Mike Coates 🇨🇦

Retired marketer, educator, husband, Dad & Grandpa who loves his family, travel, & Netflix.

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

“Why do some British people dislike Donald Trump?”

Nate White, an eloquent and witty English writer, gave this magnificent answer:

Trump lacks certain qualities that the British traditionally value.

He has no nobility, no charm, no composure, no gravitas, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour, and no grace — qualities with which, strangely enough, his predecessor, Mr Obama, was abundantly blessed.

Although Trump may be ridiculous, he has never said anything ironic, amusing, or even remotely funny — not once, ever. I do not mean this rhetorically. I mean it literally: never. To the British, a lack of humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it is a fact. He does not even seem to understand what a joke is. To him, a joke is a crude remark, an illiterate insult, an act of casual cruelty.

Trump is like a troll: he never laughs or enjoys himself; he merely squeals with delight or derision.

And the most frightening thing is that he does not merely utter crude and stupid insults: he actually means them. His mind is nothing more than a robotic algorithm of petty prejudices and instinctive malice.

There is no irony in him, no complexity, no subtlety, no depth. Everything is superficial. What we see is a man without an inner world, without a soul.

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

Trump is neither courageous nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite.

He is not even merely a spoiled rich boy or a greedy fat cat. He is more like a giant white slug, a privileged Jabba the Hutt.

And, worse still, he is a bully.

When he finds himself among other bullies, he suddenly becomes a whining lackey.

He punches down — something a gentleman should never, could never, and must never do — and every blow he delivers is below the belt. He particularly enjoys attacking the vulnerable or the voiceless, and he kicks them when they are down.

That is why the fact that a substantial minority — perhaps a third — of Americans watch what he does, listen to what he says, and then think, “Yes, he seems like my kind of guy,” is a source of bewilderment and profound distress to the British.

After all, it is impossible to read a single tweet of his or hear him utter a sentence or two without staring into the abyss. He turns shallowness into an art form. He is the Picasso of pettiness, the Shakespeare of shit. His flaws are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on to infinity.

There have always been stupid people in the world, and villains have never been in short supply either. But rarely has stupidity been so evil, or evil so stupid.

He makes Nixon seem trustworthy and George W. Bush seem intelligent.

If Frankenstein had decided to create a monster composed entirely of human flaws, he would have created Trump, and the remorseful Dr Frankenstein would have cried out in despair, “My God, what have I created?”

If an idiot were a television show, Trump would be the entire set.

[Scribulatora @Scribulatora]

Honestly, if you’re depressed and a little shell shocked watching this farce, you’re probably still a normal human.

If you’re fist pumping anyone, especially the conservatives, you’re broken.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Legendary actor Robert De Niro rips into Donald Trump during a press conference for his new film Killers of the Flower Moon at the Cannes Film Festival, comparing the movie's villain to the indicted former president.

De Niro, considered by some to be the greatest actor who ever lived, said that the "banality of evil" can be observed in Trump and in the villainous, murderous, real life cattleman he plays in the film.

“It’s the banality of evil. It’s the thing we have to watch out for. We see it today, of course," said De Niro. “We all know who I’m going to talk about. but I’m not going to say the name. That guy is stupid. Imagine if you’re smart."

De Niro expanded on his ideas and then circled back to Donald Trump—

“[My character] felt he was loved by people, and some people did love him,” he said. “Look at Trump and there are people who think he could do a good job. Imagine that, how insane that is.”

Republicans are, predictably, losing their minds and demanding that De Niro shut his mouth.

Retweet to thank De Niro for using his platform to tell the truth!

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[💙Brittney💙 @AZ_Brittney]

Secretary Pete Buttigieg was mayor twice, served in Afghanistan, is a devoted family man and a proud member of the LGBTQ community! Drop a 💙 and Retweet if you support Pete!

[Norwegian-🇺🇲 4 Ukraine @andrew_public]

As a Norwegian I'm fully for Norway sending all of our 57 retired F-16 jets to Ukraine.

The jets are in perfect condition and are ready to be used. They do nobody any good by just sitting in hangars in Norway.

