from 1991, when the break-up of the Soviet Union made it the world’s sole superpower. On April 2, 2025, on what he called “Liberation Day,” Trumpannounceda roster of punitive tariffs toprotectdomestic manufacturing largely from Chinese imports that faced an initial duty of 34% —later raisedto a fully punitive 100%. But at their October 2025 meeting in South Korea, China’s leader Xi Jinpingforced Trumpto back down by cutting U.S. access to his country’s storehouse of strategic rare earth minerals. In January, with his tariff initiative losing its luster, Trump plunged the NATO alliance into crisis by demanding that Denmark give him the island of Greenland, threatening to imposenew tariffson European allies unless they complied. Within a week, however, vociferous European resistance had led him to retract that threat at the Davos economic summit, claiming he was satisfied withNATO’s offerof a “framework of a future deal.” On February 28th, 2026, with his tariff initiative failing and his Greenland gambit checkmated, Trump joined Israel in a seemingly bold strike on Iran that soon had the makings of the sort of fateful “micro-military” maneuver that appears to go with imperial powers in decline. In the first few days of war, U.S. and Israeli bombing killed Iran’s leadership, destroyed its navy, and eliminated its air defenses, leaving the country seemingly prostrate before the might of America’s air-power juggernaut. After a week of devastating bombardment that seemed to stun the world with its lethality and precision, on March 6th Trumpdemandedthat Iran offer an “unconditional surrender” and signal its capitulation by “the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader.” In exchange, he promised that the U.S. would “work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction.” But much as Nasser had done at Suez in 1956, Iran’s leadership reversed the war’s geostrategic balance by closing a critical maritime choke point in the Strait of Hormuz. By strikingfive freighters with dronesin the first week of war, Iran’s leaders, taking a leaf from Nasser’s geopolitical playbook, effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic, cutting off gas, fertilizer, and oil shipments that plunged the world economy into anunprecedented energy crisis. By the end of March, Iran’s chokehold over the strait was so tight that it begancollecting “tolls”from freighters to permit passage. Blindsidedby the Strait’s unexpected yet utterly predictable closure, on April 5th, Easter Sunday, an unsettled Trump posted asocial media messagesaying: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” He added: “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH. Praise be to Allah.” Two days later, Trumpthreatenedthat, unless Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz, he would attack its civilian infrastructure so severely that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” After the collapse of subsequent negotiations between the two sides at Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12th, Trump plunged ever deeper into theIran quagmire,orderingthe U.S. Navy to “begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” and “interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran.” With characteristic bluster, headded: “We are fully ‘LOCKED AND LOADED,’ and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!” Even if Trump destroys Iran’s infrastructure or eventually negotiates a face-saving peace deal, by every metric that really matters, Washington has already lost its war with Iran. Like all weaker powers in asymmetric warfare, Tehran has been willing to absorb relentless punishment, while inflicting pain that the dominant power can ill sustain. The U.S. will soon run out of targets in Tehran, but Iran has a whole world of damage that its cheap drones can do to the elaborate, exposed petroleum infrastructure on the south shore of the Persian Gulf. Like Britain at Suez in 1956, Washington will likely pay a heavy price for its “micro-militarism” in the Strait of Hormuz. Close allies, the bedrock of U.S. global power for 80 years, haverefused any military supportfor Washington’s war of choice, prompting Trump to call them “cowards.” In response to his thundering threats of civilian and civilizational destruction (both war crimes), Trump has beencondemnedby world leaders. Oblivious to the dangers of war in a region that is the epicenter of global capitalism, Washington is now proving ever more dangerously disruptive of the global economy, making China look like a far more stable choice for world leadership. Moreover, while the U.S. military has proven its tactical agility in destroying targets, it clearly can no longer capture meaningful strategic objectives. With its alliances in tatters, its world leadership forfeited, and its aura of military might evaporating, the only trajectory for U.S. global hegemony now seems to be downward (like so many great powers of the past). By the time Trump’s micro-military misadventure in the Strait of Hormuz is over, the decline of U.S. global power will have accelerated drastically and the world will be trying to move beyond the oldPax Americanatoward a new, distinctly uncertain global order. Copyright 2026 Alfred McCoy Alfred W. McCoy, aTomDispatchregular,is the Harrington professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author ofIn the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global PowerandTo Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change(Dispatch Books). His new book, just published, isCold War on Five Continents: The Geopolitics of Empire & Espionage. Follow TomDispatch onTwitterand join us onFacebook. Check out the newest Dispatch Books, John Feffer’s new dystopian novel,Songlands(the final one in his Splinterlands series), Beverly Gologorsky’s novelEvery Body Has a Story, and Tom Engelhardt’sA Nation Unmade by War, as well as Alfred McCoy’sIn the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power, John Dower’sThe Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War II,and Ann Jones’sThey Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America’s Wars: The Untold Story. 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Tech expert Kurt Knutsson discusses Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic planning to launch 200-mph U.K. air taxis linking airports and cities. Electric air taxis are now moving closer to real-world use,completing test flightsdesigned to turn hour-long commutes into trips lasting just minutes. Joby Aviation, Inc., said it completed what it described as the firstpoint-to-point electric vertical takeoffand landing (eVTOL) air taxi demonstration flights in New York City, the company shared in a press release. The California-based company said its aircraft departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport and landed across the city's heliport network, including the West 30th Street and East 34th Street heliports in Midtown, demonstrating trips of under 10 minutes. AIRLINE UNVEILS STACKED BUNK BED 'PODS' AS BACKLASH BUILDS OVER PRICEY, CRAMPED WAY TO FLY The test runs marked "the start of a week-long public campaign across the city’s existing heliport network," the company said in its release. Joby said its air taxis, which produce no operating emissions and run quietly, "will be able to connect the region, linking vertiports, international airports, and communities across the New York metropolitan area." Joby Aviation completed electric air taxi test flights in New York City, signaling progress toward faster urban commutes.(Joby Aviation) The company worked with the Port Authority ofNew Yorkand New Jersey to launch the test flights, which trace some routes it envisions for future service. