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[ARTS @AaronRTS]

From the women of @marvel one shot... X-23
Model: Rebecca James
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#Onelasttime… https://t.co/IhTjOjcBYC

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@KcNightfire

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?"

Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response:

"A few things spring to mind.

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.

For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.

So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.

I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.

And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface.

Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront.

Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.

Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that.

He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat.

He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully.

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead.

There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down.

So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:
* Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.
* You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss.

After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum.

God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.

He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart.

In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws - he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish:

'My God… what… have… I… created?

If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set."

[Dean Blundell🇨🇦 @ItsDeanBlundell]

🇨🇦🧵1/ Something big just happened.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney cut off economic and security ties with Trump’s America—no warning, no negotiation. Just a clear message: Canada won’t be part of MAGA’s world.

[ARTS @AaronRTS]

@left_field_m @EdKrassen He wasn’t running against her though. In this case she’s just correct.

[MAGA Cult Slayer🦅🇺🇸 @MAGACult2]

I have a new favorite. MAGA getting called out by considerably more intelligent Canucks.

[ARTS @AaronRTS]

@DIRT_WORSHIP 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[✵*. 𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔬𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔢 𝔠𝔞𝔩𝔡𝔴𝔢𝔩𝔩 .*✵🍒 @DIRT_WORSHIP]

Life is meant to be enjoyed :)

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic @TheAtlantic has just released the FULL Text Message Chain.

I have provided all texts in this post and the thread below:

CHECK MATE! 🧵

[ARTS @AaronRTS]

@sylviastrepiak Football is life!

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

Nothing to see, just the head of the FBI tripping balls.

[Jakey @SolJakey]

The morning routine

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Department is spelled wrong.

[JustTheFacts! ⚓️ 🇺🇸🦅 @JustTheFacts_68]

TGIF! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[Sgt Pepper @MzSgtPepper]

This is what Elon meant to say

[ARTS @AaronRTS]

@holy_schnitt 😂😂😂

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Amol Rajan, "Britain today is stuck, isn't it?"

Alan Sugar, "It's stagnant"

Amol Rajan, "Declining?"

Alan Sugar, "It's got a lot to do with Brexit"

"Brexit is the biggest disaster I have experienced in my whole lifetime, business career"

"Brexit was a total absolute disaster, and anybody who says it's not is deluded"

Amol Rajan, "What do you think it would take to get this country growing again?"

Alan Sugar, "Go back into the European Union"

"I've never met Starmer but if I ever did I'd ask if it's possible? What mechanism would it take to effectively get down on our bended knees and beg to be allowed back in again"

"That's what I would do. If I was in charge, I'd beg to get back in again"

Amol Rajan, "I've never really associated you with begging"

Alan Sugar, "Exactly. That's how bad it is"

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Pete Hegseth has removed General Colin Powell from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Powell made history as the first Black Secretary of State and Joint Chiefs Chairman.

RETWEET if you stand with General Powell’s family against Hegseth!

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

Pierre Poilievre has been in politics for 20 years, he's written 0 legislation; has one of the highest pensions in government. He's voted against the environment & climate nearly 400 times, derailed legislation to benefit workers, and voted against affordable housing initiatives.

[Rosie Holt @RosieisaHolt]

“Tesla’s aren’t woke!” UK Tesla rep urges people to stand up for Elon and buy a Tesla.

[ARTS @AaronRTS]

Beautiful writing.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

My favorite 82 seconds of TV the last couple of years.

Listen. Learn.
Be Curious. Not Judgmental.
#TedLasso