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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Jun 5, 2017 7:26:17 GMT
Somewhere on my reading lists this am I saw a good remark (think it was one of the papers sampling Twitter): The Brits told US critics and Trump not to confuse their grief with lack of resolve. They are not "reeling". Spot on!
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Post by jennyap on Jun 5, 2017 9:03:10 GMT
Ha! The KitKat one made me laugh out loud. People do that?! The thousands of us walking across London Bridge this morning were certainly not reeling. In fact like typical Londoners many were taking the opportunity to rebel a little by walking in the road while it is partly closed to traffic. The most alarm I saw was when a seagull bombarded someone with a partly eaten sandwich! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 9:23:51 GMT
I absolutely love John Oliver....he's nailed it  I have to put the you tube link as I don't know how to link a video but it well worth watching ( a couple of naughty words though) John Oliver |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 9:29:06 GMT
The thousands of us walking across London Bridge this morning were certainly not reeling. In fact like typical Londoners many were taking the opportunity to rebel a little by walking in the road while it is partly closed to traffic. The most alarm I saw was when a seagull bombarded someone with a partly eaten sandwich!  I'll be down in London later too, not exactly in that area but I will be walking tall ! |
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 5, 2017 10:09:48 GMT
You know by "classy," they mean "beautiful, young-looking, white, Republican," right? Jackie couldn't be classy because she was part of a Democratic administration, and Michelle Obama couldn't be classy because she was black AND part of a Democratic administration. I guess my definition of class is much different than theirs, because I'm pretty sure Michelle Obama has more class in her little finger than Melania has in her entire body. But what do I know, I didn't vote for the moron in the white house. SaveSavePresident Kennedy used to joke that he knew people weren't coming out to see him, they wanted to see Jackie. lol |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jun 5, 2017 11:25:17 GMT
I have never before been ashamed to call myself an American. Until now. I'm simply and utterly disgusted. At the people who voted for this individual. At the Politicians who supposedly love America more than a political party but have turned a blind eye. At the people who continue to support him. HE has no basic human decency. No knowledge of the world. No decorum. No respect for people who don't look like him. The thought that he's in the White House, where men like Lincoln have lived is laughable. Truly I am saddened by all of this. I don't even want to leave Miami because I fear what can happen to me if I travel somewhere. My sister is going to Arizona in week and I'm silently panicking. It's sad. I would have never thought I'd feel unsafe. In America. But I do. And truthfully, I have reconsidered my friendship with many people who voted for this guy. I just cannot. Me too. I have not severed ties with people who voted for him, but I see them less and talk to them less. It has changed how I feel about them. That has never happened before. I feel that he is an unmitigated disaster who is doing great harm to our country, and I cannot forgive them for it. |
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Post by Merge on Jun 5, 2017 11:45:06 GMT
Mayor Sadiq Khan's actual quote was: I'm trying to work out whether Trump deliberately ignored the full context of the quote, or whether he really and truly has reading comprehension problems. I'm sure he assumes that everyone will just take his words as being correct without checking the context. Sadly, it appears that 36% of the American public will do just that. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 12:53:40 GMT
I absolutely love John Oliver....he's nailed it I have to put the you tube link as I don't know how to link a video but it well worth watching ( a couple of naughty words though) John OliverBrits are amazing. Too many of my American friends are already quaking in their boots and ready to hand over the country to anyone who will "get the terrorists". We all get them TOGETHER. That's how it works. The Brits GET that! You are my heroes. 500-600 dead civilians during "the troubles". The devastation of the blitz. Sometimes, the essence of heroic is going about your business in the face of terror. |
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Post by jennyap on Jun 5, 2017 13:09:38 GMT
I like this BBC piece. It captures a lot of how I felt this morning. The last line most of all. |
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Post by katybee on Jun 5, 2017 13:26:51 GMT
Yeah, 'cause it takes a shit-ton of class to take your clothes off and pose naked (or nekkid). Now that's CLASS(less). SMDH. SaveSaveYou know by "classy," they mean "beautiful, young-looking, white, Republican," right? Jackie couldn't be classy because she was part of a Democratic administration, and Michelle Obama couldn't be classy because she was black AND part of a Democratic administration. And quiet. Women need to remember their place… |
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Post by RosieKat on Jun 5, 2017 13:40:59 GMT
Sometimes, the essence of heroic is going about your business in the face of terror. My whole family had an international vacation planned, with an outgoing flight scheduled for September 21, 2001. Of course we all had apprehension (and an airport pretty much all to ourselves). But as I said then, and still believe, the best thing to do is to show these evil people that they cannot destroy our lives by these actions. Success to them means not just people's deaths, but the deaths of our communal spirits. The best reaction we can have is to continue to live our lives as best we can. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 13:49:08 GMT
What kind of monster would eat a KitKat like that? That's so disturbing  Save |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 14:22:00 GMT
‘So that guy with the pint?’ the post said. ‘Yes, that’s the elusive Paul Armstrong. That’s what happens when you’re a Scouser paying London pint prices.’ |
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2017 6:48:41 GMT
They're good. Why does he need to go after Mr Khan at all?
