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amispartacus · 29/01/2017 17:01

Follow on from before.

It's not funny anymore. It' serious

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GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:02

Zebra That's unreal. Do you sometimes wonder how these politicians can't see this stuff when it's instantly obvious to the general public?

cozietoesie · 30/01/2017 14:06

But what is 'the general public'?

Floisme · 30/01/2017 14:07

I'm sorry but the idea of announcing the supreme court nominee 'live' (on tv?) made me laugh.

On a serious note, does the supreme court have the final say on the legality of the ban?

WhispersOfWickedness · 30/01/2017 14:08

Thank you everyone, that makes it all a bit clearer Smile Will continue to follow with uneasy interest...

PausingFlatly · 30/01/2017 14:12

If you want a really scary and rather out-there possibility, we were speculating that Trump might actually be assassinated by his current puppet masters or competing extremist interests (I won't specify far right, as at some point right/left ceases to be relevant).

They'd keep him in place while he was still delivering things they wanted, but when he'd strayed off-message too often and become too difficult to manage, a handy assassination apparently by a member of one of the persecuted groups would be a real two-birds-one-stone.

I sincerely hope that's in the realms of fiction.

Destinysdaughter · 30/01/2017 14:12

Good summary of the airport cases and what's next

www.justsecurity.org/36960/stock-weekends-district-court-orders-immigration-eo/

Dawndonnaagain · 30/01/2017 14:13

Pausing. I doubt it and I never have been a conspiracy theorist!

ZebraOwl · 30/01/2017 14:18

GingerIvy
In fairness, that one was on the Civil Service... however, it is also up to Civil Servants to try to stop that sort of thing: they sit in the House to advise Members (of both Chambers) that they are talking utter shite. I mean, when technically/legally applicable. Sadly they're not allowed to just constantly send Jeremy Hunt notes telling him what an arse he is...

GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:18

He moved up the supreme court nominee simply to detract from the muslim ban and all the bad press

Roussette · 30/01/2017 14:20

Agree ginger and as the ban will probably end up at the Supreme Court, he will have chosen 'carefully'.

My money's on Judge Judy Grin

Dawndonnaagain · 30/01/2017 14:20

Sadly they're not allowed to just constantly send Jeremy Hunt notes telling him what an arse he is...
Nips off to find his Facebook page and twitter account!

GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:20

Donald J. TrumpVerified account
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If the ban were announced with a one week notice, the "bad" would rush into our country during that week. A lot of bad "dudes" out there!
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Michael Cohen ‏*@speechboy71* 7m7 minutes ago
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This is how children think terrorists operate

GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:22

Jared Yates Sexton ‏*@JYSexton* 3m3 minutes ago
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This is what happens when a person with a fourth grade understanding of the world is put in charge.

GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:22

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Donald Trump's refugee ban will make the world 'less secure,' warns Italian minister www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/30/donald-trumps-refugee-ban-will-make-world-less-secure-warns/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter …

ZebraOwl · 30/01/2017 14:29

Dawndonnaagain

I once told him on Twitter that never had a spoonerism been more apt than the Hulture Secretary one. And I never use that word...

GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:29

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Saying "Ivanka is Jewish so Trump can't do anything anti-Semitic" is like saying "Ivanka is a woman so he can't do anything misogynistic."

Destinysdaughter · 30/01/2017 14:29

This video gave me goosebumps...

m.youtube.com/watch?v=5NeqyLBHkCQ

GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:30

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@Yair_Rosenberg Ivanka claims to be Modern Orthodox, yet eats at treyfe restaurants in Manhattan, and always wears sleeveless dresses.

I just need to ask. Can anyone on here who is Jewish explain this please?

cozietoesie · 30/01/2017 14:30

You all have got to bear in mind, constantly, how will this play in eg the Appalachians?

Pretty well I would have thought.

Dawndonnaagain · 30/01/2017 14:31

Zebra, I was driving the kids to school that morning, nearly crashed the car when James Naughtie came out with that!

shovetheholly · 30/01/2017 14:31

This is worth a read.

medium.com/@yonatanzunger/trial-balloon-for-a-coup-e024990891d5#.196ixax6x

I think the headline overstates where we are, but nonetheless some really scary boundaries are being tested right now.

GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:32

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Where was all the outrage from Democrats and the opposition party (the media) when our jobs were fleeing our country?
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GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:33

That last Trump tweet is ironic considering all the "make america great again" things (shirts, hats, etc) were made in China.

GingerIvy · 30/01/2017 14:34

24K going to London march so far - and I imagine there'll be far more than that

32K interested.

Dawndonnaagain · 30/01/2017 14:35

Trying to find local march. Not having much luck at the moment.