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From Trump's Worst Week: Defeated by Iran, Italy & Algae - Then Humiliated at VersaillesJun 25, 2026

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Trump's Worst Week: Defeated by Iran, Italy & Algae - Then Humiliated at VersaillesJun 25, 2026 — starts at 0:00

Oh there's a lot going on stateide. Let's Jopob rightan. We will bomb them They will be bombed just like I bombed them on Wednesday night and Tuesday night and was going to bomb them on Thursday night at a level that was three times great Hello and welcome to the Trowl, where we slowly become increasingly addicted to our phones to bring you this podcast I'm Gemma Forte and I'm Marina Perkis and do you have that Friday feeling trawlers? Are you feeling like this It's notid Or perhaps more like this Either way, take solace in the fact that you don't feel like the presresident of the United States today, which is probably more like this. So why don to kill me. He's the biggest lier apart from Elon Musk I very rich, but still losers. Anyway, look, it is absolutely not going well for that old bastard in the White House. Covy posted Trump was defeated by Iran, Algi, and the Snap on the Medal of Honor in one week Marina Purkers give us an algie update because yeah, we're all worried. coming live to you from the Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. and o look at that ' murky as fuck. It's just not going well and it's so indicative of Trump, isn't it? It's like he tries to make something better than it was. He ruins it. He spends shit loads of taxpayers' money He ignores the scientists, ignores the experts and ends up just absolutely like fluffing it and then blaming someone else, by the way. Yeah A H two the Googs said The last time I saw liquid this colour, four turtles got abnormally large and grew up to be ninjas. And there was a fantastic headline in The Guardian, which said Trump acknowledges real problems at Reflecting Pool after fourteen million dollars makeover blaming Vandalism. Days after his administration claimed the poool was crystal clear and then spending fourteen million dollars on the renovation. Despite an unmistakably green hue, the president acknowledged issues And then without evidence blamed foul play A such a bll end A such a bell end foul playjama He can't just say, oh, you know, the renovation was botched. I mean, you could even blame the renovators if you wanted to. But no, he can't say that can't say we've got bad contractors or even you know, just pond stuff happens. No. he says that some people have, I quote, done everything possible to hurt the inside surface of the pool. Oh my God. someomebody has hurt the pool. There are such things apparently, I never knew as poool saboteurs. Yeah are theyre just there, that're lurking around the reflecting Pool drerma. Yeah. Obviously those Democrats and liiberals have got nothing better to do. Actually, maybe they haven't. It's not like they do anything to stand up for anything. But no, they probably have been spending their time creeping in the middle of the night. to release algae into the reflecting pool. It's just beyond. He reminds me of one of the things I've never forgotten and I'm not gonna say who, but I worked for someone at one point years ago. In my twenties, I was their PA and this woman was a bit of a bellnd and I actually ended up writing a novel kind of based around it She was an actress. Anyway the point is she did this thing where she was really hung over one morning and she was like, I can't find my earrings, my earrings, my earrings. Anden she was like, the cleaner has taken them. And I just thought, No, no, the cleaner hasn't taken them. The cleaner has worked for your family for about twenty years and doesn't want your stupid earrings. I found the earrings forin about two minutes, weren't there are the earrings for Oh right, yeah But then there's no apology. Very trumpy, but can I just say I do that? if I can't find something in the first Two minutes of me looking for them. My mind immediately goes to blaming either my husband or my kids. It's like, whyy can't you just leave my stuff? Oh really they aren'm gonna get are of you Okay fine, but that's more. I'm gonna to stick up for you here. That's moving stuff around, moving shit about. You're not accusing someone of theft. Someone loyal who's worked for you for years years years. Yeah. No. But here he is, Trump accusing the Democrats of a coordinated antip pull operation. I mean, it's impressive. you think about it, kind of like shadowy network of pnd terrorists Just waiting. In fact, there's loads of play cameras around there as well. So this would not happen. But there they are already waiting for their moment to strike the freshly painted Lincoln Memorial Relecting Pool. And the best part of this story, by the way Is that that Trump said that law enforcement is now, I quote, actively investigating this situation. Yeah Yeah, that's good, that's good. So the FBI presumably is sifting through CCTV footage of a pun. All he needs is a ring doorbell Just get that, you can set Melan, give her something to do. She can just be