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‘Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown’ - as it should be! Trump thread continued.

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TheClaws · 05/12/2017 05:30

From Shakespeake’s Henry IV, Act 3 Scene 1.

Old thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3094156-All-we-want-for-Christmas-is-an-IMPEACHMENT-Trump-cont

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Fekko · 12/12/2017 16:12

Not two brain cells to rub together between the lot of them...

Lweji · 12/12/2017 16:43

According to my director, in a speech, Trumpism and Brexit creates opportunities for us, to cooperate internationally where previously the US and UK dominated.

Meanwhile, France reportedly attracts a series of US scientist on climate research.

Glad that someone can see a silver lining.

Fekko · 12/12/2017 16:45

What do you do Lweji? Sell nuclear fall out bunkers?

cozietoesie · 12/12/2017 16:59

Your Director is a person of .....limited intellect? Wink

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/12/2017 17:05

I believe lweji is in a lovely European country that can therefore take advantage of the dismantling of the U.K./us assets

Lweji · 12/12/2017 17:06

Your Director is a person of .....limited intellect?
He's not the most highly regarded person, no.

What do you do Lweji? Sell nuclear fall out bunkers?

You'd think...

lionheart · 12/12/2017 17:07

Oh dear. Just catching up with the news.

Perking, those advertisments are so awful. The post-Emancipation era was horrific in terms up an upsurge in violence and lynchings. Since freed slaves were no longer 'property' there was no slave-owner to demand compensation for losses or damage done.

Sad
Lweji · 12/12/2017 17:08

PainInTheEar

Yes and no.

If the shit really hits the fan, we're highly vulnerable. At least economically.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/12/2017 17:16

Despite them being everywhere, clearly I underestimate the amount of idiots around Blush

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/12/2017 17:19

Melissa McEwan
@Shakestweetz
While everyone has their eyes turned to Alabama...

Congress could finalize deal to reconcile House and Senate tax bills as soon as today, top Republican says

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/business/wp/2017/12/12/congress-could-finalize-deal-to-reconcile-house-and-senate-tax-bills-as-soon-as-today-top-republican-says/#click=t.co/TAGht1DLEw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/business/wp/2017/12/12/congress-could-finalize-deal-to-reconcile-house-and-senate-tax-bills-as-soon-as-today-top-republican-says/#click=t.co/TAGht1DLEw

cozietoesie · 12/12/2017 17:23

Ah. The 'Devil's Bargain'.

AcrossthePond55 · 12/12/2017 17:28

Fekko the piece is called "Entrance of the Gladiators" but in the US is most associated with circuses. It's played whenever a circus themed 'bit' is shown.

Another suggestion would be this (which I'm sure all in the UK will recognize);

Quite appropriate for a sex pest with a very high opinion of himself.

AcrossthePond55 · 12/12/2017 17:30

cozie joking/not joking Xmas Wink Xmas Grin

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/12/2017 17:42

Allie Malloy
Allie Malloy
@AlliemalCNN
President Trump ignores question from @Acosta on what the president meant when he tweeted that Sen. Gillibrand would do anything for a campaign contribution.

Jim Acosta
@Acosta
Prior to this morment, @presssec issued a warning to me. She said if I asked a question of Trump at the bill signing "I can't promise you will be allowed into a pool spray again." Sorry Sarah.. we won't be intimidated.

Hallie Jackson
@HallieJackson
.@Acosta was at the bill signing as part of the rotating pool that reps all 5 tv networks. And to be clear: this is not how the pool works. @POTUS doesn’t have to answer questions - but we can sure ask them.

Fekko · 12/12/2017 17:44

Oh, I get it AcrossthePond55. He'd probably think that the Benny Hill theme was a compliment though.

Fekko · 12/12/2017 17:45

Oh I see what I did - initially I managed to YouTube into a rather lovely piece of Tchaikovsky!

lionheart · 12/12/2017 18:35

This is funny.

Judd Legum‏Verified account
@JuddLegum

Trump family tried to vote absentee in the NYC mayoral election:

MELANIA: Didn't follow directions to sign envelope so her vote didn't count

IVANKA: Sent it on election day, too late

JARED: Never sent ballot

DONALD: Got his own b-day wrong by a month

www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/melania-ivanka-jared-mayoral-election-votes-didn-count-article-1.3692124

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/12/2017 18:47

Manu Raju
@mkraju
Deb Fischer, the Nebraska GOP senator, tells me this when I asked if she believes the Trump accusers are credible: "I think women need to be listened to when they step forward and that's been my position all along."

Also, there are now 6 dems calling for trump’s resignation

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/12/2017 19:04

And now loads more!

Dem congresswomen want Trump investigated for sexual misconduct

www.axios.com/dem-congresswomen-want-trump-investigated-for-sexual-misconduct-2516947801.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100&utm_term=politics

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/12/2017 19:06

Scott Dworkin
@funder
Rep. Joaquin Castro becomes the 10th Member of Congress to call on Trump to resign, saying “For the sake of the nation, Trump should resign.”

#TrumpResign #MeToo #AMJoy: cnn.it/2AOdgQl

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/12/2017 19:37

David Sirota
@davidsirota
EXCLUSIVE: Docs show Texas GOP Sen. @JohnCornyn quietly slipped an obscure line into the tax bill that would personally enrich @TedCruz and other top Texas Republican lawmakers

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/tax-bill-john-cornyns-fossil-fuel-provision-would-personally-enrich-republican?amp=1#click=t.co/NFRmxsYVI1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/tax-bill-john-cornyns-fossil-fuel-provision-would-personally-enrich-republican?amp=1#click=t.co/NFRmxsYVI1

lionheart · 12/12/2017 19:56

Anyone know when the Alabama results will be confirmed? (Head cannot work out time difference because it still hasn't recovered from the US election) Smile

ragged · 12/12/2017 20:02

Polls close 8pm ET, so that's 1am our time. Exit polls may be available before then, but I haven't found any yet, could try CBS.

lionheart · 12/12/2017 20:07

Thanks ragged.