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Post by inkedup on Jun 6, 2017 7:03:41 GMT
Yes, fewer and fewer people each day support him. But the number is still shockingly high considering his words and actions, and they seem to have dug in. What I've seen of his cult of personality is scary. It does not matter what he does, there are people who will defend his words and actions no matter how ridiculous they may be. So one of my son's friends on FB a couple of days ago was complaining that Roger Waters has a big "Trump is a pig" sign at his concert. He didn't like it, because he's a Trump supporter and he called it slander. I explained that Roger Waters/Pink Floyd have long used pigs as a symbol, and even if he didn't agree with the sentiment, it was not slander. A, it's not spoken but written and B, it's an opinion and libel laws don't have the same protection for public figures anyway. First the rebuttal was "it's childish to call him a pig." No, it's a recurring motif in the RW/PF music over the past several decades. Obviously you're not a long-time fan of the band if you're unaware of this. Then, the rebuttal moved to "why are you focusing on it being libel vs. slander? Can't you admit I'm right?" Right about what? You weren't right. You claimed it was slander but really meant libel. But it wasn't that either. Words have meanings, use them correctly. Then, he was upset about the covfefe thing. He thought it was childish that people were making fun of it. I asked - why not just admit it was a typo? Everyone makes them, it's not a big deal. His argument was that Trump is a very religious man, and the word cofefe was actually an ancient Biblical term and that's why Trump used it. At that point I told him that if he truly wanted to throw away his integrity defending a man he doesn't even know by making up a ridiculous excuse rather than just admitting that it was a typo, he could have at it because it wasn't my issue, but his. If you have people willing to go to that length to defend a TYPO rather than just admitting that it's entirely possible that a 70-year old man might mistype a word - and coming up with an utterly ridiculous argument that posits Trump as a "deeply religious Biblical scholar" (yeah, the kid actually said that) - then there is no hope for these people. Covfefe is my favorite book in the Bible. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jun 6, 2017 7:06:06 GMT
Yes, fewer and fewer people each day support him. But the number is still shockingly high considering his words and actions, and they seem to have dug in. What I've seen of his cult of personality is scary. It does not matter what he does, there are people who will defend his words and actions no matter how ridiculous they may be. So one of my son's friends on FB a couple of days ago was complaining that Roger Waters has a big "Trump is a pig" sign at his concert. He didn't like it, because he's a Trump supporter and he called it slander. I explained that Roger Waters/Pink Floyd have long used pigs as a symbol, and even if he didn't agree with the sentiment, it was not slander. A, it's not spoken but written and B, it's an opinion and libel laws don't have the same protection for public figures anyway. First the rebuttal was "it's childish to call him a pig." No, it's a recurring motif in the RW/PF music over the past several decades. Obviously you're not a long-time fan of the band if you're unaware of this. Then, the rebuttal moved to "why are you focusing on it being libel vs. slander? Can't you admit I'm right?" Right about what? You weren't right. You claimed it was slander but really meant libel. But it wasn't that either. Words have meanings, use them correctly. Then, he was upset about the covfefe thing. He thought it was childish that people were making fun of it. I asked - why not just admit it was a typo? Everyone makes them, it's not a big deal. His argument was that Trump is a very religious man, and the word cofefe was actually an ancient Biblical term and that's why Trump used it. At that point I told him that if he truly wanted to throw away his integrity defending a man he doesn't even know by making up a ridiculous excuse rather than just admitting that it was a typo, he could have at it because it wasn't my issue, but his. If you have people willing to go to that length to defend a TYPO rather than just admitting that it's entirely possible that a 70-year old man might mistype a word - and coming up with an utterly ridiculous argument that posits Trump as a "deeply religious Biblical scholar" (yeah, the kid actually said that) - then there is no hope for these people. Covfefe is my favorite book in the Bible. I gave up after 2Corinthians and haven't looked back. Is Covfefe where the guy goes to the town where they talked and water tasted good and they had food to eat? Someone was freed? People were mad? I am not a Biblical scholar as you can see. |
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Post by megsnz on Jun 6, 2017 8:46:46 GMT
I have never before been ashamed to call myself an American. Until now. I'm simply and utterly disgusted. At the people who voted for this individual. At the Politicians who supposedly love America more than a political party but have turned a blind eye. At the people who continue to support him. HE has no basic human decency. No knowledge of the world. No decorum. No respect for people who don't look like him. The thought that he's in the White House, where men like Lincoln have lived is laughable. Truly I am saddened by all of this. I don't even want to leave Miami because I fear what can happen to me if I travel somewhere. My sister is going to Arizona in week and I'm silently panicking. It's sad. I would have never thought I'd feel unsafe. In America. But I do. And truthfully, I have reconsidered my friendship with many people who voted for this guy. I just cannot. Can I ask what worries you about travelling in the States? I ask genuinely because I am planning a holiday to Florida next year with my family. We are from New Zealand, and much as though I sometimes feel I would like to boycott the USA because of Trump, on the other hand I'm determined that horrible man is not going to ruin our holiday dream we have been planning for years! But I'd be interested to know what makes you feel unsafe, and if I should be worried? |
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2017 9:49:36 GMT
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Post by phoenixcov on Jun 6, 2017 10:32:20 GMT
British people don`t reel unless they are learning to do the Scottish dance
. This weeks candidate that would have my vote for Prime Minister goes to...
