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John Oliver Mocks Trump for Insulting Pope

John Oliver Mocks Trump for Insulting Pope

Published by Daniella Wilson

After a couple weeks off, John Oliver returned with a new episode of Last Week Tonight on Sunday, mocking Donald Trump for attacking Pope Leo XIV. Several days ago, the Pope weighed in on the Iran war, saying that “whoever is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, never stands on the side of those who yesterday wielded the sword and today drop bombs.” Noted Oliver: “It was one of a series of statements that made Trump lose his shit.” The Last Week Tonight host then pointed to a lengthy post that Trump made on Truth Social that began with the statement that the Pope is “weak on crime.”  Which, Oliver said, “in terms of insults, just doesn’t work. It’s like saying this possum is weak on Balkan geography: OK, but who gives a shit? It’s not a possum’s job to correctly place Bosnia and Herzegovina on a map. Her job is to eat garbage, hang upside down and, by this evidence, fuck,” he joked, showing a photo of possums caring for multiple offspring. …

Iran mocks EU calls to reopen Strait of Hormuz – POLITICO

Iran mocks EU calls to reopen Strait of Hormuz – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

Western leaders have urged the Iranian regime to reopen the waterway, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas transits. Prolonged closure is driving up global oil prices and damaging economic growth prospects across the EU.   Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, wrote on X that “under international law, transit through waterways like the Strait of Hormuz must remain open and free of charge.” But the Iranian regime poured scorn on Kallas’ assertion. “Oh, that ‘international law’?! The one that the EU dusts off to lecture others while quietly green-lighting a U.S.-Israeli war of aggression — and looking the other way on atrocities against Iranians?!” Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson at the Iranian foreign ministry, wrote on X. In a stinging rebuke, Baqaei said that “no rule of international law forbids Iran, the coastal State, from taking necessary measures to stop the Strait of Hormuz being used for waging military aggression against Iran.” He added that “unconditional transit passage” in Hormuz is not possible after “U.S./Israeli aggression brought U.S. military assets into …

LBC Presenter Mocks Trump Over Iran War Failures

LBC Presenter Mocks Trump Over Iran War Failures

Published by Sam Flores

Donald Trump’s apparent failure to foresee one of the main consequences of the war in Iran has been mocked by an LBC presenter. James Hanson said it “beggars belief” that the US president did not think Tehran would end up charging oil tankers for passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The key waterway, which normally carries around one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquid gas supply, has been effectively closed by Iran since shortly after the start of the war. Under the terms of a two-week ceasefire agreed on Tuesday night, Iran is supposed to have re-opened the strait. But in a post on his Truth Social on Thursday, Trump said: “There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!” In a follow up post, the president added: “Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the agreement we have!” …

Russia brutally mocks ‘arrogant’ Trump over Iran ‘defeat’ and ‘declining mental state’ | World | News

Russia brutally mocks ‘arrogant’ Trump over Iran ‘defeat’ and ‘declining mental state’ | World | News

Published by Sam Flores

Russia has brutally mocked “arrogant” Donald Trump and even made a veiled swipe at his “feverish” mental state. The country’s media do not agree with the US President’s claims of “total victory” over Iran, BBC Steve Rosenberg said, analysing the content of Russian newspapers. “Trump has escaped from the trap of his own making. But only the feverish mind of the American himself can consider this a triumphant victory,” one of the newspapers reported. The Russian Editor for the BBC also explained how Russian media believe there is “a mass of political bonuses for Iran”. Referring to the 10-point ceasefire, Moscow-based daily newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets wrote: “The only thing missing from the list is the demand that the arrogant American leader himself personally come to Tehran, crawl 10km, periodically kissing the bombed asphalt, and then publicly repent.” The Russian government paper Rassiska Gazeta said “the United States saw the limit of its capablities” in Iran. “The US is not omnipotent. Its ability to impose its will in any way is significant but limited. Everyone will …

