Trump's Card

[johnr]

I'm surprised by that, LS, but here you go...

On topic, from Twitter, 'To my memory #newsnight has given platforms to Steve Bannon, Milo, James Delingpondlife and Tommy Robinscum. Also Dapper Laughs.

If you don't challenge extreme miscreants well enough - and BBC hacks don't - you are simply giving them a platform'.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Emily Maitlis, and no, she challenged him alright. He just ignored her and bashed on regardless about globalists and how everyone who isn't an economic nationalist is an idiot.

The guy wants firing out of a cannon into a skip full of forks (TM).

[Toby Gymshorts]

Did she challenge him enough? She asked all the right questions. He just answered different ones, because he's so much cleverer than everyone else, especially a woman.

[Lang Spoon]

I didn’t mean you have to hear Both Sides, johnr, meant that’s bbc thinking. I think it’s pernicious and dangerous to do this with fascists, climate change cranks etc. they didn’t feel the need to balance truthers with the sane re 9/11.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

NAFTA got his attention for five seconds today. Apparently Canadian and Mexican carpetbaggers have been ripping off the US for years. But no more. "We're going to win. And win BIG!!!!

Hold on, doesn't the US have a trade surplus with Canada?

[Lang Spoon]

Aw fuck, forgot your the Phil Afficionado, johnr. I’m never gonna swing the Phil way. Except for Easy Lover, and Sussudio. And the big drum bit song, aye.

[ursus arctos]

Fake News, Berba

They've been trying to spin this since the campaign, and keep getting caught.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

https://twitter.com/AmbMacNaughton/status/939526071703293952/photo/1

[Amor de Cosmos]

If Doug Ford wins the Ontario election in a couple of weeks the subtlety of political debate with White House may rival the days of Cicero.

[Lang Spoon]

I can see the liberals led by such a wee nyaff as Trudeau nationally, and pretty much always holding Ontario in a corrupt embrace might lead to a contrarian revolt, but is it likely Ford will win?

[Amor de Cosmos]

Yes, very possible. The Provincial Liberal* government is exceedingly unpopular and the NDP not generally seen as a viable option. It'll almost certainly be a minority government and mumblings regarding a coalition between Provie Liberals and NDP to keep out Ford's Tories are already happening. WOM and Gramsci are much closer to this than I am of course.

* Remember provincial Liberal parties have little, or no, allegiance to the Federal Liberal Party.

[Lang Spoon]

Why do the Ontarians treat the NDP like shit on their shoes? Liberal/Tory, depressing as fuck. Is it a giant SE England?

[Amor de Cosmos]

Well the one time the NDP formed the government it didn't go particularly well.

A not especially impartial, but not inaccurate account

[Lang Spoon]

Ah, Barbara Amiel. Fragrant.

[ad hoc]

Haha. Now everyone can pile in and call him a racist small dicked fuckface and he is not allowed to block them

Donald Trump cannot block anyone on Twitter, court rules

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...y_to_clipboard

[ursus arctos]

Not to bunk your high, but given that the decision is grounded in the First Amendment, it isn't controlling precedent with regard to non-US citizens outside the US

[WOM]

Yes, very possible. The Provincial Liberal* government is exceedingly unpopular and the NDP not generally seen as a viable option. It'll almost certainly be a minority government and mumblings regarding a coalition between Provie Liberals and NDP to keep out Ford's Tories are already happening. WOM and Gramsci are much closer to this than I am of course.

* Remember provincial Liberal parties have little, or no, allegiance to the Federal Liberal Party.

The Liberals will go down in flames with a certainty that is impossible to overstate. And Doug Ford is the presumptive winner. SO...there are huge forces holding their noses and aligning behind the NDP. I'll be just one of them. The polls are showing a tight race at the mo', but I suspect there will be a lot of closet Ford voters come Election Day.

Why not the NDP? Fiscal mismanagement is the big fear. And that's pretty much it.

[Sean of the Shed]

Trump pulls out of NK-USA summit.

[Tubby Isaacs]

So is the bombing on?

[San Bernardhinault]

You're not splitting up with me, I'm splitting up with you.

[ursus arctos]

Not a subject for japes in my book, but

https://twitter.com/JoeHeim/status/999647934118588416?s=19

[San Bernardhinault]

On the twitter thing - given that this is a first amendment ruling, does it mean that no US citizens can block other US citizens on Twitter? Twitter is a public sphere for everyone, not just the Prez, and the first amendment applies to everyone.

[Etienne]

As I understand it, it's because the account is the Presidential one that Trump can't block. If he had a personal account, then he could, even while being President.

[ursus arctos]

That's essentially correct. The ruling is grounded in his using it for governmental purposes.

[ursus arctos]

https://twitter.com/JesseRodriguez/status/999660786145472517?s=19