Petey Jay

@Fronkdegronk

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Joined August 2011

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Gianl1974

@Gianl1974

8 months ago

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?�� Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following 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.

$Gianl1974's tweet photo. “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?�� Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following 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.$

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Grandpa Snarky

@GrandpaSnarky

8 months ago

I owe my Trump-supporting friends an apology. I’ve been critical of the Trump presidency and am still exhausted from the experience. But to be fair, President Trump wasn’t that bad, other than when: He incited an insurrection against the government Mismanaged a pandemic that killed nearly half a million Americans Separated children from their families, and lost those children in the bureaucracy Tear-gassed peaceful protesters on Lafayette Square so he could hold a photo op holding a Bible in front of a church Tried to block all Muslims from entering the country Got impeached, got impeached again Had the worst jobs record of any president in modern history Pressured Ukraine to dig dirt on Joe Biden Fired the FBI director for investigating his ties to Russia Bragged about firing the FBI director on TV Took Vladimir Putin’s word over the US intelligence community Diverted military funding to build his wall Caused the longest government shutdown in US history Called Black Lives Matter a “symbol of hate" Lied 30,000 times Banned transgender people from serving in the military Ejected reporters from the White House briefing room who asked tough questions Vetoed the defense funding bill because it renamed military bases named for Confederate soldiers Refused to release his tax returns Increased the national debt by nearly $8 trillion Had three of the highest annual trade deficits in U.S. history Called veterans and soldiers who died in combat losers and suckers Coddled the leader of Saudi Arabia after he ordered the execution and dismembering of a US-based journalist Refused to concede the 2020 election Hired his unqualified daughter and son-in-law to work in the White House Walked out of an interview with Lesley Stahl Called neo-Nazis “very fine people” Suggested that people should inject bleach into their bodies to fight COVID Abandoned our allies the Kurds to Turkey Pushed through massive tax cuts for the wealthiest but balked at helping working Americans Incited anti-lockdown protestors in several states at the height of the pandemic Withdrew the US from the Paris climate accords Withdrew the US from the Iranian nuclear deal Withdrew the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership which was designed to block China’s advances Insulted his own Cabinet members on Twitter Pushed the leader of Montenegro out of the way during a photo op Failed to reiterate US commitment to defending NATO allies Called Haiti and African nations “shithole” countries Called the city of Baltimore the “worst in the nation" Claimed that he single handedly brought back the phrase “Merry Christmas” even though it hadn’t gone anywhere Forced his Cabinet members to praise him publicly like some cult leader Believed he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Berated and belittled his hand-picked Attorney General when he recused himself from the Russia probe Suggested the US should buy Greenland Colluded with Mitch McConnell to push through federal judges and two Supreme Court justices after supporting efforts to prevent his predecessor from appointing judges Repeatedly called the media “enemies of the people" Claimed that if we tested fewer people for COVID we’d have fewer cases Violated the emoluments clause Thought that Namibia was a country Told Bob Woodward in private that the coronavirus was a big deal but then downplayed it in public Called his exceedingly faithful vice president a “p---y” for following the Constitution Nearly got us into a war with Iran after threatening them by tweet Nominated a corrupt head of the EPA Nominated a corrupt head of HHS Nominated a corrupt head of the Interior Department Nominated a corrupt head of the USDA Praised dictators and authoritarians around the world while criticizing allies Refused to allow the presidential transition to begin Insulted war hero John McCain – even after his death Spent an obscene amount of time playing golf after criticizing Barack Obama for playing (far less) golf while president Falsely claimed that he won the 2016 popular vote Falsely claimed that he turned down being Time’s Man of the Year Considered firing special counsel Robert Mueller on several occasions Mocked wearing face masks to guard against transmitting COVID Locked Congress out of its constitutional duty to confirm Cabinet officials by hiring acting ones Used a racist dog whistle by calling COVID the “China virus" Hired and associated with numerous shady figures that were eventually convicted of federal offenses including his campaign manager and national security adviser Pardoned several of his shady associates Gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to two congressman who amplified his batshit crazy conspiracy theories Got into telephone fight with the leader of Australia(!) Had a Secretary of State who called him a moron Forced his press secretary to claim without merit that his was the largest inauguration crowd in history Botched the COVID vaccine rollout Tweeted so much dangerous propaganda that Twitter eventually banned him Charged the Secret Service jacked-up rates at his properties Constantly interrupted Joe Biden in their first presidential debate Claimed that COVID would “magically” disappear Called