stiring like like, o, what's happening now? She could do it. and then they could do some forensic analysis on the algae. I mean, imagine the FBI agent Kawalsski, what have we got here? S sure. I'm channlling now what is it T cat? Do you remember T cat? S sure It a phytoplankton bloom consistent with inadequate water circulation and insufficient UV filtration Following a fresh pink application. G Very good soccer watching there the swweeny, that's British based anyway. Yeah, it's all a bit of a joke Joe Joe from Jerers wrote, It was the darkest of times. It was the dumbest of times. And she said that over a genuine picture of the National Guard, which has been sent along with local police to the reflexing ple T what to guard the algae Oh God, bloody hell. Someone just throw him in it and don't give him any armbands. Anna Sakardi said Maga. making algae grow. Again Yeah. Wow and then to be defeated not just by Alge buy a ribbon So there was some footage of so Trump is there and he trying to give the medal of honor to someone called Mayor Nicholas Dockery This medal, right It's just like a couple of snap buttons, the ones you just press in to each other. That's it. He just has to put it around the neck. and snap the buttons into place couldouldn't do it is all fingers and thumbs he ends up having to just tie a knot So this ribbon is just like tightly, smly slightly choking this major It's just pathetic, but the signs are good trarawers, the signs from a health perspective Good On that note,wlers we mentioned it in previous episode, our next trarawl meets is with Anthony Scarabucci And he said to us. He said, the thing is guys, Only good people die young That s great. he might have a point. I do think Trump's like a bloody scorpion. he could be here for another hundred years. He seems to think Sar seems to think he's in very good health. Moving on. The G seven summit happened last week. This is the world's most powerful nations getting together to discuss the future of the global order and also seemingly to collectively Avoid making eye contact with the orange Gibbon. There is a photo that emerged. It' iconic. It is basically a load of leaders, I'd say, maybe like nine of these leaders And they're all sort of in a bit of a huddle in one corner of the room And there standing there like a lemon, as I say to my kids or an orange Is Trump J there on his own being blank. It's such a funny photo. I'm going yeah, it's extraordinary tra. I wish you could see it. So imagine you know you've got this corporate boardroom right Anybody who's ever had an office job.'s the sort of room you book out for a meeting. idedeally, there's a platter of pretet sandwiches if you're very lucky and then I am next to those. So imagine the P sandwiches are in that corner. All the other leaders are all huddled back I don't And he's on his own Looks like he's been put on the naughty step. Grimacing like a turtle He's just totally left out and they're utterly blanking him. So that is fabulous. It's tremendous solo energy. It's like that one person at a wedding Who doesn't know anyone except the groom. She Sting there at the bar the vibes, except he's not putting out any vibes. He just looks like'. Yeah ye. So the absolute centerpiece though, and Marina's alluded to it already, the star kind of clip from this perhaps whole episode comes from Georgia Maloney. Your Italian prime Mister. Now we know she's pretty far right, okay And she has been considered up to this point by lots of people to be one of the world leaders that Trump sort might get along with, but no. that said, in recent times there's been quite a lot of eye rolling Yeah I think she despises him. she does personal level. Yeah. probablyro finds him smelly and repulsive, which is couldn't blame her And that's just my opinion. That's just my opinion. Anyway, there's been a bust stop. And when you manage to fall out with the one person there who' theoretically on your side. That's a special kind of diplomatic achievement right there. Yeah, most people go to a party, they try and find their own people, Drop found his person and then had an argument with her So we don't know the full details of what was said, but the clip that emerged from the G seven that happened prior to the big bus stop is it was quite lovely because you can see they're having a chat But George Maloney is the body language is like Go fuck yourself. You can tell it's like she does not like him. It's a kind of a what is wrong with you? The hand gestures are there. It's lots of like almost questioning hand gestures, making a point or those lovely Italian gesticulations. And you know what it's a shame? because there's something about Melani. if she wasn't Far right. She could be a force with Blly goodood because she is strong, she is clear But sadly, She is on the right. but anyway, it then escalates from that point. Because after that interreaction, Trump gives an interview to Italian TV. did by the way, because they're asking him about Ukraine at this point He just starts talking about Menori. He volunteers the topic and says me to take a photo with her. She wanted a photo with me so badly. I could have