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[Rompipalle]

Fair play to the Telegraph for calling this what it is - a bribe

Amazon buys Melania’s life story for $40m in Bezos’ latest overture to Trump

Model turned first lady will receive large share of fee as Amazon boss seeks closer links with president-elect

www.telegraph.co.uk

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"Amazon has paid $40 million for a documentary of Melania Trump’s life story in Jeff Bezos’s latest attempt to ingratiate himself with the president-elect..."

described elsewhere, possibly correctly, as the biggest value media deal in human history - massively over the odds

“I was born… I took my clothes off for money… I married a thick, orange blob… I had to arrange Christmas trees in a big white building… I went to Florida… THE END”

 

[breadandcircuse]

And...? I mean saying stuff and then u-turning, backtracking etc etc isn't exactly unknown where Trump's concerned. And he doesn't seem to give a fuck so... So what?

So I want to hear what he's saying. We all know he lies, so we just ignore him? He is being fact checked now, which is something that should have been happening a long time ago. Perhaps this time he will be held to account more? Anyway, why are some posters so hung up on those of us watching? We're not in the dictatorship yet, where we aren't allowed to do what we want.

 

[Sue]

So I want to hear what he's saying. We all know he lies, so we just ignore him? He is being fact checked now, which is something that should have been happening a long time ago. Perhaps this time he will be held to account more? Anyway, why are some posters so hung up on those of us watching? We're not in the dictatorship yet, where we aren't allowed to do what we want.

Watch away of course if you want to. Hopefully we can have another thread where we can actually talk politics though.

 

[Rompipalle]

During the world's Most Expensive Pantomine when Penny Mordaunt was lugging that big pointy thing around, Mrs Q and Youngest were going gaga over Mordaunt's dress sense, I'm sure my wife will have something to say about Melania's as well.

It’s the only real point of interest in the whole day… and yet she still blew it by looking like she was heading to a funeral, instead of knocking everyone’s socks off in a devastatingly stylish outfit.

Still, I can’t blame her if she’s depressed…

 

[breadandcircuse]

Watch away of course if you want to. Hopefully we can have another thread where we can actually talk politics though.

So what is this? As I said, he gave a campaign speech, and a list of all that he is planning to do as from today. Sneer at it all you want, but I call that politics.

 

[Coffeecup]

So what is this? As I said, he gave a campaign speech, and a list of all that he is planning to do as from today. Sneer at it all you want, but I call that politics.

Executive orders just about to be signed breads.

 

[emanymton]

So what is this? As I said, he gave a campaign speech, and a list of all that he is planning to do as from today. Sneer at it all you want, but I call that politics.

It's politics in the same way history is a list of dates.

 

[breadandcircuse]

It’s the only real point of interest in the whole day… and yet she still blew it by looking like she was heading to a funeral, instead of knocking everyone’s socks off in a devastatingly stylish outfit.

Still, I can’t blame her if she’s depressed…

Maybe it was wishful thinking on her part . An accurate sniper, and then to paraphrase Hamlet, the buffet would cover a wake rather than a celebration. (Of course it could be both in her case ).

 

[MickiQ]

Maybe it was wishful thinking on her part . An accurate sniper, and then to paraphrase Hamlet, the buffet would cover a wake rather than a celebration. (Of course it could be both in her case ).

You know, I'm starting to suspect that you're not a big fan of the 47th President of the United States.

 

[PTK]

Every moment is a moment in history.

This is a special moment in history.

There is nothing special about it.

 

[breadandcircuse]

You know, I'm starting to suspect that you're not a big fan of the 47th President of the United States.

What on earth gave you that idea?

 

[breadandcircuse]

There is nothing special about it.

Really? The day a convicted felon took power in the US, destroying democracy, and making the whole world less safe? Special doesn't have to mean good. Maybe catastrophic would be a better term.

 

[CH1]

I was watching the post inauguration Trump pep talk just now on CBS.
He is totally gaga. JD Vance was lurking behind looking askance.
What a pity we don't have proper satire anymore

 

[Coffeecup]

Really? The day a convicted felon took power in the US, destroying democracy, and making the whole world less safe? Special doesn't have to mean good. Maybe catastrophic would be a better term.

