She was told to be quiet. Nevertheless she persisted...Trump cont...

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As promised

But no, I'll admit I avoid the pro-Trump things

I think it's important to counter tweets with facts. It can lead to abuse but I retweet that and it's surprising how quickly go quiet.

I had a fascinating discussion with an NRA guy about guns and open carry. Some interesting pictures they have.

I also fucked up someone's mind by telling him that UK schools had to teach about tolerance as it was in the law and was British values - once I got him to say that schools should teach British values

It's amazing what people don't know.

I know the thread has moved on somewhat but I wanted to say how shocked I was to hear the details of McCains POW time detailed earlier. I can't imagine how anyone can go through such an experience and not be destroyed by it.

I reckon it will be Trump's inability to detach from his business dealings that will be his undoing. The Ivanka thing is so embarrassing .

You should ask them.

Moonrise As an American and having lived in AZ for awhile, I was familiar with a fair bit of McCain's history, but I've never really read through the actual details of what he went through. Just horrific. You have to admire the determination to survive.

I still think it will be his dealings with women that will scupper him. He thinks he's untouchable - but not from that he's not.

I've just read that Executive Order.

He's got himself a Crime Tsar

Is that all his order is?

It shall be the policy of the executive branch to reduce crime in America.

We'll have a task force.

I wonder if we'll see Patriot Barbie again, or if she will quietly disappear.

ami I had to do an eyebrow raise at it. It's like "we're gonna start us a club."

Well he's looking to reduce the deficit by umpty trillion in the next decade.

He's run out of $$$$.

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Rep. Steve King says President Trump should've repealed DACA on the first day of his administration cnn.it/2k8rSFe

Twat.

Traditionally - and that 's a very Bigly 'T' - she would be sidelined up, Ginger.

I have to admit, this is the kind of thing I'm still trying to sort in my head - because it's actually how Trump acts.

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In Trump world, Sen Blumenthal is a liar because he didn’t fight in Vietnam & John McCain is a loser because he did.

Just pulling up a chair.

Yay! Managed to get here at page two...personal best!

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£150,000 worth of accordions are stolen from music shop in third raid
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I think this is related to terrorism. Would all those accordions count as torture???

His money is starting to go cock-eyed methinks?

I think this is related to terrorism. Would all those accordions count as torture???

Accordion crimes are not so clear cut, but bagpipes would have been incontrovertibly terrorist.

Accordion crimes are not so clear cut, but bagpipes would have been incontrovertibly terrorist.

Aw, noooooo. I LOVE listening to bagpipes. Clearly I have a murky past.

It's the phrase that just keeps giving

twitter.com/MomsDemand/status/829825062098329601

Well, I think you just outed yourself there Ginger. Careless!

Really Mort? Bagpipes outed me?

Prime Minister: Will you help me reduce crime in the UK?

Sir Humphrey Appleby: No, no, Minister. What I mean is that I am fully seized of your aims and of course I will do my utmost to see that they are put into practice.

James Hacker: If you would.

Sir Humphrey Appleby: And to that end, I recommend that we set up an interdepartmental committee with fairly broad terms of reference so that at the end of the day we'll be in the position to think through the various implications and arrive at a decision based on long-term considerations rather than rush prematurely into precipitate and possibly ill-conceived action which might well have unforeseen repercussions.

Whereas Trump:

I'm going to reduce crime, It's my policy to reduce crime and I'm going to set up a force to reduce crime. And it will be a great force.

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The White House really wants to downplay Trump's tweets huff.to/2kxk7au

Picking up from the other thread

Twitter, FB, social media have opened up conversations - and exposed division. Communication between groups isn't happening - all that seems to be happening is people are getting more and more polarised.

It's difficult to communicate when at least one side isn't in the least honest.
How do you communicate meaningfully when you have to argue if it's true that crime has risen significantly or is the highest ever?
When one side says that what they feel that the truth is is more important than actual numbers?

When people who disagree are threatened to have their careers destroyed?