skipped it, but I felt sorry for her. It's obviously on his mind. It's obviously needled him. It's have stayed with him. So it's the thing that comes up. And yeah. yeah, people looked at their interaction and someone said This is how my wife speaks to me when I'm being told off, like the body language was all there. It was a telling off. I know you're right, I think it bothered him and so wanted to make a jab at her So he ends up saying she begged me to take a photo with her. Begged There's just no way she did. Again, from the body language, you don't go from that body language to begging someone to have a photo with them.sllsit. Anyway, there came a scathing response from Moloney and we haven't put it in because it's an Italian So it would be pointless. Well I'm going to put a tiny bit in Gemma because was it sounded like poetry. But basically what she said in this is a very short clip. She says some things deserve an immediate response and the things said by Trump are totally invented. She says it with such s, by the way. Not sure why Trump behaves like this and not the first time it's happened I can only say it's a shame he doesn't show the same determination with the enemies of the West, with leaders with whom he is much more accommodating. So she absolutely draged Lutin, but yeet precisely. But this was the strongest bit of the clip that she shared to X, listen to this.. Eoitalia non inroamo. Iioitalia non improviamo M. That means neither I nor Italy ever Ionic. Get out on a t shirt. putut it at my gravestone. Yeah, mate Neither I nor Italy Yeah bang I'm gonna wear that on my next date. Do it This is a clear message. Do it. justust make sure we don't I'm not begging for anything. And then theyab relax. Please go me again It's just a tast shop so joking What's up b Yeah, Aazing. Aazing. The gllobal Reader zer one said, Maloney was the only European leader, Trump's inauguration. She defended the Iran war when others didn't. She was Trump's bridge to Europe. Trump just burned it over a photo Yeah She's just like It's like when you're at school and you're a kid and some boy goes, Yeah, I finguered her at a party and you're like, N fucking didn't. They didn't. But that's when you were about eleven. eleven Well, I mean, I'm saying they didn't. I'm saying they didn't Jesus. Anyway, people on Melani's side stood up for her and Antonio Tajani He's the vice president of the Council of Miniss of Italy, came out and said on X The serious and offensive words of President Trump towards Prime Minister Georgia Maloney offended all of Italy. For this reason, I have decided to cancel my visit to the United States scheduled for the next twenty first and twenty second of June. God, I wish we got that offended on behalf of our prime Minister, or like when he slagged off Sadet Khan. I mean, some of us did, but most of us most people didn't And we should o my, Italians hold a grudge. We know how to hold a grudge. The Italians are like Sorry, you want to beg for a photograph. I don't think so Puman Like it's hilarious. Yeah. There was even one Italian newspaper and this newspaper is far right. and it went with the headline Tp C on, which basically translates to Trump is an arhole. And that was the headline. in fact, the literal translation.'s because we'd like to teach you things is actually testical Con is testicle, but that perhaps doesn't hit as well. So Trump is an asshole. I thought testicle was Pa Oh called yeah it's like bullock's called be Ball. That's good We've learned something today. Thankk you very much. You see you come to the troour, you learn. Yeah. We all know now what the Italian word for testicle is and I like that Cleonee, feel free to use it at your pleasure. not pleasure. Mixed up with Don Corleonee. No different spellout, different Corleonee. Cleonee. Yeah Be that's the sort of thing you could get. Don Bullsack doesn't have the same ring to it, doesn't it? So it was absolutely wonderful. And again, it's visual, but the same picture where Trump's on his own in the corner like a sulky child and the rest of the gang are all the way over the other side of the room. and John Collins just put to have a picture with me. Yeah Paul Nland wrote, This is why he made up the bullshit story about her begging for a photo with him because a strong woman gave him what for. That's all it boils down to So he lied to make himself feel better and created a diplomatic incident. a misogynistic, deluded narcissist lion pig. Ohold don'to back Pul don back don't don'to back Right, Sould we get to the latest on Iran because it just bigers belief The last time we talked about this, we just were laughing, which is awful because obviously it's terribly serious L laughing Trump. We're laughing Trump. people don't laugh, you cry. I mean, where' do we start? So Anazarves wrote Live your life in such a way that you are not being defeated by Iran and Agi at the same time And the place we're gonna start on these trawllers is let's take us all to Itood of false is good of false I'm gonna start in Versailles Absolutely pure Poetry of it all. So a quick recap for anyone who has been blissterly off grade or under a rock The