Hello Don, got a new tax cut? Trump continued

[PerkingFaintly]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3035639-Is-he-Right-Left-or-is-He-Nothing-at-All-Trump-thread-continued?pg=1

Nice work if you can get it.

You got it in 1, I reckon.

Not yet.

Oh yes - with knobs on, Maryz (as we used to say!)

Ha Ha! Cozie I'll take your optimism any time!

This is a very prescient thread on trump’s behaviour/psychology from a year ago:

mobile.twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/785130643688611840

Persisting isn’t easy, I’ll give you that.

Thanks, Pain.

The thread about Trump's narcissistic personality is utterly chilling.
I think I remember previously reading somewhere that if he were to be officially diagnosed as a Malignant Narcissist it would be a serious enough condition to push for 25th Amendment. (But that might just have been a dream...)

No, not yet.

Not ever. Whenever power is abused there is always resistance.

Time for some poetry.

And Mr Pavlovitz:

johnpavlovitz.com/2017/02/24/50-reasons-to-keep-going-fighting-loving-resisting/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=johnpavlovitz

Thanks for the poetry lion, it’s strangely soothing.

Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews
Trump signed presidential directive ordering actions to pressure #NorthKorea, incl DDoS of NK military spy agency.

leah mcelrath 🗽
leah mcelrath 🗽 @leahmcelrath
Replying to @JuliaDavisNews
What in the world is to be gained by a DDoS attack on the NK spy agency?! Serious question, Julia. Any idea what they're thinking?

Julia Davis
Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews
Replying to @leahmcelrath
I don't know how much thinking goes into any of this, that's the problem

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/trump-signed-presidential-directive-ordering-actions-to-pressure-north-korea/2017/09/30/97c6722a-a620-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html

Early in his administration, President Trump signed a directive outlining a strategy of pressure against North Korea that involved actions across a broad spectrum of government agencies and led to the use of military cyber-capabilities, according to U.S. officials.

As part of the campaign, U.S. Cyber Command targeted hackers in North Korea's military spy agency, the Reconnaissance General Bureau, by barraging their computer servers with traffic that choked off Internet access.

Trump's directive, a senior administration official said, also included instructions to diplomats and officials to bring up North Korea in virtually every conversation with foreign interlocutors and urge them to sever all ties with Pyongyang. Those conversations have had significant success, particularly in recent weeks as North Korea has tested another nuclear weapon and ballistic missiles, officials said.

So pervasive is the diplomatic campaign that some governments have found themselves scrambling to find any ties with North Korea. When Vice President Pence called on one country to break relations during a recent overseas visit, officials there reminded him that they never had relations with Pyongyang. Pence then told them, to their own surprise, that they had $2 million in trade with North Korea. Foreign officials, who asked that their country not be identified, described the exchange.

.... It’s good to rest, but it’s not an option to retire....

Number 11 from that list is a cruncher.

More on trump’s feet-dragging at enforcing sanctions:

Emma Best @NatSecGeek
Today is also the deadline for the admin to produce regulations to ID anyone helping Russian intelligence.

Here's the requirement for Trump to produce guidance on IDing Russian agents by today. There's still no guidance.
t.co/h1eTqCZbRX?amp=1

Of course there’s not.

Although, to be fair, they have 9 hours left.

Plenty of time to knock something together.

BTW, for anyone who doesn't remember the title song - or never did work out the lyrics. Strangely reminiscent of someone's Tweet style...

ALEXIE SAYLE
Ullo John Gotta New Motor Lyrics
Ullo-Ullo-Ullo-Ullo
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Your goat's made a mess on the carpet (x2)
He lost his bottle in Barnsley (x2)
He's an Avon Representative (x2)

Ullo John! Gotta new motor? (x4)
Hahahahahahahaha
motor, motor, motor, motor
motor, motor, motor, motor, urgggghhh

Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
They put me in a special hospital (x2)
Is there life on Mars? (x2)
Is there life in Peckham? (x2)
What's that switch over there for? (x2)
Ah ah ah ah ow... ah ah ah ah ow

Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
He can't half play the bongos (x2)
He's got a record by Billy Joel (x2)
Them locks are easy (x2)
Here's my calling card: WALLOP! (x2)
That's a piece of balsa (x2)
You can make a model out of that (x2)
He stuck his head in a dustbin (x2)
And then ran through the launderette (x2)
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?

