He’s the match; we’re the ammo. Only we can stop ourselves - Trump thread 86

[TheClaws]

This is one of the most apt political cartoon I’ve seen.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3393501-Couldnt-think-of-a-pithy-quote-so-have-this-instead-Trump-85

Quite a helpful primer before Tuesday.

US mid-terms: How closely does Congress reflect the US population?
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45914491

He back at it - let's attack someone who, let's see?...
... oh yes!, isn't white.

BolleauxtoBankers
I'm not very good at it either, but for a couple of years people across the EU have been linking up with those opposing the current 45th.

Just moral support really. So many common causes.

So hoping to help in the campaigns in the US to get the vote out, and support a blue wave.

Thanks, woman11017 - so I should find people tweeting #FBR, follow them and tweet #FBPE #FBR to them? (Sorry if I'm being thick here, am keen to participate but will probably do it wrong!)

So hoping to help in the campaigns in the US to get the vote out, and support a blue wave

And personally, I'll take all the help we can get. It means a lot to a lot of us that people in other countries are acknowledging our struggle to bring back normalcy and the fact that most of us are appalled with what's going on. We feel less alone, and that when this debacle is over (and it WILL be over eventually!) that we will be welcomed back into the fold.

I think so Bolleax. There are lots of #FBR #FBPE people, who will all be sending messages of support to each other during this twitter storm thingy, then it trends, then it gets attacked, then it trends more.

It's madness, but every little helps.

Especially when the forthcoming trials of Banks, Wigmore, Farage et al will give us the opportunity for some more joint activism!.
And the joint campaign to stop that little lennon man spreading his hatred in the US too.

Anything to support the blue wave and try to stop Brexit, woman11017

A bit of nostalgia for the good old days Apologies if it's already been shared, I missed it.

Stormy Daniels in the Telegraph magazine today: www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/porn-star-stormy-daniels-donald-trump-could-go-back-say-no/

bolleaux. Always liked Michelle's old man. She's
coming to London.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/132050-becoming-evening-michelle-obama-2018

That evening looks very interesting, but I live far, far, away, and will only be in England for a week, oop north, shortly, so no chance of my seeing Michelle Obama speak.
Sets alarm to start tweeting for the storm at 11.00pm my time #FBPE #FBR

so I should find people tweeting #FBR, follow them and tweet #FBPE #FBR to them? (Sorry if I'm being thick here, am keen to participate but will probably do it wrong!)

I don't really have a clue what I'm doing on Twitter but when I feel it's right I retweet FBR tweets, like them, and make a comment. They then follow me back usually and so many people appreciate the support from the UK. All this means I've 1,300 followers on Twitter (obviously some not connected to FBR and the US). It's pretty busy on there and oh my goodness, I can sense the frustration and desperation of so many who want next Tuesday to come good.

Thanks, Roussette, I think I'll have a practice run. Somehow!

www.thedailybeast.com/jacob-wohls-fake-pi-firm-ghosted-on-a-destitute-woman-looking-for-her-stolen-truck

If you do a quick check on those who follow you or who you follow it helps to avoid the bots ...

Sorry, lionheart, I wouldn't know where to start with that!

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/11/roger-stones-murky-relationship-wikileaks/574852/

www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/a-federal-court-just-ruled-that-thousands-of-eligible-voters-in-georgia-must-be-allowed-to-vote-brian-kemp-stacey-abrams/

Good on that GA judge! So many of these voting rights lawsuits are getting bad rulings (Montana Native Americans and Hispanics in Dodge City KS).

The attempts to stop people from voting is beyond anything anyone (now living) has ever seen.

The attempts to stop people from voting is beyond anything anyone (now living) has ever seen

Together with the actions/words of orange one in the lead up (and beyond) is something I'm struggling to comprehend can/does happen in a democracy or am I too British in my view of how democracy/politicians should be?

President Blah-blah-Blah.

www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2018/november/on-air-force-one-with-president-trump-nobodys-done-more-for-christians-or-evangelicals

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46080157#

'Twitter has deleted an estimated 10,000 automated accounts that were posting messages discouraging people from taking part in next week's US mid-term elections.

Most of the accounts were posing as Democrats, the social media company said.

They were taken down in late September and early October.

Twitter was alerted to the accounts by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).

The DCCC was formed in response to the party's failure to respond to widespread false and negative information on social media about Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, Reuters reported.'

Hope she took the little shampoo and conditioner bottles.

Melania Trump Spokeswoman Furious About Report On $95,000 Cairo Hotel Tab
Stephanie Grisham lashed "irresponsible journalism" over early reports that the first lady spent that much for the night when she was there just six hours.
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/melania-trump-cairo-hotel-bill_us_5bdbbb91e4b01ffb1d00bc8e

A very expensive massage, perhaps?

Jeff Zeleny (CNN)
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Verified account

@jeffzeleny
22m22 minutes ago

'"Barbed wire used properly can be a beautiful sight," @realDonaldTrump said today -- adding a new line to his immigration passage of his stump speech.'

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-wolves-of-hate-are-loose-no-one-is-safe/2018/11/02/a1df5bc0-de0d-11e8-b732-3c72cbf131f2_story.html?utm_term=.b220b49c5d17