US wentent February through June at war with Iran, bombs, blockades, economic chaos, global oil markets going b roll And then this week, Trump decides Dal time, well specifically actually dinner time and deal time at the same time, because Trump was at the G seven in France. Macron laid on this extraordinary dinner at the Palace of Versailles, gold ceilings, wall of mirrors, you know, all that stuff that that sack of shite falls for and loves And he ends up, Trump ends up signing this Iran deal, this memorandum of understanding. Yeah, And he signed it like leaning on a banquet table saying This was not easy. I can tell you. And then he lifted up the paper to show everyone that he can write.'s my signature He always does that with every executive order is't he like my three year old draws a picture and wantce we didn look at it. Mumy, I mean, look, he's all proud. Yeah Look, I started to war fucked everything up and now I' signed the paper. And the shoddiness of this deal trawers this capitulation has not gone unnoticed, nor did the significance of Versailles Michelle Inill wrote, It says so much that no one on his team understood the significance of signing an agreement at Versailles or was able to stop it. God Almighty. So here's a little bit of history because we don't expect you all to know His team should have known. So the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles is essentially Europe's greatest venue for ritual humiliation. So in eighteen seventy one, Germany humiliated France there by proclaiming their empire in France's own palace. Then in nineteen nineteen France got revenge. It forced Germany to sign a peace deal in the exact same room, the most famous surrender document in modern history. The terms so brutal, they basically created Hitler. Yes, that's after the First World War. Exactly. And then fast forward, twenty twenty six. And now Trump signs the Iran deal there. in that same room, that room, that venue for ritual, humiliation, Carnage for Life said The sad thing about being an idiot is that people can set you up to be humiliated in ways that can go over your head. Yes, Sakura, Dct Kitsu said. Now, if someone mentions the Treaty of Versailles, I get to ask which one? So that's new. And Zed Chamu said, I apologize, Macron. I was not familiar with your game. Very, very good. Friendos Stradic wrote Trump surrendered at Versailles, just like Germany did after World War I. Oh, and there's more. The old Stumbble bun was given a freaking bicycle by Macron because everyone knows that Biden rides a bike. Trump can barely stand unassisted. C even imagine the hysterical laughter in the Macron household over a glass of wine. I love it. I love all the cultural differences. I love Italy getting really shirty because they've insulted this woman by be. did we do not beg And then you've got the French just being very French. Yeah, give them a bite, stuid old twat. And they'll be raising the beautiful Sauvignon Ban go ye, fucking It's all subtle, It's clever, it's great. It's just really, really funny. I don't know what we do here. Well we giveave him a bell. That we give him a bell a bell. We did give him a bell and also we've got Steve Bray who goes and just sort of shouts at everybody when they go. It's actually not a very British thing to do. well. don't knowny it's funny's way. Tia Aura says luring him to Versailles because it's so shiny and making him sign surrender is kind of an epic move. notot gonna lie. Yeah. Lee Dixon Cox pointed out Charles gave him a golden bellnd. That was that was hilarious. I love that episode as well. The Prime Minister of Korea gifted him a gifted him a crown from the doomed Silla dynasty. That is not Silla Black by the way. S I L L A. The Silla Black dynasty was not doomed, obbviously, it was a fabulous franchise. A dynasty that collapsed due to its own corruption. Macon gifted him with a bike at the G seven and got him to sign his surrender at Versailles I'm not sure he will ever understand the great irony in any of this because he would say irony is woman's work, but that inbred, insufferable toad is being trolled by the entire world And I love that for him. I love that for him too. David Sidder wrote a fun detail The document Trump's sign is in Persian, fazzi The Iranians controlled the language of the agreement as winners do. yes. And then on the point of nuclear weapons According to Trump, the whole point of the war in the first place was to stop Iran being able to develop one. Well, listen to the state of this from JD Vance saying that you're hoping this deal would prevent Iran in the future from getting a nuclear weapon. but from what's been put out there of the MOU I'm curious how does the MME reflect that in the future, Iran will not, in fact get a nuclear? What's stopping them down the road to your point, rebuilding and restarting from where we were pre the war. Well, number one, they would have to get a lot of money in order to rebuild their nuclear program. You're talking about billions and billions of nuclear infrastructure that the United States destroyed. In order for them to rebuild that program, they would have to get a lot