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The kiss of death..... I knoooow!

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[–] Lemming421@lemmy.world 67 points 7 months ago (2 children)

A woman so awful that after meeting her, the queen literally died.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] echodot 64 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ms Truss was speaking ahead of the publication of her book - her account of her time in Number 10.

More a pamphlet really.

[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Superfool@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is this a reference to something. I foofled it but no light was shed.

From the context I presume it is a way of saying it's a book no one would read, but is there more to it?

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A newspaper had a webcam on a fresh head of lettuce. They wondered which would last longer. The lettuce or Liz Truss as PM. The lettuce won.

[–] Superfool@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Ha Thank you very much.

[–] leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Why on earth are we still paying attention to this idiot and treating her opinions as if they are worthy of consideration?

[–] uienia@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Because she was UK pm. It is a reminder of what kind of standards, or rather lack thereof, the office has.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Because that is what our media landscape has degenerated into.

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[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 31 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The 'world was safer' argument is an especially bizarre one to make this week, of all weeks, when the Middle East is 'on the cusp' of a wider conflict that was partly caused by Donald Trump's unilateral withdrawal from a treaty with Iran. And Trump also inflamed tensions in that same region by moving the US' Israeli Embassy to Jersualem. As to conflict in 'the West' specifically, he also endorsed and continues to endorse the very people pushing the West towards conflict, and himself caused violent conflict in the US, which was part of 'the West' last time I checked.

[–] DdCno1@kbin.social 9 points 7 months ago

Not just the withdrawal, but also the assassination of a Revolutionary Guards general, which Iran themselves said was why they staged October 7 as an act of revenge.

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[–] Jaffa@lemm.ee 31 points 7 months ago

You think you know how dumb someone is, but they can always surprise you.

[–] Hossenfeffer 31 points 7 months ago (3 children)

She's just a footnote. At best.

[–] Dippy@beehaw.org 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

And a god tier trivia question in 20 years. Who was prime Minister when the queen died?

[–] FatLegTed 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That or which 'Prime Minister was outlasted by a lettuce?'

[–] egonallanon@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

I just love she took the record of shortest serving prime minister from a guy who was already had the pneumonia that would kill him when he took office.

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[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I doubt anyone in the us has any idea who she is. Especially Trump followers

[–] Teon@kbin.social 12 points 7 months ago

Many of us pay attention to world events. And I was cheering on the Lettuce!

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

She's a pub quiz answer.

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Who does the cabbage endorse?

[–] hellothere@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago
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[–] BlackXanthus@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

Quick, someone ask the lettuce their opinion! We need an experienced post-holder as a counter point!

[–] Zier@fedia.io 18 points 7 months ago

FYI Mz Truss, the Head Of Lettuce endorsed Biden. And Mr Lettuce lasted longer than you. Your "best by" date has passed!

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 15 points 7 months ago

Narcissist losers of a feather, flock together.

[–] t_berium@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago
[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 10 points 7 months ago

Considering how her month long stint as PM went, I fully welcome her endorsement of Trump

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I see secret agent Truss is up to her old tricks again. truss-the-plan

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[–] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

Deranged woman.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 7 points 7 months ago

and the West is "on the cusp" of conflict.> Partly because the orange idiot sucked up to them.

I know it's not a black and white case but he certainly didn't help, and still isn't.

[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

May as well cancel the election now that it’s a forgone conclusion.

[–] Parellius@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Of course she does. How was this woman ever Prime Minister? Even for a moment?

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hope he dies and she endorses Biden. Best ending.

[–] echodot 10 points 7 months ago

Her endorsement is meaningless because she's a political irrelevancy with less political foresight than a tin of sardines.

[–] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] SouthFresh@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago

Ah, so we're lowering bars today.

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Sunik seems just as bad if not worse. Can any Brits elaborate on what it's like under him?

[–] echodot 7 points 7 months ago

Truss was damaging the economy. This one's just utterly useless and keeps putting his foot in it. But he hasn't crashed the economy so that's a plus.

But he just bows down to the hard right, so even if he himself isn't hard right. So he is still pretty awful.

There is a reason no one likes him. He's completely useless so both the right and the left get irritated by him.

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

She can speak???

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