It's too hot for high drama, but nonetheless we persist (Trump cont.)

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I'm all out of inspiration here. The grind is getting us all down, interspersed with terrorist attacks, but we shall overcome. In the meantime, there's gin and camaraderie.

Previous thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2952694

Voynt = count

://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/20/us-saudi-arabia-qatar-embargo-trump
When you have to contradict the boss

://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/20/us-saudi-arabia-qatar-embargo-trump

FFS trying to get link clicky but can't. On guardian website if you want to read it

www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/20/us-saudi-arabia-qatar-embargo-trump

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Shame about Ossof (assuming he does lose). It's becoming a theme of close seconds for Democrats. They need to find the right message for voters.

Still, a strong wake up call for GOP.

More indications that Flynn has surrendered:

www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a55753/michael-flynn-cooperating-russia-investigation/

Win or lose, Democrats have got it covered.
The art of the spin.

Just heard Ossoff didn't quite makes win, but it was always amazingly unlikely. This seat should have been a walk in the park for GOP and it turned into a massive fight. This is one of those situations when not all losing is equal. Considering the majority the republicans had before in Georgia I imagine there are a few republicans without such big leads who are feeling a tad uncomfortable this morning.

Thanks Lweji

Yes, it's quite a swing. There will always be a hardcore who vote Republican no matter what or who like Trump's version of dystopia.

Well that's a bit of a bummer - especially for the party workers - but not entirely unexpected.

I just wonder how justified they feel in spending millions on this race.

Surely they need better strategies, not simply throwing money at it. But people haven't felt the consequences of Trumpdon´tcare yet.

It happens - although that amount of money was pretty dreadful.

But to answer your second point - Yes. They do in my view. It's clearly not enough to be 'anti' something no matter how justified that antipathy is. You have to set out a vision of going forward based upon good candidates. (I fear that I never found Ossoff convincing.)

The Queen’s speech has given a further indication that Donald Trump’s planned state visit to the UK has been put on hold, after the monarch did not mention it in her address.

The speech usually mentions any state visits planned for the duration of the parliament. Speaking on Wednesday, the Queen said she and Prince Philip “look forward to welcoming their majesties King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain on a state visit in July”.

However, it did not mention the visit of Trump, initially planned for this summer after Theresa May invited him on behalf of the Queen when she visited the US president in Washington DC in January, shortly after he took office.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/21/donald-trump-uk-state-visit-not-mentioned-queens-speech

I omitted the fist pump from my previous post. ✊️

Indeed. That present must be burning a hole in his pocket.

I was going to knit a hat and make a bigly sign.

Have some , take a day or two to reflect and then go back to persisting, lion. Think of this as a slow burn.

Okay, the gin will do the trick but I might still knit the hat.

There you go.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40344208
'Bots used to bias online political chats'

So what might Twitter be actually doing?