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Yeah, it queers the "special

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 07:37:00 +0000

Yeah, it queers the "special relationship" at a time when that was justification for why they don't need the EU (and gives word to "you're going to be odd man out - we'll be trading with the EU, not you". It invokes UK unity against a huge insult and threat, and despite years of invective, that threat isn't the guys in Brussel patiently negotiating with a petulant and deluded UK Brexit team.

Farage was clever - for 24 hours. Now that Trump has delivered his shit sandwich, he's also a cunning manipulative treasonous maggot. Making the front page of tabloids everywhere was a great triumph - I.e. splashingly ostentiously won the battle. And even more hugely lost the war. Those huge crowds? They got the laconic Brits out in the street against Trump. But soon they'll be coming for May or whoever, as it's been made even more clear how dishonest these Brexit puppetmasters were. And the ties between Farage and Putin as steadily divulged by Mueller and that Welsh reporter Cadwalladr for The Guardian makes it more clear.

BTW, it's extremely fortunate that Croatia beat UK in FIFA (ironically in Moscow), as otherwise the nation would be solidifying under football rapture, but now that huge disappointment adds to the growing rebellion. On to the Bastille. Oh, guess who UK's playing for consolation prize today? Belgium. Even more delicious - once again they can mess with each other in a dance that's largely irrelevant to what's really going on.

Did Trump Just Help Stop

artappraiser — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 03:41:28 +0000

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Did Trump Just Help Stop Brexit?

By Andrew Sullivan @ NYmag.com, July 13

He just humiliated Theresa May, but the endorsement of a despised U.S. president may prove to be the Breixit hardliners' undoing.

Boris Johnson Has Ruined

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 03:44:25 +0000

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Boris Johnson Has Ruined Britain

“He knows that the verdict of history is about to come down on him — and bury him.”

Op-ed by Jenni Russell @ NYTimes.com, July 10

Ms. Russell is a British journalist.

I guess the bots have

CVille Dem — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 02:41:06 +0000

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I guess the bots have switched all their attention to the US.

"[...] advancing his career."

barefooted — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 01:22:49 +0000

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"[...] advancing his career." is right. He still has his eyes on 10 Downing Street.

sounds like vaguely familiar

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 01:17:49 +0000

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sounds like vaguely familiar behavior along the lines of not only "there is no such thing as bad publicity" but also "publicity uber alles":

The fact that @BorisJohnson arranged for a photoshoot of himself signing his resignation letter for the front pages tells us everything we need to know about him. Self-obsessed, vain egomaniac devoid of substance caring only about himself and advancing his career. Good riddance. https://t.co/IdoWwwK7rk
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) July 9, 2018

The British political class

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 01:10:21 +0000

In reply to Boris Johnson resigns, escalating London conflict over Brexit

dupe

The British political class

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 01:10:03 +0000

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dupe

The British political class

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 01:09:13 +0000

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The British political class have finally learned their lesson and adopted the positions voters wanted in 2016. Unfortunately the voters appear to have changed their minds
Matt Steinglas (@mattsteinglass) July 10, 2018

Big switch in British attitudes to immigrants in past 5 years from negative to positive, according to latest British Social Attitudes. Graphic from @FT. pic.twitter.com/cg66YolCcr
— Alan Travis (@alantravis40) July 10, 2018