Neutralisms

Fighting Trump for as long as it takes. #NeverTrump #Resist

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Tomorrow.

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[Acyn @Acyn]

Biden: Remember when Trump was trying to deal with COVID, he suggested injecting a little bleach in your veins… he missed, it all went to his hair

[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

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

“I genuinely can’t wrap my fu*king brain around the fact that anyone could vote for Donald Trump.���

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Posting this today because it’s my birthday and this video makes me laugh. 🥳😂😁

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

.@RealDonaldTrump's campaign is broke, all his Super PACs are broke, and the courts are shutting down his crooked shell companies in New York. This time is corrupt kids, lawyers, or MAGA supporters cannot even save him from the inevitable.

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I love the Russian people. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Please watch and share.

[Saturday Night Live @nbcsnl]

The Fox News Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

📺 NEW VIDEO

This is a coup in plain sight. History will judge where we stand in this moment. Which side are you on?

#ACoupInPlainSight

[Betsy Woodruff Swan @woodruffbets]

EXCLU: We obtained the draft Trump executive order that would have seized the voting machines and named a special counsel to probe the 2020 election.

Read the whole thing here: https://t.co/UPyNL5w736

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Fox News talking about BLM protesters but make the footage January 6th

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

They all knew. That's why they're lying.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Our video #FoxRuse is now trending #4 in the United States. Retweet and reply with the hashtag to keep exposing Fox's hypocrisy.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

📺 NEW VIDEO

Sean Hannity knew. Laura Ingraham knew. Brian Kilmeade knew. Donald Trump Jr knew. #TreasonTexts

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

.@jordanklepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers in SoCal

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

.@jordanklepper vs. Iowans Who Think Trump Won. #KlepperMarathon

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

.@jordanklepper vs. Anti-Vax Mandate Protesters in NYC. #KlepperMarathon

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

.@jordanklepper puts Trump supporters through an ideology test. #KlepperMarathon

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

This is pure anti-Muslim bigotry and as such is completely contrary to what the USA is supposed to stand for. That this is tolerated in American politics and the House GOP is an indictment against anyone who is silent about it.

[MS NOW @MSNOWNews]

.@NicolleDWallace to Chris Christie: "You may or may not support Donald Trump in 2024. You may or may not run for president. And a book about liars and conspiracy theorists doesn't have anything to say about Fox News."