of money. And we have them in an economic chokehold right now that we're not going to release until they fundamentally change their behavior. A lot of money like hundred billion dollars, the fund that you're gonna to help facilitate. Also, what about the twenty billion in unfrozen assets? the ones you're gonna unfreeze These are just not serious people, and I'm really looking forward to Trump throwing vance under the bloody bus. And if you think, by the way, to all is that we're being harsh or bias on Trump's deal, here is a montage of clips from Fox, from Fox, showing even his own tribe know it's a pile of shites. They're better off than they were before the hostilities began There's also a lot of talk about this three hundred billion dollars fund that they may soon have access to. Nobody is disputing that that is a thing. I hate to say this in this deal, the biggest loser is the United States and India. you negotiate from strength. You don't give people money. I will say that the early returns do not look wildly promising this point America has given up all of its leverage in this situation. Let's be very clear. this is the vice P president seeal. It does not have support. The regime has not changed They're just rich here. I do have concerns about the memorandum of understanding. I didn't believe it. I thought somebody was spoofing me. I'm really glad you found that clip, Marina, because I mean, we are biased. We're incredibly biased. I also personally happen to think we're correct. And yeah, it's just a shit show. Again, I don't want to give too many spoilers from our trowmates with Skaramuchi He's just like, yeah, but he's got so rich out of it. And it's like, Well, that's not justification. Well, that's the bit that shocked me the most. Let's not do a spoiler shocked me the most in that interview. But yeah, it's just when it comes out to all all is, you've got to listen to it. Right. So anyway, even the as pointed out by Brian Ray Guatar, even the former national security advisor, Susan Rice Wadden She said This is a jaw dropping horrific surrender document complete with hundreds of billions in reparations. It is the predictable result of incompetent negotiation and the fool hardy strategic catastrophe of starting and pursuing this disastrous war. The US will not soon recover from this. The biggest national security blunder in decades He has screwed it. He has screwed it and you know what though is so unbelievable. There are still people who think he's greatpe Yeah, cllose to forty percent, I think Is it forty percent yeah. I thought it was in the thirties. Mad's high thirties. Oh God Almighty. You can't, they are lost, lost souls. I like this from Geriatric Gamer. Iran walked right up to Donald Trump and grabbed him by the pussy. else Someone else, Rick McCrickface pointed out. Imagine being Pete Hegseth right now, right You renamed. Department of Defense, the Department of War We have your first warall And you fucking lose it? Yeah. is just unbelievable. And then of course, you've got Israel just not doing as they've been told at all. And I think Trump is getting increasingly fed up and putting calls in and just being like, stop it because every time they try and get a ceasefire, Netanyahu' just completely ignores him and they carry on with their disgusting attack And the Defence Mister Katz announced that the IDF will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon And they're just free to act to eliminate threats. They're just on it. They're just on the offense entire time and Iran are not bloody happy. So guess what happens, Trollers Oh yeah, they've tried about straight for moooz again becauseuse that's It was open for about five minutes then in total. I think I think about six and a half minutes. Six and a half minutes, yeah The Iran emmbassy tweeted this to the US. Notice, Lebanon is still burning. effffective immediately, the straight of Hormz is closed to all maritime traffic until full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese soil and complete cessation of military operations. You had one obligation restestrain your bloodthirsty ally. The world's energy now waits for your conscience to arrive We don't bluff Thursday and I. Unbelievable. So look, in fact, Ethan Leins, I was wrong. It wasn't six and a half minutes. He pointed out, Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a fifth ceasefire at four PM at four twelve. Israel bombed a place called Nabatya So twelve minutes, sorry, I was wrong. twelve minutes was all it took. Wow. We were actually being facetious, but it was Yeah twelve minutes. And you know, I mean, I have to say Netanyaho has completely ruined Israel's reputation. And I don't know how that bit ends. I don't know what will happen if Trump gets it. I mean, what can he I mean, he could could just withdraw all the funds, they pay they pay Israel so much money. Yeah, it's like a third it's like a third of Israel's military, something or is paid for by U.S. taxpayers. can't remember the exact thing, but it's I don't think that would stop him either though. they They're on a mission It great. I know but they are losing you can see with