Carl Hamel

#Musician, #performer (#drum, #guitar, #keyboard), #composer, #producer and #arranger. Also, #world #traveler, #humanitarian, #environment 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

I just released a new #song ‘We Will #Change the #World’, a song I wrote with John Granata and features many #wonderful #vocalists and #amazing #musicians . https://t.co/GHYEuet4Rq Like, comment, subscribe and share!

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

A British writer penned the best description of Donald Trump I’ve ever read:

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?”

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.”

-Nate White

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Stop Comparing MLK's Arrests to Trump's

Stop saying "Free Trump" and then comparing Trump being arrested on 91 felony counts, including Racketeering and felonies committed under the Espionage Act to Martin Luther King Jr's rap sheet.

Here are some of MLK's arrests:

January 26, 1956 - Arrested in Montgomery, Alabama boycotting buses. Four days later, on January 30, his home was bombed.

March 22, 1956 - King, Rosa Parks and more than 100 others were arrested on charges of organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott in protest of Rosa Parks' treatment.

September 3, 1958 - Arrested for "loitering" while attending a friend's arraignment

October 19, 1960 - He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia during a sit-in while waiting to be served at a restaurant. Sentenced to 4 months in jail.

May 4, 1961 - He was arrested in Albany, Georgia for obstructing the sidewalk.

July 27, 1962 - He was arrested and jailed for holding a prayer vigil in Albany, Georgia.

June 11, 1964 - He was arrested for protesting for the integration of public accommodations in St. Augustine, Florida.

Below is a clip from MLK Jr's final speech on April 3, 1968. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @front_ukrainian]

⚡️⚡️ The 🇺🇦Ukrainian military landed in Crimea this morning, — the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

On the morning of August 24, a battle took place in the temporarily annexed Crimea with the participation of watercraft and aviation. The Ukrainian military made a landing as part of a special operation.

All tasks have been completed. There are no losses among the staff

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Trump’s REAL mugshot just got released… and he doesn’t look too happy!😆

Source: CNN

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Friends,

Today is the National Flag Day in Ukraine!

Grateful to Ukrainian Defenders that it's our blue and yellow flag proudly waving over Ukrainian cities! And it will be raised over the entire free Ukraine!

Thankful to all our friends and allies who raise our flag with us!

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

@front_ukrainian Canada, British Columbia, West Kelowna. Originally from Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦

[Popular Liberal 🇺🇸 @PopularLiberal]

AMAZING TAKE DOWN:🍿Attention, everyone! You absolutely must see this video. It brilliantly combines comedy and truth in a powerful takedown of Republicans and white supremacy. Though it may be a bit long, it is definitely worth the time invested. Once you've finished watching, feel free to share your thoughts as it truly is an incredible piece. #DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

@nathaliejacoby1 Absolutely 💯 💯 💯

[Jen (ESC) 🇨🇦❤️🦋 @Smil3yAngel]

The dog belonged to one of Gord's tour people. It would wait on the side of the stage while Gord was performing 😢♥️

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

“Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the company said in a statement Monday. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.”

https://t.co/EEyqq3UOl0

[Canada Hates Trump @AntiTrumpCanada]

Dear Tucker Carlson,

Keep our country’s name out of your fucking mouth.

Sincerely,
39 million Canadians 🇨🇦

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

@TheRichFromCali

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

@Smil3yAngel Good morning from the Okanagan Valley. Have a wonderful day!

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

@Cocolh44 Hi, bonjour, hola, ciao, やあ

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

@softtail65 The Eagles, Red Hot 🌶 Peppers, Garbage.

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

@softtail65 All Dead, All Dead and Dead On Time by Queen.

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

@shillman1 Very cool 😎!

[Carl Hamel @KingsCourtProds]

@mentalcasemama Black Almond Nuts

[Euromaidan Press @EuromaidanPress]

Ukrainians sing the national anthem during New Year's Eve concert at Kyiv's central railway station

https://t.co/H5QLaAKPn8 📹by InUkraine