Figures Don’t Lie, But Liars Do Figure (Trump thread #114)

[TheNorthWestPawsage]

Enough already! Delusional, depraved, but DEFEATED. We may have to wait until Jan 20th but 45 will be GONE. McConnell is next...

Previous thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4076183-Donald-has-barricaded-himself-in-the-WH-and-we-have-Georgia-on-our-minds-Trump-thread-113

Yes, 'POTUS came to a sudden arboreal stop.'

'POTUS was involved in an unexpected canine incident.'

buildbackbetter.gov/nominees-and-appointees/symone-sanders/

Oh blimey, Melania's christmas tree wandering around the WH advert is up. Just a photo opportunity and very schmalzy. I've never seen so much opulence and so many Christmas trees, it's really quite revolting, especially as she said she fu**ing hates doing all this.

It just all seems wrong given covid not in control, so many dying, I just wonder why it couldn't have been done in a simpler fashion.

Can somone link to the Christmas decos video please

Here it is Bruce
Brace yourself, it's nauseating.

twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1333372865677320192

Why is Melania running an advertisement for a second-rate department store on her twitter account?

Also nauseating. (analogy in article)

The GOP Is a Propaganda Party.
Media parasites have taken control of the host.
thebulwark.com/the-gop-is-a-propaganda-party/

Cymothoa exigua is a terrifying creature.

The parasite enters a fish through its gills, attaches to its tongue, consumes the tongue, and then becomes a sort of new tongue. For the rest of the fish’s life, it swims around with the “tongue-eating louse,” as the isopod is known, operating its mouth.

At first, seeing a photo of it made me recoil. Then, I realized it seemed oddly familiar: It reminds me of the relationship between what’s loosely defined as “conservative media” and the GOP.
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off to Saudi Arabia to see his bestie Mohammed bin Salman
If it was Kushner who gave the final green light for the journalist to be dismembered🤔 I wonder if he ever heard the saying 'what goes around comes around'🤔

Particularly liked hated this decoration. (One for the remainders bin I think)

If that tacky little everything-in-the-garden-is-lovely tweet of the White House with Melania wandering round all wide-eyed with delight ain't FAKE NEWS I don't know what is!

@TheNorthWestPawsage

Also nauseating. (analogy in article)

The GOP Is a Propaganda Party.
Media parasites have taken control of the host.
thebulwark.com/the-gop-is-a-propaganda-party/

Cymothoa exigua is a terrifying creature.

The parasite enters a fish through its gills, attaches to its tongue, consumes the tongue, and then becomes a sort of new tongue. For the rest of the fish’s life, it swims around with the “tongue-eating louse,” as the isopod is known, operating its mouth.

At first, seeing a photo of it made me recoil. Then, I realized it seemed oddly familiar: It reminds me of the relationship between what’s loosely defined as “conservative media” and the GOP.
Continues...

There's a fungus which falls from trees, where the spores land on ants below and penetrate the ants brain, forcing it to climb a tree where it is consumed by the fungus which releases spores which fall to the ground ...

I occasionally wonder if humans have been infected by some parasite which likes the ambient temperature a few degrees hotter.

So, apparently today is Biden's and Harris' first 'official' WH Intel briefing.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall. I can't decide whether it'll be a case of them being fed a load of waffle or it'll be the intel team saying "We are so sorry you're inheriting this but........".

They will be getting 100% more than Trump ever acknowledged or understood, whichever it is. He is notorious for not having bothered about the boring bits of being president, like intel briefings, or briefings of any kind.

@AcrossthePond55

So, apparently today is Biden's and Harris' first 'official' WH Intel briefing.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall. I can't decide whether it'll be a case of them being fed a load of waffle or it'll be the intel team saying "We are so sorry you're inheriting this but........".

They'd hopefully get the full intel on the assassinated scientist last week.

Oh my, the Trump cultists are going to love Biden in a surgical boot, whilst their messiah overcame Covid just like that.

At least Biden will have a good excuse to have trouble with ramps and stairs for a while.

P.J.O'Rourke (smaller in real life ) making some excellent points here that would make just as much sense in the UK

americanconsequences.com/p-j-orourke-an-article-that-wasnt-supposed-to-be-about-politics

...
I mostly do trust my fellow hunters. But I’d have more trust in my fellow voters if voting required adherence to as many rules and regulations as hunting does. I have my state’s booklet of official hunting and trapping regulations at hand – it’s 40 pages long.

Unlike voters with voting, hunters are required to prove prior experience with hunting. To get a license, a hunter must produce either a license from a previous year or possess a “Hunter Education Card.” Otherwise, a hunter is required to complete the state’s two-day Hunter Education Course.
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LOVING the cheap White House look

I seem to think I saw a new thread but can't find it now. Am I living in a parallel universe

Slightly off topic but has anyone seen 11/9? I was so shocked about the poisoned water in Flint. Disgusting!!

Trump tantrum incoming...

Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall

BREAK: Following his victory in the Wisconsin recount, more good news for Biden and bad news for the President. The state of Arizona has certified Biden’s win, becoming the first Democrat to carry the state since 1996.

Not that there was any doubt about the outcome- none of the legal challenges put forward have been remotely credible.

As such Biden takes Arizona’s 11 electoral college votes by a 10,500 margin. He’s only the third Democrat to win the state since WW2.

Arizona? But but but what about Jenna and Rudys Arizona "hearing" /group of Republicans in a hotel ballroom this afternoon?

Just noticed that today SCOTUS hears Trump's census case. If they rule in favor for the first time in US history undocumented aliens will be excluded from the census count.

This will affect funding for lots of programs for the needy as well as the number of Representatives sent to the House in states with large numbers of immigrants.

@AcrossthePond55

Just noticed that today SCOTUS hears Trump's census case. If they rule in favor for the first time in US history undocumented aliens will be excluded from the census count.

This will affect funding for lots of programs for the needy as well as the number of Representatives sent to the House in states with large numbers of immigrants.

lawandcrime.com/opinion/trumps-hardline-immigration-policies-loomed-large-as-supreme-court-justices-considered-latest-census-question/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

An opinion piece on the case.
No ruling as yet

Excellent article, @BruceAndNosh ! Thanks for the link.

Don't post often on these threads, but read them constantly- thought you would all like this twitter.com/apiper13/status/1333450661531447303?s=09

Thanks for that cricket