Jade Vvance, Jadeie Vvance actually gave a press conference and said Eesssentially, we are Israel's last ally. and it's like, is that your flex There's a reason. there is a reason for that and you continue to support them, but you can see there's tension now. And Vance, by the way, is having an absolute frigging mare.. So nine AM on Fox he told them the strait is open at ten AM. Iran said the strait is closed. But it's all right, lads. Trump's got it covered is got it covered. Here's a clip from CBS. mis. President, you've been saying all week that this deal permanently prevents Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. But the drafts of the deal that have been floating around barely mention Iran's nuclear program. So can you explain how exactly the deal achieves that goal So when I say permanently, it should be permanently. But if it's not permanently, we will bomb them They will be bombed just like I bombed them on Wednesday night and Tuesday night and was going to bomb him on Thursday night at a level that was three times greater Ohways the craig David of war. Then abon them Tuesday, then abonon shit on Thursday and Friday child Sunday made some oil money It's outrageous byy the way we need to put in here our favourite sound effect. for fucks sake. Yeah Jadie Vos was a really, really funny clip where he's gone to Switzerland where they're supposed to have these peace talks sign this peace deal. J. Vancek gets absolutely snubbed by the Qatari official there. He just does not shake his hand and you can see Vance is a little bit lost. And then the telegraph reported that Iran walked out of peace talks after Trump's outburst So it's all going really well. I've got to say the one that, I mean, they're all terrible, terrible people But Bener, I almost can't look at him. He scares me.ure He is yeah, he really, really is frightening. And on that, here are words that he posted, the Israeli government minister, the one who takes great pleasure in himself going in and manhandling prisoners and he's just me home with a noose broach whose wife made him the noosecake. Yeah ye, that's him. He wrote For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep all of Lebanon must burn. And Sid Abas Arachi said, This is not a rant by a random genocidal lunatic It is a public post by National Security Minister of the Israeli regime the genocidal death cult headquartered in Tel Aviv as a threat to all of humanity. I mean, is Gobbles, right? It's Vile So there you go. Joha gives me a tiny bit of hope I guess I don't know, it's literally like a smidge. that that social media post actually violated the rules of X. Wow. Yeah Wow, because I've seen some shit over there in the past Okay. And also just want to point out a time to record. This was the news that broke yesterday. BBC covered it. well done. UN Commission of Inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children. So it's been confirmed they are deliberately targeting children, not inadvertently, which would mean they're just like, you know what they're like they're shit who they bomb. if they' are kids and no no,re not inadvertently deliberately, deliberately targeting them. thirty percent apparently of the casualties So look, we won't go on too much. We're going to get into some underrated in a second, but it's worth pointing out Evette Cooper pointed out calling for all of Lebanon to burn is horrendous and abhorrent statement. But then declassified UK was saying, but while Gaza and Lebanon burn, the UK government continues to facilitate the supply of fighter jet components to Israel. So I think we will leave that there an alive. Let's get into some underrated, Marina Perkis. Let's do it. let's do it. Hck realality wrotes, Iran has universal healthcare. Saudi Arabia has universal healthcare. Morocco has universal healthcare. Every single one of the forty eight countries playing in this World Cup universal healthcare except the one posting it We built a trillionaire before we built that. Yeah, that's hard to stomach. What a failure of policy. I always think about hello American listeners. I just don't know. I mean, how are you doing Are you okay? Because it's been rough being a resident of the UK for a while, you know, but it's Nothing, nothing compared to what you've got going on. So I just hope that your' once great country that we all wanted to visit and take our kids to And everybody talks, don't they about? I to do that thing where I do a road trip and I go and do this and do that and go to Yosesemite and well sorry, not at the moment, thank you very much.. But I just really hope it repairs itself. I'm sure it will. Things are cyclical. Anyway, there you go Q question if we haven't got any American listeners, and I'm just talking to myself we in the data I know we do Audi Yeah V get a girl said? Wonder if any medieval peasants stayed awake at night replaying awkward conversations Just lying there in the dark, thinking. I was weird at the well. What hundred percent think that is absolutely the case. They drank too much mead? Yeah next day. Yeah. Oh gosh, what did I say Yeah to the damsel at the well. Yeah. what did I do in the