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Kid Berwyn

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22. Like in "The Long Good Friday"
Wed May 13, 2026, 01:07 PM
Wednesday

Harold from Stepney thought Charlie from Brooklyn would appreciate the snobbery in London. Same thing in Beijing.



“Does the Queen greet the president when he flies in to Heathrow?”

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Instead, send in China's pedophile execution squad Blue Owl Wednesday #1
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Xi makes first move. Snap. Sneederbunk Wednesday #3
Where's Melania? leftstreet Wednesday #4
Hopefully picking out which hole she'll be buried next to wolfie001 Wednesday #40
trump does not look good LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #5
No grandiose reception? That's a shame 🙃 Deuxcents Wednesday #6
No red carpet for Trump (none that I can see) --that alone is a hit to Trumps EGO! riversedge Wednesday #7
I think he expected a lot more than kids waving flags as he arrived with his billionaire entourage Deuxcents Wednesday #10
y'all are fucking tripping. TheProle Wednesday #16
You seem upset that some here are enjoying this obvious snub ornotna Wednesday #27
There was no expectation that Xi would be there, so TheProle Wednesday #35
Thanks for reality check -- it gets downvoted these days Ponietz Wednesday #36
Heartbreaking MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #44
I'm surprised he wasn't disinvited NJCher Wednesday #8
He said Xi would give him a big hug malaise Wednesday #9
Ha ha dem4decades Wednesday #11
Different from the slobbering Trump/Putin greeting. Vinca Wednesday #12
Trump is a grumpy stupid moron Johonny Wednesday #13
My Hope ahnakneemoose Wednesday #14
Should be interesting to watch malaise Wednesday #15
I bet they can get good Chinese carryout! COL Mustard Wednesday #20
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Wouldn't that be a shame MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #45
For most of the world outside of the Fox/MAGA Trump cult... Hugin Wednesday #17
It's well known that the Chinese are Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #18
Sir! Sir! That's a snub, sir! Grim Chieftain Wednesday #19
Now they know how Zelensky feels when he visits here. Tommy Carcetti Wednesday #21
Like in "The Long Good Friday" Kid Berwyn Wednesday #22
This is... GiqueCee Wednesday #23
What a waste of a fresh diaper. rubbersole Wednesday #24
This happened in 2017 as well. But this time he was greeted by the vice president instead of a state councilor, so it's WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #25
A Xi Power Play Right There. MineralMan Wednesday #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Goonch Wednesday #28
That's Biden, guy. Prairie Gates Wednesday #43
Kind of looks like Biden kimbutgar Wednesday #49
More than likely they were scrambling to find some deodorant. ☮ walkingman Wednesday #30
Why would a vassal of a subordinate power expect to be treated like an emperor? quakerboy Wednesday #31
China's news didn't cover Trump either. Blue Full Moon Wednesday #32
Fooled me. I thought he was gonna fall. Maybe next time. twodogsbarking Wednesday #33
The master does not go out to meet the slave. Ray Bruns Wednesday #34
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Is there anywhere that Trump is still respected? International travel will be dangerous for his sons after he's gone ChicagoTeamster Wednesday #46
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