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The most unreported thread ever. Trump thread 9

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amispartacus · 07/02/2017 22:23

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2847535-Week-3-What-will-this-week-bring-Trump-thread

There are loads of other threads. But MN aren't highlighting them. Why not? I demand to know.

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GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:15

He's just tweeted this. Already blaming the judiciary .....

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If the U.S. does not win this case as it so obviously should, we can never have the security and safety to which we are entitled. Politics!

4:03 AM - 8 Feb 2017

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:18

ABC News ‏*@ABC* now12 seconds ago
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Pres. Trump: 'I haven't had one call' complaining about Dakota pipeline. "I don't even think it was controversial." abcn.ws/2lm4n7K

"I don't even think it was controversial" ?!?!? I want journalists to start calling these lies out in a major glaring way.

cozietoesie · 08/02/2017 12:20

He's still thinking 'If you saw them, they weren't Apaches'.

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:21

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Thanks to @SenWarren, Mitch McConnell is learning today about the Streisand Effect. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Lweji · 08/02/2017 12:21

Do you think the Mars video is an official one? Did Mars Rover make it?

lingle · 08/02/2017 12:21

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-cant-twitter-shame-his-way-to-economic-growth/2017/01/31/08ca9aea-e6fb-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.1ff9c84ccfb7

it would be good to get as many Republican comments/voices on the thread as possible so we can learn how the people with the power to get rid of him think?

Maybe a little Republican Resistance tag in the thread or something?

Destinysdaughter · 08/02/2017 12:22

The Czech Republic video is naughty! Grin

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yBiRTIQcO1s

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:22

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Isis 'kills six Red Cross' aid workers ind.pn/2kNosag

cozietoesie · 08/02/2017 12:22

I doubt it, Lweji.

haven't noticed a 'Russia Second' yet?

lingle · 08/02/2017 12:23

Also really good to explore how Trump voters think, why they don't care about spellings, etc.

I kind of get the annoyance of people who feel put down by liberal elites - ie corrected on points because of their lack of polish/elite education...

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:23

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Mitch McConnell sees "high level of satisfaction" with the Trump administration nyti.ms/2k2hSx6

Unbelievable.

Formerpigwrestler9 · 08/02/2017 12:26

Trump you odious braggart numbskull

lingle · 08/02/2017 12:27

The czech one is great but I'm not surprised as the current situation is completely in tune with fatalistic Czech humour and bitter experience.

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:28

CNN International ‏*@cnni* 22s23 seconds ago
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It's an issue that's sunk US Cabinet nominees in the past: Hiring an undocumented immigrant

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Formerpigwrestler9 · 08/02/2017 12:30

Trump doesn't just lack polish though does he, one can be unpolished but still decent, fair, moral etc

Trump is the archetypal turd that cannot be polished

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:36

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Yemen foreign minister denying that the U.S. has been cut off hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_YEMEN_UNITED_STATES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-08-06-32-10

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:37

Hmmm.... conflicting info....

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Angered by civilian deaths in a flawed raid, Yemen forbids U.S. ground missions, a setback for Trump on terrorism: nyti.ms/2loTkvk

MakeItStopNeville · 08/02/2017 12:38

Destinys, that's what he's relying on. That all of us who are calling our Senators and voicing our opinions will get bored and stop.

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:39

As usual, in the midst of all the shit, Ivanka posts baby pics to make them look Kennedy-esque.

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Ivanka Trump shares picture of her son Theodore in the White House www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/08/ivanka-trump-shares-picture-son-theodore-white-house/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:40

Thoughts? Convenient? Genuine criminal?

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Russian opposition leader banned from challenging Putin for presidency ind.pn/2kNwsbg

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:43

CNN International ‏*@cnni* now12 seconds ago
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"Our people first:" Trump's travel ban is finding some fans in Europe cnn.it/2k2f2Iq

GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 12:45

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Nigerian troops stop pair of teen female suicide bombers believed to be prepared by Boko Haram cbsn.ws/2kNtTWZ

NoCryingInEngineering · 08/02/2017 12:53

There's a lot to think about in terms of reactions to the level of language used in the tweets etc. I think lingle is right there. I've found the reaction to the mis spelled 'terrorist' list and some of the responses on the last thread to a video speculating about Trumps reading level both interesting and kind of off putting.

I'm dyslexic, my 'raw' spelling is still pretty rubbish and my proof reading isn't fantastic but I'm very aware of this and as a result take ages checking and re-checking any important emails or documents I have to send out (and often get someone else to check them too).

So while I find it surprising that semi-official documents are being released in a state where everyone comments on the poor spelling (because my paranoia wouldn't let me put myself in that position) I find it off putting that a large proportion of the reaction then concentrates on how thick the authors must be to not know how to spell Denmark rather than focusing on factual errors or omissions.

It's sort of similar to when a thread gets derailed by someone focusing on one tiny side detail in one post and refusing to discuss anything else but with a side order of superiority that puts anyone who could see themselves making the same mistake automatically on the defensive

amispartacus · 08/02/2017 12:59

Of course there's people in Europe who have issues.

However:

"It's easy for people to contradict and criticize what (Trump) has introduced. However, if those people were present on 9/11, they would have seen the devastation and I believe he's correct to introduce this policy," said James Shields, a former British Army officer in Romford. "There's no racism, it's not personal. In my view, you have to fight fire with fire."

But...I wonder if he was asked about 9/11 and Saudi links...

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GingerIvy · 08/02/2017 13:01

I don't agree. There is a concern that he has difficulty reading - this is a big concern because it puts him in the possible position of being fed information by Bannon or Pence or any number of the people surrounding him that have their own agendas which are not good for many people.

As far as paperwork is concerned, there is no reason one or two people couldn't proofread them to make sure there are no spelling (or other) errors.

I don't care if he spells things wrong on his tweets - it's the sentiments he expresses that concern me far more than his own personal spelling skills.