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Kevin O'Toole, Port Authority chairman, said the agency's role is to ensure its transportation network "keeps pace with the future." O'Toole added, "This cutting-edge aircraft is exactly the kind of innovation we have a responsibility to test, understand, and help shape for the good of the region and the public." The "future of advanced air mobility is no longer a Jetsons-esque fantasy." "These flights advance our work to determine how next-generation aviation technology can serve the people of New York and New Jersey." CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) interim president said the electric flights "mark a real milestone." "These historic Joby flights, linking our city-owned heliport to our airports, [are] proof that the future of advanced air mobility is no longer a Jetsons-esque fantasy — it’s already here," said NYCEDC president Jeanny Pak. Joby Aviation's demonstration flights, seen above in San Francisco, are part of a broader effort to introduce advanced air mobility in major U.S. cities.(Joby Aviation) "In terms of the price point, our target is to be competitive with ground transportation over time," Joby Aviation's CEO JoeBen Bevirt told NBC News. Ride-share prices researched by Fox News Digital indicate that trips between JFK and Midtown can cost $150 to $250, depending on the time of day and traffic conditions. A handful of social media users weighed in on the flights under Joby's X post. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "Epic views," one X user said. "Can I get a ride?" another asked. Joby’s electric aircraft are designed to operate without emissions while reducing noise compared to traditional helicopters.(Joby Aviation) One user was more critical, calling theNew York City area's airports"the worst in the country to reach." CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News Digital reached out to Joby Aviation for further comment and information. Sumner Park of Fox Business Network contributed reporting. Andrea Margolis is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at@andreamargsor send story tips toandrea.margolis@fox.com.

Most liked mode is active for this post: images are ranked by community likes. A tiny weed becomes a dancer’s tutu. Stones turn into stunning portraits, and driftwood awakens as a forest spirit. Even whole buildings can bloom into giant flowers or tell amazing animal stories. We mixed fresh street art with beloved nature-driven graffiti favorites. Get ready to smile at these brilliant 3D illusions and clever murals! More:When Nature Finishes the Artwork David Zinn finds magic hiding right on the sidewalk. A simple crack and a tuft of weeds become the perfect green tutu. This tiny chalk raccoon dancer is ready for her big show! 💡 Nerd Fact:David Zinn’s sidewalk pieces are intentionally temporary: his own artist bio says they are made entirely from chalk, charcoal, and found objects, then improvised on location through what he jokingly calls“ephemeral pareidolic anamorphosis”. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowDavid Zinn on Instagram ZABOU paints a breathtaking balance of life and loss. On her own project page, she describes “Alive” as a9 × 4 m London mural for BlankWalls’ “Strength” series, with Barbara’s portrait and a skull overgrown by flowers. Vibrant blooms and an orange butterfly keep the wall alive rather than simply gothic. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowZABOU on Instagram DAN23 brings a burst of spring right to the wall. He shared this Strasbourg piece as the opening move in his“La Saison des Fresques” return, painted on the façade of La Fignette. A glowing face dissolves into daisies, bright wings, and a flying bird. 🔗 FollowDAN23 on Instagram Jan Is De Man completely transforms the Agnietenhof theatre tower. Working with Gert de Graaff, he turns the wall into a massive local still life packed with fruit, flowers, insects, and civic memory. Butterflies and local pride make this mural a true masterpiece! 💡 Nerd Fact:This wall is rooted in local memory: Street Art Cities notes that Jan Is De Man worked with Gert de Graaff on a design filled with plants, fruit, and flowers that haveplayed an important role in Tiel’s history. 🔗 FollowJan Is De Man on Instagram D-V-Ate paints a stunning rural panorama that takes your breath away. A giant painted magpie watches over cattle and shimmering water. The golden sunrise light feels perfectly rooted in this beautiful landscape. 💡 Community Fact:D-V-Ate said he worked with Lockington & District Business Centre on a design shaped bycommunity feedback.Local coveragehad earlier identified the project as a 3 m × 15 m mural on the Lockington District Business Centre, funded by Lockmore Financial Services. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowD-V-Ate on Instagram NEVERCREW paints a giant Arctic animal as a plastic model kit. This clever 3D illusion looks adorable at first glance. The longer you look, the deeper its powerful message hits. 💡 Climate Fact:“Souvenir” was created for Klima Biennale Wien’s public-art exhibition“(No) Funny Games”on Baumgasse 77, in cooperation with Calle Libre.Colossal’s 2026 featurealso frames the piece through NEVERCREW’s own statement about nature being filtered into a simulation rather than treated as a living system we belong to. More:New street art and mural designs 🔗 FollowNEVERCREW on Instagram Fintan Magee turns an entire apartment building into a towering still life.Macedonian news agency MIA reportedthat the Bitola mural was unveiled in November 2025 as part of Australian Embassy activities marking 30 years of diplomatic relations, and Magee said it used Macedonian and Australian flowers and national objects to connect the two countries. 💡 Nerd Fact:Fintan Magee is often described as a social realist muralist, and festival bios note that his public art frequently tacklesmigration, consumption, diversity, and environmental issues. That makes the painted passport here feel like more than just a travel prop. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowFintan Magee on Instagram This amazing hybrid creature feels like nature dreaming in vivid color. It is part pelican, part reptile, and all spirit animal. We absolutely love this vibrant graffiti collaboration! More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowSaulo Metria on InstagramandJulián Cruz Solano on Instagram SMOK turns an ordinary building corner into the ultimate hide-and-seek trick. A giant, fluffy panda playfully peeks out at passersby. This clever 3D illusion instantly brings joy to the whole street! 💡 Series Fact:SMOK identified the panda as“Peep!”, the final mural in his Fake Views series for District Berchem.Local coverageplaces it at Lange Pastoorstraat and Klauwaardsstraat, making the wall a neighborhood marker rather than just a cute animal moment. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowSMOK on Instagram Franklin Piaguaje paints a magnificent jaguar as a pale, glowing guardian. The majestic cat moves gracefully through memory and land. This gorgeous mural is a stunning tribute to ancestral knowledge. 💡 Indigenous Art Fact:South American Street Art Fundidentifies Franklin Piaguaje as an Indigenous Siona artist raised with a strong relationship to nature and territorial rights. That context makes the elder and pale jaguar read as memory-keeping rather than simple animal symbolism. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowFranklin Piaguaje on Instagram A beautiful bird lifts off while a glossy, colorful frog watches closely. These two small wild creatures explode into a giant wall full of motion. The bright splashes of graffiti color make it impossible to ignore! More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 Followklub_znc on Instagram Jack Lack paints a majestic tiger that looks incredibly powerful yet trapped. Painted strings control the wild cat like a giant puppet. It is a brilliant 3D illusion with a sharp message. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowJack Lack on Instagram Veks Van Hillik paints a delightfully strange and surreal aquatic world. A glowing blue fish meets cool glass reflections and deep shadows. This dark niche is transformed into a totally impossible ecosystem! 💡 Language Fact:Veks Van Hillik posted the mural under the title“Noyer le Poisson”, a French expression for dodging the issue or muddying the waters. That makes the fish, glass, and shifting reflections even slyer. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowVeks Van Hillik on Instagram Nuno Miles completely transforms a rusted industrial tank. He painted an epic underwater vessel complete with a magical blue glow. Look closely to spot the giant shark swimming right through the 3D illusion! More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowNuno Miles on Instagram A simple sidewalk weed magically becomes a head of wild purple hair. David Zinn brings this tiny chalk creature to life with so much personality. We just love these small moments of street art joy! More:When Nature Finishes the Artwork 🔗 FollowDavid Zinn on Instagram A random tuft of grass handles both the comedy and the character design here. It perfectly completes this tiny chalk lion’s mane. David Zinn turns the ordinary sidewalk into a living, breathing joke! More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowDavid Zinn on Instagram Falko One uses a living tree trunk to anchor beautifully painted, reaching arms. This brilliant mural turns a broken, abandoned wall into a touching story of connection. 💡 Graffiti History Fact:Falko One’s public-art career reaches back to apartheid-era South Africa. 16 on Lerotholi notes that he made his first graffiti artwork in 1988 and became a major figure in the development ofSouth Africa’s graffiti scene. More:Family Tree on Street Art Utopia 🔗 FollowFalko One on Instagram This painted face looks incredibly cool in her blue sunglasses. The real magic happens above the wall: a lush bougainvillea bush blooms into a seasonal head of floral hair. The artist is not clearly verified here, so the safest credit is to the site-specific Pondicherry street art and the photographer/source account below. 💡 Plant Nerd Fact:The pink “flowers” doing the heavy lifting here are mostly not flowers at all. NC State Extension notes that bougainvillea’s three tiny white flowers are surrounded by three to six brightly coloredpaper-like bracts, which is why the plant can look like a full floral hairstyle. More:When Nature Becomes Art 📷 Photo/source:Kanthan on Instagram Jon Foreman beautifully wraps brightly colored fallen leaves right around the bark. It looks as if the forest quietly decided to create its own abstract street art. This breathtaking land art perfectly honors the changing seasons. 💡 Land Art Fact:Jon Foreman’s land art is built with disappearance in mind. Colossal notes that he arranges stones, shells, and leaves knowing the tide, weather, or passersby may eventually reclaim them, makingephemerality part of the finished work. More:When Nature Finishes the Artwork 🔗 FollowJon Foreman on Instagram Debra Bernier clearly listens to the natural shape of the driftwood first. The peaceful sleeping face feels gently discovered rather than forced. It is a stunning blend of sculpture and wild nature! 💡 Driftwood Fact:Debra Bernier’s own artist statement says each piece carries the essence of nature: tides, ancient trees, and the connection between living things. That makes the driftwood astoryteller rather than just raw material. More:When Nature Finishes the Artwork 🔗 FollowDebra Bernier on Facebook Fábio Gomes Trindade paints a gorgeous, expressive face on the wall. He then lets Mother Nature take over. A giant flowering tree perfectly completes her bright pink hairstyle right on cue! 💡 Culture Fact:Fábio Gomes Trindade’s tree-hair portraits also carry cultural weight. BrightVibes describes him as an Afro-Brazilian artist using urban vegetation to celebratethe natural hair of Black women and girls. More:How Fábio Gomes Turns Trees into Hair 🔗 FollowFábio Gomes Trindade on Instagram A massive green canopy transforms into a spectacular natural crown. This brilliant graffiti portrait relies entirely on perfect placement and scale. The living tree does all the heavy lifting! More:How Fábio Gomes Turns Trees into Hair 🔗 FollowFábio Gomes Trindade on Instagram No spray paint is needed for this incredible urban masterpiece! Giant banyan roots crawl through the city grid in a perfect geometric pattern. It looks exactly like nature drawing its own street map. 💡 Urban Nature Fact:Hong Kong’s “stone wall trees” are urban survivors. Landscape researchers describe them as a landscape artifact shaped by Hong Kong’s dense city form, climate, and old masonry walls, while the government keeps aRegister of Old and Valuable Treesto help protect significant specimens. More:When Trees Become Art Curtis Hylton makes wild beauty literally bloom right out of the city walls. He gives this giant osprey a perfect mix of fierce power and soft floral details. The giant flower petals look absolutely incredible! 💡 Nerd Fact:This was part of a larger Artscape project in Nykvarn: Street Art Cities records that Curtis Hylton painted three murals for the Bokoop cooperative housing development, usinglocal fauna with a floral touch. More:In Love with Nature by Curtis Hylton 🔗 FollowCurtis Hylton on Instagram This dazzling hummingbird feels exactly like pure tropical sunlight in motion. Curtis Hylton uses vivid flowers to shape the flying bird. It is literally a gorgeous garden on the wing! More:In Love with Nature by Curtis Hylton 🔗 FollowCurtis Hylton on Instagram A majestic floral owl completely dominates this giant wall. Take a closer look at the stunning details below. Painted fish, antlers, sea shells, and a bright red crayfish create a bustling, beautiful ecosystem! More:In Love with Nature by Curtis Hylton 🔗 FollowCurtis Hylton on Instagram Hannah Bullen-Ryner carefully crafts a beautiful dove from soft petals and natural forest fragments. Her ephemeral artwork reminds us that peace is delicate and precious. This stunning land art will slowly return to the earth. 💡 Nature Fact:Hannah Bullen-Ryner’s process is deliberately gentle on the land. Her own artist statement says she uses only locally found natural materials andno permanent fixings, so the forest is allowed to take the work back. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowHannah Bullen-Ryner on Instagram Sometimes less is definitely more in street art! Just two large googly eyes instantly bring this chopped tree trunk to life. It quickly transforms into a wonderfully confused and hilarious street character. 💡 Eyebombing Fact:Vanyu Krastev’s work connects to the wider “eyebombing” tradition: adding googly eyes to overlooked public objects so the city suddenly feels populated by tiny characters. Visualflood describes his Bulgarian interventions as turning broken or ordinary street objects intoanthropomorphic urban figures. More:When Nature Finishes the Artwork 🔗 FollowVanyu Krastev on Instagram Hundreds of cut willow branches magically become a standing human body. This incredible nature sculpture feels deeply rooted to the earth. At the same time, it looks perfectly windblown and alive. 💡 Nerd Fact:“Stillness in Motion” began in 2002 at the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko. Ziemska’s studio says it was made from locally reclaimed willow branches for her “Matka” series, where“matka” means “mother” in Polish. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowOlga Ziemska on Instagram Simon O’Rourke completely reimagines a damaged, dying tree. He carved the towering trunk into a spectacular giant hand reaching toward the sky. This is upcycling and nature art at its very best! 💡 Tree Fact:The hand was carved from a storm-damaged Douglas fir that had been known as the tallest tree in Wales. O’Rourke writes that the surrounding woodland was called the “Giants of Vyrnwy,” inspiring the idea of the tree’slast reach toward the sky. More:When Nature Becomes Design 🔗 FollowSimon O’Rourke on InstagramandSimon O’Rourke’s website HIJACK turns a boring wooden fence into a magical green portal. A painted worker peels back the boards to show a vibrant, painted forest. It feels like this lush oasis was hiding there all along! 💡 Street Art Context:Urban Nation describes HIJACK as a Los Angeles-based artist making political, social, and cultural commentary with tongue-in-cheek humor. That gives this green portal a sharper edge asenvironmental protest in playful disguise. More:When Nature Finishes the Artwork 🔗 FollowHIJACK on Instagram This abandoned concrete bunker already had plenty of dark history. The addition of a giant, bright blue eye completely wakes up the coastline. It is a fantastic example of street art transforming old ruins. 💡 Coastal History Fact:Older coverage preserves the artist’s statement that the pupil also contains the silhouette of the La Hague nuclear plant. So this WWII blockhaus is not only looking back at war history; it also points towardnewer human scars on the coast. More:Life and Poetry By Näutil (15 Photos!) 🔗 FollowNäutil on Instagram Fin DAC beautifully lets real, living plants finish this elegant portrait. The painted mural naturally blends right into the vibrant greenery. It allows the artwork to actually grow and change with the seasons! More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowFin DAC on Instagram A beautiful painted child gives this planter a warm, loving hug. It instantly turns a simple street tree into a heartwarming scene. We adore how street art can make the city feel so much softer. More:When Nature Finishes the Artwork James Brunt makes a mighty tree the stunning center of a living diagram. Smooth stones and colorful leaves radiate outward in a perfectly calm rhythm. This mesmerizing land art invites you to pause and breathe. 💡 Ephemeral Art Fact:Colossal describes James Brunt’s practice as elaborate temporary land art made from natural materials found near his Yorkshire home, often arranged intomandala-like spirals and concentric circles. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowJames Brunt’s website No paint or chisels were used for this natural masterpiece! Rough bark, deep shadows, and green moss perfectly align over time. It makes this broken trunk look exactly like a wise, ancient woodland face. More:When Nature Finishes the Artwork Hannelie Coetzee keeps the stacked timber wonderfully rough and natural. A giant, imposing wild boar powerfully rises from the quiet forest floor. It feels like an incredible rewilding memory brought to life! 💡 Ecology Fact:Wanås Konst gives the original Swedish title as “Gamla suggan mellan träden.” Their collection text links the wild boar to Swedish ecology, noting that the animal disappeared from the Swedish fauna for centuries before returning and sparking debate aboutcoexistence with other species. More:When Nature Becomes Design 🔗 FollowHannelie Coetzee on Facebook Saype uses eco-friendly paint to make the actual grass carry his message. He turns a massive lawn into an awe-inspiring giant drawing. It is a powerful statement about children and the future of our planet. 💡 Scale Fact:The scale here is wild: Saype’s official notes list “World in Progress” as a 6,000-square-meter grass painting made withbiodegradable paint at the Palais des Nations in Genevafor the UN’s 75th anniversary year. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowSaype on Instagram Justin Bateman brilliantly turns simple pebbles into artistic pixels. He builds an incredibly detailed and weathered portrait using only stones found on the ground. The level of patience and skill here is absolutely mind-blowing! 💡 Pebble Fact:Justin Bateman treats pebbles like a slow, low-tech pixel system. My Modern Met describes his portraits as impermanent artworks whereeach naturally colored stone works like a paint stroke or pixel. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowJustin Bateman’s website David Popa uses natural earth pigments to paint directly onto the rocky coast. The cracked stone makes the Greek myth feel incredibly ancient and raw. This ephemeral art will eventually wash away with the rain and tide. 💡 Earth Fact:David Popa’s “earth frescoes” are designed to leave almost no trace. His artist bio says he works in nature with chalk, charcoal, and earth mineral pigments, while an interview notes that he mixes pigments only withspring water for site-specific works. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowDavid Popa’s website Huge, beautifully sculpted fingers reach out from the earth to gently cradle a living tree. It is a striking visual reminder to protect our environment. This amazing sculpture makes the idea of caring for nature deeply visible. 💡 Public Art Fact:The idea for this sculpture predates the viral photos by decades. Beat Huber writes that he developed the concept in 1990, produced it for Skulptura 04, and that Glarus later received the work afterprivate donors helped purchase it for the town. More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature Beach4Art makes the sandy shore literally gallop to life! They carefully arranged dark stones for the powerful body and long driftwood for the flowing mane. This pebble stallion is packed with wild, incredible motion. 💡 Family Land Art Fact:Beach4Art is a family project. My Modern Met reports that Ieva Slares, Dzintars, and their two children create ephemeral North Devon beach art from rocks, shells, sea glass, and othermaterials gathered along the shore. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowBeach4Art on Instagram Safe completely transforms a plain, boring wall into a glowing pocket of the rainforest. The dark background makes the hummingbirds and vibrant flowers pop with fast color. It is a stunning, high-energy graffiti mural! 💡 Local Nature Fact:The hummingbirds and flowers fit Moyobamba’s real ecosystem beautifully. Waqanki Ecolodge describes the Alto Mayo area as an oasis of orchids and birds, with more than250 orchid species and 400 bird species. More:Mural by Safe in Moyobamba 🔗 FollowSafe on Instagram This epic sand version of a classic Botticelli painting returns Venus right to the shoreline. Deep shadows from the sun carve out the incredible details. It is beautiful to know the rising tide will soon wash it all away. 💡 Art History Fact:Botticelli’s original “Birth of Venus” is not a fresco or a panel painting. The Uffizi lists it as tempera on canvas, about 172.5 × 278.5 cm, painted around1485. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowJben beach art on FacebookandThomas Cambois atelier on Facebook Gaëlle Villedary rolls out a spectacular green carpet of real grass straight through the village. It beautifully softens the hard, old stone streets. This living green path invites everyone to take a barefoot stroll! 💡 Land Art Fact:The work’s real title is “Tapis Rouge!” and it was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Jaujac’s Art and Nature Trail. Landezine describes it as a living path meant toconnect the village center with the surrounding valley. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowGaëlle Villedary’s website The carefully painted face sets up the perfect joke, but Mother Nature delivers the punchline! A massive explosion of green ivy drops in like wild, chaotic cartoon hair. It completely steals the show on this funny graffiti wall. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowMarquitos Corvalán on Facebook El Decertor brilliantly steps back and lets the natural landscape complete the portrait. The lush greenery seamlessly becomes part of the painted figure’s body. It creates an incredible flow of artistic and natural energy! 💡 Muralist Fact:El Decertor is Daniel Cortez from Lima, Peru. Gateway to Newark describes his work as “weatherproof memories in public spaces,” with portraits that explore the connection betweenindividual people and collective memory. More:When Street Art Meets Nature 🔗 FollowEl Decertor on Facebook Nuxuno Xän perfectly blends his painted character with the wild, living surroundings. He turns this ordinary concrete wall into a beautiful stage for nature. The tropical leaves bring the entire graffiti portrait to life! 💡 Caribbean Art Fact:Nuxuno Xän is based in Fort-de-France, Martinique, and his practice is broader than wall painting. Street-Artwork describes him as combining graffiti, body painting, and graphic design while also sharing urban-art knowledge withMartinican youth through workshops. More:When Street Art Meets Nature A beautiful real tree behind the wall perfectly completes this painted figure. The brilliant 3D illusion depends entirely on the changing seasons and natural sunlight. It is street art that actually grows over time! More:When Street Art Meets Nature This striking portrait and its lush botanical setting work together in perfect harmony. It feels exactly like a secret rooftop garden turned into a high-fashion photo shoot. We love the bright, bursting floral crown! More:When Street Art Meets Nature Robson Melancia expertly places his painted face right where a real tree can work its magic. The leafy branches finish the portrait with incredible, living texture. It is a brilliant and joyous natural optical illusion! More:When Street Art Meets Nature A simple, messy cascade of green plant matter perfectly completes this funny expression. It instantly turns a basic mural into a cheerful face that feels totally alive. Street art that makes you smile is the absolute best! More:When Street Art Meets Nature SFHIR lets the wild environment push directly into his artwork. This gorgeous mural gives the concrete city and the living plants one beautiful shared language. The blending of paint and leaves is totally flawless! More:When Street Art Meets Nature Fauxreel makes a tiny, easily ignored natural detail feel entirely intentional. He cleverly turns a random tuft of street weeds into the absolute center of attention. This is urban street art at its most playful! More:When Street Art Meets Nature Daniel Popper’s towering sculptural figure feels like it naturally grew out of the garden. He transforms the human form into a massive, immersive green doorway. Walking through this artwork feels like pure magic! 💡 Sculpture Fact:“UMI” belonged to Popper’s “Human+Nature” exhibition at The Morton Arboretum. The Arboretum says the 15–26 foot sculptures were created exclusively for its 1,700-acre site and formedPopper’s largest exhibition anywhere in the world. More:When Street Art Meets Nature 🔗 FollowDaniel Popper on Instagram Natalia Rak perfectly aligns her massive, colorful mural with the living tree down on the sidewalk. It creates a brilliant 3D optical illusion where the giant girl appears to be watering reality itself. An absolute street art classic! 💡 Mural Fact:This mural’s original title is “The Legend of Giants.” It was painted in 2013 for Białystok’s Folk on the Street festival, and Colossal helped spread it globally soon afterits festival debut. More:When Trees Become Art 🔗 FollowNatalia Rak on Instagram Michael Pederson playfully gives a tiny, random dandelion the grand status of a priceless museum object. This clever street installation makes the ordinary city cracks feel incredibly precious. It is guaranteed to make you giggle! 💡 Tiny Sign Fact:Michael Pederson’s tiny interventions work because they borrow the authority of official public signage. Colossal notes that his pieces are often camouflaged like legitimate street signs around Sydney, turning overlooked corners intoabsurd little civic instructions. More:When Street Art Meets Nature Pejac uses a brilliant optical illusion to make a tiny plant feel like both a wound and a repair. He painted fake medical plaster holding the cracked bricks together. This small, powerful detail screams volumes about protecting nature. 💡 Street Art Fact:Pejac’s tiny interventions are usually site-specific acts of precision, not random decoration. His own bio says he is highly selective about the right place, context, medium, and tools foreach message. More:When Street Art Meets Nature 🔗 FollowPejac on Instagram Jonna Pohjalainen magically turns ordinary cut logs into massive, colorful oversized pencils. The work is better documented as “Colour Pencils,” a set of local aspen trunks carved during an environmental-art workshop at theOpen Air Art Museum in Latvia. It is a playful reminder that our favorite drawing tools begin their lives as trees. More:When Street Art Meets Nature Wild Drawing forces the real, living tree to become a crucial part of the painted composition. It is no longer just something blocking the wall. This epic graffiti mural creates a jaw-dropping natural optical illusion! 💡 Artist Background Fact:Street Art Cities notes that Wild Drawing was born and raised in Bali, studied both Fine Arts and Applied Arts, and began painting in the street in 2000. His murals carry thatEast-West cultural backgroundinto public space. More:When Street Art Meets Nature 🔗 FollowWild Drawing’s website This widely circulated stencil is often credited to Banksy, though a strong official claim for this specific older bush piece is hard to pin down. The clever joke only works because the green shrub was already growing there: the physical location becomes the medium. More:When Street Art Meets Nature 🔗 FollowBanksy on Instagram Oakoak magically shrinks the world down right around these fallen red berries. A simple creeping plant instantly becomes a bustling, tiny construction site. This hilarious miniature street art is bursting with creativity! 💡 Miniature Fact:OAKOAK has been turning small urban details into comic scenes since 2006. Urban Nation describes the Saint-Étienne artist as a humorous interventionist who turns everyday city objects intocomic-like stories. More:When Street Art Meets Nature 🔗 FollowOakoak on Instagram A simple green vine quickly becomes an entire jungle playground for Calvin and Hobbes. Oakoak turns a creeping plant into a classic comic strip waiting to happen. This is pure, joyful nostalgia on a wall! More:When Street Art Meets Nature 🔗 FollowOakoak on Instagram Oakoak cleverly lets a low-hanging branch of red berries become a magical, miniature apple tree. A tiny stenciled figure reaches up to pick her prize. This sweet and simple illusion is an absolute delight! More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowOakoak on Instagram Sandrine Boulet hilariously turns ordinary tufts of sidewalk grass into bursting cheerleader energy. A quick sketch brings these annoying pavement weeds to life. It is the perfect way to make a boring street totally fun! 💡 Process Fact:Sandrine Estrade Boulet’s own site describes her world as a mix of photography, illustration, urban art, and in-situ work, floating between dream and reality. That is why her street pieces feel likequick visual jokes discovered inside the city. More:When Street Art Meets Nature Sandrine Boulet creatively turns a random fallen leaf into a dramatic street prop. It makes this tiny, funny pavement scene feel totally complete. You will never look at autumn leaves the same way again! More:When Street Art Meets Nature A cute, retro pixel-art character carefully waters a real, living plant. Pappas Pärlor uses colorful Perler beads to make the natural world the punchline. This clever street art brings awesome video game vibes to reality! 