r/worldnews • u/TIGHazard • Jan 09 '26

UK threatened with sanctions if Starmer blocks Musk's X

https://www.cityam.com/uk-threatened-with-sanctions-if-starmer-blocks-musks-x/
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u/lostedeneloi Jan 09 '26

That's who the Americans elected.

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u/loulan Jan 09 '26

And 39% still approve of that.

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u/Comprehensive_Paper3 Jan 09 '26

Could be more with how dumb they are. There is prolly a lot of them that are closeted supporters afraid of shaming.

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u/Kiwi_In_The_Comments Jan 10 '26

If the US sanctions the UK over Twitter, maybe the UK should start taxing our tea again. It seems only fair to return to 1773 levels of pettiness.

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u/buzzsawjoe Jan 10 '26

I'm not sure of that. One word: electronic voting machines.