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Should the 2026 midterm results be treated as a verdict on President Trump?

“Absolutely. Already feels like a weight has been lifted. I suspect much of the world feels the same. Would be ironic if our response to Trump-inspired division brought us a bit closer together. Probably wishful thinking, but one can hope.” — dagman
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Is Britain's government handling immigration well?

“"Harsh" and "lenient" present a deceptive dichotomy for what the real problem is; the Starmer government confessed that what had long been dismissed as a "right-wing conspiracy theory" was actually happening: Britain was being flooded with immigrants, blind eyes were being turned to some genuinely awful criminal groups, and the public was being gaslit and shut out all the way along.” — Scaramouche
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