Our list of allies grows thin! Our list of enemies grows long! Trump thread continued.

[TheClaws]

The above is a quote from The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, said by Lord Elrond. At this stage, with POTUS practically pissing off every ally the US has while cosying up with several dictators, it seems quite apt.

Previous thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3283037-trump-puts-kids-in-cages-because-he-wants-his-wall-how-low-can-he-go-the-authoritarian-shitshow-continues

Of course:
www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/07/13/house-republicans-rod-rosenstein-impeachment-719816?__twitter_impression=true

Obama dunit:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/14/donald-trump-robert-mueller-indictments-barack-obama-russia

'Why identity politics benefits the right more than the left'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/14/identity-politics-right-left-trump-racism

Spicey's still dicey:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/14/sean-spicer-the-briefing-review-trump-unicorn-rainbow

Mark White
@skymarkwhite
Only around a hundred pro-Trump supporters outside the US embassy in London. Police have slapped a section12 order on them, preventing them marching into central London in groups of more than 2 or 3

mobile.twitter.com/skymarkwhite/status/1018101122085552129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-1891082370630711343.ampproject.net%2F1530567757224%2Fframe.html

@hopenothate
A crowd of 200-300 has gathered at the US embassy in London to voice their support for Donald Trump and convicted fraudster Tommy Robinson. Not quite the same scale as yesterday anti-Trump protests...
mobile.twitter.com/hopenothate/status/1018098098340540417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-1891082370630711343.ampproject.net%2F1530567757224%2Fframe.html

Maybe Trump will pardon him:
'Trump ambassador 'lobbied Britain on behalf of jailed right-wing activist Tommy Robinson'
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/donald-trump-tommy-robinson-ambassador-britan-right-wing-activist-a8447051.html

@imbadatlife
Police trying to clear Nelson’s column with horses after some smoke bombs let off, some projectiles thrown at the horses

twitter.com/imbadatlife/status/1018120229086482432

I wonder if the funders realised there's a 'soccer' match on this afternoon. Many patriots will be on their sofas drinking stella artois beer.
www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/07/11/middle-east-forum-bankrolls-violent-free-tommy-rally

She had to go, she still has the remnants of a soul and a conscience (and Miller discovered she could see her reflection in a mirror).
foreignpolicy.com/2018/07/13/stephen-miller-united-nations-refugees-migration-white-house-944666/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

So yesterday there were tens of thousands of people filling the streets for hours, for the anti-Trump demo, and nothing untoward is reported at all?

And today a couple of hundred foreign-funded pro-Trump demonstrators (also calling for the release of a criminal who tried to cause the collapse of a sexual abuse trial), have thrown smoke bombs at the police?

OK, found some reporting on it. They also stormed a bus.

Far-right activists stage violent protest calling for Tommy Robinson to be freed
Five officers suffer minor injuries in demonstration that saw missiles and smoke bombs hurled at police
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tommy-robinson-protest-london-far-right-police-arrest-geert-wilders-a8391596.html

A spokeswoman for megasightseeing.com said: "Our London sightseeing bus was on its normal route when it got caught up in the demonstrations.

"The bus was stormed by demonstrators and the driver and a small number of customers got off.

"The demonstrators have caused a significant amount of damage to the bus which meant it had to be towed away.

Yes, it seems they had to find some way to make an impact since the numbers weren't going to do it.

thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/396720-florida-police-chief-told-officers-to-pin-unsolved-crimes-on-random-black?__twitter_impression=true

You both said it.

As an aside, I hadn't realised Trump was involved in fundraising for Sinn Féin back in 1995.

Donald Trump attended Sinn Féin fundraiser months before IRA attacked London
During his speech, Gerry Adams joked about Sinn Féin playing the 'Trump card'
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-attended-sinn-f-in-fundraiser-months-before-ira-attacked-london-a6767601.html

@hopenothate
Steve Hedley, the Deputy Gen Sec of @RMTunion had been assaulted by supporters of Donald Trump/Stephen Lennon this afternoon in London.
twitter.com/hopenothate/status/1018166975955169280

There's this in the evening standard perking
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/donald-trump-london-march-live-and-tommy-robinson-protest-latest-news-as-thousands-take-to-streets-a3887231.html

On the video posted by Gumpendorf Trump is clearly shown walking in front of Her Maj! Shocking.

This going to go well.
margaret brennan
@margbrennan
Russian FM Lavrov on Trump-Putin mtg: “Yes, there will be interpreters. “//
Q: Will there be no other aides in the room?
Lavrov: “Well, as things stand now. That is what the American side proposed and we are polite people, so we have agreed.”

MRA - MotherFuckersAll?:

MFA Russia 🇷🇺
@mfa_russia
#Lavrov: The people, who ruined #Iraq, who ruined #Libya, who now try to invite the international community to share responsibility for the migrants’ crisis, the same people draw no conclusions and want to put #Syria in the same state (link: www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/3294860) mid.ru/en/foreign_pol…

mobile.twitter.com/margbrennan/status/1018180800163057664

Pretty sure the feeling was not reciprocated, but QE2 has endured worse:
Melania Trump
@FLOTUS
It was an honor to meet and have tea with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll. @POTUS and I enjoyed the visit and her company very much!
mobile.twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1018103459583840256

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/396941-ex-novartis-ceo-sent-drug-pricing-proposal-to-cohen

Robinson, aka, StephenYaxley-Lennon, what a gent:
www.bing.com/images/search?q=tommy+robinson&id=064C31F70AA9F3F372FE5F6594DA40CB8B56B884&form=IQFRBA&first=1&cw=602

Even nature resists.

www.upworthy.com/a-family-of-woodchucks-ate-paul-ryan-s-car-the-internet-responded-hilariously?c=utw1

Double

margaret brennan
@margbrennan

Trump-Putin meeting expected to have an extended one on one session lasting between 30-60 minutes according to US & European sources. Russia’s top diplomat says interpreters will be present but that the US specifically requested that it just be the 2 leaders in the room.
mobile.twitter.com/margbrennan/status/1018181749128523776

How much wood would a woodchuck actually chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Read more: metro.co.uk/2016/01/04/how-much-wood-would-a-woodchuck-actually-chuck-if-a-woodchuck-could-chuck-wood-5599577/?ito=cbshare

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/14/donald-trump-roger-stone-russia-indictments-robert-mueller-vladimir-putin

Michiko Kakutani:

www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/14/the-death-of-truth-how-we-gave-up-on-facts-and-ended-up-with-trump