💡 Pixel Fact:Urban Nation notes that Pappas Pärlor’s favorite material is fuse beads. That means this little gardener is not only street art; it is old-school pixel logic exported from screens and games intoreal public space. More:When Street Art Meets Nature This gorgeous real flower becomes the sparkling centerpiece of the graffiti. It is placed exactly where the painted fairy needs a touch of bright magic. It creates a stunning, fairy-tale optical illusion right on the street! More:When Street Art Meets Nature A dark, hollow tree trunk becomes a terrifying and brilliant natural frame. It makes this famous movie portrait feel like it is staring right out from inside the wood. This is an absolutely killer street art surprise! More:When Trees Become Art A heavy, real potted tree on the sidewalk becomes the final piece of this brilliant painted joke. Dr Love nails the 3D perspective perfectly. It looks exactly like the stenciled man is carrying the giant plant away! 💡 Festival Fact:Upfest says it began in 2008 as a one-day event with 30 artists and has grown into a major Bristol street-art program attracting around 80,000 visitors and showcasing more than250 artists. More:When Street Art Meets Nature This is an incredible form of graffiti that literally grows over time. It beautifully softens the harsh stone wall with thick, living green moss. It is a brilliant, eco-friendly way to leave a lasting street message! 💡 Moss Fact:Carly Schmitt’s own archive lists this living-letter experiment under“Moss Graffiti”, which helps confirm the attribution while keeping the focus on the moss itself as the medium. More:When Street Art Meets Nature JPS cleverly lets a real, thick tree branch act as the ultimate equestrian obstacle. It makes the painted horse look like it is leaping straight through the actual street. The forced perspective on this stencil is flawless! 💡 Stencil Artist Fact:JPS is Jamie Paul Scanlon, born in Weston-super-Mare near Bristol. Urban Nation’s artist bio links him to the UK stencil scene, giving this tiny horse-and-rider moment a place insidea longer British street-art lineage. More:When Street Art Meets Nature Vinie lets the wild greenery completely take over her gorgeous portrait. The thick vines push the character’s hair way beyond spray paint and into the real, 3D world. Her signature girls always look stunning in nature! 💡 Character Fact:Street Art for Mankind notes that Vinie moved to Paris in 2007, when she began exhibiting her iconic afro-hairstyle feminine character on walls while playing withnature and the surrounding environment. More:When Street Art Meets Nature Alter OS lets vibrant flowers and deeply painted emotion beautifully collide. The real hanging plants make this incredible street wall feel soft, direct, and completely alive. It is a stunning tribute to love and nature! More:When Street Art Meets Nature Daniel Popper’s giant wooden figure dramatically opens her chest into a burst of greenery. She transforms into both a beautiful human body and a welcoming, magical doorway. This colossal art piece feels like a sacred forest temple! 💡 Title Fact:The sculpture’s Spanish title is “Ven a la Luz,” meaning “come into the light.” Popper’s studio lists it as a 33-foot work made for Art With Me in Tulum using steel, wood, rope, and natural fibres, with a focus onthe fragile coastal ecosystem. More:When Nature Becomes Design 🔗 FollowDaniel Popper on Instagram Mehmet Ali Uysal literally makes the solid ground look completely pinched. It playfully makes the grassy landscape feel exactly like a piece of soft, folded fabric. This massive park sculpture is an absolute mind-bender! 💡 Sculpture Fact:This work is actually titled “Skin 2.” Pi Artworks lists Mehmet Ali Uysal’s 2010 Belgian version at 700 × 800 cm, turning the landscape itself into the “skin” held bythe oversized everyday object. More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature A boring, gray crack in the sidewalk bursts into a lush, tiny garden. It only happened because curious kindergarten children decided to test what could grow there. We are obsessed with this sweet, hopeful guerilla gardening! More:When Trees Become Art This pristine green lawn is instantly transformed into a frozen, giant badminton court. These massive, oversized shuttlecocks turn the serious museum grounds into a playful, larger-than-life game. It is a pop art classic! 💡 Pop Art Fact:The museum grounds are part of the joke. The Nelson-Atkins Museum says Oldenburg and van Bruggen imagined the museum as a badminton net and the lawn as a playing field; each shuttlecock weighsabout 5,500 pounds. More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature Leandro Erlich places a floating piece of architecture right in the middle of an open field. It makes the entire grassy landscape feel like a surreal, dreamlike stage. This gravity-defying optical illusion is absolutely breathtaking! 💡 Nerd Fact:The full title is “Window with Ladder — Too Late for Help.” The New Orleans Museum of Art lists the 2008 work as made from a metal ladder, steel underground structure, fiberglass, and aluminum frames, standing177 inches tall. More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature Lorenzo Quinn beautifully turns the abstract idea of care into a massive physical gesture. Two giant white hands emerge from the earth to gently hold a young, living tree. It is a stunning plea for environmental conservation! 💡 Sculpture Fact:Halcyon Gallerydescribes “Give” as a work made from resin and recycled materials, with an olive tree symbolizing peace and environmental sustainability. Quinn’sofficial biographyadds that the sculpture was placed in the Uffizi’s Boboli Gardens in Florence in 2020 before later becoming part of Pietrasanta’s International Park of Contemporary Sculpture. More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature 🔗 FollowLorenzo Quinn on Instagram Cornelia Konrads turns a boring place to sit into a thrilling, high-speed launched object. The official title, “Schleudersitz,” makes the joke sharper: a quiet park bench suddenly looks ready to fling someone across the landscape. 💡 Sculpture Fact:Sculpture Network documents“Schleudersitz”as a 2010 installation for the Flying Objects exhibition in Neustadt an der Donau, made from rubber, steel cable, a wooden bench, and paint, with a bent pine tree completing the slingshot illusion. More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature This gigantic, towering safety pin turns a quiet grassy park into a major attraction. It makes an ordinary, everyday object suddenly become a massive, shiny city landmark. Oldenburg and van Bruggen always made the mundane look totally epic! 💡 Pop Art Fact:The official title is “Corridor Pin, Blue.” Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco lists the 1999 sculpture as stainless steel, aluminum, and glazed acrylic enamel, made byOldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature Yasuhiro Suzuki literally makes the solid ground look like it is being slowly unzipped. It magically reveals a pool of water, as if nature has its own hidden seam. This massive zipper is an unbelievably clever optical illusion! 💡 Design Fact:Yasuhiro Suzuki also made a moving “Zip-Fastener Ship.” His artist bio explains that the boat’s wake appears to unzip the sea, turning an industrial zipper intoa playful mediator between daily life, design, and nature. More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature Surrounded by beautiful, brightly flowering spring trees, Popper’s giant wooden figure gently opens her chest. It creates an incredibly calm and peaceful space for deep reflection. This massive park sculpture is pure, quiet magic. 