a U.S. Senator “Pocahontas" Used his Twitter account to blast Nordstrom when it stopped selling Ivanka’s merchandise Opened up millions of pristine federal lands to development and drilling Got into a losing tariff war with China that forced US taxpayers to bail out farmers Claimed that his losing tariff war was a win for the US Ignored or didn’t even take part in daily intelligence briefings Blew off honoring American war dead in France because it was raining Redesigned Air Force One to look like the Trump Shuttle Got played by Kim Jung Un and his “love letters" Threatened to go after social media companies in clear violation of the Constitution Botched the response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico Threw paper towels and toilet paper at Puerto Ricans when he finally visited them Pressured the governor and secretary of state of Georgia to “find” him votes Thought that the Virgin islands had a President Drew on a map with a Sharpie to justify his inaccurate tweet that Alabama was threatened by a hurricane Allowed White House staff to use personal email accounts for official businesses after blasting Hillary Clinton for doing the same thing Rolled back regulations that protected the public from mercury and asbestos Pushed regulators to waste time studying snake-oil remedies for COVID Rolled back regulations that stopped coal companies from dumping waste into rivers Held blatant campaign rallies at the White House Tried to take away millions of Americans’ health insurance because the law was named for a Black man Refused to attend his successors’ inauguration Nominated the worst Education Secretary in history Threatened judges who didn’t do what he wanted Attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci Promised that Mexico would pay for the wall (it didn’t) Allowed political hacks to overrule government scientists on major reports on climate change and other issues Struggled navigating a ramp after claiming his opponent was feeble Called an African-American Congresswoman “low IQ" Threatened to withhold federal aid from states and cities with Democratic leaders Went ahead with rallies filled with maskless supporters in the middle of a pandemic Claimed that legitimate investigations of his wrongdoing were “witch hunts" Seemed to demonstrate a belief that there were airports during the American Revolution Demanded “total loyalty” from the FBI director Praised a conspiracy theory that Democrats are Satanic pedophiles Completely gutted the Voice of America Placed a political hack in charge of the Postal Service Claimed without evidence that the Obama administration bugged Trump Tower Suggested that the US should allow more people from places like Norway into the country Suggested that COVID wasn’t that bad because he recovered with the help of top government doctors and treatments not available to the public Overturned energy conservation standards that even industry supported Reduced the number of refugees the US accepts Insulted various members of Congress and the media with infantile nicknames Gave Rush Limbaugh a Presidential medal of Freedom at the State of the Union address Named as head of federal personnel a 29-year old who’d previously been fired from the White House for allegations of financial improprieties Eliminated the White House office of pandemic response Used soldiers as campaign props Fired any advisor who made the mistake of disagreeing with him Demanded the Pentagon throw him a Soviet-style military parade Hired a ton of white nationalists Politicized the civil service Did absolutely nothing after Russia hacked the U.S. government Falsely said the Boy Scouts called him to say his bizarre Jamboree speech was the best speech ever given to the Scouts Claimed that Black people would overrun the suburbs if Biden won Insulted reporters of color and women reporters and women reporters of color Suggested he was fine with China’s oppression of the Uighurs Attacked the Supreme Court when it ruled against him Summoned Pennsylvania state legislative leaders to the White House to pressure them to overturn the election Spent countless hours every day watching Fox News Refused to allow his administration to comply with Congressional subpoenas Hired Rudy Giuliani as his lawyer Tried to punish Amazon because the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post wrote negative stories about him Acted as if the Attorney General of the United States was his personal attorney Attempted to get the federal government to defend him in a libel lawsuit from a women who accused him of sexual assault Held private meetings with Vladimir Putin without staff present Didn’t disclose his private meetings with Vladimir Putin so that the US had to find out via Russian media Stopped holding press briefings for months at a time "Ordered” US companies to leave China even though he has no such power Led a political party that couldn’t even be bothered to draft a policy platform Claimed preposterously that Article II of the Constitution gave him absolute powers Tried to pressure the U.K. to hold the British Open at his golf course Suggested that the government nuke hurricanes Suggested that wind turbines cause cancer Said that he had a special aptitude for science Fired the head of election cyber security after he said that the 2020 election was secure Blurted out classified information to Russian officials Tried to force the G7 to hold their meeting at his failing golf resort in Florida Fired the acting attorney general when she refused to go along with his unconstitutional Muslim travel ban Hired Stephen Miller Openly discussed national security issues in the dining room at Mar-a-Lago where everyone could hear them Interfered with plans to relocate the FBI because a new development there might compete with his hotel Abandoned Iraqi refugees who’d helped the U.S. during the war Tried