[Deborah Gibson @luvcaffeine]

Today our PM will head to Alberta for an update on the province's fires. From there he heads to Japan for the G7 Summit. @PierrePoilievre, @MikeBarrettON, @Cooper4SAE & @CPC_HQ ...NOT A VACATION, it's what PM's do so before you start your ludicrous rants,
Canadians are aware!

[oneplusone🇨🇦 @oneplusone10]

Along with being anti-CBC, PP is also anti-universal healthcare, anti-affordable childcare, anti-LGBTQ, anti-women’s rights, anti-science, anti-CPP, anti-social safety net, anti-CUPE, anti-environment, anti-education, anti-debate.

It’s time to realize he’s anti-Canadian.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Wallace: CNN recently very publicly parted ways with Don Lemon. It came in the aftermath of a comment he made that was viewed by his managers as misogynistic. Those very same managers are the people who aired Trump’s misogynistic attacks last night on E. Jean Carroll

[Mike Coates 🇨🇦 @mike_coates]

@JustinTrudeau we have $13B for a battery factory but we don’t have enough $$$ to increase defence spending to 2% of GDP? Seriously! #speaksoftlybutcarryabigstick #cdnpoli

[CTV News @CTVNews]

Trudeau told NATO Canada can't meet defence spending target, Washington Post reports https://t.co/3wkx14IUii

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

After this massive $787.5M payout by Fox News, let's take a look at the other open lawsuits when it comes to the Trump Election Lies.

Conservatives and conservative media are in trouble:

Dominion is Suing
- Fox News - Won $787,500,000.00
- NewsMax - pending
- OANN - pending
- Sidney Powell - pending
- Rudy Giuliani - pending
- Mike Lindell - pending
- Patrick Byrne - pending

Smartmatic is suing:
- Fox News - pending
- NewsMax - pending
- OANN - pending
- Sidney Powell - pending
- Rudy Giuliani - pending
- Jeanine Pirro - pending
- Maria Bartiromo - pending
- Lou Dobbs - pending

LYING does NOT Pay!

[Mike Coates 🇨🇦 @mike_coates]

How long it will be before the #CBC files a defamation law suit against @PierrePoilievre ?
When is the once honourable #ConservativeParty going to terminate this wannabe authoritarian. #EnoughIsEnough

[Steven Guilbeault @s_guilbeault]

Millions of Canadians rely on CBC-Radio-Canada. @PierrePoilievre wants to shut down these home-grown information services, and sides with U.S. media giants. Poilievre is a threat to Canadian democracy, plain and simple.

[Mike Coates 🇨🇦 @mike_coates]

@andrewaperez Confirms my decision to no longer support the #Cons. Pierre Poilievres
rants are text book fascism. #cdnpoli

[Mike Coates 🇨🇦 @mike_coates]

Well done!

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

Here is the segment about my podcasting and AI art that aired on CTV National News last night!

Enjoy!

https://t.co/urTpWgDrkB

[Mike Coates 🇨🇦 @mike_coates]

Well said! And explains why I am no longer a supporter of the CCP. #cdnpoli

[Seamus O'Regan Jr @SeamusORegan]

We’re not in the business of getting people riled up and anxious.

We’re in the business of solutions.

So let’s talk about solutions.

[WSJ Communications @WSJPR]

“For us, I think it’s important to keep this case front of mind,” @WSJ Editor in Chief @emmatuckerwsj told @andersoncooper in response to the detainment of journalist Evan Gershkovich. The Journal continues to call for Evan's immediate release. #IStandWithEvan
Video Credit: @CNN

[CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish @CNNThisMorning]

Finland is one step closer to joining NATO this morning, but Sweden’s application is being held up by Turkey.

@kylieatwood has the latest developments:

[Mike Coates 🇨🇦 @mike_coates]

A most informative article worth reading and forwarding to your MP for comment.

The West is struggling to forge a new arsenal of democracy https://t.co/febGEJkr6W from @TheEconomist https://t.co/febGEJkr6W

[Tom Whittaker @whittakertp]

Since Pierre Poilievre took over to lead the CPC Party, there has been a noticeable increase of toxic, Trump style politics. Do the majority of Canadians support this?