Put your hands on your hearts, readers, and tell us that in the event of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin leading the USA and Russia a year or so from now, you can’t see this actually literally happening. [EDIT: The fight, not nuclear apocalypse. Obviously.]
Look us straight in the eye and tell us there’s a 0% chance.
An alert reader directed us to an article on finance site Bloomberg today:
It’s interesting to see a business and bankers’ perspective on something that we’ve already pointed out a number of times on Wings, namely that the lower oil price has at least as many upsides as downsides.
Tonight we watched as the conclusion of a “debate” in the UK Parliament saw the “opposition”, almost unprecedentedly, sum up the same case as the government, to roof-raising cheers and applause (which is now apparently permitted again) from the Conservative benches for a Labour shadow minister.
It’s never usually terribly difficult to get a Scottish Labour MSP to express a view on anything. It’s hard to open a newspaper without being forced to hear Jackie Baillie or James Kelly’s opinion on something or other.
(Admittedly it’s generally the SNP, and the opinion is invariably that they’re bad and whatever they do is wrong – but still, they’re not shy about coming forward with it.)
So when Neil Findlay attacked the SNP for all having the same view on bombing Syria last night (about which he was inexplicably furious, even though that view was exactly the same as his own opinion), we thought it’d be easy enough to find out how many of his MSP colleagues were on the respective sides of the debate.
Obviously, actually including the exact phrases “within 45 minutes” and “weapons of mass destruction” might have been a little bit too near the knuckle, but the message comes across just the same: “Here we go again.”
We don’t often bring you footage of an Armed Forces Committee session in the US Senate, readers, but this spellbinding six minutes of questioning from a Republican senator on the subject of military action against ISIS doesn’t miss and hit the wall.
(We should note that Sen. Graham is a hawk who wants ISIS bombed back to the Stone Age. But even he can see the insane, irrational nature of the action currently being proposed, which would leave Syria a shattered mess but firmly in the hands of a murderous Russian-backed dictator conducting a ruinous, destabilising civil war.)
Dan on The Idiot Rodeo: “Okay Aidan, then take some of your own advice and stop cherry-picking parts of what I wrote to lose and…” Dec 18, 23:22
Mark Beggan on The Idiot Rodeo: “Since you’ve got the dictionary out. Try Nutcase.” Dec 18, 22:55
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: “Is that you, Hatey? I preferred your John Main moniker most- it lent a bit of gravitas, unlike McHateface, to…” Dec 18, 22:42
Mark Beggan on The Idiot Rodeo: “@ His Northness My dear Northy. You are looking up the wrong word. School boy error. Try ‘Ringer’. And you…” Dec 18, 22:28
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Contrast that to Northcode, who whilst admittedly sometimes amusing…” Thanks for the compliment, AI Dan. Your sycophancy won’t save you…” Dec 18, 22:24
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: “Are you a professor of Scottish History? ANSWER ME! YES or NO? NO! Then it is as I thought, you…” Dec 18, 21:58
Aidan on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Dan – my experience includes providing extensive professional advice on the subjects I’ve written about above. You can chose to…” Dec 18, 21:52
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “As long as more than 50% of the immigrants are called Navid they, and we, will be grand. It’s a…” Dec 18, 21:26
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Idiot Rodeo: “HEALTH SECRETARY VOICES CONCERNS OVER PUBERTY BLOCKER TRIAL The Health Secretary has said he’s “not comfortable” with the upcoming puberty…” Dec 18, 21:26
factchecker on The Idiot Rodeo: “factchecker says: 18 December, 2025 at 3:32 pm Factually, of course, the campaign to eradicate Gaelic language and culture in…” Dec 18, 21:25
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Ah, C’moan noo, Northy. Get yersel a pen, or a pencil, or a soft crayon if the staff in your…” Dec 18, 21:16
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: ““There is no such word as “dead” to be found in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language” Should read: “There…” Dec 18, 21:05
Dan on The Idiot Rodeo: “https://caltonjock.com/2025/12/18/the-scottish-islamic-forum-sif-a-group-tied-to-the-global-muslim-brotherhood-has-announced-that-it-is-planning-a-radical-campaign-to-play-a-greater-role-in-scotlandss-civic-life-to-chang/ A name rings a bell… https://wingsoverscotland.com/this-is-what-a-liar-looks-like#comment-2571782” Dec 18, 20:58
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Just marking time, Chas. Indy is a done deal. Waiting for the UN to make the announcement that we’re free.…” Dec 18, 20:50
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: “There is no such word as “dead” to be found in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language, Scots or otherwise.…” Dec 18, 20:47
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Show your teeth, Northy. Bark and howl. Everybody fears rabies. You’ll be safe.” Dec 18, 20:34
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Sorry, Alf, I’ve only just noticed your recommendation I read Freire’s theory of antidialogical action. Before I make the effort…” Dec 18, 20:30
Mark Beggan on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Sven My choice is the Scottish word. The other two are English words. Dead; Scottish meaning; Absolute, without doubt, On…” Dec 18, 20:25
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Trainspoting? Never heard of it. Google neither.” Dec 18, 20:20
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “C’moan Aidan. The moon is made of cheese. You just have to believe. Ever wish the “believers” would just believe…” Dec 18, 20:16
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: “I’m wondering if this is another of those veiled and cryptic threats of physical violence we’ve seen on here a…” Dec 18, 20:15
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Wow, I’m a moron who most likely takes it up the arse. Alas, puir Auld Scotia, abandoned by all but…” Dec 18, 20:01
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: “An apposite quote in response to my ‘intensifier’ comment. Now there’s a writer who knows, or at least did at…” Dec 18, 19:31
Mark Beggan on The Idiot Rodeo: ““It’s a fuckin tightrope Spud. Try to hard and they might give you the fuckin job”” Dec 18, 19:00
Mark Beggan on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Sven Don’t kick the arse out of it.” Dec 18, 18:50
Sven on The Idiot Rodeo: “Mark Beggan@ 17.55. One out of three ain’t bad, Mark. Your choice which one.” Dec 18, 18:26
Dan on The Idiot Rodeo: “Aidan says: “…your babble has reached a degree where it isn’t possible to interpret any argument you might be trying…” Dec 18, 18:10
MuttersUWS on The Semi-Visible Man: “So sorry for your loss. May your (very sharp and detailed) memories of him be a blessing. Have to admit…” Dec 18, 18:06
Mark Beggan on The Idiot Rodeo: “Dead clever cunts.” Dec 18, 17:55
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: “Speaking, and writing, in potty-mouth (chortle) is the subject of some serious scientific research. It has been discovered, for instance,…” Dec 18, 17:45
