For those who have been paying attention, for the past several days the U.K. political discussion has centered around major political embarrassment for Prime Minister Keir Starmer following the very public resignation of most of the British defense cabinet members, including the Minister of Defense.
The cited reason for the chaos is Starmer’s unwillingness to support or fund the U.K military, leaving their resources in a critical state of depletion. Starmer has delivered grand prose to NATO about leading military operations in Ukraine, the Arctic Circle and the Strait of Hormuz. However, in reality they have few working ships, only one working carrier, no training equipment and they have to shout “BANG” during military exercises because they don’t have the money for blank ammunition in their weapons. The state of the U.K. military is now a well-known embarrassment.
Following the resignation of almost all the British military leadership, Starmer was facing serious political ridicule. Then, last night, in what can only be honestly described as a transparent political optic, Starmer staged the seizing of a “Russian shadow fleet” oil tanker, which he bragged about on the X platform – complete with cinematography to showcase the boldness of the operation.
You really have to see the video Prime Minister Starmer organized [shared below] to promote his display of strength against the horrible Russians. [It is presumed the designation of “shadow fleet” comes from the lack of London insurance on the vessel itself.]
Viewers will note the ¹cinematography of the video release, the lighting and the staged nature of the camera recording within the imagery. Notice how the ‘marines’ sent the cameraman down the steps first, to capture the lead special operator as he descended the stairs. 😂 Notice also the lighting and use of night vision goggles to enhance the dramatic visual. 🙄 Then there’s the dramatically pre-opened doors, and the mysterious way the camera man is inside the room before the special forces arrive 🤣. The only thing missing is the background music “ride of the Valkyries” as the Royal Marines carry out the mission.
Honestly folks, I’ve been laughing all night… This is too much:
Despite Putin’s best efforts to evade sanctions, we will not let him get away with it. pic.twitter.com/IIW3Cv2ENQ
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 14, 2026
¹It is not lost on me how the British previously used fake inflatable tanks to fool the Germans in World War II. Wash-Rinse-Repeat for domestic consumption. lol
One of the most ridiculous moments was when Royal Marines darted into two dark corners of the ship’s hold, presumably to clear the area in case of ambush, but a cameraman was already there waiting to film them!
British Royal Marines vs Unarmed Russian Civilians trapped on an oil tanker…
I mean it should have been over in five minutes but it was close!
Norm MacDonald 😎
The BRMs were armed but did they have any ammunition? Bang! Bang!
The continued use of the word “embarrass” when applied to every idiotic falsehood or manufactured action the Left is caught in is not only useless, but dangerous. THEY DO NOT CARE.
Issues that have forced resignations or about-face responses in policies in others have a long track record of refusals to resign, recuse or reversal of behaviors in the Left. Here and abroad. Indeed, their actions have escalated. There has never been a price to pay for these sociopaths so why should they?
Until there are serious repercussions there will never be a restoration of civilization.
“Well, yep! I believe it,” said the average everyday low IQ/information citizen (or is it ‘subjects?”) of Great Britain.
You can’t forget that PROPAGANDA is a very strong “medium” which causes confusion and disarray amongst 3/4 of the population. This video is just another fine example.
Is that Scott Pelley behind the camera?;-}
I’m looking forward to finding out which “Carry On” movie this is from.
99% of social media is propaganda. Political. Commercial. Personal. All propaganda. I have gotten down to reading only three or four feeds with Sundance being one of them.
Two weeks ago, through a NATO contractor contact, learned the whole “Russian Shadow Tanker” thing was being planned in Brussels. Like the staged video above, this “Shadow Tanker” BS was planned out weeks ago.
They had to hire helicoptees from Houston.
Wanker.
Starmer is THEE Tanker Wanker.
Wow. The days of props are over but if they are down to sound affects, that is bad, bad, bad, bad.
Guess who they will call to cover their 6. I hope the President has taken the phone off the hook.
Yep. When you hear the rubber mallet banging the garbage can lid it’s pretty obvious.
No bang for their buck or pound.
These guys were much better in Afghan ops w/o the highly paid and overrated cameraman.
He would have been a great test dummy for every trigger wire explosion in close quarter fighting. Just saying.
Starmer is a clown not a funny one but rather a buffoon.
All I see is a very light boarding party storming about in front of a camera in the passage ways of some unknown ship. Could be a soundstage. Large case of “trust me bro”.
Interesting observation
What ever happened to that fake office sound stage Biden’s puppet masters used for him to make his well rehearsed impromptu speeches?
Maybe they have it at the beach house for Hunter to practice with. lol
Could certainly be that; but if it is real I would not put it past Putin to authorize a raid to free it, I mean what are the British going to do? Call time out until their ships are repaired? Try to invoke article 5 and have Trump tell them, well since you didn’t help in the Gulf, good luck.