'Ere John do you like the suit here, eh eh it's a lovely suit innit?
'Ere wanna brown ale? (x2)
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Mine's a light and bitter (x2)

Ullo John! Gotta new mot-AH ... AH ... AH
He works on the Thames Barrier (x2)
I keep tropical fish (x2)
In me underpants (x2)

Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
He walks around with a hat on (x2)

(Spoken) Oh yeah our Rodney yeah, he's the intelligent one
He's in the police force
Very bright he is
Been to Miami? Lovely... Miami
Package tour in Miami
You can't get a light and bitter
You can't get a light and bitter in Miami though
You can get one in Bermondsey though!
That's a nice sound as well, Bermondsey
You can get a light and bitter, and it sounds nice
Light and bitter, that sounds nice, I'd like a light and bitter
Oh cheers thanks a lot
Oh nice one yeah, alright
What you having? What you having eh?
Pina Colada?
Lovely, here you must be sophisticated

Ullo-Ullo-Ullo-Ullo
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
Your goat's made a mess of the carpet (x2)
Ullo John! Gotta new motor? (x5)

(Spoken) Here that's a nice three piece suite, yeah
I like your music centre
Here got any Demis Roussos?
Oo I like him, Barry Manilow,
I think he's terrific
Oh I love him, I love Barry Manilow,
I go all weak, when I hear Barry Manilow I go all weak

thehill.com/policy/technology/353335-zuckerberg-asks-for-forgiveness-amid-reports-of-facebooks-role-in-elections

Okay then.

Abraham M. Denmark
Abraham M. Denmark @AbeDenmark
Just returned from Seoul & Tokyo. Here are some observations, which are especially relevant today.

Trump undercuts Tillerson's efforts on North Korea

The president inserts himself emphatically into Tillerson's diplomatic efforts.

www.politico.com/story/2017/10/01/trump-tillerson-korea-twitter-243339

Both Japan and South Korea are nervous about US handling of the NK issue. Not identical positions, but some similarities. 2/
Tokyo v. nervous about NK. @AbeShinzo justified calling a snap election as necessary to handle the NK crisis. 3/

Japan's Abe announces snap election amid worries over North Korea

mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1C0001

Seoul also concerned about NK, but they’re more used to it. Also, I found ROKs generally reassured about US extended deterrence. 4/
I heard in Tokyo & Seoul that they are very concerned about US strategy in general, and (more so in Seoul) about POTUS in particular. 5/
People in Seoul & Tokyo echoed similar points: diplomacy necessary, and they fear POTUS is only interested in threats and conflict. 7/
They genuinely fear that the US may start a war, intentionally or otherwise. POTUS’s tweets will likely reinforce this concern. 8/

POTUS's tweets will likely be interpreted as dismissive of diplomacy, and indicative that he prefers conflict. 9/
As I’ve said before, POTUS’s rhetoric changes the context of US military demonstrations and raises the potential for miscalculation. 10/
rk @AbeDenmark
With @Gipper_76 deploying to the area in a few weeks, danger of an incident is escalating. 11/11

(LEAD) U.S. aircraft carrier Reagan due in Korea this month

m.yna.co.kr/mob2/en/contents_en.jsp?cid=AEN20170929008951315&site=0400000000&mobile

Trump Is Less Hawkish Than Hillary. Who Cares?
Clinton’s instincts might be overly aggressive. Trump’s are an incoherent catastrophe.
NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Just a reminder... To any Trump fans out there. You fools.

foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/03/trump-is-less-hawkish-than-hillary-who-cares-clinton/