DavidC

Opinions expressed; usually, they're mine.

[DavidC @DavidCullenTech]

@stesmithy48 @BillEdgarTimes Coventry weren’t in Division 1 in 1951

[DavidC @DavidCullenTech]

@AlternativeMUFC Alas Poor Yoro

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[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

[Prof Janina Ramirez @DrJaninaRamirez]

I can’t stop thinking about this…

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

A new name. A new reign. 🇪🇸

@carlosalcaraz, your 2023 Gentlemen's Singles champion

#Wimbledon

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

📅 On this day, 17 years ago, Zinedine Zidane produced one of his most memorable performances.

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 clinic against Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup. 🥵🇫🇷

[DavidC @DavidCullenTech]

@AJConnolly1

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

The US has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, becoming only the second country to allow lab-grown meat to be offered to consumers
https://t.co/kx3tpsBTeq

[Aidan J. Connolly @AJConnolly1]

‘The Future of Agriculture?' Is a 160 page e-book. FREE download or buy hard copy at https://t.co/dvDQP2RH7B

5000 downloads & books sold to 112 countries #Agritech #AgTwitter #agtech #Food #foodtech #metaverse #robotics #AI #VR #AR #3Dprinting #technology #data #innovation

[DavidC @DavidCullenTech]

RIP a fantastic talent

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

The death has been announced of Aslan frontman Christy Dignam, following a long illness https://t.co/836dGSfSUx

[DavidC @DavidCullenTech]

Possibly my favourite experience of many fantastic ones at OT. Great view and watched it all the way in. Unbeatable atmosphere. Also one of the best defensive performances ever. Class!

[United Rewind @unitedrewind]

OTD 08 - Paul Scholes deals with Messi and pals.

[David Zabinsky @DavidZabinsky]

What you see here is ACTUAL footage of a 1954 nuclear explosion you've probably never heard about...

And crazily enough?

There were sixty-six others just like it.

A story:

[DavidC @DavidCullenTech]

My first computer! ❤️

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

On Mar 5, 1981 – The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.

[The Problem With Jon Stewart @TheProblem]

State Sen. Nathan Dahm (R-OK) has penned several bills loosening gun restrictions, including the nation’s first anti-red flag law. He thinks these bills protect the Second Amendment – and that they make us safer. We think it's probably one or the other. Watch it on @AppleTVPlus.

[DavidC @DavidCullenTech]

Bald is best

[DavidC @DavidCullenTech]

One of the all time best shows

[DavidC @DavidCullenTech]

@ronanlupton @OfficialAslan Very sad news. One of the best ever Irish bands. Amazing voice. I was lucky to see them live a few times. I went to the launch of Feel No Shame at the Virgin Megastore and got it signed by them. They used a silver marker for the autographs that looked so cool. Still have it.

[Max Gagliardi @max_gagliardi]

If you watch one video today. Make it this one 👇