to get Russia back into the G7 Held a COVID super spreader event in the Rose Garden Seemed to believe that Frederick Douglass is still alive Lost 60 election fraud cases in court including before judges he had nominated Falsely claimed that factories were reopening when they weren’t Shamelessly exploited terror attacks in Europe to justify his anti-immigrant policies Still hasn’t come up with a healthcare plan Still hasn’t come up with an infrastructure plan despite repeated “Infrastructure Weeks" Forced Secret Service agents to drive him around Walter Reed while contagious with COVID Told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by" F***ed up the Census Withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization in the middle of a pandemic Did so few of his duties that his press staff were forced to state on his daily schedule “President Trump will work from early in the morning until late in the evening. He will make many calls and have many meetings" Allowed his staff to repeatedly violate the Hatch Act Seemed not to know that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican Stood before sacred CIA wall of heroes and bragged about his election win Constantly claimed he was treated worse than any president which presumably includes four that were assassinated and his predecessor whose legitimacy and birthplace were challenged by a racist reality TV show star named Donald Trump Claimed Andrew Jackson could’ve stopped the Civil War even though he died 16 years before it happened Said that any opinion poll showing him behind was fake Claimed that other countries laughed at us before he became president when several world leaders were literally laughing at him Claimed that the military was out of ammunition before he became President Created a commission to whitewash American history Retweeted anti-Islam videos from one of the most racist people in Britain Claimed ludicrously that the Pulse nightclub shooting wouldn’t have happened if someone there had a gun even though there was an armed security guard there Hired a senior staffer who cited the non-existent Bowling Green Massacre as a reason to ban Muslims Had a press secretary who claimed that Nazi Germany never used chemical weapons even though every sane human being knows they used gas to kill millions of Jews and others Bilked the Secret Service for higher than market rates when they had to stay at Trump properties Apparently sold pardons on his way out of the White House Stripped protective status from 59,000 Haitians Falsely claimed Biden wanted to defund the police Said that the head of the CDC didn’t know what he was talking about Gave himself an A+ for his handling of the pandemic Tried to start a boycott of Goodyear tires due to an Internet hoax Said U.S. rates of COVID would be lower if you didn’t count blue states Deported U.S. veterans who served their country but were undocumented Claimed he did more for African Americans than any president since Lincoln Touted a “super-duper” secret “hypersonic” missile which may or may not be a new “hypersonic” missile or may not exist at all Retweeted a gif calling Biden a pedophile Forced through security clearances for his family Suggested that police officers should rough up suspects Suggested that Biden was on performance-enhancing drugs Tried to stop transgender students from being able to use school bathrooms in line with their gender Suggested the US not accept COVID patients from a cruise ship because it would make US numbers look higher Nominated a climate change sceptic to chair the committee advising the White House on environmental policy Retweeted a video doctored to look like Biden had played a song called “F**k tha Police” at a campaign event Hugged a disturbingly large number of U.S. flags Accused Democrats of “treason” for not applauding his State of the Union address Claimed that the FBI failed to capture the Parkland school shooter because they were “spending too much time” on Russia Mocked the testimony of Dr Christine Blasely Ford when she accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault Was proven to be close friends with the biggest sexual predictor of young girls Obsessed over low-flow toilets Ordered the rerelease of more COVID vaccines when there weren’t any to release Called for the construction of a bizarre garden of heroes with statutes of famous dead Americans as well as at least one Canadian (Alex Trebek) Hijacked Washington’s July 4th celebrations to give a partisan speech Took advice from the MyPillow guy Claimed that migrants seeking a better life in the US were dangerous caravans of drug dealers and rapists Said nothing when Vladimir Putin poisoned a leading opposition figure Never seemed to heed the advice of his wife’s “Be Best” campaign Falsely claimed that mail-in voting is fraudulent Announced a precipitous withdrawal of troops from Syria which not only handed Russia and ISIS a win but also prompted his defense secretary to resign in protest Insulted the leaders of Canada, France, Britain, Germany, and Sweden!! Falsely claimed credit for getting NATO members to increase their share of dues Blew off two Asia summits even though they were held virtually Continued lying about spending lots of time at Ground Zero with 9/11 responders Said that the Japanese would sit back and watch their “Sony televisions” if the US were ever attacked Left a NATO summit early in a huff Stared directly into an eclipse even though everyone over the age of 5 knows not to do that Called himself a very stable genius despite significant evidence to the contrary Refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and kept his promise, and a whole bunch of other things I can’t remember at the moment. And that was just his FIRST term. Do I need to list what's happened since then?????? Whoever wrote this deserves credit but I don't know who it is..