💡 Meaning Fact:Daniel Popper’s own Human+Nature archive describes “Hallow” through grief, remembrance, vulnerability, self-knowledge, and growth. The open body is not just dramatic form; it is tied tothe emotional process of loss and healing. More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature 🔗 FollowDaniel Popper on Instagram Jon Foreman meticulously builds a massive, sweeping stone spiral right on the sandy shore. It feels perfectly made for the rising tide to slowly change and eventually reclaim. This is the ultimate, beautiful temporary beach art! More:Sculptures That Blend With Nature 🔗 FollowJon Foreman on Instagram Thomas Dambo’s lovable troll rests peacefully in the wild, open landscape. She looks just like a gentle giant built from recycled scrap wood and pure storybook magic. Finding one of these giant trolls feels like a true adventure! 💡 Troll Fact:“Mama Mimi” is part of Thomas Dambo’s global troll universe. Jackson Hole Public Art says the troll was produced with them and hosted at the Jackson Hole Land Trust’s R Park, turning a community conservation property intoa public treasure hunt stop. More:When Nature Becomes Design 🔗 FollowThomas Dambo on Instagram Anna & The Willow magically gives simple branches the intense, pulling tension of a loaded bow. She turns softly woven willow into a fiercely poised, life-sized human figure. This is an absolute masterclass in natural sculpture craft! 💡 Craft Fact:Anna & The Willow is Anna Cross, a willow artist based near Ripon in North Yorkshire. Her artist bio says she studied zoology and is inspired by British wildlife and the surrounding countryside, which helps explain theanimal-like tension in her woven figures. More:When Nature Becomes Design 🔗 FollowAnna & The Willow on Instagram This incredibly realistic sleeping figure gently settles right into the wild landscape. It makes the cold concrete wall feel like part of a quiet, beautiful natural dream. We love how the graffiti seamlessly fades into the tall grass. More:When Street Art Meets Nature 🔗 FollowMade in Graffiti on Instagram Spencer Byles beautifully frames the quiet forest path with massive, woven branch circles. They look part bird’s nest, part magical doorway, and part ancient future ruin. This immersive land art completely transforms the woodland hike! 💡 Forest Art Fact:Spencer Byles says he has been making sculptures from natural materials in wild forests for over 15 years, and that most of his work is made fromorganic and ephemeral materials. More:When Nature Becomes Design 🔗 FollowSpencer Byles on Instagram Semi O.K. brilliantly turns a real, heavy tree trunk into a giant paintbrush handle. He makes an ordinary street fixture the absolute star prop of the mural. The illusion of spilling bright blue paint is totally fantastic! 💡 Graffiti Timeline Fact:Semi O.K.’s own Instagram bio identifies him as a graffiti artist and street artist “Since1996,” putting this playful intervention inside a long-running Istanbul graffiti practice from thepre-social-media era of wall documentation. More:When Nature Becomes Design 🔗 FollowSemi O.K. on Instagram Bruno Althamer leaves his incredible mural unfinished entirely on purpose. He lets the massive real tree change the portrait’s hair color through every single season. It is a stunning, ever-changing living tribute to a rock legend! 💡 Living Mural Fact:This living mural has been studied academically. A 2024 paper inArtsdescribes “Four Seasons with Kora” as a large-scale Warsaw mural that uses a nearby tree as part of the composition andchanges the portrait’s social meaning through the seasons. More:When Nature Becomes Design 🔗 FollowBruno Althamer on Facebook Rodrigo Rodrigues places this child’s amazed gaze exactly beneath the hanging blossoms. The real, bright pink branches perfectly complete the child’s absolute wonder. It is a beautiful, heartwarming interaction between street art and nature! More:When Nature Becomes Design 🔗 FollowRodrigo Rodrigues on Instagram SWEO and Nikita 5.7crew turn an abandoned old bus into prey for a giant yellow snake. The incredible 3D painting makes the whole heavy installation feel terrifyingly alive. The way the snake crushes the metal is mind-blowing! More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowSWEO on InstagramandNikita 5.7crew on Instagram INTI builds an incredibly quiet and towering golden mural. Two striking faces, a floating fish, and a crisp white flower float magically between memory and the city landscape. The sepia tones make it feel totally timeless! 💡 Name Fact:The golden mood fits the artist’s name perfectly. Art Public Montréal notes that Chilean muralist Inti Castro was born in Valparaíso and that “Inti,” translated from Incan, means“Sun”. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowINTI on Instagram HERA places a brave young girl right between a fierce panther and a wise owl. She turns these wild animals into the ultimate companions for courage, learning, and watchfulness. This is such an inspiring mural for a school wall! 💡 School Wall Fact:Impermanent Art documents the mural as a HERA work for Branded Arts Festival at Mann UCLA Community School in Chesterfield Square, and connects its title to Horace Mann’s famous line about education as“the great equalizer”. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowHERA on Instagram Bacon uses a cracked pomegranate and intense golden light to make this ancient myth literally glow. The gorgeous lighting effects blast out across the entire dark city street. This massive 3D illusion is an absolute showstopper! 💡 Sustainability Fact:Street Art for Mankind’s Big Art Bigger Changeprogram describes its Houston series as 50 large-scale murals amplifying social and environmental justice.Downtown Houstonadds that the murals connect with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, giving Bacon’s Persephone and pomegranate a clear public-art context beyond the glow. More:New street art and mural designs 🔗 FollowBacon on Instagram Speker uses fresh citrus fruit and incredibly warm amber light to create magic. The dark foreground trees help pull this flawless, studio-like portrait right back into the outdoor world. The lighting on her face is just breathtaking! 💡 Festival Fact:Speker posted the work under the title“Secret In Amber”and confirmed it was painted in Beaumont, Texas, for Beaumont Mural Festival. More:New street art and murals around the world 🔗 FollowSpeker on Instagram Ian Mutch uses the massive sandy beach like his own personal, giant sketchpad. The wet sand perfectly holds this hilarious joke about hiding from the world. We love knowing the wild wind or high tide will eventually erase it! 💡 Beach Drawing Fact:Ian Mutch says “Head in the Sand” was created near Wyadup Rocks just a few days before Australia’s COVID lockdown. He describes it as a response to confusion, strange social behavior, and panic buying, which makes the jokemuch sharper than a random beach doodle. More:When Nature Becomes Art 🔗 FollowIan Mutch on Instagram Jon Foreman painstakingly arranges thousands of smooth stones so they seem to actually flow. It looks exactly like solid geology is finally learning how to move and ripple. This mind-bending beach land art is pure, meditative perfection! More:Jon Foreman Uses Nature Like This 🔗 FollowJon Foreman on Instagram This is an unbelievably clever indoor and outdoor art intervention! A simple balcony doorway is totally transformed into a giant, painted camera lens. It perfectly frames the gorgeous natural landscape outside.Abitare’s 2016 documentationidentifies the piece directly as Collettivo FX’s camera at Pizzo Sella, photographed by Mauro Filippi. 