Maybe they’ll yell BANG.
All I see is what Starmer would do if he found his own countrymen evading his sanctions about posting certain things on social media.
Anyone here old enough to remember the movie “The Magic Christian”?
Thst involved a pretend ship too.
2025 Report on RN Inventory
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10257/CBP-10257.pdf
Actuality – 1 of 2 Carriers IS USUALLY in DRYDOCK for Repairs
Royal Navy is CATASTROPHICALLY Undermanned ( as IS in Royal Forces Auxiliary which is Civilian )
The Royal Navy HAS More ADMIRALS THAN SHIPS ! ( NO MATTER what they Say ! )
https://www.navylookout.com/does-the-royal-navy-have-more-admirals-than-ships/
Herr Keir Starmer – ” I’m a Chicken Hawk ” ( for levity )
The chicken hawk reminds me of Iran at the moment.
It’s really astonishing the muslim hordes that already invaded don’t just fully take over.
What makes you think the haven’t?
Bingo!
No matter what you see it in the pravda media, there still isn’t enough. The British, as all western nations, could still pull this off, and I believe the final piece of straw will drop on the camel’s back shortly.
I could absolutely be wrong, but the tension seems to have grown exponentially, and there will be one single event where the Saxon begins to hate and the spark will turn into conflagration faster than a CA wildfire across all of Western civilization.
The subject is the recent defense readiness report in the U.K.
Besides being the successful billionaire author of the Harry Potter and Cormoran Strike books, Rowling has also been a brave, and sometime lone, voice for the women of Scotland who did not want to share dressing rooms and lavatories with biological men.
She dared the government to come and arrest her for “hate speech” for her tweets.
She’s like the little kid in the “Emperor’s New Clothes” who speaks the truth when everyone else knows it but is afraid to say it.
Yes, I admire her courage!
Seems like more than 1 emperor has no clothes.
Their tombstone will read: “He had a plan.”
What amazed me about this is that it was a BBC reporter doing the grilling, and an excellent grilling at that. If the establishment media starts talking about the damage that Starmer has done to defense, the economy and individual freedom, there could be more than Starmer’s career that goes down in flames.
Without Closed Captions I couldn’t make it out, but he definitely looked a tad uncomfortable.
The plan is to begin the hiring process to hire someone to read the plan, and then shortly thereafter, they will brief this fellow on what is in the plan.
Just save time and money.
Yell PLAN!😂😳😏
Conversely, instead of ‘bang bang’ they could yell ‘plan plan’ and it would all come together marvelously.
Which may or may not actually be the plan, if that indeed was the plan, which, of course, it most certainly is.
“Trust the plan.”
I didn’t know the UK had their own Q PsyOp. So good it even works on cabinet members!
Seriously, this could be a Monty Python skit.
I was thinking the exact same thing!!!
Or Black Adder.
Benny Hill
Have you seen Shin Godzilla? They have lots of meetings about talking about talking about it. My nephew’s 4 year old spent the next three days satirically barking “No More Meetings Daddy!!”
Just wow…………and give it to the interviewer not buying the bull$hit
All I could think of was the closing scene of …And Justice For All when Al Pacino goes off (“You have a plan! He’s has a plan, she has a plan”, etc,) or Oprah Winfrey on the free car episode (“You get a plan!… and you get a plan!…”).
Wow I’m speechless
Then just give us “off the cuff” remarks.
Interesting that they had to come all the way back to their own coastline to “find” a choke point they could monitor and regulate.
The sound of their boots on the metal steps made a message-appropriate CLUNK.
Are we sure that wasn’t a pirate radio ship they boarded? “On the deck! You’ve broadcast your last bloody Tchaikovsky!”
Correct. “IF” they really boarded a ship? “IF” they really boarded a Russian Shadow fleet? “IF” They boarded a Russian Shadow fleet without Putin’s permission? They did it within 25 miles of their military bases,,,, not halfway around the world. Politicians will trade behind the scene favors with politicians of other countries in order to bolster support of their own citizens. In return the other politician doesn’t really get mad and start a tiff, but they will get something in return hidden from the public. I wonder if starner didn’t ask Putin’s permission and offer him something hidden. Because if starner really made Putin mad,,, starner couldn’t fight back.
Serious question, Sundance:
What if they’d boarded a ship that was insured by the US? What, in terms of maritime law, and in terms of state provocation?
It may be what country’s flag it sails under, not the insurer’s country.
The whole Starmer affair is quite sickening.
Production quality to rival NASA lunar landing. /s.
Capricorn One.
The British are coming the British are coming…
It looked fake… Where are the Russians?
