Our bigly armada is...somewhere! Watch out, gentleman! Trump cont..

[TheClaws]

As the armada appears in waters nowhere near where it was said to be, Trump blusters on in his usual dignified, courtly manner. Easter weekend had us worried about nuclear strikes; DT put a fair bit of work into his golf swing. Business as usual! Carry on, everyone!

Amy Siskind‏ @Amy_Siskind
Trump is in a panic! It's imperative we stay woke & stay in front of our elected officials as they return! #resist

Senate Trump-Russia Probe Has No Full-Time Staff, No Key Witnesses

www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/23/senate-trump-russia-probe-has-no-full-time-staff-no-key-witnesses.html?via=desktop&source=twitter

The Hill‏ @thehill

Trump won't fire Spicer because "the guy gets great ratings": report t.co/PUjx9wDyOY

Fox News guest Debbie Schlussel accuses Sean Hannity of sexual harassment

It was only a matter of time. I do hope they get rid of him. It's one thing being a Republican, even supporting Trump, but that creature is at Gollum level, without the heart.

Yet, the President was elected and won't be sacked.

Reading his interview with the AP make sure it even more depressing to think that he was elected. Choice gems include:

Daniel Dale‏ @ddale8
Trump made at least 15 "unintelligible" comments in his Associated Press interview, the AP transcript says.

Daniel Dale‏ @ddale8
Trump claims the border wall will cost less than $10 billion, but it might be more "if I do a super-duper."

Daniel Dale‏ @ddale8
Trump: I don't talk to Merkel and May about the Iran deal.
AP: Wait, you don't?
Trump: I do but it's confidential.

Daniel Dale‏ @ddale8
Trump twice claims that the Electoral College is biased in favour of Democrats, because Republicans always lose New York and California:

Daniel Dale‏ @ddale8
Trump repeats his obvious lie about Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings telling him he'll be the greatest president ever:

Daniel Dale‏ @ddale8
Trump, who just scheduled an interview with Face the Nation, twice refers to it as Deface the Nation; brags his ratings are tops since 9/11:

It's unsurprising how incoherent he is yet given his track record but I still
find it astonishing just how much it comes down to being loved and how little he understands or even wants to understand how the world works.

What would happen if someone sidled up to 45 and said, all straight-faced:

"We think you're so brave to stay in post as president after Steve Bannon's* comments. Most men would have found a way to resign while they were at the top, and be remembered as the greatest president ever. You're so courageous to stay on despite everything, and no matter what happens to your ratings."

• or anyone he's dependent on

Would it be like "Flee, all is discovered!"

I think children are very perceptive about Trump. DS2 (age 8) was watching a bit of the inauguration with a friend and turned to his friend and said 'He's a bit stupid isn't he?' and his friend replied 'Yes and I don't think he's very nice. Why didn't they vote for that nice lady? She's clever'.

for DS2, naice

Kyle Griffin‏Verified account @kylegriffin1 10h10 hours ago
February—Trump visits Boeing to "talk jobs".

April—Boeing issues 429 new layoff notices to union members bit.ly/2pSMvEt pic.twitter.com/jijn8Z1KeR

Trump won't fire Spicer because "the guy gets great ratings"

I wonder if Trump would be so happy with Spicer if he realised (as Spicer likely does) that quite a few of us are watching just so we can compare his antics to the next Melissa McCarthy SNL sketch.

DS2 is meant for great things, Naice.

Trump won't fire Spicer because "the guy gets great ratings"

Well, yes. Everyone likes to gawk at a good car crash.

The Independent‏Verified account @Independent 8m8 minutes ago
Ukip call for mandatory FGM examinations for all 'at risk' school girls ind.pn/2ps7FMI

Sure, when it's mandatory that they check to see if every boy has been circumcised.

I'm sorry, but it's another way of men having control over women (and girls') bodies. FGM is wrong, but mandatory exams is no better in principle.

UKIP seem to be coming up with a lot of policies right now that "protect" women by dictating what they should and shouldn't wear and violating their personal privacy.

Bleugh at ukip. I can't even begin with them these days.

www.ft.com/content/09a54221-3bb0-3f42-8fe2-19657f9d96f3

Theresa May hires Obama strategist Jim Messina for election

Jeremy Corbyn MP‏Verified account @jeremycorbyn 4m4 minutes ago
I have always stood up for women's rights, and will continue to do so. Here's a summary of my record. inews.co.uk/essentials/news/politics/tim-farron-theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn-voted-womens-issues/ …

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The border wall fight looms as the White House and Capitol Hill scramble for a deal to avert a government shutdown cnn.it/2p9cR5j

Jim Clancy‏Verified account @ClancyReports 1m1 minute ago
Backing Into World War III foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/06/backing-into-world-war-iii-russia-china-trump-obama/ …

I'm not sure I can even formulate a response to this.....

The Independent‏Verified account @Independent 44s44 seconds ago
A Ukip candidate has announced she's sexually attracted to gorillas www.indy100.com/article/ukip-candidate-gisela-allen-claimed-sexually-attracted-gorillas-7697986 …

April fool's?

Just goes to prove the old adage that "there's nowt so queer as folks." I'm also a bit that this pecadillo has been given the oxygen of publicity.

Too late for that, mavis.