Exclusive: Putin mocks Starmer with warship in Channel

Exclusive: Putin mocks Starmer with warship in Channel

Published by Sam Flores

Vladimir Putin has openly defied Sir Keir Starmer’s threat to seize sanctioned Russian vessels by sending a warship to escort them through the Channel. The Admiral Grigorovich, a Black Sea fleet frigate, accompanied a pair of shadow fleet ships on Wednesday while a British naval vessel followed behind. Positioned on the Royal Charlotte, a boat almost 10 miles from Dover, The Telegraph observed Putin’s flotilla cruising past the south coast while RFA Tideforce, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker, trailed in their wake. Last month, Sir Keir gave special forces the authority to capture the armada of rusted ships illegally ferrying oil to support Russia’s war in Ukraine, saying he would hit the shadow fleet “even harder” if they sailed through British waters. However, Britain is yet to seize a single Russian vessel. The Prime Minister has repeatedly faced criticism regarding the state of the Royal Navy and Britain’s Armed Forces. After an Iranian-made drone hit RAF Akrotiri, HMS Dragon, Britain’s only deployable destroyer, was sent to the Middle East, but took three weeks to arrive …

Stephen Colbert mocks Pam Bondi with Epstein-themed farewell after Trump sacking

Stephen Colbert mocks Pam Bondi with Epstein-themed farewell after Trump sacking

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Stephen Colbert has some choice parting words for US Attorney General Pam Bondi after she was fired by Donald Trump. In a Truth Social post on Thursday (2 April), Trump announced that he had fired Bondi from her post as head of the Department of Justice. Her 14-month tenure at the DOJ was marked by controversy over her management of investigations tied to the dead convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including her handling of the Epstein Files. In what became a significant political setback for the administration, Bondi went back on her earlier promises to reveal those named in the Epstein files. When the Justice Department was forced by Congress to release the files to the public, they did so in chunks and with heavy redactions. Colbert addressed the news of her firing during Thursday night’s episode (2 April) of his …

Pete Hegseth Mocks ‘Big Bad Royal Navy’

Pete Hegseth Mocks ‘Big Bad Royal Navy’

Published by Sam Flores

The US secretary of defence has mocked the “big, bad Royal Navy” for not joining America in its war against Iran. Speaking from the Pentagon on Tuesday, Pete Hegseth said: “There are countries around the world who ought to be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well. “Last time I checked, there was supposed to be a big, bad Royal Navy that could be prepared to do things like that as well.” He added: “This is an international waterway that we use less than most. In fact, dramatically less than most. “The world ought to pay attention, be prepared to stand up.” His remarks come after Keir Starmer’s government refused the US request’s to use British military bases for preemptive strikes on Iran last month. The UK did allow American troops to use their sites for defensive and limited strikes, though Donald Trump has continued to attack Britain for its perceived lack of support. He compared UK aircraft carriers to “toys” and told the prime minister “not to bother” sending ships to …

John Oliver Mocks Trump for Insulting Pope

John Oliver Mocks Trump for Not Saying ‘War’ Amid Conflict in Iran

Published by Daniella Wilson

John Oliver kicked off Sunday’s Last Week Tonight by mocking President Trump for his justification of avoiding the use of the word “war” amid the United States’ military operation in Iran. “The Iran war entered its second month, though Trump tries not to use the word ‘war’ for reasons he probably shouldn’t be saying out loud,” Oliver said, setting up a clip of Trump explaining why he isn’t using the term. “I won’t use the word ‘war’ because they say if you use the word war, that’s maybe not a good thing to do,” Trump said. “They don’t like the word war because you’re supposed to get approval, so I’ll use the word ‘military operation,’ which is really what it is.” Responded Oliver: “What? He really just talks like a 6-year-old speaking stream-of-consciousness to a stranger: ‘And my mum says I’m not allowed to talk about my penis with other people, even though everybody has one, well, not her and not my sister, but my dad and I both have penises, but I can’t say …

Russia brutally mocks Trump over Middle East war – ‘Iran has Trump by the throat’ | World | News

Russia brutally mocks Trump over Middle East war – ‘Iran has Trump by the throat’ | World | News

Published by Sam Flores

Trump is under pressure over his war in Iran (Image: Getty) Russia has brutally mocked US President Donald Trump over his war in Iran, claiming Tehran has the President “by the throat.” The Russian daily paper, Kommersant, reported today: “Trump wanted to strangle Tehran, but he’s tightened the noose around his own neck,” with several other Russian media outlets mocking the American leader’s Middle East strategy. Russian Editor Steven Rosenberg translated the Kommersant article as: “He messed up, and destroyed everything around him, but he wants someone else to clear the rubble and create a new structure. This is, of course, all about him, Donald Trump. The US president pinned Iran to the wall and practically forced it, for its own survival, to block such a key global transport artery as the Strait of Hormuz.” After doing what the paper calls a “strange political flipflop”, it now says that Trump demands that other countries such as the UK, Germany and China engage in solving in the problem in the form of an assault on Iran. …