inn This is disgraceed to me. Very interesting. I went to see fifteen thirty six, one of the best pieces of theater I have ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever seen. It's just basically Tudor women trying to survive. What it was at fifteen thirty six is when Henry cut Anne Bolen's head off. It was just an amazing play. It was so interesting. You can't get tickets for anymore. You can't get tickets for anymore. But do you know what, though? they're gonna adapt it She, the writer, Ava Picket is currently adapting it to go on the BBC, so we can all see it there. And so when that comes out, highly recommend. It's absolutely fascinating the biggest compliments anyone's ever given. G on, Jen. This week, one of our listeners said on threads that I was silly And he said she's so silly or something. but he said it in a really, really nice way. And I was thinking about that sort of a bit like the medieval peasant at the well. I was thinking, oh, I think that's such a lovely compliment. And I was thinking about how obviously you don't want to be around people who are silly all the time You need serious and you need sensible, but I realized that all of my friends have a bit of silliness in them And if someone's totally serious,'t I can't do it Oh come on to Marina Perkin. I just There are limits to how serious you know someone can be. And I think that's why following on from that on the dating apps, everybody writes, it's really boring cliche. They write. Looking for someone who doesn't take themselves too seriously and I'm always like Yeah, sure. I'm you girl. Yeah I'm. I'm you girl. Let's see how more I can push that I get that's why a quality that people are drawn to You sit with someone who's extraordinarily serious and very takes themselves very seriously and very serious very ser at certain time, I'm just like, go bore off M Trump. He takes himself very, very, very serious. I think we know that. I think we know that about you, Gemma. Gemma's back on the apps, apparently. Yeahah, back on the apps for the ninety eighth time. Gh, red downloaded Oh, here we go. Hed your bet gemmer. It's a numbers game, just throw as much what is it m of the wall? something will stick' for your au if I know. had I had a nice interlude. It was a positive interlude yeah. but one that has drawn to a close over political differences Can I say that Kind cuts it up to a point and then you're like, ye, yeah think what? No. G out. Gess out No that's an e. And I would love to do a whole gosle now, but I don't think people will do it. Will youember No, no, no, actually. Okay, fine. Right. last underrated before pudding and it's by Threads NYT Pitchpot who says Trump says that he will sign a deal with a reflecting pool alge by sundeday. So if not he'll presumably bomb the shit out of it. Marina is angling or algeing for a fifth trawl. I don't know if I've got it in me. We shall see. We're going to take that off. Mike can figure that one out. And you know where we might do that at Versailles. Well we might tell you why I want two tralers cause Nigel Ferard He did the media rounds in his period, didn't he? Yes on the.'s abbsolutely stoppppy little shit. Okay, let's leave you with pudding. It's an absolute joy. It is the amazing Jonathan Pi obliterating Trump ennjoy o stay hydrers This war was a success in the same way that paying fourteen million dollars to have large chunks of blue paint floating in an algae infested reflecting pool was money well spent. The truth is the United States has rarely looked weaker and Iran has rarely looked stronger, having now worked out that if anyone doesn't do exactly what they want them to They'll just close the strait of Hormus and they've got the whole world by the ball bags We went from week one, I will win. Victory will be easier than that time I kidnapped the Pident of Venezuela, to week two, I won, to week three. whyy aren't you helping me win? to week four. I don't need your help to win, but if you don't help me win, I'm going to destroy NATO, Wek five. If you don't let me win, I'll annihilate an entire civilization It's quite a feat to give the Iranian regime the moral high ground, but luckily Donald Trump shattered the illusion of American morality a long time ago. Week six, we're winning and to prove it, here's an AI picture of me dressed as Jesus. Wek seven. The Pope is a soy filled woke guardian reader, week eight, I'm getting bored now Weeks nine through to fourteen really bored now and I've got ballrooms to build and cage fights on the White House lawn to organise. and four months later, victory. Thank you very much. Where's my peace prize? And if the rest of the G seven can just clear up the mess and pay the bill, that would be great. Trump got really angry with the UK and Spain and Canada, Australia Ital In fact, anyone who raised any objections to this gross example of imperial overreach was branded a coward. It was as if he felt like we should all be grateful that his latest piece of American expansionism didn't involve making Canada the fifty first state or carpet bombing the sleepy village of Greenland

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