The really funny albeit sad part is that they told us Russia invaded Ukraine and a lot of people believed it the same way they believed the fake covid pandemic and some even believed the part about 81 million votes. lol
Remember when Tucker Carlson got exclusive access to a Putin interview…. LOL!! and then you thought it wasnt staged! Now thats funny.
Starmer’s UK can’t float a rubber ducky in a bathtub.
Only thing missing is Scott Pelley. (cough)
Starmer expands World War Reddit to X and Tik Tok.
Kier Starrrrrghmer – Master & Commander of the low seas… and scourge of the uninsured.
“and they have to shout “BANG” during military exercises because they don’t have the money for blank ammunition in
their weapons.”
So funny.😂😂
They also probably shout VOTED after voting for their own demise in elections.
😳
What’s the name of this flick? Saving Keir Starmer?
“Saving Starmer’s Privates”.
Nice one!
How absolutely pathetic. I’m no special operator, but I have met a couple of British Marines–tough bastards–and I bet this video pisses them off.
An example of the Union Jack now fully transformed into the Union Jackass.
MNN BREAKING…
*PUTIN THREATENS TO RETALIATE AGAINST BRITISH NAVY IF THEY HAD ONE
“Kier Starmer’s a wank-a!”
Wrong gender chasing him, though the two blondes could pass for Ukrainians.
Good to know that he has career options after he vacates Downing Street.
CALL THIS THE WANKER PLAN
Besides the details about the conduct of the “seizure” of the tanker by the Royal Marines. … here is another interesting thing to consider …. it is odd that R/T News has not even mentioned the UK Seizure of the Tanker.
As an aside … got to feel for the Royal Marines …. the Royal Marines, the Marine Special Boat Squadron and Army SAS are still among the worlds elite as soldiers … to be abused this way by the UK Government has to be galling to their professional pride.
The best part is that 2 days ago a UK Minister announced that the UK would finally stop buying Russian sourced diesel and aviation fuel by Jan 2027. In effect confirming that the UK still needs and buys those products from Russia.
The obvious reaction of Russia to this charade is to ban their sale. So Starmer’s political act could cause the UK actual problems.
It just confirms that their is no-one in our Government who can see the big picture.
You have to keep up appearances…
What a fall from grace…we swear folks! These were not the Marines we beat to gain our independence. They used to be men leading and a lot tougher.
In March 2003, Elizabeth Wilmshurst, the Deputy Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom, resigned after her boss, Attorney General Peter Goldsmith, reversed his initial opinion (after visiting the USA) and declared the Iraq War legal, contradicting his and her earlier legal advice that the Iraq war was illegal.
Whistleblower, Katherine Gun, an IC analyst, had exposed the USA & UK governments role in illegally blackmailing UN Security members so that they will vote for the war.
Wilmshurst agreed to become a key witness for whistleblower Katharine Gun’s defense team, helping to prove that the government misled the public about the war’s legality.
The prosecution dropped the case so they would not have to publicly disclose incriminating documents, including the top secret memo leaked by Katherine Gun.
In 2026, we await whistleblowers, despite being restrained by the UK’s Official Secrets Act.
If the venal incompetence, vanity and corrupt puppetry of Starmer ultimately triggers Russia to retaliate against The Starmer Regime, the people of Britain should realize what then occurs could well be total and existential. The next level of scale cannot be incremental. It won’t likely stop with just the obliteration of London City. There are too few if any increments in escalation left.
Starmer is going to get all of England killed if this keeps on. I pray it doesn’t but I fear it will.
It’s something to do with the thermonuclear intersectionality of stupid and stubborn.
Trailer for Threads, British version of The Day After.
About EMBARASSMENT, here is Canada’s Green Climate CARNEY planting a tree.
For those who hesitated about Carney being either stupid or sneaky, your answer is in the video. The guy is a FAKE.
https://x.com/tvc1five/status/2066207725655142758?s=20
Briton should walk carefully and be respectful of countries that have a real military and a real navy. If Putin wanted to he could publicly whip Briton and there would not be anything that they could do about it. France and Germany couldn’t stop it either. If the USA didn’t come to their rescue, they could fall like France did to the Germans 80 years ago. Sad but true. They need some intellectual honesty before starner writes a check that can’t be cashed. He needs to do anything that Trump tells him to do.
Me thinks Her Starmers wee testicles are embarrassing him. Thus his “I’ll show them I’m man enough!”, attitude. What a soulless husk of humanity.
The image of infantrymen yelling “Bang” is so Monty Python. I can’t stop laughing.
The Royal Navy has more admirals than combat vessels. There is a British history professor who has a youtube channel where he has outlined the dramatic decline of the UK’s military (among many topics): https://www.youtube.com/@MarkFeltonProductions
This British “show of force” was pathetic. At the very least, they should have screamed, shot a few rounds, and throw a few flash bang grenades for special effect.