It reminds me of the last days of Rome. Not that I was there, but you know, history and all that.

 

[PTK]

Really? The day a convicted felon took power in the US, destroying democracy, and making the whole world less safe? Special doesn't have to mean good. Maybe catastrophic would be a better term.

The ceremony is not special.

 

[CH1]

It reminds me of the last days of Rome. Not that I was there, but you know, history and all that.

Don't know about the last days. If you ever saw I Claudius, the early emperors were pretty bad!

 

[Rompipalle]

Well, clearly I missed nothing worth watching - just more of the turgid old shit that will be served up - lukewarm - for the next four years.

 

[breadandcircuse]

The Trump administration has shut down an app from Biden's administration for migrants on the border. Apologies for the link, but I thought it was worth showing as one of those immediate shitty things he has done.

 

[MickiQ]

What on earth gave you that idea?

Just a vague feeling I'm getting can't really put my finger on it.

 

[Spymaster]

I don't know why he wants to issue an executive order about biological truths. Yes, there are only two sexes in human beings, and they cannot be changed. The Earth is a planet, and the Sun a star.

That's not what the EO is about. He's basically laying the groundwork for kicking gender ideology into touch.

Maybe read this before you post any more nonsense.

 

[Yossarian]

Today is Martin Luther King Day and his honor — this will be a great honor — but in his honor, we will strive together to make his dream a reality. We will make his dream come true.

I'm guessing this isn't the dream he was referring to:

So today capitalism has outlived its usefulness. It has brought about a system that takes necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes. . . . Our economic system is going through a radical change, and certainly this change is needed. I would certainly welcome the day to come when there will be a nationalization of industry. Let us continue to hope, work, and pray that in the future we will live to see a warless world, a better distribution of wealth, and a brotherhood that transcends race or color. This is the gospel that I will preach to the world.

 

[Louis MacNeice]

Now back to the wall. I can't wait for more stuff from Randy Rainbow. He has so much material to choose from. Back to the "rigged" election. He won, apparently. Can't stop with the fucking lies, and getting cheered for it .

I don't think more stuff from Randy Rainbow is really going to do it.

Cheers - Louis MacNeice

 

[Dystopiary]

“I was born… I took my clothes off for money… I married a thick, orange blob… I had to arrange Christmas trees in a big white building… I went to Florida… THE END”

So she took her clothes off for money, no need for slut-shaming.

 

[Louis MacNeice]

Watch away of course if you want to. Hopefully we can have another thread where we can actually talk politics though.

Thank you Sue.

Cheers - Louis MacNeice

 

[breadandcircuse]

I don't think more stuff from Randy Rainbow is really going to do it.

Cheers - Louis MacNeice

I know, but I've seen so many people say he got them through the last time, and I can always appreciate the creativity and cleverness. Skewering the bastard brilliantly in a song may not stop him, but it gives succour to those knowing they're not alone.

 

[Serge Forward]

Maybe the thread title should be renamed "Trump news: a thread so you never have to watch him" ?

 

[hitmouse]

That's not what the EO is about. He's basically laying the groundwork for kicking gender ideology into touch.

Maybe read this before you post any more nonsense.

Well, I wasn't expecting this thread to get much worse, but I think seeing someone actually fawning over the fucker's agenda qualifies.

 

[Poot]

I just came here to say that the role of First Lady is not a job, it's a fucking weird throwback. If my husband's out with work, I like to wear my worst dressing gown and watch old episodes of the Sewing Bee while eating Bombay mix. Ask youself what Kamala's husband would be doing. Who? Well quite.

 

[PTK]

That's not what the EO is about. He's basically laying the groundwork for kicking gender ideology into touch.

Maybe read this before you post any more nonsense.

I wrote bases on what I heard on a news report on BBC Radio 4. I know now, thanks to you, that there was a lot more to it.
It's disgusting that he can do all this just like that, with no discussion.

 

[hitmouse]

“Women deserve protections, they deserve dignity, they deserve fairness, they deserve safety,” said a senior policy adviser explaining why the order explicitly embraces the necessity of special treatment for women.

Are we genuinely being asked to believe that Trump is going to deliver fairness and safety for women? Fucking seriously?