💡 Nerd Fact:Pizzo Sella is no ordinary ruin:Manifesta 12frames it as part of Palermo’s “Sacco di Palermo,” while Blocal traces how the Fare Ala collective launched the unsanctionedPizzo Sella Art Village in 2013to spotlight illegal construction on the mountain. 🔗 FollowCollettivo FX on Instagram Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe Prefer classic browsing? Open latest posts → No spam. Just the freshest city finds. New stories. No noise. 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Ostiamare promosso in C, il tecnico D'Antoni: "De Rossi ha visto più lungo di noi" David D'Antoni, tecnico del neopromosso Ostiamare, si lascia andare in conferenza stampa: "Sono molto orgoglioso, abbiamo intrapreso questo percorso con tante persone e si è creata un'empatia incredibile tra tutti noi. Questa è una vittoria particolare, s'è creato qualcosa di magico e questo stato d'animo me lo porto dentro. Non ho social, non mi interessano né nella vita né nel calcio, ho sentito di qualche polemica per destabilizzarci ma non ci interessa, è un ambiente che non mi piace e non frequento. Siamo qui a gioire tra la gente, è quello che volevamo regalare ad Ostia". Ha dato un impulso decisivo avere come presidente una figura quale Daniele De Rossi: "So quanto sia importante questa vittoria per il calcio laziale, creano un indotto positivo per l'ambiente e per Ostia. Io credo molto nelle storie, e la nostra è forse la più bella del girone. Penso a De Rossi, che è partito da qua per poi prendersi tutto nel calcio e il primo pensiero una volta smesso è stato al club. E lo ha dimostrato sempre, in ogni suo atteggiamento. Siamo orgogliosi di averne fatto parte. Voglio complimenti con Ancona e Teramo per averci reso la vita complicatissima, ma noi siamo stati sempre in testa, senza cedere mai e accelerando nel momento in cui ci credevano morti. Non abbiamo demeritato in nulla, siamo stati una grandissima squadra e società. Il pensiero va al mio staff, ai giocatori, alla famiglia e al nostro presidente che è stata l'arma in più: ha visto molto più lungo di noi, che abbiamo messo in atto il suo sogno. De Rossi è stata una presenza costante, sostenendoci sempre. Mister o presidente? Lo chiamo Daniele (sorride, ndr)".

Over the last two months, nations have scrambled to shore up oil supplies as the Iran war prevented oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz. This, according to someglobal analysts, wouldlead to a downturnfor clean technology exports from China, the world’s top producer of solar, wind, batteries and electric vehicles. They predicted the rush to secure fuel for cars and trucks combined with China’s manufacturing oversupply, collapsing prices and trade barriers would trigger a sharp fall in cleantech exports and a slowdown in global deployment. New datafrom energy thinktank Ember shows the exact opposite has happened. China’s solar exports doubled in a single month, rising to a new record of 68 gigawatts in March. Fifty countries broke records for imports of Chinese solar panels. Demand was particularly high in countries hardest hit by the oil crunch, such as India and the Philippines. Exports of batteries and EVs alsojumped 38%in a month. Nations aren’t just focused on oil. They’re securing more reliable energy supplies to avoid the next disruption. The pain from soaring oil and gas prices is being felt most acutely in developing nations. It should be no surprise many of these countries are moving fastest to seek alternatives. Demand for solar in many African nations hasrisen rapidlysince 2024. But in March, demand across the continent rose 176% month on month to reach 10 GW, while demand in Asia rose to 39 GW. Thetop importerswere India (11.3 GW) and Indonesia (6.2 GW), two nations long reliant on coal. Some of this demand will fall back, as China’s changes to tax rebatesthis monthwill add 9% to the cost of solar panels. But this doesn’t take away from the bigger picture. In only a few years, China has come todominate the mass productionof almost all clean technologies across solar (80%), wind (70%), battery cells (80%), battery systems (80%), EVs (70%) and hydrogen electrolysers (58%). In newer industries such as heavy electric trucks, market share is over 90%. This success has come with the problem ofovercapacity. Firms can produce much more solar than the world is buying. Authorities areflagging the needfor industry consolidation. For other cleantech producers, China’s record exports look threatening. But from a climate perspective, overcapacity isn’t so much a bug as a feature. This is because ofWright’s Law– the rule that for every doubling of cumulative production, the cost per unit falls by a predictable percentage. When production is concentrated in high-volume hubs as in China, this law translates to rapid cost declines globally. The effect is even stronger because China is installing solar atworld-beating rates. Record solar exports aren’t a blip. Growth has beenconsistently strongsince 2023. There’s no sign of a long-term slump in demand for cheap solar and clean tech. As the International Energy Agency points out, this year’s oil crisis islikely to acceleratethe rush for clean tech. In coming months, shipments of solar panels will be unloaded from China’s cargo ships and added to power grids or as standalone energy sources everywhere from South America to West Africa. Once online, cheap daytime solar will reduce demand for pricier power from coal and gas plants. This is exactly what happened in Pakistan, where an unreliable grid droveenormous solar uptakein recent years – and less demand for gas. Solar panels usually displace coal and gas, given thermal power plants tend to burn these fossil fuels. But EVs directly displace oil. This is why it’s significant that exports of EVs and batteries are nowmuch more valuableto China than solar panels. Solar produces cheap, abundant power. Batteries allow it to be used later. These technologies are useful first to clean up electricity generation and boost energy security. But these two technologies can unlock much more. They can make it possible to electrify polluting sectors long considered “hard to abate”. Electric options for heavy industry are multiplying.Electric arc furnacesare now replacing coal‑fired blast furnaces in steelmaking. High‑temperatureelectric heat pumpsand electric boilers are replacing gas in some chemical and food‑processing plants, while heavy dutybattery‑electric haul trucksare being trialled in mining and construction. These technologies are still at an early stage. They’re often more expensive up-front. But the selling point is the fact they are cheaper to run – as long as electricity is fairly cheap. This is exactly the outcomesolar and batterycombinations deliver. Last month, Australia importednearly 1 GW of solarfrom China – a new monthly record. This quiet surge happenedeven asleaders debated over whether to drill for more oil in Queensland or expand domestic fuel reserves. The facts on the ground favour clean tech. Per capita, sun-drenched Australia has themost rooftop solarin the world. Battery storage is growing very fast. The main power grid is now at50% renewables. Uptake of EVs is surging after a slow start. The next big thing will be clean tech for heavy industry and mining. Some mine sitesalready getmost of their power from renewables, while electrified fleetsare developing. China’s export boom shows cleantech is becoming the new engine of the global energy system. The scramble for oil is a stopgap measure. Higher oil prices will only spur on the search for alternatives –just as they didduring the first oil shocks over 50 years ago. This time, though, the oil shock has hit in the midst of thefastest energy transitionin human history.