RIP Tsarina

The Empress Alexandra, autocratic ruler of the household. Held in captivity since 2002.

[Patriot Dave @DavidB44263]

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[RIP Tsarina @TsarinaThe]

@elonmusk She is advising them of the law. Everyone is entitled to due process.

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[RIP Tsarina @TsarinaThe]

@notshrekswife_ Trust that first instinct

[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

[Itsie Bitsie Rescue @IBRescue]

Drax
Available 9/30/23
Male
12 weeks old
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“Mary”
Available 9/30
Female
3 months
Gets along with cats and people of all ages. Has not had contact with dogs.
Eating Purina One kitten
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Yondu
9/30/23
Male
14 weeks
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Available: 9/30/23
Shuri
Female
4 mo.
Gets along with Dogs, cats, kids
Type of food: Purina One
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[RIP Tsarina @TsarinaThe]

@damemaggiedog So sorry for your loss!

[RIP Tsarina @TsarinaThe]

@CamilaCambrige @BBfan4life4sure @HomewardsUK Everyone understands that it was during Covid. That doesn’t stop it from looking very sad.

[RIP Tsarina @TsarinaThe]

@notshrekswife_ Whut?

[RIP Tsarina @TsarinaThe]

@Phil_Sledge This is Frodo. He has two Frisbees. He won’t let his brother catch ANY of them.

[Chuck Bell @ChuckBell4]

With all the talk of royalty and coronations this is the perfect dog to feature today. Sheba, as in the Queen of Sheba, is 2 years old and in need of a new furever home. Super friendly, smart and treat motivated. Give her a look at https://t.co/YnPlRn2olO

[RIP Tsarina @TsarinaThe]

@ThatEricAlper John Lennon. I was sixteen.

[RIP Tsarina @TsarinaThe]

@shomaristone I am so sorry to hear that! Keeping your family in my thoughts. Thanks for all you do to keep us informed. You add a warm, human touch to tough news.