(drum roll please) Gary Lineker. for the above mentioned tweet.
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2017 10:36:25 GMT
British people don`t reel unless they are learning to do the Scottish dance . This weeks candidate that would have my vote for Prime Minister goes to... (drum roll please) Gary Lineker. for the above mentioned tweet. Not much of a Gary Linaker fan but he was spot on with that 🙂 |
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Post by flute4peace on Jun 6, 2017 18:34:06 GMT
Didn't know deeply religious Biblical scholars bragged about grabbing women by the pussy. Interesting. And if he *were* a deeply religious Biblical scholar he would have studied what Jesus had to say about divorce. You know...like all those far-right Evangelicals, who give the rest of us Christians a bad name, who helped to elect a man who has been divorced. Oh wait...they're too busy taking a few verses about same-gender sex (not "homosexuality", which isn't even a word in the bible) out of context to focus on what Jesus had to say.  He's pretty much the opposite of what the Jesus I know stood for. Grace, kindness, forgiveness, redemption. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 18:57:54 GMT
I gave up after 2Corinthians and haven't looked back. Is Covfefe where the guy goes to the town where they talked and water tasted good and they had food to eat? Someone was freed? People were mad? I am not a Biblical scholar as you can see. The book of covfefe is the one in which god instructs Starbucks to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. |
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Post by M~ on Jun 6, 2017 19:37:58 GMT
I have never before been ashamed to call myself an American. Until now. I'm simply and utterly disgusted. At the people who voted for this individual. At the Politicians who supposedly love America more than a political party but have turned a blind eye. At the people who continue to support him. HE has no basic human decency. No knowledge of the world. No decorum. No respect for people who don't look like him. The thought that he's in the White House, where men like Lincoln have lived is laughable. Truly I am saddened by all of this. I don't even want to leave Miami because I fear what can happen to me if I travel somewhere. My sister is going to Arizona in week and I'm silently panicking. It's sad. I would have never thought I'd feel unsafe. In America. But I do. And truthfully, I have reconsidered my friendship with many people who voted for this guy. I just cannot. Can I ask what worries you about travelling in the States? I ask genuinely because I am planning a holiday to Florida next year with my family. We are from New Zealand, and much as though I sometimes feel I would like to boycott the USA because of Trump, on the other hand I'm determined that horrible man is not going to ruin our holiday dream we have been planning for years! But I'd be interested to know what makes you feel unsafe, and if I should be worried? I'm worried because I'm Latin. I look Hispanic. And with all this anti-immigrant rhetoric I'm worried. I FOR REAL get the side eye every time I travel outside of South Florida. Have you seen the recent videos of people being verbally abused because they speak Spanish or look Hispanic? |
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Post by megsnz on Jun 6, 2017 21:29:40 GMT
Can I ask what worries you about travelling in the States? I ask genuinely because I am planning a holiday to Florida next year with my family. We are from New Zealand, and much as though I sometimes feel I would like to boycott the USA because of Trump, on the other hand I'm determined that horrible man is not going to ruin our holiday dream we have been planning for years! But I'd be interested to know what makes you feel unsafe, and if I should be worried? I'm worried because I'm Latin. I look Hispanic. And with all this anti-immigrant rhetoric I'm worried. I FOR REAL get the side eye every time I travel outside of South Florida. Have you seen the recent videos of people being verbally abused because they speak Spanish or look Hispanic? Wow, that must be horrible for you.  I can't imagine feeling that way about travelling in one's own country. I haven't seen such videos, but with all the bigots who suddenly feel they have a legitimate voice thanks to the president, I can totally understand why you would be worried and scared. |
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Post by compeateropeator on Jun 6, 2017 21:56:06 GMT
Bit random but this just made me laugh I like your post but I just have to add this is the best thing I've seen on the internet today. It made me laugh...a lot. Thanks for posting it!!!! |
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2017 21:59:01 GMT
Bit random but this just made me laugh I like your post but I just have to add this is the best thing I've seen on the internet today. It made me laugh...a lot. Thanks for posting it!!!! Very happy to have given you a laugh 😀 |
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Post by gillyp on Jun 6, 2017 22:07:16 GMT
Bit random but this just made me laugh I've had to take a screen shot of this, it's just brilliant! I'm probably enjoying it more because I was singing Let It Be just a few hours ago! |
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I'll be down in London later too, not exactly in that area but I will be walking tall !
I can't imagine feeling that way about travelling in one's own country. I haven't seen such videos, but with all the bigots who suddenly feel they have a legitimate voice thanks to the president, I can totally understand why you would be worried and scared. 