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Rachel Kryshak @RachelKryshak

9 months ago

Marner's #16 should go nowhere near the rafters. After his entourage spoke publicly about the org, ran to media to complain when Matthews signed & demanded things, only to act like spoiled children on the way out with no playoff success...rafters are for legends, he's not that.

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Petey Jay @Fronkdegronk

about 1 year ago

@EASPORTSNHL with James Van Riemsdyk marked non-roster, can we get a replacement card for his BND fantasy card?

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Caitlyn Marie King

@Caitlyn_King

I am probably wearing a Detroit Tigers jersey, drinking a Coke Zero & watching Seinfeld right now or wearing a lab coat & checking prescriptions👩🏼‍⚕️

My two kids❤❤❤ Nashville Predators💛💛, Leijonat💙, Oulun Kärpät💛🖤 Hockey❤❤️

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B/R Open Ice

@BR_OpenIce

over 1 year ago

NUMBER 895 FROM ICE LEVEL 🔥 https://t.co/cTclZRxN0L

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Robyn Urback

@RobynUrback

over 1 year ago

Canadians should interpret this as the clearest sign among many that we have gone from being one of the most geographically and politically insulated countries on earth to one of the most vulnerable.

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hockey images that precede unfortunate events @UnfortunateHKY

over 1 year ago

UnfortunateHKY's tweet photo. https://t.co/BM2sBXrLPl

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Columbus Blue Jackets @BlueJacketsNHL

about 2 years ago

Columbus Blue Jackets statement on the passing of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew.

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Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey @ApplesGinos

about 2 years ago

Fox been a 🐠 pick at ADP in most major setups across platforms for the last few years

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Sasha Yanshin

@sashayanshin

over 2 years ago

I just cancelled my Adobe licence after many years as a customer. The new terms give Adobe "worldwide royalty-free licence to reproduce, display, distribute" or do whatever they want with any content I produce using their software. This is beyond insane. No creator in their right mind can accept this . You pay a huge monthly subscription and they want to own your content and your entire business as well. Going to have to learn some new tools.

sashayanshin's tweet photo. I just cancelled my Adobe licence after many years as a customer.

The new terms give Adobe "worldwide royalty-free licence to reproduce, display, distribute" or do whatever they want with any content I produce using their software.

This is beyond insane. No creator in their right mind can accept this .

You pay a huge monthly subscription and they want to own your content and your entire business as well.

Going to have to learn some new tools.

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Dimitri Filipovic @DimFilipovic

almost 3 years ago

you crazy son of a bitch you did it

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Dimitri Filipovic @DimFilipovic

almost 3 years ago

GOALIE GOAL

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Omar @TicTacTOmar

almost 3 years ago

How is that not a penalty!? Liljegren leaves the game

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Rachel Kryshak @RachelKryshak

almost 3 years ago

Failing to acknowledge a player's trade protections cost the Sens more draft capital than it cost the Chicago Blackhawks for covering up sexual assault before recommending said offender for a job working with teenagers. That is really tough to square. Super harsh on Ottawa.

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Keean Bexte

@TheRealKeean

almost 3 years ago

Matt Petgrave killed Adam Johnson during a hockey game this weekend. He raised his skate blade over 4 feet off the ice and slashed the neck of his opponent, killing him.